New York Times on Kamala Harris in Canada
Ian Austen writes on Kamala Harris’s time in Montreal for the New York Times. Aspiring vice‑president J.D. Vance has called Harris a “phony” who “grew up in Canada” so clearly she will have to work hard to live down the few years she spent here. At least the NYT is doing its best to underline how much she disliked the place.
Blork 14:45 on 2024-08-03 Permalink
To be fair, if I was a 12-year-old girl from California and my mother made me move to Montreal where there’s no ocean, nasty winters, a whole different mean girl culture, and language tests for a language that had no personal relevance (there was never an intention that she would settle here), then I probably wouldn’t like it either.
Ian 16:46 on 2024-08-03 Permalink
The US can have her. She’s a fine sight better than Trump, but still way right of even Obama…
Via The Guardian, 5 years ago:
Kamala Harris: can a ‘top cop’ win over progressives in 2020?
In her career as a prosecutor, the Democrat supported increased criminalization of sex work, took no action in key police abuse cases and defended a troubled prison system
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For decades, Harris’s law enforcement credentials were central to her appeal to voters. Now, as the Democratic party continues to reckon with its history of endorsing racist, ineffective criminal justice policies, her background has become, for some voters, a liability.
As her critics on the left put it on Twitter: “Kamala Harris is a cop.”
Ian 17:26 on 2024-08-03 Permalink
Also FWIW the only beach Oakland has that isn’t an estuary beach is Alameda, and that’s a bay beach so not exactly “ocean”. Shallow and warm, more of a family/ kiddie beach. Nicer than Cap St-Jacques though 😀
Chris 19:43 on 2024-08-03 Permalink
But it’s not 2020 anymore. That was the heyday of anti-cop sentiment. Things have changed. Now that record is probably of benefit to Harris, ex:
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/07/23/kamala-harris-crime-00170463
Ian 19:58 on 2024-08-03 Permalink
That is perhaps true in the context of US politics. I more specifically meant we are lucky to be rid of her.
I know you like cops, maybe even US style cops, but lots of people here in Montreal don’t – myself included.
Blork 23:56 on 2024-08-03 Permalink
Ian, maybe Oakland doesn’t have a beach, but it’s a heck of a lot closer to the ocean than is Montreal. Just a BART ride away!
Ian 08:46 on 2024-08-04 Permalink
When Harris was 12? That would be about 1975, according to Wikipedia the BART initial system only opened to full service in 1976.
Uatu 08:47 on 2024-08-04 Permalink
Beach? How about 23c in February as something that you’d miss moving to Montreal lol
Ian 08:49 on 2024-08-04 Permalink
Haha fair, THAT is a compelling argument 😀
Blork 12:40 on 2024-08-04 Permalink
Ok, so no BART but her dad could drive her to the ocean in 45 minutes!
anton 10:46 on 2024-08-05 Permalink
better a cop than a criminal