Staff Reports
Vice President Kamala Harris recently had a glimmer of joy when President Joe Biden temporarily bowed out of the race, inadvertently placing her in the driver’s seat for the Democratic Party’s nomination. However, her moment in the sun has quickly turned into a scramble as her critics, armed with a media microscope, excavate her history. This situation promises to be as entertaining as it is revealing.
Among the gems being unearthed is the infamous affair with Willie Brown, a powerful figure in California politics. It appears that Harris’ rise through the political ranks was not solely due to her qualifications—or lack thereof—but rather her entanglement with the former San Francisco mayor when she was in her late twenties and he was pushing sixty. This affair raises eyebrows about the unusual appointments Harris received, courtesy of her older paramour, leading one to wonder if it was merit or something else entirely that moved her forward.
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Podcast host Megyn Kelly has zeroed in on this aspect with the fervor of a bulldog on a bone. Her assertion is quite simple: Harris’ past is fair game, especially when it involved special favors bolstered by a rather questionable relationship. Kelly details how Harris found herself in lucrative board positions while simultaneously chasing youthful dreams in the courtroom. With a background that barely scraped the surface of experience required for serious political roles, one can’t help but puzzle over the coincidental timing of her surge in visibility.
Brown, who was the Speaker of the California Assembly at the time, reportedly handed Harris multiple high-paying gigs that would make most twenty-somethings swoon. In today’s money, her windfall was equivalent to $130,000 annually, for just a couple of meetings per month. This was an investment in political capital that raises all sorts of ethical questions, especially when Harris was still trying to find her legal footing.
To add a little spice to this unfolding drama, Brown has recently weighed in on Biden’s future. He’s calling for the current president to step aside and let Harris take the reins, suggesting she would stand a better chance against Donald Trump as she occupies the top leadership role rather than merely aiming for the Democratic nomination. Such proclamations are a hefty wish list from Harris’ former lover, and it certainly keeps the political theater alive. While Biden has shown no signs of turning in his keys, in the wild world of politics, anything can happen.
At the end of the day, while Harris may be dreaming of a smoother ride toward the presidency, the road she’s traveled—fraught with questionable choices and influential connections—just might turn into a bumpy trail. With critics sharpening their knives and the past creeping in with eager glee, the future may look much less promising than she dared to imagine.
