Staff ReportsKamala Harris’s recent guest spot on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert proved once again that when it comes to appearances, she’s about as natural as a three-dollar bill. The vice president is in the midst of a media blitz, an effort that seemed more like a campaign for the new face of confusion than an actual attempt to engage with the American people. With Hurricanes Helene and Milton wreaking havoc and President Biden, the man she is apparently supposed to support, never truly in command, one has to wonder if anyone told her this might not be the best time to flaunt her charisma—or lack thereof.
In what can only be described as a blatant attempt to connect with middle America (the demographic that currently regards her with all the warmth of a frozen chicken), Kamala attempted a contrived “look. I can drink beer too” moment. This tried and true formula might work for some, but given her track record, it fell flatter than a beer left open overnight. She might want to take notes from those who can genuinely relate to working-class voters — spoiler alert; they likely aren’t looking towards her or her boss, Joe.
Even This Liberal Reporter Called Kamala's Colbert Interview 'Painful'
Who could watch it?? All the soundbites ALL DAY LONG on @NEWSMAX was hard to watch. I could NEVER had listened to the entire thing. EVERY single show had to play the fkn thing https://t.co/TSwSWgaj5q
— 🦅🗡️𝙆𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙚 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙥🗡️🦅 (@D_Trump24) October 10, 2024
A real highlight of this media spectacle was her response when pressed on how she would distinguish her leadership from Biden’s. Instead of giving a coherent answer, she served up a rambling concoction of clichés and platitudes that resembled a word salad featuring all the wrong ingredients. Apparently, being “not Joe Biden” qualifies as a campaign strategy in her eyes, along with a vague commitment to the American spirit of hard work and ambition. One must wonder if her advisers have embraced the same sense of self-delusion or if they already suspect a major loss come election season.
Meanwhile, while Florida residents were grappling with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, where homes were lost and lives turned upside down, Harris was busy cracking open a Miller High Life. This tone-deaf moment was caught on camera and strikes as less of a genuine connection with the hardworking Americans affected and more like a desperate ploy to appeal to Midwestern white males, a demographic currently handing her a solid rejection. The optics of sipping beer while disaster unfolds are hardly ideal; it’s as if she smashed her face directly into a brick wall of public relations disaster.
Adding to the chaos, reports surfaced that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis didn’t entertain her calls, raising eyebrows about her place in the disaster response hierarchy. The vice president doesn’t seem to grasp that her role in such crises is about as significant as a screen door on a submarine. With staged photo-ops rife throughout her tenure, one wonders why she thought a little beer chugging would redeem her absence of genuine engagement.
In the end, Harris’s appearance on The Late Show will likely go down in history as a shining example of how to squander an opportunity for a real connection. It illuminated her inability to resonate with the very voters she needs to woo, and the painful attempt to equate her governorship with an understanding of the American character ended up leaving viewers with one thought: unless she makes some serious changes to her approach, her next campaign might need more than a clever beer slogan.
