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Posted: 8/20/2020 8:30:24 AM EDT
Kamala Harris' DNC speech was historic. Now let's stop obsessing over women's 'baggage.'
On Wednesday, Sen. Kamala Harris took the (digital) stage on Night 3 of the Democratic National Convention and delivered what may have been one of the most important speeches of her career. But analysis of her speech accepting the vice presidential nomination is likely to come with a very specific qualifier. Unlike with her onetime rival Sen. Elizabeth Warren, pundits haven't zeroed in on her "likability" — for Harris, it's all about "baggage." Indeed, within hours of Joe Biden's announcing his selection of Harris as his running mate, the murmurs began. View Quote Instead of emphasizing baggage, which essentially all candidates have, we should weigh the people who are vying for our votes the way many Democratic primary voters decided to weigh Joe Biden: by examining their records in full, considering the good and the bad in context and determining whether or not their policy proposals are the best path forward. View Quote In other words, don't look at her past, just look at her future. See how great she is? She's just soooooooo awesome! Record-breaking! First (insert racist descriptor of your choice) to ever! Vice President! First ever! |
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Ignore Kamala's baggage. Focus on Trumps baggage. It's the only way to achieve equality.
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Quoted: LOL not even remotely close. ETA nevermind, sailed right over my head. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Asian and American Indian with a mouthful of African American if I recall? LOL not even remotely close. ETA nevermind, sailed right over my head. Attached File |
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Quoted: Asian and American Indian with a mouthful of African American if I recall? View Quote Attached File |
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A few days ago I noticed her wiki page has barely any mention of her relationship with Willie Brown. It's like half a sentence. I'm curious if there was more on that prior to her nomination
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I mean, Harris ACTUALLY has a black dad and an Indian mom. I don’t have a problem with her claiming to be African American OR Indian American. I just wish she would pick one and stick to it. Warren is just a rich white lady who was an outrageous liar for personal and financial gain. |
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Quoted: ... In other words, don't look at her past, just look at her future. View Quote or "sorry, she's the best we can do." |
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Quoted: I mean, Harris ACTUALLY has a black dad and an Indian mom. I don’t have a problem with her claiming to be African American OR Indian American. I just wish she would pick one and stick to it. Warren is just a rich white lady who was an outrageous liar for personal and financial gain. View Quote I just wish Harris would put a fucking bag over her face when out in public. |
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Quoted: Instead of emphasizing baggage, which essentially all candidates have, we should weigh the people who are vying for our votes the way many Democratic primary voters decided to weigh Joe Biden: by examining their records in full, considering the good and the bad in context and determining whether or not their policy proposals are the best path forward. View Quote In other words, don't look at her past, just look at her future. See how great she is? She's just soooooooo awesome! Record-breaking! First (insert racist descriptor of your choice) to ever! Vice President! First ever! View Quote |
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Quoted: She is both. Her dad was black (from Jamaica) and her mom was Indian (IT not casino). So she can EITHER claim to be Indian-American or African-American (sort of) when it suits her. She is like a racial chameleon. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Can we clear one thing up? Is she Indian (dot) or black? She is both. Her dad was black (from Jamaica) and her mom was Indian (IT not casino). So she can EITHER claim to be Indian-American or African-American (sort of) when it suits her. She is like a racial chameleon. Her dad is maybe half black. His family was one of the largest slave holders in Jamaica |
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Quoted: I mean, Harris ACTUALLY has a black dad and an Indian mom. I don’t have a problem with her claiming to be African American OR Indian American. I just wish she would pick one and stick to it. Warren is just a rich white lady who was an outrageous liar for personal and financial gain. View Quote In these sensitive times, I must take exception to the use of the word 'lady' in this sentence. The rest is correct. |
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Quoted: I mean, Harris ACTUALLY has a black dad and an Indian mom. I don’t have a problem with her claiming to be African American OR Indian American. I just wish she would pick one and stick to it. Warren is just a rich white lady who was an outrageous liar for personal and financial gain. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: She is like a racial chameleon. Like Elizabeth Warren. I mean, Harris ACTUALLY has a black dad and an Indian mom. I don’t have a problem with her claiming to be African American OR Indian American. I just wish she would pick one and stick to it. Warren is just a rich white lady who was an outrageous liar for personal and financial gain. except her black dad is Africa-Jamaican, not African-American |
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Rules for thee and all that...
Dems and their favorite cancel culture can seek to demolish and discredit long dead and buried figures based on one belief or action, while non-ironically saying that the misdeeds and crimes of their current heroes should be "understood in context", or "considered as a small piece of the whole." What a joke. |
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Quoted: Kamala Harris' DNC speech was historic. Now let's stop obsessing over women's 'baggage.' Instead of emphasizing baggage, which essentially all candidates have... by determining whether or not their policy proposals are the best path forward. View Quote View Quote This sounds suspiciously like a reason Trump voters have for voting the way they do. By all means, however, continue to emphasize that he's an asshole like that's not already baked in. |
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The hyphenation of people’s American citizenship needs to stop...
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All that is just a shot across the bow of anyone that plans to point out her baggage that they will be crucified by the leftist media. Sort of in the same vein that anything in The Hafrican's past, when brought up, was decried as "racist" (tm) by the dems and their media lackeys.
Thank goodness Trump's give a shit meter is broken at 0 because the milquetoast GOP sure won't step over the line just like they were afraid to when The Halfrican was in office. |
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The good thing is that she'll never be a viable candidate for any higher office (governor of CA maybe). No more presidency/vice presidency for that PoS after 2020.
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I don’t think it helps our side to blather on about her being “not black” or whatever
she’s a nasty libtard who got spanked in the DNC debate by Tulsi Gabard if she can’t handle that, she’s not ready to be VP i think a better plan of attack is to hammer her record and views on current issues creepy joe might win, but I doubt he can last 4 years, so we need to vote against them in force can you imagine that cunt as commander in chief JMHO . |
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Quoted: except her black dad is Africa-Jamaican, not African-American View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: She is like a racial chameleon. Like Elizabeth Warren. I mean, Harris ACTUALLY has a black dad and an Indian mom. I don't have a problem with her claiming to be African American OR Indian American. I just wish she would pick one and stick to it. Warren is just a rich white lady who was an outrageous liar for personal and financial gain. except her black dad is Africa-Jamaican, not African-American ... |
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It’s 2020. She can be whatever she wants to be. The media says that’s ok.
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Quoted: I don’t think it helps our side to blather on about her being “not black” or whatever she’s a nasty libtard who got spanked in the DNC debate by Tulsi Gabard if she can’t handle that, she’s not ready to be VP i think a better plan of attack is to hammer her record and views on current issues creepy joe might win, but I doubt he can last 4 years, so we need to vote against them in force can you imagine that cunt as commander in chief JMHO . View Quote Debating with liberals and thinking you will win them over with rational thought and clear cut evidence of hypocrisy is a masturbatory fantasy. it will never happen. |
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