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Music Man

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19. I've been skeptical of Gillum. I never understood the excitement.
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 12:05 PM
Mar 2020

Lots of issues with corruption as mayor (or at least carelessness with ethics laws), and I was never impressed with his performance in his gubernatorial campaign. And now it's clear that he has lots of personal baggage to work through. Wish DeSantis weren't governor, but it's possible we dodged a bullet by not having Gillum either.

I wish him well in his recovery and hope this is the start of a new life for him.

Andrew Gillum? Wtf? [View all] Tipperary Mar 2020 OP
Depressing cilla4progress Mar 2020 #1
Oh no! I didn't know about that either. But meth???? Cousin Dupree Mar 2020 #2
yeah, end of his career Amishman Mar 2020 #3
Why am I getting the feeling that this was a set up? flying_wahini Mar 2020 #4
Pretty hard to set something like this up Loki Liesmith Mar 2020 #9
He issued a statement saying he's going into alcohol rehab Polybius Mar 2020 #22
now this is a surprise theLJhog Mar 2020 #5
Ah, I think we should hear ALL the details first eh?? a kennedy Mar 2020 #6
Which makes me highly suspicious of the whole thing. 2naSalit Mar 2020 #27
Glad he's getting help..here is NY Tmes article. RestoreAmerica2020 Mar 2020 #7
I hadn't heard anything either, probably because of coronavirus, primaries etc. cwydro Mar 2020 #8
he was as flawed as many said he was and many democrats chose to ignore beachbumbob Mar 2020 #10
Yeah, I'm seriously bummed. Coventina Mar 2020 #11
I really liked him. Tipperary Mar 2020 #12
Same. Coventina Mar 2020 #13
The RW noise machine was all over this. Ligyron Mar 2020 #14
I'm still trying to figure out how I missed this completely. cwydro Mar 2020 #17
This kinda broke my heart - I voted for him and hoped I would see him soar in the future. FM123 Mar 2020 #15
Alcoholism Chainfire Mar 2020 #16
Seems like the first stage of bursting into public life would be a full & honest self-inventory. UTUSN Mar 2020 #18
Good point. Tipperary Mar 2020 #20
"a waste" - Whew, thanks, was afraid I was going to be flamed. (Still might happen) UTUSN Mar 2020 #21
I've been skeptical of Gillum. I never understood the excitement. Music Man Mar 2020 #19
Yes. I think you are right. Tipperary Mar 2020 #24
I wish him well in his recovery. Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #23
Apparently he wasn't thinking about the rusty fender Mar 2020 #25
I think his being found in that room was a set up. 2naSalit Mar 2020 #26
"Now, I'm not calling Mr. Desantis a racist. I'm simply saying the racists believe he's a racist." aikoaiko Mar 2020 #28
Pics have been leaked and all over Twitter Catherine Vincent Mar 2020 #29
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