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Damning allegations shed new light on Kamala Harris’ claim that she ‘worked her a** off’ in California

September 24, 2024 | | Print Article

Policy positions may not be the only point of contention for Vice President Kamala Harris as a look back at her record in California belied her claims of having “worked my a** off for everything.”

The court of public opinion maintained no statute of limitations and, despite her best efforts to be “unburdened by what has been,” the word salad serving maestro has not evaded a history of falling upward. Appearing more rule than the exception, prior vetting of the White House hopeful featured bold claims of a seemingly absentee official.

Stretching back to her days with the Alameda District Attorney’s office, Harris set the stage for bailing on her duties as “border czar” when she got appointed to multiple high-paying positions by her then-married (but separated) boyfriend, California Assemblyman Willie Brown (D).

Years later, her roles on the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board and the California Medical Assistance Commission put her on defense as she took a three-person race for San Francisco District attorney against incumbent DA Terence Hallinan and challenger Bill Fazio to a successful runoff.

Prior to winning alongside then-Supervisor Gavin Newsom’s successful mayoral campaign, Harris had bristled in a San Francisco City Journal magazine interview when Fazio had suggested she wasn’t ready for the job as DA.

“That’s condescending,” she expressed. “Bill [Fazio] doesn’t need to worry about me. I know I’m gonna be painted as this socialite, ‘the mayor’s ex-girlfriend,’ but that’s bullsh*t. I’ve worked my a** off for everything I have. I know this race is gonna get dirty, gritty, sexist, maybe even racist. And I have no fear. I’m working my a** off again because I don’t intend to lose this election.”

However, nine years earlier, the Los Angeles Times pointed out how after Brown had appointed Harris, first to a nearly $100,000 per year gig on the UIAB, then to a $72,000 per year role on CMAC, she took leave from the Alameda County DA’s office.

Despite making herself available, a review of committee minutes by the Daily Mail showed that she had been absent from 23 of 111 CMAC meetings, amounting to just over 20% of them, “making her the most absent commissioner on the board,” for a job that only required meeting twice a month.

Meanwhile, her record as a prosecutor was the talk of social media as former U.S. Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Clark made a point about the lack of available records to highlight Harris’ tenure as a prosecutor.

“It’s been several weeks and still no Democrat or member of the press has taken up my challenge of posting a transcript of a case that Kamala Harris has prosecuted,” he posted Sunday. “I actually asked for the most complex prosecution she’s ever done but at this point, I’ll settle for a transcript of ANY case she’s ever prosecuted.”

“I’m starting to get doubtful that she EVER prosecuted a case through to trial. In any event, calling her a prosecutor as opposed to a paper pusher is starting to look like a huge exaggeration,” added Clark.

In 2019, Brown admitted that his relationship with Harris had likely helped her win her election as San Francisco’s DA and said, “Sure, I dated Kamala Harris. So what?…certainly helped with her first race for district attorney in San Francisco. I have also helped the careers of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Gov. Gavin Newsom, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, and a host of other politicians.”

However, he cautioned her against accepting the 2020 vice presidential nomination that ultimately positioned her to be coronated as the 2024 Democratic Party presidential nominee, saying at the time, “The glory would be short-lived, and historically, the vice presidency has often ended up being a dead end.”

“For every George H.W. Bush, who ascended from the job to the presidency, there’s an Al Gore, who never got there,” added Brown.

The vice president’s track record had social media users questioning her entire resume.

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