Kamala Harris
Nominee Barrett’s answer on this question from Kamala Harris is hard to believe
As Adam Liptak of the New York Times reported last evening, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s answers to the questions Senate Judiciary Committee members posed yesterday represented, for the most part, a “deft mix of expertise and evasion”: Judge Barrett seemed to have studied recent hearings carefully, absorbing their lessons. They were presciently summarized […]
Lawyer behind racist attack on Kamala Harris once billed NC $78K for anti-gay rights work
One supposes that it’s ultimately a somewhat hopeful sign that the sad world of right-wing zealots who promote racist tropes, homophobic fearmongering and kooky conspiracy theories while masquerading as responsible advocates is actually a pretty small one. Unfortunately, the downside to this situation is that every time you turn around, the same troubled souls keep […]
Why Kamala Harris’ thrashing of Joe Biden matters to North Carolina’s racially segregated schools
When presidential hopeful Kamala Harris tore into Joe Biden last week, the California senator exposed the fundamental schisms, even among liberals, on school desegregation. “[It] was hurtful to hear you talk about the reputations of two United States senators who built their reputations and career on segregation of race in this country,” Harris told Biden […]
Humor from Celia Rivenbark: DC talking heads prepare for 2020 “girl” candidates
MEDIA ROUNDTABLE SOMEWHERE IN D.C.— Moderator: Ok, everybody, take your seats. I just wanted to huddle up and talk about all this flak we’re taking for not treating women presidential candidates the same as men… Lou Dobbs: Harpies, magpies, she-devils… Moderator: Can someone please take Mr. Dobbs out and get him some pudding? Mika? Mika […]
Presidential campaign humor to help you through a gray Monday
[Editor’s note: Bestselling author and columnist Celia Rivenbark (that’s her at left) has been kind enough to make her regular column available to NC Policy Watch and we’re delighted that it will be a regular feature on the PW websites.] Forget the measles epidemic. Let’s concentrate instead on developing a vaccine that we could use […]