Tom Paine 1949
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I think the OP was right to point out that the “conundrum” of Kamala Harris being chosen as vice-presidential candidate by Joe Biden is not so much a conundrum for Democrats as it is for Republicans and Trump supporters ... and outright racists. As he said:
“I also note that many of the more virulent attacks come from the Boards paid up racist fringe ... it doesnt seem possible for the right to attack this girl without reference to her gender or ethnicity.”
On cue, we have Trump supporters lying about what Biden said, as in this gem by Juicey Omelette : “I thought it was pretty racist and sexist of Biden to declare that his running mate HAD to be a PoC wahmens.”
Politicians have been trying for over a hundred years to “balance the ticket,” and we haven’t had a woman elected ever. But does anybody remember a highly experienced white male candidate for Vice President getting this kind of reaction because he was from the South, or West, or a man, or white? Biden chose, as he always said he would, somebody he is comfortable with, somebody with his own kind of politics, somebody he thought would help him win.
Biden never said his candidate had to be a woman, or a person of color, just that he preferred such a candidate and that he was sure there were good choices in the Democratic Party. And so he chose. Good for him and his party and our country. Whether Democrats are elected or not, whether Harris becomes VP — or even President — or not, there is nothing untoward about any of this.
Whether Biden, Harris or the Democrats will be able to govern effectively and unite the country through the terrible times we may be confronting in the near future, that of course is another question entirely.
What is terribly inappropriate, immature, and even racist or sexist is the reaction of those who scream “wacism,” or those who lie about Kamala Harris’s “qualifications.”
“I also note that many of the more virulent attacks come from the Boards paid up racist fringe ... it doesnt seem possible for the right to attack this girl without reference to her gender or ethnicity.”
On cue, we have Trump supporters lying about what Biden said, as in this gem by Juicey Omelette : “I thought it was pretty racist and sexist of Biden to declare that his running mate HAD to be a PoC wahmens.”
Politicians have been trying for over a hundred years to “balance the ticket,” and we haven’t had a woman elected ever. But does anybody remember a highly experienced white male candidate for Vice President getting this kind of reaction because he was from the South, or West, or a man, or white? Biden chose, as he always said he would, somebody he is comfortable with, somebody with his own kind of politics, somebody he thought would help him win.
Biden never said his candidate had to be a woman, or a person of color, just that he preferred such a candidate and that he was sure there were good choices in the Democratic Party. And so he chose. Good for him and his party and our country. Whether Democrats are elected or not, whether Harris becomes VP — or even President — or not, there is nothing untoward about any of this.
Whether Biden, Harris or the Democrats will be able to govern effectively and unite the country through the terrible times we may be confronting in the near future, that of course is another question entirely.
What is terribly inappropriate, immature, and even racist or sexist is the reaction of those who scream “wacism,” or those who lie about Kamala Harris’s “qualifications.”
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