A California Recall
Tuesday, September 14, 2021, California voters will decide if they want to continue with the amazingly successful leadership of Governor Gavin Newsom or will he be cast aside, onto the scrapheap of unappreciated politicians. It’s a yes or no vote and if you vote yes, you get to pick from a plethora of candidates (46) in the race to replace Gavin. Whoever gets the most votes if yes prevails, is the new Governor. The latest polling suggest that the remaining citizens of the Golden State are indeed pleased with the current situation, keeping Newsom at the helm, sailing California onto even more greatness.
Never mind that California is a national disgrace. The education system, once the envy of other states, is near the bottom of all measurable categories. Californians have the highest personal income tax rates in the nation and are privileged to pay gasoline taxes that dwarf those of other states. Not content to lead in those areas, residents of the Golden State are witnessing a homeless epidemic only seen in third world countries. Violent and petty crime is rampant in most major cities. All this chaos presided over by a hair gelled elitist who has led a life insulated from the everyday folks. Married to a millionaire heiress, he dines at restaurants that most can only dream of affording, sends his children to the best private schools, lives behind guarded gates and vacations at his expansive ranch in Montana. Yup, he’s in touch.
So, his chief antagonist in this recall election, is a black man who grew up in South Central Los Angeles By all accounts, a self-made man. Larry Elder went to law school, was a practicing attorney, started a successful company and eventually became a popular talk radio host, the “Sage from South Central”. His achievements have earned him the distinction of being labeled by the Los Angeles Times as the “Black Face of White Supremacy” by columnist Erika D. Smith. What a disingenuous charge, aside from the fact that it might be one of the greatest and dumbest oxymorons in history. Nice work Erika. One would suppose that’s why a white woman in a gorilla mask assaulted him and his campaign aides on a visit to an area riddled with homeless people. She wasn’t charged.
So, to counter this threat to current great governance by Gavin, the Democrats have rolled out the red carpet, inviting some of the Nation’s foremost experts on California to weigh in. Commercials featuring the old socialist Senator Bernie Sanders, the always self-righteous Senator Elizabeth Warren and of course the lecturing former President Barack Obama blanket the media airways with outright false hoods about the state. Don’t make California look like Texas. Who’s going to protect the children from the pandemic? This is a Republican takeover by those evil Trump supporters who will end the progress that’s been made. Just some of the idiotic themes found in these slick ads for Newsom. Seriously. Not a word about the real state of the state.
Who in their right mind wants to visit what used to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world, San Francisco? Car break-ins, petty theft, aggressive homeless panhandlers, human feces in the streets, in a city managed by the same Democrats that run the state. The same holds true for Los Angeles. Homeless tents line city streets and freeway overpasses, beach city encampments with all the attendant problems, diners robbed at outdoor restaurants only begin to scratch the surface of a society run by a clueless political party, Democrats. This is the fault of “evil Republicans” or Trump supporters? Hardly.
Already there are charges of shenanigans in the election process. An 88-year-old Republican woman showed up at her polling place to vote and was told she already voted. Others have reported similar stories. Given the controversary over the 2020 Presidential election, why would anyone be surprised. Ballots mailed to every voter in the state, the ability to print your own ballot at home, multiple days to vote, what could possibly go wrong? A strong case for voter ID and only one day to cast your vote. Look for lawsuits regardless of the outcome.
To seal the deal for Gavin, that legendary gaffe machine and current President of the United States, Joe Biden, is scheduled to make campaign appearances with Newsom. It’s a fair bet that Joe will read that it’s all Trump’s fault, California is in great shape thanks to his enlightened leadership, and Republicans will return the state to the stone age.
Everyone currently living in California knows someone who’s fled the state for Texas, Tennessee, Idaho, Utah, Florida, or states that don’t have the massive taxes and societal problems that continue to fester and grow in the Golden State. Gavin Newsom is not the solution, he’s a major part of the problem and can’t save California.
It’s a shame that the media chooses to focus on personalities and not the very real problems. What else is new?