In the world of politics, I’ve learned there are two kinds of moments: the carefully crafted theater, and the ones where the mask slips. It is in those rare, unguarded instances that we see the truth behind the teleprompter. An off-the-cuff remark or a clumsy attempt to connect with an audience can reveal more about a politician’s soul than a thousand scripted speeches ever could. These are the moments that matter, for they show us what our leaders truly believe about the very people they seek to rule.
For the modern liberal elite, these slips often expose a deep-seated contempt for the everyday American. They see voters not as individuals endowed with God-given rights and unique talents, but as, let’s be honest, problems to be managed and pandered to with condescending rhetoric. This week, as he tests the waters for a 2028 presidential run, California Governor Gavin Newsom provided a masterclass in this accidental honesty.
From ‘Breitbart’:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Racist) basically told a group of black voters in Georgia, Vote for me. I’m stupid just like you!
While out promoting his autobiography and his likely 2028 presidential campaign, Newsom started out with the usual-usual pandering Democrats employ with black voters. Then it quickly devolved into the kind of racist condescension we’ve seen from modern-day Democrats, reaching back to when they created the Jim Crow South…
“I’m not trying to impress you. I’m just trying to impress upon you I’m like you. I’m no better than you. I’m a 960 SAT guy. And I’m not trying to offend anyone; trying to act all there if you got 940. But literally a 960 SAT guy. You’ve never seen me read a speech because I cannot read a speech. Maybe I’m in the wrong business to be in.”
The Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations
I had to read that twice to believe it was real. I mean… what was he thinking!? Speaking to a Black audience in Georgia, Newsom’s brilliant strategy for “connecting” was to suggest that they must share his own self-professed academic mediocrity and reading struggles. Seriously, what focus group told him this was a winning strategy? As rapper Nicki Minaj astutely observed, he wasn’t just delivering a foolish message; he was “LITERALLY SLOW-ING-DOWN-HIS-SPEECH to make them understand the words that are coming out of his mouth!!!!”
This is the left’s worldview laid bare. It is what Senator Ted Cruz correctly identified as “the soft bigotry of low expectations.” In Newsom’s mind, the way to bond with Black Americans is to imply they are a low-achieving underclass. He sees a group of people and assumes intellectual deficiency, not strength, aspiration, or intelligence. It is a profoundly racist and insulting perspective, yet it is the quiet assumption that animates so much of modern liberal policy.
A Phony From the Privileged Class
The spectacle is made all the more pathetic by Newsom’s own background. This, from a man who has never had to worry about a single bill in his entire pampered life. He is a product of the Getty oil fortune, a man whose entire existence has been a gilded journey from one elite institution to another. For him to stand before any audience and pretend to be a struggling common man is laughable, but to do so as a cynical ploy for minority votes is downright offensive.
I’ve seen President Trump connect with a crowd. That energy is real and unscripted. What Newsom is doing here? This feels like a bad high school play. President Trump has never hidden his success or apologized for his wealth. He is who he is, and American voters of all backgrounds have rewarded that authenticity. They prefer a confident leader who respects their intelligence over a phony populist who talks down to them with patronizing pity. Newsom tried to run from his privilege, and in doing so, he only revealed his own shallowness.
This is the mindset that has turned California into a failed state, and it is the very same contemptuous worldview they hope to impose on the rest of the nation come 2028. This isn’t just political commentary; it’s a warning. Don’t ever forget what you saw when the mask came off.
Key Takeaways
- Newsom’s gaffe reveals the Left’s condescending view of minority voters.
- Elitist politicians are deeply inauthentic compared to genuine leaders like Trump.
- When exposed, Democrats deflect and attack with shocking indecency.
- The vile invocation of Charlie Kirk shows the Left’s moral bankruptcy.
