Lara Bazelon Tweet on Joe Biden

[SunsetDreams2]

Lara Bazelon
@larabazelon

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Here she is from months ago in an opinion piece Harris
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/opinion/kamala-harris-criminal-justice.html

It appears she doesn’t care for Biden or Harris..I wonder who she is supporting?

[ucrdem]

1. I guess no one can accuse her of having an agenda

[SunsetDreams2]

2. Not true if she is supporting

Someone else

[Kahuna7]

25. Word. The term, Petty Betty comes to mind. nt

[treestar]

45. who is she?

like why do we care what she thinks, is another question.

[Cha]

3. I googled "Who does Lara Brazelton support" and all

that came up with this..

https://medium.com/marleyisms/holding-my-nose-my-2020-review-of-senator-kamala-harris-f319cb466c5

I don't care what she has to say in those tweets you posted.. I can see she has an agenda and spinning as fast and negatively as she can.

[SunsetDreams2]

8. Well that was interesting

Especially when I got to the paragraph about being a mother...lets just say I quit reading after that. The word used in that paragraph is appalling.

She does have an agenda that’s for sure.

[Cha]

10. I didn't read it.. just cruised a bit and

saw it was negative.

I googled some more and she seems to have it well under wraps who she supports.. if anyone.

[SunSeeker]

13. Well, considering Bernie voted for the crime bill and she doesn't bash him...

I have a guess as to who she supports.

[Cha]

16. Oh yeah.. I googled

that but nothing came up.

Another thing that did come up was.. "12 hours ago Bernie Sanders apologized for voting for horrible crime bill.. "

This is what he said then.

He voted in favor of at least one amendment allocating more money for prison funding, though 49 Democrats voted against it, including now Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the current House Judiciary Committee chairman, Jerrold Nadler of New York. The amendment gave $10.5 billion more in grants to states for prison construction, a feature that remains one of the bill’s most contentious legacies 25 years later.

“On balance, its positive initiatives to control crime outweigh the negatives,” Sanders said in an August 11, 1994 speech on the House floor, according to the congressional record. Eleven days later, Sanders was quoted on the front page of the Burlington Free Press calling it "a step forward for Vermont and for the nation in addressing the horrendous problem with crime and violence.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/bernie-sanders-has-dodged-criticism-crime-bill-vote-while-others-n1020726

Bernie Sanders has dodged criticism for crime bill vote while others have not

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287163943

[SunsetDreams2]

17. You could be right about that

It’s interesting she doesn’t bash him, but bashes Joe Biden for the same vote

[Cha]

22. I had misspelled her name.. here she is calling out Hillary & Harris..

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[SunSeeker]

47. Oy. She's repeating the Russian troll "superpredator" meme againt Hillary.

This no-name is a Putin tool. They're shameless, aren't they?

[honest.abe]

33. The Bernie site uses her in one of his podcast "Hear the Bern" episodes..

https://berniesanders.com/2019/05/21/ep-7-bail-bills-and-criminal-injustice/

I suspect she is discreetly supporting Bernie to appear impartial.

[NYMinute]

41. She is probably one of David Sirota's minions nt

[bigtree]

4. lololol

...that stings!

[SunsetDreams2]

9. I don't trust her at all

She appears to have an agenda

[bigtree]

19. well, yeah

...you can warn people off of these contrived 'reports,' but you can't stop everyone from taking the bait.

Sucks to be a candidate's supporter who's invested in this nonsense against a rival, only to find you're also a target of the chicanery.

[emulatorloo]

48. You seem to have forgotten Lara Bazelon wrote a viscous hit piece on Senator Harris in the NYT?

Kamala Harris Was Not a ‘Progressive Prosecutor’
The senator was often on the wrong side of history when she served as California’s attorney general.

By Lara Bazelon

Jan. 17, 2019

That piece on Senator in my humble opinion was full of distortions and half-truths (aka lies)

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/opinion/kamala-harris-criminal-justice.html

I wouldn’t trust Bazelon if her tongue came notarized. Of course your mileage may vary.

Carry on and

[SouthernProgressive]

55. "but you can't stop everyone from taking the bait. "

No doubt. Some will still read it and say "that stings." Wait until you see what she wrote about Harris.

[bigtree]

57. you must be kidding

...her ONE article has been plastered all over the internet like wall paper for months. It's been used by Kamala foes from way left of the spectrum to the way right, without any political fruition other than a whispering game by people who don't seem to care what happened the victims of crime or those accused, beyond a political cudgel.

Pro tips:

1)Prosecutors are tasked with enforcing laws, not legislating them out of, say, the Judiciary Committee in 1994.

2) These charges have been raised and answered by Kamala Harris over successive elections (in the state which we assume cares the most), and she hasn't lost a one.

3) Even where then-AG Harris was not responsible for charges and criticism, she always stepped up and took responsibility.

Remember, Kamala Harris' time as DA and AG is marked by more than the criticisms by this ONE professor in this ONE article. In fact, you'd be hard-pressed to find another critique of Kamala Harris' time as AG that doesn't reference and rely on this one internet fave.

..who prosecuted that historic mortgage settlement case that helped more than 84,000 California families?

Who prosecuted and won the $1.1 billion settlement against the for-profit (now defunct) Corinthian Colleges for predatory and unlawful practices?

Who made it their major priority as AG, prosecuting transnational gangs known for trafficking drugs, firearms, and humans? Her office led a groundbreaking study on the impacts of transnational criminal organizations and human trafficking in California.

Progressive prosecutors do this:

..as DA from 2004 to 2011, Harris opposed both Proposition 22 and Proposition 8, which limited marriage to one man and one woman. Though they passed in 2000 and 2008, respectively, both were struck down while she was in office. As San Francisco DA, Harris also created a Hate Crimes Unit aimed at prosecuting hate crimes committed against LGBTQ teens in school.

Harris’s early support of marriage equality in California directly laid the legal groundwork for the US Supreme Court’s decision in 2012 that same-sex couples have the right to marry. The Court cited California’s success in striking down Prop 8 in its opinion. Within hours of the decision, plaintiffs to the Supreme Court case Kris Perry and Sandy Stier became the first gay couple to wed in San Francisco, and Harris officiated their wedding.

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/6/16/15808396/kamala-harris-democrat-rising-star-interrupted

This thread was evidently posted as an object lesson. Kamala Harris and her supporters can handle these worn-out criticisms from this one source; none of this is new.

I think it may be a surprise for some that she didn't restrict her hyperbole to Kamala Harris.

[NYMinute]

39. So you posted an OP showing tweets of someone you don't trust?

You didn't even write a comment about it.

It might be a good idea to self-delete that OP -- it is nothing but a hit piece.

[SunsetDreams2]

42. No it wouldn't be a good idea

And no I didn’t post it without comment. She wrote a hit piece on Harris, I didn’t know who she was. I googled her and saw her Twitter and her attacking Biden as well. She attacked Biden for the 1994 Crime Bill but curiously did not attack Sanders for the same vote. I wondered who she was supporting in my OP

I am leaving the OP

[NYMinute]

46. Your goal appears to be Biden bashing to help Bernie nt

[SunsetDreams2]

58. You couldn't be farther from the truth nt

[Cha]

21. No it doesn't "sting".. she's a tool.

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[EveHammond13]

5. I don't care. Beat trump. That is all.

[SunsetDreams2]

11. +1 nt

[AJT]

6. Is she on some Russian payroll? Wow. Let's keep our eye on the ball.

Beating 45.

[SunsetDreams2]

14. That's a good question

I don’t know if she is on the Russian payroll. I didn’t know who she was when I saw her opinion piece on Harris so I googled her and then looked at her twitter page to gain some insight. She definitely does not like Biden and Harris. I agree, we need to beat 45.

[Drunken Irishman]

7. She seems nice.

[SunsetDreams2]

15. She sure does nt

[SunSeeker]

12. Who is Lara Bazelon and why should we care?

[OKNancy]

23. I remember her writing a hit piece on Kamala Harris

It was in the NYTimes.

[PunkinPi]

59. Yep, and it keeps making the rounds here...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287214500

[quickesst]

18. I give her this much of a chance....

..... To have an impact on Joe's campaign.

[Cha]

20. Here's Bazelon calling out Hillary and Harris..

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I was spelling her name Wrong! I googled Lara Brazeton.. no wonder I couldn't find much..

[oasis]

30. The "superpredator" distortion followed Hillary throughout her

2016 campaign. This includes use by Russiabots in the General Election. How much did it affect AA voter turnout? We can only guess.

[Cha]

32. The politics of Slime.. and

now we have trump.

They wanted Slime.. they got it.

[wyldwolf]

24. who?

[SunsetDreams2]

27. The author of the "opinion" piece

You rec’d on Kamala Harris

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=214500

Do you feel she is right on Biden too? I think she has an agenda. I would love to know who she is supporting. She clearly does not like Biden or Harris.

[wyldwolf]

29. I have no idea who she is

And what makes her 'smarter' than anyone else.

I rec'd on the Kamala piece because I've read the sentiments before, and from other sources (and written better, I might add.) I didn't rec on it because I thought the author was special.

I didn't rec on the Kamala piece because I particularly think it's important. I find the the folks who denigrate Biden for allegedly doing the same things their own horse in the race does to be entertaining.

First Rule in DU Primary Season: Be careful what you judge someone on. Your guy/gal probably did the same thing and it just hasn't come to light yet.

[Joinfortmill]

26. Biden was Obama's VP

I don't see attacking Biden as a successful strategy for the other candidates. Differentiate yourself, but reign in attacks.

[SunsetDreams2]

28. Yes he was VP, however

This OP is not about other candidates attacking him. I might add that even though he was VP, that does not mean calling him on his record or policies are off limits.

[honest.abe]

31. I suspect she's tying to get attention with these attacks on Biden and Harris..

presumably to sell her book.

https://twitter.com/larabazelon?lang=en

[TreasonousBastard]

34. Who the hell is Lara Bazelon? She seems to be an extreme left activist, having gone after...

both Biden and Harris.

Did Ron Kuby have a sex change?

[honest.abe]

35. I think she is a secret admirer of Bernie and wants to appear impartial.

She is also selling a book.

https://www.amazon.com/Lara-Bazelon/e/B07BN25BJ4

She is up to no good.. imo.

[TreasonousBastard]

36. A Bernista would be my guess, too. Watch her go after Warren next.

[honest.abe]

37. Yep.

BTW, she also went after Hillary during the 2016 campaign regarding the "super predator" nonsense.

[TreasonousBastard]

40. Yeah, I noticed. They're coming out from under the rocks now and it won't get any better.

[aidbo]

38. Lol!

[lapucelle]

43. Funny how her twitter feed includes nothing concerning the 2016 election.

Ms Bazelon's twitter account dates to 2013, but it appears that she tweeted nothing whatsoever before July 20, 2016, nothing whatsoever about either convention, nothing whatsoever about the general election campaign, and nothing whatsoever immediately before or after the election.

Finally, in late November, the intrepid Brazelon broke her silence with a twitter link to her Slate piece:

Will John Roberts Save the Supreme Court From Donald Trump?

Do you have your answer now, Ms Bazelon?

Oh, and she did find time to tweet about a podcast featuring Molly Ringwald!

Thanks for all your help in 2016, Ms Bazelon. I do so admire a courageous woman of strong convictions who stands by her words, rather than scrubs her account.

[jcgoldie]

44. I dont care about Lara Bazelon but the New Yorker article she linked is a problem for Biden

I realize the article is from April but I did not realize that he still refused to take more responsibility for his actions in the Senate as regards Anita Hill. Anyone with a long political history as Biden is bound to have some missteps. In my opinion that one looks particularly egregious especially in light of the recent Kavanaugh hearings. Joe needs a better explanation or a more convincing mea culpa I don't know which. I'm sure this draw the ire of the Biden folks, but I do feel this issue is a lot more problematic for Joe than his stance on bussing in the 1970s.

[emulatorloo]

49. Bazelon wrote a viscous attack on Senator Harris' career as a prosecutor. I take everything she

has written so far with a big boulder of salt. YMMV.

[lapucelle]

50. I couldn't find the New Yorker article, but I did find another opinion piece she wrote for the NYT

Opinion
I’m a Democrat and a Feminist. And I Support Betsy DeVos’s Title IX Reforms.
There is an uncomfortable truth in the current system. No one wants to talk about it.
By Lara Bazelon

[jcgoldie]

51. I was referring to this

Linked in one of the above tweets:

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/what-joe-biden-hasnt-owned-up-to-about-anita-hill?utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_Daily_042819&utm_medium=email&bxid=5be9f2fa2ddf9c72dc8684d7&user_id=30515187&esrc=&utm_term=TNY_Daily

[lapucelle]

53. Yes, it's a different opinion piece. It's dated April 27.

This happened a few days later:

POLITICS 04/30/2019 08:32 am ET Updated Apr 30, 2019

Joe Biden: ‘I Take Responsibility’ That Anita Hill ‘Did Not Get Treated Well’

After numerous apology attempts, the 2020 Democratic contender finally took personal responsibility for Hill’s mistreatment during a 1991 Senate hearing.

By Marina Fang

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-anita-hill-hearing_n_5cc82dcbe4b02791823ecdf8

[jcgoldie]

54. Thanks for sharing that

I was thinking Joe had accepted more responsibility and that's why that article disturbed me.

[SouthernProgressive]

56. "he still refused to take more responsibility for his actions in the Senate as regards Anita Hill."

Comedy gold. I bet some won't recognize the sarcasm.

[pangaia]

52. Feel better now, do ya ?