In Oakland speech, Kamala Harris launches White House bid with scathing assault on Trump

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Source: la times

By Melanie Mason and Mark Z. Barabak
Jan 27, 2019 2:45 PM



Kamala Harris formally launched her Democratic bid for president on Sunday with a blunt-force assault on President Trump and a promise to unify a country deeply riven along social, cultural and political lines.

Speaking from the steps of Oakland's flag-bedecked City Hall plaza, to a crowd that spilled over several downtown blocks, Harris depicted her candidacy as a fight against those "trying to sow hate and division."

"We are here at this moment in this because we must answer a fundamental question," Harris said. "Who are we? Who are we as Americans? So let's answer that question, America. We are better than this."

Though Harris never mentioned Trump by name, it was abundantly clearly to whom she referred as she painted a damning portrayal of the president and his actions.
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Here is the part of @KamalaHarris' speech that moved me the most and why I think she would be a formidable candidate to not only take on Donald Trump, but to beat him. #KamalaHarris2020 #ForThePeople

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https://www.latimes.com/resizer/wCRumQ7z5nwSGErwzXyVE78PR-I/800x0/www.trbimg.com/img-5c4e2687/turbine/la-1548625535-cp8wj010fo-snap-image
Sen. Kamala Harris, second from right, as she waits backstage before making her appearance at a rally to kick off her presidential campaign in her hometown of Oakland. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

[riversedge]

1. I have added some pics and bits of her speech to the OP

[FakeNoose]

2. She's off to a great start!

Good luck Senator Harris!

[Gothmog]

3. This is part of the speech that hit me very hard-This is not Our America

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[Docreed2003]

5. +1

Me too! Powerful, sincere, direct and filled with righteous indignation!

[George II]

7. I'm glad that about ten minutes into it someone took that obnoxious drum from the clown....

....that was beating it after every sentence. It was detracting from the speech.

As for the speech itself, it gave me goose bumps. One of the more stirring announcement speeches I've ever seen. And the "Ka-ma-la" in the background was reminiscent of "O-ba-ma"!

Great way to get started.

[oberliner]

9. Agreed on all counts

[Apollyonus]

4. Go Kamala !!!!!!!!!!!! nt

[Docreed2003]

6. K&R!

[onetexan]

8. WOW! That crowd size and enthusiasm is amazing!

Kudos to Kamala!

[mtngirl47]

10. Loved the speech, loved her smile!

This is almost exactly what I say to the so-called Christians that I know who support the horrible Republican agenda:

"Who are we? Who are we as Americans? So let's answer that question, America. We are better than this."

[byronius]

11. She's a grounded, unbreakable civil servant with vision.

She just is.

[NBachers]

12. We're on our way - and Kamala Harris, For The People, has my vote.

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/kamala-harris-2020

[EricMaundry]

13. I'm sold

Not sure any other candidate is going to come close to Kamala this year.

[honest.abe]

14. Yep, me too.

She's the one.

[olddad56]

18. I'm not..

I think she needs to pay her dues. I would rather she wait. I think Elizabeth Warren has earned the right to be the dem candidate.
I won't vote for Harris in the primary.

I also have a grudge against her that I need to get over. She was suppose to give the commencement address at Cal last May when my son graduated. She backed out a few days before and left Cal no time to get a suitable replacement. Maybe that is her style.

[TexasAggieDemocrat12]

15. She was very impressive...

I can see her running away with this thing.

[olddad56]

19. I'm not impressed, and I don't think she can carry the south or the midwest.

[GlennRuss]

16. Good luck

but PASS HARD PASS NOPE!

[corbettkroehler]

17. My Thanks To All For The Comprehensive Coverage - Here's The Full Speech

Those asserting that Trump fears her and that she could win are right, even if Schultz entered as an independent.

http://c-span.org/video/?457212-1/california-senator-kamala-harris-launches-presidential-campaign-oakland