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It's hard to ignore how the left went from celebrating the First Amendment to using it as a cudgel.It's hard to ignore how the left went from celebrating the First Amendment to using it as a cudgel.VIRAL resurfaced footage: Newsom throws tantrum after reporter asks him about giving alcohol to his 19-year-old girlfriend
A 2006 video of Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom has resurfaced and is going viral on social media. The footage shows a 38-year-old Newsom, who was at the time the San Francisco mayor, angrily storming off during an interview after being asked about allegations that he provided alcohol to his 19-year-old girlfriend, Brittanie Mountz, at a public event.
BlazeTV hosts Stu Burguiere and Dave Landau called the video comedic gold. On this episode of “Stu and Dave Do America,” they play the clip and tear into it with hilarious, nonstop banter.
In the video, a reporter asks Newsom for comment on a recent attack of Yale students in San Francisco over New Year's, to which he replies, “It's a good reminder how important it is to remind our parents to be good stewards of underage drinking.”
The reporter then pivots to a San Francisco Chronicle column by Philip Matier and Andrew Ross raising questions about whether Newsom's then-19-year-old girlfriend, Brittanie Mountz, had been drinking alcohol.
“It hasn't been a very easy week for you, and I wonder whether you have any comment on the Matier and Ross story about the drinking?” he inquires.
“Thank you very much. That was a great cheap shot,” Newsom retorts, before storming off. As he walks away, he adds, "Just know, for the record, it's increasingly impossible to have a conversation with you. ... Just know it's not personal when I walk by you. If you just send some other reporters, it's going to be a lot easier."
“Seems like a pretty rational thing for a reporter to ask, actually,” says Stu.
Dave points out that Newsom’s initial response about underage drinking was at least honest. “Gavin Newsom did say it is important to be a good steward when giving alcohol to minors, which is essentially a male flight attendant that gives alcohol to people.”
“A lot of people are saying there are some signs with Gavin Newsom's mannerisms and behavior in that interview that indicate to some that maybe alcohol is not the only substance he may have been using at that time,” says Stu. “Would you say that's accurate?”
Dave, who’s been very candid about his past alcohol and drug abuse, says, “As an expert, I would say yes. He is probably on cocaine.”
While the duo note that this is nothing more than “speculation,” as Newsom has never had any drug charges brought against him, they have a strong suspicion that Newsom’s behavior in the video points to “guilt.”
Dave mocks, “He's like, ‘This is why it's getting harder to have a conversation. People keep bringing up stuff I did to teenagers. Maybe if you didn't bring it up, I could sit there and talk to you.”’
To see the resurfaced clip and hear more of Stu and Dave’s hilarious banter, watch the episode above.
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Critics online are tearing into the San Francisco Chronicle after the newspaper suggested recently that burglaries are simply a "part of city living" and something that residents should perhaps "tolerate."
What are the details?
The paper's shocking statement comes as the Democrat-run California city continues to experience skyrocketing crime rates in 2021, including increases in violent crimes such as shootings and aggravated assaults as well as in property crimes such as car break-ins and retail theft.
The Chronicle itself reported over the summer that in San Francisco's Central District, car break-ins were up a whopping 753% and noted on Friday that the city as a whole has been hit with a 13% increase in burglaries from last year.
Residents, feeling unsafe in their own neighborhoods, have reportedly responded by hiring private security to patrol the streets.
But rather than concluding that the city should address the growing problem with stronger law enforcement and harsher penalties for law-breakers, the paper recently floated crime tolerance and offender rehabilitation programs as viable options.
"Residents and city leaders are searching for answers: should they tolerate burglaries as a part of city living, and focus on barricading homes? Should repeat offenders get rehabilitation services, or be incarcerated so they can't commit more crimes?" the outlet tweeted on Friday.
Residents and city leaders are searching for answers: should they tolerate burglaries as a part of city living, and focus on barricading homes? \n\nShould repeat offenders get rehabilitation services, or be incarcerated so they can\u2019t commit more crimes? https://trib.al/Ut30VTF\u00a0pic.twitter.com/QMqOjXJFMl
— San Francisco Chronicle (@sfchronicle) 1636124764
In a linked article, the Chronicle argued the city is in a "quandary" as it pursues criminal justice reform "while debating how to manage rates of property crime that for years have been among the highest in the nation."
The outlet went on to note that while some residents are "appalled" by the crime rates, others have "grudgingly accept[ed] this element of city living."
What has been the reaction?
Social media users responded to the Chronicle's tweet and article by slamming the newspaper and the city for figuratively throwing their hands up in response to crime.
Here are some of the best responses:
- "What the hell is going on in San Francisco? And how is the @sfchronicle seriously asking if residents should tolerate being burgled as part of everyday living?" asked one commenter.
- "'Tolerate burglaries as a part of city living' Actual words printed in an actual major newspaper," tweeted Cameron Gray.
- "To paraphrase, you are only allowed to be safe in your person and possessions if you are wealthy enough to live in a fortified house in a gated community. This is San Francisco's idea of social justice," mocked one person.
- "Nice! New SF slogan 'Come for the views, the hills, and stick around long enough to get burglarized by someone who will do it again next week,'" added another.
- Still another replied, "Only in California."
- "How about learning ethics and personal responsibilities?" suggested one critic.
- "Probably my favorite thing about San Francisco is that I don't live there," wrote another commenter.
One user said the very fact that San Francisco's major newspaper posed tolerance for burglaries as a "reasonable civic" response proves just "how far gone the city" is. Indeed, nearly half of the city's residents expressed in a recent poll that they plan to ditch the city due to rampant crime and homelessness.
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