Gavin Newsom: Don't Overlook Arts Education

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California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom emphasizes the importance of including arts and creativity in a science, technology, engineering and mathematics educational foundation. Urging educators not to let lack of money be an excuse, Newsom asks, "What would you do if you knew you could not fail?"

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Gavin Newsom was elected as the 49th Lieutenant Governor of the State of California on November 2, 2010. His top priorities are economic development and job creation, improving access to higher education, and maintaining California's environmental leadership. Prior to being elected Lieutenant Governor, he served two-terms as Mayor of San Francisco. Under his leadership, the economy grew and jobs were created. The City became a center for biotech and clean tech. He initiated a plan to bring universal health care to all of the City's uninsured residents. And Newsom aggressively pursued local solutions to global climate change. In the final days of his second term as Mayor, Newsom led a historic drive to host the 2013 America's Cup, one of the largest and most prestigious sporting events in the world, which is expected to generate roughly 8,000 jobs and $1.2 billion for the local and state economy.

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[TheLonelyImmortal]

You remind me of Bill Clinton. STOP IT.

[MLP88]

1:20 - 2:00 What? Couldn't follow. Too distracted by his new and brilliantly executed Bill Clinton style. Tone ~ hands ~ pauses ~ don't take too much credit.

Perfect. And I like Bill Clinton. This isn't a cheap shot.

[SezSays]

this sounds too good to be true. whats the catch?

[migkillertwo]

pat bateman haircut?

[JJLatBIM]

Jeez, this guy can't stop evangelizing. He says when they started Healthy SF the city HAD massive budget deficits, as if that's no longer the case. SF still has massive budget deficits. Healthy SF has VERY limited eligibility and services. It's nowhere near "universal" health care. Oh, and SF has laid of thousands of public workers and cut budgets all over. Keep up the good work Gavin.

[b88104044]

fair content, but he talked like a high school team capt trying to lead when coach not around, unbearable...

[Ramsez]

great speech

[Antoshik81]

@shmiggen Essentianlly yes, it's called Healthy San Francisco, and it seems to work fairly well. But then again, not many cities in the US are as affluent as SF, so the same model may not work just as well in other places.

[Tokopol]

@ProtagonistNonTheist I would say not. He was raised as a Roman Catholic and isn't particularly observant now, so I don't think any bombastic preaching has had a role in forming his public persona. In general, he's just a canny and smooth public figure. I can say that a lot of what preachers incorporate into speaking is taught as public speaking in general, so how he presents something orally can simply be seen as overall good speaking. Those qualities you listed aren't exclusive to preachers.

[ProtagonistNonTheist]

Am I the only one with enough church experience to notice that he sounds EXACTLY like a preacher in this video? Did he used to preach? If not, he definitely goes to church because the style of speaking, the vocal inflection, the pauses, etc etc, sounds just like a preacher. Annoying.....