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27. When Brown
Tue May 3, 2016, 03:04 PM
May 2016

…was running for Governor this last time, I happened to be in Oakland for a while. We used to see this solitary, older man, doggedly and with such determination I can't describe it—running around the lake. No body guards. No fanfare. Just work. We knew he was honing his will for the upcoming debates and election. It was a 3.5 mile distance and he was faster than we were, though decades older. impressive.

When he was Mayor, he lived downtown, and residents told me how he stood on the corner every Sunday morning, so that anybody could walk up to him and talk. He was available. Again, no body guard, no entourage. Just hanging out, one citizen among others.

Too bad we didn't have him as a Democratic President, back in the day.

cool! oldandhappy May 2016 #1
gonna need a bucket of aloe vera for that burn irisblue May 2016 #2
Oh My!! malaise May 2016 #3
Do you have a link for this? babylonsister May 2016 #4
link below Fresh_Start May 2016 #5
Thanks! nt babylonsister May 2016 #6
Boom! As a Californian, this makes me proud. Hekate May 2016 #7
Me too rufus dog May 2016 #9
As a Floridian tom_kelly May 2016 #15
I second that emotion onethatcares May 2016 #32
Ofcourse, California's gov't NEVER tries to steal jobs from other states... AllTooEasy May 2016 #30
As a Floridian I praise Governor Brown's attempt to kindly educate 1monster May 2016 #8
That letter is a thing of beauty. surrealAmerican May 2016 #10
Love this greymattermom May 2016 #11
OMG! I love my governor! NV Whino May 2016 #12
In summary, eat it, fool. frylock May 2016 #13
Well that's going to leave a mark KelleyKramer May 2016 #14
Awesome, I so love Jerry Brown ghostsinthemachine May 2016 #16
Brownback? jayschool May 2016 #17
Greg Abbott of Texas too? Dustlawyer May 2016 #20
might wanna drop a few of them fanciers words tho Bucky May 2016 #24
I have been grateful for Brown from day one. Betty Karlson May 2016 #18
Mic drop. n/t malthaussen May 2016 #19
the general view in the Southeast SCantiGOP May 2016 #21
That's my Governor. byronius May 2016 #22
Oh, if only we had a fountain of youth to dunk that man in Bucky May 2016 #23
Bucky, see... zentrum May 2016 #28
Ha! NikolaC May 2016 #25
California is however falling severely behind in the growing industry Sen. Walter Sobchak May 2016 #26
When Brown zentrum May 2016 #27
Love that Governor Brown RockaFowler May 2016 #29
That's My Govenor! TomCADem May 2016 #31
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