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Softballs for Kamala at the National Association of Black Journalists
The Spectator World ^ | 09/18/2024 | Cockburn

Posted on 09/18/2024 5:43:12 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Vice President Kamala Harris met with the National Association of Black Journalists for an interview this afternoon. Instead of going back-to-back with Donald Trump for his explosive interview with the NABJ in July — she spoke to a historically black sorority instead — Kamala rescheduled for September. And bless Politifact’s heart, they partnered with the NABJ, per a tweet before the interview, to fact-check her. These ruthless and cut-throat journalists would not let Kamala get by without a real grilling.

Harris avoided many pointed questions. The journalists — who included Politico’s Eugene Daniels, a big Harris fan — seemed to think Kamala’s policies weren’t radical enough. They tried to pin her down eventually and revealed Harris has no plan in Gaza beyond a ceasefire and hostage deal, she is only planning on banning assault weapons and instituting a universal background check — nothing more, much to the disappointment of the room — and she will sign Roe v. Wade into law, which would allow Republicans to ban abortions in the third trimester of pregnancy (unless the mother’s life is at risk).

One questioner asked about a lot of black men wanting to vote for Trump. “Black men as you know are a closely watched volume block. You’ve hosted black men at your residence, you have engaged black men and censored them in your economic opportunity tour,” the question began. “But polling shows that some black men — particularly young black men — are considering voting for Donald Trump. And they see him as better for the economy. What is your message to young black male voters who feel [left out] of this economy, and how can your economic policies materially change their lives?”

Kamala responded: “So I appreciate the spirit of the question but I’ll tell you I’ve often been asked this question in a way that I’ve had to respond by first saying that I think it’s very important to not operate from the assumption that black men are in anybody’s pocket.

“Black men are like any other voting group, you’ve got to earn their vote,” she continued. “So, I’m working to earn the vote… not assuming I’m going to have it because I’m black.”

When asked if Trump’s claims that Haitians were eating pets is “irredeemably racist,” Kamala said that it was a “crying shame.” She went on to talk about the “profound responsibility” of being “bestowed a microphone,” that your words can “move markets.” The message Cockburn took from this beautiful set-up question was this: Kamala Harris is what we call “presidential,” while Donald Trump is not. The discussion devolved into accusing Trump of “spewing lies,” that are not “new tropes” and “hateful rhetoric that as usual is designed to divide us as a country… it is designed to have people pointing fingers at each other.”

The most cringe-inducing moments were when Kamala reminisced about school picture day, and any time she mentioned the word “joy” — which she said often after being asked about her opponents “weaponizing her laugh in campaign ads.”

“Why is joy important to you to insert into this election?” Kamala was asked. She responded by saying “don’t you let” your adversaries “turn your strengths into a weakness” and that she finds “joy and optimism” in the American people. There was also one moment where the cameraman seemed to be falling asleep? Cockburn can’t be totally sure.

Thanks to handy-dandy PolitiFact, the “home of the truth-o-meter and independent fact-checking,” Kamala’s words did not go unchallenged. Cockburn followed Politifact’s #NABJfactcheck hashtag on Twitter during the interview; the one false claim from Kamala was when she said we had the “worst unemployment since the Great Depression” after Covid. Five of her comments were scored “mostly true” and eight comments were “true.” During Donald Trump’s NABJ interview in July, Politifact declared nine claims Trump made “false,” while six claims were “mostly false.” None were deemed “true.”

The interview ended with Kamala’s report on her phone call with Trump, checking to see if he was OK. “There’s no place for political violence in our country,” Kamala said. And a few moments later, when asked, “Do you have full confidence in the Secret Service?” Kamala declared, “I do.”


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: harris; joycampaign; kamala; nabj; strengththroughjoy
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1 posted on 09/18/2024 5:43:12 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

What’s your favorite color ?


2 posted on 09/18/2024 5:53:20 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: SeekAndFind

The first word that comes to mind is “moron”.


3 posted on 09/18/2024 5:53:40 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: SeekAndFind

Softballs and she still struck out, tells me alot.


4 posted on 09/18/2024 5:54:14 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: butlerweave

In the vein of the Slick Willy question: thongs or brief cut?


5 posted on 09/18/2024 5:54:44 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: SeekAndFind

“...because I’m black...” Yeah. Uh-huh. Got it.


6 posted on 09/18/2024 6:02:07 AM PDT by drwoof
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To: butlerweave

What is your favorite color?

Blue...no...AAAAAAAAAH!


7 posted on 09/18/2024 6:03:27 AM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: SeekAndFind

Article in the Daily Oklahoman from Sunday December 9th, 1951.

“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the majority discovers it can vote itself largess out of the public treasury.
After that, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits with the result the democracy collapses because of the loose fiscal policy ensuing, always to be followed by a dictatorship, then a monarchy.”-Alexander Fraser Tytler

Gives new understanding to LBJ’s words back in 1964....”I’ll have those n-—ers voting democrat for the next two hundred years!”


8 posted on 09/18/2024 6:12:25 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar ( Government is not reason, it is not eloquence-it is force!--G. Washington)
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To: SeekAndFind

Harris is doing nothing that is not pre-planned, pre-scripted, or does not have “coached” interviewers. Her shortcomings are numerous, and the lying and obfuscation by the Deep State’s sycophants and operatives will truly be something to behold leading up to the election. They were successful in 2020 with the enormous ballot fraud strategy they undertook, and obviously feel confident they can pull it off again.


9 posted on 09/18/2024 6:33:12 AM PDT by Rlsau1
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To: HombreSecreto

LOL - someone else is a fan of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, I see :)


10 posted on 09/18/2024 6:34:34 AM PDT by rockvillem
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To: SeekAndFind

No one there noticed that SHE’S NOT BLACK? *Rolleyes*


11 posted on 09/18/2024 6:40:27 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: rockvillem

Come to think of it, that part of the Holy Grail could be a good meme. Kamala gets “What is your favorite color?” and Trump gets “What is the air-speed velocity of a European sparrow?”


12 posted on 09/18/2024 6:42:09 AM PDT by butterdezillion
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To: Rlsau1

When are we going to hear the Speaker Mike Johnson do something about the fraud ABC debate that the whistleblower exposed?


13 posted on 09/18/2024 6:45:11 AM PDT by Blue Highway
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To: butterdezillion

unlaidened swallow?

african or european swallow?


14 posted on 09/18/2024 6:47:06 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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To: Rlsau1

The question is: are there enough voters fully understanding what’s going on with the media’s double standard?


15 posted on 09/18/2024 6:51:04 AM PDT by daler
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Well, she’s partially “black” and that’s the part of her ancestry that owned the slaves.


16 posted on 09/18/2024 6:52:14 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (If the DNC would spay and neuter their supporters we wouldn't need all these abortions.)
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To: teeman8r

Yes, that should be Trump’s comeback to any gotcha question he’s asked. The Monty Python fans would love it.

I really would love to see a meme with the ABC moderators’, Kamala’s, and Trump’s faces put into the proper places in that segment.


17 posted on 09/18/2024 7:00:58 AM PDT by butterdezillion
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To: SeekAndFind

NOW-——SHE DECIDES SHE IS BLACK


18 posted on 09/18/2024 7:19:04 AM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: ridesthemiles

Exquisite sense of timing.


19 posted on 09/18/2024 8:00:45 AM PDT by Lisbon1940 (I don’t see why they would)
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To: SeekAndFind

“...Kamala Harris met with the National Association of Black Journalists for an interview...”

It’s like a normal neighborhood meeting in the Papua New Guinea jungle. Pygmy cannibals discussing their favorite recipe.


20 posted on 09/18/2024 8:40:06 AM PDT by Flavious_Maximus (Tony Fauci will be put on death row and die of COVID!)
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