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Farewell, Kamala Harris. It’s been a brutal month for the outgoing vice president. Following her devastating loss on November 5, the failed nominee has been subjected to days of vicious briefing and revelations about her dreadful campaign. Whether it was spending millions on celebrity appearances or getting rejected by the Hot Ones podcast, the Democratic bid of 2024 will be remembered for all the wrong reasons.
But for those who fear that Kamala’s loss means an end to her infamous gaffes: don’t despair! There are already reports that the defeated VP now plans to run for California governor. Nixon, without the charm, if you will. Well, if anyone can make Gavin Newsom look like a statesman, it’s surely the woman who coined such aphorisms as “A friend in need is a friend in need.”
And, for comedy lovers everywhere, there was one final treat on Tuesday. The Democrats’ Twitter/X account posted a post-recorded thank-you video for her supporters — excerpted from a Zoom call with grassroots activists earlier in the day — in which she managed to stutter and stumble her way through thirty seconds of words:
I just have to remind you, don’t let anybody take your power from you. You have the same power that you did before November 5, and you have the same purpose that you did. And you have the same ability to engage and inspire. So don’t ever let anybody or any circumstance take your power from you.
The reaction on social media was brutal: “Who made the decision to post this out of context clip,” wondered Yashar Ali. “No video like this would ever have been released by a politician who is not hated by her staff,” wrote National Review’s Dan McLaughlin. “Yeah this would have killed on Rogan. Massive error keeping her off,” tweeted @AliceFromQueens. “I’d read a 5,000 word article on how this got approved for release,” wrote Ben Williamson. “I’ve never been more convinced her entire staff hates her than I am right now,” tweeted the Washington Examiner’s Tiana Lowe Doescher. “Shame on her staff for releasing this. This is embarrassing,” wrote Meghan McCain. “Also why would she let herself be filmed in this state?!”
Others chose to question the VP’s sobriety, after she’d just returned to Washington from a week of in Hawaii. “Channeling the drunk aunt who’s a total mess but chases you down after every holiday dinner to give you unwanted life advice on your way out the door,” tweeted Buck Sexton. “This should have been done with her holding a glass of Chardonnay and a Virginia Slims,” wrote Spectator contributing editor Stephen L. Miller. “Me in the mirror before going out to my hometown bar tomorrow,” offered the Daily Wire‘s Tim Rice. “Absolutely, that’s some deep stuff to think about, umm hey why don’t you let me keep your car keys and I’ll call you an Uber,” wrote David Burge.
Cockburn, for what it’s worth, was reminded of all those awful clips from the Wicked press junket. You know, the ones in which the two lead actresses and various interviewers blather on in trite platitudes, overwhelmed with faux-emotion. To borrow from Marshall McLuhan, perhaps, as with the Democratic campaign this year, the lack of a message is the message?
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