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Prosecutor who challenged Kamala Harris for California attorney general reveals why the VP is 'dangerously wrong' to serve as president
UK Daily Mail ^ | 08/08/2024 | Shawn Cohen

Posted on 08/08/2024 2:38:44 PM PDT by DFG

In a year when Democrats swept all statewide offices, Vice President Kamala Harris barely eked out victory in her campaign for California attorney general in 2010, and the moderate prosecutor who challenged her is now speaking out forcefully against her candidacy for president.

‘I think she’s wholly unqualified and that her election could be the worst thing that happens in my lifetime to our nation,’ Steven Cooley, 77, told DailyMail.com in an exclusive interview Wednesday.

‘She has extreme positions that are not good for this country,’ he said. ‘On immigration, on the economy, on law and order, crime and punishment, I can go on and on and on. I think she’s wrong about almost everything, and dangerously wrong.’

In his campaign, Cooley, then Los Angeles district attorney, ran a TV ad blasting his counterpart in San Francisco for her controversial handling of a case involving the 2004 shooting death of San Francisco police officer Isaac Espinoza.

The ad featured the officer’s mother, tearful and angry over Harris’ decision not to pursue the death penalty against gang member David Hill, who shot the cop with an AK-47 during a traffic stop.

Holding firm to a campaign pledge, the district attorney went on camera just three days after the killing to announce her decision, without seeking input from the victim’s family or given them advance notice.

The late Democratic Sen. Diane Feinstein drew a standing ovation from police when she criticized the decision at the funeral. Cooley said this may also help explain why every law enforcement agency in the state endorsed him when he ran for attorney general six years later.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: US: California
KEYWORDS: ag; california; cooley; kamala

1 posted on 08/08/2024 2:38:44 PM PDT by DFG
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To: DFG

Like that demonic fly-infested Obama creature, Kamala has been handed everything that Satan can offer her.

She has served the baby killing gods well and they take care of their own right up until they can no longer provide any useful purpose and then will get tossed in the trash bin not unlike a certain used up dementia patient and his corrupt wife and family.


2 posted on 08/08/2024 2:56:19 PM PDT by captmar-vell
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To: DFG

10 years is a quarter of ones life to the typical democratic voter....they won’t care what commieala did 10 years ago...Commiala is such a cheap woman....


3 posted on 08/08/2024 2:56:37 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find.)
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To: DFG

In 2010, Steven (Wiki spells it Stephen) Cooley was a Republican.

The link does not mention that.

In 2024, I think California has Top Two Primaries, so most state and local elections are now Democrat versus Democrat or Democrat versus More Radical Democrat.


4 posted on 08/08/2024 3:28:07 PM PDT by zeestephen (Trump "Lost" By 43,000 Votes - Spread Across Three States - GA, WI, AZ)
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To: DFG

Another case where Harris wouldn’t use the death penalty, in the Excelsior district of San Francisco:

The suspect allegedly shot the family to death, according to the Chronicle, because Tony “inadvertently blocked another car from completing a left turn onto Congdon from Maynard Street...after the elder Bologna backed up and let the car by.” Then, it seems, Ramos, a father himself, got out of his car and sprayed the father and sons with gunfire.

https://sfist.com/2008/06/26/arrest_in_road_rage_shooting/


5 posted on 08/08/2024 3:32:31 PM PDT by Flash Bazbeaux
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To: DFG

She IS a hot mess on every single topic.

She’s a certified idiot.

She will do what may be irreparable harm to this nation. Her
VP is just as bad.

How in the sam hell, do you find three people as unqualified
as Biden, Harris, and Walz?

The Chinese and Russian leaders must almost need medical
care from laughing at us so hard.


6 posted on 08/08/2024 5:42:53 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for which it stands. )
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To: DoughtyOne

We will not survive 4 years with her at the top.


7 posted on 08/08/2024 5:47:15 PM PDT by wgmalabama (Censored!)
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To: wgmalabama

I wouldn’t bet against your thoughts on that.

The only question is, who would be first to take the U. S.
out, foreign nations or the traitors from within?

If the U. S. goes, it’s going to be global chaos on a scale
we can’t even begin to imagine.


8 posted on 08/08/2024 5:51:29 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for which it stands. )
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To: DFG

while she would be a disaster as president...

it’s not like she would be running anything.

just like biden.


9 posted on 08/08/2024 8:12:12 PM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: DoughtyOne

You are right. Unfortunately, I think it is already gone. We have troops in Syria, Ukraine, the ME, maybe Australia soon… we are in WW3..
Our Conservative Party embraces homosexuality, which requires child rape for male homosexuality growth, chemical abortions- which are planned parenthood’s money makers, trannism and endless dollars to “save” SS.
Trump wants to import college educated immigrants… this will make the great tech worker replacement, look like child’s play.
Your college degree, your sons and daughters will be worth nothing more than toilet paper.


10 posted on 08/09/2024 3:59:59 AM PDT by momincombatboots (BQEphesians 6... who you are really at war with.)
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To: DFG
Everyone knows Kamala is unqualified. What should terrify everyone is that if elected, she will have been the last card from the Democrat's divide and conquer deck…..which means they will have to finish every evil thing they have planned for America during her term. That's 4 years for those in Rio Linda.
11 posted on 08/09/2024 4:04:59 AM PDT by liberalh8ter ( Ephesians 6:10 - 18)
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