https://freerepublic.com/tag/griftergavin/ en-us Fri, 3 Apr 2026 02:42:21 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4373429/posts Mark Twain is rightly considered one of America's best and most beloved writers. His first commercial success was a short story about the California Gold Rush titled The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. Published in 1865, it highlighted people's extraordinary gullibility when a tale is told well enough, and the storyteller can charm his listeners into believing anything. That's a description of the current governor of California and possible next Democratic Party presidential candidate. California Gov. Gavin Newsom was a natural when he ran for governor in 2018. It was like he walked off a movie set and into... https://pjmedia.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4373429/posts#comment Fri, 3 Apr 2026 02:42:21 GMT