Mayor Newsom set to endorse Clinton for president

[Alamom]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/08/10/state/n000208D48.DTL&type=politics



Newsom set to endorse Clinton for president
By LISA LEFF, Associated Press Writer

Friday, August 10, 2007

San Francisco - Mayor Gavin Newsom on Friday plans to join other California Democrats in endorsing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's bid for the party's presidential nomination, according to one of his political advisers.


The mayor is scheduled to lend Clinton his support during her afternoon visit to the Golden Gate Park construction site of the California Academy of Sciences, billed as the world's most ecologically friendly museum.


"Mayor Newsom has had a long-standing relationship with Sen. Clinton based on respect for her commitment to the things that matter to Democrats, like education, health care and the environment," said Peter Ragone, a Newsom campaign consultant.
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Newsom, who is running for his second term in November, is best known nationally for openly defying state marriage laws in 2004 by directing clerks at City Hall to sanction same-sex unions.


His quixotic effort to put a human face on the gay marriage issue — more than 4,000 couples exchanged vows over four weeks before the courts stepped in to stop the stampede — made him a hero in the gay community, where he still commands considerable respect and campaign cash.


The brash move also made him a pariah within the Democratic Party, especially after some observers, including Feinstein, blamed President Bush's re-election and the passage of constitutional amendments banning gay marriage in 11 states that same year on a backlash triggered by San Francisco's experiment.

[Totally Committed]

1. He's DLC... knock me over with a feather.

I'm not surprised.

TC

[TechBear_Seattle]

2. Thus violating every principle he stood for with regards to equal marriage n/t

[MannyGoldstein]

3. Actually, I Think He's Best Known Nationally For Shtupping His Aide's Wife

So is shtupping on the table, or off the table?

[BigDDem]

6. Hmmmmm, don't know

what do they have to say at Hillary-is-44.com?

[MannyGoldstein]

8. Such Flattery!

I'm pleased that my tiny purchase has burned a hole in the memories of so many!

[zulchzulu]

15. It's on the table, baby, if ya know what I mean.... winkie winkie nod nod

:rofl:

[Colobo]

4. Is that the guy who betrayed his campaign manager?

[jefferson_dem]

5. Slept around and his ex-wife works for FauxNews

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,182882,00.html

[Drunken Irishman]

23. Why would you cheat on that?

She's hot.

[Benhurst]

7. As goes Gavin Newsom,

so goes Gavin Newsom.

[MonkeyFunk]

9. I love how all of a sudden

the right-wing smears against Newsom come flying out here.

[ronnykmarshall]

10. It's like sunrise and sunset.

It's always gonna happen!

[SaveElmer]

11. Interesting how Newsom's personal life seems to be more disturbing to them...

Then the close association between another candidate and an indicted slum lord...

Kind of what I would expect of the other party...

:shrug:

[Alexander]

12. How is it a "right-wing smear" if it's true?

Newsom did screw his campaign manager's wife.

He admitted it.

Yet if a DUer points out this fact, they are somehow "right-wing".

ooookay. :eyes:

[zulchzulu]

16. Ya see, if you mention the truth about infidelity...it's "right wing"...

Refer to your "Change The Subject Due To Utter Guilt" manual, page 321.

:rofl:

[MonkeyFunk]

17. because mentioning it in this context

makes no sense. The story has nothing to do with Newsom's personal life. It's only brought up to discredit him, even though it's entirely irrelevant to this story.

Cock-sniffing is a right-wing trait.

[ellacott]

19. I wish people would apply this standard to ALL candidates

and not limit it to only those that they approve of.

[BigDDem]

13. Wow, look at all the holier-than-thou

DU'ers all of a sudden.

Put me down as shocked.

[zulchzulu]

14. He might get some tips from Bill on how to cheat on chicks...

Good for him...

Whatever... Newsom is radioactive. You can have him.

[rinsd]

18. Well obviously, you wish he had declared for Obama.

Otherwise why all the venom.

[MonkeyFunk]

20. It's been ten years

If you're still obsessing over where Bill Clinton put his cock, perhaps you should consider getting some help. It's not healthy to hold onto such irrational hatred for so long.

[zulchzulu]

21. Nice try....

I'm sure it won't be an issue with the MSM and the GOP in 2008 if Clinton is the nominee... nah, just ignore it... yeah, I read the manual.

:puke:


Come to think of it, I'm sure nobody in the MSM will mention Newsom's perfidiousness. Nah...

[MonkeyFunk]

22. You bring up Monica Lewinsky

more than the freepers do.

Most of America stopped caring in '98. You should learn to let go.

[rinsd]

24. So are you saying you are of the same mind as the GOP on the Mighty Clenis?