Newsom didn't do anyone any favors by blowing up at the European leaders

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84. do you know what specious means? superficially plausible, but actually wrong

...in this case, it means that your assertion that I was criticizing a 'fighter' was superficially plausible, but actually wrong.

In no way was that a personal insult. It's a defense against your assertion that I was criticizing Newsom because he was a 'fighter.'

I was actually criticizing because he was crass and insulting in a forum and in a situation where I'd expect diplomacy to be predominate as a antidote to the coarseness that he nonetheless displayed.

What you wrote in response was unnecessary, beside the point I made, and just an unfortunate personalization. Don't put your posts at risk like that. You made your point without all of that, and message recieved.