THE CAPE CHARLES MIRROR MAY 7, 2023 AT 6:11 PM
Paul R. Plante says:
And while we are “following the science” in here, Democrat-style, because the Democrats are in possession of their very own DEMOCRAT PARTY SCIENCE, a science, people, that is one hundred percent guaranteed to be ideologically pure, let’s go back to the USA TODAY article which started this discussion titled “Marsha Blackburn asked Ketanji Brown Jackson to define ‘woman.’ Science says there’s no simple answer” by Alia E. Dastagir on March 27, 2022, where we have as follows concerning the DEMOCRAT SCIENCE OF WOMEN on display, to wit:
In the 13th hour of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing Tuesday, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., asked the Supreme Court nominee: “Can you provide a definition for the word ‘woman’?”
Jackson, appearing confused, responded, “I’m not a biologist.”
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And that response, of course, is right out of the CLASSIC DEMOCRAT PLAYBOOK that says when confused by a simple question, especially in the case of a Biden supreme court nominee, play dumb and claim to not be a biologist, for which you will get cheered by your fellow Democrats, as we see by going back to that article, as follows:
Scientists, gender law scholars and philosophers of biology said Jackson’s response was commendable, though perhaps misleading.
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Jackson’s response that she could not say what a woman was because she is not a biologist was commendable?
That is a crackpot statement from these unnamed Democrat scientists, gender law scholars and especially the Democrat philosophers of biology, precisely because biology itself is defined as the study of living organisms, divided into many specialized fields that cover their morphology, physiology, anatomy, behavior, origin, and distribution, while the philosophy of biology is the branch of philosophy of science that deals with biological knowledge, which is where these Democrats get hoist on their own petard because it is biological knowledge that men and women are anatomically different, especially the structure of the male pelvis, which is significantly heavier and thicker than that of the female, with male pelvic bones being adapted to fit a more massive and sturdy body architecture.
The iliac crest of the male pelvis rises higher than the iliac crest of the female pelvis, and there is a greater distance between the anterior superior iliac spines of the female pelvis when compared to the male pelvis.
This usually gives women a curvier appearance in the hip region, as compared to the average male.
Although the female pelvis is wider than the typical male pelvis, these bones are thinner and lighter than the denser, rougher bones of the male pelvis.
The pubic arch is typically going to be much wider in women than in men.
The pelvic brim of the female is generally larger than the male’s inlet, which facilitates childbirth.
The male inlet is smaller and heart-shaped.
The sacrum of the female is shorter, wider, and has a greater curve, whereas the male sacrum is thinner, longer, and is less curved.
The coccyx bone of the male curves more toward the front of the body in comparison to the female’s coccyx.
It is further biological knowledge that men and women also differ in that the sex differentiated as females have ovaries and produce eggs, and males, who have testes and produce sperm, and in mammals, females typically have XX chromosomes and males typically have XY chromosomes.
So going back to USA Today, it is patently ridiculous to say that a competent biologist would not be able to offer a definitive answer either as to what a woman was, when it is biology that defines what a woman actually is, which is not a male.
The same too for this statement that “Scientists agree there is no sufficient way to clearly define what makes someone a woman!”
Given that the science of biology clearly defines what makes someone a woman, we can see that these Democrat scientists who don’t know what a woman is are idiots and morons and lunatics posing as scientists, which takes us this moron Rebecca Jordan-Young, a scientist and gender studies scholar at Barnard College whose work explores the relationships between science and the social hierarchies of gender and sexuality who states as follows on the subject, to wit:
“There isn’t one single ‘biological’ answer to the definition of a woman.”
“There’s not even a singular biological answer to the question of ‘what is a female,’”
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In the light of reality as expressed above, citing the difference between male and female as determined by biology, she is a fool.
http://www.capecharlesmirror.com/op-ed- ... ent-797703
KAMALA HARRIS
Re: KAMALA HARRIS
1945
"The End of VP Kamala Harris Has Arrived?"
Story by Harrison Kass
11 MAY 2023
Is Kamala Harris done, or can she reboot her career?
Kamala Harris’s vice presidency has not gone well.
Indeed, Harris’s political stock has fallen, despite occupying an office that is typically associated with launching their occupants into the presidency.
Can Harris reboot her career, or has she caused irreparable harm to her brand?
Where Kamala Harris Went Astray
What’s important to remember is that Kamala Harris’s trouble began before she swore in as vice president.
Rather, Harris’s problems really began during her 2020 presidential campaign.
Harris announced her candidacy on “Good Morning America,” to great fanfare.
She was viewed as a viable contender to earn the Democratic nomination.
But then the campaign went nowhere.
Harris equivocated on messaging but promoted the idea she was tough (an idea at odds with the criminal justice reform zeitgeist of the time).
She failed to generate much enthusiasm and naturally, funding dried up – leaving the campaign dead and listing.
Harris withdrew in December 2019 – relatively early for a candidate who entered the race with such fanfare.
But when then-candidate Joe Biden secured the Democratic nomination, he vowed to select a woman as his running mate.
Kamala Harris suddenly became the top contender for the vice presidency – and was catapulted back into prime-time prominence.
Harris, of course, earned the slot and was elected vice president when she and Biden defeated the Trump-Pence ticket by a comfortable 7 million vote margin.
That was the highwater mark.
Harris’s tenure as vice president has been generally criticized.
Granted, Kamala Harris was handed a thorny docket of problems to sort through – like fixing illegal migration and voting reform, difficult hands, to be sure.
But Harris is the vice president of the United States, so let’s hold her to a high standard.
A lot of Harris’s problems, however, seem to be strictly of her own making.
Allegedly, the culture within the Harris team is “poisonous.”
As a former staffer said recently, Kamala Harris suffers from “deep insecurities” that have “led to a poisonous atmosphere among her staff and led about her ability to lead,” the Washington Times reported.
According to the staffer, Harris engaged in “really unnecessary gamesmanship” with her staff.
Also, Harris “refused to do the kind of preparation that you need to do before going public on a hardcore policy matter."
"And then she became incensed and outraged when things wouldn’t go the way she thought they were supposed to."
Can Harris Get Back on Track?
While some Democrats have called for Harris to be excluded from the presidential ticket – on account of being a political liability – Biden has kept her on for 2024.
The backlash would be intense if he had let her go; the claims of racism and sexism would be intense – perhaps not worth the bump of picking a more popular vice-presidential candidate.
So, Kamala Harris will likely get another shot at vice president, at which point anything is possible.
Harris needs to start internally by treating her staff like assets, not expendables, to stabilize her office to the point where legitimate accomplishment becomes possible.
The good news for Harris is that she is the vice president of the United States.
She has a platform, like nearly none other, to make things happen for herself.
A reboot is certainly within the realm of possibility.
Harrison Kass is the Senior Editor at 19FortyFive. An attorney, pilot, guitarist, and minor pro hockey player, Harrison joined the US Air Force as a Pilot Trainee but was medically discharged. Harrison holds a BA from Lake Forest College, a JD from the University of Oregon, and an MA from New York University. Harrison lives in Oregon and listens to Dokken.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... 013c&ei=10
"The End of VP Kamala Harris Has Arrived?"
Story by Harrison Kass
11 MAY 2023
Is Kamala Harris done, or can she reboot her career?
Kamala Harris’s vice presidency has not gone well.
Indeed, Harris’s political stock has fallen, despite occupying an office that is typically associated with launching their occupants into the presidency.
Can Harris reboot her career, or has she caused irreparable harm to her brand?
Where Kamala Harris Went Astray
What’s important to remember is that Kamala Harris’s trouble began before she swore in as vice president.
Rather, Harris’s problems really began during her 2020 presidential campaign.
Harris announced her candidacy on “Good Morning America,” to great fanfare.
She was viewed as a viable contender to earn the Democratic nomination.
But then the campaign went nowhere.
Harris equivocated on messaging but promoted the idea she was tough (an idea at odds with the criminal justice reform zeitgeist of the time).
She failed to generate much enthusiasm and naturally, funding dried up – leaving the campaign dead and listing.
Harris withdrew in December 2019 – relatively early for a candidate who entered the race with such fanfare.
But when then-candidate Joe Biden secured the Democratic nomination, he vowed to select a woman as his running mate.
Kamala Harris suddenly became the top contender for the vice presidency – and was catapulted back into prime-time prominence.
Harris, of course, earned the slot and was elected vice president when she and Biden defeated the Trump-Pence ticket by a comfortable 7 million vote margin.
That was the highwater mark.
Harris’s tenure as vice president has been generally criticized.
Granted, Kamala Harris was handed a thorny docket of problems to sort through – like fixing illegal migration and voting reform, difficult hands, to be sure.
But Harris is the vice president of the United States, so let’s hold her to a high standard.
A lot of Harris’s problems, however, seem to be strictly of her own making.
Allegedly, the culture within the Harris team is “poisonous.”
As a former staffer said recently, Kamala Harris suffers from “deep insecurities” that have “led to a poisonous atmosphere among her staff and led about her ability to lead,” the Washington Times reported.
According to the staffer, Harris engaged in “really unnecessary gamesmanship” with her staff.
Also, Harris “refused to do the kind of preparation that you need to do before going public on a hardcore policy matter."
"And then she became incensed and outraged when things wouldn’t go the way she thought they were supposed to."
Can Harris Get Back on Track?
While some Democrats have called for Harris to be excluded from the presidential ticket – on account of being a political liability – Biden has kept her on for 2024.
The backlash would be intense if he had let her go; the claims of racism and sexism would be intense – perhaps not worth the bump of picking a more popular vice-presidential candidate.
So, Kamala Harris will likely get another shot at vice president, at which point anything is possible.
Harris needs to start internally by treating her staff like assets, not expendables, to stabilize her office to the point where legitimate accomplishment becomes possible.
The good news for Harris is that she is the vice president of the United States.
She has a platform, like nearly none other, to make things happen for herself.
A reboot is certainly within the realm of possibility.
Harrison Kass is the Senior Editor at 19FortyFive. An attorney, pilot, guitarist, and minor pro hockey player, Harrison joined the US Air Force as a Pilot Trainee but was medically discharged. Harrison holds a BA from Lake Forest College, a JD from the University of Oregon, and an MA from New York University. Harrison lives in Oregon and listens to Dokken.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... 013c&ei=10
Re: KAMALA HARRIS
1945
"Kamala Harris Could Make History (In a Really Sad Way)"
Story by Peter Suciu
16 MAY 2023
Kamala Harris Could Become the Next Alben W. Barkley - At some point in the history of TV's Jeopardy, a contestant must have asked, "Who is Alben W. Barkley."
The answer would have been, "the last sitting vice president to seek their party's nomination for president not to receive it."
It is true that former Veep Dan Quayle attempted his own comeback in 2000 and dropped out early in the campaign season, eventually endorsing George W. Bush, who went on to defeat Al Gore in the general election.
The point to be made here is that Vice President Kamala Harris could face a similar fate to that of VP Barkley should President Joe Biden, for some reason, be unable to run in 2024 or in 2028 after a Biden win.
Being number two doesn't mean you're guaranteed the nomination.
Failed Campaigns
Before becoming the 35th vice president of the United States, Barkley had served in both houses of Congress.
However, his age was an issue – and he lost the Democratic nomination to his distant cousin Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson II, who in turn lost the general election to war hero Dwight D. Eisenhower.
As a footnote, perhaps age was an issue as Barkley died in April 1956, and wouldn't have survived through a first term.
Moreover, Barkley isn't the only VP to fail to receive their party's nomination.
Thomas R. Marshal, who had been Woodrow Wilson's Veep, also considered a run in 1920, but it failed to take off and like Barkley, he died just a few years later.
Likewise, Charles Warren Fairbanks, who served as vice president for Theodore Roosevelt yet worked against the president's progressive policies, unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination in 1908.
Then there was Adlai Stevenson I – grandfather of the aforementioned Illinois governor – who served as VP for Grover Cleveland, and when he failed to win the nomination, simply sought to keep his job by becoming the running mate for William Jennings Bryan.
However, the ticket lost to William McKinley.
Kamala Harris Has No Guarantee
It is true in modern history, a sitting VP always has an advantage, and Dick Cheney is now the only recent VP not even to seek the nomination.
However, Al Gore, Hubert Humphrey, and Richard Nixon were VPs that won their respective parties' nominations only to lose the general election.
Eventually, Nixon made a comeback and won the White House in 1968, but Walter Mondale won the nomination in 1984 only to lose in a landslide to Ronald Reagan.
As noted, former Veep Dan Quayle attempted his own comeback and didn't even win the nomination.
Joe Biden and George H.W. Bush are actually the only two vice presidents in the past half century to successfully go from being vice president to president.
By all indications, it is unlikely Kamala Harris could pull off a similar feat and would more likely only supplant Alben W. Barkley as the last VP to try for the party nomination and not get it.
Author Experience and Expertise: A Senior Editor for 19FortyFive, Peter Suciu is a Michigan-based writer. He has contributed to more than four dozen magazines, newspapers, and websites with over 3,200 published pieces over a twenty-year career in journalism. He regularly writes about military hardware, firearms history, cybersecurity, politics, and international affairs. Peter is also a Contributing Writer for Forbes and Clearance Jobs. You can follow him on Twitter: @PeterSuciu.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... b38a&ei=41
"Kamala Harris Could Make History (In a Really Sad Way)"
Story by Peter Suciu
16 MAY 2023
Kamala Harris Could Become the Next Alben W. Barkley - At some point in the history of TV's Jeopardy, a contestant must have asked, "Who is Alben W. Barkley."
The answer would have been, "the last sitting vice president to seek their party's nomination for president not to receive it."
It is true that former Veep Dan Quayle attempted his own comeback in 2000 and dropped out early in the campaign season, eventually endorsing George W. Bush, who went on to defeat Al Gore in the general election.
The point to be made here is that Vice President Kamala Harris could face a similar fate to that of VP Barkley should President Joe Biden, for some reason, be unable to run in 2024 or in 2028 after a Biden win.
Being number two doesn't mean you're guaranteed the nomination.
Failed Campaigns
Before becoming the 35th vice president of the United States, Barkley had served in both houses of Congress.
However, his age was an issue – and he lost the Democratic nomination to his distant cousin Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson II, who in turn lost the general election to war hero Dwight D. Eisenhower.
As a footnote, perhaps age was an issue as Barkley died in April 1956, and wouldn't have survived through a first term.
Moreover, Barkley isn't the only VP to fail to receive their party's nomination.
Thomas R. Marshal, who had been Woodrow Wilson's Veep, also considered a run in 1920, but it failed to take off and like Barkley, he died just a few years later.
Likewise, Charles Warren Fairbanks, who served as vice president for Theodore Roosevelt yet worked against the president's progressive policies, unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination in 1908.
Then there was Adlai Stevenson I – grandfather of the aforementioned Illinois governor – who served as VP for Grover Cleveland, and when he failed to win the nomination, simply sought to keep his job by becoming the running mate for William Jennings Bryan.
However, the ticket lost to William McKinley.
Kamala Harris Has No Guarantee
It is true in modern history, a sitting VP always has an advantage, and Dick Cheney is now the only recent VP not even to seek the nomination.
However, Al Gore, Hubert Humphrey, and Richard Nixon were VPs that won their respective parties' nominations only to lose the general election.
Eventually, Nixon made a comeback and won the White House in 1968, but Walter Mondale won the nomination in 1984 only to lose in a landslide to Ronald Reagan.
As noted, former Veep Dan Quayle attempted his own comeback and didn't even win the nomination.
Joe Biden and George H.W. Bush are actually the only two vice presidents in the past half century to successfully go from being vice president to president.
By all indications, it is unlikely Kamala Harris could pull off a similar feat and would more likely only supplant Alben W. Barkley as the last VP to try for the party nomination and not get it.
Author Experience and Expertise: A Senior Editor for 19FortyFive, Peter Suciu is a Michigan-based writer. He has contributed to more than four dozen magazines, newspapers, and websites with over 3,200 published pieces over a twenty-year career in journalism. He regularly writes about military hardware, firearms history, cybersecurity, politics, and international affairs. Peter is also a Contributing Writer for Forbes and Clearance Jobs. You can follow him on Twitter: @PeterSuciu.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... b38a&ei=41
Re: KAMALA HARRIS
REUTERS
"US appeals judges express support for opponents of abortion pill"
By Tom Hals, Andrew Goudsward and Brendan Pierson
May 17, 2023
May 17 (Reuters) - Federal appeals court judges appeared to express support on Wednesday for opponents of the abortion pill mifepristone to pursue their challenge to its U.S. approval, which has potentially far-reaching consequences for abortion access across the country.
From the start of the high-stakes oral arguments, the judges quickly and repeatedly pressed lawyers for the U.S. government and Danco Laboratories, which sells the drug under the brand name Mifeprex.
The attorneys were pressed to explain their view that the doctors and organizations could not pursue the lawsuit because they have not been harmed by the drug, which was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration more than two decades ago.
The federal government is urging a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans to overturn last month's unprecedented ruling by U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo, Texas suspending mifepristone's approval.
The administration of President Joe Biden is defending mifepristone in the face of mounting abortion bans and restrictions enacted by Republican-led states since the U.S. Supreme Court in June overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that had legalized the procedure nationwide.
Anti-abortion groups and doctors, led by the recently formed Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, defended Kacsmaryk's order during Wednesday's argument.
They claimed in their lawsuit last year that mifepristone is unsafe and that the FDA's 2000 approval of it was illegal.
Sarah Harrington, an attorney for the federal government, was repeatedly interrupted by all three judges when asked to explain why the government thought the doctors lacked standing to sue.
The emergency room doctors said in court filings they were being forced to complete surgical abortions, which was against their conscience, for women who took the pill but failed to complete a medical abortion.
"It just strikes me that what the FDA has done in making this more available," said Circuit Judge Cory Wilson, "is you've made it much more likely that patients are going to go to emergency care or a medical clinic where one of these doctors are a member."
The oral arguments concluded after about two hours, with most of the questions from the judges focused on whether the plaintiffs could bring their case and whether they had allowed too much time to pass before suing.
By filing their case in Amarillo, the plaintiffs assured it would go before Kacsmaryk, a conservative and former Christian activist, and that any appeal would go the conservative 5th Circuit.
Twelve of the circuit's 16 active judges were appointed by Republican presidents.
All three judges on Wednesday's panel are staunchly conservative, with a history of opposing abortion rights.
Circuit Judges James Ho and Wilson were appointed by Donald Trump.
The third judge, Jennifer Walker Elrod, was appointed by George W. Bush.
Kacsmaryk's ruling last month alarmed the pharmaceutical industry and hundreds of drugmakers banded together to urge the decision be reversed because it undermined the authority of the FDA.
Walker Elrod told Danco's attorney she was concerned about "unusual remarks" in the company's briefs, which described the Kacsmaryk ruling as an “unprecedented judicial assault” on the regulatory process.
Those sort of remarks directed at a lower court "we normally don't see from learned counsel," Walker Elrod said.
"I don't think that those remarks, any of them, were intended as any sort of personal attack," Danco attorney Jessica Ellsworth replied.
She said the language might have been softened if the case wasn’t rushed when questioned about it again.
SAFE AND EFFECTIVE
Mifepristone remains available for now, following an emergency order from the U.S. Supreme Court putting Kacsmaryk's order on hold during the appeal.
Mifepristone is part of a two-drug regimen with misoprostol used for medication abortions, which account for more than half of U.S. abortions.
It is approved for use in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy.
Numerous medical studies have concluded that the drug is safe and effective.
Major medical associations, including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the American Medical Association (AMA), have said in court filings that pulling mifepristone off the market would harm patients by forcing them to undergo more invasive surgical abortions.
The AMA, ACOG and Democratic lawmakers have also weighed in to support the administration, while anti-abortion groups and Republicans have backed the plaintiffs.
Whichever way the 5th Circuit panel rules, the decision is sure to be appealed, first to the full court and then to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Reporting By Brendan Pierson in New York; Editing by Alexia Garamfalvi and Bill Berkrot
https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-appeal ... 023-05-17/
"US appeals judges express support for opponents of abortion pill"
By Tom Hals, Andrew Goudsward and Brendan Pierson
May 17, 2023
May 17 (Reuters) - Federal appeals court judges appeared to express support on Wednesday for opponents of the abortion pill mifepristone to pursue their challenge to its U.S. approval, which has potentially far-reaching consequences for abortion access across the country.
From the start of the high-stakes oral arguments, the judges quickly and repeatedly pressed lawyers for the U.S. government and Danco Laboratories, which sells the drug under the brand name Mifeprex.
The attorneys were pressed to explain their view that the doctors and organizations could not pursue the lawsuit because they have not been harmed by the drug, which was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration more than two decades ago.
The federal government is urging a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans to overturn last month's unprecedented ruling by U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo, Texas suspending mifepristone's approval.
The administration of President Joe Biden is defending mifepristone in the face of mounting abortion bans and restrictions enacted by Republican-led states since the U.S. Supreme Court in June overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that had legalized the procedure nationwide.
Anti-abortion groups and doctors, led by the recently formed Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, defended Kacsmaryk's order during Wednesday's argument.
They claimed in their lawsuit last year that mifepristone is unsafe and that the FDA's 2000 approval of it was illegal.
Sarah Harrington, an attorney for the federal government, was repeatedly interrupted by all three judges when asked to explain why the government thought the doctors lacked standing to sue.
The emergency room doctors said in court filings they were being forced to complete surgical abortions, which was against their conscience, for women who took the pill but failed to complete a medical abortion.
"It just strikes me that what the FDA has done in making this more available," said Circuit Judge Cory Wilson, "is you've made it much more likely that patients are going to go to emergency care or a medical clinic where one of these doctors are a member."
The oral arguments concluded after about two hours, with most of the questions from the judges focused on whether the plaintiffs could bring their case and whether they had allowed too much time to pass before suing.
By filing their case in Amarillo, the plaintiffs assured it would go before Kacsmaryk, a conservative and former Christian activist, and that any appeal would go the conservative 5th Circuit.
Twelve of the circuit's 16 active judges were appointed by Republican presidents.
All three judges on Wednesday's panel are staunchly conservative, with a history of opposing abortion rights.
Circuit Judges James Ho and Wilson were appointed by Donald Trump.
The third judge, Jennifer Walker Elrod, was appointed by George W. Bush.
Kacsmaryk's ruling last month alarmed the pharmaceutical industry and hundreds of drugmakers banded together to urge the decision be reversed because it undermined the authority of the FDA.
Walker Elrod told Danco's attorney she was concerned about "unusual remarks" in the company's briefs, which described the Kacsmaryk ruling as an “unprecedented judicial assault” on the regulatory process.
Those sort of remarks directed at a lower court "we normally don't see from learned counsel," Walker Elrod said.
"I don't think that those remarks, any of them, were intended as any sort of personal attack," Danco attorney Jessica Ellsworth replied.
She said the language might have been softened if the case wasn’t rushed when questioned about it again.
SAFE AND EFFECTIVE
Mifepristone remains available for now, following an emergency order from the U.S. Supreme Court putting Kacsmaryk's order on hold during the appeal.
Mifepristone is part of a two-drug regimen with misoprostol used for medication abortions, which account for more than half of U.S. abortions.
It is approved for use in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy.
Numerous medical studies have concluded that the drug is safe and effective.
Major medical associations, including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the American Medical Association (AMA), have said in court filings that pulling mifepristone off the market would harm patients by forcing them to undergo more invasive surgical abortions.
The AMA, ACOG and Democratic lawmakers have also weighed in to support the administration, while anti-abortion groups and Republicans have backed the plaintiffs.
Whichever way the 5th Circuit panel rules, the decision is sure to be appealed, first to the full court and then to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Reporting By Brendan Pierson in New York; Editing by Alexia Garamfalvi and Bill Berkrot
https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-appeal ... 023-05-17/
Re: KAMALA HARRIS
FOX NEWS
"Kamala Harris grilled after claiming conservatives banning 'women's history' classes: 'Her mind is a blender'"
Story by Gabriel Hays
17 MAY 2023
Critics ripped Vice President Kamala Harris Tuesday for claiming conservatives' push to ban "gender ideology" classes from public education means they’re trying to ban "women’s history."
Conservatives on Twitter responded by accusing Harris of lying or being ignorant of the fact that banning gender ideology in school is about preventing lessons that teach kids they can undergo gender transition if they feel as though they’re in the wrong body.
Harris made the comments during a recent address at an event held by abortion advocacy non-profit organization EMILY’s List this week.
While telling the audience about the alleged political threats posed by conservatives to feminists and the LGBTQ community, the vice president mentioned the right's objections to public school curricula.
"And most recently, they even want to eliminate classes that teach ‘gender ideology,’" Harris said.
After pausing for effect, she asked, "What are we talking about here?"
"Classes that teach women’s history?"
"Women’s equality?"
"The study of the fact that there are still only 25 women in the United States Senate, in a body of one hundred?"
Harris’ claims seemed to echo critics of Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., who have accused him of erasing Black history because his administration has moved to ban critical race theory in Florida classrooms.
The vice president was swiftly called out for the claim on social media.
The Babylon Bee founder Seth Dillon spelled it out for the vice president, tweeting, "No, we’re talking about the ideology that makes it impossible to define ‘woman’ and convinces kids they were born in the wrong body."
American Conservation Coalition’s Stephen Perkins offered a sarcastic response, tweeting, "Ah yes, Republicans want to make it impossible to learn about the gender makeup of the U.S. Senate."
"Who leaked The Agenda to her???!!!"
Conservative influencer Amy Curtis added, "She’s absolutely an awful person."
Conservative blogger Mike LaChance remarked on Harris’ apparent willingness to comment on any subject.
"Never read the book but always willing to give a report," he observed.
Conservative commentator Graham Allen chalked the misleading statement up to Harris being gaffe-prone, tweeting, "Her mind is a blender…"
Jake Schneider of RNC Research tweeted, "A primary reason an overwhelming majority of Americans can’t stand Kamala Harris is because she lacks a basic understanding of everything."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... b02b&ei=50
"Kamala Harris grilled after claiming conservatives banning 'women's history' classes: 'Her mind is a blender'"
Story by Gabriel Hays
17 MAY 2023
Critics ripped Vice President Kamala Harris Tuesday for claiming conservatives' push to ban "gender ideology" classes from public education means they’re trying to ban "women’s history."
Conservatives on Twitter responded by accusing Harris of lying or being ignorant of the fact that banning gender ideology in school is about preventing lessons that teach kids they can undergo gender transition if they feel as though they’re in the wrong body.
Harris made the comments during a recent address at an event held by abortion advocacy non-profit organization EMILY’s List this week.
While telling the audience about the alleged political threats posed by conservatives to feminists and the LGBTQ community, the vice president mentioned the right's objections to public school curricula.
"And most recently, they even want to eliminate classes that teach ‘gender ideology,’" Harris said.
After pausing for effect, she asked, "What are we talking about here?"
"Classes that teach women’s history?"
"Women’s equality?"
"The study of the fact that there are still only 25 women in the United States Senate, in a body of one hundred?"
Harris’ claims seemed to echo critics of Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., who have accused him of erasing Black history because his administration has moved to ban critical race theory in Florida classrooms.
The vice president was swiftly called out for the claim on social media.
The Babylon Bee founder Seth Dillon spelled it out for the vice president, tweeting, "No, we’re talking about the ideology that makes it impossible to define ‘woman’ and convinces kids they were born in the wrong body."
American Conservation Coalition’s Stephen Perkins offered a sarcastic response, tweeting, "Ah yes, Republicans want to make it impossible to learn about the gender makeup of the U.S. Senate."
"Who leaked The Agenda to her???!!!"
Conservative influencer Amy Curtis added, "She’s absolutely an awful person."
Conservative blogger Mike LaChance remarked on Harris’ apparent willingness to comment on any subject.
"Never read the book but always willing to give a report," he observed.
Conservative commentator Graham Allen chalked the misleading statement up to Harris being gaffe-prone, tweeting, "Her mind is a blender…"
Jake Schneider of RNC Research tweeted, "A primary reason an overwhelming majority of Americans can’t stand Kamala Harris is because she lacks a basic understanding of everything."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... b02b&ei=50
Re: KAMALA HARRIS
1945
"The Kamala Harris Nightmare Won’t End"
Story by Jack Buckby
18 MAY 2023
Could Kamala Harris’ Poor Approval Ratings Hurt Joe Biden?
Vice President Kamala Harris was by all measures one of the most celebrated vice-presidential candidates in American history.
Not only was then-candidate Joe Biden’s decision to choose her as his running mate considered a historic moment for non-white women in America, but their eventual election made her the first-ever female vice president.
Throughout the inauguration and during the press conferences that soon followed, Kamala Harris had the media’s attention more than President Biden – but that media obsession never really translated into widespread public popularity.
It didn’t even translate to public…acceptance.
In fact, ever since January, 2021, Kamala Harris’ poor approval ratings have broken records – and years into the job, it remains remarkably low.
According to the Los Angeles Times’ tracker, Harris’ popularity on inauguration day averaged out at just under 50%.
Some polls from that time put her favorability in the mid-forties and her unfavorable rating as high as 50%.
Since then, Harris’ average approval rating has dropped substantially, falling consistently until spring, 2023.
By February, Harris’ average approval rating has somewhat increased to a meager 41%.
This month, however, a Fox News poll showed the vice president’s approval rating dropping four points since January and sinking to a new low among Democrats.
The poll found that 73% of Democrats approve of Harris’ performance so far – a poor performance among her own party’s voters.
Only 36% of independents, a crucial voting bloc, said that Harris is doing a good job and a tiny 15% of Republicans said that they have a favorable view of the vice president.
The good news for Harris is that her approval rating among independents has risen by six points since January – though, with little more than a third of independents backing her, it’s hard to see that number improving dramatically by the time of the next election.
Kamala Harris: A Problem for Biden?
Low approval ratings are certainly not a good thing for President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign, but they may not be the end of the world.
Biden himself has plenty to worry about with his own approval ratings, with Reuters/Ipsos polling showing the president with a 40% approval rating as of May 7, 2023.
The same data shows that 54% of Americans disapprove of the job he’s doing.
Harris’ low approval ratings could theoretically make the situation even worse for the president.
At the same time, though, Biden won in 2020 in spite of Harris’ unpopularity – and, assuming that President Donald Trump wins the Republican nomination, Biden may be banking on winning the election by presenting himself as the “least worst” option between the two.
Jack Buckby is 19FortyFive's Breaking News Editor. He is a British author, counter-extremism researcher, and journalist based in New York. Reporting on the U.K., Europe, and the U.S., he works to analyze and understand left-wing and right-wing radicalization, and reports on Western governments’ approaches to the pressing issues of today. His books and research papers explore these themes and propose pragmatic solutions to our increasingly polarized society.
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"The Kamala Harris Nightmare Won’t End"
Story by Jack Buckby
18 MAY 2023
Could Kamala Harris’ Poor Approval Ratings Hurt Joe Biden?
Vice President Kamala Harris was by all measures one of the most celebrated vice-presidential candidates in American history.
Not only was then-candidate Joe Biden’s decision to choose her as his running mate considered a historic moment for non-white women in America, but their eventual election made her the first-ever female vice president.
Throughout the inauguration and during the press conferences that soon followed, Kamala Harris had the media’s attention more than President Biden – but that media obsession never really translated into widespread public popularity.
It didn’t even translate to public…acceptance.
In fact, ever since January, 2021, Kamala Harris’ poor approval ratings have broken records – and years into the job, it remains remarkably low.
According to the Los Angeles Times’ tracker, Harris’ popularity on inauguration day averaged out at just under 50%.
Some polls from that time put her favorability in the mid-forties and her unfavorable rating as high as 50%.
Since then, Harris’ average approval rating has dropped substantially, falling consistently until spring, 2023.
By February, Harris’ average approval rating has somewhat increased to a meager 41%.
This month, however, a Fox News poll showed the vice president’s approval rating dropping four points since January and sinking to a new low among Democrats.
The poll found that 73% of Democrats approve of Harris’ performance so far – a poor performance among her own party’s voters.
Only 36% of independents, a crucial voting bloc, said that Harris is doing a good job and a tiny 15% of Republicans said that they have a favorable view of the vice president.
The good news for Harris is that her approval rating among independents has risen by six points since January – though, with little more than a third of independents backing her, it’s hard to see that number improving dramatically by the time of the next election.
Kamala Harris: A Problem for Biden?
Low approval ratings are certainly not a good thing for President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign, but they may not be the end of the world.
Biden himself has plenty to worry about with his own approval ratings, with Reuters/Ipsos polling showing the president with a 40% approval rating as of May 7, 2023.
The same data shows that 54% of Americans disapprove of the job he’s doing.
Harris’ low approval ratings could theoretically make the situation even worse for the president.
At the same time, though, Biden won in 2020 in spite of Harris’ unpopularity – and, assuming that President Donald Trump wins the Republican nomination, Biden may be banking on winning the election by presenting himself as the “least worst” option between the two.
Jack Buckby is 19FortyFive's Breaking News Editor. He is a British author, counter-extremism researcher, and journalist based in New York. Reporting on the U.K., Europe, and the U.S., he works to analyze and understand left-wing and right-wing radicalization, and reports on Western governments’ approaches to the pressing issues of today. His books and research papers explore these themes and propose pragmatic solutions to our increasingly polarized society.
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Re: KAMALA HARRIS
1945
"The Collapse of Kamala Harris Is Nearly Complete"
Story by Brandon Weichert
29 MAY 2023
When she ran for the presidency in 2020, Kamala Harris was viewed by many party insiders as the next Barack Obama.
Young, fresh, and belonging to a popular demographic set, the San Francisco prosecutor-turned-senators' rise to the top of the Democratic Party’s pile of presidential candidates appeared unstoppable…that is, until the actual voting began.
Facing a crowded field, Kamala Harris failed to break through.
That was despite having received support from powerful figures within the Democratic Party’s establishment, notably the former President Barack Obama and his wife, the former first lady, Michelle Obama.
A Campaign of Errors for Kamala Harris
In fact, Harris ultimately dropped out of the 2020 Democratic Party Presidential Primary before the race moved to her home state of California, a state she represented in the United States Senate, and most had assumed going into that year’s race she’d win handily.
A Harris campaign staffer told CNN in 2020 that Harris’ decision to leave the contentious 2020 primary race before the California primaries began was smart because it would have been worst if Harris “finished fifth” in her own state.
Her campaign imploded; accusations of mismanaged (limited) financial resources plagued her campaign.
At one point, a staffer was quoted as saying that they had barely reserved $10,000 for online ads in the run-up to the critical Iowa Caucus.
There were also widespread reports of vicious in-fighting among the Harris campaign team — never a good sign for a candidate who was initially viewed as the heir apparent.
Harris and Willie Brown
Even looking at her career in California politics, it really wasn’t that impressive.
Politics is all about pressing the flesh and keeping in constant contact with the movers and shakers in a community.
As a young, up-and-coming lawyer in San Francisco, Kamala Harris took that saying to the extreme: having a relationship with the older, married but separated then-Speaker of the California State Assembly, Willie Brown.
These critical linkages made via Brown catapulted Harris to extraordinary career highs.
To her credit, she took advantage of every opportunity and climbed quickly, ultimately becoming the District Attorney of San Francisco.
While serving in that capacity, and later as the 32nd Attorney General of California, Harris earned ridicule from the Left-wing base of the Democratic Party for zealously prosecuting drug offenders (likely to rack up her conviction rate, in order to impress the law-and-order voters in San Francisco).
Leveraging Notoriety (and Lies)
Inevitably, Kamala Harris maneuvered herself to run for the United States Senate in 2016.
As senator, Harris became a fierce critic of then-Republican President Donald J. Trump — leading the charge against several of his key initiatives, notably, the besmirchment of Judge Brett Kavanaugh who was Trump’s nominee to replace Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy.
While many Americans viewed her attacks on Kavanaugh as harsh, she got what she had wanted out of the visceral nomination proceedings: notoriety.
Then-Senator Kamala Harris leveraged that newfound notoriety to make her presidential bid.
It was insufficient to sustain her.
After dropping out of the race in 2020, Harris laid low and eventually supported Joe Biden as the nominee — the candidate she had mercilessly attacked as being hopelessly racist in her most notable performance during the 2020 Democratic Presidential debates.
The collapse of her campaign so early during the 2020 election coupled with her vicious attacks on Biden led many outside observers to assume that her days in politics were numbered — at least as long as Joe Biden was soaking up the spotlight in the Democratic Party.
Harris’ connections, However, Saved Her
Biden had been on the proverbial ropes for the entirety of the Democratic Party’s primary in 2020.
He barely made it out of the important Iowa Primary and he struggled in New Hampshire.
Biden’s team decided to fixate on the all-important South Carolina Primary.
Home to a large African-American population that was nominally led by the Civil Rights era icon, Senator James Clyburn, Clyburn threw his support (and, therefore, the essential African-American vote), behind Biden’s ailing campaign.
Mr. Biden would nominate a female African-American as his vice-presidential candidate.
Some have argued that Clyburn's endorsement may have pushed Biden in that direction.
Biden’s team compiled a shortlist comprised of former Obama Administration National Security Adviser Susan Rice, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI), and Senator Kamala Harris.
Clyburn believed there was only one person on that list who could elevate Biden and take the Democratic Party into the next generation: Kamala Harris.
Despite the nasty attacks during the campaign, Biden consented and made her his vice-presidential pick.
Harris Falters, Biden Sabotages?
Now that she’s become the vice-president, Kamala Harris has not performed any better than she did on the campaign trail in 2020.
Off-the-record reports have circulated for the entirety of the Biden Administration that there were varying competing factions vying for control over the administration in the face of a weak president.
As Biden’s most obvious successor, Harris surrounded herself with advisers who could easily transition to the White House, if she ascended to the Oval Office.
Recognizing that Harris’ people were likely already picking out the White House drapes, Biden entrusted Harris to resolve a series of problems — ranging from the border to Ukraine — any of which were rightly viewed by the Harris team as poison pill issues.
By handing Harris these tough problems to resolve, knowing full well that no one would be able to resolve them adequately (least of the vice-president of the party that doesn’t support sensible border control), Biden was ensuring that the shine around Harris would tarnish going into the 2024 presidential election cycle.
Biden likely picked Harris because so many notables were wedded to the idea that she would inevitably become the first female president — from Obama to Clyburn, Biden needed to keep the Democratic Party’s elite on his side by naming her as his number two.
But Harris’ multiple failures both as a candidate and as vice-president has removed her as a viable alternative (at least in the near-term) to Biden.
What’s more, Kamala Harris has become a meme herself on the internet.
Unable to fully string together a sentence when publicly speaking and cackling uncomfortably all throughout her public speeches, Harris seems less presidential every day.
This is precisely what the Biden team was hoping for: diminish her to allow for Biden to run yet again — something that the Democratic Party elite never really wanted him to do (he was always viewed by them as a placeholder candidate for the next generation).
Brandon J. Weichert is a former Congressional staffer and geopolitical analyst who recently became a writer for 19FortyFive.com. Weichert is a contributor at The Washington Times, as well as a contributing editor at American Greatness and the Asia Times. He is the author of Winning Space: How America Remains a Superpower (Republic Book Publishers), The Shadow War: Iran’s Quest for Supremacy (March 28), and Biohacked: China’s Race to Control Life (May 16). Weichert can be followed via Twitter @WeTheBrandon.
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"The Collapse of Kamala Harris Is Nearly Complete"
Story by Brandon Weichert
29 MAY 2023
When she ran for the presidency in 2020, Kamala Harris was viewed by many party insiders as the next Barack Obama.
Young, fresh, and belonging to a popular demographic set, the San Francisco prosecutor-turned-senators' rise to the top of the Democratic Party’s pile of presidential candidates appeared unstoppable…that is, until the actual voting began.
Facing a crowded field, Kamala Harris failed to break through.
That was despite having received support from powerful figures within the Democratic Party’s establishment, notably the former President Barack Obama and his wife, the former first lady, Michelle Obama.
A Campaign of Errors for Kamala Harris
In fact, Harris ultimately dropped out of the 2020 Democratic Party Presidential Primary before the race moved to her home state of California, a state she represented in the United States Senate, and most had assumed going into that year’s race she’d win handily.
A Harris campaign staffer told CNN in 2020 that Harris’ decision to leave the contentious 2020 primary race before the California primaries began was smart because it would have been worst if Harris “finished fifth” in her own state.
Her campaign imploded; accusations of mismanaged (limited) financial resources plagued her campaign.
At one point, a staffer was quoted as saying that they had barely reserved $10,000 for online ads in the run-up to the critical Iowa Caucus.
There were also widespread reports of vicious in-fighting among the Harris campaign team — never a good sign for a candidate who was initially viewed as the heir apparent.
Harris and Willie Brown
Even looking at her career in California politics, it really wasn’t that impressive.
Politics is all about pressing the flesh and keeping in constant contact with the movers and shakers in a community.
As a young, up-and-coming lawyer in San Francisco, Kamala Harris took that saying to the extreme: having a relationship with the older, married but separated then-Speaker of the California State Assembly, Willie Brown.
These critical linkages made via Brown catapulted Harris to extraordinary career highs.
To her credit, she took advantage of every opportunity and climbed quickly, ultimately becoming the District Attorney of San Francisco.
While serving in that capacity, and later as the 32nd Attorney General of California, Harris earned ridicule from the Left-wing base of the Democratic Party for zealously prosecuting drug offenders (likely to rack up her conviction rate, in order to impress the law-and-order voters in San Francisco).
Leveraging Notoriety (and Lies)
Inevitably, Kamala Harris maneuvered herself to run for the United States Senate in 2016.
As senator, Harris became a fierce critic of then-Republican President Donald J. Trump — leading the charge against several of his key initiatives, notably, the besmirchment of Judge Brett Kavanaugh who was Trump’s nominee to replace Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy.
While many Americans viewed her attacks on Kavanaugh as harsh, she got what she had wanted out of the visceral nomination proceedings: notoriety.
Then-Senator Kamala Harris leveraged that newfound notoriety to make her presidential bid.
It was insufficient to sustain her.
After dropping out of the race in 2020, Harris laid low and eventually supported Joe Biden as the nominee — the candidate she had mercilessly attacked as being hopelessly racist in her most notable performance during the 2020 Democratic Presidential debates.
The collapse of her campaign so early during the 2020 election coupled with her vicious attacks on Biden led many outside observers to assume that her days in politics were numbered — at least as long as Joe Biden was soaking up the spotlight in the Democratic Party.
Harris’ connections, However, Saved Her
Biden had been on the proverbial ropes for the entirety of the Democratic Party’s primary in 2020.
He barely made it out of the important Iowa Primary and he struggled in New Hampshire.
Biden’s team decided to fixate on the all-important South Carolina Primary.
Home to a large African-American population that was nominally led by the Civil Rights era icon, Senator James Clyburn, Clyburn threw his support (and, therefore, the essential African-American vote), behind Biden’s ailing campaign.
Mr. Biden would nominate a female African-American as his vice-presidential candidate.
Some have argued that Clyburn's endorsement may have pushed Biden in that direction.
Biden’s team compiled a shortlist comprised of former Obama Administration National Security Adviser Susan Rice, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI), and Senator Kamala Harris.
Clyburn believed there was only one person on that list who could elevate Biden and take the Democratic Party into the next generation: Kamala Harris.
Despite the nasty attacks during the campaign, Biden consented and made her his vice-presidential pick.
Harris Falters, Biden Sabotages?
Now that she’s become the vice-president, Kamala Harris has not performed any better than she did on the campaign trail in 2020.
Off-the-record reports have circulated for the entirety of the Biden Administration that there were varying competing factions vying for control over the administration in the face of a weak president.
As Biden’s most obvious successor, Harris surrounded herself with advisers who could easily transition to the White House, if she ascended to the Oval Office.
Recognizing that Harris’ people were likely already picking out the White House drapes, Biden entrusted Harris to resolve a series of problems — ranging from the border to Ukraine — any of which were rightly viewed by the Harris team as poison pill issues.
By handing Harris these tough problems to resolve, knowing full well that no one would be able to resolve them adequately (least of the vice-president of the party that doesn’t support sensible border control), Biden was ensuring that the shine around Harris would tarnish going into the 2024 presidential election cycle.
Biden likely picked Harris because so many notables were wedded to the idea that she would inevitably become the first female president — from Obama to Clyburn, Biden needed to keep the Democratic Party’s elite on his side by naming her as his number two.
But Harris’ multiple failures both as a candidate and as vice-president has removed her as a viable alternative (at least in the near-term) to Biden.
What’s more, Kamala Harris has become a meme herself on the internet.
Unable to fully string together a sentence when publicly speaking and cackling uncomfortably all throughout her public speeches, Harris seems less presidential every day.
This is precisely what the Biden team was hoping for: diminish her to allow for Biden to run yet again — something that the Democratic Party elite never really wanted him to do (he was always viewed by them as a placeholder candidate for the next generation).
Brandon J. Weichert is a former Congressional staffer and geopolitical analyst who recently became a writer for 19FortyFive.com. Weichert is a contributor at The Washington Times, as well as a contributing editor at American Greatness and the Asia Times. He is the author of Winning Space: How America Remains a Superpower (Republic Book Publishers), The Shadow War: Iran’s Quest for Supremacy (March 28), and Biohacked: China’s Race to Control Life (May 16). Weichert can be followed via Twitter @WeTheBrandon.
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Re: KAMALA HARRIS
1945
"No One Wants to Work for Kamala Harris"
Story by Peter Suciu
1 JUNE 2023
Does Anyone Want to Work for Kamala Harris?
Last year, the leisure and hospitality industry found that it was hard to hire and retain workers.
At issue with fast food restaurants was the low pay.
Vice President Kamala Harris is also having trouble with turnover, and more than a dozen high-profile aids have left, but the issue is that people simply don't like working for her.
Just last year, she saw the exodus of her main domestic policy advisor while her chief speechwriter departed after fewer than four months on the job.
It was hardly surprising, given that a year earlier, Politico.com reported that Kamala Harris' office was often rife with dissent, and it was even described as being "not a healthy environment."
The problem was so great that even President Joe Biden's team took notice.
"People are thrown under the bus from the very top, there are short fuses and it's an abusive environment," a person with direct knowledge of how Harris' office is run told Politico in June 2021.
"It's not a healthy environment and people often feel mistreated."
"It's not a place where people feel supported but a place where people feel treated like s---."
Fast forward two years and the situation apparently is little improved.
The primary factor is that VP Harris often fails to do necessary prep work, only to become "incensed and outraged" when things don't go as she planned.
One can only question how she was a prosecutor.
Sabotage – Probably Not, but Maybe!
In fact, Dan McLaughlin, writing for the National Review last summer, may have summed up the situation within the vice president's inner circle as well as anyone, "Frankly, if you've watched Harris speak in public over the past year and a half, it is hard to believe she has speechwriters and advisers, or at least ones who do not hate her so much that they are deliberately sabotaging her."
"Harris as a senator was a demagogic attack dog, but she never seemed quite as hilariously vapid as she has in the vice presidency."
McLaughlin made another key point, Kamala Harris is vice president to the oldest man to ever serve as president – and she should be seen as the heir apparent.
Staffers should want to kill to join her team, yet, her approval is worse than her bosses, which is also the lowest of any first-term president at this point.
Harris may have little and more likely no political future if Biden loses.
Perhaps if Biden wins reelection, Harris' star could rise again.
It should also be noted that Harris is hardly alone in seeing such staff turnover.
Former President Donald Trump reached 91 percent turnover during his time in the Oval Office.
In fact, he actually had an even greater turnover in his cabinet in the first two and half years than any of his five immediate predecessors – including those who served two full terms.
Should Harris become the president it is likely she’d give Trump a run for the money – because no one apparently wants to work for her!
At least not for very long.
Author Experience and Expertise
A Senior Editor for 19FortyFive, Peter Suciu is a Michigan-based writer. He has contributed to more than four dozen magazines, newspapers, and websites with over 3,200 published pieces over a twenty-year career in journalism. He regularly writes about military hardware, firearms history, cybersecurity, politics, and international affairs. Peter is also a Contributing Writer for Forbes and Clearance Jobs. You can follow him on Twitter: @PeterSuciu.
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"No One Wants to Work for Kamala Harris"
Story by Peter Suciu
1 JUNE 2023
Does Anyone Want to Work for Kamala Harris?
Last year, the leisure and hospitality industry found that it was hard to hire and retain workers.
At issue with fast food restaurants was the low pay.
Vice President Kamala Harris is also having trouble with turnover, and more than a dozen high-profile aids have left, but the issue is that people simply don't like working for her.
Just last year, she saw the exodus of her main domestic policy advisor while her chief speechwriter departed after fewer than four months on the job.
It was hardly surprising, given that a year earlier, Politico.com reported that Kamala Harris' office was often rife with dissent, and it was even described as being "not a healthy environment."
The problem was so great that even President Joe Biden's team took notice.
"People are thrown under the bus from the very top, there are short fuses and it's an abusive environment," a person with direct knowledge of how Harris' office is run told Politico in June 2021.
"It's not a healthy environment and people often feel mistreated."
"It's not a place where people feel supported but a place where people feel treated like s---."
Fast forward two years and the situation apparently is little improved.
The primary factor is that VP Harris often fails to do necessary prep work, only to become "incensed and outraged" when things don't go as she planned.
One can only question how she was a prosecutor.
Sabotage – Probably Not, but Maybe!
In fact, Dan McLaughlin, writing for the National Review last summer, may have summed up the situation within the vice president's inner circle as well as anyone, "Frankly, if you've watched Harris speak in public over the past year and a half, it is hard to believe she has speechwriters and advisers, or at least ones who do not hate her so much that they are deliberately sabotaging her."
"Harris as a senator was a demagogic attack dog, but she never seemed quite as hilariously vapid as she has in the vice presidency."
McLaughlin made another key point, Kamala Harris is vice president to the oldest man to ever serve as president – and she should be seen as the heir apparent.
Staffers should want to kill to join her team, yet, her approval is worse than her bosses, which is also the lowest of any first-term president at this point.
Harris may have little and more likely no political future if Biden loses.
Perhaps if Biden wins reelection, Harris' star could rise again.
It should also be noted that Harris is hardly alone in seeing such staff turnover.
Former President Donald Trump reached 91 percent turnover during his time in the Oval Office.
In fact, he actually had an even greater turnover in his cabinet in the first two and half years than any of his five immediate predecessors – including those who served two full terms.
Should Harris become the president it is likely she’d give Trump a run for the money – because no one apparently wants to work for her!
At least not for very long.
Author Experience and Expertise
A Senior Editor for 19FortyFive, Peter Suciu is a Michigan-based writer. He has contributed to more than four dozen magazines, newspapers, and websites with over 3,200 published pieces over a twenty-year career in journalism. He regularly writes about military hardware, firearms history, cybersecurity, politics, and international affairs. Peter is also a Contributing Writer for Forbes and Clearance Jobs. You can follow him on Twitter: @PeterSuciu.
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Re: KAMALA HARRIS
1945
"Kamala Harris Is Starting To Scare Everyone"
Story by Harrison Kass
11 JUNE 2023
Kamala Harris scares a lot of people for a simple reason: she may have to take over as president if President Joe Biden were to have health issues or were to pass away.
So far, she hasn't shown the competence many would demand in a president.
President Joe Biden is old.
Accordingly, Biden’s vice presidential pick will be scrutinized not just for her merits as a vice president – but for her merits as a prospective president.
Biden’s running mate for 2024 will once again be Kamala Harris.
And Harris already invites a healthy amount of scrutiny based simply on her performance.
Can Kamala Harris withstand the additional scrutiny which will accompany serving beneath an octogenarian president?
Joe Biden is Old
The U.S. male life expectancy is 76 years old.
Biden is already 80 years old.
If he were elected again, he would be 82 on the day he was sworn in for a second term.
The second term would extend through Biden’s 86 birthday, making him, by far, the oldest president ever – as he already is the oldest U.S. president.
To simply survive through a second term, Biden would need to live ten years beyond the life expectancy.
There’s no guarantee that any president will survive their term in office.
Even the vice president of a 40-something president can expect to be scrutinized as a prospective president.
But the vice president of an 80-something president will be viewed not merely as a prospective president but as a likely president.
This is why the GOP has been targeting Harris so ruthlessly, especially knowing that she will indeed be Joe Biden's running mate.
The GOP Targets Kamala Harris
The GOP has paid especially close attention to Vice President Kamala Harris lately – a wise choice because, one, Harris’ potential to ascend to the presidency and two, Harris’s underperformance and unpopularity as vice president make her an easy target.
Even Democrats are concerned with the prospect of Harris becoming president.
Why?
Because Harris’ vice presidency has simply not gone well.
The consensus on Harris’s performance through two years in the Biden administration: invisible and irrelevant.
Kamala Harris is less prominent within the Biden administration than Antony Blinken or Ron Klain or Pete Buttigieg.
Kamala Harris did not influence Biden’s signature legislative accomplishments; she has not made discernible progress on the tasks assigned to her (i.e. immigration reform, voting rights).
And apparently, Harris’ office operates in a state of perpetual dysfunction; Harris burns through staff members – many of whom have been successful in other high-visibility, high-stress positions.
Reports from the inside indicate that Harris reportedly demeans her staff while failing to properly prepare herself.
The resultant mass resignation has hampered Harris’s ability to get into any sort of productive rhythm.
The GOP recognizes all of the above and has made it a central theme of their Biden criticism.
Because, thanks to Biden’s age, the GOP is able to say ‘do you really want a Kamala Harris presidency?’
For most Americans, even many Democrats, the answer is no.
And that was clear back in 2019 when Harris joined the 2020 race for president.
Harris, despite running with plenty of mainstream fanfare, failed to convert the fanfare into actual constituent support; Harris never broke out of the low single-digits, and her funding depleted rapidly; she exited the 2020 race in December 2019 – before Marianne Williamson, Julian Castro, or John Delaney.
Harrison Kass is the Senior Editor at 19FortyFive. An attorney, pilot, guitarist, and minor pro hockey player, Harrison joined the US Air Force as a Pilot Trainee but was medically discharged. Harrison holds a BA from Lake Forest College, a JD from the University of Oregon, and an MA from New York University. Harrison listens to Dokken.
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"Kamala Harris Is Starting To Scare Everyone"
Story by Harrison Kass
11 JUNE 2023
Kamala Harris scares a lot of people for a simple reason: she may have to take over as president if President Joe Biden were to have health issues or were to pass away.
So far, she hasn't shown the competence many would demand in a president.
President Joe Biden is old.
Accordingly, Biden’s vice presidential pick will be scrutinized not just for her merits as a vice president – but for her merits as a prospective president.
Biden’s running mate for 2024 will once again be Kamala Harris.
And Harris already invites a healthy amount of scrutiny based simply on her performance.
Can Kamala Harris withstand the additional scrutiny which will accompany serving beneath an octogenarian president?
Joe Biden is Old
The U.S. male life expectancy is 76 years old.
Biden is already 80 years old.
If he were elected again, he would be 82 on the day he was sworn in for a second term.
The second term would extend through Biden’s 86 birthday, making him, by far, the oldest president ever – as he already is the oldest U.S. president.
To simply survive through a second term, Biden would need to live ten years beyond the life expectancy.
There’s no guarantee that any president will survive their term in office.
Even the vice president of a 40-something president can expect to be scrutinized as a prospective president.
But the vice president of an 80-something president will be viewed not merely as a prospective president but as a likely president.
This is why the GOP has been targeting Harris so ruthlessly, especially knowing that she will indeed be Joe Biden's running mate.
The GOP Targets Kamala Harris
The GOP has paid especially close attention to Vice President Kamala Harris lately – a wise choice because, one, Harris’ potential to ascend to the presidency and two, Harris’s underperformance and unpopularity as vice president make her an easy target.
Even Democrats are concerned with the prospect of Harris becoming president.
Why?
Because Harris’ vice presidency has simply not gone well.
The consensus on Harris’s performance through two years in the Biden administration: invisible and irrelevant.
Kamala Harris is less prominent within the Biden administration than Antony Blinken or Ron Klain or Pete Buttigieg.
Kamala Harris did not influence Biden’s signature legislative accomplishments; she has not made discernible progress on the tasks assigned to her (i.e. immigration reform, voting rights).
And apparently, Harris’ office operates in a state of perpetual dysfunction; Harris burns through staff members – many of whom have been successful in other high-visibility, high-stress positions.
Reports from the inside indicate that Harris reportedly demeans her staff while failing to properly prepare herself.
The resultant mass resignation has hampered Harris’s ability to get into any sort of productive rhythm.
The GOP recognizes all of the above and has made it a central theme of their Biden criticism.
Because, thanks to Biden’s age, the GOP is able to say ‘do you really want a Kamala Harris presidency?’
For most Americans, even many Democrats, the answer is no.
And that was clear back in 2019 when Harris joined the 2020 race for president.
Harris, despite running with plenty of mainstream fanfare, failed to convert the fanfare into actual constituent support; Harris never broke out of the low single-digits, and her funding depleted rapidly; she exited the 2020 race in December 2019 – before Marianne Williamson, Julian Castro, or John Delaney.
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"Democrats are Panicking to Save VP Kamala Harris"
Story by Stephen Silver
11 JUNE 2023
Democrats trying to solve Kamala Harris and her media problems ahead of 2024: But is that really possible?
Kamala Harris Has Problems
There have been a series of news stories in recent months portraying the Democratic Party's discontent with Vice President Kamala Harris.
A New York Times story with the headline “Kamala Harris Is Trying to Define Her Vice Presidency. Even Her Allies Are Tired of Waiting” appeared in February, and it was memorable for the anecdote that “even some Democrats whom her own advisers referred reporters to for supportive quotes confided privately that they had lost hope in her.”
Also in the Times, at the end of February, a bizarre op-ed appeared from Greg Craig, a veteran Democratic hand who served as White House counsel in the Obama Administration.
In noting that Biden is the oldest president in history heading into his likely re-election campaign, Craig suggested that Biden and Harris “consider making some bold decisions to address these actuarial concerns and show they are being taken seriously.”
He then suggested that the vice presidential spot be open to a competition at the Democratic convention in 2024.
“He should take a page from Roosevelt’s book by telling his party that he will not dictate who will be his running mate but instead leave it up to the delegates to pick the person who is best equipped to take on that task,” Craig writes of Biden, citing President Franklin Roosevelt’s move in 1944 to put Harry Truman on his ticket; Roosevelt died shortly into his next term, with Truman succeeding him.
Now, a report from back in March says the Democrats are trying to shut down the Harris “pile on” heading into the presidential election season.
According to CNN, the latest incident involved Sen. Elizabeth Warren giving a radio interview in January, when she declared herself “enthusiastic” about Biden running for another term.
But when asked specifically about Harris, Warren replied that “I really want to defer to what makes Biden comfortable on his team.”
Per the report, Warren has since called Harris twice to apologize, but the vice president has not taken her call either time.
Warren and Harris served in the Senate together, and both ran for president in the Democratic primaries in 2020.
Warren has claimed that she was seeking to not step on a future Biden/Harris campaign announcement.
Harris’ circle, however, saw the Warren moment as “the latest in a long string of snubs to a vice president whom they say has never gotten the respect or support she deserves.”
The worries about such snubs do not only come from Harris die-hards, but also from across the Democratic Party, who fear that “years of Harris negativity could now prove a political problem” heading into the next presidential election.
“Right now, she seems to be an albatross,” one state Democratic Party chair told CNN.
“She’s either going to be a liability or a help."
"And you better embrace her because it’s not like she’s going to be off the ticket.”
Harris did not agree to speak to CNN for the story.
CNN also cited a Zoom call months back among politically active Hollywood types, including Oscar-winning actress Helen Hunt, “Swingers” and “Sex and the City” veteran Ron Livingston and “Beverly Hills, 90210” actress and former Screen Actors Guild head Gabrielle Carteris, in which doubts were raised about Harris.
Some of the people on the call asked former Sen. Barbara Boxer, who was Harris’ predecessor in her California Senate seat, how they can get Harris off the ticket for 2024.
“If that’s how you feel, you should let Biden know,” Boxer told the actors.
It’s all part of a strange dynamic in which Biden is the oldest president in history, and therefore carries a heightened risk of either dying in office or becoming incapacitated.
But there’s also a question, in the event Biden is re-elected, of who will emerge as the next leader of the party, and when that choice will be made.
Author Expertise and Experience
Stephen Silver is a Senior Editor for 19FortyFive. He is an award-winning journalist, essayist and film critic, who is also a contributor to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Broad Street Review and Splice Today. The co-founder of the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle, Stephen lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and two sons. Follow him on Twitter at @StephenSilver.
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"Democrats are Panicking to Save VP Kamala Harris"
Story by Stephen Silver
11 JUNE 2023
Democrats trying to solve Kamala Harris and her media problems ahead of 2024: But is that really possible?
Kamala Harris Has Problems
There have been a series of news stories in recent months portraying the Democratic Party's discontent with Vice President Kamala Harris.
A New York Times story with the headline “Kamala Harris Is Trying to Define Her Vice Presidency. Even Her Allies Are Tired of Waiting” appeared in February, and it was memorable for the anecdote that “even some Democrats whom her own advisers referred reporters to for supportive quotes confided privately that they had lost hope in her.”
Also in the Times, at the end of February, a bizarre op-ed appeared from Greg Craig, a veteran Democratic hand who served as White House counsel in the Obama Administration.
In noting that Biden is the oldest president in history heading into his likely re-election campaign, Craig suggested that Biden and Harris “consider making some bold decisions to address these actuarial concerns and show they are being taken seriously.”
He then suggested that the vice presidential spot be open to a competition at the Democratic convention in 2024.
“He should take a page from Roosevelt’s book by telling his party that he will not dictate who will be his running mate but instead leave it up to the delegates to pick the person who is best equipped to take on that task,” Craig writes of Biden, citing President Franklin Roosevelt’s move in 1944 to put Harry Truman on his ticket; Roosevelt died shortly into his next term, with Truman succeeding him.
Now, a report from back in March says the Democrats are trying to shut down the Harris “pile on” heading into the presidential election season.
According to CNN, the latest incident involved Sen. Elizabeth Warren giving a radio interview in January, when she declared herself “enthusiastic” about Biden running for another term.
But when asked specifically about Harris, Warren replied that “I really want to defer to what makes Biden comfortable on his team.”
Per the report, Warren has since called Harris twice to apologize, but the vice president has not taken her call either time.
Warren and Harris served in the Senate together, and both ran for president in the Democratic primaries in 2020.
Warren has claimed that she was seeking to not step on a future Biden/Harris campaign announcement.
Harris’ circle, however, saw the Warren moment as “the latest in a long string of snubs to a vice president whom they say has never gotten the respect or support she deserves.”
The worries about such snubs do not only come from Harris die-hards, but also from across the Democratic Party, who fear that “years of Harris negativity could now prove a political problem” heading into the next presidential election.
“Right now, she seems to be an albatross,” one state Democratic Party chair told CNN.
“She’s either going to be a liability or a help."
"And you better embrace her because it’s not like she’s going to be off the ticket.”
Harris did not agree to speak to CNN for the story.
CNN also cited a Zoom call months back among politically active Hollywood types, including Oscar-winning actress Helen Hunt, “Swingers” and “Sex and the City” veteran Ron Livingston and “Beverly Hills, 90210” actress and former Screen Actors Guild head Gabrielle Carteris, in which doubts were raised about Harris.
Some of the people on the call asked former Sen. Barbara Boxer, who was Harris’ predecessor in her California Senate seat, how they can get Harris off the ticket for 2024.
“If that’s how you feel, you should let Biden know,” Boxer told the actors.
It’s all part of a strange dynamic in which Biden is the oldest president in history, and therefore carries a heightened risk of either dying in office or becoming incapacitated.
But there’s also a question, in the event Biden is re-elected, of who will emerge as the next leader of the party, and when that choice will be made.
Author Expertise and Experience
Stephen Silver is a Senior Editor for 19FortyFive. He is an award-winning journalist, essayist and film critic, who is also a contributor to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Broad Street Review and Splice Today. The co-founder of the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle, Stephen lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and two sons. Follow him on Twitter at @StephenSilver.
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