Vice President Kamala Harris to be a "leading voice" on gun violence heading into the 2024 cycle

[Social Media]

The Biden-Harris campaign plans to make addressing gun violence a key focus of President Biden's reelection effort, and Vice President Kamala Harris will be a "leading voice" on the issue, according to senior Democratic sources.

On Friday, Harris will mark National Gun Violence Awareness Day with a speech at a high school in Springfield, Virginia, named after John Lewis, the late Democratic congressman and civil rights icon.

Harris' remarks will highlight the president's commitment to ending gun violence and "underscore the fear and trauma students, teachers and parents experience as a result of gun violence," according to a White House official.

[Chicksaw]

11 minutes ago, Social Media said:

Harris' remarks will highlight the president's commitment to ending gun violence ...

The speech has leaked:

"This is the moment that the nation confronts gun violence. A moment of violence that must be confronted. Will we live up to the moment? Or will violence win the moment? ..."

 

Full disclosure: I find Kamala a joke. But not gun violence. Given a chance I would vote to repeal the 2nd.

Edited June 2, 2023 by Chicksaw

[ozimoron]

7 minutes ago, Chicksaw said:

The speech has leaked:

"This is the moment that the nation confronts gun violence. A moment of violence that must be confronted. Will we live up to the moment? Or will violence win the moment? ..."

 

Full disclosure: I find Kamala a joke. But not gun violence. Given a chance I would vote to repeal the 2nd.

So would she. You both are a match.

[Chicksaw]

Just now, ozimoron said:

So would she. You both are a match.

Come on, man, if you are following me around, at least give my scintillating wit a like.

[ozimoron]

2 minutes ago, Chicksaw said:

Come on, man, if you are following me around, at least give my scintillating wit a like.

I can understand why Biden has assigned her the job of tackling gun laws. 7 years or so as AG for the world's third largest economy. That's a lot of creds.

[Chicksaw]

3 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

I can understand why Biden has assigned her the job of tackling gun laws. 7 years or so as AG for the world's third largest economy. That's a lot of creds.

Stop right there, mate. I am supposed to be the funny guy here.

[ozimoron]

3 minutes ago, Chicksaw said:

Stop right there, mate. I am supposed to be the funny guy here.

OK, try this. Historically vice presidents have always failed at handling major national crises so maybe she will also?

[Tug]

18 minutes ago, Chicksaw said:

Stop right there, mate. I am supposed to be the funny guy here.

I fail to see the humor she is incredibly well qualified for the task hands down perhaps it’s because she  is a woman,I don’t know but I sincerely hope she succeeds and she needs to show her chops shake them up Kamala get her done!!

[300sd]

She's done a great job with the border situation (I dare not call it a crises for the bots will jump on that), so I'm happy to see she's being promoted to a real challenge for the next administration. Good luck with that.

[Tug]

24 minutes ago, 300sd said:

She's done a great job with the border situation (I dare not call it a crises for the bots will jump on that), so I'm happy to see she's being promoted to a real challenge for the next administration. Good luck with that.

The border (situation)requires a change in the laws that governs us here in the states that requires both party’s to craft a solution one party isent cooperating so the Biden administration is left with the laws that are on the books they are doing there best within that framework and it seems to be doing better hope it holds up

[Hanaguma]

5 hours ago, ozimoron said:

I can understand why Biden has assigned her the job of tackling gun laws. 7 years or so as AG for the world's third largest economy. That's a lot of creds.

Except that violent crime ROSE during her tenure as Attorney General.

 

https://ballotpedia.org/Fact_check/Did_violent_crime_increase_10_percent_in_California_under_Attorney_General_Kamala_Harris

 

...while it was dropping in the US overall.

 

https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/tables/table-1

[KhunLA]

Harris leading anything is a joke, except her way to the door after 2024 election.   Wonder if he'll even keep her as running mate, if he gets the nod.

 

One would hope not, as really good likelihood, his VP could be the P ????

 

She's a total disaster, and only there IMHO, for 2 reasons; female & mixed race.

[Hanaguma]

1 hour ago, KhunLA said:

Harris leading anything is a joke, except her way to the door after 2024 election.   Wonder if he'll even keep her as running mate, if he gets the nod.

 

One would hope not, as really good likelihood, his VP could be the P ????

 

She's a total disaster, and only there IMHO, for 2 reasons; female & mixed race.

That is why she was picked. Biden promised James Clyburn that he would pick a black women IF Clyburn helped Biden win the 2020 primaries.  Now Gavin Newsome in California is doing the same thing- promising to appoint a black female senator if/when Feinstein retires.

[KhunLA]

1 hour ago, Hanaguma said:

That is why she was picked. Biden promised James Clyburn that he would pick a black women IF Clyburn helped Biden win the 2020 primaries.  Now Gavin Newsome in California is doing the same thing- promising to appoint a black female senator if/when Feinstein retires.

Being the 'best qualified' doesn't seem to be a priority any more.

 

 

[spidermike007]

As a centrist dem, I considered her to be a terrible choice to begin with, and she has certainly shown that with her dismal performance as VP. Although Biden is not a bad president, he is too old and tired to carry on. So is Trump. Bad choices. Harris has never been a spokesperson for anything, and how is she going to start now? It is wishful thinking, by a broken party, making awfully bad choices.

[ozimoron]

1 hour ago, KhunLA said:

Being the 'best qualified' doesn't seem to be a priority any more.

Is there ever a single person who is "best qualified" for any job or any person who is indispensable? Do you seriously think that appointing a black woman excludes better qualified people> That there aren't black women who are JUST AS GOOD as any other applicant? Seriously?

[KhunLA]

34 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

Is there ever a single person who is "best qualified" for any job or any person who is indispensable? Do you seriously think that appointing a black woman excludes better qualified people> That there aren't black women who are JUST AS GOOD as any other applicant? Seriously?

In Newson's case, stating you put a black person in a position, you just eliminated 94% of the other candidates, per capita (2018).

 

100 candidates, and you don't bother looking at 94, because of skin color...

... seriously

 

UP2U how you qualify people on race or gender first, but wouldn't be my priority in choosing.

[candide]

5 hours ago, Hanaguma said:

Except that violent crime ROSE during her tenure as Attorney General.

 

https://ballotpedia.org/Fact_check/Did_violent_crime_increase_10_percent_in_California_under_Attorney_General_Kamala_Harris

 

...while it was dropping in the US overall.

 

https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/tables/table-1

Ahem, you are singling out one particular year, 2015, compared to 2014. Your first source shows that the crime rate has been fluctuating over time, sometimes increasing, sometimes decreasing. Moreover, 2014 was a very particular year.

 

"After reaching a peak of 1,115 per 100,000 residents in 1992, California’s violent crime rate steadily fell, reaching a 50-year low of 392 in 2014."

https://www.ppic.org/publication/crime-trends-in-california/

 

As to your second source, it also shows an increase in the US in 2015.

[ozimoron]

29 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

In Newson's case, stating you put a black person in a position, you just eliminated 94% of the other candidates, per capita (2018).

 

100 candidates, and you don't bother looking at 94, because of skin color...

... seriously

 

UP2U how you qualify people on race or gender first, but wouldn't be my priority in choosing.

Rubbish. Your stats are fake. He can choose from any state in the US. The black population is not 6%. You just lost your credibility on this issue by stating an unsupported false statistic.

[HappyExpat57]

[KhunLA]

46 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

Rubbish. Your stats are fake. He can choose from any state in the US. The black population is not 6%. You just lost your credibility on this issue by stating an unsupported false statistic.

California demographic is <6% black, I was being generous.   From wiki ...

Would he really pick someone outside of the state, to represent the state.  Bad enough  he would go black only ... ????

 

And we didn't even figure in, eliminated the black males ... if a 50/50 spit ... leaves how many the 100 ????

 

3 out of 100, discarded 97 others ????

 

Just think if I owned a company, and placed a 'Help Wanted' advert:

'only White men need apply' ... 

... let that sink in.

 

Be 10 lawyers at my door serving me lawsuit papers.  BLM protests and I'd probably have to move out of town.

Edited June 3, 2023 by KhunLA

[ozimoron]

9 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

California demographic is <6% black, I was being generous.   Would he really pick someone outside of the state, to represent the state.  

 

Bad enough  he would go black only ... ????

OK, I'll give you the statistic. My apologies. The black ave is much higher for the US in general. Nevertheless, this narrative that he would not pick someone just as good as anybody even from 6% of the population of many millions is just ba right wing talking point. The narrative is design edo combat any effort to level up the playing field after hundreds of years of discrimination against blacks which has led to a massive under representation by blacks in public life.

[KhunLA]

29 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

OK, I'll give you the statistic. My apologies. The black ave is much higher for the US in general. Nevertheless, this narrative that he would not pick someone just as good as anybody even from 6% of the population of many millions is just ba right wing talking point. The narrative is design edo combat any effort to level up the playing field after hundreds of years of discrimination against blacks which has led to a massive under representation by blacks in public life.

As I thought, but wanted to verify, before posting.  Not sure about an appointment to vacant seat, but would guess same applies.

https://www.senate.gov/senators/qualifications_termsofservice.htm

 

So he would have to pick from a very small pool of qualified black female candidates, considering the demographic of, and hopefully have some type of legal/lawyer/public office experience already.

 

Off topic ... it's amazing Hollywood can find enough black actors to fill roles to satisfy the woke folks, considering again, the demographics.  Local, experienced talent pool, let alone expecting someone to fly in to do a reading, if agent even knows of the opening.

 

No wonder most movies are barely a 5/10 rating.

 

California, against the perception of being woke, is one prejudice state IMHO, with RE prices & high taxes.   Remember when racist white folks preferred to live in such places, high prices/rent/tax to avoid living with others ????

 

Seems not much has changed since I was born, 1950s ... keeping us on the other side of the tracks ... so sad.

 

Edited June 3, 2023 by KhunLA

[EVENKEEL]

13 hours ago, ozimoron said:

I can understand why Biden has assigned her the job of tackling gun laws. 7 years or so as AG for the world's third largest economy. That's a lot of creds.

Willie thinks so as well.

[EVENKEEL]

I'm sure she'll do as good here as she did with the border. You go girl.

[Hanaguma]

Perhaps the worst VP in history.  The Democrats are really stuck- most want Biden to quit after one term but are terrified that Harris would claim the nomination.   They need to have an open primary and let the party decide. But that won't happen. 

 

Trying to think of one thing that Harris has accomplished that would give any reason to think she will be successful in this role........still thinking......anyone? 

[RichardColeman]

Biggest joke about this useless woman is that she is now in charge of looking into the rise of A.I. ! If she does as well with that as she has done with her other roles in border control and talking about big yellow buses and space travel then we are all doomed !

[Mac Mickmanus]

11 minutes ago, Hanaguma said:

Perhaps the worst VP in history.  The Democrats are really stuck- most want Biden to quit after one term but are terrified that Harris would claim the nomination.   They need to have an open primary and let the party decide. But that won't happen. 

 

Trying to think of one thing that Harris has accomplished that would give any reason to think she will be successful in this role........still thinking......anyone? 

She is a Female person of colour, that is a huge unprecedented level of success and accomplishment for being V.P 

[billd766]

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

Biggest joke about this useless woman is that she is now in charge of looking into the rise of A.I. ! If she does as well with that as she has done with her other roles in border control and talking about big yellow buses and space travel then we are all doomed !

I agree.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_Harris

 

She is so useless that she has had a strong career in law enforcement as the AG for California from 2011 to 2017 and as a U.S. senator representing California from 2017 to 2021.

 

Kamala Devi Harris[a] (/ˈkɑːmələ ˈdeɪvi/ (listen) KAH-mə-lə DAY-vee;[2][3] born October 20, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who is the 49th and current vice president of the United States. She is the first female vice president and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history, as well as the first African-American and first Asian-American vice president.

 

There is a lot more in the link if you can be bothered to read it.

 

Please remind us all of your qualifications to do the job of VP of the USA.

 

You claim that she is useless, so what does that make you?

[Tug]

14 minutes ago, billd766 said:

I agree.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_Harris

 

She is so useless that she has had a strong career in law enforcement as the AG for California from 2011 to 2017 and as a U.S. senator representing California from 2017 to 2021.

 

Kamala Devi Harris[a] (/ˈkɑːmələ ˈdeɪvi/ (listen) KAH-mə-lə DAY-vee;[2][3] born October 20, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who is the 49th and current vice president of the United States. She is the first female vice president and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history, as well as the first African-American and first Asian-American vice president.

 

There is a lot more in the link if you can be bothered to read it.

 

Please remind us all of your qualifications to do the job of VP of the USA.

 

You claim that she is useless, so what does that make you?

Touché I just read through all the jealousy bile and masoginy here obviously she is well qualified for any level of government she needs to serve not only that obviously the Biden administration has a top notch team of experts advising combined with the intelligence to listen to them