Who Is the Real Kamala Harris? | Glenn Loury & John McWhorter | The Glenn Show

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[@sheilamacdougal4874]

8:47: "Here's a headline you won't see from left-leaning sources" - Loury in ad for Ground News or whatever it's called. The headline is for an article exposing the fact that a top Disney exec is a major Harris donor, and Disney ons ABC news. Wrong, the NY Times had a whole article on this several days ago, with much detail about the decades long friendship between the Harris-Emhoff couple and the donor couple. That's in fact probably where the advertised site got it from.

[@glennjedlicka5008]

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[@emmanuellouis8789]

Hello Glenn can you fact check that Kamala passes the bar exam her first try because i see a lot of results stating she failed?

[@emmanuellouis8789]

Not sure but my replies are being deleted or hidden for some reason. anyways Glenn can you fact check that she passed the bar exam first try. I keep getting she failed first go round.

[@sheilamacdougal4874]

@@emmanuellouis8789 She failed it.

[@joycehale9836]

I am just an 80 year old white woman who serendipitously landed on your podcast and enjoyed your conversation a great deal. I used to be a progressive activist. Since the Democratic party left me behind, I have found there are many voices out there that make more sense. Thank you for your perspective.

[@k.s.nichols4060]

Glenn and John are both very...VERY smart. I disagree with them at times, but John is smart enough to someday see that he's ignoring the wrong.

[@theheebs100]

I'm 38 yo male, but otherwise basically the same story.

[@MarySickler-id7td]

Your eyes are being opened to the threat Harris/Walz poses to America. Focus on policy!

[@rohitnijhawan5281]

@@k.s.nichols4060 I feel John is book smart but probably gets his news from Stephen Colbert.

[@jamiekirsch222]

You are not alone

[@mattturner5750]

John's defense of Kamala's shortcomings is sad. I was no fan of Obama. But comparing her to him is scandalous on its face.

[@leftwingersareweak]

Well, Obama certainly was scandalous himself. He had the corporate media to cover for him because, well, .....RACISM.

[@gailperry6828]

I voted Obama, wish I had not,. Still he is smart, intelligent, and Kamala is ​ neither - no comparison.

[@emmanuellouis8789]

Yeah, it is sad. Coming from a less read person makes sense but John put both feet in his mouth with some of his logic. 1. Obama had a chance to get ready to think on his feet - Ok, she was VP for 3 and a half years. The next level up for her is President. One would think that the VP would be getting ready in case he/she had to take over as President. With his logic, he is saying she isn't ready at the moment - The next very important question would be when will she be ready? If something were to happen to Biden, that means we would have a person that isn't ready to be President as President. Trump and Obama answered things when asked at the moment. Can we afford someone that isn't quick on their feet? 2. I might have my facts wrong but i believe she failed the California bar exam the first time so that is not accurate. 3. Cops kill every race not just black people - John doesn't have issues with the cops - I would imagine he lives around a lot of white folks. Guys nobody is telling the full truth just go with common sense. If common sense, isn't common for you than you have bigger issues then voting for the next president.

[@davidnadig9611]

In 2008 there was hope in Obama. Where did that get us? So this comparison for Harris is empty for a lot of people.

[@Basspundit]

McWhorter's admission that his fellow black folks' support for Kamala is shallow tribalism is a golden moment. 13:50

[@jimwoodard64]

#JohnMcwhorter she is treating her audience like the kindergarten class she taught. They're adults, she can speak that way. It's condescending at worst, insulting at best. Also, Kamala could definitely use some public speaking classes. I've been singing 50 years, and I still take voice. It's a never ending learning experience. She uses her word salads like other people use the word "like" or "um". It's a place holder, but it is not effective, and often leaves for great sound bites by her opponents.

[@nealorr5086]

Or as Spooney Love said at the end of his Village Voice call.... "Don't change gurl. Don't change!"

[@africkinamerican]

It's not like she'd have anything intelligent to say even if she did clean up her speaking style.

[@kevinpeet3581]

Her constantly nasal voice is also perpetually grating on the ear.

[@sheilamacdougal4874]

@@kevinpeet3581 If she had anything intelligent to say, no one would care. She talks like a virtue-signaling undergraduate, despite being weeks before her 60th birthday and the presidential nominee of a major party.

[@flexmebaby]

A Kamala presidency would be an absolute nightmare.

[@sherene7]

A distaster!

[@mattturner5750]

​@sherene7 at least it would be a black disaster, eh comrade!?

[@sherene7]

@@mattturner5750 not at all. GTFOH! Silly!

[@jaklinhyde]

Lmao both sides say this literally every election cycle 😂😂😂 And some how the United States is still the best in the world(overall)

[@sherene7]

horrible.

[@glennmitchell9107]

Obama was no Obama. He was given a Nobel Prize for giving a speech. It was a good speech, but it wasn't that good.

[@JohnSmith-tk7nt]

The average American has been told they're a racist for so long we will do anything to indicate otherwise

[@DOPEDOGTOPDOG]

Have you ever heard Obama speaking without a teleprompter , or into a non scripted and rehearsed softball interview ? No , allthese videos were scraped wiped clean from the internet , but he was just as unable as Harris to form a coherent sentence .: absolute moron

[@bradjenkins2861]

Obama was given the Nobel prize for being black. They literally admitted to it as if it wasn't racist.

[@DanHowardMtl]

Trump should have been given that prize for the Abrams accords.

[@sifridbassoon]

All he had to do to get that prize was not be George Bush. I have liberal friends who were tickled to death that he got a Nobel Prize. I don't think anything was said at the time, but I wonder whether Lech Walensa wasn't pissed. He had to WORK for his prize.

[@thewolf5459]

I don't know what's more frightening, the prospect of a Kamala presidency, or the droves of people blindly supporting her for presidency.

[@sandrastewart7544]

Are you a Trump supporter. Are you scared by him being president?

[@JeanHayward]

Can you discuss her policies? I am concerned regarding her being the leader of this nation.

[@farmbrough]

They can't yet, because she hasn't put any forward. Her website is silent on those matters.

[@kenyafromcali]

@@farmbroughShe’s actually been unequivocal about what she wants for the country. She stated it 3 years ago when she ran. Nothing has changed. No private healthcare, universal basic income for all, no private property, defund the police, remove rifles and other guns from citizens, and recently, she stated the government should set prices for private companies, which would put us all out of work. What’s more, do we need to know? 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@kenyafromcali]

She’s actually been clear about what she wants for the country. She stated it 3 years ago when she ran. Nothing has changed. No private healthcare, universal basic income for all, no private property, defund the police, remove rifles and other guns from citizens, and recently, she stated the government should set prices for private companies, which would put us all out of work. 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@mattturner5750]

You'll learn about those when she's cramming them down your throat after you vote for her.

[@TrentSLucas]

@@kenyafromcali we need to know how she is going to change her policies. She is going to say whatever she thinks, or her handlers think, will get her elected. She is going to lie to use and pretend to be moderate, and at the end of the day the media will cover for her. It’s just more Democrat party lies.

[@coutureleotards]

As a mother of mixed children, it saddens me we can't just leave race and culture out of Presidential elections 😑. Can you do the job, thats all that matters 🙄.

[@higgsbisson485]

Why should it always be white men? What you people don't get is that this country has always excluded competent women and people of color.

[@zerotoanime3953]

Its because the country is a race based society. She also claimed blackness which she isnt.

[@rodneywoodcock8235]

Her "code switch" is about as genuine as Hillary's Southern drawl.

[@heartpath1]

I ain’t in no ways tarrrrd…

[@ChefChoupino]

AND the hot sauce dispenser in her purse .. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@anonymissed3611]

She code switched in 2020 with her "Dude gotta go!" shtick.

[@kz8772]

Remember Hillary saying that she carries hot sauce in her purse....😅

[@smittycity42]

@@kz8772 Right, the code switching doesn't bother me, what bothers me is that it's fake.

[@shmosel_]

Hearing John defend Kamala's right to cackle after all his criticism of Trump's crude demeanor is really something.

[@Jujubeaeri]

That’s TDS is something else. It’s mind boggling.

[@MywindfallOffers]

​@@JujubeaeriIt is unfortunate that these people don't understand what is at stake for the US and the world. If Kamala wins, the US ends. Nobody is worried that Kamala has no single policy.

[@deathbysloth]

The fact that the time between the debate and Biden dropping out was filled with pundits saying "If Harris took over it would be a disaster," and those same pundits now not even mentioning they said that fills me with contempt and alarm.

[@glennmitchell9107]

If Harris takes over the presidency it will be a disaster.

[@ChickVicious237]

It is disturbing, and they do this with almost everything that does a 180-turn in the public conversation. Covid, pretty much every war in the last 20-30 years, other politicians (look at how George W Bush is talked about now), BLM...even Trump; beloved American success story until he decided to not play along with the rest of them. It's just simply "we know what the morally superior position is today, nothing else matters"

[@commonsenseisdead]

The media is as phony and disingenuous as Ms. Harris is so lucky for her; it's a perfect match. We are one step closer to having a total state run media.

[@RP-hq4ec]

Once upon a time I felt John was a man of wisdom. Each of these conversations substantially erodes the veneer!

[@jayjones9219]

Yes, he is disappointing at best. I no longer care what he says.

[@stephj9378]

Ooo...ouch

[@TheOldNewTeacher]

He has clearly changed in his courageousness levels since getting a paycheck from The NY Times. What a disappointment. I used to admire that about him.

[@stacypastry2440]

I have the intuition that living within the academic world has a twisting effect on one's way of thinking. Those few academics who are able to break free at all are impressive to me even if they still hold some views I disagree with. This is something people used to do all the time. Disagree and get along.

[@jimmyeveryman6418]

What in particular has John changed so much on?

[@Laevetainne]

Says a lot about John when he states he doesn’t care about Kamala’s policies 😬

[@Hexadeci]

I think you probably mean it says a lot about Kamala when John states he doesn’t care for her policies. Agreed.

[@calvinchauvin78]

We’ve just seen her policies at work and they are horrible. She also destroyed San Francisco.

[@msc603]

I do I not care about her policies, going after price gouging is laughable. I live paycheck to paycheck and I do not agree with this. My dad owned a grocery store in Tahiti and he only made pennies on an item and if someone stole an food item, he loss more!

[@ajg1791]

@@Hexadeci No, it says a lot about John. We already know Kamala is least qualified of any presidential candidate ever in history.

[@animesoapninja]

I don’t know why John felt the needed to have a protracted discussion defending Kamal Harris, but most of it seemed off the mark to me. Things that he labeled as superficial criticisms are in reality important aspects of who she is as a person. Describing a person who is currently leading the race for president of the most powerful country on the planet as “a deer in headlights” and suggesting we shouldn’t criticize her for that is wild. Why would anyone run for president and be so unprepared for it that they are constantly spilling verbal diarrhea is beyond me. I certainly don’t think it’s wrong to criticize a person for being unprepared to be president, maybe it doesn’t necessarily speak to her overall intelligence, but it does speak to her qualifications and ability. As for the code switching, there isn’t a problem that she does it , just that she does it so iuanthenticly it becomes insulting. Trying to paint her as someone who grew up in black culture in America doesn’t come off as convincing either given what we know about her background. She campaigned on the back of her Indian heritage to get a spot in the senate and abandoned it all together on the national stage because she knows presenting herself as Black gets her a bigger boost than her other half.

[@stephj9378]

Word of the day: inauthentic Also known as COUNTERFEIT.

[@TrentSLucas]

She is not a knockoff of Obama, she is a knockoff of Jeffries. A knockoff of a knockoff. The TEMU Obama.

[@joeruiz4010]

She's the Woman version of Michael Dukakis and Walter Mondale, and a redux of Geraldine Ferraro . BOTTOM LINE.

[@africkinamerican]

They are both outsiders to the black American experience. They are both the same lite tan...ironically, indicating about 85-90% white or Aryan.... not that there's anything wrong with that. But it's an extreme irony coming for the party that has been so loud and extreme in pandering to race essentialism and even black supremacism, that they found the least black blacks that they could find to catapult into undeserved power.

[@africkinamerican]

Both were raised significantly or entirely outside the USA. Both are safe lite tan or paper-bag hue signifying 85 to 90% white/ Arian... not that there's anything wrong with that. But highly ironic considering the establishment has been so loudly pandering to race essentialism and even to Black supremacism, that they have chosen the least-black, least-American black Americans they possibly could find to elevate to unearned glory.

[@gritcitykitty6723]

Who is Jeffries?

[@dixiecroft6662]

Hahaha - the Temu Obama - I love this !

[@LinearCry]

Why isn't it racist to vote for someone because of their race or sex? Is Glenn saying that he feels guilty for not being racist?

[@darleenlev3478]

John is being too lenient. She has had plenty of time to figure out what she wants to say and how to say it.

[@TrentSLucas]

It’s the only thing she has had to do for the last 3.5 years.

[@markcoveryourassets]

Didn't John say she wasn't really interested in the VP job? Too bad she wasn't the "transitional" vice president, too.

[@mattturner5750]

It's weak...

[@cdcaleo]

And that she hasn't bothered to polish her style in these past 4 years, says everything we need to know about "heels up" Harris.

[@sharonmiller1845]

The fact that she’s sitting in the #2 chair, and she can’t make a cogent argument for her positions is appalling!!! And scary!!!

[@NoMan-zw5wb]

44:02 there was in fact a guy in texas who had a mental health crisis and called the cops and they sat on him till he died. Happened before St. George. No one said a word about it. Because it wasn’t politically useful.

[@117Ender]

his name was tony timpa

[@mattturner5750]

These guys have spoken on Timpa.

[@Off-Brand_Devin]

@@117Ender They mention him in this interview. I was surprised they didn't know that detail about his death.

[@nunyabeezwacks1408]

Poor Tony was of the wrong color.

[@suzannefolmar6316]

His name was Tony Timpa. No riots or burning of buildings, no elaborate funerals, no golden casket. Just a man who called for help and did not get it!

[@listener523]

No rational human can listen to Kamala for more than a minute and walk away with the notion that she is intelligent.

[@LisaFenton-h7f]

And yet, I bet you've listened to DONALD J. TRUMP FOR YEARS....a guy who's IGNORANT of all issues, whoi's primary means of engaging is with INSULTS & NASTY NICKNAMES...and yet, no "conservative" questions Trump as a candidate.

[@jdankerdake]

How does her intelligence compare to the alternative?

[@jamesbizs]

@@jdankerdakeare you talking about trump? Do you really believe an idiot can get so far in business? Internationally as well?

[@ChefChoupino]

​@@jdankerdake "The Alternative" ALREADY DID IT... We already have a report card for HIS presidential term & taxpaying Americans signed it... But guess what??? We taxpayers also ARE LIVING the report card for HER current tenure...

[@stephj9378]

What happened to John??😊

[@bradjenkins2861]

Look at how John McWhorter bends over backwards to make excuses and how he shows so much understanding for Kamala but gives NONE of that quarter to anything to do with conservatives or Trump. Im not a republican or democrat but Johns bias to the point where he seems quite frankly stupid has caused his stock to drop for me.

[@hanzo2001]

It can go and has gone so much lower. John is a man of no principles, it is shocking. This is why Malcolm X was so right about the liberal being the shadiest enemy of the people. Malcolm spoke of the white liberal because he was a product of his time. No, John is the clear embodiment that the liberal is capable of such unspeakable things because of the flimsiness of their principles. I am ashamed to call myself a liberal and have to share even an ounce of air with such disgusting Ivory-tower-preaching wolves-in-sheep-clothing

[@kevinpeet3581]

I'm sorry to say I have to agree. Even his apology for the assassination comment was a bit mealy-mouthed. I also read LOSING THE RACE, and I was pleased. I am one of those white conservatives who have appreciated the forthrightness of the Loury/McWhorter talks, saying things that I am 'not permitted' to say, at least without being dismissed because of what (not who) I am. Dr. McWhorter seems to be sipping increasingly at the Kool-Aid.

[@Dreckmal01]

Agreed. Pretty gross apologia, but this seems to be in line with tons of folks from his generation.

[@hanzo2001]

@@Dreckmal01 sorry to bother you, but out of curiosity, did I leave a comment in this thread? I'm getting notifications of response but I cannot see my comment if I left one.

[@jayjones9219]

He’s become irrelevant, he stands for nothing.

[@chrisgeary4624]

This was really frustrating. “She hasn’t had a chance yet…, “She hasn’t really had a chance to think about these issues…” “She was thrown into this…” “…deer in the headlights…” Jesus. She’s been Vice President for four years, and to a President who, actuarially, could drop dead any second. Are we really supposed to give her a pass for being completely unprepared?!

[@jayjones9219]

It defies all logic. Sick of this woman already

[@friarnewborg9213]

K. threw away every chance she has been given, and she has been give many, to prove she has any substance, or leadership ability.

[@chrisgeary4624]

@@friarnewborg9213 I agree, but in her defense, she keeps getting promoted! And what’s more, she may well win. As vapid as she is, we ultimately get the leaders we deserve.

[@thecierraprogam1930]

You said what I was thinking!! Thank you!! 🤯

[@chantalyahysrael1560]

She had these past 4 yrs aint done nothing. Zilch. She had a chance.

[@happylibrarian3038]

Glenn, I am a 75 year old woman who just finished your book entitled Late Admissions. I enjoyed it very much!! I hope you have decided to go back to church!

[@aendoh]

I am so confused with this “she is like me, we need a black woman” - that would be called blatant racism on the other side. I really, really dont get it. Someone please explain.

[@bwhere45]

You do get it; that's the sad part. What their side is doing is just and good, so the ends justify the means. It's blatant racism and sexism, but that's okay because she's neither white or a man.

[@LisaFenton-h7f]

But, it suerw seems that if ANYONE OTHER THAN A WHITE MAN is up for something, the ASSUMPTION is that they are "not qualfied"--implying that ONLY white men are qualfiied.

[@markcoveryourassets]

I missed any depth in that, too. I think what he was trying to convey is that no Asian kids, or Turkish kids, or German kids, or whatever you choose are saying they can't succeed without having a person exactly like them to be inspired by. I don't think the point carries much weight except for how much the Woke movement has pushed that requirement for a child to be successful.

[@africkinamerican]

​@@markcoveryourassetsthe president is supposed to be chief magistrate of an extremely limited-purpose government. Not a substitute for absent fathers.

[@realestatebykemi]

I reject the 1 drop rule, which is inherently racist, & the concept that anyone can “identify” as black anymore than I believe one can “identify” as another gender. She’s said herself that she’s INDIAN, which she is, as both her parents are… until it became politically expedient for the “black vote”, which got Obama elected, so they figured they’d rinse & repeat. No thanks! Fool me once!

[@inhousevideo]

I don’t understand how Carmella Harris is a black woman. Her mother is 100% Indian from India, and her father is half Irish and half Hindi, which is Northern India just because it says on her birth certificate that her mother is white Caucasian and her father is Jamaican, Jamaican is not a race. It is a nationality. There are many Jamaicans of various ethnic persuasions. The fact that Camila Harris has been running as a black is just pandering to the black vote. She is a phony like Elizabeth Warren is an American Indian. please explain to me.

[@CharlesBronson-w8n]

He gave a interview six years ago and stated there is no black family members in his lineage.

[@yvy6269]

They're conferring blackness on her because they wasn't her to be black so badly, same as the MSM. Why, I have no idea!

[@ChefChoupino]

EXACTLY 💯... Bob Marley's father, Admiral Norville Marley, was a full blooded White son of historically slaveholding colonizers, who was born in Jamaica... "NATIONALITY DOES NOT DEFINE ETHNICITY" - Chef Choupino

[@thewanderer6388]

@@CharlesBronson-w8n You people do know VP Harris' race at this point is not going to hurt her with Democrats. Her grandparents from Jamaica ended all that foolishness. She has Black ancestry and no matter how hard you racist try, that fact ain't going nowhere. Get over it already, she's going to be President and Trump is going to lose again.

[@wendymunson9455]

WOW, GET THE WORD OUT!

[@shokuchideirdrecarrigan7402]

I am wondering who is actually running the country now and for the recent past, who selected Harris, and who will be running the country if she wins.

[@mariefrench44]

These are the things that Harris media doesn't want anyone to know: her horrendous track record as an AG: Harris's Moonlight Fire case against Sierra Pacific in California 2014. Her botched case resulted in the State paying out $30M in damages; the presiding judge said, he "... recalls no instance in experience over 47 years as an advocate and as a judge, in which the conduct of the Attorney General so thoroughly departed from the high standard it represents and, in every other instance, has exemplified, Harris also withheld information about a problem drug laboratory technician from defense attorneys. Over 600 cases had to be dismissed. She is a radical abortion supporter, despite the fact that the vast majority of the USA is against late term abortions. In fact, she is directly responsible for keeping under wraps, evidence about doctors harvesting tissues and organs from STILL alive babies while they were being aborted. For more information go to The Center For Medical Progress. Border Czar - completely inept at handling our nations borders. Won't talk to reporters unscripted . Won't got to rallies unscripted. Soft on Palestine and bullying our Israel, our ally. Soft on crime.Bailed out ex-cons. MSM and DNC kept her under wraps, but are now trying to re-invent her into the new Wonder Woman. I hope the American public isn't so gullible.

[@mariefrench44]

These are the things that Harris media doesn't want anyone to know: her horrendous track record as an AG: Harris's Moonlight Fire case against Sierra Pacific in California 2014. Her botched case resulted in the State paying out $30M in damages; the presiding judge said, he "... recalls no instance in experience over 47 years as an advocate and as a judge, in which the conduct of the Attorney General so thoroughly departed from the high standard it represents and, in every other instance, has exemplified, Harris also withheld information about a problem drug laboratory technician from defense attorneys. Over 600 cases had to be dismissed. She is a radical abortion supporter, despite the fact that the vast majority of the USA is against late term abortions. In fact, she is directly responsible for keeping under wraps, evidence about doctors harvesting tissues and organs from STILL alive babies while they were being aborted. For more information go to The Center For Medical Progress. Openly promoting socialist economic policies, these same policies under Biden that have led to such massive inflation so that the common man can no longer afford to buy groceries anymore. Border Czar - completely inept at handling our nations borders. Won't talk to reporters unscripted . Won't got to rallies unscripted. Soft on Palestine and bullying our Israel, our ally. Soft on crime.Bailed out ex-cons. MSM and DNC kept her under wraps, but are now trying to re-invent her into the new Wonder Woman. I hope the American public isn't so gullible

[@brianbauer8761]

The party, polit bureau, supreme soviet, whatever u want to call it, is running the country

[@fencefirst2722]

Obama

[@jayanthisrinivasan9055]

​@@fencefirst2722 Obama

[@johnathanmeeks186]

Does John think he can gaslight us and flat out lie because of his education. Man, stop it

[@calvinchauvin78]

The truth is gaslighting?

[@michaelweber5702]

@@calvinchauvin78 --- Johnathanmeeks is talking about K. Harris ...

[@margarethess8557]

I’m shocked. I’ve listened to this show because of the intellectual discussions, and yet 18 min in, what I think I’ve heard is Harris is a viable candidate because of her race. I hope you are able to see through skin color and talk about qualifications for the job.

[@geekylove3603]

Why don't you grab a mirror and talk about exactly you want to hear. These men owe you nothing.

[@markcoveryourassets]

You are both missing the point and certainly missing each other.

[@mattturner5750]

​@markcoveryourassets what is the point? John compared her intelligence to Obama's and hand waved all her shortcomings. Then said she's just not ready to talk about her policies yet... when voting starts in 30 days. She ran for President in 2020... she didn't have cogent policy positions then? This whole thing is a sham. John's defense of her is a wild reflection of that issue. They did an end around on the democratic process and basically cut their voting constituents out in the process. If there is a point I'm missing I'd love to hear it

[@jdankerdake]

If Trump can do it, how hard can the job be?

[@mattturner5750]

@@markcoveryourassets what is the point then?

[@judithfitzgerald4150]

She absolutely does not have what it takes to be President. Her lack of fulfilling the role of Vice-President shows she likes to get paid without doing the work.

[@winnigriff8989]

What is the vice president job

[@markcoveryourassets]

Doing the president's bidding, like being border czar instead of "not going to Europe." Also, being capable of taking over for the president. Kamala was an insurance policy on Biden's life because nobody wanted her to be president until suddenly.

[@Jujubeaeri]

@@winnigriff8989moral support according to Pelosi. 😂

[@sandrastewart7544]

​@winnigriff8989 great question waiting for her to answer

[@sherene7]

I'm Berkeley Alum, and I've come to respect Dr. McWhorter. I was a 19 year old undergraduate when he taught at Cal.I am very familiar with his first book " Losing The Race". An educator myself, I would like for John to please reconsider this KH came out of nowhere, hasn't had a chance, and might become something line of thinking. She did NOT come out of nowhere, has had EVERY advantage, and will lead this country in the WRONG direction. As a Clintonian Democrat - Ms. Harris' lauded prosecution record is very much tethered to Biden and Clinton's 1994 Crime Bill which drove mass incarceration and shored up "the school to prison pipeline" here in California. In addition, two years ago she undermined The Freedman's Bank by changing the language in its charter. She did not come out of nowhere, and has a looooooong history of attacking the African American community ( black men in particular) ,engaging in prosecutorial misconduct, and much more for over a decade now. Not to mention the OPEN border situation and how her stint in office has deeply impacted the people of Chicago, Denver,San Diego and other sanctuary cities and border states. She has had 16 years to show who she is - she has - and we should believe her. Everything I've stated is public knowledge.

[@LisaFenton-h7f]

After decades (since 1978)as a progressive activist focused on criminal justice and police brutality/reform, I'd like some SPECIFIC CASES where AS A PROSECUTOR, VP Harris hs done INJUSTICES (esp. to Black men). I know we still need police reform., If we want to address "mass incarceration" CHANGE THE DRUG LAWS. But, in the last couple of years I've realized that many Black men are in prison because they use guns to rob people, because they assault people, because they kill people.

[@sherene7]

@@LisaFenton-h7f I understand what you are saying about the gun violence in the black community as it has traumatized me. My student Tyler was murdered in Oakland two weeks ago by black men, and 9 people were murdered in my West Oakland neighborhood in less than 48 hours last weekend. Two days ago a 17 year old son/father was unalived before he could begin his Senior year of high school leaving another infant behind to be raised without him. How do you stop crying? How is this okay or normal ? It isn't..... In terms of specific cases: Jamaal Trublood v. ,Cheree Peoples v., and Kevin Cooper v. are three cases of MANY. There's also the issue with a case where two men allegedly molested by Catholic priests tried to bring a lawsuit against The Archdiocese of San Francisco through her office, where she buried their case so that they could not file civil suits against the ASF. Then there is the issue with Nina Simone's estate. Also, let us not pretend that Kamala did not have anything to do with Jussie Smolett's hate crime hoax case being dropped in Chicago through Kim Fox.

[@kenyafromcali]

That’s my point! It’s pretty clear she is a Marxist and wants to tear down the known capitalist system in America. Let’s believe her and her VP‼️

[@markcoveryourassets]

I am grateful for your thoughtful comment and reply. You're absolutely right, she didn't just fall out of a coconut tree into the VP.

[@lukelucy1980]

Thank You for the words I need for my sister.

[@SeattleMommy8338]

At least Trump and Vance are sitting down for interviews…WHERE IS KAMALA HARRIS? 26 days since she’s declared herself the presumptive nominee and zero press questions answered, zero sit-down interviews conducted. Seems like she doesn’t respect the American people enough to work for their vote!

[@folee_edge]

She doesn't have to work for it - she's essentially a monopoly for anyone with left-leaning political ideals. I mean, if you exclude RFKJ, which most people do to their detriment.

[@MaryDenk-t4l]

Maybe she’s getting her policies flushed out before she opens her mouth and has to walk back 2/3s of what she says. Stop being negative. Personally these two are just as bad as donOLD. Where’s the hope, energy for change, promise for a better future. Try to be positive.

[@kengeejr]

“Interviews” with right-wing media outlets serving up softball questions to the felonious ex-President Smoothbrain

[@andrewlm5677]

At the moment, the democrats are faking their excitement and hoping Harris really has grown from the failed candidate she was in 2019 and the VP that impressed no one for the last 3.5 years. I think the Sarah Palin interview disaster is what she fears for herself

[@jamesbizs]

⁠@@MaryDenk-t4lLOLOL she ran for president 4 years ago. She’s had 4 years to get her policies flushed out. Or has she just flipped flopped so much , that he policies are that dramatically different from just 4 years ago? Who tf cares if trump is old??? It’s not the biden is old. It’s that bidens age IS SHOWING

[@geetarbube]

John, she didn’t just become overwhelmed when anointed. She’s been in over her head the whole time.

[@silentmentor5888]

Like even back when she was AG in California.

[@liedersanger1]

Whereas her opponent has been in full, competent, rational, thoughtful control “ the whole time.”

[@geetarbube]

@@liedersanger1 I didn’t mention him. The whole hour was a discussion about her. I’m not voting for either of these fools. The “what about”-ism is just so damn dull-minded and boring.

[@nealorr5086]

One might even say she's been in over her head ever since she got off her knees.

[@markcoveryourassets]

Yeah, we don't get to pick the perfect candidate or even a good or mediocre one... we only get what the parties put out there. The earliest loser of the 2020 democrat primaries is not even vetted by the people. It's totally banana republic... or coconut democracy.

[@REM977]

Former predominately Democratic voter here and I will not be casting another Blue vote, on any level, for the foreseeable future. They are ruining our country.

[@amoghavarshanripatunga]

John is starting to sound a little delusional these days tbh. TDS is real, folks

[@geekylove3603]

Agreed. Why he lends his opinions to people like you is beyond insane.

[@kenyafromcali]

A bit???? 😂😂😂

[@hanzo2001]

These days?

[@sheilamacdougal4874]

Harris reminds me of an old Groucho line (adapting the pronoun): "She may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot, but don't let that fool you: she really *is* an idiot." Prof. McWhorter, when Harris defended defunding the police, compared ICE to the KKK and called for its abolition, bailed out indicted rioters, opposed imprisoning illegal immigrants, were those word salads because she hadn't thought about the issues? On the contrary, these are the issues she has thought most about, if she's thought about anything at all. Speaking of which, when she does the word salad on Ukraine, for instance, how the hell has she not thought more about that? She ran for freaking president in 2020, for heaven's sake.

[@shawneedee8501]

So being Indian, Asian, and Irish makes you black? Please explain how this is possible.

[@mariefrench44]

These are the things that Harris media doesn't want anyone to know: her horrendous track record as an AG: Harris's Moonlight Fire case against Sierra Pacific in California 2014. Her botched case resulted in the State paying out $30M in damages; the presiding judge said, he "... recalls no instance in experience over 47 years as an advocate and as a judge, in which the conduct of the Attorney General so thoroughly departed from the high standard it represents and, in every other instance, has exemplified, Harris also withheld information about a problem drug laboratory technician from defense attorneys. Over 600 cases had to be dismissed. She is a radical abortion supporter, despite the fact that the vast majority of the USA is against late term abortions. In fact, she is directly responsible for keeping under wraps, evidence about doctors harvesting tissues and organs from STILL alive babies while they were being aborted. For more information go to The Center For Medical Progress. Openly promoting socialist economic policies, these same policies under Biden that have led to such massive inflation so that the common man can no longer afford to buy groceries anymore. Border Czar - completely inept at handling our nations borders. Won't talk to reporters unscripted . Won't got to rallies unscripted. Soft on Palestine and bullying our Israel, our ally. Soft on crime.Bailed out ex-cons. MSM and DNC kept her under wraps, but are now trying to re-invent her into the new Wonder Woman. I hope the American public isn't so gullible

[@ladymsthing6056]

As a black woman, I can’t even explain it. I just know I can’t relate to her.

[@oogabooga9100]

LMAO how is she still fooling so many black people?? Someone explain that 🤔

[@moontoonex3984]

Feel like I'm living in backwards world. Mom Indian 100%, Dad is "Jamaican" ... Which is a NATION, not a "race". He was born from the union of an Indian woman and a Irish and Black mixed man. Some how this makes her "Black"? We really gonna act like this one drop rule bs is alive and well in 2024???

[@davidlane6758]

Lol what are you talking about? Her father is an Afro-Jamaican.

[@msriram9884]

Her father is Jamaican, which is a country. It is not an ethnicity. You can be from Jamaica, and be of many different ethnicities. Actually, people from the islands tend to be very neutral about these things, and identify by their country and not by race.

[@joeruiz4010]

Jamaicans are very Nationalistic.

[@tarasturntable6583]

Correct, we Jamaicans identify far more with our nationality first than our race.

[@joeruiz4010]

@tarasturntable6583 Nothing bad about that, at all. 👍👍👍. I'm an American first, Midwesterner 2nd, Ohioan 3rd.

[@tarasturntable6583]

@joeruiz4010 completely agree.

[@jimyoungblood1687]

Black leaders, whether representatives, senators, presidents, governors or mayors have not improved the lot of black citizens.

[@kengeejr]

The black poverty rate has fallen faster than any other ethnic group since the mid-1960’s

[@orangefacedbuddah1776]

absolutely spot on,but they are black.

[@ProGamer-zm5ow]

John, the left called Trump "Orange" for so long, and even altered his appearance in publications, I believe the right has a license to complain about her cackle.

[@hendrixisgod777]

Forgive John, you’re only allowed to make fun of people he doesn’t like.

[@TrentSLucas]

@@hendrixisgod777”people he doesn’t want assassinated”

[@LisaFenton-h7f]

MAGA mocked Hillary CLinton's laugh--so., this is nothing new to apply it to VP Harris. The GOP candidate Donald trump has made NASTY NICKNAMES for ALL his opponents since he came down the golden escalator in June 2025.

[@BouncySlim1]

​@@LisaFenton-h7f the name calling has always gone both ways...... Deplorables (which was extended not only to the candidate, but also to the people who support(ed) trump). Orange Man, Hitler, Nazi, kacking Kamala, etc.....

[@farmbrough]

The cackle is something to be considered when you're looking at someone who's going to be on the world stage, engaging in diplomacy.

[@jeanine6328]

I love that KZbin exists. We’d never hear voices like yours without it. Thanks for what you do. May your views and likes always be equal.

[@dancewomyn1]

I'm actually surprised by John's seeming complacency about Kamala. It appears that he is willing to "go along with the dem program" regardless of the fact that she has yet to give a single interview, (actually seems to avoid them) where she states her position on the exceedingly important issues facing us at this time. We need someone at the helm who is clear on what the issues are, and at least has a plan moving forward. At the moment, there doesn't appear to be anyone presenting that on either side.

[@robyndonaldson1307]

She’s been VP for 4 years; Senator, AG, she has a grasp on the country and admin.!

[@stephj9378]

Mr.Trump has a detailed plan called Agenda 47.

[@stephj9378]

​@@robyndonaldson1307 How? What has she done to show that?

[@carolyng651]

If she had done her job at the border, it would have given her the experience she needed instead of giggling at everything

[@Wawi633]

Interesting how the fact that she grew up in Montreal, Canada, from the age of 12. She lived in Westmount which is the Beverly Hills of Montreal.

[@mikem668]

And I thought she was traumatized by busing in Berkeley at that age.

[@markcoveryourassets]

Also interesting how John was specific that her "formative" age was before she left Oakland and then she stopped any further formation until college, where her formative years pick up again. John truly is playing the ends against the middle to make his apologetics work.

[@Wawi633]

@@mikem668 They have a Metro (subway) in Montreal. I doubt she ever saw the inside of a school bus in Westmount, Montreal, which is also where Leonard Cohen grew up.

[@josiepkat]

I lived in Montreal for a yr in 1988. Westmount is VERY VERY NICE. Mostly English speaking back then. Definitely rich or wealthy people. In the 80s a very safe place - with an excellent, European, clean, subway/metro.

[@sandrastewart7544]

And that is HER fault

[@ricktopwrench3270]

She lost my respect when I read she dated a married (separated) man in his 60's who happened to be the Speaker of the CA assembly in her 20's...And as a result she was appointed to several state wide committee/ boards of regulation! How she looks has nothing to do with my lack of respect...I worked with and hired folks who looked like her...but they had a track record of performance that earned my immediate respect...oh and their future results confirmed my respect was well deserved!

[@LisaFenton-h7f]

And yet you probably SUPPORT TRUMP--DIVORCED 3 times and ALWAYS UNFAITHFUL TO HIS WIVES--including with a porn star & Playboy Bunny

[@sandrastewart7544]

She was Attorney General and a Senator. And is a lawyer. So what does her sex life have to do with that. Do u have the same problem with Trump or men

[@theohallmd]

Listening to McWhorter’s pontificating drivel is a chore. William Safire is twirling in his grave.

[@jerryarcher1923]

The liberal woke class has set back black folk progress a 100 years.

[@hanzo2001]

And they will gladly continue to do so with their consent. Lewis C Clark said it best in his quote about the "robber barons" and the "blinded righteous rulers". I can never pull the quote out of my head and I can't access it now but you should take a look if you haven't already

[@agapologia]

21:09 How one responds to questions is far more indicative of their intelligence than how they ask questions they've had time (and personnel resources) to script.

[@TheMrTJOX]

Why is she allowed to disrespect African Americans like this? SHE IS NOT AFRICAN AMERICAN! She says he father is Jamaican and I still don't know how that proves a race when Jamaican is a nationality.

[@SouthernCharm-bud22]

Can we PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE take race OUT of politics!!!! There IS NO REASON to vote for someone due to their race. WTH does some1s race have to do with how good they'll be at dealing with Russia or China, how they fly a plane, how well they operate on people, how they defend their client.....IT DOES'NT and the only way we're gonna be AMERICANS NOT identified by race is to DROP THIS B.S.!!!🤝🇺🇲🤝🇺🇲🤝🇺🇲🤝🇺🇲

[@l00proof626]

That way of thinking ultimately is what the communist wanted when they infiltrated the colleges.

[@leoleo6692]

From the outside it seems time to put away the race blind thing.

[@CJ-xg4wl]

When it pleases you to drop race ,why do you support Trump ? I bet you my dam life if Trump was Black he would not be your darn choice to be president .

[@Jujubeaeri]

Sure would be nice, wouldn’t it?

[@Holobiont420]

Apparently our mostly competent black intellectuals are incapable of that perspective. That should teach us a lot about the potential of it all...

[@kimihuff7645]

It is amazing to watch the highly educated beat around and around the bush just to avoid saying "eh, she's not our best".

[@LisaFenton-h7f]

Is TRUMP "the best" the GOP has????

[@BouncySlim1]

​@@LisaFenton-h7f Nope. 🤷🏾‍♀️. But he has cojones which will match up to the other crazy world leaders ......

[@toddsmart3423]

FFS she is vice president and a heart beat away, which is not far away with Biden, she doesn’t get “a deer in the headlights” excuse. John is pathetic.

[@mattturner5750]

Yep. Plus she chose to run in 2020 and got embarrassed.

[@jmcknight00]

I used to love this channel but since he got picked up by the NYT he's insufferable

[@cdcaleo]

@@jmcknight00 It really is a very stark contrast. Pre NYT John, and post NYT John.

[@joeruiz4010]

​@@jmcknight00 The NYT are Tankies and a Politburo of the Democrat Party. Only fitting that McWhorter has fallen in line.

[@jwf2125]

@@jmcknight00Troubling accusation. You’re saying the NYT is somehow pressuring him to toe the dem line, or that his desire to start toeing it drew him to the NYT, or what?

[@elwerouno1]

BROTHERS FOR TRUMP WAVE 24❤️❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@friarnewborg9213]

The Respect some have for "Mr.Smooth" (Obama) also needs to be Re-evaluated. I see "Woke" as part of his genuine legacy.

[@PattersonLinda-h2j]

As a woman - I am embarrassed for Ms Harris - I would love to see a strong independent critical thinker woman as President of the America - Ms. Harris has none of those attributes that find me voting for her - ever!!

[@sandrastewart7544]

But you voting for Trump right?

[@dastrayer63]

Kamala is the chosen one because of the money Glenn...The money...the money. The new dialog is created after the money is secured.

[@lukelucy1980]

I’m disappointed that Both of you missed the fact that Kamalsa accepted awards because she was “The First East Asian Indian “. It also seems that you didn’t consider that her Father’s Genealogy, or that being raised by University Professors they would not have tolerated less than Proper English. As the dad left the marriage early in her life, was Howard a choice to get close to him, she would have had the benefit of Stanford Scholarship, or did he not allow for it, and Howard provided the financial opportunity. ?

[@petec9686]

Obama had the ability to put the final nail into the racism coffin. This is why even though I did not vote for him, I was optimistic because I thought he would do just that. But rather than send that nail home, he grabbed a crowbar and opened the lid.

[@elwerouno1]

WHERE YOU BETTER OFF UNDER TRUMP OR biden/harris? ❤❤🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@PattiS3]

Trump. I retired in 2018, on a fixed income. It's been a struggle since Biden was inaugurated. Even if Trump is elected, it will take at least 2 years to undo all the damage in the economy.

[@aendoh]

Looking forward to hearing Johns excuses for the most incompetent DEI hire ever and why she is better than that old white guy….

[@Gnofg]

Conservatives always tell people to pull themselves up by their bootstraps. Here is a person who did everything right. She attended and graduated from college and then got an advanced degree. She also worked at McDonalds. She then became a prosecutor then elected to be the DA,AG and then senator. Eventually being our VP. She did everything right and all you racists can do is denigrate her. You did the same with the Obama’s. Why are you and your party so racist.

[@scottmitchell1974]

​@@GnofgApparently you're not up to date on how she rose the ranks in her law career.

[@bobdeslob8768]

Sadly John is the quintessential “vote for a glass of water” over Trump. His rationality disappears when trump is the topic.

[@Gnofg]

@@scottmitchell1974 If you Willie brown that is non starter. She still had to be elected to these positions. Why are you such a racist ? Did you complain when the republican party had posters of Obama as a jungle person. Also, when Joe Wilson said you lie or when republicans asked for Obama’s birth certificate?

[@SvenErik_Lindstrom3]

Well, she can finish a sentence properly for one.

[@jillhamilton1228]

Staci Abraham’s attitude is what will hold her back.

[@kathygee6270]

I pray someone would tell our elementry ,middle and high schoole that "WOKENESS " is dying out!

[@stephj9378]

Let's all do it It's a fools game.

[@dancer80603]

It feels like the hunger games. Democrats are the Capitol, and Republicans are the districts.

[@dixiecroft6662]

"Weariness" with wokeness: so perfectly fits the mood I have been trying to describe

[@thepunisher3236]

John said you're black if you grew up with black kids. WTF?

[@thepunisher3236]

Harris's dad- Irish Caucasian/Hindu born in Jamaica. Mom- Hindu. How you get black form that LOL

[@markcoveryourassets]

@@thepunisher3236, what's your source for that? I'm seeing Irish acknowledged from the 1800s but not for her dad. That's just a quick wiki search, so I'm happy to read more.

[@SageTrader007]

​@@thepunisher3236 Her dad looks to have some "black" in him. She is mixed race.

[@hanzo2001]

​@@markcoveryourassets doesn't really matter because she was raised in an Indian household mainly with Indian relatives. I don't discount her having lived with the black experience, but I don't see her as anything than a more convincing Rachel Dolezal. She wears her "blackness" like a bonnet. She dons it when it can be used to pander, but we know ol' liberal lil' John here is all in for the pandering... because he is a racist in disguise. This is just completely shameful and partisan. Far removed from any liberalism. These people are snakes, just like Obama or Hillary. Nothing but condescension towards the people. Malcolm X is scoring points in heaven for having been so right on the money

[@calvinchauvin78]

She’s 0% black, she’s lying to get the black vote.

[@jladdyost]

It's not that Kamala laughs hysterically. It's that she laughs hysterically over things that aren't the least bit clever or funny. She laughs a lot for no discernible reason, John.

[@glennmitchell9107]

Was Obama selected by Democratic Party kingmakers the same way Kamala Harris has been selected by Democratic Party kingmakers every step of her entire career?

[@nealorr5086]

I know that your question is rhetorical, but for those of you who may be too young to remember, Hillary was the Kingmaker's choice in 2008 (and probably Bush in 2016 on the other side).

[@cdcaleo]

@@nealorr5086 There is more than one faction among the Democratic party elite, and Obama was being groomed for the national stage years before he was placed there.

[@joshuamitchell5481]

I finished school kept my pants on worked hard and got somewhere. Manners, morals and boundaries is what makes great people not color

[@scottcampbell8867]

THE AVERAGE BLACK PERSON DONT GIVE A DAMN ABOUT ANOTHER BLACK PERSON ANYWAYS UNLESS IT AFFECTS THEM DIRECTLY.LOOK AT HOW SHE DID THE BLACK FOLKS OUT IN CALIFORNIA 😢

[@mannmusica]

Over a half hour and you guys didn’t mention a single policy. Good lord the Irony is killing me. And FFS those Whooshes are annoying AF

[@mariechhandover817]

LET US PRAY AND REPENT TO OUR HEAVENLY FATHER.🙏

[@gailperry6828]

about what?

[@jgalt308]

Just curious, but what was the point of this exchange? The "issues" involved are fairly simple, and yet not a single one was raised. Are you "unburdened by what has been"? Do you not understand "the significance of the passage of time?" It would be interesting at some point, given the "rhetoric of politicians" if you considered the difference between "the threat to our democracy" and the "threat of democracy"? If nothing else it would actually enlighten us as to your understanding of "the history"?

[@windowsoflife]

You two throw out seriously deep discussions that are compelling and infectious by the personal chemistry between you. Just enough tension to keep it moving with eloquence! Brilliance in motion. Thanks!

[@beanbrew]

I agree with Glenn that Obama is very articulate and intelligent. I don’t see that Harris is “clearly intelligent.”

[@nealorr5086]

It's a question of context. "Compared to my French Poodle, Harris is clearly intelligent".

[@timprekaski5749]

You both are brilliant.

[@RealKevinMurphy]

John made a valid point on white guys for Harris. Trump has blacks for Trump. Hispanics for Trump.

[@TrentSLucas]

I don’t think they are the same. I doubt that Trump paid for those like Kamala did. One is organic, the other is manufactured.

[@farmbrough]

Didn't those groups self-organize, though?

[@hanzo2001]

I believe that those groups sprung up from grassroots efforts in response to the media being completely dishonest about Trump's reach into people other than white men. This was not an artificial effort on the part of the campaign itself, or at least it doesn't seem like it. So , in my opinion, it is not a fair comparison.

[@JBfromFL]

Yeah, but those were not "white" guys. Look a little deeper to reveal what is happening and who is doing it.

[@MarcDeBenedetto]

She’s basically Hillary. There are differences of course, but that’s the closest comparison to another politician.

[@hanzo2001]

I am sorry but I think she is worse. I can't believe I'm actually crediting Hillary as anything positive but at least she would be a better pick a as a statesperson than Kalamity Harris

[@MarcDeBenedetto]

@@hanzo2001 Stateperson? She’s a war monger and a sociopath, not to mention the Clintons being famous for their pay-to-play politics.

[@HeadlessBourgeoisie]

I pray that Dr. McWhorter will reassess his embrace of unbridled lawfare as a political tactic. It is not merely playing with fire, it is not merely "the beginning of the end" of the Republic, it is endemic to the possibility of preserving anything resembling a functioning nation. To the extent that his fear of Trump is irrational, is superficial, it seems as though he would sacrifice our country to thwart a man who offends his academic ivory tower sensibilities. I say this sincerely and with all due respect to Dr. McWhorter.

[@MultipleGrievance]

He's an extreme tribalist..... His cognitive functioning literally turns off when considering electoral politics.

[@LisaFenton-h7f]

So, Donald trump should continue to be ABOVE TYHE LAW---as he's ALWAYS been in his Business fraud Life???

[@joanr3189]

You cannot help the condescending tone. Try again.

[@markcoveryourassets]

You mean John's condescending tone? The commenter is spot on about John's anti-Trump commitment. John truly will take anyone who can fog a mirror, regardless of policy. John is appalled, and that's personality not policy. But it's his vote and his podium.

[@cdcaleo]

@@joanr3189 It is well deserved considering John can't think clearly or rationally about Trump.

[@haroldnesbitt4960]

i'd be happy for these guys to have unlimited access to every American voter. nobody in media has less calcified positions nor does less bootlicking in their approach than these two. y'all go on tour and i'll pay to be there... and not that it matters, but i'm an old white dude from Texas, and a lifelong republican... please stay the course. we need you!

[@kengardner775]

What a great way to start the day.

[@Schafe815]

I strive to one day be as forgiving to all of my fellow Americans as John is to Democrats. GBA!

[@MrS-pe6sd]

It’s America first, not America only. The world relies on America for stability economics etc. if we’re not a stable country many other countries will fall.

[@jdankerdake]

“This is 2024. Go a little low.” Great slogan.

[@anthonydelrosario1718]

She can't sleep her way into this spot .

[@sandrastewart7544]

She must have slept with a lot of voters ....millions in fact to become a Senator

[@MrS-pe6sd]

It’s not “borderline racist“ when Trump calls Kamala unintelligent, because he doesn’t think she’s black in the first place. Remember?

[@gailperry6828]

Who knew, she never claimed black!! I am black and was with Trump😮

[@sergiotibbs4248]

" She's clearly very intelligent"? No, John, you're clearly very intelligent. You two are not even in the same category. I just don't see how someone like yourself could say that.

[@kenyafromcali]

It’s scary!! 😢😢😢

[@hanzo2001]

Tribalism

[@BookerT1]

i don’t see how someone can vote for this woman

[@realMaverickBuckley]

I have to say, im really disappointed in John(im sure he cares). He talks so much sense IN BETWEEN elections and then on the months running into elections he just reverts to 'Well i know EVERYTHING that is ridiculous and terrible for the country is coming from the left... but im gonna vote left.' The point of democracy is not tribalism. Thats for the more midwit amingst us. Its to keep the train on the tracks whilst making small corrections along the way. For example, the UKs 'right wing' party is roughly aligned with a Joe Biden/ Obama type politic. Yet left wing America doesnt look at the UK as a great or even good example of where they want to be. Because... its about tribalism, teams, red vs blue. Its not about what will make things better for everyone. If it was Americans who have voted left for 40 years and seen only decline WOULDN'T keep doing it. Come on John. Follow Glenns lead. Show people that tribalism leads to disaster. On both sides.

[@realMaverickBuckley]

And thinking about it, the really sad thing is, John is talking about Kamala as 'we will finally have a black female POTUS'. John .. doesnt this demonstrate my point even more? She is literally 1/4th 'black'. But that's enough for her to be on your 'team' ??? I genuinely thought you of all people would be past racism in 2024. It's shocking to me. Whites are still the only group with an *outgroup* preference. Yet you're still gonna play the tribalism game? With a woman who had 0.9% support FROM HER OWN SIDE in 2020? SMDH. 😢

[@Readabookfoofoo]

Throughline in the commentary: “C’mon John” -

[@MultipleGrievance]

And intellectuals like John will fool themselves into believing they aren't acting out of tribalism.

[@Allihere]

@@MultipleGrievance They also fool themselves into believing they aren't midwits.

[@richwill7438]

I've been waiting to here what these gentleman think of this witch. Aswell I would love to hear comments of Walz, mainly about his role in blm riots and the decision to give over a police station. Thank you love the show

[@willis7404]

I feel like we are ignoring the elephant in the room. Ppl are most excited about Kamala because she is NOT Trump. If it were Gretchen Whitmer, Shapiro, Mark Kelly, etc we would see the same excitement without the black divine nine front and center

[@michellesmith7198]

For years, I have valued and continue to value both of your perspectives. Thank you for your word choice of “feeling manhandled,” Glenn. Manhandled is how I feel for no longer having bodily autonomy.

[@Jimbilbelle]

I think the take on excitement about Kamala here is way off. People aren’t excited ‘because she’s a black woman’ or because ‘she looks like me’. They’re excited because it’s been obvious for months that Biden was going to get trounced and the debate made his decline unignorable. People are excited to try to beat Trump and this is pent up energy and excitement that is ready to come out but very hard to sincerely put behind someone such as Biden who you can only watch with excruciating anticipation for his potential slip ups. Obviously for some people there is a racial component but this doesn’t fit into the typical way these two talk about race and trying to fit it straight into that lens isn’t seeing the full picture or even the main part of the picture IMO

[@Readabookfoofoo]

Agreed. But it’s more complicated. It’s True that she’s “not Trump” but if it was Desantis she would be “not Desantis” - she may be lower in the polls against Desantis than Trump, but the pro Blacks would still be doing their propaganda, whipping up their social storms.

[@bwhere45]

No you're right, it must be her stellar record in office.

[@Jimbilbelle]

@@bwhere45 Whether she has a stellar record in office is completely orthogonal to my comment. I gave an alterative besides 'it must be her stellar record in office' - that people are positive about voting in a Democrat over Donald Trump but cannot sincerely put that energy behind someone who looks like they're about to collapse. My comment was about their take on why people are excited and not about Kamala's record

[@bwhere45]

@@Jimbilbelle yes and the alternative you gave was, at best, stretching for another reason. The left assuredly wouldn't have the same level of (feigned or real) enthusiasm if it another candidate who didn't check multiple diversity boxes. It's almost willfully ignorant to argue the contrary.

[@siriuslyspeaking9720]

@@Jimbilbelle The most vocal and visible people who are excited, are Black women, and they are not shy about letting it be known, that her being a Black woman, is a significant reason for their excitement.

[@vincecarbaugh6216]

It's always great to hear Glenn and John speak in such intelligent discourse.

[@EvanWhitney-yk5ds]

John seems disingenuous and rhetorical with his new found fawning about Harris. I can remember 5 minutes ago when he had no problem running her down, now he's all in..

[@jacoblehrer4198]

@@EvanWhitney-yk5ds It's sad isn't it? Very telling.

[@DanielA-ig3cj]

It's annoying how academicians avoid plain, straightforward language like the plague.

[@dodgycat476]

Pleasure to listen to you Pro.Loury🙋

[@grahamtrezise1114]

John "She's a black woman..." Until 5 mins ago she was all about being of Indian background, but Brown apparently won't do it, so now she's Black so she can hustle the "Black" vote. The fact that people fall for this staggers me....this is a Disney production.....

[@orangefacedbuddah1776]

welcome to today.

[@sandrastewart7544]

Racist

[@mariechhandover817]

This man needs prayers. 🙏

[@joemartin9664]

Glenn, John do you have any fears that Harris would be the first black woman president. What could the down side be? We know what her abilities and accomplishments have been. I would think we should raise the bar a little.

[@TrentSLucas]

She has abilities and accomplishments?

[@bryandevries7210]

She never finished a term in any office before initiating a campaign for the next higher office. The Sheriffs in CA are not fond of her.

[@hanzo2001]

​@@TrentSLucas I think that was sarcasm or euphemism for "her record"

[@silksnapper4777]

I find it very intriguing and exciting that we won't be comparing her to another candidate

[@jennifermack9041]

I could care less about her gender or her color. What I care about is what she has done and what she says she is going to do if she is elected. That greatly concerns me. I would like my children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren to grow up in the same America I did, and I don’t think that is going to happen if she elected our president. When are we going to get past looking at a person’s race and gender and instead pay attention to who a person is on the inside.