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Stargleamer

(2,765 posts) Fri May 1, 2026, 11:04 AM Friday

Kamala Harris: "We have to be ruthless too." [View all]

“This is how they play. They are strategic. They think long-term and they are ruthless…we have to be ruthless too.”

The same day SCOTUS dismantled the Voting Rights Act, I watched Kamala Harris take the stage at the Douglas Awards. She didnâ€™t offer comfort; she offered real talk ðŸ”¥

â€œThis is how they play. They are strategic. They think long-term and they are ruthlessâ€¦we have to be ruthless too.â€
— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) 2026-05-01T14:13:28.523Z

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Kamala Harris: "We have to be ruthless too." [View all] Stargleamer Friday OP

She gets it MustLoveBeagles Friday #1

But, a little late. republianmushroom Friday #10

About time popsdenver Friday #20

St. Ronny Raygun made a deal with Iran to not release the American hostages until after the election. OMGWTF Friday #28

Reagan was merely a frontman and pawn popsdenver Friday #36

Uh oh RetiredParatrooper Friday #22

😡 Sector 001 Friday #2

+1. We need feral fighters, not saints. dalton99a Friday #6

Why is she saying this now? mr715 Friday #3

Now that she is no longer vice president... Trueblue Texan Friday #4

Seems a good time to say it. Torchlight Friday #5

She's trial-ballooning her '28 campaign TheProle Friday #12

I'm going to pass on that. mr715 Friday #15

Pass on it for whom? W_HAMILTON Friday #24

What, not whom. mr715 Friday #37

You're passing on the entire 2028 campaign? Or just Kamala's potential 2028 campaign? W_HAMILTON Friday #38

I am passing on trial balloons. mr715 Friday #41

Ruthless, fearless, and unforgiving. dalton99a Friday #7

Don't say it. Tell our leaders to do it. /nt bucolic_frolic Friday #8

;-{) THIS Goonch Friday #9

T💩p has NEVER EVER been a nice guy. EVER!!! OMGWTF Friday #30

Would have been nice to have taken this route, lets see, 10 years ago. flvegan Friday #11

Or 20 years ago awesomerwb1 Friday #13

Or: The day Fox News started. maxsolomon Friday #16

Good point. Can we all agree on 1979? Carter beats Reagan in 1980 flvegan Friday #17

Sure, 1979. maxsolomon Friday #18

Hillary called out the "vast rightwing conspiracy" for what it was in the 1990s. W_HAMILTON Friday #26

Women wouldn't get the support for being ruthless the way a man would JI7 Friday #14

we'd have to be twice as ruthless to get half the credit GenThePerservering Friday #40

K&R nt PunkinPi Friday #19

Well, um ... yeah. Scrivener7 Friday #21

I and others have been saying that for years. BannonsLiver Friday #23

There's a few angelic well-intentioned people on the left that say that, but... W_HAMILTON Friday #29

Interesting. I haven't thought about it like that but that makes a lot of sense. BannonsLiver Friday #31

People who advise Democrats to be nice are not friends of Democrats. dalton99a Friday #34

Good for her to say so. Better late than never! KPN Friday #25

Was she ruthless before or after the last election? Doodley Friday #27

Yeah, good luck with that. malthaussen Friday #32

Yes. Ruthless on economics and working class and poverty priorities. Smokster Friday #33

Problem is, when Dems regain power, they start getting all bipartisan, worrying Republicans won't like them. sop Friday #35

To paraphrase some of our fellow travelers: PCIntern Friday #39