Harris Stumbles Out of the Gate as Campaign Starts in Earnest

It has not been a good beginning for Harris and her chum Walz. First it was Harris and the infamous “interview” that left most of it on the cutting room floor, never to be seen. A foreboding of what is to be. She managed to step in it over Afghanistan anniversary with Trump and it didn’t stop there.

Reports on twitter of buses being loaded up with paid attendees, Walz acting the total buffoon… what’s next? Well soon the debate. Now that will be the price of admission as the free world totters on the brink. Hot air does a nice piece about the past week, so I will let them give us their take and well worth the full read.

Here is a piece of it:

Hot Air

Partly from horrible events in the news, but also with a generous mixture of ham-handed retail politicking tossed in, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz did not have a very good Labor Day weekend. And it continued a downturn trend that began on the third anniversary of the catastrophic American withdrawal from Afghanistan, killing 13 service members in the process, wounding several others, and condemning Afghani women back to life under wraps and in slavery. 

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Going into Labor Day weekend, cable news consisted of surrogates and hosts, which are really one and the same these days, trying to press the case that Donald Trump should be disqualified because broke long-standing rules about decorum at that section of Arlington.

But until Saturday, neither Kamala Harris nor Tim Walz had weighed in directly on the subject at all. Kamala Harris had not spoken out, because she’s an idiot. Walz hadn’t spoken out, because it’s hard for the campaign to deploy someone running partly on his military record who doesn’t want to take questions about why he didn’t actually deploy. He can’t serve as the attack dog on military issues, because he’s up to his chin in stolen valor controversies with veterans. 

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But Saturday, Kamala finally stepped in it. It was fresh and still steaming, and a more seasoned politician would have avoided it entirely, but she nevertheless stepped in it squarely and completely. 

As Vice President, I have had the privilege of visiting Arlington National Cemetery several times. It is a solemn place; a place where we come together to honor American heroes who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service of this nation. It is not a place for politics. And yet, as was reported this week, Donald Trump’s team chose to film a video there, resulting in an altercation with cemetery staff. Let me be clear: the former president disrespected sacred ground, all for the sake of a political stunt. This is nothing new from Donald Trump. This is a man who has called our fallen service members “suckers” and “losers” and disparaged Medal of Honor recipients. A man who, during a previous visit to the cemetery, reportedly said of fallen service members, “I don’t get it. What was in it for them?” This is a man who is unable to comprehend anything other than service to himself. If there is one thing on which we as Americans can all agree, it is that our veterans, military families, and service members should be honored, never disparaged, and treated with nothing less than our highest respect and gratitude. And it is my belief that someone who cannot meet this simple, sacred duty should never again stand behind the seal of the President of the United States of America. I will always honor the service and sacrifice of all of America’s fallen heroes, who made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of our beloved nation and our cherished freedoms. I mourn them and salute them. And I will never politicize them.

Within 24 hours, there were not one, not two, but eight different videos posted online criticizing Harris and thanking Donald Trump for being there. (All of them are linked here)

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On Saturday, we also learned that Hamas, at some point within three days prior, summarily executed six of the hostages they’ve held since October 7th in a tunnel underneath Rafah. Among those murdered was 23-year-old Hersch Goldberg-Polin. Hersch’s mother, Rachel Goldberg-Polin, and her husband, Jon Polin, spoke in Chicago on Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention.

An American was murdered by Hamas. Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Tim Walz, and the Democratic Party foreign policy apparatus theoretically still in charge of U.S. foreign policy are not deterred one bit. They continue to demanding a ceasefire from Israel, and think the best way forward is to negotiate with the terrorist group that, again, just murdered an unarmed American held hostage for almost 11 months. 

How did Kamala Harris respond to questioning about the murder of Hersch Goldberg-Polin? She was too busy groovin’ to her tunes to be bothered by media.

If you’re going to pretend that you’re on your phone in order to avoid answering questions from the press, you should probably do a little bit better of an acting job than holding your phone up to your ear while wearing wired headphones.pic.twitter.com/OEFtFAXkCq

— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) September 2, 2024

How did her running mate, Tim Walz, handle questioning from the press? Again, he shared the stage with Hersch Goldberg-Polin’s parents on Day 3 of the DNC in Chicago. You’d think he’d at least have some message of condolence, right? Nah.

Tim Walz chooses not to extend any condolences to the families of the m**dered hostages, one of which was an American. His response — to walk away.
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— Ida (@HeidiSnow381) September 1, 2024

Everything about this campaign – the accents, the joy, the running mate, the policy positions, the enthusiasm, it’s all fake. It’s the Bill Clinton $3 dollar bill. The enthusiasm at her rallies is actually relief that it’s not Joe Biden running against Trump, doomed for a 15-point loss. But if you have deluded yourself into thinking Kamala is beloved, a sign of that would be going into restaurants and meeting people, shaking hands, being comfortable talking to people.

That’s now how Kamala rolls. Instead, she schedules restaurant appearances, only to have the owners of the establishment boot out genuine patrons so the campaign can bus in paid actors to stage that love for Kamala for a propagandist regime media already in the tank for her because she’s not Donald Trump.

I will close out Hot Air’s piece with one of the parents responses. Let us not forget.

Mark Schmitz, Father of Lance Corporal Jared M. Schmitz… https://t.co/CHNRzcTa0J pic.twitter.com/pRLF9tS7Jn

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2024

Bunkerville’s post from yesterday

Cackling Harris Debuts and Panders with a New Cringe Accent

Kamala Harris just brought back the “Detroit speak”

So freaking cringe and fake pic.twitter.com/9kXCRXEdy2

— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) September 2, 2024

The best of the swamp.

Source: https://bunkerville.wordpress.com/2024/09/04/harris-stumbles-out-of-the-gate-as-campaign-starts-in-earnest/