Posted on 10/17/2024 3:35:43 PM PDT by mbrfl
Vice President Kamala Harris will virtually attend the historic Al Smith dinner on Thursday evening, the Archdiocese of New York confirmed to Fox News Digital.
"VP Harris will appear via a pre-recorded message," the communications director for the Archdiocese of New York, Joseph Zwilling, told Fox News Digital on Thursday.
Harris will be the first presidential candidate in 40 years to not physically attend the Catholic charity event – since 1984 when failed presidential Democratic candidate Walter Mondale skipped. Former President Trump will attend and address the sold-out audience during the event Thursday.
Harris' snub of the historic Catholic charity event irked New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan on his podcast this week.
"This year will be imbalanced because, sadly, Kamala Harris isn't coming," Dolan said on his podcast Wednesday. "It's a shame because the nature of the evening is to bring people together. The nature of the evening is civility, patriotism, humor. It's not a campaign speech. It's not a campaign stop."
He did add during the podcast that Harris was slated to appear via "Zoom."
"She's sending a Zoom," Dolan said during the podcast. Adding: "We have it already… I haven't looked at it. There's an embargo on it."
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“a pre-recorded message”
What a freaking COWARD. She can’t even take a bit of good-natured ribbing for a good cause??
Imagine how she would do on the world stage with Putin, Khomeini, et al! They’d eat her for lunch.
Does she not realize how much cowardice, insecurity, and weakness her NOT showing telegraphs to the world?
It will be like a soundboard with pre-recorded sections, some flunky can choose which response to give.
WTF??!! I wouldn't play it. And why the hell is there an embargo on it?
“What a freaking COWARD.”
Exactly.
They should bring out an empty chair.
Coward...The party should be embarrassed.
>>”Does she not realize how much cowardice, insecurity, and weakness her NOT showing telegraphs to the world?”
Exactly.
Komrade Kamala exemplifies none of these things.
A completely choreographed, quite likely highly political, video, I suspect.
Holy Moly!
How could she possibly botch a pre-recorded video message? We’re about to find out.
*****
That eliminates her.
She can’t face anymore who might not vote for her.
Timid Mouse says what?
Could it be that she would not be able to stop cackling to her own jokes?
I guess if Harris can’t abort the baby she will try to split the baby.
She doesn’t dare offend her Abortion Base but being so far behind in the polls she want to try and preserve as much of her pro-abort Catholic vote as possible.
So she is going to split the baby (ala Solomon and the two women) she will not attend but send a message.
Harris is and idiot and a coward.
If you think this is bad...
https://x.com/stillgray/status/1846875197267394585
Our Deep State has sent out for reinforcements.
Why the heck this news isn’t all over everywhere is beyond me.
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