Newsom is a heroic leader

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In reply to BearlySane88 • 12:55p, 2/10/26
BearlySane88 said:

Bingo!

Not to brag to AntiochWags, but my grandfather was Harold Bingo and he invented your favorite catchphrase.

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In reply to BearlySane88 • 4:34p, 2/10/26
I'm worried that the Deep State in Cali is doing some troubling to stifle Gav
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In reply to SBGold • 4:47p, 2/10/26
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I'm worried that the Deep State in Cali is doing some troubling to stifle Gav

The anti-911 deep state? Were they also opposed to the train to nowhere?
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5:51p, 2/10/26

Maybe the Gavinator needs to leave CA and go to some place where fiscal responsibility doesn't seem needed.

Like the White House!
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In reply to SBGold • 6:04p, 2/10/26
SBGold said:
I'm worried that the Deep State in Cali is doing some troubling to stifle Gav


Newsom is the face of the deep state in CA, Getty's protege and an old cog of the NorCal political machine.
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In reply to SBGold • 6:14p, 2/10/26
SBGold said:
I'm worried that the Deep State in Cali is doing some troubling to stifle Gav


They could try and lure him with expensive restaurants and women, but being heroic he has never succumbed to worldly pleasures.

Crockett and Newsom in 2028
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In reply to Anarchistbear • 7:36p, 2/10/26
My hero James Bond succumbed to women, drink and restaurants all the time, and still stayed heroic.

Newsom is the same cloth.

ICE OUT
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In reply to SBGold • 7:37p, 2/10/26
SBGold said:
My hero James Bond succumbed to women, drink and restaurants all the time, and still stayed heroic.

Newsom is the same cloth.

ICE OUT


Your hero is a fictional, action movie character?
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11:42p, 2/10/26
Speaking of fiction, here's another feather in the cap of fictional great governor Gavin Newsom
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7:31a, 2/11/26
Good, fairly unbiased article on Newsom's political and family background from an old SF Weekly article, back when local independent papers did some good journalism:

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12:05p, 2/11/26
I've always enjoyed helltopay's "fair and balanced" takes on the Newsom family and California Democrats. He was both a historian and a prophet, except he didn't think Trump was going to win a third time after the stolen election.
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In reply to PAC-10-BEAR • 1:21p, 2/11/26
Proof that the 2nd one was stolen?

So many investigations, what did they turn up?

ICE OUT AND MAGA FALSEHOODS OUT
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In reply to SBGold • 10:52p, 2/11/26
SBGold said:
Proof that the 2nd one was stolen?

So many investigations, what did they turn up?

ICE OUT AND MAGA FALSEHOODS OUT

You know what the best evidence is that the 2020 election wasn't stolen?

Democrats blowing the 2024 election with their own corruption, incompetence, and stupidity. If they were any good at fixing elections, they'd have fixed that one.
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In reply to Aunburdened • 11:54p, 2/11/26
I don' think I disagree with this statement
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In reply to BearlySane88 • 5:26p, 2/12/26
BearlySane88 said:

Looks smart to dumb people, but is actually stupid
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In reply to SBGold • 8:26p, 2/12/26
SBGold said:
He's doing great. What have you accomplished for your community during his term?

Not much

ICE OUT BURDEN OUT


Is Yogi still upset that the Democrats threw his Bernie bro under the proverbial Minivan?



Cults don't end well. They really don't.
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In reply to DiabloWags • 9:36p, 2/12/26
DiabloWags said:
SBGold said:
He's doing great. What have you accomplished for your community during his term?

Not much

ICE OUT BURDEN OUT


Is Yogi still upset that the Democrats threw his Bernie bro under the proverbial Minivan?





Being ugly can prevent minivans too.
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In reply to oski003 • 5:06p, 2/15/26
oski003 said:
DiabloWags said:
SBGold said:
He's doing great. What have you accomplished for your community during his term?

Not much

ICE OUT BURDEN OUT


Is Yogi still upset that the Democrats threw his Bernie bro under the proverbial Minivan?





Being ugly can prevent minivans too.

Oh. So what do you drive then?
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In reply to Eastern Oregon Bear • 5:35p, 2/15/26
Eastern Oregon Bear said:
oski003 said:
DiabloWags said:
SBGold said:
He's doing great. What have you accomplished for your community during his term?

Not much

ICE OUT BURDEN OUT


Is Yogi still upset that the Democrats threw his Bernie bro under the proverbial Minivan?





Being ugly can prevent minivans too.

Oh. So what do you drive then?


3 row SUV. Thanks for asking.
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6:00p, 2/15/26

This great thread has once again reminded me that California people can be divided into two categories:

+ those who like Gavin Newsom and...

- those you are jealous of him because their wife thinks he's hot or can't stand the inevitability that he will one day be elected President
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In reply to Big C • 6:28p, 2/15/26
Big C said:

This great thread has once again reminded me that California people can be divided into two categories:

+ those who like Gavin Newsom and...

- those you are jealous of him because their wife thinks he's hot or can't stand the inevitability that he will one day be elected President


Option C
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In reply to Big C • 7:35p, 2/15/26
Big C said:
BearlySane88 said:
Big C said:
BearlySane88 said:
SBGold said:
Crime rates are way down throughout the state. Education is supported here.

We actually have clean water, some of these 3rd world red states have unsafe standards and no water/plumbing at all. No thanks

UMITY OVER DIVISION

VOTE GAVIN

GAVIN CAN'T ARRIVE SOON ENOUGH

Go Bears Forever


Education is in an absolute **** hole in California. Yeah now I know you have no idea what you're talking about and you just have your knee pads on for Gavin

I beg to differ. Having taught at three public high schools for almost twenty years (all in the Bay Area with diverse student populations), I would say the education provided ranged from "pretty good", to "very good". My two kids are in the 8th and 11th grade at a public school and I would say their education has been good-to-very-good.

No doubt there are poor-to-mediocre things going on somewhere in California education, but it has not been my experience.


48.8% of students in California meet the state standard in ELA.

37.3% of students in California meet the state standard in Math.

Is that your standard of "pretty good" to "very good"?

To be clear, this isn't an admonishment of teachers. As a teacher myself, we do the best we can with the resources we have but the system is broken in so many ways.

Just looking at those two statistics, without further study, I would have to say, no, that is not good, obviously.

But I was basing my evaluation instead on my own anecdotal evidence, amassed over time and at several different school sites in three different school districts. I trust my judgement of what I saw, especially based over decades, in different locations.

If you had the power, what would you do to improve public education in California?


Educationdata.org says, " California K-12 schools spend $18,020 per pupil..."

Unreal. I thought the $22k I was quoting was outdated and far too low. Oops, it was too optimistic!
EDIT: After a bit more Googling, I've come up with $21k and $22k, so perhaps we are closer to this amount.

How about spending the median tuition for private schools then? Let's call it $40k per kid. Let's try THAT for a start.

If anything, spending more, perhaps FAR MORE on kids in public schools would be one way to offset the inequality in education and exposure to learning. Knowing the hurdles in the way of a child coming from a background of little to no higher education, limited economic means, and all the other shortfalls of "growing up poor," you'd think if you REALLY wanted to produce the best students overall, you'd give the kids of average and below-average backgrounds MORE resources than what the top 20% percentile receives throughout childhood.

I don't know, just a thought.

Imagine if in 20 years, California boasted, "We spent $10k MORE per pupil than our top private schools, ensuring ALL California students get a top-notch education from day one." And the results have been fantastic.

Delusional, I know.

PS "Throwing more money at schools won't fix the problem!" is hilarious when our best private Bay Area schools are $65k per year. So you can just not waste your time with this canard.
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In reply to TandemBear • 11:47p, 2/15/26

^ Good points. And with me (as you responded to my post), you're preaching to the choir.
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In reply to BearlySane88 • 12:50a, 2/16/26
BearlySane88 said:
Big C said:

This great thread has once again reminded me that California people can be divided into two categories:

+ those who like Gavin Newsom and...

- those you are jealous of him because their wife thinks he's hot or can't stand the inevitability that he will one day be elected President


Option C

The facts seem to suggest Option C might be that Gavin Newsom is a train wreck. Has been one everywhere he has landed. Take your pick. San Fransicko, SackaTomatoes, California's Southern Border, or LA.
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