Yesterday, I wrote about how the socialist class looks down it's nose at the working class, while demanding fealty and obedience from the working class. That story was about a professor who found the construction workers who walked into the coffee shop "loud" and taking up too much space.
Socialists don't understand the working class, of course, because they've never been a member of the working class. Today's socialists are all, by and large, rich, privileged, and spoiled theater kids who haven't done an honest day's work in their lives.
We have a long history of these supposed supporters of the working class treating their subordinates like garbage. Rep. Katie Porter would scream at staff, and go on "crazed rampages" targeting quieter staff with a Jekyll-and-Hyde temperament.
Kamala Harris, who was a heartbeat away from the presidency, had a 91 percent turnover rate in her office. A former intern said Harris would frequently drop the f-word, berate staff, and require staff to stand and use formal greetings. Junior staff had restricted eye contact.
And Sen. Amy Klobuchar would throw objects at her staff, and her office was noted for an environment of "explosive rage, humiliation" and one that was "controlled by fear, anger, and shame." It was so bad that late Sen. Harry Reid reportedly spoke to her about it.
So it's really not a surprise that a former employee of Francesca Hong is saying Hong wasn't the best boss.
Holy smokes
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) August 4, 2026
I dug up this review from a former employee of Francesca Hong:
“You couldn’t pay me enough money to work for her again.”
Yikes! Did Francesca abuse her staff??? pic.twitter.com/uXqmqWAOaB
"Having worked for Matt, I have a hard time believing this story," the post reads. "I've never seen him talk rudely to anyone. The other half of ownership, on the other hand ... good grief. You couldn't pay me enough money to work for her again."
The Matt likely refers to Matt Morris, Hong's ex-husband and co-owner/chef of Morris Raman, a Madison restaurant that opened in 2016. The business closed in 2024.
Hong said the service industry is rooted in white supremacy, that tipping is racist and white supremacist, and that the industry has "kept wages low for black people for a very long time."
In 2020, Hong wrote she was running for office because "my whole industry is at stake."
Here's some of what she wrote:
Our industry as a whole is in desperate need of restructuring, but guess what? So is our government. The ability of the restaurant business to meaningfully change depends heavily on politics—and on the outcome of this next election. The inequities across every sector of the hospitality industry—and our deep roots in white supremacy—have been exposed, but none of the structural changes we need to make will be sustainable without shifts in economic and social policy. From immigrant rights and protecting farm workers to minimum wage laws, health care, and small business subsidies, it all comes back to the policies that shaped restaurants and how normalized they have become.
Let’s stop having the conversation about going back to normal. Normal is no longer relevant. Normal was not okay. Normal was not good enough. Normal was 17-hour days of line-cooking so I could barely make rent. Normal was employees relying on a tip from a customer to make a decent living wage. Normal was substance abuse, anxiety, and other mental health illnesses pervading our workers.
How can someone who has so much disdain for her industry treat employees well? Or, conversely, knowing the industry has problems, why didn't Hong make an effort to treat her employees better? To make the changes she wants to see in the service industry start at her restaurant?
The answer is simple: Hong, like all socialists, wants these things mandated by the government. Much in the same way Democrats demand higher taxes for the rich but never voluntarily send more of their own money to the IRS, they expect government to tell them what to do.
Additionally, the policies socialists support actually hurt the working class. When California raised the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20, people lost hours, lost jobs, and restaurants closed. When billionaire taxes go into effect, the rich stop buying things like cars and boats and other luxuries, putting the employees in those sectors out of work, too. The ripple effect of socialism is deep and unyielding.
And socialists do not care. Their agenda comes first, and if you lose your job, your home, your freedom, or your life, it's a sacrifice they're more than willing to make. So it's not surprising that Hong wasn't the best boss. She isn't the best candidate and she won't be the best governor.
Editor’s Note: The 2026 Midterms will determine the fate of President Trump’s America First agenda. Republicans must maintain control of both chambers of Congress.
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