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How L.A.’s progressive ‘godfather’ wound up struggling to keep his job as D.A.
Los Angeles Times ^ | Oct. 24, 2024 3 AM PT | Connor Sheets and James Queally

Posted on 10/24/2024 1:13:08 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

It’s a Saturday morning in late September, and Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón’s voice is hoarse as he struggles to film a TikTok video.

A staffer rushes to grab a water bottle as Gascón alternates between explaining his position on the death penalty and repeatedly trying to sync his voice and awkwardly gesticulate along with a viral audio snippet as one of his campaign’s teenage interns captures it all on her cellphone camera.

“This is one of the most difficult parts. If my kids ever see this they will laugh,” he says during a break in filming before he speaks at SEIU Local 2015’s headquarters in Rampart Village.

Public speaking, whether for social media or to a room full of supporters, isn’t Gascón’s strong suit. The “godfather of progressive prosecutors” has been in the public eye for more than a decade through three terms as district attorney in San Francisco and L.A., but he’s always maintained a nervous, at times combative presence in front of crowds — swallowing words, glowering over pointed questions and laughing at his own jokes before the punchlines.

In 2020, Gascón’s idiosyncratic public presence mattered little compared with his vision for the district attorney’s office. Preaching criminal justice reform and police accountability in the months following the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, Gascón received millions in contributions...


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TOPICS: Humor
KEYWORDS: breonnataylor; california; connorsheets; georgefloyd; jackielacey; jamesqueally; losangelestimes; sanfrancisco

1 posted on 10/24/2024 1:13:08 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Perfect.


2 posted on 10/24/2024 1:15:11 PM PDT by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

If SF could get rid of Chesa Boudin, LA should easily rid themselves of Gascon.


3 posted on 10/24/2024 1:18:10 PM PDT by hillarys cankles
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Not to worry;

The Big Cheat will insure that he wins in a landslide at about 2 AM September 6th. It’s a phenomena that will be seen all across the nation election night.


4 posted on 10/24/2024 1:18:52 PM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again," )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I have friends in LA who hate Gascón and plan on voting for Hochman, but they’re also big Harris supporters. As usual Democrats fail to see their hypocrisy. DA George Gascón is more in line with Harris and nationally elected Democrats when it comes to dealing with law enforcement than Hochman is


5 posted on 10/24/2024 1:25:42 PM PDT by dowcaet
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Gascon... saw him on TV re: Menendez Bros.

He is really a dim bulb.

Hugely permissive and unable to make the right choice if there is "pressure from lots of people" or "a documentary was made about the Bros. so we should reconsider their sentence."

Pathetic, weak minded, cowardly jerk.

Should never have been admitted to law school.

Has no place in any position of power. I hope, going forward, that people like him are excluded entirely from the political and legal processes of the country.

6 posted on 10/24/2024 3:34:07 PM PDT by caddie
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

IIRC there was a billboard on the I-5 south just where you lave LA and enter Orange county. It said something like, this is Orange County, commit a Crime and you will go to jail


7 posted on 10/24/2024 4:28:38 PM PDT by coalminersson
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