(2007-02-06) — San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who yesterday told staff he’s seeking treatment for alcoholism, deflected reporters’ questions about a potential presidential run in 2008.
“Just because I had an affair with a top aide’s wife, and I happen to be an alcoholic, doesn’t mean I aspire to higher office,” the mayor said in a written statement. “Drinking and adultery are just part of who I am, not some carefully-crafted image makeover designed to prepare me for a national campaign.”
Despite his denials, talk of a Newsom-Clinton ticket crackled along the Blackberry network and in the halls of the Democrat National Committee (DNC) yesterday.
“He’s playing coy right now,” said one unnamed DNC staffer. “But insiders know that his announcements in the past two weeks are tantamount to forming an exploratory committee.”
Mayor Newsom, who built his credibility in the local Democrat party as the owner of several wine and nightclub businesses, established himself as a national party icon by presiding over 3,955 homosexual “marriages” that were later struck down by the California Supreme Court which ruled that Mr. Newsom had violated state law.
“Clearly, Gavin Newsom’s star continues to rise,” the DNC source said. “He’s walking in the footsteps of the great ones, and making zero mistakes.”
68 responses so far ↓
1 MargeinMI // Feb 6, 2007 at 7:44 am
God Bless America!
2 Scott Ott // Feb 6, 2007 at 7:49 am
San Fran Mayor Deflects Talk of ‘08 White House Bid…
by Scott Ott(2007-02-06) — San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who yesterday told staff he’s seeking treatment for alcoholism, deflected reporters’ questions about a potential presidential run in 2008.“Just because I had an affair with a top aide…
3 egospeak // Feb 6, 2007 at 7:59 am
He sounds almost perfectly qualified to be the Democratic candidate in ‘08 except for maybe one thing. He need the bi-sexual/transgendered vote to really cement his run. Maybe he could announce that after much soul searching and counseling, he has come to fully understand and embace his sexual identity and can no longer deny his male lesbianism. Just a thought.
Regards,
4 egospeak // Feb 6, 2007 at 8:01 am
“embrace” darn it
5 Fred Sinclair // Feb 6, 2007 at 8:03 am
MargeinMI – from FredinMI: I shout out an AMEN on your “God Bless America”, I pray daily for God’s continued blessings on our country. The way things seem to be progressing, God may just bring His judgement on America and of course He would be righteous and just in doing so. But first I pray that He will raise up another, like Ronald Reagan to lead this country and will continue with my prayers for George Bush.
Heirborn Ranger
6 Fred Sinclair // Feb 6, 2007 at 8:30 am
I don’t know about the “disobedient to parents” part but otherwise I have yet to find a more specifically detailed description of today’s Liberal Left Socialists (Communists, if you will). Talk about Biblical prophesy – Whew!
2 Timothy 3:1-5:
(1) This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. (2) For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, (3) Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, (4) Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; (5) Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
Heirborn Ranger
7 Possumtrot // Feb 6, 2007 at 9:13 am
Newsom had best declare that he’s a lesbian trapped in a man’s body. He’s playing politics with two of the most devious women in America, Babs Boxer and Madame Defarge Pelosi. I though Miss Hilly was the AntiChrist, but these two have her beat for diabolicism.
Perhaps Mayor Newsom and I can sit in an alley with a bottle of Night Train and watch how the girls manage things.
Haven’t dropped by for a while; love the new preview feature, Great Scott!
Always shameless as a San Francisco liberal, there are some mutterings over at United Possums International. Thanks for your support. Now, bring on the babes and the booze!
8 Ms RightWing, Ink // Feb 6, 2007 at 9:24 am
Mayor Gavin has the whole enchilada of voters wrapped up. If you are pro-gay, then everything but the kitchen sink will follow. Pro-gay is as high as you can go in the field of libs.
After the election then comes the fighting as who is more gay than who, but for now, a bottle, a drunken night and a few more nasty deeds and he has what it takes
9 RedPepper // Feb 6, 2007 at 9:43 am
I think Mort Kondracke expressed my sentiments about the ‘08 presidential race perfectly a few nights ago.
After analysing first the Democrats, and then the Republicans, he & Fred Barnes had the following exchange.
Fred : “Now who do you think’s going to win the general election? I mean, if I – if I held a gun to your head?”
Mort : “If you held a gun to my head – in the general election?”
Fred : “Yes”
Mort : “I’d say, ‘Shoot.’”
10 boberinyetagain // Feb 6, 2007 at 10:04 am
He’s got my vote already (whether he runs or not!)
Good stuff Mr. Ott!
11 boberinyetagain // Feb 6, 2007 at 10:09 am
Oh, and Fred, lighten up dude! A point can be made by each generation (and usually is) about how unruly/ungodly/generally just plain out of control the next generation is shaping up to be. Each generation looks around and decides that the current state of affairs can’t possibly get worse, that surely these are the “end times”.
But then, a miracle happens….nothing. Life continues apace.
It’s comforting to believe that you are part of the last generation, that the world will not (cannot?) go on without you but…every generation has sought comfort in that same thought and so far…they have all been wrong (dead wrong)
So it goes…
12 seneuba // Feb 6, 2007 at 10:15 am
Sounds like he’s overqualified for the Dem ticket.
13 upnorthlurkin // Feb 6, 2007 at 10:18 am
Red Pepper –
!! What a great quote!
14 da Bunny // Feb 6, 2007 at 10:47 am
Newsome’s a shoe-in for ‘08! He’s already thumbed his nose at the law with the “gay marriage” debacle, and I heard that his latest gal-pal is 20 years old! His affair with his former employee has proven him adept at the “sexual harrassment/misconduct” angle. The substance abuse is the icing on the cake! “Walking in the footsteps of the great ones,” indeed! Are there any corrupt Whitewater-type land deals we haven’t heard about yet? Has he “offed” any cohorts who might potentially turn “disloyal?” Move over Bill Clinton, Hitlary, Osama Obama, et al…there’s a new star on the democrat horizon!
15 GnuCarSmell // Feb 6, 2007 at 11:37 am
Sure, Newsom promotes sexual deviancy in all its forms. But is he articulate? Is he ‘clean’? Can he pass the Biden Test?
16 Ms RightWing, Ink // Feb 6, 2007 at 11:39 am
“San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who yesterday told staff he’s seeking treatment for alcoholism”
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To bad he didn’t seek treatment for liberalism.
Hmm, 13 step for political insanity. That would be hard when you take one step forward and two backwards.
Any math geniuses who can figure out if you started from New York (or Massachusetts) taking one step forward and two backwards–how long will it take you to get to San Francisco???
17 Ms RightWing, Ink // Feb 6, 2007 at 11:41 am
p.s. That equation should keep trolls busy for a while
18 Fred Sinclair // Feb 6, 2007 at 11:44 am
Bobbrin – good to hear from you! Missed my laughs but everthink is trying to make up the slack, but he’s nowhere nearly as silly and laughable as yourself.
As to #6. I defy anyone, anywhere, at anytime to come forth with a more detailed, truthful, accurate description of today’s average Liberal Left Socialist (again excluding the parent part which may or may not be equally accurate).
It may or may not be the end times, but from your writings, by the time you learn that it is, you’ll have succeeded in missing out, for you’ll be “Too smart-Too late”
Heirborn Ranger
19 Shelly // Feb 6, 2007 at 12:55 pm
I think you’re all being a little tough on Newsom, it’s not like he drove her off a bridge and let her drown.
20 RedPepper // Feb 6, 2007 at 1:10 pm
Speaking of San Francisco …
Michael Savage, the nation’s third-most listened to radio talk-show host, says he may leave his top rated show to make a bid for the GOP nomination for president.
More here .
And it’s only February of ‘07 yet!
21 Shelly // Feb 6, 2007 at 1:24 pm
He also didn’t hire private detectives to dig up dirt on her. Face it, Newsom is a lightweight. He’ll have to invite a terror-supporting Imam to give the invocation at his next function if he has any chance of succeeding in the Democrat party.
22 Possumtrot // Feb 6, 2007 at 1:44 pm
Bob’s back!
Ease up on him, gang! He left kind words at a href=”http://possumnews.blogspot.com/”>United Possums International, and he will take the opposition POV and run with it unashamedly.
There’s nothing wrong with Boberin that a couple of beers and some discussion of common sense in Scott’s backyard won’t cure.
23 Possumtrot // Feb 6, 2007 at 1:45 pm
United Possums International
24 Possumtrot // Feb 6, 2007 at 1:47 pm
Shameless… shameless.
25 upnorthlurkin // Feb 6, 2007 at 1:57 pm
Can’t you hear me clapping? I guess I’m supposed to use both hands….sorry, Possum, I haven’t missed him. I get enough negative waves (Moriarity) from the local and national news. I come here to share with my like minded brothers and sisters and for uplifting laughter! It’s okay though, my scroll wheel works on my new mouse!
26 onlineanalyst // Feb 6, 2007 at 2:37 pm
With all of the tinfoil hat wearers in his constituency, I guess that Newsom could deflect just about anything.
27 Darthmeister // Feb 6, 2007 at 2:51 pm
Mayor Newsome has boldy engaged in pre-emptive cheating in his run for national office. How could he possibly top that in the White House except maybe throwing some Gay/Lesbian/Transgendered pizza parties?
Maybe the New Jersey Donk McGreevy could run as his Vice President. Newsome’s forays into adultery and alcoholism could only be a resumé enhancement for him among DimDonks who rarely if ever turn out to pasture those found in such compromising picadillos.
28 Maggie // Feb 6, 2007 at 3:18 pm
Newt and Rudy can give the mayor a challenge in the “ditching your mate” category.
29 onlineanalyst // Feb 6, 2007 at 3:38 pm
As long as he didn’t save any incriminating IMs, he’ll be safe.
30 onlineanalyst // Feb 6, 2007 at 3:51 pm
Speaking of Dems: The Anchoress has a good thread on perpetual adolescence and the non-stop election cycle here. (Hat tip to K-Lo at NRO)
31 JamesonLewis3rd // Feb 6, 2007 at 4:03 pm
RE: #’s 6 & 11~~
I’d like to point out that we’ve been in the last days since the infamous incident in the Garden of Eden, which is why each generation has seen itself as being in the last days. I know this is common sense to most of us here…..
Secondly, the passage quoted is not about “the last days” per se, it is about “turn[ing] away” from those who could care less–those for whom licentiousness is their “god”. Again, I know this is common sense to most of us here…..
32 brettbum // Feb 6, 2007 at 4:04 pm
Sources Underneath the Mayor, report that he is working to rally the bisexual and military vote in one big Push. He’s making plans for a road tour where he will sleep with the male and female spouses of our troops in Iraq.
If he’s able to pull that off successfully, then he will be a lock for the Vice Presidency.
33 JamesonLewis3rd // Feb 6, 2007 at 4:08 pm
RE: #9~~
RedPepper~~
What a great quote!
Mort Knodracke is one of my favorite people. Now he’s articulate. (Not that there’s anything wrong with that).
34 RedPepper // Feb 6, 2007 at 4:33 pm
upnorth, JL3: Glad you liked the Kondracke quote.
Not too long ago, CBS made & aired a movie about Mort and his first wife, Milly, who died in July 2004 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Be sure to see it if you ever get an opportunity …
35 conserve-a-tips // Feb 6, 2007 at 4:39 pm
Wow, I go to the doctor and come back to insanity.
Decisions, decisions – there are just so many choices. I can’t take the pressure. Another one qualifies for candidacy?
Well, all I can say is that he should be a shoe-in for his friends up north as they try to get their ballot initiative set up for the next election. Personally, I think that maybe this could be a good thing, because then we could flood the planet with lots of little conservatives and deplete the population of liberals. Gays and Lesbians – there’s an old saying – “Be careful for what you ask…you may get it.”
Oh, and Ms Rightwing, Ink: I put pencil to paper, dusted off my old graphing calculator and plugged in the numbers and have come up with the answer: n=”pretty quick” because we are talking about a liberal here, who, after the first efforts at moving the legs, would gratefully accept a ride on Pelosi’s new, big Air Force jet. Oh yes, and the value of ‘n’ actually is another form of the value of ‘Nancy’.
36 Godfrey // Feb 6, 2007 at 5:02 pm
Possum: “Newsom had best declare that he’s a lesbian trapped in a man’s body.”
No way, man. I think he should head over to Ted Haggart’s straightification therapist.
If you can cure Haggart of his homosexuality in only three weeks, you can do just about anything.
37 boberinyetagain // Feb 6, 2007 at 5:23 pm
Fred, happy to supply amusement, there are far worse callings
Possum, thanks for your kind words, make it a few rum and Cokesâ„¢ and you might be on to something
upnorth, lighten up and chant to yourself… it’s only a movie, it’s only a movie…
It’s (as always) all good!
38 The Great Santini // Feb 6, 2007 at 5:28 pm
♫ ♫ ♫ NEWSOM’S LOATHSOME TONIGHT ♫ ♫ ♫
[Tune: “Are You Lonesome Tonight?â€, music and lyrics by Roy Turk and Lou Handman, performed by Elvis Presley; © 2007, Santini’s Parody Serenades]
[Verse]
Newsom’s loathsome tonight
Faced the cameras, uptight
Said he’s “sorry†for sex with that tart
His ex-chief of staff flipped
Newsom’s pants flapped, unzipped
Chief’s wife was Newsom’s round-heeled sweetheart
[Bridge]
Now he claims he’s a boozer
How contrived, insincere
Dems won’t deep-six this loser
At least he’s…not queer
[Refrain]
Standard soap-Oprah day
In Baghdad-by-the-Bay
Demos cheer, Newsom’s loathsome tonight
[Spoken, with background music]
Why should Newsom feel loathsome tonight?
Sure, he illegally ordered issuance of thousands of
Gay “marriage†certificates, like so many
Prizes from Crackerjackâ„¢ boxes
But in LibSpeak, insensitive laws are there
To be flouted, and “progressive†means
You never have to say you’re sorry, or pay a price
True, he concealed his sexcapades with his aide’s wife
And confessed only when the aide confronted him
So? That was just an isolated bimbo eruption
And he only lied about sex. Which proves he’s a
Mainstream Democrat, destined for higher office
Besides, he confessed his adultery and alcoholism
When he got caught, making him an up-and-coming,
Though besotted, Demo star.
Newsom’s Kennedy without the girth
And the Olds, Obama without the ears and
Platitudes, and Slick Willie without Hilde-Beest
And those tiresome grand jury inquiries!
What’s not to like?
[Tag, sung]
On-the-make reprobate
Anoint him in ’08!
Dems’ bum steer…Newsom’s loathsome tonight
39 boberinyetagain // Feb 6, 2007 at 5:34 pm
Nicely done o Great one
40 onlineanalyst // Feb 6, 2007 at 6:07 pm
Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis has just left the building.
Kudos, Santini!
41 conserve-a-tips // Feb 6, 2007 at 6:34 pm
Oh Great One, I do believe that one is your best yet. I’ll be humming it all night!!!!
42 woodnwheel // Feb 6, 2007 at 6:46 pm
I haven’t seen anybody comment on this yet, but I just have to say: this is the man who used to be married to Kimberly Guilfoyle — that’s right, Kimberly Guilfoyle! I don’t know whether she left him or he left her, but either way, that should tell you all you need to know about him. (Since this is a family website, I’ll only elaborate by saying he’s either a self-centered jerk or incredibly stupid — of course, it could be both.)
43 upnorthlurkin // Feb 6, 2007 at 7:01 pm
Humming up here too!! Great Job, Maestro Santini!!
44 da Bunny // Feb 6, 2007 at 7:05 pm
Applause!! Applause!! Another excellent performance by our resident parody expert…THE GREAT SANTINI!!
[P.S. Santini, I'm practicing what I've learned. Thanks!]
45 The Great Santini // Feb 6, 2007 at 7:22 pm
OLA/c-a-t/boberin:
Thank you, all. The real tune is one of my favorites from The King, and I hesitated before using it for a parody. But Newsom is loathsome, and well….
Once upon a time, Newsom’s Judas-like sex antics would’ve gotten him a one-way ticket to Palookaville, first at the fists of the cuckolded husband, and then at the polls. Now the culprit shamelessly doesn’t resign while “taking full responsibility” for the scandal, the husband doesn’t punch out the culprit and merely resigns in a huff, and constituent morality has become so debased they look on nonjudgmentally, with bovine indifference, to such cynicism.
Must be that San Francisco state of mind.
46 The Great Santini // Feb 6, 2007 at 7:30 pm
UNL:
Thank you. And a gigantic b-r-r-r-r-r-r! to the frozen tundra (Is there any other kind?) up your way, north of Lambeau Field.
da Bunny:
Thanks a bunch–glad to see you’ve become so adept at the use of online emphasis. Brava!
47 Fred Sinclair // Feb 6, 2007 at 7:34 pm
Bobberin: In case you didn’t get get the “incontinent” reference in #6, I looked it up for you: INCONTINENT – adjective – incontinent hysteria unrestrained, lacking self-restraint, uncontrolled, unbridled, unchecked, unfettered; uncontrollable, ungovernable.
antonym: restrained.
Just thought you’d like to know, since you obviously didn’t get any of the rest of it.
Remember; Dictionary is your friend, look up each of the words and becomed more like the “learned elite’ that you pretend to be.
Heirborn Ranger
48 woodnwheel // Feb 6, 2007 at 7:47 pm
Heirborn: Spell-check is also your friend (Just what does “becamed” mean?)
49 woodnwheel // Feb 6, 2007 at 7:48 pm
For the record, I meant “becomed” not “becamed” — that’s what I get for trying to crack a joke!
50 Harry Daschle // Feb 6, 2007 at 8:01 pm
If Newsom wants to be the front runner, he will have to “come out” of that San Fran closet, even if he is NOT that way!
That way he can be the new darling of the left.
That, and Santini can compose a new song called:
The old gay mayor just ain’t what he used to be,
Of course sung to the tune of ther old gray mare!
I wonder if Gavin ever hit on Nancy? That would be enough to turn you against women!
51 Fred Sinclair // Feb 6, 2007 at 8:38 pm
woodnwheel: while we are at it, is there some special meaning to the word woodnwheel?
Honestly, I couldn’t find it. The closest I could get was “woodenwheel” as in a wooden wheel or a wheel made from wood (type of wood i.e. Ash, Birch, Oak, Cedar, Maple. Walnut – etc. not specified)
As for becomed – my bad. In my wheelchair with only one arm and only one hand on the end of that arm, with four fingers and one thumb-occasionally, being only human (as I am) I make what the newspaper would refer to as a “typo”. Actually I make a lot of them but fortunately I manage to identify and correct 98.5% of them.
Ronald Reagan’s birthday anniversary today, as we scan the horizon and pray to God for another man of his caliber.
Heirborn Ranger
52 The Great Santini // Feb 6, 2007 at 8:58 pm
Harry D:
Hitting on Nip ‘n’ Tuck Nan….Ew-w-w-w-w….That’d turn any real man celibate.
53 Darthmeister // Feb 6, 2007 at 9:08 pm
Has anyone ever noticed you never see Mayor Newsom and Freeeed Garvin male prostitute, in the same room together? Hmmmmmm.
54 Darthmeister // Feb 6, 2007 at 9:11 pm
Fred Garvin
55 Darthmeister // Feb 6, 2007 at 9:18 pm
Anybody else notice the latest installment of “Lust in Space”? It seems a female astro-nut drove 900 miles wearing Dependsâ„¢ diapers to take on a possible female rival over a mutual lust interest. And we thought I Dream of Jeannie of the Mercury Space Program days was a little “out there”.
BTW, what in the world was wrong with Major Tony Nelson? She was a Genie for goodness sake. He must have been a commie mole … well, he did end up marrying her.
56 upnorthlurkin // Feb 6, 2007 at 9:24 pm
Great S, don’t fret about us….we’re very hardy (if not a bit dumb..)! The temp skyrocketed up to +4° today and we got a couple of inches of the fluffy kind of snow…the pretty kind that sparkles like diamonds when the sun hits it. It is was so beautiful and quiet in the park this morning and my doggie and I got to make the first footprints in the new snow. It’s already -13° and I’m getting dressed (3 layers already) to take said pup for her evening constitutional….that’s my only complaint….it takes so darn long to get dressed! I’ll be humming Elvis on our stroll…..thanks again!
57 Harry Daschle // Feb 6, 2007 at 9:46 pm
Hank: I think the “depends” was not so much to save time on the 900 mile trip, as it was so she wouldn’t be seen later on surveillance videos at stores/gas stations she would have stopped at, placing her at locations after the murder.
58 Harry Daschle // Feb 6, 2007 at 9:49 pm
BTW, the “time thing” is the only excuse I have heard the MSM say for the diaper. I would have thought someone would have figured the angle I said above.
Maybe they are too busy trying to blame Bush for it?
59 Ms RightWing, Ink // Feb 6, 2007 at 9:53 pm
Oh my, the makers of Uncle Bens Rice walked right into the path of Rice O Roni, the San Fran treat with a Snicker and two grease monkeys
http://www.newsnet5.com/entertainment/10946449/detail.html
60 Ms RightWing, Ink // Feb 6, 2007 at 9:55 pm
hello, I lost my little post
61 Ms RightWing, Ink // Feb 6, 2007 at 9:55 pm
Hello????
62 Ms RightWing, Ink // Feb 6, 2007 at 9:56 pm
Oh, here I am
63 upnorthlurkin // Feb 6, 2007 at 10:23 pm
Is there an echo in here?!
64 GnuCarSmell // Feb 6, 2007 at 11:20 pm
A wise man should never date a woman of astronautical persuasion. This is not rocket science.
65 Ms RightWing, Ink // Feb 7, 2007 at 1:20 am
11 degrees. Wow, heat wave. Here comes the globial warmeth
66 Ms RightWing, Ink // Feb 7, 2007 at 1:21 am
Nobody up late tonight. What, no long rebuttals. Oh well, off to nappy land
67 Fred Sinclair // Feb 7, 2007 at 1:32 am
This was forwarded as being from a soldier in Iraq. I can’t vouch for that but it sounds good. – Heirborn Ranger
Hello God, I called tonight
To talk a little while
I need a friend who’ll listen
To my anxiety and trial.
You see, I can’t quite make it
Through a day just on my own…
I need your love to guide me,
So I’ll never feel alone.
I want to ask you please to keep,
My family safe and sound.
Come and fill their lives with confidence
For whatever fate they’re bound.
Give me faith, dear God, to face
Each hour throughout the day,
And not to worry over things
I can’t change in any way.
I thank you God, for being home
And listening to my call,
For giving me such good advice
When I stumble and fall..
Your number, God, is the only one
That answers every time.
I never get a busy signal,
Never had to pay a dime.
So thank you, God, for listening
To my troubles and my sorrow.
Good night, God, I love You, too,
And I’ll call again tomorrow!
P.S. Please bless all my friends and family too.
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