Devine Musings on Senate District 3

by Be_Devine [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

My views about Senate District 3 could not be more clear. In an epic story of self-importance, I've described Carole Migden's numerous disdainful violations of California law and how she is now assisting the Republican-led effort to overturn California's valuable campaign finance laws.  I explained why it would have been ruinious for the Party if the CDP had endorsed Migden. Most recently, I described Migden's meltdown just prior to being booed off the stage at the CDP Women's Caucus after she questioned the gender identity of a group of Leno supporters by questioning "Are those women? They look like heavy guys to me." *(see update on the flip) Transphobic much? 

So it should come as no surprise that I just finished raising a glass (or several) to toast the CDP with Beth Spotswood and Sweet Melissa.  The result was a decisive victory for Mark Leno.  Not only did over 70 percent of the entire floor vote against endorsing Carole Migden, but over 60 percent of the entire floor voted to endorse Mark Leno.

What surprised me the most about the SD-03 caucus was not anything Migden did.  Her insane antics will never cease to give me fodder to write, but they no longer can surprise me.  Instead, it was the fact that Joe Nation did not even bother to show up to ask for the Party's nomination.  I understand that he was at the convention.  He was asked to speak (or have a representative speak on his behalf) at the caucus prior to the endorsement vote.  For some reason, he did not even bother.  Now, we all know that Nation had no shot of getting the nomination (he got one vote in the caucus).  But jeez, Nation, could you have bothered to walk a few steps away and pretend like you're trying?  Perhaps, in the end, his tome will be titled 'The Audacity of Defeat.'

* UPDATE: Now, after watching the video several times, it seems that what Migden might have actually said was "Are those women?  They look like femmy guys to me." I'm not sure which is worse - "heavy guys" or "femmy guys"?  Whether her comments are homophobic or transphobic, there is simply so reason to question someone's gender identity.  Whether they are man, women, "heavy guys," "femmy guys," or otherwise, the Senator should respect people as human beings and not barrage them with insulting taunts from the podium.