The Daily Show: Ears Edition - ICYMI - Getting to Know Dem - Kamala Harris

Episode Date: August 15, 2020

Trevor examines the career of senator and vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris, from her tenure as California's attorney general to her history of grilling Republicans. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Harris was part of the second class to integrate Berkeley, California public schools. She did her undergrad at Howard, which makes her the first historically black colleges and universities grad on a major ticket. Harris is passionate about cooking. In fact, people in the LA area may have heard Harris calling into cooking shows. My entire childhood was pretty much spent in the kitchen. As this roast, this is all going to just get pregnant. Bring it around the legs. Tie that little bad boy up. There's a chicken! Yes, the daughter of immigrants, an HBCU graduate, and on top of it all, a pretty damn good cook, which means if she wins, that's going to be a really big change for the kitchen

at the VP residence. I mean, Kamala will be in there making delicious Jamaican and Indian food. Meanwhile, Mike Pence doesn't even have a spice cabinet because, as he puts it, spice is the anal sex of flavor. And just by the way, isn't it's that is that is that that thi, isn't that thi, isn't thi, isn't th it, spice is the anal sex of flavor. And just by the way, isn't it funny that every election the Democrats are putting together the most diverse tickets that they can? Like what about a black man who's half-kenyan? Or how about a woman who's black and Indian?

Meanwhile, the Republicans are over here like, okay, look, I know we've got a white guy on the ticket. But what if we could find a guy who's even whiter? Pack your bags, Billy. We're going to Indiana. So, after graduating from Howard University, Harris returned to California to get her law degree. Throughout the 1990s, she built a solid career as a prosecutor, and then in 2003, she made her move into the public eye. 38-year-old Kamala Harris came out of nowhere, and as she did, she made history. She was the first woman ever to be in San Francisco's district attorney,

and she is the first African-American woman in such a job ever in the state of California. Camila Harris has received praise for creating innovative programs to reduce crime and prevent repeat repeat offenders. Harris is the first female, first African-American and the first Asian-American-American-American-American-American-American-American-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-s-s, she-s, she did-s, she did-s, and as-s, she did-s, she did-s, and as-s, and as-s, and as-s, and as-s, and as-s, and as she, and as she, and as she she she she she she she she she she, and as she she she she, and as she she she she she she she she she she-s, and she-s, and she-s, and she-s, and she-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-sha-a-sha-a-sha-sha-sha-s. Andea-s, thii and prevent repeat offenders. Harris is the first female, first African-American, and the first Asian-American attorney general in California. Newsweek calls her one of the most powerful women in America, and she proved it this month when she successfully pushed through a first of its kind homeowner bill of rights. Kamela Harris is already making history. She is called by some observers, the female Barack Obama. Okay, can I just put in a request that we stop calling every successful black politician

the next Barack Obama, or the female Barack Obama, or the sleeping Barack Obama? Everyone's got their own name, and everyone's got their own story. I mean, like Kamala, basically in every job she had, she made history. First black female DA in California, first female and first black attorney general in California. First South Asian senator in all of America, which says a lot of great things about her, and also says a lot of not so great things about society. Because I mean, black women could have been doing these jobs the whole time. You know, it's not like in 2011 black women suddenly got an upgrade that made them fit for office. Oh hey, they released black woman 3.0. They can be

attorney general now. Now on the one hand, being California's district attorney 20 years ago is what made Kamala Harris a star. But a lot has changed in that 20 years and some of the things she did at the time. tha tha tha tha tha tode. tod. tod. tod. tod. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. toe, toe, toe, to be, to be, too, too, to be, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to be, to, to, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thr. thr-a. thr-a. thr-a. tho. the. the. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. And some of the things she did at the time are a little less popular with many of today's Democrats. Kamala Harris is defending her record as a prosecutor that some activists see as being pro-law enforcement at the expense of civil rights. Progressive say Harris was not progressive enough, failing to seek justice for the wrongfully imprisoned. Contributing as prosecutor to the mass incarceration of black men.

Criticized a lot of communities for not using the full power of her office to investigate police shootings. Critics are questioning some of her policies, which they say worked against black families, including a crackdown on parents whose children were truant. So, I sent a letter out on my letterhead to every parent in the school district. This was a little controversial in San Francisco. A friend of mine actually called me and he said, Comla, my wife got the letter. She freaked out.

She brought all the kids into the living room, held up the letter, said, if you don't go to school, Comla's gonna put you and me in jail. Yes, we achieved a intended effect. Ah, that's not a good look, threatening to send parents and their kids to jail for skipping school. I mean, I get that you wanted kids to get an education, but there must have been better ways to keep them in class.

Like, why not just tell kids that if they go go go go go go, they can get an education that will help them get a good job so that they can advance in society? You know, lie to them. What I really want to know is, how did this program work? Like, would the parents and kids go to jail together? Like, would they share a jail cell? they? th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thed, wed, wed, wed, wed, th. th. th. th. th. th. thed, thed, that, thate, thate, that, that, thate, thate, thate, thate, th. th. th. th. that, their, their, their, their, their, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. They'll, th. They'll, th. They'll, th. th. the. the. the. They'll, the. the. that. that. that. that. that. that. that that that that that that th same gang? Would they get matching tattoos? Hello, Will Smith? I've got another idea for a really dope TV shit. Hello? Now, to be fair, since Harris was elected to the US Senate in 2016, her views have moved closer to those of modern progressives.

She's called for overhauling the prison system, introduced a bail reform bill and tried to decriminalize the the to dee, the prison system, introduced a bail reform bill, and tried to decriminalize weed. But one of the things that has people most excited about seeing Kamala Harris's VP is her long history of grilling Republicans on live national television. California's junior senator is notable, both in biography and her two-year tenure in the Senate. Supporters hail Harris' rapid-fire questioning. Senator Harris being possibly the best in the Senate. Supporters hail Harris's rapid-fire questioning. Senator Harris being possibly the best prosecutor the Senate has ever seen.

Can you think of any laws that give government the power to make decisions about the male body? I'm not a thinking of any right now, Senator. Has the president or anyone at the White House ever asked or suggested that you open an investigation of anyone? Um, I wouldn't, I wouldn't, uh, yes or no, uh, yes or no, uh, yes or no, uh, yes or, I wouldn't, uh, yes or no, uh, yes or no, uh, yes or no, uh, yes or no, uh, yes or, the answer, the answer is. It is, either you are willing to do that or not. So when they, where, th th th, th, I I I I I I I I I I I I I th th, th th th th th-I th-I th-I th-I th-I th-I th-I th-I th-I thi th-a-a-a-s th-s th-s thi-s that-s thi-s thi-s, th-s, thi-s, thi-s thi-s thi-s thi-s thi-s thi-s thi-s thi thi thi thi thi th-s th-s th-s th-s th-s th-s th-s th-s th-s thi thi-s thi-s thi-s thi-s thi-s thin-s thin-a-s thin-a-a-a-a-a-a-sa-a-a-a-a-a-sa-a-a-a-sa-sa-sa-sa-sa-s tha-s not. So when they're instructed... Excuse me, I'm asking the questions. I do want you to be honest. I'm not able to be rushed this fast.

It makes me nervous. And when I get nervous, I start pooping gold coins. But yeah, Kamala Harris doesn't mess around, man, when she's asking you questions. I just hope she knows how to turn it off when she's vice president. You know, she doesn't want to be at a state funeral like, I am so sorry about your husband. Where were you on the night he died? So that's Kamila Harris. Prosecutor, senator, and now VP candidate.

And who knows where she'll go from here? I mean, at this rate, one day they might be calling they they they they they the the they might be calling Barack Obama the previous Show on YouTube for exclusive content and more. This has been a Comedy Central Podcast. You may be tempted to skip this ad, but don't. Marketers want their audience to stick around. And with Paramount Ads Manager, you can advertise your business on the biggest shows on TV for 30 unskippable seconds. Run your ads in premium content on Paramount Plus and over 15 major networks with hitshows, movies, sports and more, all on the biggest screen in the house.

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