Posted on 01/09/2025 4:17:39 PM PST by SmokingJoe
Sky News has had a knack these past few days for being in the right place at the right time to catch California's Democrat politicians embarrassing themselves as large parts of their state are decimated by out-of-control wildfires.
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, fresh off her boondoggle to Ghana, was caught at an L.A.-area airport by a Sky News reporter who asked her to comment on why she was AWOL as her city burned.
REPORTER: "Do you owe citizens an apology for being absent while their homes were burning?"
MAYOR KAREN BASS: *Silence*
REPORTER: "Do you regret cutting the fire department budget by millions of dollars?"
MAYOR: *Silence*
REPORTER: "Have you nothing to say? @ElonMusk says that you're incompetent. Are you considering your position?"
MAYOR: *Silence, walks away*
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California's governor, Gavin Newsom, had his own "Karen Bass moment" Thursday as Sky News caught him being accosted by a desperate woman—from what appeared to be the Pacific Palisades area—who wanted some answers from him. Instead of providing her with answers or reassurances, Newsom instead pretended he was on the phone with Joe Biden.
WOMAN: Governor! Governor! I live here, governor. That was my daughter's school. Will you tell me what you're going to do.
NEWSOM: I'm literally talking to the president right now to specifically answer the question of what we can do for you and your daughter.
WOMAN: Can I hear? Can I hear your call? Because I don't believe it. At this point, Newsom seems desperate to not talk to his constituent and starts fidgeting with his phone. It's quite obvious that he'd rather be anywhere else than with this devastated woman who fears for her community.
NEWSOM: I'm sorry. I've tried literally like five times, that's why I'm walking around trying to make the call.
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With no one answering the phone?
How pathetic can he get?
Not much more, I’d say.
The President is already down for his nap; nice try, though.
There is nothing of consequence to talk to on the other end anyway.
Potatoes aren’t the greatest conversationalists.
He should have said that he was trying to get ahold of President Trump.
These public images can be devastating if either Bass or Newsom seeks other elective office.
These fires may well damage their political careers .
Should have been a call from French Laundry to ask if he want additional guests for his reservation.
Guess this replaces the old word to a secretary “Call me in 5 minutes with a phony urgent message so I can dump this turkey.”
This could be Newsom’s bunny suit or helmeted midget in a tank moment. The moment that his presidential aspirations evaporate right in front of his face. It only takes one move like that and he goes from media darling to laughing stock.
They’re not into public service as in serving the people. They just give that lip service. What they are into is serving themselves using taxpayer money and graft.
They’re disgusting.
Agree. Embarrassing moment in a terrible week for him.
I think he’s sunk for 2028. Sunk as much as Ted Kennedy’s car in Chappaquiddick.
Whoa, that was brutal all right. Maybe he should have tried calling Trump instead.
Newsom should steer clear of LA, hair gel is flammable.
Was he on his Mickey Mouse phone?
“Donald said, aw shucks!”
1888-COR-NPOP....
Yeah, Newsome was trying to call the president of the teachers union to find out what he was supposed to say
“This could be Newsome’s bunny suit or helmeted midget in a tank moment.”
It certainly should be, but, ‘28 is three+ years away. And we know the media is so thoroughly corrupted, ahem Biden crime family, so most likely not.
A trick he learned from Kamala
Malibu Coast with the most expensive homes in the USA is completely gone.
https://x.com/teslaownersSV/status/1877516381442171278?t=y2cdKvBJKXQB_eYJ1XVFcw&s=19
Can’t say much about such a pathetic incompetent poser like Newscum. Deserving to be cast away on the slag heap of history. The gig is up for democrat and republican scum grifters.
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