Newsom's promise to appoint a Black woman
for a Senate vacancy creates a quandary
Los Angeles Times,
by
George Skelton
Original Article
Posted By: NorthernDog,
4/20/2023 9:16:15 AM
Gov. Gavin Newsom promised two years ago to appoint a Black woman to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein if she resigned. If he merely appointed a temporary “caretaker” would that honor his pledge? I wouldn’t think so. It wouldn’t be in keeping with the spirit of his promise. The governor seemed to be swearing that if given the opportunity, he would fill a glaring Senate void and make sure there was at least one Black woman member of America’s most prestigious and powerful legislative body. She’d be a full-fledged senator, not a temp. She would follow in the footsteps of California’s
Reply 1 - Posted by:
cor-vet 4/20/2023 9:18:32 AM (No. 1451785)
Ability be damned!
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
bighambone 4/20/2023 9:32:28 AM (No. 1451793)
To keep his promise Governor Newsome should appoint Meghan Markle as California’s next US Senator as she reportedly hits just about all the key elements of the leftist and socialist Democrat political agenda. Besides she believes that she is “Royalty” so she should fit right in with a good number of the current US Senators who believe that they are high mucky-muck US style “Royalty”.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
coyote 4/20/2023 9:35:45 AM (No. 1451794)
Governor Nonsense is discriminating on the basis of race and of sex. Both are illegal.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
john56 4/20/2023 9:43:35 AM (No. 1451802)
In other woids, Barbara Lee is getting the nod.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
jimincalif 4/20/2023 9:52:29 AM (No. 1451811)
The obvious answer is Kamala. She ticks the right boxes, and solves the Dems’ cackling word salad problem, allowing them to appoint a new VP with better presidential prospects. Newsom appoints Kamala, she abdicates the VP slot saying she misses serving the citizens of California, and this saves face for her instead of being booted off the ticket. Brandon then appoints Newsom as VP, Brandon later announces he’s not running for re-election, or even resigns allowing Newsom to run as an incumbent eligible for two more terms. It just depends how much dirt and pull the democrat powerbrokers who are actually running things have to make Kamala and Brandon comply. I thought this was going to be the game plan last year when the NYT did a hit piece on DiFi.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Jethro bo 4/20/2023 9:57:22 AM (No. 1451818)
Quotas make up about 5% of the Californistan population. Hispanics and Asians make up a far great % of the population. Just goes to show some quotas are more equal than others. Obviously Newsom needs the quota vote in a Dem primary in all the key Blue states other than Californistan. This isn't about empowering quotas or benefiting Cailfornistan. Its about get Newsom the Dem nomination. Cool, callous political calculation at the expense of merit.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
red1066 4/20/2023 10:02:14 AM (No. 1451825)
As Rush used to say about the demosluts. It's symbolism over substance.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Phantomll 4/20/2023 10:03:31 AM (No. 1451827)
Qualifications don't matter any more.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Birddog 4/20/2023 10:08:43 AM (No. 1451831)
Under the banner of "Democracy"(majority rule) he promises to appoint someone from a pool of less than 6% of the National population.
Yet California is only 5% Black, hence he has limited the pool to 2.5% of the Calif citizens, since obviously he will ONLY appoint a Democrat, in the name of Majority Representation...he will only draw from a 1% cohort, excluding 99%..after railing against 1%'rs his entire Life.
Though he COULD appoint Star Parker, wouldn't THAT be a hoot!
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Gordon Mills 4/20/2023 10:18:54 AM (No. 1451838)
#8, what are the qualifications for being US Senator?
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
MickTurn 4/20/2023 10:19:00 AM (No. 1451839)
Of course, as usual, QUALIFICATIONS DO NOT MATTER!
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
janjan 4/20/2023 10:48:43 AM (No. 1451886)
He can fill the position until the next election. Then the voters decide. Adam Schiff will lobby against Newsom’s choice in the back rooms. He thinks this is his seat.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
hisself 4/20/2023 10:59:15 AM (No. 1451895)
Because pigment is much more important than competence.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
john56 4/20/2023 11:24:24 AM (No. 1451920)
I still say that with the candidates that are being considered for the Senate seat -- Lying Sack of Schiff, Hot Potato Porter, and Barbara Commie Lee, the Devil Incarnate could run and get most of the religious right vote.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
DVC 4/20/2023 11:32:27 AM (No. 1451931)
Racism.
Sexism.
Forget competence or ability.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
kono 4/20/2023 12:07:49 PM (No. 1451959)
What, Governor Brylcream is openly racist and hypocritical?
And the mainstream media are collectively ignoring it?
Seems surreal; but it's just business as usual in the game of politics.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Muguy 4/20/2023 12:15:58 PM (No. 1451964)
RACE does not comport that someone has the necessary resume to do a job.
The latest Supreme Court justice fiasco proved that-- so does the current Press Secretary.
There are PLENTY of well qualified black professionals who DO have the background necessary, but they get passed over in favor of political hacks.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
downnout 4/20/2023 12:25:30 PM (No. 1451967)
Well, at least that would eliminate Katie Porter.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Maggie2u 4/20/2023 1:47:32 PM (No. 1451999)
I agree with poster #5.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
anniebc 4/20/2023 3:32:32 PM (No. 1452075)
Is the slave he plans to appoint working in massah's house right now?
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
udanja99 4/20/2023 7:14:33 PM (No. 1452202)
Yeah, because it worked out so well with Commie-La, Cringe Jean Pierre and Katanji Brown Jackson.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
broken01 4/21/2023 11:20:11 AM (No. 1452746)
The Breck Girl 2.0 aka Gavin New-sance might just put Lost Angeles mayor Karen Bass. Almost a year in office of our second largest city and that place is still like NYC and Chicago. Also, it's not like she's unfamiliar with how corrupt DC is since she was a long-standing member of the CONgressional Black Caucus being its leader for 2 years. Being a racist thorn in PDJT's side along the way. She fit right back in.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
mifla 4/22/2023 6:03:19 AM (No. 1453272)
Great. Another Kamala in the government.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
globalwarmer 4/23/2023 6:10:53 AM (No. 1454025)
Candice Owens or Winsome Sears would be great choices.
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