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Harris Husband Will Join the Biden Administration
November 10, 2020 at 3:00 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 114 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2020/11/10/harris-husband-will-join-the-biden-administration/
"SNIP.....
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris husband, Doug Emhoff, will leave his job as a partner with a high-profile law firm to focus on his role in the new Biden administration, the AP reports.
......SNIP"
onetexan
(13,071 posts)Cha
(297,799 posts)super smart and will be an excellent addition to the Biden/Harris Admin.
just bc the traitor has his spawn in the WH is no reason to ban intelligent patriots on Biden's team.
Laffy Kat
(16,389 posts)bullimiami
(13,108 posts)exboyfil
(17,865 posts)I think it is a bad idea. Haven't we had enough of this already. Couldn't he work on voter registration or voter rights with some external organization.
handmade34
(22,758 posts)working in the Administration... the news I read is that he will work with the Transition team to help determine his/the new role of husband of the VP... seems sensible to me...
exboyfil
(17,865 posts)Given he is the first.
Big Blue Marble
(5,152 posts)This is not a good look. We have screamed about nepotism for four years.
This seems hypocritical to me. There are plenty of talented people. It would be
better for him to find work in the private sector.
handmade34
(22,758 posts)of Emhoff working in the Administration (he will just help with the transition to help determine his new role)... this thread is like "telephone"
Big Blue Marble
(5,152 posts)Cirque du So-What
(25,999 posts)They lost that right when rumps worthless spawn got on the grift to do essentially nothing beyond self-enrichment.
fierywoman
(7,697 posts)Boogiemack
(1,406 posts)Cha
(297,799 posts)intelligence & finesse with the People, our Country, and the Planet in mind.
exboyfil
(17,865 posts)and go through the list of things that it is apparently ok for the Executive branch to now do.
I would then like for him or her to mark through it and write THIS IS WRONG. Now what laws are we going to pass to make sure this never happens again?
cwydro
(51,308 posts)And I doubt seriously that he will.
Ms. Toad
(34,117 posts)Even though Trump has been doing this for his entire term - I don't think it is a good idea if the suggestion is that he will be appointed to a position equivalent to Trump's children.
Since Dr. Biden plans to continue teaching - the role traditionally filled by the first lady might be open. (And anyone who suggests that a role traditionally filled by a female spouse or child is beneath Emhoff is itching for a fight since it has been filled by the likes of Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama, who each have equivalent credentials.)
BeeBee
(1,074 posts)As far as I can see, there is not any hint that this his role will be anything other than second spouse. That's like saying Mother's role is nepotism.
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,811 posts)Blasphemer
(3,261 posts)I don't see why Second Gentleman cannot have some kind of formal role of that type. My issue with the Trump family was their utter lack of qualification.
Response to applegrove (Original post)
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Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)When I follow the link, I get only the one sentence you've posted, with no additional information.
I've noticed this also on other links to "Political Wire" that have been posted in the past...there's never any further information.
Is it [my] Operator Error?
applegrove
(118,842 posts)Which is the Associated Press article. I post Political Wire links because their chosen articles are so salient i want them to get the traffic.
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)so I had to click on a link (your OP) to then again click on another link (AP) to get to a very long article through which to search for the one sentence you posted. It took a whole lot of reading to find that one sentence in that very long article to which your headline refers. That portion of the linked article was only four paragraphs and, according to forum rules, could have been posted in its entirety from the beginning.
To save others from the same fate:
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris husband, Doug Emhoff, will leave his job as a partner with a high-profile law firm to focus on his role in the new Biden administration.
A campaign spokeswoman said Tuesday that Emhoff will sever ties with DLA Piper by Inauguration Day. Emhoff took a leave of absence from the firm in August, when Harris was named Joe Bidens running mate. Biden and Harris will be inaugurated Jan. 20.
While Emhoff is not a lobbyist, the firm has lobbied the federal government on behalf of a range of corporate clients. Ethics experts say that connection could have presented an appearance of conflicts of interest as the Biden administration tries to restore trust and ethics in government following President Donald Trumps norm-shattering presidency.
Emhoff is working with the transition team to determine the issues he will take on as the vice presidential spouse. He is the first man to hold that role, as Harris is the nations first female vice president.
...and I guess that's why I dislike "Political Wire" as a source.
applegrove
(118,842 posts)I pay them too but want to give them the traffic so they can thrive and then DU can by promoting really interesting and timely ideas or events. It is all thought through. If it bugs you the political wire as a source is always given at the top of the links i post in the link and as Taegan Goddard so you can see it and skip it.
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)Would you consider posting more than just the one sentence (as I did) so that we don't have to go through the hunt to find the context related to your headline? That article went on forever - paragraph after paragraph - before reaching the small segment you referenced which I was interested in reading.
Thanks.
applegrove
(118,842 posts)Plus i want to give him the traffic. We need to support the sites we love any way we can or they may not make it.
tman
(983 posts)"but they did it" is always a bad retort.