Kamala is a wuss, and to channel Steven Hayward at Powerline, a Koward. So much so that she, at essentially the last minute, is ditching the traditional Al Smith Dinner. 

Vice President Kamala Harris will skip this year’s Al Smith charity dinner in New York, breaking with presidential tradition so she can campaign instead in a battleground state less than three weeks before Election Day.

The dinner benefitting Catholic Charities traditionally has been used to promote collegiality and good humor, with presidential candidates from both parties appearing on the same night and trading barbs.

Harris’ team wants her to spend as much time as possible in the battleground states that will decide the election rather than heavily Democratic New York, a campaign official said Saturday, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss campaign plans and confirming a decision first reported by CNN. Her team told organizers that she would be willing to attend as president if she’s elected, the official said.

That is…QUITE the excuse bonanza from her campaign! This will be the first time since 1984 that a Presidential candidate won’t be at the dinner. What’s interesting about WHY a candidate, Bill Clinton, wasn’t invited to that dinner.

The event has become a tradition for presidential candidates since Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy appeared together in 1960. In 1996, the Archdiocese of New York decided not to invite then-President Bill Clinton and his Republican challenger, Bob Dole, reportedly because Clinton vetoed a late-term abortion ban.

My, how times have changed. Kamala is a determined advocate for abortion from campaigning in abortion clinics to lying about what really happened to Amber Thurman. 

However, skipping out on the Al Smith Dinner is bad optics for the Harris campaign, and for Kamala herself. What is she afraid of? That she’ll have to sit there and graciously cackle when President Donald Trump roasts her over her border policies, her cooking, her role at NASA, AI, taxes, inflation, and what did she know when about Joe? 

Or is it that she’s categorically incapable of staying on track to deliver her lines, even with the help of a teleprompter? Scripted actors couldn’t even save her bacon during a NASA acting gig. Furthermore, as we are now finding out, her Oprah town hall the other night was even worse than we thought. Teleprompters couldn’t even save her.

The first several lines of the teleprompter were part of Kamala’s final statement.

She was reading off a teleprompter.

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 22, 2024

The thing is, if she DID appear at the dinner, there would be so much comedy gold and cringe mashed into one, it would be incredible.

I can see it now… “Donald Trump, word salad Project 2025!, bullets, price gouging, and golf, and JOY!!!! nervous cackle!!” While the 1500+ people at the Al Smith dinner wonder what the hell they just listened to. 

Of course, much of the media is pointing out that Donald Trump’s roast of Hillary in 2016 went way too far. Did he? Your interpretation may vary.

Again, many high-profile people have headlined the Al Smith Dinner. Some of whom are or were potential candidates for President. Nikki Haley in 2018 is a prime example. 

Yet Kamala is a wuss and is refusing to show up to an incredibly high-profile event. Her excuses ring very hollow right about now given her lack of transparency, her refusal to hold press conferences, and adhering to only very friendly highly scripted interviews. 

The Alfred E. Smith Dinner is so high profile, it’s sold out months in advance and raises thousands if not millions for Catholic Charities. You want to sway any undecided Catholic voters with humor? That’s the event you want to appear at. The Archdiocese handled the snub graciously, yet their statement will leave a mark.

“We are disappointed that she will not be with us, as this is an evening of unity and putting aside political differences in support of a good cause of helping women and children in need regardless of race, creed, or background,” he said. 

“We hope she reconsiders.”

Do you think Kamala the Wuss truly understands the message she’s sending? I doubt it. 

The only way Harris skipping the Al Smith makes sense to me is that her campaign is worried about humanizing Trump at a unifying event. They need Trump to be Project 2025 Satan, and this would not send that message. https://t.co/e7OnItlZqA

— David Marcus (@BlueBoxDave) September 22, 2024

Kamala is absolutely incapable of making sense. We saw that live and in person on Thursday. 

I don’t know, perhaps it’s a good thing that Kamala is a wuss. Then again, everyone will miss out on being toasted with nonsensical word salads. 

This might just be the most spectacular two minutes of Kamala’s nonsensical wisdom I have ever heard. pic.twitter.com/VkeCA2oLew

— Kate Hyde (@KateHydeNY) September 20, 2024

What Kamala the Wuss and the rest of her gang also don’t realize, is that this gives President Trump more roasting ammunition for the Al Smith Dinner on October 7.  OOPS. 

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