{"id":2117502,"date":"2023-12-06T13:36:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T18:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gavin-newsom-cancels-public-christmas-tree-lighting-ceremony-rather-than-face-protesters\/"},"modified":"2023-12-06T13:38:50","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T18:38:50","slug":"gavin-newsom-cancels-public-christmas-tree-lighting-ceremony-rather-than-face-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gavin-newsom-cancels-public-christmas-tree-lighting-ceremony-rather-than-face-protesters\/","title":{"rendered":"Gavin Newsom cancels Xmas tree lighting due to potential protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgavin-newsom-cancels-public-christmas-tree-lighting-ceremony-rather-than-face-protesters%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2117502&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Democratic \u200cParty&#8217;s Woke Narcissists: Gavin Newsom Cancels Public Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Rather Than Face Protesters<\/h2>\n<p>The\u200c Democratic Party \u2064has created \u200dsmall armies of woke narcissists. In that sense, the party\u2019s leaders have molded their followers in their own image. Now, however, some\u2064 of those leaders stand poised to pay the \u200dprice.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/article\/california-capitol-christmas-tree-lighting-ceremony-virtual\/46042922\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KCRA-TV<\/a> reported that Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of California had opted \u2064against holding an in-person Christmas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christmas-tree-arrives-at-rockefeller-center\/\" title=\"Christmas tree arrives at Rockefeller Center\">tree lighting<\/a> ceremony\u200c in \u2062Sacramento as originally scheduled for that evening.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2063 short, Newsom \u200dbowed\u200b to pro-Palestinian protesters, a \u200bgroup \u200bthat in recent weeks has repeatedly \u200ddemonstrated its collective \u2064narcissism.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAs \u200bwe continue \u200bto see protests across \u200cthe country impacting the safety of events of all scales\u200b \u2014 and \u200bfor the\u2064 safety\u2064 and security of \u200call participating members and guests including children \u200band families \u2014 the ceremony this year will\u2063 be virtual,\u201d a spokesperson for the governor said Tuesday. \u201cViewers can tune \u200cin Wednesday evening to watch this year\u2019s festivities.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In one sense, the relocation\u2064 of this \u200dparticular ceremony to an online-only\u200c setting is no great loss. After all, Newsom had already bowed to the woke mob.<\/p>\n<p>According\u200c to\u200d KCRA, the\u2063 evening will feature \u201ca blessing from\u2063 the chairman\u2062 of the Wilton \u200cRancheria tribe, \u200ba performance from \u2063the Oakland Interfaith \u2064Gospel Choir,\u201d and a\u2064 tree lighting by the governor and \u200b\u201cfirst partner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gavin-newsoms-wife-save-husband-desantis-debate-beatdown-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jennifer Siebel Newsom<\/a>\u201d along with \u201cspecial guest Harley Goodpasture, a\u2063 5-year-old who will become\u200c the \u2063first Native American \u2064child to assist with the ceremony.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Interfaith \u200cchoirs, \u201cfirst partners\u201d and participants chosen because of their race \u2014 everything a Christmas tree lighting needs\u2063 for\u2062 those who\u200c wish \u2064to display their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-city-in-crisis-mode-after-getting-what-they-asked-for\/\" title=\"New York City in Crisis Mode After Getting What They Asked For\">perceived moral superiority<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom, \u2063of course, would have \u200dloved to showcase his \u2063woke piety outdoors as scheduled. Alas, pro-Palestinian protesters foiled his plans.<\/p>\n<p>In fact \u2014 in\u2064 an \u200bodd \u200cway \u2014 Yassar Dahbour\u200b of\u200b the Sacramento Regional \u200dCoalition\u200b for Palestinian Rights exposed Newsom as a hypocrite.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cGovernor\u200c Newsom decided to cancel the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/annual-christmas-tree-lighting-thrown-into-chaos-as-pro-palestinian-mob-arrives\/\" title=\"Christmas Tree Lighting Descends into Chaos as Pro-Palestinian Mob Arrives\">tree lighting\u200c ceremony<\/a> rather than face the public\u200d that is enraged \u2062by his\u2063 shameful silence on the genocide in \u200cGaza. This\u200d certainly doesn\u2019t add up with\u2064 his past stance with Native Americans,\u201d Dahbour said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Will Newsom run for president?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Will Newsom run for president?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n    <label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n    <label>No<\/label><br \/>\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>      Completing\u200c this poll \u200dentitles you to \u2064The Western Journal news updates free\u200b of charge via email.\u2063 You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> \u2063 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 67%\">\n<p>      \u200c\u2063   Yes: 67%\u200c (2 Votes)\n    <\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 33%\">\n<p>      \u2062     No: 33% (1 Votes)<br \/>\n   \u2064\n    <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Thus, \u2062we see the woke chickens coming home\u2062 to\u2062 roost. Newsom, \u2064the protester implied, cares about natives only for appearance\u2019s sake. Dahbour got that much \u200dcorrect.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, most \u200dof what Newsom says and does reflects his concern for \u2064optics. \u2062After all, despite his obvious failures as\u2063 governor of a collapsing state, his name consistently comes up as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-tells-newsom-job-one-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">potential replacement<\/a> \u200c for \u200cPresident\u2063 Joe Biden \u2063as the Democratic Party\u2019s 2024 presidential nominee.<\/p>\n<p>And it makes no sense.\u200b Newsom\u2019s governorship has proved so catastrophic \u200cthat he now amounts\u2064 to a punchline.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, thanks\u2064 to\u200b Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, we now\u2063 have the Gavin Newsom \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/newsom-debate-takes-brutal-turn-opponent-pulls-brown-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poop\u2064 map<\/a>,\u201d a memorable reminder that the California governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/newsoms-real-reason-san-francisco-cleanup-may-even-cynical-previously-thought\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cleaned \u2064up<\/a> San Francisco for the arrival of a communist dictator\u2063 but not for \u200bthe U.S. citizens who actually live in that once-great city.<\/p>\n<p>Still, despite his \u2063failures, Newsom might have \u200dpresidential aspirations. And for that reason, he undoubtedly wants to \u200davoid another public embarrassment of the kind that pro-Palestinian protesters would provide.<\/p>\n<p>The cancellation of the public Christmas tree lighting ceremony, however, has other implications.<\/p>\n<p>It reminds us of a question Canadian psychologist and conservative commentator Jordan Peterson has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jordan-peterson-stuns-mahers-audience-silence-explaining-dems-pay-price\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asked<\/a>: \u201cWhen does the left go too\u200d far?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last month, pro-Palestinian protesters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/annual-christmas-tree-lighting-thrown-chaos-pro-palestinian-mob-arrives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disrupted<\/a> \u2062 a \u200cChristmas \u2063tree lighting in Seattle. A similar and more violent scene\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-nyc-rockefeller-christmas-tree-lighting-erupts-violence-pro-palestinian-protesters-clash-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">erupted<\/a> \u200b five days later at New York \u200dCity\u2019s Rockefeller \u2062Center.<\/p>\n<p>I think we can\u200d safely \u200bconclude that disrupting a Christmas tree lighting ceremony constitutes going \u201ctoo \u200cfar.\u201d Considering the occasion and the fact that children often attend such ceremonies, that\u2063 disruption requires a special kind of narcissism.<\/p>\n<p>How ironic,\u200c therefore, that a narcissist governor must hide from the many little narcissists his party \u2062has unleashed.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p <br \/>\n<h2> How does the \u2063cancellation of the Christmas\u200c tree lighting ceremony reflect \u2064Newsom&#8217;s prioritization\u2063 of fringe\u2062 groups over the majority of Californians?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200dSantis-debate-beatdown-report\/&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; \u2064rel=&#8221;noopener&#8221;>DeSantis Debate Beatdown<\/a>,\u201d referring\u2062 to Newsom&#8217;s poor handling \u200bof the COVID-19 pandemic in California compared to the effective leadership of DeSantis in Florida. Newsom is known for his strict lockdowns and\u2064 mandates, which\u2063 have devastated \u200dsmall businesses and caused a mass\u200d exodus of residents from the state.<\/p>\n<p>The cancellation of\u2064 the Christmas tree lighting ceremony is just another example of Newsom \u2062prioritizing the whims of a\u200c vocal minority over the interests \u200cand well-being of the majority of Californians. Instead of standing up \u2062to\u200c protesters and ensuring that the event takes place, Newsom chooses\u200c to retreat and cancel the ceremony altogether.<\/p>\n<p>This decision is \u200dindicative of the Democratic Party&#8217;s \u200cembrace \u200cof woke ideology and \u200cits willingness to pander to fringe groups at the expense of common traditions and values. The pro-Palestinian protesters \u200bwho forced Newsom&#8217;s hand are part of \u2064a larger movement that \u2064seeks to delegitimize and demonize the state of \u2062Israel. Their demands have nothing to do with the Christmas tree\u2062 lighting\u200b ceremony, yet Newsom caves\u2062 to their\u200b pressure and cancels the event.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic Party&#8217;s woke\u2064 narcissists,\u200c like Newsom, are \u2062more \u200dconcerned \u2064with virtue signaling\u2064 and catering to the far-left\u200b than with \u2063governing effectively\u2063 and \u2062serving the\u200b best interests of the \u200cAmerican people. They prioritize \u200dsymbolism\u2062 over \u200dsubstance and are\u2063 willing to sacrifice long-standing traditions and values in order to appease the \u200ddemands of radical activist groups.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom&#8217;s decision \u2063to cancel the Christmas tree lighting ceremony is a clear illustration of the \u200cDemocratic Party&#8217;s\u200c moral bankruptcy\u2063 and its abandonment \u2063of the principles\u2064 that \u200conce made it \u2064a viable alternative to the Republican Party. It\u2063 is a reflection of the party&#8217;s descent into identity politics \u200dand its loss of focus on the issues that truly matter to the American people.<\/p>\n<p>As Newsom \u200dseeks to position himself as a potential \u200dpresidential candidate, it is important\u2062 for voters to remember his track\u2064 record \u2063as governor of\u200d California. His failed leadership and \u200bdisregard for the concerns \u200cand \u2064well-being of \u200dCalifornians should disqualify him from consideration\u200c for any higher office.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dcancellation of the Christmas tree lighting ceremony may seem like a\u200c minor event, but it \u200dis indicative of\u2062 a larger problem within the Democratic Party. The party&#8217;s woke narcissists and their obsession with identity politics \u2064are driving\u2062 a \u200dwedge between Americans \u200dand undermining the values that once united us. \u200dIt is time for\u200b voters to reject this toxic ideology and demand leaders who prioritize the\u200b needs and interests of the\u200c American people over \u200cthe demands of radical activist groups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Democratic Party bred armies of self-absorbed woke individuals, mirroring their leaders. But now, consequences loom. 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