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BEHIND THE STORY: Year of rumors before the bombshell
San Francisco Chronicle ^
| 2/2/7
| Phillip Matier, Andrew Ross
Posted on 02/02/2007 8:40:57 PM PST by SmithL
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posted on
02/02/2007 8:41:01 PM PST
by
SmithL
To: SmithL
come on, this is SanFran...It would only be news if he wasn't sleeping with his staff...or their wives...or their pets...or their....
To: SmithL
Just shows that Gavin possesses the lack the class necessary to be an elected official in SF.
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posted on
02/02/2007 8:47:52 PM PST
by
raftguide
To: raftguide
...and I thought Gavin was supposed to be a queer.
To: SmithL
For months, nobody in the San Francisco media reported on the steady stream of rumors coming from the mayor's office. Until tonight, nobody would print anything on Newsom's affair with his aide, Ruby Tourk...Its the lies, stupid! Newsom indiscretions were allowed to fester - Fog City Journal staffers Daniela Kirshenbaum and Luke Thomas
Fascinating piece about how the local media looked the other way, though they knew all about it. These kind of stories guide my thinking on how the major media organs "massage" public opinion.
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posted on
02/02/2007 8:49:57 PM PST
by
an amused spectator
(The 1st Minnesota Regt died fighting a culture which embraced slavery. Think about it, Ellison.)
To: SmithL
Yea - this is San Fransisco. The scandal is that he was having an affair with a woman.
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posted on
02/02/2007 8:50:53 PM PST
by
The Lumster
(USA - where the innocent have nothing to fear!)
To: SmithL
LOL! You gotta love the wide-eyed innocence of the SF Comical staffers - "amazed" at how it all "stayed secret" for as long as it did.
Now, if it would have been Bill Bennett - that would have been a different story... (pun intended)
;-)
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posted on
02/02/2007 8:55:42 PM PST
by
an amused spectator
(The 1st Minnesota Regt died fighting a culture which embraced slavery. Think about it, Ellison.)
To: SmithL
Not wanting to hurt Alex Tourk also put the mayor in a bind. Well, then, if you didn't want to hurt your friend, Mr. Mayor, you shouldn't have had an affair with his wife.
What an idiot. I'm sure he'll be re-elected in a landslide, unless being hetero is a sin in San Fran.
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posted on
02/02/2007 8:57:50 PM PST
by
Duke Nukum
(Chickens are part of the natural cycle of life, and that is why we play chickenball in the house.)
To: Parley Baer; raftguide
I thought Gavin was supposed to be a queer. Perhaps Ms. Rippey-Tourk fell on his sword to convince you otherwise.
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posted on
02/02/2007 8:57:52 PM PST
by
Kenny Bunk
(Biden, Biden, he's my man, if anyone says it, he soon can!)
To: SmithL
I don't think "a couple of encounters" count as an affair. More like a quickie.
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posted on
02/02/2007 8:58:02 PM PST
by
Williams
To: ridesthemiles; I_Love_My_Husband
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posted on
02/02/2007 8:58:08 PM PST
by
SmithL
(si vis pacem, para bellum)
To: SmithL
Is this the reason Kimberley Guilfoyle ended their marriage?
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posted on
02/02/2007 8:59:06 PM PST
by
Cincinna
(HILLARY & HER HINO "We are going to take things away from you for the Common Good")
To: SmithL
I hope she sues and it cost the city a lot of money. Then we can see if everyone will say its no big deal.
To: Cincinna
Is this the reason Kimberley Guilfoyle ended their marriage?Kimberly Guilfoyle, Ruby Rippey-Tourk; the guy is twisted after all. He has a thing for women, but only with weird names.
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posted on
02/02/2007 9:08:53 PM PST
by
Albion Wilde
(...where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. -2 Cor 3:17)
To: SmithL
Not wanting to hurt Alex Tourk also put the mayor in a bind. But, Alex is crazy about that stuff.
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posted on
02/02/2007 9:11:55 PM PST
by
razorback-bert
(Posted by Time's Man of the Year)
To: SmithL
This is San Francisco. There will be no story here until the Gerbils sue for Palimony.
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posted on
02/02/2007 9:12:39 PM PST
by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
(Well, it's 2007. Time to get ready for 2008.)
To: SmithL
Tourk would resign as campaign manager, but continue to be paid his salary out of Newsom's re-election funds until he could find another job.Re-election funds are so handy .
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posted on
02/02/2007 9:14:28 PM PST
by
razorback-bert
(Posted by Time's Man of the Year)
To: raftguide
Just shows that Gavin possesses the lack the class necessary to be an elected official in SF. It is just a democRAT plus on his resume!
Clinton was put on a pedestal for his out wedlock affairs!!
He can go a long way with his hanky-panky behavior. The Dodd/kennedy sandwich did not hurt them a bit either!!!
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posted on
02/02/2007 9:15:02 PM PST
by
danamco
To: SmithL
How dare him have an affair with the opposite sex!
To: SmithL
![](http://images.news14.com/media/2007/2/2/images/02ruby_tourk.jpg)
Ruby Rippey-Tourk
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posted on
02/02/2007 9:29:37 PM PST
by
endthematrix
(Both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought.)
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