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Gushing Over Gavin

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04.02.2026

Conservatives have complained about media bias for decades. But there is bias and then there is bias. Lots of major media institutions -- the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN and many others -- are filled with everyday examples of slanted stories. But some, like the still-popular fashion magazines, are on a different level altogether. Consider the new issue of Vogue and its profile of California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The article, by Maya Singer with photos by the renowned celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz, begins with Newsom's final State of the State address. Watching Newsom speak, Singer is awed. "Let's get this out of the way," she writes. "He is embarrassingly handsome, his hair seasoned with silver, at ease with his own eminence ..." As Newsom bashes President Donald Trump, he "shakes his head, seeming more mournful than angry. Seeming, yes, presidential."

Singer says that Newsom's sheer magnetism "must drive Trump nuts." Why? Newsom is "lithe, ardent, energetic, a glimmer of optimism in his eye; Kennedy-esque. Add to that his stunning wife and four adorable kids, and the executive strut of a self-made millionaire who has spent the past seven years at the helm of a state big, complex, and rich enough to be a nation of its own."

Kennedy-esque! It has been 65 years since John F. Kennedy entered the........

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