205 points

Was that excerpt from a satire column? Also, that’s not because of a prosecutorial background. That’s called being a competent professional. Granted, a rarity these days.

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Nah the tweet/post is just kinda weirdly clickbait-ifying the article to make it sound like people are complaining about competence.

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My very first thought was, “Is this guys tweet quoting an Onion article?”

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Yep!

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/kamala-harris-ran-her-office-like-a-prosecutor-not-everyone-liked-that/ar-AA1q6EmE

TL:DR she’s exceptionally good at her job and some people find it difficult to keep up with such a high, demanding standard.

This is not a quality unbecoming of a president and in fact should be a requirement for any high level government official.

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Yeah…this honestly just makes me want to vote for her more

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26 points

Too bad she’s not republican, if she was we could vote for her twice!

… do I have to say it?

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Even better is the fact that he illegally registered to vote while serving time for a felony. Such a wonderful example for the party, and he’s one of the leaders.

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21 points

People who have worked for Harris say her interactions with staff can resemble a prosecutor prying details from a witness, asking pointed questions about everything from her schedule to policy briefings. And her cautious approach to big decisions has frustrated deputies rather than inspire them.

how dare she gasp schedule her time?!?!

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12 points

Man, I WISH I had bosses like her. Ask me questions, make sure, then explain why I’m wrong if I am. It ain’t hard. Don’t micro-manage, just exist as someone I can trust to actually speak up.

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166 points

staffers are used to politicians that don’t read shit and just move about sponsoring laws they don’t know or care about.

this is actually a great endorsement for Harris. she reads, highlights, takes notes, asks questions and demands reasons? sign me the fuck up.

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And also important: changes their mind when confronted with evidence that their administration or themselves might have the wrong position on a topic. Some may call that flip-flopping, but it isn’t when it follows the facts.

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Flip flopping implies indecision regardless of validity of fact and switching without good reason. If there is good reason to switch, then it is simply making an informed decision. People who don’t change their stance when presented with convincing evidence to the contrary are cultists.

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Unlike a certain someone who showed a pattern of strongly believing in whatever the last person he spoke with told him when he was president.

Which is even worse than what “flip flop” is supposed to refer to: someone who says whatever they think will resonate most with their current audience. At least that person might have a plan that they just aren’t sharing, whereas “gets convinced by anyone he speaks with” is going to end up pulled along with who knows how many other people’s covert plans.

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The president of the USA not being a puppet for once would be cool yeah.

I think thats what some trumpers believed before 2016, but turns out he was just a puppet for different people

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but he said he’s not a puppet!

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He’s not a puppet. They are friendly and fun. He’s a marionette, one of the creepy possessed ones.

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103 points

Actually yeah, the billionaire class do think it’s bad to have a president who asks for sources on the data and calls out hand-waving.

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99 points

She has read all the material AND is prepared to talk about it!? What a horrible woman! 😠

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What a fuckin nerd amirite?

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You mean, she’s actually *gasp* competent? The sheer gall!

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13 points

Read the following in a conspiratorial whisper:

I heard she’s… literate.

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Witch !!!
<insert le Pirates of Caribbean incompetent astronomer>

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