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Home Front: Politix
Karen Bass’s Long March from Communist Fringe to Biden’s VP Shortlist
2020-08-01
[BREITBART] The Democrat’s presumptive nominee Joe Foreign Policy Whiz Kid Biden
...I had the great honor of being arrested with our UN Ambassador on the streets of Soweto, trying to get to see him on Robbens Island...
will name his running mate as early as next week, and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) is reportedly a top contender for job.The Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party, Democrat has emerged as the favorite pick of former Sen. Chris Dodd, who serves on Biden’s vice presidential search committee. According a source who spoke with Politico, Dodd has urged Biden to choose Bass because "she’s a loyal No. 2. And that’s what Biden really wants."

On the surface, Bass’s background as a former medical professional and South Los Angeles community organizer make her an attractive candidate to serve at a time when public health and racial inequality are on the top of voters’ minds.

Her resume bears the hallmarks of a rising political star, starting with her first foray into elected office 16 years ago, when she won a seat in the California State Assembly and later became the first Black woman in the country to serve as the speaker of a state legislature when she assumed the Speakership in 2008. Prior to this, Bass worked as a physician assistant and a left-wing community activist who founded a non-profit in the 1990s called the Community Coalition. She made headlines after the 1992 L.A. riots for her fight to prevent liquor stores from being rebuilt in the neighborhoods destroyed by the uprising.

In 2010, Bass won her U.S. House seat, where her voting record has been typical of a progressive member of a Democratic Party
...every time you hear the phrase white people you're listening to a Democrat...
increasingly embracing socialism.

However,
Switzerland makes more than cheese...
a deep dive into Bass’s background reveals that her influences were not just socialist, but hardcore communist.

The VP vetting process brought renewed scrutiny to comments Bass made about Cuba’s communist dictator Fidel Castro. In a statement following Castro’s death in 2016, Bass referred to him as "Comandante en Jefe" and described his death as "a great loss to the people of Cuba."

The honorific "Commandante en Jefe"—which translates to "commander in chief"—was criticized by Florida Democrats for being excessively deferential to a dictator with a long history of human rights
...which are often intentionally defined so widely as to be meaningless...
abuses.

In an interview with MSNBC on Sunday, Bass attempted to walk back her use of the term. "I have talked to my colleagues in the House about that, and it’s certainly something that I would not say again," Bass said. "I have always supported the Cuban people, and the relationship that Barack Obama
I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody...
and Biden had in their administration in terms of opening up relations.”

Gotcha point or a serious connection? Related: Top potential Biden VP pick Karen Bass praised Scientology in 2010

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Posted by:Fred

#1  Bass referred to him as "Comandante en Jefe" and described his death as "a great loss to the people of Cuba."

She's obviously quite comfortable with slavery.

In a sane world no one would pay attention when people who are comfortable with slavery are whining about slavery to their ancestors' detriment centuries in the past.
Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660   2020-08-01 14:22  

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