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Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Election 2008 Obama Snubs SF Mayor; Revenge Is His

Posted by Dan Savage on Tue, Feb 5 at 11:52 AM

SF’s mayor Gavin Newsom has endorsed Hillary Clinton—well, he’s appearing at her rallies, at any rate. Why isn’t young, liberal, progressive Newsom for young, liberal, progressive Obama? Maybe it’s this.

Gavin Newsom appeared at a “town hall” event on Monday night in San Francisco with Bill Clinton, and today primary eve comments on the Clinton-Newsom relationship (or rather the chill between Newsom and Barack Obama) by former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown have irked gay Obama supporters.
Brown reminded the SF Chronicle of a fundraiser he held for Obama at which Newsom was present, shortly after Newsom’s controversial decision to allow the city to begin issuing marriage certificates to same-sex couples. Said Brown to the Chronicle: “I gave a fundraiser, at his (Obama’s) request at the Waterfront restaurant. And he said to me, he would really appreciate it if he didn’t get his photo taken with my mayor. He said he would really not like to have his picture taken with Gavin.”

The Chronicle adds: “‘I think he has harbored this resentment for years,’ Brown said of Newsom, adding that Obama was reluctant to be seen appearing in San Francisco altogether, much less side by side with the gay-marriage mayor.”

More at Towleroad.

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does anyone else smell bullshit in this willie brown quote? you're not skeptical that this really happened as stated? it doesn't pass the smell test.

why would you try to kneecap obama with some utterly unbelievable junk like this?

Posted by skeptic | February 5, 2008 2:42 PM

i don't know much about this willie brown character, but it looks like he makes a habit of talking a lot of shit and playing loose with the facts in the name of his adultery boy newsom.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/11/27/MNGUO3BQH91.DTL

if it's a contest between what i've seen of obama, and what i've seen from willie brown (and gavin newsom), it's obama all the way.

Posted by skeptic | February 5, 2008 2:51 PM

Dan, I'm REALLY disappointed that you didn't research this before posting it. Willie Brown has conistently engaged in well timed smears in political campaigns. He has ZERO credibility amongst progressives and gays (especially gay progressives) in San Francisco. Anyhow, look at the Clintons' regard. Don'r ask, don't tell. PUL-LEEZE!

Posted by J | February 11, 2008 9:44 AM

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