The Biden administration is in political peril but they can at least rest easy in the knowledge that they’ll inevitably get some PR assistance from Washington Post “conservative” writer Jennifer Rubin. Today’s example involves Vice President Kamala Harris, and it seems that Biden’s already being moved to the back burner:
She is putting the SCt on the ballot as a threat to equality and democ. She's calling out Rs for what they are: extremists. She is expressing contempt for Rs’ ludicrous defense of easy access to semiautomatic weapons. https://t.co/2OMcyf3nu8
— Jennifer "Pro-privacy" Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) July 6, 2022
Her closer should be the mantra for Democrats: “Do not throw up our hands when it is a time to roll up our sleeves.”https://t.co/2OMcyf3nu8
— Jennifer "Pro-privacy" Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) July 6, 2022
Or better yet, “was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!”
The column closes this way:
Harris also counseled that “we all know that history has never been an unbroken line toward progress; that even when we have advances, there will be setbacks.” She was blunt: “In certain times, those setbacks being more drastic than in others … There’s so much strength in what we achieve, but there is also fragility. So we must be vigilant.” She added that “it’s the nature of it, so do not despair. Do not be overwhelmed.” Her closer should be the mantra for Democrats: “Do not throw up our hands when it is a time to roll up our sleeves.”
Part prosecutor. Part campaign organizer marshaling the most powerful case against the GOP (extremists threatening freedom). And part no-nonsense parent. Harris seems to be channeling her mother, who she often says would respond to complaints about unfairness with: “So what are you going to do about it?” That’s a formula to get Democrats back on track and capitalize on Republicans’ egregious overreach.
Rubin’s column caught the eye of Harris’ comms team, which really appreciated the much-needed assistance:
.@JRubinBlogger in the @WashingtonPost: "Harris started her career as a prosecutor, and if ever the country needed a lawyer to dissect the right-wing Supreme Court justices’ sloppy reasoning and warped history, it is now." https://t.co/oIbw31Oia5
— Herbie Ziskend (@HerbieZiskend46) July 6, 2022
"But with female voters more important than ever to Democrats, and two critical issues on which she has a powerful voice moving front and center, she has an opportunity to invigorate her party."
— Herbie Ziskend (@HerbieZiskend46) July 6, 2022
"1) She is putting the Supreme Court on the ballot as a threat to equality and democracy."
"2) She is calling out Republicans for what they are: extremists."— Herbie Ziskend (@HerbieZiskend46) July 6, 2022
"3) She is expressing contempt for Republicans’ ludicrous defense of easy access to semiautomatic weapons."
"4) She is redirecting Democrats to productive action."— Herbie Ziskend (@HerbieZiskend46) July 6, 2022
Maybe Kamala Harris could also lead the party in delivering redundant and bumbling speeches.
She is nothing if not eloquent. https://t.co/CvCE9f8y22
— Algerian Hiss (@fairy_garcia_) July 6, 2022
Yep, please go with Rubin’s suggestion, Team Biden.
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