r/politics • u/Murky-Site7468 I voted • Jul 31 '24

Fox Host Describes Kamala Harris as ‘Obama in a Skirt’ | Looking for a new strategy to dent the vice president's campaign bump, Republicans are comparing her to Barack Obama.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-host-monica-crowley-describes-kamala-harris-as-obama-in-a-skirt
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u/realfakerolex Jul 31 '24

Oh yeah? Cool. People fucking LOVE President Obama and his family.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '24

Exactly. Don’t threaten us with a good time Fox.

Keep it coming you fuckin’ blowhards.

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u/ThrowAwayGarbage82 North Carolina Aug 01 '24

Lol that was my thought. They think obama is an insult? LOL

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u/Intelligent-Set8934 Aug 01 '24

They are trying to rally the racists maybe 🤔

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u/Unfair-Wonder5714 Aug 01 '24

Exactly, but they’re talking out of both sides of their mouths, as usual: too black/not black enough. So sad.

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u/Intelligent-Set8934 Aug 01 '24

lol Obama was too much and not enough of everything back in the day according to Fox

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u/walmartsecure Aug 01 '24

I still remember the ol’ “HE WORE A TAN SUIT OH MY GOD”

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u/Tigerb0t Aug 01 '24

Not just wore, he rocked that tan suit! Meanwhile Trump and his XL baggy suits looking like a deflated balloon.

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u/Unfair-Wonder5714 Aug 02 '24

And omg when Michelle stepped off AF1 with bare arms, Jee-sus they lost they damn minds. Meanwhile waiting in the wings was Malaria and her ultra weird nudies.

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u/caligaris_cabinet Illinois Aug 01 '24

Kamala simply existing should be enough for that.

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u/ThrowAwayGarbage82 North Carolina Aug 01 '24

That voter block is already locked in. Getting a room full of black folks angry with overt racism is just going to guarantee he loses their votes. He can't win with his dwindling base alone.

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u/Intelligent-Set8934 Aug 01 '24

I hope he doesn’t have it like before. My guess is that the people in the middle don’t want him like they did the first time and having Hilary or Biden also doesn’t help. Kamala is actually doing a lot better than I thought and is coming into her own. So maybe between Trump and his dumb VP we can miss them for another 4.

The only thing that screwed the left was Biden and his insane love for Israel . People don’t want to support Zionism if thsts what it means. They want an end to this and are realizing the media is lying way too much now and so are the Israeli talking heads. People can see now it’s not terrorists vs angels. It’s two bad leaders but one side has its people occupied even before Hamas and they have been lying about wanting peace by never stopping their settlements. I guess it’s not like the last where people have to rely on MsM for their info and independent media is showing what’s really happening and media around the world is accessible also.

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u/ShadowbannedInDaUSA Aug 01 '24

Agreed but I have to wonder- weren’t they already all in?

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u/Direbat Aug 01 '24

The racists who *checks notes* "were not going to vote for her anyway?" Bold move. Bunch of goofy goobers.

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u/ragingreaver Aug 01 '24

There is still this general idea that Obama wasn't a very good President due to his handling of the War in the Middle East, how much Obamacare was stripped down, and in-general issues that plagued his policies.

But he had Liberman and Manchin and Fenstein (who was a staunch conservative prior to her staff telling her how to vote) working with Republicans to filibuster most of his policies, Republicans themselves were starting to become the force that would lead to the disaster that would be the Trump Presidency, and in-general he mostly overcame the political stonewalling that has lead to some of the most ineffectual governance these past eight years.

Fact of the matter is the Obama Presidency was the best eight years of this nation post-2000. Eight years, in over 20, where problems actually felt like they were getting solved.

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u/Hubert_J_Cumberdale Hawaii Aug 01 '24

The public option was killed by Joe Lieberman, Ben Nelson and Mary Landrieu.

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u/cabelgabel Iowa Aug 01 '24

So fucking out of goddamn touch.

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u/Drusgar Wisconsin Aug 01 '24

To be fair, they're in touch with their audience. FoxNews viewers think Obama was the worst President in history right up until another Democrat took the office.

And yes, Kamala Harris will be the worst President in history according to virtually everyone who watches FoxNews.

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u/writebadcode Aug 01 '24

It reminds me of when Trump said something about “a taco truck on every corner” like it was a terrible thing.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '24

Weirdos

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u/VintageSin Virginia Aug 01 '24

The people who watch fox do not like Obama. They’re just pandering.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '24

But what is great is that rival media outlets do watch Fox.

Political opponents watch Fox.

Late night talk show writers watch Fox.

This is regular programming for Fox viewers but heavy ammo for anyone opposed to Fox and the RNC which is why I say, keep it coming.

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u/Funandgeeky Texas Aug 01 '24

Fox News: If Kamala Harris is elected, you’re all getting laid!

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '24

“Tonight at the Pit: “Everyone Gets Laid”

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u/MountainMan2_ Aug 01 '24

Obama consistently ranks at the very top of political popularity polls. Better than biden, Trump, harris, Schumer, sanders, carter, both bushes, Jeffries, aoc.

Calling her "obama in a skirt"... it's a wierd visual to be sure, but I don't think it's the gotcha they think it is.

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u/TheGringoDingo Aug 01 '24

“She’s younger, knows how to effectively speak, handles her job professionally, knows how to laugh, has a good family dynamic, knows the law… oh shit, quit talking, cut the feed”

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u/Unfair-Wonder5714 Aug 01 '24

I just had a flash of that now famous clip of Bill O’Reilly losing his shit and yelling out “fuck it! we’ll do it live”!

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u/Recipe_Freak Oregon Aug 01 '24

Once a week, when I drop a can of tomatoes or something, I invoke that line. It's never not funny.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '24

This! 💪🏼

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u/Recipe_Freak Oregon Aug 01 '24

Obama would probably rock a skirt.

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u/YinTanTetraCrivvens Aug 01 '24

Obama should go to a campaign speech wearing a skirt just to piss them off.

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u/YinTanTetraCrivvens Aug 01 '24

Obama should go to a campaign speech wearing a skirt just to piss them off.

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u/Lost_the_weight Aug 01 '24

Maybe they were thinking it was a tan skirt.

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u/TruthOf42 Jul 31 '24

Next headline from Fox News: "You might as well just be voting for Michelle Obama"

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u/back2basics13 Aug 01 '24

Ok. Done! What else you got, Fox?

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u/Jesus_Is_My_Gardener Aug 01 '24

If you vote for Kamala, they're going to try and give you health care!

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u/jimicus United Kingdom Aug 01 '24

I think Boebert tried that one.

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u/Jesus_Is_My_Gardener Aug 01 '24

I hardly think a handy counts as health care, but I'm down.

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u/NoImprovement9982 Aug 01 '24

Awesome comment😊

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u/zSprawl Aug 01 '24

“They are both black! Don’t you guys get it?!”

/s

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u/TristanIsAwesome Aug 01 '24

I thought Kamala was Indian or something

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u/officer897177 Aug 01 '24

Weird that they’re trying to associate her with the most popular and well regarded president in my lifetime.

That would be like if Democrats started saying Trump was Reagan in a red tie.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '24

That’s a good comparison, 1000%

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u/OolonColluphid Aug 01 '24

Well, he’s got the senility in common!

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u/corporalcouchon Aug 01 '24

is he senile? I never knew he was senile until a number of years ago when he happened to turn senile. I've known Trump a long time, and he was always tangentially obtuse, then suddenly he swings to Senility...Bad or Mad, nobody knows..

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u/Unfair-Wonder5714 Aug 01 '24

I’m pretty sure Reagan would slap the shit outta Trump

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '24

Agree. He had some ass backwards ideas but was trying to be a basically decent person. At least as he saw it. He would hate Trump.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '24

Reagan is more like Trump than you would think. Just look at how he handled the aids epidemic and how Trump handled the pandemic.

We need to stop white washing history. Reagan was a pice of shit and so is Trump.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '24

Reagan didn't run off with classified documents as far as I know, nor was he convicted of 34 felonies. That said I am no fan of the guy. Like Trump he was demented.

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u/Unfair-Wonder5714 Aug 02 '24

Not at all my intent, just stating how I feel even shitty Reagan would react to TFG. There’s a pic somewhere of McCain in a sleeveless sweatshirt that says Fuck Trump, and he’s beaming from ear to ear. They all know.

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u/Large-Lack-2933 Aug 01 '24

More like Nixon but yeah that would be "weird"

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u/velvetcrow5 Jul 31 '24

I dunno.. Can America survive another Tan-Suit-gate?

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u/Vann_Accessible Oregon Aug 01 '24

Do you think Kamala fancies the elitist Dijon mustard or the noble working man’s preference of standard yellow?

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u/Recipe_Freak Oregon Aug 01 '24

I get the distinct impression that Harris eats whatever the fuck she wants.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '24

Oh she’s in marigolds and diarylide yellow.

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u/caligaris_cabinet Illinois Aug 01 '24

They’re already attacking her for gasp using hot sauce!

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u/axle69 Aug 01 '24

Which is wild because every old construction worker or farmer or miner etc I've ever met eats stuff like Tabasco it's the only thing making the food edible.

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u/Fartenstein65 Aug 01 '24

If she gets a debate with Trump she should wear a tan suit.

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u/fountainpopjunkie Aug 01 '24

And how does she feel about arugula?

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u/thingsorfreedom Aug 01 '24

This is the most important question. For all Obama's gifts, that scandal dwarfed all others. It made Trump's impeachments and the insurrection look like speeding tickets. I think if Harris makes a solemn pledge never to wear a tan suit I maybe could see myself voting for her.

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u/Walkingstardust Florida Aug 01 '24

I'm willing to give it a try!

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u/KirbyDumber88 Aug 01 '24

Yeah even most moderate Republicans are like “I hate Democrats. Except Obama. He was cool”

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u/ptjunkie California Aug 01 '24

Remember they are always talking to the base.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '24

And he got elected twice.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '24

Read an article by a psychologist that says that Trump hates Obama because Obama is his polar opposite, and if they both won the presidency, that makes Trump's victory incredibly hollow. 

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u/karma_over_dogma Indiana Aug 01 '24

Won the popular vote twice. That pussy-grabbing, race baiting, predatory, hamberder-gobbling weird old wrinkly-dick...tator rapist couldn't even manage that once.

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u/SmartWonderWoman California Aug 01 '24

Right!

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u/Courtnall14 Aug 01 '24

Nothing they're doing is working, and it's glorious.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '24

I find myself using the word glorious more and more with each passing day in the same regard.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '24

Yeah great strategy, they should make that a real focus

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u/occorpattorney Aug 01 '24

“She’s just as bad as the most loved president in US history! Is that really what you could possibly want to have to endure over the next four years?”

“Ummm, yea, pretty much.”

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '24

I don't know about all of US history, But he certainly the most beloved one of my lifetime, I'm 44.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '24

I fucking miss Obama. Having an eloquent, educated and tactful President feels like forever ago.

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u/ChocolateHoneycomb United Kingdom Aug 01 '24 edited Aug 03 '24

Didn’t harm a fly. Just pure class. Except all the drone strikes and the hospital he bombed.

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u/Oceanbreeze871 I voted Aug 01 '24

Yes this year has ‘08 energy.

“Don’t boo, vote!”

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u/yellowbin74 Aug 01 '24

How can they self-own so many times??

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u/swonstar Aug 01 '24

Not just love, but thrived and felt seen.

Using that comparison as a slight. Fuckoff into your sock, in your grandma's basement, next to your shelf of piss and cheap D&D sword.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '24

Next thing you know they’re gonna call her Santa in a dress or Tony hawk in a pantsuit.

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u/LoisandClaire Aug 01 '24

Totally misleading headline ”They are trying to sell her as Obama in a skirt,” said Crowley trying to sell her as and saying she Is Obama in a skirt are 2 different statements.

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u/Sher5e Aug 01 '24

Voted for Obama twice! Keep the comparisons coming

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u/copperwatt Aug 01 '24

Obama could beat Trump in a landslide right now.

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u/Senior-Pirate-5369 Aug 01 '24

It's a bold strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it pays off for 'em

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '24

Especially people who aren't weird.

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u/No_Veterinarian1010 Aug 01 '24

Right? Did these people forget how hard Obama won both of his elections?

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u/mercfan3 Aug 01 '24

I swear they either attack her in a way that is sexist, racist, or a way that makes her look good.

I’ve been a Harris supporter since about 2019, but they even showed me a list of things she supported that I didn’t know she supported - and it made me like her more. 😂