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In reply to the discussion: Willie Brown advises Harris to turn down VP offer. [View all]totodeinhere
(13,058 posts)72. Willie Brown is one of the most influential and consequential African American politicians of the
past few decades. He is not just another assembly speaker from a random state. I don't think that anyone who doesn't even know who Willie Brown is should be offering opinions at DU because obviously they they don't have the knowledge necessary to offer an intelligent opinion..
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I'm not ashamed of being ignorant. I'll make sure to never ask you for information.
abqtommy
Aug 2020
#32
Willie Brown is one of the most influential and consequential African American politicians of the
totodeinhere
Aug 2020
#72
I agree and would like to see Rice w/Harris as AG, also the other option. They're all great. n/t
monmouth4
Aug 2020
#37
She is in her 50s with an accomplished career. Not some 20 or 30 something starting out
JI7
Aug 2020
#22
Point is, the Veep has no explicit powers of her own. She cannot do anything without...
TreasonousBastard
Aug 2020
#34
They still do not have the independent authority of someone like an AG or Interior Secretary...
TreasonousBastard
Aug 2020
#52
That's actually my point-- she wouldn't get much of a chance to make her mark as Veep, but...
TreasonousBastard
Aug 2020
#54
Yeah, but there's more likelihood than normal that the VP will one day be president. nt
LAS14
Aug 2020
#12
It's damn insulting as well. Don't even put their names in the same sentence, Willie.
Budi
Aug 2020
#39
Him sticking his nose in just brings up the "Willie Brown's Mistress" talk to surface yet again
Baclava
Aug 2020
#65
But Willie Brown was talking to an audience of one and the one is Joe Biden. n/t
totodeinhere
Aug 2020
#58
I wonder if he gave Joe Biden this same advice days before Obama selected him
StarfishSaver
Aug 2020
#60