Kamala Harris drops an f-bomb

[BumRushDaShow]

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Source: The Hill

05/13/24 12:45 PM ET


Vice President Harris dropped an f-bomb as she gave advice to young Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander people Monday, prompting applause from her audience.

“We have to know that sometimes people will open the door for you and leave it open. Sometimes they won’t, and then you need to kick that f‑‑‑ing door down,” Harris said at the annual Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Legislative Leadership summit. “Excuse my language,” Harris added amid cheers. Actor and comedian Jimmy O. Yang, who was moderating the conversation with the vice president, quipped that “we gotta make T-shirts with that saying.”

The expletive came after Yang asked Harris to reflect on her experience as the first Black American and South Asian American vice president of the U.S. and how her heritage has informed her views and role as a leader. “Here’s the thing about breaking barriers. Breaking barriers does not mean you start on one side of the barrier and you end up on the other side. There’s breaking involved, and when you break things you get cut. And you may bleed. And it is worth it every time,” Harris said.

The vice president’s appearance at the leadership summit comes as the Biden administration celebrates Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. President Biden and Harris are also set to deliver remarks at a White House reception honoring the month Tuesday evening.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4660575-kamala-harris-f-bomb/

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As Joe Madison would always say - "Sometimes you gotta put it where the goats can get it".

ETA - adding the video:

[Warpy]

1. Good for her.

I only find it alarming when f bombs in all their various forms are substituted for all other adjectives and adverbs. That gts tiresome.

An occasional fuckbomb is good for the heart and soul and should be good for the reputation. We don't need plaster saints or bronze heroes. We need competent human beings in government.

[AllaN01Bear]

5. i dont care , if the shoe fits . 1 of my fave lines in a move , oh you mean a colourful metaphor.?

[lastlib]

17. That would be a *logical* assumption, Admiral. eom

[AllaN01Bear]

19. lol.

[elocs]

28. F-bombs are used too often here as a substitute for good writing, so they are used with intention

and not as an expletive. Those are words that get used by 8 year olds and definitely not intelligent but lazy writing. A well placed curse should be used as a spice...sparingly.

[Mossfern]

30. I rarely use expletives - almost never

As a matter of fact, people tend to temper their language when in my presence.
If I do explode with one, those who know me know I mean business.

Strong words can lose their power if used too frequently.

[elocs]

36. I've noticed that as well, that those who commonly swear will curb their tongues in my presence.

Also, those who know me understand that if I reach the point where I swear, I mean business.
I once worked with a guy, a nice guy, that every third word out of his mouth was an f-bomb or a derivative. Kind of like how some people will say "and, um" or "you know".
But saying is once thing, writing indicates intention.

[soldierant]

35. It would appear

that VP HArris does use them sparingly. And it would also appear she can read a room. I'm deducing that from the fact that enthusiastic applause was mentioned. in connection with the phrase in question, and not otherwise (though i assume there may well may have been some at the beginning and end of the speech, since those are customary.

[Warpy]

37. She wasn't writing.

Besides, there is this: https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015-12-17/study-people-who-swear-more-are-smarter-have-larger-vocabulary

You can follow links to chase down the studies. Multiple. They are a great comfort to this ex nurse with no filters and who you can't take anywhere.

[unblock]

2. Donnie swears all the time. No big deal when he does it

[LiberalLovinLug]

4. Democrats have to jump right in the space that Trump gave them

He "went there" already. The good decent God fearing, family first, anti crime, polite Republican has left the building.....long ago.

For decades any "bad language" was used against Democrats and liberals in general. From Lenny Bruce to George Carlin. Even politically, someone like Van Jones gets fired from the Obama admin for daring to call Republicans "assholes" for promising to vote NO on everything Obama put forth. In the past Democrats have been very wary of even hinting at colourful language so as to not piss off the religious community.

The "lily livered" crowd of religious fundamentalists that abhor foul language as from the Devil are a dying breed. If they can embrace such a foul mouthed asshole like Trump, then they are exposed as hypocrites of the highest order if they then will criticize any "bad language" from a Democrat.

So I say let er rip!

[claudette]

53. So it's

Ok if she stoops to his level?

[unblock]

60. Just saying if they're going to make the swear word the subject of the whole article,

They should provide some context, never mind trying to be consistent in their coverage....

[Brother Buzz]

3. Kamala Harris has been hanging around Joe ''This is a big fucking deal'' Biden

I like!

[AllaN01Bear]

6. i love her to peices .

[sheshe2]

7. When I thought I couldn't love her more.

Let ‘er rip.

[Oopsie Daisy]

8. This is disappointing.

Sigh.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

12. No, it ain't.

[Oopsie Daisy]

14. Yes, it is. I am disappointed. Are you trying to speak for me? Or am I being accused of being dishonest?

[Hermit-The-Prog]

15. You stated your opinion, I stated mine, life is good.

[Oopsie Daisy]

18. Sure.

[ShazzieB]

20. I'm sorry you're disappointed.

I mean that sincerely, when you put it that way. That language doesn't bother me at all, but I know not everyone feels that way.

But it lands a lot differently when you say "I am disappointed," as opposed to "This is disappointing." The former is a statement about hiw you feel. "This is disappointing" can come off a little judgmental, even if you didn't mean it that way. I have a feeling that's what Hermit-The-Prog was responding to.

After all, disappointment, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.

[Torchlight]

25. This is invigorating.

Yay!

[Oopsie Daisy]

31. Okay. It saddens me that all the little girls who see her as a role model will hear this vulgar language.

[Torchlight]

34. Okay. It fortifies me that all the little girls who see her as a role model will see this fortitude and strength.

[Oopsie Daisy]

38. I guess I just have higher standards.

[Torchlight]

39. Or just different standards.

[Oopsie Daisy]

40. No. My standards are higher.

I'd like to share my perspective on the recent speech by VP Harris. While I deeply admire her and appreciate her passion for the issues she advocates for, I found her use of vulgar language in the speech to be concerning.

In my opinion, the use of such language, particularly in a public setting, sets a precedent that may not align with the values we want to instill in young girls and boys who look up to our leaders as a role models. It's essential to promote respectful and civil discourse, especially in the public sphere, where our words carry weight and influence.

While I understand that emotions can run high when discussing important issues, I believe that we can express our points of view effectively without resorting to vulgar language. By maintaining a respectful tone and focusing on the substance of our arguments, we can engage in meaningful discussions that foster understanding and promote positive change.

I encourage us to embrace a language that reflects our values and encourages inclusivity. Let's strive for a discourse that inspires and empowers individuals of all ages, particularly our young generation, to engage in constructive dialogue and make a difference in their communities.

[Torchlight]

42. So more accurately, your standards are actually not higher, merely your opinions of your own standard are higher.

Vjulgar actions caused by civil words are an absolute. Civil actions caused by vulgar words are not.

[Oopsie Daisy]

51. Oh brother.

[jimfields33]

73. Tell it.

[Not Heidi]

61. I hear you, Daisy,

but sadly, those little girls no doubt are hearing that language already, at school, perhaps at home, on outings . . . . I don't believe there is any way to keep our young ones from picking up foul language --

Except for teaching them vocabulary and encouraging them to read so they can increase their vocabularies even more.

[Oopsie Daisy]

74. Yes, these words are not unknown to them. But it makes the job of responsible parents *

* more challenging when kids justify it with "... but Vice President Harris uses the F-word!" (Or "... but Senator Fetterman has a potty mouth!'') And in the end, it just lowers the bar and does nothing to promote a respectful conversation among our representatives. I believe that we should hold our elected representatives to a higher standard, especially the President and Vice President.

The headline is that VP Harris "dropped the f-bomb" and that's what most people will remember, rather than whatever the message was she was trying to convey.

[claudette]

54. I agree

[Oopsie Daisy]

56. Thanks.

[rurallib]

9. As for her message, Thank you Madame Vice-President!

As a member of a family that has many shades of humanity in it including Asian American

[byronius]

10. She says it right out loud, and means it.

Respect for the best VP ever.

[IronLionZion]

11. The struggle is real, kick it down

When I get doors closed on me for "you may have been born here and have a passport but you're never going to be American", I kick the effing door down.

[angrychair]

16. Decorum and civility

Have their place and purpose. But you cannot let decorum and civility stop you speaking to people with the same urgency and intensity as the situation they face and words they use to face it.

All language, even the naughty words, have a purpose and help you connect with listener so that they not only hear your words but connect with them at more than a superficial or passing level.

The problem is the stereotype of political double-speak and voters who don't think politicians are actually listening or actually understand their path in life.
They want to hear and feel a connection...and sometimes that means saying the word "fuck" every now and again.

[SKKY]

21. And as the kids say these days...

..."This is the content I'm here for."

[iluvtennis]

22. @BumRushDaShow - love that you quoted Joe Madison - I miss him so much. n/t

[BumRushDaShow]

47. I miss him too

His passing was a gut punch.

I had been listening to him since he had a brief show (was subsequently fired) here in Philly in the '90s on WWDB 96.5, and me and my mom followed him on stations when possible, wherever he managed to broadcast from that we could pick up (including his show's syndication on WHAT 1340 here in Philly). Whenever I traveled down to D.C. metro for work, I'd tune him in on WWRC (and was actually down there when he announced on his show that Michael Jackson had died). His show at the time was literally in a slot between Oliver North and G. Gordon Liddy on that station.

My subscription to XM Radio in 2007 (which eventually merged to become SiriusXM) was because I discovered that is where he also started simulcasting, and finally remained for good once he left terrestrial radio.

[iluvtennis]

48. Aww, I'm jealous as you got to listen to him at the

grassroots level of local stations. I had only enjoyed his talk show for last 9 years or so on Sirius XM. He’ll forever be in our hearts.

[BumRushDaShow]

50. He would often tell the story about his time on WWRC

where one time when he was on the way to his studio and would pass by the station's fax machine, he noticed that there were RW talking points that were faxed in for North and Liddy. I swear, his show at that time on that station, being between those two, meant that he would get attacked by all the loon listeners of those shows and that just fired him up even more. He would easily take them on and dismantle them, piece by piece!

When he was on here locally in Philly, his show was actually a graveyard shift show and my mother would call me at like 11 pm before the show came on (she was a night owl and I am a robin) and would say "Turn on Madison!!!!".

Loved when he would bring on Dick Gregory.

[iluvtennis]

68. Thanks for the youtube link - istened to first part...gonna listen to the whole thing. 😘 to ur mother "Turn on Madison"

[JustAnotherGen]

69. Oh man

At least we still have Madison classics.

[temporary311]

23. That's fine.

It takes at least two f-bombs to become rated R.

[dalton99a]

24. I approve.

[Traurigkeit]

26. The "lily livered" crowd of religious fundamentalists that abhor foul language as from the Devil are a dying breed

They NEVER existed.

Only used as a cover to "shame" those who are not "your Betters"

Damn those Victorians and the anglophobes of the US and belittling people.

[myohmy2]

27. in this...

...narrowminded fascist world we live in it's a pleasure to see her telling it like it is and kicking ass...

...

[Think. Again.]

29. I love our Vice President.

[Docreed2003]

32. I applaud this. She's speaking hard truths and sometimes that means using what some view as unpleasant language

Love her and love this statement!

[JustAnotherGen]

33. Joe Madison was right

And I'm not here to police VP Harris' speech.

[Novara]

41. Good for her

Sometimes you DO have to kick the fucking door down.

[dai13sy]

43. I could not be more proud of her

Every day I am grateful for her and Joe's intelligence, humor, truth-telling (always with the truth), and their loyalty to our beloved country. I'm equally proud of their realness and the way they treat their Sweeties. I would definitely need a T-shirt

[betsuni]

44. Apparently the only way media will report on anything Kamala "The Invisible Woman" Harris does.

[area51]

45. We'll all be dropping f-bombs if #DementiaDonnie gets back into the White House.

[Shermann]

46. Pretty tame as far as F-bombs go

She was trying to motivate people and gave them a kick in the pants with a little extra oomph. It's all good.

[Aussie105]

49. When Kamala uses a naughty word . . .

you just know she feels strongly about a topic.

It is effective in her case, unlike some people who use a string of expletives just to give their tardy brain time to think of something intelligent.

[claudette]

55. I thought

she had more class

[JustAnotherGen]

57. Golly gee

One F Bomb and she's in the same category as that prostitution whore Melania whose bare vagina was all over the internet.

Gee whiz! I'm old enough to remember when President Biden said "This is a big fucking deal" to then President Obama after the ACA passed.

Why next - folks will be saying one word is enough to disqualify her and so Biden should replace her with Tlaib.

Oh wait - can't. She cussed out Secretary of State, Senator, First Lady Clinton. Or - safe white male Newsom because he's just perfect.

[claudette]

52. Why do

politicians feel the need to go to the gutter to make a point. It’s disgusting. No respect for those of us who do not use and are not used to hearing vulgar language.

[Mike Nelson]

58. I did not like that...

... I know I'm probably in the minority, here, but I wish she had not used "The F-Word" in her speech. I'm sure it was calculated and guess the campaign has approved. One of the things most obvious about Trump is his vulgarity. He is vulgar in many ways and uses vulgar language regularly. He REEKS vulgarity, while Biden and Harris are exceptionally decent and professional.

[BumRushDaShow]

59. This wasn't a "formal speech", the event was dubbed a "conversation" where she answered questions and gave remarks

while seated.

Here is the video. The remarks that lead up to the "f-bomb" start at ~11:00 -

[Mike Nelson]

64. Thank you...

.... for sharing that... I did not see the event. I do appreciate the different situation.

[BumRushDaShow]

67. You're welcome. I usually try to add videos of her since she is reported on so rarely

but a good one hadn't been ready when I did the OP (some of the vids were really short segments and others hadn't been edited to remove some long "waiting to start" sections in their "live stream" ).

[JustAnotherGen]

62. Joe Biden is a known potty mouth

Not only did I work on a specific piece of legislation with him as an intern in DC, I work with a former Air Force One pilot.

Every other word out of his mouth is a swear word.

Let Joe be Joe, and if VP Harris is picking it up from him . . . then let Harris be Harris.

[Mike Nelson]

65. I have seen and heard that...

... and appreciate the difference between public and private speaking. Biden is way underestimated as a public speaker, which probably works to his advantage... he's great!

[mopinko]

63. well, at least it's being reported.

the way the media ignores her makes me cray.
i think she’ll turn out to b our stealth weapon. come nov 6, the pundits will b saying- wow. look at the youth vote! maybe the veep did something after all.

[Mike Nelson]

66. That's a good point...

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... it got some attention. Biden's appearances do not get Trump-level attention. Hillary Clinton was similarly slighted.

[mopinko]

71. lies of omission. the worst kind in times like these.

i mean, any time. but…

[JustAnotherGen]

70. Ditto African American young women

In particular. I don't know if she can get them on reproductive rights - but certainly on voting rights and right to prosper.

[twodogsbarking]

72. She had just watched Ruth on Ozark.