Kamala Harris on AOC and Rashida Tlaib
I decided many years ago that I can't handle listening to politicians, and for the most part I've avoided it. But this morning I decided to take a chance on seeing what Harris had to say about AOC and Tlaib.
First impression was that it was a setup by the program. They were basically asking, are you on their side or not? Is there drama in the future? No problem with that (it IS a TV talk show about politics), but I think a lot of people probably missed it. But I found Kamala's answers interesting considering who she is and where she works.
Her comment about Tlaib's cussing in public was right on the button: Rashida is not the first, and won't be the last, politician to swear in public. She did not mention T by name, which I thought was canny, but, from the laughter in the audience, I think most people caught her drift.
And I thought her comments on AOC were good: she's challenging the status quo and that's a good thing. Challenging the status quo has been going on for millennia: even whoever invented the wheel was saying, hey, why not? Some ideas have worked and some have been shot down, but at least they were considered when people weren't afraid to consider them.
Which leads right into fear of change or resistance to change, which equate to being afraid of the unknown. I'm not a shrink (far from it; I even took a psych class in college and hated it), but it's so obvious that it happens all the time aside from politics. Guys who don't want to commit? Ha! Fear of change or of the unknown. People at work afraid of a new boss or a new co-worker? Fear of change or of the unknown. People who stay married long after they should? Fear of change or of the unknown.
A non-white president? OMG! The galaxy will stop spinning!!! A female president right after a non-white president??? Double OMG!!! The whole local galaxy cluster will collapse.
= new reply since forum marked as read
just like boxers and such are supposed to do. They're not supposed to walk out to the center of the ring and wait for a punch. She's going to get beaten up some, but that's part of the game she signed up for.
And yes, I know that a preposition isn't something you're supposed to end a sentence with. 
"This is the business we've chosen."
She is authentic and smart and I have no doubt will turn ideas into policy. Last I heard she has about 2 dozen colleagues supporting her Green New Deal and still energized enough to give critics the business, and with a quickness expose hypocrisies and double standards that cannot be refuted. Jeez, even Krugman endorsed her economic plan. When I hear all this shut up and learn stuff and see what she's doing, I just think some people can chew gum, rub their belly and walk at the same time 
