I don't know if trolls started this but we need to be wary. Remember Nancy Pelosi

[applegrove]

was the enemy of the left in the year before the 2018 elections?
She is amazing. She was amazing before. The right wing trolls nitpicking happened to democratic perceptions in the middle and we almost jettisoned her. So too will many of our Democratic nominees be so alienated. Don't fall for the ridiculous. If we let the GOP nitpick then they will have picked who our 2020 nominee is by the time it is over.

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[jcgoldie]

1. good grief

For the record I'm ok with hot sauce on... EVERYTHING.

[Empowerer]

11. Most black people I know put hot sauce on greens

But, then again, we pretty much put hot sauce on everything.

[brush]

2. Huh? What does hot sauce on greens have to do with Harris or Pelosi?

And many of course many put hot sauce on greens in the black community.

[applegrove]

5. Harris is being nitpicked. Nancy was too. I'm drawing parallels and

saying with Nancy it was GOP trolls. And so many fell for it. Expect it during the Democratic nomination race. Don't fall for it. Maybe it was GOP trolls with this hot sauce thing or maybe not. Be wary of those who would fight a candidate without referencing their character, their talents or their policy positions. I've seen psychopaths use nitpicking to re-create the perceptions of people they want to control. It is a common technique with abusers, misogynists or harrassers. Nitpicking to control the perceptions of a group (democrats). Watch for it.

[brush]

8. This makes no sense. Hot sauce on greens is normal...

not inauthentic.

[FM123]

31. "Nitpicking to control the perceptions of a group (Democrats). Watch for it."

Bingo Bingo Bingo!!!

[applegrove]

41. And the nitpicking doesn't have to be a real reason for criticism. Just so long as

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it alienates democrats from their great candidates and turns into a meme - the GOP will be happy. We should call it astroturf nit-picketing.

[betsuni]

3. Maybe they're recycling the Hillary Hot Sauce conspiracy theory.

How lazy.

[Cha]

21. Yeah, it was actually Hillary who

was mocked because she carried hot sauce in her bag.

I remember seeing a pic of Hillary in some campaign chowing down on Tacos! lol



Yes, recycled material.

[ProudLib72]

4. I'm sending Kamala a big bottle of hot sauce and a special note

I'm going to let her know that, just when I thought I couldn't love her any more, she ups and does something that relates to me on a personal level. I LOVE HOT SAUCE!!!

Kamala

Hot sauce

Kamala + hot sauce =

[Cha]

22. lol.. it was Hillary who was

mocked for carrying hot sauce in her bag.

[ProudLib72]

35. Hi Cha!

I knew there was an excellent reason why I voted for HRC

[GulfCoast66]

6. I'm as southern as we come.

I can’t imagine a dinner with greens, at home or out, without a bottle of peppers in vinegar or at least a bottle of hot sauce on the table.

[Docreed2003]

9. This!

The only shameful thing about the Harris "hot sauce" incident is that she used Texas Pete, lol!! Can't have greens without hot sauce though!

[GulfCoast66]

16. Right! Rodney Scott's is on my bucket list. But...

Texas Pete’s? If nothing else I would use it! But sport peppers in vinegar with a little sugar is the classic and what you find on all rural Southern tables. Mainly in homes, not restaurants.

If not that at least give me Tabasco or even Crystal. But my Louisiana roots are showings!

[Docreed2003]

17. Lol...agreed

That little jar of peppers in vinegar is a must!

I've heard Rodney Scott's is incredible, although I readily admit to being biased toward Memphis BBQ rather than Carolina, but I love it all. Harris has given me motivation to make a road trip!

[GulfCoast66]

18. I was raised in Louisiana and Arkansas. We favored turnips and Mustard greens.

But after 32 years in Florida I know these South East Southerns are all about collards. Which I love but not like mustard greens.

Hot sauce here is more common than pepper sauce but both are often available.

Harris is from California but with Jamaican heritage. They have a real greens tradition there. Can recall the name of the greens but is served very hot.

[BumRushDaShow]

33. "even Crystal"

Grew up with Crystal in my household here in Philly. Now I have 3 different mainstream brands to use depending on what I make (Crystal, Frank's, Louisiana).

[dameatball]

47. On greens, that is exactly my order of preference as well. I think Crystal is underrated.

I probably have at least seven varieties of hot sauce on hand, but the "heavier" stuff I don't use on greens.

[Aussie105]

7. Be aware of Trolls bearing . . . criticisms

Surely Trolls can do a lot better?

Not eating enough vegetables myself, discovered some semi hot Habanero sauce makes them more palatable.

Discovered this by myself, living far, far away in Australia.

Go Kamala, hot sauce on your greens? I'd vote for you if I could, just because of this!

Come on Trolls, lift your game! Where is the complaints about wearing the wrong colour clothes, shade of makeup, not treating Entitled White Male Fossils with the respect they think they deserve, etc?

[Cha]

23. lol.. you tell 'em, Aussie!

Welcome to DU.

My son-in-law is from Melbourne and my grandson is at the University of Melbourne in Medical school now.

[CatMor]

10. If you base who you vote for on whether they use ..

hot sauce or not on their greens then you shouldn't vote. It is so ridiculous it's mind boggling.

[Trueblue Texan]

12. Harris and Warren are both being Hillaried

[Cha]

24. Yeah, says everything about their

attackers on nothing about Kamala and EW.

[Trueblue Texan]

13. Also...

Ima have to try hot sauce on greens now. Can't believe I never thought of it! Been putting pepper sauce on them for years but never tried them with hot sauce.

[DURHAM D]

14. It makes sense that they are going at her about her

eating style because she has good hair. Thank god she has great hair but they must find something.

Same as Hillary. She has good hair so they went after her hot sauce use.

I have noticed that Kamala usually wears pants. Pretty sure that will become an issue at some point.

[applegrove]

15. Shouldn't you have a sarcasm smilie at the end of your first paragraph?

You are not saying that some hair is better than others yourself are you?

[DURHAM D]

19. No to your first question.

Your second question is muddled. But, both Kamala and Hillary have better hair than I do. It is a thing.

[GulfCoast66]

20. Attacking someone in the south for putting hot sauce on greens!!??!!

Next they will try attacking her for eating grits in the south. Clearly a bunch of New Englanders! From my experience up there they still think salt and pepper are the only appropriate spices. Heavy on the salt, light on the pepper!

[seaglass]

25. It's not just the GOP. Unless you consider BOBers GOP. I think most of those who fall for this

crap already left for JPR.

[Soxfan58]

26. Shit!

I liked her. I guess I was wrong.

[dameatball]

27. I always put pepper sauce on greens. Whatever is available.

[airmid]

28. If this is a deal breaker for someone, they never intended to vote for that person

to start with. I think the field of Democaratic candidates is wonderful and I will have no problem voting for any of them.

[uponit7771]

29. But her emails ¡!!!

[padah513]

30. This is like the time they slammed President Obama

For putting Dijon mustard on his hamburger. Can't find any dirt so they nitpick about nothing. And I won't eat greens any other way. I prefer a turnip/mustard mix over collards though. Something about that bitter taste just does it for me.

[Squinch]

32. Frickin condiments again. Meanwhile, their guy is selling our military to Russia.

[GoCubsGo]

34. They got after Kirsten Gillibrand for eating fried chicken with a fork, too.

The trolls aren't "in it early." They never stopped. They just expanded to other women. This is a good reminder to stay vigilant against these fucks.

And, FWIW, I'm white, and I put hot sauce on my greens, too. Can't eat 'em without it.

[dameatball]

37. What good is an omelet without hot sauce???

[demmiblue]

38. Yeah. Also, the "she is not black enough" posts on social media are mind boggling.

[OriginalGeek]

39. I can't remember ever sitting down for Sunday dinner

at my mother-in-law's house and there not being a) A huge pot of greens and b) A bottle of pepper sauce.

And if Aunt Mattielee was in town, homemade pepper jelly.

Man I miss Aunt Mattielee.

[nolabear]

43. Hell, I miss her and I never even met her!

The Aunt Mattielees of the world are queens! 😍

[OriginalGeek]

44. Yes they are!

To the Queens! In our hearts and in their recipe boxes may they live forever!

[Wounded Bear]

40. I never use hot sauce on anything, and I could never vote for someone...

who whines about other people who do.

[nolabear]

42. Good God. Hot sauce on black eyed peas and greens is just good eatin'.

There are reasons why five hundred kinds of hot sauce are made in Louisiana. There’s a market! Slap Ya Mama, Ass in the Tub, regular old Tobasco, it’s ALL good!

[honest.abe]

46. If a hot sauce scandal is the best they've got then Kamala has nothing to worry about.