Gray Davis, Grover Norquist, and a rabbi walk into a conference . . . and get no press coverage!

You know that Oscar Wilde saying, “There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about”? This came to mind with respect to three once-famous people: Gray Davis, Grover Norquist, and a rabbi. Act 1 (2021-2022): I receive emails from some sort of, ummm, I don’t want to call it a “scam” exactly . . . let’s call it a “networking event,” featuring luminaries such as “Gray Davis – Of Counsel, Loeb & Loeb. Fmr. Governor, California. [Los Angeles],” “Grover Norquist – President, Americans for Tax Reform. [Washington, D.C.],” and “David Wolpe – Rabbi, Sinai Temple. [Los Angeles].” It seemed to be a great opportunity–just look at the email: Hello Andrew, We’ve heard a lot of great things about you, which is why you’ve been selected for membership. Dialog members–ranging from scientists to elected politicians, CEOs, artists, economists, media figures, and political dissidents–regularly convene to intellectually challenge each other in…