NYT: Kamala Harris in Montreal
A reader sent me this link to a Dan Bilefsky piece in the New York Times about Kamala Harris and her time in Montreal which tells how Harris hated the place and was glad to get back stateside. I wonder if she even remembers any of the folks Bilefsky found who claim to have known her.
(I can see the whole article without a subscription, apologies if a paywall comes up for anyone.)
Meezly 09:40 on 2020-10-06 Permalink
I didn’t get that impression from reading the article at all. Harris experienced culture shock moving from sunny CA to wintry Mtl, but I didn’t read anything about her hating it there. Yes, the whole time she was longing for home, but it seemed like she had made the most of her time there so it came off as proof of her resilience and fortitude. I liked the part where Harris and her mom sheltered a friend in their home because the friend was being abused by her stepdad. I’m sure Harris would have remembered her.
CE 09:43 on 2020-10-06 Permalink
I just finished the article and got the sense of someone who missed home while still having a good time here. Also, the only source they use is her memoir where she may have played up her homesickness a bit so as to not be accused of not loving America by her opponents. A memoir written at that stage of a politician’s life is more of a political document than anything else.
Jack 11:10 on 2020-10-06 Permalink
Also let’s be honest no political biography in the United States can move even an inch from American exceptionalism. If you ever want to see something funny, see John Kerry’s political handlers faces when he spoke French.