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Newsom is often accused of being an empty suit—all teeth and hair gel.
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Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
And Barry the man, especially during the 10-year height of his crime spree, remains a cipher, an empty suit, a literary type rather than a real character — a figure bereft of purpose, ideas and compelling pathos.
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Carl Hoffman,
Washington Post,
24 June 2024
Seinfeld plays Bob Cabana, the company’s head of development (loosely based on William Post), and Jim Gaffigan is Edsel Kellogg III, the head of the company, who’s still just a blowhard of an empty suit because all his success is inherited.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
3 May 2024
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Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
And Barry the man, especially during the 10-year height of his crime spree, remains a cipher, an empty suit, a literary type rather than a real character — a figure bereft of purpose, ideas and compelling pathos.
—
Carl Hoffman,
Washington Post,
24 June 2024
Seinfeld plays Bob Cabana, the company’s head of development (loosely based on William Post), and Jim Gaffigan is Edsel Kellogg III, the head of the company, who’s still just a blowhard of an empty suit because all his success is inherited.
—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
3 May 2024
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“Empty suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empty%20suit. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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