Sources Point to Brown's Wife As Voice Heard Calling Whitman A "Whore"

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FOX News:

People with knowledge of what happened inside the room say the voice heard calling Meg Whitman a "whore" is none other than Jerry Brown's wife.

The slur was part of a voicemail revealed on Thursday, wherein Jerry Brown called a Los Angeles police union seeking support. Brown evidently thought he had hung up, but the recording continued and an impromptu campaign strategy session ensued.

During the conversation someone called Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman a "whore," for allegedly cutting a deal with the police union in exchange for their endorsement.

The Brown campaign is making no official comment on the matter, however people with knowledge of what went on in the room tell Fox News that the voice heard on tape calling Meg Whitman a "whore" is Jerry Brown's wife, Anne Gust Brown.

"The person who said that word is someone who can't be fired... Jerry's wife can't be fired." said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Many people who have heard the tape think one of the voices uttering the slur is actually Jerry Brown, which will lead some to conclude that the Brown campaign is attempting to insulate the candidate by fingering the only person within the camp who could take the blame without being fired, the candidate's spouse.

Who else, after all, could be publicly forgiven for causing such a huge distraction in the final days of one of the most expensive and interesting races in the entire 2010 midterm election?

[Sanguine]

Jerry Brown's wife is a man? Sure sounded like a man saying it.

[SrWoodchuck]

Jerry Brown's wife is a man? Sure sounded like a man saying it.

Ahem.........er......that sort of thing is allowed in Cali now, isn't it?

[Casino67]

 

I report, you decide.

[pollyannaish]

I see. So we will say it is a non-political wife so it takes the pressure off the candidate.

 

Ah. Cute.

 

Another example of taking responsibility for oneself when one has done something wrong.

 

Just say you were wrong to do it and APOLOGIZE.

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She is definitely not a non-political wife...

 

That helpful woman was Anne Gust Brown, the candidate's partner of 20 years and wife of five, who does far more than make sure Brown's tie is on straight.

 

Gust has, in fact, emerged as one of Brown's closest political confidants in the most high-profile and expensive race in the country this year.

 

She's a valued member of the 72-year-old Democratic candidate's brain trust, consulting with Brown and campaign manager Steve Glazer on political strategy.

 

She also oversees the campaign's fundraising, helps manage the office staff, does data entry and makes coffee on occasion.

 

In Brown's day job as state attorney general, Gust works as an unpaid senior adviser, consulting on legal issues and tag-teaming with Brown to question attorneys.

 

It's a big change for a woman who spent much of her career in a high-powered business role, most noticeably as the chief administrative officer for clothing retailer Gap Inc. She began her political work in 2006, when she helped Brown win the attorney general's race.

 

If Brown defeats Republican rival Meg Whitman in November, his 52-year-old wife says she expects to be an unpaid adviser in the administration.

[pollyannaish]

Oh, you are right. She's definitely not. I just think that's what they are trying to imply.

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If he gets back in, I think we can expect the Mrs. to run next time.

[pollyannaish]

If he gets back in, I think we can expect the Mrs. to run next time.

 

Heh. I thought she was the candidate this time.