The Breakfast Club - TOPIC: Does Kamala Harris Have To Explain Herself To Black People?

Episode Date: August 26, 2024

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charlamagne the guy we are the breakfast club laura la rosa's filling in for jess and if you're just joining us we're talking about some comments that plies made over the weekend let's listen but to everybody who especially the ones who look like me the men who look like me who quit the if you come along my vote she need to explain herself to me what she gonna do for the black people. Listen, stop asking the mother black woman to explain herself to y'all. If y'all ain't willing to ask a mother white man to explain his self. Y'all cool with the white man not explaining his self. She want my vote, she need to explain herself. You ain't mother asking the white man to explain his mother self. Well, she been in the office already three and and a half years why she ain't do all the things she said she was gonna do

because she ain't the mother president that's why when you go to the mother Mike no that lady that's the manager she don't get to do what she want to do she might can give you some prize but she can't change the price of that mother quarter pound up though that ain't that mother later white house she just like the man you fall in line but y'all mother know this most of y'all but y'all just want something to motherfucking say. So we're asking 800-585-1051. What are your thoughts? Let's start with you, Lauren.

What do you think? I feel like on my timeline on Twitter, from what I see, people are asking questions. People are questioning. The biggest thing I see is people asking, where was she? Why didn't she do this? And the stuff about the black man. But a lot of those questions and those things have been debunked or people are putting more information on there now.

But shouldn't people ask? She's a politician, right? A hundred percent. And she represents us and wants to represent us. So no matter if she's white, black, green, yellow man, woman, if somebody's representing us, wouldn't you want to ask them as much as possible to feel comfortable with them?

That's the reason for the campaign season. That's exactly what's supposed to be done. I just think because she's the new kid at school, it seems like it's a lot more her way, but I think that that's just what comes with it. And I just also think two people are sensitive when it comes to black women. Some people are and rightfully so. But she's a politician,

right? We did it to Biden. We did it to Barack. We did it to Donald Trump. We do it to any politician. We should be doing it more to politicians, right? A hundred percent, but I think no matter what, this whole campaign season and even when she wins, there's always going to be some sensitivity from certain people because she's a woman

and she's a black woman. So I think that's where Plies is leaning in. Like, he's jumping in on that state, but you're supposed to ask questions of people. It just feels like it's all coming down on her once because she's the new kid at school. Plies is absolutely positively wrong. If people are asking questions, that's great.

I don't even know why Plies is making this a black woman versus black man thing. This isn't about black men and black women. It's about elected officials and potential voters. The whole point of campaign season is for candidates to go out there and explain to the American people why they should be the one in charge of this country.

Votes are earned, not given. And they are earned through you going out there and explaining yourself. Vice President Kamala Harris has to go out there and explain her agenda and why she's the person for the job. Former President Donald Trump has to go out there and explain his agenda and why he should be the person to get his job again, you know, or get the job again. I don't understand plies or any black person, for that matter,

telling black people to just settle. Just accept whatever the candidate is giving you. Don't ask any questions. Just vote. They don't have to explain anything to us. They've been doing it for a long time. Even with Biden, when we ask questions to Biden,

well, it's the best of two evils. You know what I mean? You got to pick one, but no, if you have questions, people should be able to ask. That's the point of a politician,

right? They're supposed to represent us, represent our district, represent our country. Shouldn't we ask? Forget. And by the us, represent our district, represent our country. Shouldn't we ask? And by the way, they should be explaining without us asking. That's the whole point of them doing these press conferences and these meetings. The same

way these politicians have meetings for their donors and they have rallies and press conferences explaining themselves and their agendas to certain groups, they should have to explain themselves to black people the same way. Plies is a billion percent wrong. Let's go to the phone lines. Hello, who's this?

Jefferson. Jefferson, good morning. Where you calling from? I'm calling from 914 Westchester, Yonkers, White Plains, Greenberg, New York. What's up? All right. Did you go to the Lox concert this weekend?

The Lox was performing in New York. They brought out LL. I seen them brought out Ghostface. One thing they're going to do is go on a concert. I actually didn't go, but I heard about it. I wish I did go. All right. Shout out to Loxo.

Absolutely. Jefferson, so what's your thoughts? What's your opinion? All right. So I'm a professional New Yorker, right? I don't know what Pops was really saying. I wish he could really communicate. He's a grown man.

He's over 40. He should communicate better. But everyone thinking Kamala doesn't have to answer. We're not, even if I'm not voting for her or I'm voting for her, you still got to explain yourself on this type of level of job. That's right. I know we, you know, I know we want to support off of the complexion, but, like, we need to know that you're a good representation.

Look, we had Obama. He was a good representation for us, a good entryway, a good marker. Kamala do the same. A lot of us, not just melanated people, but a lot of humans are just looking at her for just like a direction. Just show us that you know what you're doing so we can really pump you how you want us to pump you out here in the public. She's applying for a job. What Ply is saying is like going to a room when you get requested for a job interview and don't say nothing.

I'm supposed to just sit there and look at you? If they took it easy on her, then that would be a whole issue too. If people didn't access of her because she is a black woman, it would be like y'all giving her a pass because of color. The same way people upset when people say they voting for her because of her color. Hello, who's this?

This is Kia. Kia, good morning. What are your thoughts on what Playa said? I feel like I agree with him, like, truly. I feel like people really don't want a black woman in the office, and that's the main problem. Like, y'all put Trump in there with a person that had no experience on political reasons but when a black woman want to come in there and have experience and did for us nobody want to give her a chance everybody turn her off you think donald trump didn't have to explain himself you think donald trump didn't

have to go out there to the american people and campaign you didn't think donald trump no so all of those lies donald trump was telling folks and all these things he was saying he was going to do you don't think that wasn't explaining himself no donald trump i feel like it was an ad and an act that everybody loved at a time and it was an act for what i don't know but it was an ad and it's like it was it was it was an act but he was still explaining himself that is what campaigning is when you see these people on TV and they're having these rallies and these press conferences and these interviews. Huh? If you're acting, I'm being a character.

I'm not myself. So how I'm going to give a person a true explanation on what I'm doing, I don't really know what I'm doing. It's an act. It's not the truth. It's not what I'm truly trying to give. Once again, when you see people having these rallies, these elected officials having these rallies, these press conferences, these interviews, they are explaining themselves to the American people.

Vice President Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are doing an interview with NBC News this week because they're going to explain themselves to the American people. Just like last week at the DNC when she gave her speech, she was explaining herself to the American people. And she should week at the DNC when she gave her speech, she was explaining herself to the American people. And she should. And she should explain herself. They all should.

Yes. To say an elected official shouldn't have to explain themselves is insane to me. It sounds crazy. I look at it like is we're hiring them for a job, and you have to make me want to hire you. You have to make me want to vote. You have to tell me your policies. You've got to tell me what your plans are.

And if I don't like it, I don't have to hire you. I'm not hiring you because of anything but what's my best interest. And you got to explain that. It'll calm down though now because she's starting to address more things. People will just really have questions. I think it will. Because it'll be repeated. People will get tired of hearing it. I'm trying to tell you, it's just new.

That's why everybody feels like it's hitting her so hard. You know why it won't calm down? Because every time she puts something on the table, it's going to be scrutinized. They're going to break it apart. Just like when every time Donald Trump puts something on the table, it's scrutinized, break it apart. J.D. Vance been explaining these cat lady comments for two, three weeks.

You know what I'm saying? That's true. And he should have to. But do you not feel like it's, so I agree with that, all of it. But do you not feel like it's heightened a bit or sensationalized a bit because of her being a woman and a black woman i think it's heightened and sensationalized for her because she came on to the campaign with what 90 days to win right well you got you got not people got 90 days to make a decision so you know after the debate ended and then you know a week later however it was she became the nominee or not not officially the nominee but everybody said she was gonna be at

the top of the ticket she didn't give an interview for three weeks. You know why everybody made that such a big deal? Because she only had 90 plus days to win. Now she got 70 plus days to win. Because of the nature of her campaign and how she became the nominee, that's why she's going to get even more scrutiny. We're 800-585-1051.

We're also on live. Glam Millionaire 6 says, y'all seen we didn't question the white man. I'm 41 around Playa's age. A lot of y'all don't worry about politics until it's a popularity issue like this one. We should question everybody. Everybody. I don't know

who didn't question the white man. That's all I did. Y'all was on my head for questioning Biden too much. Don't y'all, don't you talk about my Uncle Joe like that. Don't you talk about my master. Don't you Charlamagne, don't you talk about my master. Now, don't you cut that out. You tell my master to drop out. How dare you talk about my master like that, Charlamagne.

Now, somebody says he didn't say she shouldn't explain herself, just stop being extra hard on herself. Huh? I guess talk about what Plaz was saying about Kamala Harris. Basically, people are being too hard on her. Like, she's getting unfair treatment. That's what that person should say. Basically, people are being too hard on her. She's getting unfair treatment.

That's what that person is trying to say. So are people being too hard on Trump? They're running for president of the United States of America. This is what comes with it. By the way, she knows that. This ain't Kamala Harris. This ain't the vice president's first rodeo. But also too, Michelle.

She was the first attorney general that was a black Indian woman. The first person in senator that was a black Indian woman. The first person in Senate that was an African American woman in California, an Indian woman. First white president that was an Indian woman. She's used to this. She's used to having her name mispronounced. It's Kamala,

though, guys. Kamala. I know you guys. It's Kamala. Kamala. 800-585-1051. What are your thoughts? Who applies? Let's play it right now. But to everybody, especially the ones who look like me and the men who look like me who quit the...

If Kamala want my vote, she need to explain herself to me what she gonna do for the black people. Listen, stop asking the motherf***ing black woman to explain herself to y'all. If y'all ain't willing to ask the motherf***ing white man to explain his self. Y'all cool with the white man not explaining his self. She want my vote. She need to explain herself. You ain't motherf***ing asking the white As a kid, I really do remember having these dreams and visions, but you just don't know what is going to come for you. Alicia Keys opens up about conquering doubt,

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It's DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne Tha God. We are the Breakfast Club. Now, if you're just joining us, of course, Lauren LaRose is filling in for Jess. We're asking your questions

about what Plies said. Let's listen to what Plies had to say over the weekend about Kamala Harris. Listen, stop asking the motherfucking black woman to explain herself to y'all. If y'all ain't willing to ask the motherfucking white man to explain himself. Y'all cool with the white man not explaining himself. She want my vote. She need to explain herself. You ain't motherfucking asking the white man to explain his motherfucking stuff. Well, she been in the office already three and a half years. Why she ain't do all the things she said she was going to do?

Because she ain't the motherfucking president. That's why. When you go to the motherfucking mic, though, that lady that's the manager, she don't get to do what she want to do. She might can give you some prize, but she can't change the price to the motherfucking mic, no, that lady that's the manager, she don't get to do what she want to do. She might can give you some prize, but she can't change the price of that motherfucking quarter pound up there. That ain't that motherfucking lady White House. She just like the manager. You fall in line. But y'all motherfucking know this. Most of y'all.

But y'all just want something to motherfucking say. Alright, well let's take some phone calls. 800-585-1051. Hello, who's this? Yeah, this is Chris. Chris, good morning. Where you calling from? I'm calling from Florida. Florida.

All right. What do you think about what Ply said? Yeah, so I listen to you guys every morning, and I got to say, you guys say you're not very biased, but everything you guys say is all about one side. It's never bipartisan, man. gotta i gotta be honest that's why i'm calling explain yourself why do you say that well cause plaza literally just said don't ask questions she's a black woman we don't need to ask questions just vote for it

and then you know charlemagne was at the dC. He said, oh, I like the message. He didn't tell us about a message. I did tell you about the message, but I also disagree with Plies. I feel like every politician should have to explain themselves, including Vice President Kamala Harris. Like, I think it's ridiculous to tell an elected official not to explain themselves to the people that they want to vote for them. Absolutely.

I mean, you know, the other day, too, you had somebody on that was, like, pretty much saying the same thing. Like, I'm going to vote for it because she's black. That's Iceweather from Detroit. He was being sarcastic, though. He was saying that's what people want him to feel and want him to think. Right, right. But I feel, you know, you guys have a huge following.

A lot of people listen to your message. I think it's awesome that you guys come on and, you know, spread the side so that we can get, you know, the right people in. But I just feel I listen every morning. I'm like, man, it's a little too one-sided. I don't see how. We've had everybody from one side. We have people from the other side.

Independence. Let me tell you why i love doing what i do i love doing what we do here on the breakfast club because earlier this year y'all said we were maga definitely said we were mad now we back being liberal shills y'all gotta pick y'all which one is it like which one is it hello who's this hey kp good morning what's your thoughts so? So I just want black people to understand that, yes, transparency is key when you're running a campaign. However, there is a process once you're running through policies.

It has to go through Senate. It has to go through Congress. The president does not also have the ultimate power, as we assume. So y'all just keep up, read the books, and y'all learn a little bit more. Well, that got to do with what Ply said, though. Ply said that she the president, she don't have to tell us what's going on, but that's not true.

Oh, I agree. That's exactly right. Yes. That was the question, man. I don't know why you tried to call up and shame us for not knowing civics. Hello, who's this? Shit, T.R.F. Hey, hey good morning what's your thoughts good morning i feel like as black men they need to ask themselves what have they done for the community as a black man what have they done for our younger black boys instead of why they're so upset with kamala and she needs to explain herself.

No, explain why you haven't done what you need to do in your community before you sit and ask her what has she done. I agree with what you're saying. All they have done was, huh? I agree with what you're saying as far as, you know, before you point the finger at somebody else, you should ask yourself what you're doing. But these are elected officials that are asking us for our votes to put them in these positions of power so i don't find i don't

think there's anything wrong with asking an elected official to explain themselves yeah it's nothing wrong with that but they need to ask themselves first my thing is what have you done she's the vice president she's not the president yet right but she's running off so you can't expect she wants to do and and if if you don't necessarily agree with her plans of what she wants to do you can question that and yeah you can but have they questioned the other they personally asked what are you gonna do all we all Donald all Donald Trump does is get questions Donald Trump doesn't get people just so like it's normal now. You're mute to it.

It's because she a new kid at school, and it's the thing to talk about. Hello, who's this? Yo, what's going on, man? What's your name, brother? It's D. D from where?

Charleston. Okay, Charleston. 843, what's happening? What's your thoughts? Hey, what's happening, Charlotte, man? Hey, man, I want to say this. I ain't all the way mad

at Plies, but it's kind of like that Williams stand-up. You can't be a smart, dumb brother. You know, like that cat, man hey man i want to say this i'm all the way mad at flies but it's kind of hey what that williams stand up you can't be a smart dumb brother you know like that cat like it's smart the question the white man but at the same time you can't be ignorant not the question anybody who's running for anything i agree you know i'm saying they got that problem and you can say uh show me a rich politician i'll show you a corrupt one we can't say we grew up with this lady. We don't know her like that, respectfully.

It's not his aunt. He speaks like his aunt or something. And listen. That's because a lot of people feel like that about her, though. And by the way, respectfully, I get it, but she ain't. I'm saying this as a supporter of the vice president. OK, yes.

Question her. Yes. Ask her to explain herself. And I don't know why we do this with every Democratic candidate. Black people don't question Joe Biden. Don't question Kamala Harris. Cut it out. Black people don't settle.

Ask questions. Make these presidential candidates explain themselves, especially if you are undecided with your vote. Yeah. Comical underscore zero zero seven. I think he put it right. He said this sounds silly. Y'all are supposed to question the people who are representing you. You just don't want somebody that you don't know what they are focused on or what their policies are. You are supposed to question the people that represent us. It just sounds right. Stop it. Implies. Implies, you're offending the vice president.

She wouldn't want that because she knows what comes with this. She's been in politics for a long time. The VP is tougher than most. Trust me. As soon as she became at the top of the ticket, even before that, she knew what comes with all of this. Don't get me wrong. She's still a human being at the end of the day, but trust me, she's built for the scrutiny. She's built for the criticism. she's built to have to go out there and explain herself to the american people and like charlemagne said and lauren said this as well you should be questioning everybody your local congress people your mayors the people that represent your district uh the

people that you are voting for even the even the principal at your school you should be questioning those people that represent you that's going to be pushing policies that's supposed to be affecting you. You're supposed to be questioning all these people all day long. I've been supporting

Kamala Harris since she was in the Senate in 2018 when we first brought her up here on The Breakfast Club and I sat here and looked at her and told her

I think she's going to be president of the United States of America one day. And guess what? Throughout that whole time, I've supported her, but I've also been critical of her. You critiqued her as well, yeah.

I've also asked her tough questions. That's just what you're supposed to do. So don't listen to nobody telling you that you shouldn't be asking these elected officials and these people running for office to explain themselves. That's the whole point of campaigning. I agree.

Go out there and explain yourself to people. I agree. Come on, Plies. Well, we got Jess with the mess with Lauren LaRosa coming up. What are we talking about? Yes, we are going to get mess with Lauren LaRosa coming up, what we talking about? Yes, we are gonna get back into Beyonce at the DNC and kind of what went down there.

At this point now, it's turned into like a conspiracy theory almost. Like people are trying to figure out if that was all just staged to push some views and ratings behind Kamala's speech. So we're gonna get into that conversation. I need to know from Lauren LaRosa, who used to work at TMZ, how did that happen at TMZ?

How did TMZ get it so wrong? We're going to get into it. We're going to get into it. I have some thoughts. All right. We'll get into that next. So don't move. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning.

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