Questioning American Politics?

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Did our continental plates shift? Did we just decide to become a country that establishes a selected monarchy on the will of a few? What happened to voting? What happened to our elected officials? Do they blindly follow the party? Do political parties not hold elections anymore? These questions have unfolded since President Joe Biden stepped down from the democratic election. It's up to us, the concerned American citizens, to question and demand answers about this shift in our political landscape. 
When did America become a monarchy? The " hierarchy" in the democratic party forced a democratically elected President who won the primary to step down from office. The time to decide was a year ago. However, they did nothing, and we, the people, are in a situation that we never asked. I am demanding answers. To some of these valid questions?

 

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toomuchbaloney said:

Who said Harris was the border czar? Please be specific if you can.  Otherwise that's just rhetoric from Trump world.  

It's not a new title they've bestowed upon her.

I said just a few days ago that their #1 issue with Harris going to be the border and the failures there.  Was she the "border czar?".  It's being thrown out as an insult, but that was her task.  Expect more and more rhetoric about the border, as we have discussed in other forums it's a huge issue and she has nothing to brag about.  With inflation cooling down, the most recent economic report being more rosy than expected, the Democrat and progressive base getting energized, expect more and more rhetoric about the border.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-calls-kamala-harris-border-czar-fact-check-immigration-2024-rcna163422

 

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luv2 said:

 I do not think it is accurate. She is a leader who has not used her platform or voice to define her goal and plan for the country domestically and globally.

As a VP that is not her role in my opinion.  It's her role to support Biden's plan for the country demonically and globally.

As VP, you did see where she stood on some issues and used her platform  in projects that she was involved in such as gun violence, reproductive freedoms, voting rights, LGBT issues, infrastructure etc.   She wasn't sitting on the sidelines doing nothing, but she was on the sidelines, as are most VP's that I've seen.  

It certainly is her role now to define those goals and plans. 

Again, I know what you're saying.  We should re-do the primaries.  I'm sorry to hear that some people might sit out the election because of this.  My social circle is so excited to support her and I haven't heard one person say they will sit it out.

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Tweety said:

It's not a new title they've bestowed upon her.

I said just a few days ago that their #1 issue with Harris going to be the border and the failures there.  Was she the "border czar?".  It's being thrown out as an insult, but that was her task.  Expect more and more rhetoric about the border, as we have discussed in other forums it's a huge issue and she has nothing to brag about.  With inflation cooling down, the most recent economic report being more rosy than expected, the Democrat and progressive base getting energized, expect more and more rhetoric about the border.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-calls-kamala-harris-border-czar-fact-check-immigration-2024-rcna163422

 

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luv2 said:

This video no longer exists.

Not true for me. I just clicked it and it works.  Anyway it basically says that she is the border czar in most contexts as given that diplomatic assignment.

Regardless of the semantics, Republican have a good talking point about her leadership.

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Tweety said:

It's not a new title they've bestowed upon her.

I said just a few days ago that their #1 issue with Harris going to be the border and the failures there.  Was she the "border czar?".  It's being thrown out as an insult, but that was her task.  Expect more and more rhetoric about the border, as we have discussed in other forums it's a huge issue and she has nothing to brag about.  With inflation cooling down, the most recent economic report being more rosy than expected, the Democrat and progressive base getting energized, expect more and more rhetoric about the border.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-calls-kamala-harris-border-czar-fact-check-immigration-2024-rcna163422

 

Exactly.  "Border czar" is simply another bit of Trump rhetoric that is not really reflective of reality.  It's spin intended to create a specific narrative to benefit Trump.  

Tweety said:

Not true for me. I just clicked it and it works.  Anyway it basically says that she is the border czar in most contexts as given that diplomatic assignment.

Regardless of the semantics, Republican have a good talking point about her leadership.

I would contend that they don't have a good talking point about her leadership, they have a label to use that isn't racist or misogynist.  

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luv2 said:

This video no longer exists.

Worked for me.  

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toomuchbaloney said:

Exactly.  "Border czar" is simply another bit of Trump rhetoric that is not really reflective of reality.  It's spin intended to create a specific narrative to benefit Trump.  

 

Trump rhetoric?  LOL

https://cdn.mrctv.org/videos/112016/112016-480p.mp4

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toomuchbaloney said:

Exactly.  "Border czar" is simply another bit of Trump rhetoric that is not really reflective of reality.  It's spin intended to create a specific narrative to benefit Trump.  

I would contend that they don't have a good talking point about her leadership, they have a label to use that isn't racist or misogynist.  

They are a bit subtle in their racist or misogynist talking points such as the DEI label. 

I disagree about the talking point.  Surely they are going to exaggerate the point, but the border hasn't necessarily been a high point of the Biden Administration and as we've discussed ad nauseam for some reason it's a huge issue with Republicans and they obviously are going to zero in on the issue because of her role in the administration.

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Though Harris didn't take on the expansive role on immigration in the White House that conservatives allege, some of what she has done on immigration has still drawn controversy throughout her vice presidency. She was criticized by the left for telling people thinking of migrating to the U.S. in a June 2021 speech, "Do not come,” adding, "If you come to our border, you will be turned back.” The vice president also came under scrutiny for not visiting the border early in her tenure. NBC News' Lester Holt asked her in an interview why she hadn't visited the border and Harris got defensive, telling Holt, "This whole thing about the border. We've been to the border. We've been to the border.” When Holt responded that Harris hadn't personally been there, she said, "And I haven't been to Europe" and didn't "understand the point that you're making.” She then visited border facilities in El Paso, Texas, later that month—though Republicans still criticized her for not visiting areas with a higher concentration of border crossings.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/07/25/no-kamala-harris-is-not-the-border-czar-what-to-know-about-her-immigration-record/

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toomuchbaloney said:

Exactly.  "Border czar" is simply another bit of Trump rhetoric that is not really reflective of reality.  It's spin intended to create a specific narrative to benefit Trump.  

 

Oops.....I forgot about Axios.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/media-rushes-declare-kamala-harris-border-czar-immigration-crisis-haunts-campaign

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Beerman said:

Trump rhetoric?  LOL

https://cdn.mrctv.org/videos/112016/112016-480p.mp4

Oh yeah. They are really pushing this fallacy. Gaslighting is the word. 

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luv2 said:

According to the news, they made an unofficial call with delegates and agreed it would be Vice President Harris. Why not have a primary where she can be challenged and win the nomination? Not one major political Democrat is speaking up; I have nothing against her. I just wished they had an election, and the people's vote was the determination, not an appointed one.  

Kinda conflicts with "democracy" 

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toomuchbaloney said:

You can't be serious.  

She can win because Trump supporters are not the majority.  She can win because she has a positive and hopeful message.  She can win because she is an experienced politician who was already part of a consequential and successful presidential team. 

She is better than Trump in every conceivable way. Harris is better educated than Trump.  Harris has more government experience than Trump.  She is better than Trump because she's not a felon or an adjudicated fraud. She is better than Trump because she didn't try to overthrow election results.  

I'm pretty sure you would call Hitler better than Trump at this point. 

While simultaneously calling Trump Hitler. LOL

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