Kamala Takes All

Kamala Harris Vice Presidential Portrait(Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

The first African American woman to run for President, trailblazing Shirley Chisolm said, “If you can’t get a seat at the table. Pull up a folding chair”.

Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris and Joe Biden’s replacement for the Democratic presidential nomination has a seat at the table. So what observations are accurate Wall Street Journal Editorial Board Allysia Finley, in your recent Wall Street Journal opinion piece “ Another Coronation for Kamala”.

Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks at the kickoff for the Reproductive Freedoms Tour, Monday, January 22, 2024, at the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) District Council 7 in Big Bend, Wisconsin. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

I am surprised a journalist would not base her opinion on facts and figures. I find it interesting when you talked about the Vice President’s preparedness you used dusty references from her Senate campaign of 24 years ago. See what I did there, I made an observation based on a fact. I understood the assignment and did my homework. You stated there was lavish spending and a high turnover of staff in her Senate campaign. How many people? What are their positions? Where are the receipts? Without numbers, names, and dates that is a broad statement, Ms Finley.

U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris speaks at L.A.’s Families Belong Together (Photo Luke Harold)

Also in all seriousness, as a female journalist, you dabbled in a bit of sexism and micro-aggression when discussing San Fransisco Mayor Willie Brown as a “kingpin’ and “beau”, however to wrangle in endorsements from the outgoing Senator (not Ms.) Barbara Boxer, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Gov. Jerry Brown, and Barack Obama speak volumes about her preparedness then. Your criticism of her appeal to donors and fundraising skills is a bit premature. Since announcing her candidacy 80 million dollars have been raised and she secured enough delegates for her party nomination. You mentioned Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley, slammed her as “soft on crime” but yet you wrote of her alleged power used to destroy livelihoods and businesses. Now which is it?

Vice President Kamala Harris participates in a roundtable discussion on gun violence prevention and mental health, Thursday, January 11, 2024, at Eastway Middle School in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

Our beautiful, intelligent, and poised Vice President Harris elegant in pearls and pantsuits is in your opinion “heiress apparent”. I got a good giggle from your term, “heiress apparent”. I thought it was some snapback from the movie, “Mean Girls”. Realistically I don’t know what your qualifications for President of the United States are here would be a good place for research before writing your opinion. Our Vice President of the last 3 years is a lawyer, Attorney General, and U.S. Senator who is qualified for the task at hand. You can’t sit with her.

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