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Polybius

(22,135 posts) Wed Sep 10, 2025, 08:48 PM Sep 2025

Very touching post by Gov. Gavin Newsom, showing what a President should look like [View all]

Last edited Wed Sep 10, 2025, 10:15 PM - Edit history (1)

I knew Charlie, and I admired his passion and commitment to debate. His senseless murder is a reminder of how important it is for all of us, across the political spectrum, to foster genuine discourse on issues that deeply affect us all without resorting to political violence.
— Governor Gavin Newsom (@governor.ca.gov) 2025-09-10T22:05:43.191Z

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Very touching post by Gov. Gavin Newsom, showing what a President should look like [View all] Polybius Sep 2025 OP

Thanks. Important statement by Newsom. highplainsdem Sep 2025 #1

Dignity, class, and coherence. RockRaven Sep 2025 #2

Do not expect TACO Don to respond to Newsom in kind. ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2025 #3

One of the many things that he's incapable of. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Sep 2025 #13

K&R spanone Sep 2025 #4

Turns out he's one hell of a politician and patriot, I have an idea Eliot Rosewater Sep 2025 #5

Now I must Codifer Sep 2025 #7

She is old enough right now! I think she is 35 now.... n/t Ars Longa Sep 2025 #9

You are correct. Oct 13 1989. niyad Sep 2025 #10

I wish he had just said "violence" instead of "political violence." subterranean Sep 2025 #6

My thought also. Codifer Sep 2025 #8

That's right. We don't know anything about ReRe Sep 2025 #17

What! No fully capitalized words... Enter stage left Sep 2025 #11

I don't agree with violence in this case Keepthesoulalive Sep 2025 #12

Condemning violence does NOT give Kirk or "these people" legitimacy Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2025 #19

He is speaking about dialogue and debate. Keepthesoulalive Sep 2025 #20

THIS is how a real leader reponds Skittles Sep 2025 #14

With dignity. n/t ReRe Sep 2025 #18

I like his "so me" staff. But this seems somewhat disingenuous to me. littlemissmartypants Sep 2025 #15

That's a more reasonable statement Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2025 #16