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Cha

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129. Yes, unfortunately it seems to be"deliberate"

Tue Jul 2, 2019, 09:37 PM

Jul 2019

because they can't address the article that has Harris' own words that this is "an albatross around my neck".

I ever said one negative word about her before the debate but since it seems fair enough that her history is not buried. I couldn't care less about her "affair with Willy Brown" that's private.. but the "patronage gifts" are public domain.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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In the Marathon Process to Run for President, Most Skeletons In Closets Will Be Revealed dlk Jul 2019 #1

If Harris has an Achilles heel, this is likely it Fiendish Thingy Jul 2019 #2

Her work as DA and AG will hurt her too IMHO...she did some things that I found shocking and Demsrule86 Jul 2019 #11

Same here. LakeArenal Jul 2019 #37

Small world out there. SouthernProgressive Jul 2019 #3

Wow. Just read the article. Sounds like something out of a prime-time soap opera. highplainsdem Jul 2019 #5

Excellent points. The comparison to Ocasio-Cortez is spot on. sop Jul 2019 #4

"the ambitious Kamala"? StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #20

Ambition can be a good thing sop Jul 2019 #22

Yes, it can be. StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #31

uppity crazytown Jul 2019 #46

Uppity you-know-what ... StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #53

From the Atlantic - The Nationalists Delusion crazytown Jul 2019 #61

Why bring that up? tonedevil Jul 2019 #39

Blind ambition can be a bad thing, too sop Jul 2019 #78

So you don't think her ambition is a good thing? tonedevil Jul 2019 #79

In a race against a thing like #45.... spicysista Jul 2019 #6

Harris herself called the relationship an albatross around her neck, & this "nasty personal attack" highplainsdem Jul 2019 #8

I have no problem with the term she used.... spicysista Jul 2019 #12

In the Stormy Daniels era this looks ridiculous. crazytown Jul 2019 #55

I thought the same in 2016... Drunken Irishman Jul 2019 #89

Ikr! And, here we ******* are. Cha Jul 2019 #93

My opinion is that we need to stop sabotaging our own candidates. MineralMan Jul 2019 #7

That point needs to be made to Harris and her supporters here, then, since they haven't highplainsdem Jul 2019 #9

I have made that point to them, too. MineralMan Jul 2019 #10

MM, since Harris knew 16 years ago that the relationship was a problem, she has to be ready to highplainsdem Jul 2019 #14

Old relationships are often a problem. MineralMan Jul 2019 #16

Yes, I had heard the story customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #121

so butt hurt your guy got exposed qazplm135 Jul 2019 #127

One of the reasons I like DU is I learn new things here. ooky Jul 2019 #51

"Sure, I dated Kamala Harris. So what?" progressoid Jul 2019 #13

Old relationships can sometimes be difficult to deal with. MineralMan Jul 2019 #17

Willie was perhaps the smartest, and most realistic politician California ever produced The Mouth Jul 2019 #30

People are people. IluvPitties Jul 2019 #15

Exactly. Relationships don't always end on a good note. MineralMan Jul 2019 #18

The problem isn't the relationship itself so much as those patronage jobs worth $400,000. highplainsdem Jul 2019 #19

I get that. IluvPitties Jul 2019 #23

I'm also wary of people criticizing consenting adults for having sex. Again, the problem here is highplainsdem Jul 2019 #25

True. Let's see how she handles it. IluvPitties Jul 2019 #29

Looking forward to the OPs examining the sexual histories of all the candidates, especially the men StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #21

So you'd be okay if Biden had given a BMW and highpaying jobs requiring little work to a much highplainsdem Jul 2019 #27

Yes, I would because I don't care about their personal sex lives and relationships. StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #34

In the 15 years I've been on DU, I've never seen DUers acting as if it's okay for highplainsdem Jul 2019 #36

Translation: "I don't care if Harris does it" Bradshaw3 Jul 2019 #50

No hypocrisy, since I never said nor do I believe that. But your twisting if my words and views is s StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #52

I portrayed your words exactly as they come across Bradshaw3 Jul 2019 #76

Yeah, I'm kind of stunned by that response, too. highplainsdem Jul 2019 #57

"sleeping her way to the top" crazytown Jul 2019 #65

I did not say that. I quoted what the article said, and what she herself said, and asked highplainsdem Jul 2019 #66

If you say so. crazytown Jul 2019 #68

And btw, Brown was NOT unpopular when she was involved with him. highplainsdem Jul 2019 #67

He was leaving under a cloud crazytown Jul 2019 #71

I've read up on the Brown / Harris relationship crazytown Jul 2019 #73

No need to apologize. As I've said elsewhere, I didn't know about this part of Harris's background, highplainsdem Jul 2019 #74

VP Harris? crazytown Jul 2019 #82

Getting jobs though is not OK ...if that happened...not familiar with this story. Demsrule86 Jul 2019 #101

I was unaware of this...thanks for posting... Demsrule86 Jul 2019 #96

Amen BannonsLiver Jul 2019 #48

You can bet the media will treestar Jul 2019 #95

Well, the new standard is Trump. BlueWI Jul 2019 #24

Lemme think, human atrocities, nuclear war and the end of the human race OR Eliot Rosewater Jul 2019 #26

Is this what we have sunk to now? Seeking revenge against other Dems? This is shameful! LonePirate Jul 2019 #28

Why don't you count the number of topics here about problems with Biden's record versus highplainsdem Jul 2019 #32

That article is not about Harris' record or votes or positions. It is a hit piece and you know it. LonePirate Jul 2019 #41

Unfortunately, Biden's critics are not satisfied with challenging his record, but nit-pick emmaverybo Jul 2019 #84

Willie Brown: Still No Democrats Can Beat Trump Baclava Jul 2019 #33

Believe it or not snowybirdie Jul 2019 #35

I remember 1994 well enough to know that accepting a high-paying patronage job from someone you're highplainsdem Jul 2019 #43

This is disgusting and SunsetDreams2 Jul 2019 #38

I'm not implying that at all. I'm quoting what she said and what that SF paper said about the highplainsdem Jul 2019 #40

You did imply that in your Op (quote) SunsetDreams2 Jul 2019 #44

You apparently can't read what you wrote yourself. You said I'm implying she "only" got where she highplainsdem Jul 2019 #47

I read it just fine SunsetDreams2 Jul 2019 #56

The tactic of using an affair to further ones ambitions and to get a car... SouthernProgressive Jul 2019 #75

Ratfucking EffieBlack Jul 2019 #42

You really don't have any idea what the term "ratfucking" means, do you? highplainsdem Jul 2019 #45

I know exactly what "ratfucking" means EffieBlack Jul 2019 #49

No, you don't understand it, and you're misusing the term to apply it to a serious article highplainsdem Jul 2019 #54

"serious article" lulzd Voltaire2 Jul 2019 #87

No.. it is NOT "RF". That's an ugly insult Cha Jul 2019 #97

I second the emotion. NT emmaverybo Jul 2019 #111

Wrong, no need for false stories. Just political sabotage or dirty tricks that Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #113

How in the world is it sabotage or a dirty trick to refer to interviews she did and what she said? highplainsdem Jul 2019 #119

"1. In politics, the use of "dirty tricks" to discredit one's opponent(s). This often takes the form Cha Jul 2019 #120

If Willie Brown was a white man he'd be a repuke kimbutgar Jul 2019 #58

Very old news and soooooooooooooooo what??? honest.abe Jul 2019 #59

She says,"let's please move on." Bayard Jul 2019 #60

Yes, and she was saying that less than ten years after that relationship. highplainsdem Jul 2019 #62

Exactly. Why is "moving on" good for some and Cha Jul 2019 #98

Let your voice be heard DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2019 #63

Already replied to your poll. You asked an irrelevant question, since the real issue here is highplainsdem Jul 2019 #64

The real issue is why you are pushing this story. honest.abe Jul 2019 #70

By your reasoning, nothing Biden said before the last election he won should be brought up, either. highplainsdem Jul 2019 #72

According to their own words, they both admit to their relationship so there is no smearing. Skya Rhen Jul 2019 #92

If there is no smearing intended then what's the point of posting this article?? honest.abe Jul 2019 #105

Sexist and misogynistic AF obamanut2012 Jul 2019 #69

Here we go again. NT emmaverybo Jul 2019 #85

I am currently supporting Biden but I would be happy to support Harris is she is the nominee Gothmog Jul 2019 #77

So we're going to talk about people's affairs like we did in the 90's? Pass. gldstwmn Jul 2019 #80

Bill Clinton has been vilified here since the me too movement... Demsrule86 Jul 2019 #102

This is disqualifying. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2019 #81

No more and less than plummeting in the polls. LanternWaste Jul 2019 #83

Since you always make this comment to any thread critical of any candidate other than Sanders, emmaverybo Jul 2019 #86

I think it is hillarious... Demsrule86 Jul 2019 #106

I honestly missed the cleverness at first. It's brilliant LOL emmaverybo Jul 2019 #110

Right on schedule...haha...Bernie had a good money haul today... Demsrule86 Jul 2019 #103

. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2019 #117

Sexism and revenge jaceaf Jul 2019 #88

this, 100% Lordquinton Jul 2019 #90

Grxxbx hands? RW talking points? Not good. Skya Rhen Jul 2019 #91

Supporters of the Pussy Grabber treestar Jul 2019 #94

Nothing like Slut Shaming a woman against a politician working Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #99

Nobody thinks that she is a slxxx... Skya Rhen Jul 2019 #104

Exactly.. that was a Cha Jul 2019 #108

LOL! Really? Agree though that she is an accomplished DA Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #109

Crickets? To say nobody thinks she's Slut Shamed was a focus Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #116

Seems many are missing the damn point.. these are Harris' Cha Jul 2019 #100

Thanks, Cha! Yes, it seems many are deliberately missing the point. highplainsdem Jul 2019 #126

Yes, unfortunately it seems to be"deliberate" Cha Jul 2019 #129

I would not take favors like that. Claritie Pixie Jul 2019 #107

On a "scandal" scale of 1 to 10: I give this a 1.5 OKNancy Jul 2019 #112

+1000! Exactly! Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #114

Post removed Post removed Jul 2019 #115

These details make the "relationship" more difficult to overlook. nt oasis Jul 2019 #118

You're basically calling her a whore. demmiblue Jul 2019 #122

No, I'm not. I'm pointing out that Harris herself knew it was a problematic relationship for highplainsdem Jul 2019 #123

... demmiblue Jul 2019 #125

Yeah, roll those eyes.. it means nothing. Cha Jul 2019 #130

You need to ask yourself that question, demmiblue.. Cha Jul 2019 #124

all I'm reading is EXACTLY what we need against trump AlexSFCA Jul 2019 #128