There are two “golden rules” when it comes to politicians stepping up and speaking out on issues, and other times when they should shut their traps.
Kamala Harris chose incorrectly not once, but twice when given the opportunity to speak or stay quiet as the campaign for Commander in Chief winds down.
President Joe Biden mastered the mantra of “you’re never hurt by anything you do not say” by employing a basement, bunker strategy when running for President in 2020. No media interviews. Stay hunkered down. Don’t say a word.
Unfortunately for America, it worked. Who knows how bad President Biden’s mental incapacities would have destroyed his 2020 campaign for President had he spoken regularly to the media. This silent strategy hurt the electoral process of giving voters a clear and concise assessment of whether or not President Biden was mentally fit to be President.
That noble endeavor was in direct contradiction to his campaign strategy: win. He hid, Hardly ever spoke publicly. It worked. He won. Our country lost.
Other times the proverb “silence is golden, other times it’s just plain yellow” fits when a candidate should walk up to a microphone and fire away.
When former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie faced intense media pressure because of the famous “Bridgegate Scandal” he held a press conference where he apologized, owned up to mistakes, and answered every single question for approximately one hour, 48 minutes, and four seconds.
That January 9th, 2014 press conference was a good example of when leaders have to face the music and face a tough crowd. It builds trust. Besides, if the person running for President is afraid of a microphone and speaking before a challenging audience, how do we expect them to fiercely defend America against enemies like Putin and Xi?
Which brings us to Kamala Harris saying “yes” to a sit down interview with Bret Baier and saying “no” to the Al Smith Dinner in the Big Apple, where every presidential candidate has appeared for the past 40 years. This isn’t just a tuxedo clad, formal dinner featuring Eminence
Timothy Cardinal Dolan, the Archbishop of New York and a “who’s who” of politicians,
It’s a charity event where no punches are pulled, where political opponents pull no punches roasting one another. It’s both brutal and hilarious.
Harris is taking immense heat for skipping the Al Smith dinner, while President Trump is dominating the news media cycle with his no holds barred speech where he verbally eviscerated Harris.
"There's a group called 'White Dudes for Harris' but I'm not worried about them at all, because their wives and their wives' lovers are all voting for me," Trump said.
At the same time, the current Vice President is being held accountable for her train wreck, dumpster fire of an interview with Fox News. She never, ever should have said “yes” to it. One of the many embarrassing gaffes is when Harris dodged a question about the country being on the wrong track,
“You and I both know what I’m talking about,” said Harris as she bizarrely blamed President Trump for her record of being in office for the past three and a half years.
“I actually don’t, what are you talking about,” shot back Baier.
America doesn’t know what she’s talking about concerning the word salad that often flows from her indecipherable dialect. Same can be said for President Biden right now.
As for Harris, her campaign team she surrounded herself with didn't have the heart or brains (or both) to insist she speaks at the Al Smith dinner and avoid (in their minds) hostile press like Fox News.
If they fumble and fail on simple decisions on whether or not to conduct interviews and speaking engagements, how is this clown show of a team expected to handle a crisis like war while in the White House Situation Room?
They can’t. So please choose wisely on November 5th.