***Kamala Harris on CNN Town Hall***

[nolabear]

I might be slower on this one. Help me out! I’m eager to see her though.

[Cha]

1. This who I want to hear from..

Mahalo, Nola!

[nolabear]

6. It's been an informative few hours!

[elleng]

2. Thanks, nolabear.

[elleng]

3. A realist. Impeachment first step.

Seen no evidence senate will 'do the right thing,' (My words.)

[W_HAMILTON]

5. I missed her response -- did she say she is in favor of impeachment to begin?

[elleng]

9. Pretty much, I'm not sure what she said on timing.

[nolabear]

4. She's straight up for impeachment.

An explanation of what to expect from the Republicans.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

57. Good for Kamala!!

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[SunSeeker]

64. Every Dem candidate should be calling for impeachment.

Regular oversight hearings do not give authority to Congress to obtain grand jury info. Only formal impeachment proceedings can do that.

Per the Washington Post:

Significantly, the appeals court decision several days ago reaffirmed that exception. All three judges agreed that an impeachment inquiry falls within the “exception for judicial proceedings” and “coheres” with other rulings about the proper scope of grand jury secrecy.  

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-full-mueller-report-could-be-released--if-the-house-opens-impeachment-hearings/2019/04/08/e47fff42-5a14-11e9-a00e-050dc7b82693_story.html  

Trump welcomed a Russian attack on our country in order to gain office, then obstructed our Justice Department, sacking an AG and an FBI Director, in order to stop the investigation into that attack. This is horrifically worse than Watergate. We must expose this behavior in the context of a formal impeachment investigation because only that properly shows the seriousness of the conduct.

You do an oversight hearing on a cabinet secretary spending $40k of taxpayer money on a dining set for his office. You do an impeachment investigation hearing on a President who a Special Counsel found welcomed a Russian attack hacking our democracy, then tried to repeatedly to stop the investigation of that attack.

We must be on record as impeaching a president who commited these grave, treasonous crimes.  Elizabeth and Kamala get that. So does Lawrence Tribe. And the list keeps growing.

[SunSeeker]

61. Excellent!

So proud of Kamala. She has charisma and smarts!

[samnsara]

7. omg can they all co govern??

[elleng]

13. YES YES YES!!!

[a kennedy]

17. I know.......what a fantastic group of candidates so far.....

[nolabear]

29. It's heartening isn't it? Actual intelligent answers!

[floppyboo]

8. Finally! Harris has not received enough air time to date!

[The Mouth]

10. Did anyone ask her about Civil Asset Forfeiture?

It's a deal-breaker, at least in the primaries, for me. NO ONE should EVER have their property seized prior to a 'Guilty' verdict. No. One. Ever.

[a kennedy]

19. Never heard about this.......interesting.

[Go Vols]

49. .

https://democraticunderground.com/10029373292

[The Mouth]

76. yeah, I remember that thread

Some people REALLY getting pissed off that anyone would *DARE* to point out that her position on an issue *STINKS*. Tough shit. Allowing the cops to seize people's trucks and livelihood before conviction sucks, and al the bullshit about it being 'anti-gang' is crap when you look at how it is actually used.

I want to hear her say 'My Views have changed and I do *NOT* support any freezing or forfeiture before a GUILTY verdict".

There is no way anyone can morally support such a sleazy endeavor.

She's good, I'd still vote for her in the general, but if you find your candidate on the same side of an issue near and dear to the hearts of fascists as Jeff Sessions, somebody has problems.

[Go Vols]

20. +1

[BannonsLiver]

24. It's a boutique issue mostly activists care about

Most people are more concerned with problems in life they might actually face, like losing their healthcare. That’s probably why the efforts to make that issue stick have failed.

[The Mouth]

77. Boutique issue my ass

It's central to any conception of justice and liberty. It's utterly wrong and so is anyone who isn't strongly opposed to it.

[mobeau69]

32. Yes, very important issue but I don't think she was asked about it.

[Kaleva]

39. I don't think that question has been asked of any of the candidates so far.

[ecstatic]

11. Wow! She's promising executive action on guns if

Congress doesn't act.

[nolabear]

12. Good addressing of the gun control/1st Amendment problem.

Required background checks, ATF reform, fugitives not able to buy handguns.

[chimpymustgo]

16. Addressing teachers now - deficit - can't pay loans.

What's not to like about her, so far?

[nolabear]

14. Student loan debt:

Oops...I got lost. 😂Talk among yourselves.

[Kaleva]

15. Kamala has presence

[chimpymustgo]

22. OMG - Kamala talking about CARE for patients - her MOTHER.

I'm feeling it.

[Kaleva]

33. I think Kamala will become a major contender for the nomination as she gets more exposure

[nolabear]

18. Smart private health care option question.

Don’t be duped by ins companies telling you you need them or will lose your doctor.

[elleng]

21. RIGHT

[Kaleva]

34. +1

[a kennedy]

35. Exactly......and why we're at it, CAN SOMEONE PLEASE STOP THE DRUG ADS???

all day long, day in day out.......ugh, ok, ok, enough already.

[elleng]

23. Access to health care should be a RIGHT.

[nolabear]

25. Hmmm...I mightcagree with Lemon that she's focused on the goal but how?

I’m glad he’s making her give more detail.

[nolabear]

26. Green New Deal-a very leading question.

It was more a challenge. So far shes impassioned but isn’t big on details imo.

On edit: she got better in detail. Good for her.

[artislife]

27. So glad you are doing this

I don't have a tv, let alone cable.

I like what I am hearing/reading so far.

[nolabear]

28. It's great hearing them all at once.

I wish Joe was in and part of it!

[mobeau69]

37. I want to hear them all at once.

Can't wait for the debates.

Joe's planning his rollout!

[lunasun]

40. Try this below . I'm able to view . Not sure of your location

https://www.livenewswatch.com/cnn-news-usa.html

[artislife]

42. WA

and it works. Thanks!

[Except]

78. Try to look here

https://freenews.live/cnn-live-stream/

[fleabiscuit]

79. Welcome to the DU. nt

[nolabear]

30. Hey, has anyone asked about the wall and the horrors on our Southern Border?

Why, it’s as if it’s a BULLSHIT issue!

[mtnsnake]

31. Harris, for lack of better words I can think of, has great stage presence

I think she is coming off as really strong. Something she is doing very well is that she's talking in ways that we "common folk" can relate to. She's using good examples to make her point.

[msongs]

36. let us know when these will be on youtube nt

[nolabear]

38. Reparations:

Kamala is working with Shiela Jackson Lee. She supports the legislation but wants to study it.

She’s discussing trauma and the lifelong effects.

[nolabear]

41. I like Harris but she's talking more about studies than action.

And I don’t think she’ll be helped by that.

[DesertRat]

43. She'd give Congress a 100-day ultimatum to get meaningful gun reform done

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or she'd step in and take executive action

[nolabear]

44. Sex Worker question. How to stop exploitation if you decriminalize it.

Created a policy in SF to stop calling young girls prostitutes and created a safe house. Figuring out who is trafficking and who is in consensual business for themselves.

[artislife]

45. Her comment on calling them

not teenage prostitutes but as exploited trafficked victims ( I cannot remember her exact words, but this is how I interpret this)

wow.

[nolabear]

46. Cyber warfare question.

These are some sharp questions!

Cyber security is real and cyber attacks are a new form of war. Infrastructure is vulnerable. Electrical grids, financial systems, medical systems are vulnerable.

Sponsoring a bipartisan bill to address and the GOP won’t bring it up for a vote.

[mobeau69]

47. She covered alll the threats but really never answered what she'd do about them.

She's been good but this was her weakest moment so far.

The bill was just about the election system. Nothing about energy, communication and banking threats.

[nolabear]

48. Ay laws she regrets as a prosecutor? (Truency initiative)

Defending her past on truancy policy.

[nolabear]

50. Does she agree with Sanders on the right to vote for incarcerated people?

Yes she does.

[mobeau69]

53. Did they include mass murderers and child rapists in the question?

Flipped over to hockey.

[artislife]

54. And I agree with both of them

She has been trading third place with Warren in my personal list for the last couple weeks.Boy are my top 4 clustered close together.


Man, our bench is DEEP!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

62. Very smart!!

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[SharonClark]

75. That's too bad.

[backtoblue]

51. Thank you nolabear

[nolabear]

52. And Warren is still the top Twitter trend!

That’s just amazing. She really spoke to people.

45 is going to lose his shit. 😄

[Glimmer of Hope]

55. She knows her stuff and the town hall format really suits her.

[BeyondGeography]

56. Great to hear

Depth and sincerity apparently have an audience.

[nolabear]

58. How does mixed race affect her identity?

Right now we in the US have tonask who are we-and we are better than this.

When we wake up worried it is not about party. It’s about similar things. While we’re being divided she doesn’t buy it. We need a leader who understands what we have in common.

[nolabear]

59. What about the "code" about talking to the Midwest?

Again, he division is false to an extent.

[samnsara]

60. I'm not as excited about her as I wanted to be😔

[floppyboo]

63. I very sadly have to concur. She needs to get out more

have a good hard look at the re-runs and figure out a way to communicate that is more immediate. I feel like youtube got left on autoplay and I'm listening to a TED talk.

I want her to do well. I'm not so sure she's got what it takes yet. But look at Elizabeth - she is where Kamala is now 4 years ago. Great intro though.

[nolabear]

67. Me either. I like her but there's something not there.

I liked thectrans question. It had passion and intent. So much has been academic.

[elleng]

71. Pete's much better,

more specific about issues. imo

[nolabear]

65. Excellent response on trans military treatment.

[FailureToCommunicate]

66. Her answers, and presence, confirm her as my top choice (so far!)

[nolabear]

69. We've got some great candidates!

[elleng]

68. Mayor Pete coming up.

[ecstatic]

70. I love KH but have 1 minor critique: The let's have a conversation answer

has got to go. It doesn't work well when another candidate has been very blunt and specific on the same topic.

[LovingA2andMI]

73. We Switched Today....

Because of this. Conversation? We are way past conversations and studies. Sorry Kamala.

[Takket]

72. very much enjoyed listening to her.....

my feedback for her was she used the phrase "we need to have that conversation" too many times. She needs to say things like "we need to work with congress for legislation to do X, and i will be pushing them to do so." When i hear a politician say "we need to have a conversation about X" what i hear is them saying "i don't want to talk about X", the exact opposite.

[proud patriot]

74. missed it

DANG it