Those of us who obsess about politics have a good handle on who Kamala Harris is. The team of old Obama hands running her for president means to keep the rest of the country in the dark. They confine her to tightly scripted appearances. They do not trust her to speak extemporaneously. She might be exposed for who she is. In unscripted events she is not to stray from memorized lines. As a candidate, she is a deepfake.
Yesterday Harris received the endorsement of former NBA star Magic Johnson (full video of Magic here). Magic is one of several Athletes for Harris. In prehistoric times Johnson was a star on the Michigan State team that won a national championship.
Former Minnesota Viking Alan Page is also one of the Athletes for Harris. I want to give this big decision more thought. Before I cast my vote, I want to hear from Fran Tarkenton.
In his endorsement before a union crowd in Flint yesterday, Magic asserted: “What an outstanding cause to elect my friend, Kamala Harris, President of the United States. She’s smart. She’s strong.” Etc.
Do voters with jobs on the line buy Johnson’s puffing? Johnson to the contrary notwithstanding, Harris betrayed her limitations when the teleprompter momentarily refused to roll in her remarks following his endorsement (full video of Harris speech here).
Referring to Magic, Harris was given to recall that “his number was 32.” The teleprompter froze after she recited: “Today we got 32 days until the election.”
Panic ensued. Deep breath. Her life passed before her eyes. She nodded and said it again — slowly: “So thirty-two days.” And again: “Thirty-two days.”
There is an unspoken message here. I think I have decoded it in the first paragraph above.
Kamala's teleprompter briefly went out at the beginning of her speech — you can tell the exact moment it happened.
She had absolutely no idea what to do or say.
Humiliating. pic.twitter.com/287bSswwgS
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 4, 2024
