# How will the Republicans demonize Kamala Harris? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** kamala-harris\ **Created:** [July 23, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-republicans-demonize-kamala-harris/1004698 "2024-07-23T17:38:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-republicans-demonize-kamala-harris/1004698/141 "2024-07-24T20:49:57Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > > [@Loach](#): > > > > Unless you consider the SDMB social media. I’m sorry if I’m harping on it but I’m just surprised so many haven’t heard these things for years. > > Maybe the hopeful thing is that people aren’t paying as much attention to social media as they have in the past and thus aren’t as vulnerable to these stupid memes. If by people you mean old people then sure 😂 ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-republicans-demonize-kamala-harris/1004698/142 "2024-07-24T20:53:16Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > If by people you mean old people then sure 😂 I have no idea. I don’t do social media. ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-republicans-demonize-kamala-harris/1004698/143 "2024-07-24T21:32:06Z")
Isn’t she Jamaican? Slavery is a part of many nations histories. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-republicans-demonize-kamala-harris/1004698/144 "2024-07-24T21:35:37Z")
Good point. Just not descended from good old fashioned American slaves back when America was great. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-republicans-demonize-kamala-harris/1004698/145 "2024-07-24T21:38:25Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Just not descended from good old fashioned American slaves “I’ll be damned if I’m going to feel guilty about someone else’s great-grandparent’s slaves!” ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-republicans-demonize-kamala-harris/1004698/146 "2024-07-24T22:38:08Z")
It’s a little bit difficult to characterize a childless person as inadequate when they’re running against a person with five children from three different spouses. ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-republicans-demonize-kamala-harris/1004698/147 "2024-07-24T22:54:07Z")
That didn’t take long. [https://wapo.st/4cVpGXJ](https://wapo.st/4cVpGXJ) It’s a WaPo editorial titled: " Harris is a gaffe-prone leftist. Why didn’t anyone challenge her?" Why isn’t it showing up in the preview box? ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-republicans-demonize-kamala-harris/1004698/148 "2024-07-24T23:02:04Z")
I knew it was Marc Thiessen just from your quote. Why does the Post publish these Fox News stooges? ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-republicans-demonize-kamala-harris/1004698/149 "2024-07-24T23:34:49Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Why does the Post publish these Fox News stooges? Because they feel they’ll get money if they do. That’s it. That’s the sum total. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-republicans-demonize-kamala-harris/1004698/150 "2024-07-24T23:45:47Z")
Why don’t you want to hear both sides? /s ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-republicans-demonize-kamala-harris/1004698/151 "2024-07-24T23:47:54Z")
I read his pieces just for the comments: _I sense a bit of panic in Trump world_ _I feel much better after skimming this opinion piece. It confirms that the Republicans are definitely concerned and even a bit scared with Harris running!!!_ _Ah… I love the smell of far-right-wing panic…_ _This childless cat lady has a message for maga marc. Go. F. Yourself._ ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-republicans-demonize-kamala-harris/1004698/152 "2024-07-25T00:27:07Z")
Response to the OP: One way that they will is to pretend that they have no idea how to pronounce her name. They will (attempt to) insult her thusly. I mean, it’s not as though her name was three syllables with the emphasis on the first one. A name like that would be easy to pronounce. Like, Marjorie. Oh hell, I said it without even struggling! What a confounding puzzle! ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-republicans-demonize-kamala-harris/1004698/153 "2024-07-25T00:45:18Z")
The whole economy was linked. People of color in the new world are all in the same group for any purpose that matters. ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-republicans-demonize-kamala-harris/1004698/154 "2024-07-25T01:36:17Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > I knew it was Marc Thiessen just from your quote. Why does the Post publish these Fox News stooges? Exactly. He’s WaPo’s resident right-wing nutjob / troll. ---
**Author:** ![Win\_Place\_Show](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/win_place_show/32/13469_2.png) [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-republicans-demonize-kamala-harris/1004698/155 "2024-07-25T02:19:33Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > One way that they will is to pretend that they have no idea how to pronounce her name. They will (attempt to) insult her thusly. Yep, if I remember right, the first instance was this dbag Perdue back in 2020 before karma caught up with him in the Georgia runoff election vs Jon Ossoff for that Senate seat. > **[Georgia Republican senator willfully mispronounces Kamala Harris’ name at...](https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/16/politics/david-perdue-kamala-harris/index.html)** > > Sen. David Perdue, a Georgia Republican who’s locked in a tight reelection battle against Democrat Jon Ossoff, willfully mispronounced his Senate colleague Kamala Harris’ name on Friday during remarks ahead of President Donald Trump’s rally in the... ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-republicans-demonize-kamala-harris/1004698/156 "2024-07-25T02:27:40Z")
I expect they’ll pronounce it “camel-ho” and snigger like teenage boys looking at their dads’ smut collection. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-republicans-demonize-kamala-harris/1004698/157 "2024-07-25T02:42:31Z")
> [@robby](#): > > Exactly. He’s WaPo’s resident right-wing nutjob / troll. You know, I just dont see this idea of “showing both sides”. Does Faux news show boths sides? Does Conservative talk radio let a liberal in for 5 minutes to debunk all the lies? Jon Stewart, in the interest of ‘both sides’ went on and on how old Biden was- during a attack piece on trump. Look Media- you do not have to show the nutjob/MAGA side. They dont show the liberal side. Your efforts to be “fair and balanced” are not taken seriously by the Right Wing. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-republicans-demonize-kamala-harris/1004698/158 "2024-07-25T06:22:58Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Your efforts to be “fair and balanced” are not taken seriously by the Right Wing. Sure, they just complain about it and use it as ways to demonize the other media if MAGA nuts aren’t included. It’s a win-win for them. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-republicans-demonize-kamala-harris/1004698/159 "2024-07-25T08:38:44Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Does Faux news show boths sides? Yes - right, and far-right. ---
**Author:** ![StillhereSicily](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stillheresicily/32/17267_2.png) [@StillhereSicily](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StillhereSicily)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-republicans-demonize-kamala-harris/1004698/160 "2024-07-25T12:04:24Z")
Trump and his crew dont know how to attack Harris…all the typical stereotypical comments, slurs have been used to death. They will need to find anything in her background to use against her…and they will dig deep and dirty…naturally, most of it will be fraudulent info, exaggerated and none of these cutthroat corrupted trumpers will care. They dont care about his criminality, or about his ties to Epstein, which alone should make decent people cringe but they have no morals or values. Of course, its a double standard. Their " King Con" can do no wrong in their eyes. So, look forward to some dirt from early on, college or early days as a prosecutor; some tiny mound of dirt will be blown up luke Mt Etna, spilling hot lava on her, her family and her Jewish husband. They will find a most insignificant pinhead piece of nonsense, but in true trump band of the corrupt demons from hell, they will print it,chell be screaming it at his rebel rallies, and every trump loyalist will believe even the most ridiculous bit of insult.I truly believe it wont work though, he and his thug crews wont convince the rest of Amerika, who dont want his insane vision of Russia on crack for any of us…the reduction of personal freedom they seem to be fine with, the rest of sane Amerika, will refuse. You cant have your only freedom the ownership of weapons, because in these hard ass times, that might be, the very freedom that is used against themselves, seeing no other way out of a fascist, tyrant run govt ruling over every aspect of an Amerika we are becoming. Im sure every Indigenous person here, is sitting back, enjoying the destruction of a people who’s corruption and cruelty was used by all to come here, lost, and steal land and identity, oppressing everyone and using money and power to control everything, till this day. I have a feeling,vthe Natives just might get back everything stolen from them, identity, land, power once Anerika screws itself out of it all. The Republicans cant forever hold power when Russia, or whichever country takes over, and it will lose it all, like the dog seeing its refection in the water of a dog with a bone. Yeah, its just like that with greed. Whether Kamala wins or not, thats where we’re headed. Im sitting back with our Natives, patiently watching the demise take place, with my adult children, of Native blood,ceating frybread, burning sage, and watching the sunset.A’ho😁 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-republicans-demonize-kamala-harris/1004698.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-republicans-demonize-kamala-harris/1004698.md?page=9)