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Daly waited months to bash Newsom with cocaine rumor
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| Contributor | Patrick |
| Last Edited | Patrick Jun 25, 2007 11:28am |
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| Media | Newspaper - San Francisco Chronicle |
| News Date | Sunday, June 24, 2007 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | It certainly appeared spontaneous and made for some great theater on both sides, but the truth is, San Francisco Supervisor Chris Daly had been stoking rumors about Mayor Gavin Newsom's supposed cocaine use for months before his outburst last week at the Board of Supervisors.
And for just as long, the mayor and his crew knew it was coming.
One of the earliest hints came in March when Daly made it clear over coffee with us that the mayor's private life was fair game in the upcoming election -- including questions about his drinking, his rehab and his affair with his former campaign manager's wife.
"I don't think it will be any part of the progressive platform,'' Daly said of Newsom's personal foibles, "but I do think that it's within the public domain.
"The mayor still has dozens of questions out there that he still hasn't answered,'' Daly said.
Asked to elaborate, he said, "Have you ever done cocaine with the mayor? Some people have said they have."
Later that day, we called the mayor's office about Daly's allegations and a spokesman flatly denied them. Truth is, he almost seemed eager for Daly to bring it on -- if for no other reason than to watch it boomerang. |
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