Sad, but respectfully understood.

Dear Friend:

It is with great regret I announce today that I am withdrawing from the race for governor of California. With a young family and responsibilities at city hall, I have found it impossible to commit the time required to complete this effort the way it needs to — and should be — done.

This is not an easy decision. But it is one made with the best intentions for my wife, my daughter, the residents of the city and county of San Francisco, and California Democrats.

When I embarked on this campaign in April, my goal was to engage thousands and thousands of Californians dedicated to reforming our broken system and bringing change to Sacramento.

I would like to thank those supporters, volunteers, and donors who have worked so hard on my behalf. I have been humbled by their support and am indebted to their efforts. They represent the spirit of change and determination essential to putting California back on the right track.

I will continue to fight for change and the causes and issues for which I care deeply — universal health care, a cleaner environment and a green economy for our families, better education for our children, and, of course, equal rights under the law for all citizens.
Sincerely,

Gavin Newsom

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Major's Moded Story (MMS) of the Day: Guilty Pleasure

Ok... hopfully I can squeeze this one out before I pass out from exhaustion. So a couple of weeks ago it rained... like... hard. In fact it rained so hard you kinda felt like it was Typhoon Ondoy's cousin Pedro who came to visit unannounced; then asks to use the bathroom and pees on the seat.

Just so you have an idea of how hard it rained, the video below is a shot of our balcony at work (that's my friend Meeshi).




Yes... rain water was shooting out from the gutter like a bidet and we were 3 floors up.

Anyways, this MMS is not about Meeshi or the the person who flushed the toilet that backed up the drain; however, this MMS is about Miley Cyrus. That's right... the devil's offspring herself. Her being my guilty pleasure plays an integral part of the story.

I was introduced to this song a few weeks ago at Santa Clara University's Barrio Fiesta. There was a group of little kids --sibling ranging from 8 to 16 years of age-- and they performed this song that day. Amused by their performance I HAD to find out where the song was from.



Catchy, isn't it?

So, I was driving into work that one stormy morning and decided to listen to Elvis's sell-out come back of the Dog House on the new 92.7 KREV (I'm still mad at that, btw). I was about 45 minutes well into my commute passing the exit to City College off the 280 when "Party in the USA" came on. Naturally, I started singing along just before the chorus and the Jay-Z song was on... and the Jay-Z song was on!

GOD I LOVE THAT SONG!

And for the record, I would put my hands up at the time, but I started to hydroplane; as if God reached down and pushed my car into a fishtail frenzy and told me to shut the fuck up! Literally feeling the cool sucked out of me, I turned the radio off and drove the rest of the way to work in silence.

Not like anyone cares, but I wanted to dedicate this entry to Ms. Hannah Montana herself. I couldn't believe it when Kev 1.0 told me she had the H1N1 virus during lunch today. I almost died... not of swine flu though.

Letter to the President

Dear Mr. President,

As serendipitous as this may seem, earlier today my iPod was on shuffle and a familiar track came on I haven't heard in a while, which inspired me to write this letter: Mr. President by Janelle Monae (You might have heard of her since you’re on her youtube channel). I'm writing this letter sitting in my car in the back alley behind the relatively new federal building. Right now I’m watching a homeless man wipe the sweat dripping off his stray dog's sagging teat… No Homo.

Anyways, I’m sure you’ve heard the gamut of reactions from the critiques in response to today’s events; from Anderson Cooper’s twitter to Michael Binyon’s video commentary on Sky News, you MUST be exhausted from all this like being caught up in a porn storm. I imagine it feeling like you're on The Onion, doesn't it? To be honest this came as a shock to me myself. After reading about you on CNN.com I was waiting for the part of the article that reads they were giving away the Nobel Peace Prize on the radio this morning and you were the 10th caller.

A little premature...don't you agree?

I took the liberty of quoting a part of your half-ass'd acceptance speech from this morning, which I'm sure an intern written up.

...the Nobel Peace Prize has not just been used to honor specific achievement; it's also been used as a means to give momentum to a set of causes. And that is why I will accept this award as a call to action...

~Pres. Barack O.

(This coming from a man whose wife let Stevie Wonder trip on stage and left him for dead.)

Ok ok ok... I understand that you were innately saving face and trying to make sense of this nonsense; however, you must admit that the politicos at the redstate have a valid point. If the deadline to turn in nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize was 12 days after you took office, then what the hell was the committee going by? ... I'm gonna need a few words with Mr. Jagland.

Half way convinced this was either an oversight or the biggest Punk'd Ashton Kutcher has pulled off since the conception of the show; I had to look up the rules and regulation on how the Nobel Peace Prize winner is decided before I slit my wrists at work.

...I'll be damned... the homeless guy is staring at his dogs steamy pile of shit.

I found out Alfred Nobel stipulated in his will (1895) that the peace prize should go "to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between the nations and the abolition or reduction of standing armies and the formation and spreading of peace congresses."

I guess you have a formidable road ahead of you.

If God created the heavens and the earth in 7 days, I guess winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 12 days isn't so unattainable. You should write a book, "How to win the Nobel Peace Prize by the time your Master Cleanse is over." It'll be the next Oprah's Book Club hit.

So, I suppose a congratulations is in order. Congratulations on the award and thank you. Thank you for not having a false sense of self accomplishment.

Best Regards,

Me

p.s. Someone wanted me to pass on a message:

“YO OBAMA, I’M GONNA LET YOU FINISH, BUT I JUST WANNA SAY THAT MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAS THE BEST NOBEL PRIZE WINNER OF ALL TIME.”

~Kanye West