“We will work together, and continue to work together, to address these issues, to tackle these challenges, and to work together as we continue to work operating from the new norms, rules, and agreements, that we will convene to work together…We will work together.”
Vice-President Kamala Harris, babbling on about something or other.
I had foolishly assumed that nothing this idiot could say at this point would make my head explode, but that quote did it. Her existence as the #2 elected official in the United States is a profound embarrassment to the nation, the public and the democratic system.
That such a clueless dolt was chosen purely because of her gender and race insults that gender and those ethnic communities unintentionally complicit in her creation.
That the news media refused to enlighten the public about just how incompetent she is proves its uselessness.
That Harris and her supporters have the astounding cheek to cry “racism” if criticism is aimed her way, when she routinely insults the public by presuming that first-grade level verbal pablum is good enough to feed them because she doesn’t have the capacity to offer anything better, impugns everyone responsible for her presence in place of someone minimally responsible and trustworthy.
Ethics Alarms 
And she wonders why Biden staffers are increasingly seeing her as a liability? My guess is that Biden (assuming he is physically able), will choose another VP in 2024.
I was just thinking she’s sure been invisible (and silent?) for the last few weeks.
I’m beginning to think the Dems will run Ron Klain as Joe’s VP in 2024, and then have Joe step aside and let Klain be president. Or, could they run Obama as Joe’s VP and then have Joe step aside and put Obama in? Is Obama allowed to get in as VP and then ascend to president upon removal of a sitting president?
The 22nd Amendment limits election to the presidency, but does not proscribe ascendency (from VP or other positions in the chain of succession) for what would be a third term. Your hypothetical would be an obvious circumvention of the Constitution, but there are those who see the Constitution as an obstacle to be gotten around.
It would be a very interesting–and technically Constitutional–way around the 22nd Amendment to continuously re-elect a popular former President beyond 2.4999 terms: If the candidate is elected as Vice-President and the elected President steps down within a few days of being sworn in, this process could be repeated every four years for as long as the electorate is willing to go through the motions.
It would never happen, of course, for several reasons. But it might make a good plot for a book!
–Dwayne
Thanks, Ed and Dwayne. If it’s permissible, I would not put it past the DNC.
I’d want to know the context. Are these off-the-cuff remarks? Or something more formal? If the former, they’re pretty forgivable, certainly nothing worse than we heard from President Trump on an almost daily basis. if the latter, that’s a different story.
Harris is indeed a babbling incompetent, but this tidbit doesn’t necessarily even add to the case. I’m sure I’ve said worse at least 1000 times over the course of my career, but I can be reasonably coherent when I put my mind to it in more formal settings.
Prepared remarks, apparently.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/05/13/remarks-by-vice-president-harris-in-a-meeting-on-climate-at-the-u-s-asean-special-summit/
In that case, ouch.
“first-grade level verbal pablum”
Consider supplying 1st Graders (a gig I was wrapping up a mere 60 years ago as we speak!) with an apology….
She’s reading a prepared statement before she jets off to another high level summit somewhere about some other thing. The speech writer should be drawn and quartered and her staff should face the guillotine for approving that nonsense.
jvb
What is she, a puppet like Biden? I wouldn’t read that crap in public, ever. What the hell’s the matter with her?
Oh, so she was probably trying to say something coherent about man-made climate change. That explains much. When I first read this post, I had just come out of the bathroom (not making that up). I immediately thought the VP’s comments were pretty reasonable for a #2.
…and I’ll just leave it right there…
Now, now, you just threw in that gratuitous Trump whataboutism because you’re still miffed about not being labelled an EA “lefty” by Steve.
I actually don’t think Trump’s rambling style ever nicked the Harris-level redundancy problem…in his case, it’s what he says more than how he says it. Usually Trump is pretty clear, unfortunately, even while free associating.
“Now, now, you just threw in that gratuitous Trump whataboutism because you’re still miffed about not being labelled an EA “lefty” by Steve.”
Well, that part is true. ;}
I KNEW it!!
Trump was my initial thought about this quote.
Trump was far more competent at rambling. He could fill up the time with nothing far better than she can. His stream of conscious monologues, uncorroborated boasts, and well-placed pauses make for a far more coherent message than this Veep could manage.
-Juy
Absolutely. Even when Trump is rambling, he’s saying something. Harris literally communicates nothing in these things except her own shallowness.
“certainly nothing worse than we heard from President Trump on an almost daily basis.”
“almost daily basis.” Really? Is that a typo.
Trump was funny and knew how to work a crowd. He even created Trumpisms.
The Cackler should just go back to one of the few things she could succeed at…
I honestly don’t know what that would be, unless I get vulgar…
Take a moment Jack, it will come to you.
Never thought of it as vulgar though.
Going horizontal?
No, and it is never a good sign when a joke must be explained.
No offense intended.
Your arch nemesis said as much:
Make a list of the sentences or sentence fragments from Harris’ various pronouncements. Mix and match them in random sequences and see if they make more or less sense than the original statements, or if there’s no discernible difference.
“There is such great significance to the passage of time. It exists next to another country called Russia. So, basically, that’s wrong and there is such great significance to the passage of time when we will work together, and continue to work together, to address these issues.that we will convene to work together”
Caped Crusader, it’s never a good sign, but explained it must be. Please don’t leave us (of lesser imagination) hanging. Still don’t get it.
This is what they’re referencing:
https://ethicsalarms.com/2019/02/22/the-kamala-harris-willie-brown-saga-that-the-news-media-wants-you-to-think-it-doesnt-matter/
At first I thought you’d posted on this before, but then I realized this is similar to her speech where she repeated “passage of time” over and over.
Harris is, not to put too fine a point on it, bad at this and universally hated.
Biden (or his team) thought he needed a black woman on the ticket, but he didn’t have to like her. When’s the last time they were seen together? There was a story not too long ago on how he’s not even taking her calls anymore. She’s pure baggage. She’s being isolated. Regardless of whether Biden runs in 2024, I doubt Kamala will be on the ticket. And with that fact pattern, how much do you spend in resourcing for her? There’s a not insignificant chance that she’s one of the only politicians in America actually writing her own speeches… And that’s what she’s giving.
What’s “this”? Talking? Thinking? Avoiding looking like the utter idiot she is?
Yes?
Oh. Then we agree…