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Exasperation and dysfunction: Inside Kamala Harris' frustrating start as vice president
CNN ^ | Nov 14, 2021 | Edward-Isaac Dovere and Jasmine Wright

Posted on 11/14/2021 5:21:26 PM PST by Jayster

(CNN)Worn out by what they see as entrenched dysfunction and lack of focus, key West Wing aides have largely thrown up their hands at Vice President Kamala Harris and her staff -- deciding there simply isn't time to deal with them right now, especially at a moment when President Joe Biden faces quickly multiplying legislative and political concerns.

The exasperation runs both ways. Interviews with nearly three dozen former and current Harris aides, administration officials, Democratic operatives, donors and outside advisers -- who spoke extensively to CNN -- reveal a complex reality inside the White House. Many in the vice president's circle fume that she's not being adequately prepared or positioned, and instead is being sidelined. The vice president herself has told several confidants she feels constrained in what she's able to do politically. And those around her remain wary of even hinting at future political ambitions, with Biden's team highly attuned to signs of disloyalty, particularly from the vice president.

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To: proust
...key West Wing aides have largely thrown up their hands ...

and I've largely thrown up my dinner.

What exactly did it say? I got halfway through, but my flashlight batteries ran out.

21 posted on 11/14/2021 5:56:03 PM PST by tsomer
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To: Jayster

They should play this too now that they absolutely know about ohbamma mamba jamma Lenin Khomeini , Hillary and. Saint hair sniffer...

https://rumble.com/vp7lhv-lets-go-brandon.html


22 posted on 11/14/2021 5:58:27 PM PST by aces (and )
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To: Jayster
She’s an imbecile-

One of the reasons Brandon hasn’t yet and isn’t about to exit anytime soon is because Harris as president would do incalculable and long lasting damage to the goal of a permanently installed matriarchy in the US.

Harris isn’t fit to be ambassador to Borneo let alone commander in chief. Just the thought of that is beyond ridiculous.

I’d love to know why Brandon sent (of all people) this certified moron to try and repair relations with the French. I’m sure the French, if they weren’t insulted enough by the submarine snub, were really fuming after the Vice President of the United States shows up and starts trying to communicate with her hosts in a fake French accent.

23 posted on 11/14/2021 5:58:30 PM PST by atc23 (The Matriarchal Society we embrace has led to masks and mandates and the cult of "safety")
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To: rbg81

“She is a human paperweight.”

Well, she certainly looks like she has more than sufficient gravitas.


24 posted on 11/14/2021 6:00:47 PM PST by Paladin2 (Critical Marx Theory is The SOLUTION....)
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To: Jayster

She needs to tell herself that no matter how bad it gets, its beats spittin out Willie’s short and curlies...


25 posted on 11/14/2021 6:01:09 PM PST by shotgun
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To: Jayster
The vice president herself has told several confidants she feels constrained in what she's able to do politically.

That's what being Vice President is all about. That and attending funerals, in this case hoping that the boss's will be one of them. When her response to a legitimate challenge at the border was "They're not pinning this sh*t on me!" we all got a full measure of her character. She doesn't want to do something, she wants to be given something for free.

26 posted on 11/14/2021 6:08:20 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: Jayster

She is a moronic airhead who only has gotten where she is by assuming the position.


27 posted on 11/14/2021 6:13:53 PM PST by Chickenhawk Warmonger (I would give my right arm for a mean tweet right now)
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To: Jayster

What did they expect from a viper who slept her way to where she is.


28 posted on 11/14/2021 6:14:02 PM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: Jayster

OMG! The media is in on a plot to install Buttigieg in as President.


29 posted on 11/14/2021 6:29:47 PM PST by willk
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To: Jayster

In CNN-ese, they are saying she is an idiot who has no clue.


30 posted on 11/14/2021 6:47:42 PM PST by Veto! (Political Correctness Offends Me)
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To: Jayster

Joe and Kam are both low IQ politicians.


31 posted on 11/14/2021 7:32:03 PM PST by chopperk
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To: Jayster

CNN sees the writing on the wall and knows Biden’s drooling carcass can’t possibly run for or win re-election and also sees the train-wreck coming if Harris decides to run for the presidency in 2024. So it’s time to torpedo her and finish her off now, so Democrat primary candidates don’t need to show her any deference in 2024.


32 posted on 11/14/2021 8:24:01 PM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: hanamizu

The VP presides over the Senate and can cast the tie-breaking vote for legislation that has a 50 - 50 tie.

Otherwise, like you said, they attend a lot of overseas funerals.

“You die, I fly.”


33 posted on 11/14/2021 9:42:30 PM PST by july4thfreedomfoundation (Donald J. Trump is my president, not the Commander-in-Thief, brain-dead Joseph Stolen)
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To: Jayster
Exasperation and dysfunction: Inside Joe Biden's frustrating start as president
34 posted on 11/14/2021 10:28:54 PM PST by MarvinStinson
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To: Jayster
"Yes, this is from CNN. It must really be bad if they are reporting on it."

Throughout the article you can see that the overall hand-wringing is not how she is doing as furthering the interests of the US, but that of her career and liberal racial and gender equality political goals (in which the determining factor btwn two candidates is not that of the best ability character and,ability but the color of skin and gender).

"She's not only the first woman vice president, but the first woman of color. This is a moment that has to succeed, otherwise we are fearful that this could set us back as women for a long time," said one outside adviser.

35 posted on 11/15/2021 4:59:22 AM PST by daniel1212 ( Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save + be baptized + follow Him!)
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To: Jayster

Kamala’s no genius, and she’s extremely strange, but the patient zero of her problems with the White House start with Jill…


36 posted on 11/15/2021 5:55:20 AM PST by Magnatron
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To: Jayster

I’d be curious to see if Biden figures out an exit for Harris and slides Jill in as his VP — ala Dingle…


37 posted on 11/15/2021 5:58:58 AM PST by Magnatron
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To: Jayster
Being the first woman, and first woman of color, in national elected office is historic but has also come with outsized scrutiny and no forgiveness for even small errors, as she'll often point out.

....as opposed to the way they took it easy on Dan Quayle and Dick Cheney when they were Vice President.

38 posted on 11/15/2021 6:05:48 AM PST by GreenHornet
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To: Jayster

Pardon me while I run out to the store and stock up on popcorn before any shortages. It’s gonna be a cold winter.


39 posted on 11/15/2021 9:27:37 AM PST by McGruff
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To: Jayster

Exhibit A:

“She could be just a year away from launching a presidential campaign of her own, given doubts throughout the political world that Biden will actually go through with a reelection bid in 2024”


40 posted on 11/15/2021 9:30:29 AM PST by McGruff
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