A Manchurian Candidate?
A Manchurian Candidate is a person, especially a politician, being used as a puppet by nefarious operators. The term is commonly used to indicate intentional disloyalty to, or corruption of a government official. It is also used as an insinuation in political discourse that a public figure is a phony and does not have the best interests of the country at heart. Calling out someone as being a Manchurian Candidate should not be taken lightly.
The term was made famous from a book written by Richard Condon in the late 50s and the movie of the same name that starred Frank Sinatra and Angela Lansbury. The film was later remade starring Denzel Washington and Meryl Streep. The original film is an edge of your seat thriller about a politician’s son, a Korean War veteran, programmed by communist interrogators to be an assassin, and take out a Presidential candidate.
Some argue that Vice President Kamala Harris could be one since she and the Democratic Party skated on the time-honored tradition of people voting for the Democratic nominee in a primary election. A woman who never got one vote in a presidential primary, ever. A phony. It’s fairly obvious that CNN did its job in the June Presidential debate and exposed President Biden as cognitively impaired. That appearance created the outcry that Joe withdraw, which he did. Kamala was then installed as the candidate without an open convention vote. Who picked her? Nefarious operators?
Kamala Harris’ political career started as a result of her “association” with a powerful California Democrat, Willie Brown. 30 years her senior, he did not mentor her because she was an exceptional law school graduate. By all accounts Kamala was his mistress. He lavished her with gifts, a 750 BMW and inconsequential jobs that lead to her election as San Francisco District Attorney. Her climb on the governmental ladder was aided by a political machine for which she was only too willing to do their bidding. A puppet who ended up as Vice President.
This history of the Vice President’s accension is well known in many circles but largely ignored and unreported by the corporate media. On the other hand, every salacious accusation against Trump is reported with gusto and analyzed endlessly by media pundits who are on a jihad to tear the man down anyway possible. Anyone who is fair-minded when presented with their documented bias will draw a different conclusion. In January of this year, Kamala Harris' approval rating was 28%. It rose to 32% at the beginning of the summer. Today, it is nearly 50%. What’s changed? Kamala hasn’t. Media coverage has.
Tuesday night the PBS series Frontline did a documentary called The Choice, where they profile the two principal Presidential candidates. The creators had interviews with almost 20 people who are verifiable Trump haters. In the spirit of fairness, how many did they have who threw Kamala under the bus? The answer…none. The narrators gleefully reported how Trump cheated on his wives but only mentioned Willie Brown as an important influence on Kamala’s career, not as his throw pillow of love. PBS is tax payer funded fraud that is definitely in the tank for one of the Nation’s “greatest public servants” according to them…Kamala Harris. Bullshot.
Even with a fawning media lovefest, in the 58 days she has been the candidate, Kamala has not had a press conference. Her handlers must be scared to death that she will step in it. Is this woman so inarticulate that all she can do is mouth memorized scripted baloney about her middle class life and the neighbors’ lawns? And lie about working at McDonalds! Why doesn’t the press expose this phony, vapid empty pant suit?
So, maybe no one should be surprised by the Vice President’s choice to skip the Al Smith Dinner in New York hosted by Catholic Cardinal Timothy Dolan. The charity dinner marks a jovial time during which both Presidential candidates trade political attacks and criticisms for jokes and self-deprecating humor. There is a strong verifiable belief that Harris doesn’t want to attend because she fears the consequences of being in an extemporaneous environment without a teleprompter.
She regularly avoids any meaningful conversations with the public, news media, or journalists during her campaign. Instead, Kamala relies on carefully scripted events, Hollywood-type productions with celebrities like The Oprah, and appearances on news networks supportive of her campaign like MSNBC, whose on-air personalities share her socialist beliefs and near Marxist ideology. You will never see her on Fox much less NewsMax.
The former President has dodged assassins and bullets, while the Vice President is ducking a dinner. Harris’ decision to skip this traditional fund raiser speaks volumes about her confidence and quite frankly looks lily-livered. Our Nation’s Presidents have never appeared to back down from challenges as Harris does. It’s disheartening, discouraging, and concerning.
If she can’t handle the Al Smith Dinner, how will she deal with China, Iran, or Russia? The leaders of these countries aren’t going to agree to talk to Harris in a scripted meeting broadcast on MSNBC, CNN, or ABC News.
To counter any image of weakness, the Nation is being treated to a slick advertising campaign blitz that would make you think she was the second coming of Joan of Arc, a strong and decisive leader. Brave and fearless, ready to sacrifice all for God and Country. Nothing could be further from the truth.
She has done exactly nothing significant in her nearly 60 years on the planet that would substantiate that image. No objective person could look at the Vice President’s record and genuinely believe she is the best candidate for, or quite frankly, even up to the task of being President. A Manchurian Candidate.
For all his perceived faults, no one should question Donald Trump’s courage. He has shown no fear in his political career in spite of the real threats to his life. Harris cannot handle hanging out with a Cardinal. Avoiding press conferences and interviews is one thing. Being too afraid to dine with Cardinal Timothy Dolan is another.
It’s hard to visualize Kamala Harris as President…Manchurian or Californian.