Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Kamala's attack on Biden was months in the making [View all]R B Garr
(16,950 posts)and baiting. I've copied a Politico story with the quote from Harris's father about denouncing her family pot smoking comment. The quote is quite scathing. What's disappointing is that I voted for Kamala because Obama endorsed her, and here she is implying Obama's VP is a racist and bringing up inflammatory ancient history that she is manipulating on top of that. Democrats arguing about a 40 year old dead issue is just a complete gift to Republicans. Amazingly bad judgment.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/20/kamala-harris-father-pot-1176805
His quote:
My dear departed grandmothers (whose extraordinary legacy I described in a recent essay on this website), as well as my deceased parents, must be turning in their grave right now to see their familys name, reputation and proud Jamaican identity being connected, in any way, jokingly or not with the fraudulent stereotype of a pot-smoking joy seeker and in the pursuit of identity politics, he wrote.
Speaking for myself and my immediate Jamaican family, we wish to categorically dissociate ourselves from this travesty, he added.
Have a great day, Cha!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden