For MollyJongFast's latest, she explores the disproportionate criticism of VP Kamala Harris
on a ridiculous boat trip on the Rio Grande River. They wore bulletproof vests and carried automatic weapons and looked like middle-aged tourists . For these Republicans, the border is about photo opportunities and fundraising emails. It’s a chance to show their constituents that they are “out there” doing something when, really, they’re just performing theatrics. And reporters are helping the GOP with this message, pressuring the vice president to do her own photo op.
Policy isn’t made at the border. There are no presidents in those camps, no elected leaders in boats on the Rio Grande. The situation at the border is a humanitarian crisis and should be treated as such, but this crisis won’t be solved at the border. America needs to work with the leaders of these countries to address climate change, poverty and crime.
Kamala Harris seems to be experiencing what Obama went through, a kind of rightwing media hazing. But instead of almonds and tan suits, she’s being targeted for tweets or nervous laughter in an interview. The mainstream media wants to cover things fairly; the conservative media wants to destroy democratic stars before they can get traction. And Kamala Harris finds herself at the nexus of this tension.
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