If you were wondering how much cream puffery there would be in CNN’s Dana Bash interview of Kamala Harris, we now have the answer.
Is It Because?
Please consider the CNN report Harris explains in exclusive CNN interview why she’s shifted her position on key issues since her first run for president
Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday offered her most expansive explanation to date on why she’s changed some of her positions on fracking and immigration, telling CNN’s Dana Bash her values haven’t shifted but that her time as vice president provided new perspective on some of the country’s most pressing issues.
In the CNN exclusive sit-down interview, Harris also said she would name a Republican to serve in her Cabinet if elected.
Pressed by Bash on her reversals on fracking and decriminalizing illegal border crossings, Harris sought to explain why her positions had changed.
“How should voters look at some of the changes that you’ve made?” Bash asked Harris. “Is it because you have more experience now and you’ve learned more about the information? Is it because you were running for president in a Democratic primary? And should they feel comfortable and confident that what you’re saying now is going to be your policy moving forward?”
On Thursday, Harris pointed to the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act, which provided record investments in combatting climate change, as an example of her climate record.
“My values have not changed. So that is the reality of it. And four years of being vice president, I’ll tell you, one of the aspects, to your point, is traveling the country extensively,” she said, pointing to her 17 visits to Georgia since becoming vice president. “I believe it is important to build consensus, and it is important to find a common place of understanding of where we can actually solve problems.”
Values Unchanged
Yeah right.
Perhaps in this sense: I will tell whatever lies I need to to win in November.
Let’s modify the title of CNN article to a more appropriate “Harris explains why she’s shifted her position on key issues and CNN was pleased to give her the answers right in its questions.”
Are You Expecting a Creampuff Interview of Harris and Walz by CNN?
On August 27, I asked Are You Expecting a Creampuff Interview of Harris and Walz by CNN?
One of my readers responded, “No. Why?”
Another said “Betteridge’s law of headlines”.
The law of headline says “Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no.”
I replied “So you are not expecting a cream puff interview? And do you speak for everyone?”
For the record, I am very aware of the law and purposely ask questions that have yes, no, or maybe answers.