Posted on 12/09/2025 8:36:36 PM PST by bitt
A podcast clip from earlier this year featuring Tim Walz and Gavin Newsom is going viral again, and for good reason: it’s pure comedy gold.
The two Democratic governors sat down for an episode of This Is Gavin Newsom back in March, and during their 50-minute conversation, they briefly shared their thoughts on masculinity. Yes, masculinity. The irony already writes itself.
Because real men sit and talk about masculinity all the time.
In the now-viral clip, Walz claimed that the critics who come after him aren’t upset about policy differences or leadership failures. No, Walz said it’s because they “feel threatened” by his brand of masculinity. “I think some of us scare them,” he told Newsom, adding, “I think I scare them a little bit. That’s why they spend so much time on me.”
He was dead serious, too.
But, I don’t think even Newsom believed him because he started laughing. And Walz had to snap back with, “No, I’m serious!”
During their conversation, Newsom set the stage by talking about “toxic masculinity” and the need to separate it from masculinity itself. It’s a familiar progressive trope—criticize “toxic” masculinity while pretending to celebrate the real thing… and then, of course, failing miserably to do that. Remember his infamous pheasant hunting trip during the 2024 presidential campaign? He was so desperate to prove he was a manly man who hunts, yet the only thing he proved was that he had no idea how to handle a shotgun. Of course, my favorite masculinity fail was when Walz played Madden 25 with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to prove how manly he was, and said that Ocasio-Cortez can “run a man pick six,” even though you don’t actually run a pick-six. Walz was supposedly a football coach once, yet he didn’t know that you
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Well they do scare me. But its because they are vicious nasty monsters. Like poisonous spiders.
and.....they’re gay!
If anything Waltz scares them in a drag queen/poofty fairy kind of way.
Hey Timid Timmy, do you still browbeat your family?
They’re BOTH corrupt, lying, money grubbing pussies!
Is his identity a Command Sergeant Major of artillery?
And they said Kamala Harris’ husband was redefining masculinity...he can’t hold a candle to these guys.
Such a great show. “Don’t be mad ‘Twan!”
50 minutes? I couldn’t take 5 minutes of either of them, but both together? Not even 5 seconds.
Agree. And both have been elected and re-elected by the voters.
Depressing.
(Scene: Two leather armchairs on a stage. Gavin Newsom sits with his trademark grin, Tim Walz leans forward earnestly.)
Walz: You know, Gavin, people think they’re upset with me because of policy differences or leadership failures. But that’s not it. No, it’s because they feel threatened by my brand of masculinity.
Newsom: (raises an eyebrow) Your… brand of masculinity?
Walz: Exactly. I scare them. I can see it in their eyes. They look at me and think, “That’s a man who redefines what it means to be strong.”
Newsom: (chuckles) Tim, are you serious?
Walz: Dead serious. I mean, when I coached football, I wasn’t just teaching plays—I was teaching manhood. And when I play Madden with AOC, that’s not just gaming, that’s demonstrating dominance.
Newsom: (laughs, trying to hold it in) Tim, I don’t think anyone’s trembling because you threw a digital pick-six.
Walz: (leaning in, voice dropping) Gavin, masculinity isn’t about hunting trips or lifting weights. It’s about… vibes. My vibes are intimidating.
Newsom: (smirks) Vibes? Tim, I once tried to demonstrate my ruggedness by pheasant hunting, and the only thing I proved was that I shouldn’t be trusted with a shotgun.
Walz: (waves hand dismissively) That’s nothing compared to Schumer. Remember when he invited the press to watch him barbecue hamburgers? Cheese slapped on raw patties, like he’d never seen a grill before. That’s the opposite of masculinity. If anyone should host a cookout to prove their manhood, it’s me. I’d show them what a true masculine cookout looks like.
Newsom: (pauses, then bursts out laughing) Tim, I thought you were joking. But you’re actually convinced you’re scaring people with… vibes and burgers?
Walz: (straightens up, proud) Masculine vibes. And properly grilled patties.
Newsom: (grinning, leaning back) Tim, if your masculinity hinges on Madden scores and burger technique… maybe you should stick to vibes. At least vibes don’t give people food poisoning.
Regards,
b
btt
Anything he can get his mouth around. The driveshaft excites him, but it's a bit too big.
And I REALLY thought it was the Bee...!
And they both have a type of jazz hands, too.
Both of these two losers can hit the bricks as far as I’m conconcerned.
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