Power Line’s Scott Johnson summarizes his reaction to a recent appearance of Vice President Kamala Harris on NBC’s Meet the Press, and her non-answer to a question about our uncontrolled southern border.
Harris was both unprepared and incapable of answering it. She is a glorified idiot one heartbeat away from the job currently occupied by the guy with half a mind to be president.
And that is the “safe for work” version, PL doesn’t do NSFW. Actually, I think I disagree somewhat with Johnson.
I suspect Harris has lived as a conventionally attractive woman of color who has never needed to get serious about public speaking to be promoted. Who doesn’t like laughing, apparently happy pretty women?
Under pressure Harris reverts to what has worked all these years - a smile and a happy laugh. Her problem: it doesn’t qualify her as presidential. All those years ago in 1969 when she was only five, Lawrence Peters had it right, she has gotten promoted to her level of incompetence.
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Consider the contrast with Governor/Ambassador Nicki Haley, another conventionally attractive woman of color with a beautiful smile who is scary smart and an excellent public speaker. We don’t need to imagine her on the world stage, she has succeeded there.
Haley obviously hasn’t coasted on her looks. When we get a woman president, I hope she will be more like Haley. Actually, I’d vote for Haley, if nominated.
