Vice President Kamala Harris’s rise to power is an interesting story, especially she was picked by President Biden (or his handlers) after Democratic voters soundly rejected her own bid for the presidency and sent her packing before the Iowa caucuses. But Biden had already locked himself into picking a woman as a running mate, preferably one of color. That narrowed the field quite a bit, and Harris fit the bill.
As if we hadn’t heard enough already about Harris and her life (like the time she demanded “Fweedom!”), the Los Angeles Times is now announcing a beat dedicated exclusively to Harris, called “Covering Kamala Harris.” We kind of wish they’d hired someone who knew how to paint Kamala Harris so it didn’t look like her neck was broken:
Kamala Harris is the first vice president who is Black, South Asian, female and the direct descendants of immigrants.
Introducing “Covering Kamala Harris,” a beat dedicated to her historic rise to the White House.
Follow us on Instagram: https://t.co/3w4dKAypLR pic.twitter.com/MWLmyjsY3u
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) January 26, 2021
By covering her you mean with golden robes and a tiara, right?
— Federalist Musket?? (@Patriot_Musket) January 26, 2021
this is going to be the fairest reporting ever, i'm sure
— Ryan (@alwaysonoffense) January 26, 2021
wipe your collective chins.
— President Elect Deetz (@tahDeetz) January 26, 2021
Her family had slaves you know
— Averebely (@AVerebely) January 26, 2021
Hey let’s start with how many black men she jailed.
— jimni27 (@jimni27) January 26, 2021
You should also cover Willie Brown, I mean, it’s no secret.
— Felipe (@PXM_2_SD) January 26, 2021
“News media” pic.twitter.com/GZi0vaxkzE
— E.C. (@ec1873) January 26, 2021
I wonder if they will dedicate much space to this "Historic" action. pic.twitter.com/990XnEnDUF
— The Laymans Take (@thelaymanstake) January 26, 2021
I’m just here for the ratio.
— I Support Tara Reade (@starsunmoonlake) January 26, 2021
This fawning is really an embarrassing look.
— SC Simmons (@ssimmons830) January 26, 2021
You're no longer journalists. You're propagandists. It's official, I hope you're aware of that.
— Dziki Possum (@DzikiPossum) January 26, 2021
— Potato of Reason (@PotatoOfReason) January 26, 2021
Symbolism doesn't make good policy.
— David Farragut ?☠️ (@Chariotofhelios) January 26, 2021
LA Times out here asking the tough questions.
— Orrin Deaver (@CeeOh_Deaver) January 26, 2021
“Direct descendant of immigrants” ?
Funny, just recently I read that we’re all descendants of immigrants.
— ?️?ℹ️?ℹ️?️ (@PNWHimbo) January 26, 2021
A North Korea propagandist just read this piece and said it’s too much
— Boris Trucco (@BorisTrucco) January 26, 2021
You’re so about to get ratioed for this.
— Ron DeSTANtis. (@burgessthebased) January 26, 2021
???????? https://t.co/ZSL27ux2ls
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) January 26, 2021
It'd be nice if the media gave Biden and Harris a few weeks to settle into power before beating them up this way. Sheesh. I mean, I'm as in favor of an adversarial press as the next person, but there are limits or decency and respect. https://t.co/ZSL27ux2ls
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) January 26, 2021
Will "'Covering Kamala Harris,' a beat dedicated to her historic rise to the White House" feature profiles of the people still lingering in prison due to her overzealous and punitive prosecutions as a prosecutor, all as a springboard to national politics & the Vice Presidency?
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) January 26, 2021
None of these things are personal merits or achievements. Why is it used to sanctify them?
— Burgmanero (@MoteroCoruna) January 26, 2021
Should have called it “That little girl was me” instead
— Obama called me a f@g (@ArminTamzerian) January 26, 2021
We're living in an era where you can get propped up for not only doing nothing but also not believing in anything.
— ALiberalKant (@LiberalKant) January 26, 2021
This election result has been the perfect example of failing upwards. Don’t worry if you don’t win a single primary and your numbers are in the single digits in even your home state while running, because that’s how you win, actually, and then become VP and eventually POTUS.
— joe vibin (@travis_goldberg) January 26, 2021
And is the Los Angeles Times getting ahead of itself covering Harris’s “historic rise to the White House”? We mean, the vice president has her own residence. She is still vice president, right?
Related:
‘It was awful. And now it’s gone.’ Reason busts WaPo for memory-holing an honest — and highly inconvenient — moment from Kamala Harris https://t.co/8nkLQOW7bS
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 22, 2021
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