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In San Francisco, voters give Chesa Boudin, a Soros D.A., the boot
American Thinker ^ | 8 Jun, 2022 | Andrea Widburg

Posted on 06/08/2022 4:14:07 AM PDT by MtnClimber

The reality of hard-left governance proves to be much less appealing than the theory and promises.

In 2019, Chesa Boudin openly campaigned on a hard-left, soft-on-crime platform—and got elected as San Francisco’s chief prosecutor. On Tuesday, San Francisco voters gave him the boot, having discovered that the reality of hard-left governance is much less appealing than the theory and promises.

Boudin comes by his leftism honestly, being descended from a long line of leftist academics and activists. His parents, Kathy Boudin and David Gilbert, were members of the Weather Underground, a Marxist terrorist group during the 1960s, and were the getaway drivers of the cars used in the 1981 Brink’s robbery in New York that left three men dead (a Brinks guard and two police officers). When Boudin was a toddler, his parents were arrested and convicted, with his mother getting 20 years to life and his father getting 75 years to life.

His parents handed Chesa over to Obama’s mentors, Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn, both of whom had also been members of the Weather Underground, and they become his surrogate parents. Boudin attended Yale for both his undergraduate and law degrees. So again, he was marinated in leftism.

Once he passed the bar, Boudin worked as a public defender. He then realized that he could reform the criminal justice system better from the inside than the outside and in 2019, with $620,000 from various George Soros entities, he ran for the San Francisco District Attorney’s office.

While Mr. Boudin did not receive money directly from one of Mr. Soros’ multiple state PACs, a network of left-wing donors connected to the Hungarian-born billionaire helped Mr. Boudin raise more than $620,000.

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KEYWORDS: communism; searchworks; soros
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1 posted on 06/08/2022 4:14:07 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

This is how much it takes fot=r the left to see past their fantasy delusions.


2 posted on 06/08/2022 4:14:17 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber
This is San Francisco, so booting one LEFTist is only opening the hole for another LEFTist in all probability!
3 posted on 06/08/2022 4:18:47 AM PDT by SES1066 (More & more it looks like Brandon's best decision was Kamala! UGH!)
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To: MtnClimber

I must admit, I am somewhat surprised.
Not having seen the two candidates for November 8, I suspect neither are MAGA candidates.


4 posted on 06/08/2022 4:24:21 AM PDT by Tupelo (Don't underestimate The Republican Party's ability to f*ck things up)
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To: MtnClimber

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5 posted on 06/08/2022 4:25:36 AM PDT by MAGAthon (;)
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To: MtnClimber

The pendulum is swinging back towards the center.

Even liberals can get a bit of common sense if subjected to sufficient pain.


6 posted on 06/08/2022 4:37:03 AM PDT by AlbertWang
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To: SES1066
Obviously not all leftists are the same.
Chesa Boudin was personally trained by the super evil Bill Ayers. You can't get worse than that.
7 posted on 06/08/2022 4:49:14 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: MtnClimber

This is the best news of the day.


8 posted on 06/08/2022 5:04:30 AM PDT by I want the USA back (To get the USA back - we have to recover from the current wave of insanity.)
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To: MtnClimber

The Asian community in San Francisco is largely responsible for getting rid of Boudin...

Doh je sin! 多謝!


9 posted on 06/08/2022 5:05:23 AM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera )
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Can’t remember which FReeper it was that I had a pretty serious discussion with about this clown’s chances of being recalled. (Too lazy to search back through all the posts.) In any case if you’re reading this:
I was wrong.


10 posted on 06/08/2022 5:21:32 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: MtnClimber

There’s one running on Maine that should get the boot, too.


11 posted on 06/08/2022 5:25:44 AM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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To: MtnClimber

So he’ll just be replaced with another Soros disciple.

“Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.”


12 posted on 06/08/2022 5:31:08 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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“His parents, Kathy Boudin and David Gilbert...”
A serious political question... could any of David Duke’s children gain such political prominence on the Right?


13 posted on 06/08/2022 5:34:30 AM PDT by Demiurge2 (Define your terms!)
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A serious political question... could any of David Duke’s children gain such political prominence on the Right?

Maybe on the Left, considering David is a big fan of Ilhan Omar.

14 posted on 06/08/2022 5:40:49 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Tupelo

I’d invite you not to be surprised. My state, which reliably voted Republican for governor and which gave us Reagan, is all but lost, but no completelyThe Tea Party wave stopped at the Sierra. But there are occasional spasms of common . sense. In the past ten or twelve years the voters decisively voted in favor of traditional marriage with Proposition 8. They reaffirmed their support for the death penalty… though the governor refuses to enforce their will. In 2020 they voted what was essentially the conservative position on a number of ballot measures. SF recalled the looniest members of their school board last year.

I would not expect the 2022 Republican wave to sweep California. A few surprises is the best we can expect.


15 posted on 06/08/2022 6:00:48 AM PDT by j.havenfarm (21 years on Free Republic, 12/10/21! More than 5000 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: MtnClimber

Too bad the voters could not kick him from the DA’s office to Alcatraz.


16 posted on 06/08/2022 6:24:10 AM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel (I miss Don Imus!)
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To: Tupelo

I guess even commies won’t stand it if they have to step in poop and get mugged and raped. The guy (or gal) who replaces this loser will be just as pathetic. Wouldn’t it be fun if Don Jr. ran for this office?


17 posted on 06/08/2022 6:31:50 AM PDT by gr8eman (Qui non laborat, non manducet)
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To: AlbertWang
Even liberals can get a bit of common sense if subjected to sufficient pain.

No! No! No! Liberals only react to fear! They're afraid (appropriately so!) Of the criminals and lunatics they let out. If they had common sense they would have kept them locked up!

18 posted on 06/08/2022 6:33:57 AM PDT by gr8eman (Qui non laborat, non manducet)
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They won’t be JUST as pathetic. They will prosecute violent and serious crime. No, they won’t be MAGA. But it is a solid step in the right direction.


19 posted on 06/08/2022 7:20:49 AM PDT by Persevero (You cannot comply your way out of tyranny. )
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To: MtnClimber

The only reason that happened is because the rich are tired of being rolled but they will still vote democrat.


20 posted on 06/08/2022 8:01:37 AM PDT by Vaduz ( )
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