It was very clear in Sean Hannity’s recent interview with Gavin Newsom that Newsom is much smarter than most of the other prominent Democrats, many of whom need either a walker or wheelchair to get around or to be accompanied by a therapist in order to face the world.

That does not mean Newsom’s points or arguments are correct. As the Orange County Register put it, “Newsom was prepared.  But … it’s often easier to venture into unfriendly terrain because all you’re looking for are sound bites and conflict. Just argue, dodge and object — Newsom excelled at all three.”

However, my aim here is to reply to one specific remark made by Newsom, a sophistry that is central to the Democrat party strategy to deceive voters (sophistry being the ancient Greek word for the use of fallacious arguments to get their way). 

Hannity asked Newsom about his promise to appoint a black woman to the Senate if Sen. Feinstein is forced to resign (because she is unfit for the job).  Hannity asked if one should not appoint the person most qualified for the job rather than appointing someone, as Biden also did when he appointed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court because of her race and gender.