KAMALA HARRIS

Rekarie

I'm pretty sure Trump will engage in the debate. He would never want to appear weak, which he would do if he failed to appear.

Just you wait he will drag his feet !
Traitor Trump will be held accountable for his actions !
Have a look at Kamala‘s accomplishments .
Try Wikipedia .
As we say in the USA : he is up shits creek without a paddle ( pardon the vulgarity ) .

Syracute, yes you probably know more than I do! I did wonder are they allowed to opt out of these debates?

I've been reading up a lot about Kamala, very accomplished

No one is obliged to debate. They can totally opt out.
Trump will because he knows he is now outfoxed.

Urmstongran

You’re joking surely varian? He will relish it!
Actually isn’t a head-to-head mandatory there in the run up to election? 🤔🤔

Stephen King (the author) tweeted this an hour ago

Stephen King@StephenKing

Trump has announced he won't debate Kamala Harris.

9:26 PM · Jul 22, 2024
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x.com/StephenKing/status/1815483642753528073

She was just on TV laughing and squealing something like “do you think I’ve just fallen out of a coconut tree?”

nanna8

I really don’t know much about her at all - I must do some homework. She certainly has an uphill battle on her hands.

Nanna8, may I suggest you add this book to your reading list?

"The Truths We Hold: An American Journey"

Ah yes the Queen of Cackle.

Primrose53

She was just on TV laughing and squealing something like “do you think I’ve just fallen out of a coconut tree?”

That's doing the rounds on tiktok. Seems to have captivated a lot of youngsters.

“I was told I was going to debate Kamala Harris,” Vance said here Monday during his first solo event as former President Donald Trump’s running mate. “And now President Trump is going to get to debate her? I’m kind of pissed off about that, if I’m being honest with you

That's from NBC.

Let’s try and keep this thread free of nonsense one liner diss posts shall we, we aren’t in the fifth form.

Trump has actually said the September debate should be moved from ABC to Fox, in his usual elegant style.

Coward.

Casdon

Let’s try and keep this thread free of nonsense one liner diss posts shall we, we aren’t in the fifth form.

👍

Casdon

Let’s try and keep this thread free of nonsense one liner diss posts shall we, we aren’t in the fifth form.

Thank you, Casdon.

Its good to have book references and informative one liners, but earlier today another thread disintegrated in posters slanging and accusing each other.

It's good to have a space for informed discussion.

Siope

Trump has actually said the September debate should be moved from ABC to Fox, in his usual elegant style.

Coward.

Hmmm

That was yesterday.

I'm trying to find confirmation of the Stephen King statement I posted earlier.

Ah, sorry, I missed the date. I swear, Twitter/X is next to useless now it doesn’t put searches in date order.

MaizieD

Siope

Trump has actually said the September debate should be moved from ABC to Fox, in his usual elegant style.

Coward.

Hmmm

That was yesterday.

I'm trying to find confirmation of the Stephen King statement I posted earlier.

So was I Maisie, tried usual MSM 🙂 so not sure yet.

I'm finding US media sources a bit more cagey than Stephen King. Not 'definitely won't', but, 'likely not to'.

If interested, a bit of background info: Kamala (pronounced pronounced “COM-mah-lah") and her sister were raised by their mother, Shyamala Gopalana. Shyamala moved from India to California to pursue graduate studies and was a cancer research scientist. She moved, with her daughters, to Quebec, Canada, when Kamala was twelve years old. Her father lived in California. Kamala graduated from Westmount High School in Quebec and attended Vanier College in Montreal. Later, she attended Howard University in Washington, D.C., where she led the Debate Team, chaired the Economics Society and graduated with a degree in political science and economics.

According to X sources, Harris has raised $100 million in small donations in the course of 24 hours. If true, that represents an awful lot of voters...

Its small compared with the sort of donations the Elon Musks of this world hand out, but big in terms of a wave of support.

Yes, some big Silicon Valley names supporting Trump because as Pete Buttigieg said, it's very simple, These are very rich man who have decided to back the Republican party which does very good things for very rich men.

This is a Guardian piece on the coconut meme:

The origins of this meme lie in a speech Harris gave in May last year, swearing in commissioners for the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics.

Harris was trying to make a point about the need to focus on young people and their wider community at the same time, because “nothing exists in a silo”.

She then quoted her own mother, who she says used to say “I don’t know what’s wrong with you young people, you think you just fell out of a coconut tree?”

www.theguardian.com/culture/article/2024/jul/22/kamala-harris-coconut-tree-meme

Text of the speech here:

www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/05/10/remarks-by-vice-president-harris-at-swearing-in-ceremony-of-commissioners-for-the-white-house-initiative-on-advancing-educational-equity-excellence-and-economic-opportunity-for-hispanics/

I am struggling to find evidence that Trump has said he refuses to debate Harris - assuming she wins the Democratic Party nomination. An hour ago, writer Stephen King simply tweeted: Trump has announced he won't debate Kamala Harris - with no source.

Yesterday, Politco tweeted: Republicans are not happy about today's news [of Biden’s step down]. One GOP source tells [Politico’s Jonathan Lemire] he doubts Donald Trump will even debate VP Kamala Harris, saying he'll likely call her an illegitimate candidate. which I suspect is why Obama has not given his endorsement - preferring that this goes to an open convention - which Rory Stewart was explaining on yesterday’s TRIP podcast.

Did anyone watch Newsnight? Writer Bonnie Greer and pollster Frank Luntz’s contributions in particular about younger female voters and union members. Worth a watch.

Primrose53

She was just on TV laughing and squealing something like “do you think I’ve just fallen out of a coconut tree?”

This was a saying from her grandmother that she quoted once.
Now people are honoring her by referencing coconuts.

Our posts crossed, Syracute. The remarks are from her speech on May 10 2023 - link in my post above.

Well,whatever. Now there will be a contest instead of a walk over, thank goodness. I would think the results will be pretty close, both sides need to engage the ‘disinterested’.

Urmstongran

Thank you Oreo.
Last time I looked, my neck wasn’t red. 😁

And Convicted felon? - yes but in a rigged trial that was brought on by the woke Democrats (at whose cost?). Trump's crimes are trivial compared to the arrogant abuse of American democracy committed by the Bidens and their corrupt cronies. This is the real con job if you care to look deeper.

If you believe Harris is polling level with Trump … I have a bridge to sell. 😁

Once again more factual incorrectness from the usual suspect.

None of the trials were rigged, USA is not a 3rd world backwater ( yet ) Traitor Trump was judged by a jury of 12 many who were picked and approved of by his own lawyers.

Trumps crimes are many and none are trivial when you live in a democracy. Is it a surprise that he has acted so criminally?
No, that was his business model as taught by his father, he was
Influenced by a certain criminal elements that are famous in his corner of NY that grew up in. I lived in NYC when he was up and coming and have followed his trajectory since.
So, I have definitely looked deeper than most as I love to read .

Biden’s crimes? He is not in court. Nor has he been .

The biggest crime here is the way you can come on here and spout random “facts” without anything to back them up.

That’s Fake News.