ldsuttonjr Loc: ShangriLa

One of my first tastes of Senator Kamala Harris came in February 2019. It was not a good one. The occasion was the nomination hearing of Neomi Rao, who in due course became a judge: a judge of the D.C. Court of Appeals.

Judge Rao and I worked together at The Weekly Standard in the ’90s. Lovely, lively woman.
At Neomi’s hearing, Senator Harris questioned her as follows:

Harris: “You said when having a conversation with Senator Ernst — you said, ‘Women should take certain steps to avoid becoming a victim.’ What steps do you have in mind that women should take to avoid becoming a victim of sexual assault?”

Rao: “Senator, it’s just sort of a commonsense idea about, for instance, excessive drinking. You know, that was advice that was given to me by my mother, it’s the advice that I . . .”

Harris: “So that’s one step you believe women should take to avoid becoming a victim of sexual assault?”


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Rao: “It is just a way to make it less likely. It’s not to blame the victim. Rape and sexual assault are horrible crimes, but we’re talking about, What can you do to keep yourself safe?”

The exchange went on for a bit longer, and then:

Harris: “Do you believe if a woman does not take those steps that she is at fault, or partially at fault, for what happens to her?”

Rao: “Uh, no.”

Harris: “So what is the significance of taking those steps?”

Rao: “Well, I think it’s just the significance of trying to avoid becoming a victim of any crime, right? We take different steps to try to protect ourselves from horrible crimes, such as rape. And I think what we want is for women to not be victims.”

Thereafter, Harris took to Twitter, saying, “Here’s the bottom line: survivors of sexual assault should not be blamed for the trauma they’ve experienced.” “Deeply troubling,” etc.

I burned at the injustice of this. I thought of the lefty ladies I knew (and sometimes loved) in Ann Arbor, my hometown. (Neomi, too, is a Michigander, incidentally. She went to Detroit Country Day at the same time as Chris Webber, the basketball great.)

Should I have to lock my doors at night? No. But I do. What if I left my doors unlocked — even open? Wide open?

Say I owned a little convertible. (I was driving one just yesterday — not mine.) Say I parked it somewhere and left the Hope Diamond on the front seat, sparkling away.

Robbery is a crime, period. Crime is crime. The criminal is responsible for crime. But, as Neomi said, there are commonsense measures we can take to make it less likely we’ll be victimized.

Come on!

Sexual assault is about the worst crime there is. I’m not sure that rape is less evil than murder. I’m against capital punishment (in theory) — but it would be tempting to pull the lever on rapists. Neomi Rao has never said, They had it comin’.

Once more: Come on!

Does anyone understand what I’m saying? Jay Nordlinger/ National Review

archie bunker Loc: Texas

That's their gal!

Carol Kelly

No one would rape Kamala Harris. She could possibly be a sexual assaulter. I don’t think that’s a word yet. As I understand, she has shown loose morals in the past.
Rape, in my opinion, is a form of murder, in that it k**ls a part of the victim.

DaWg44

I would like to see Jamal on the news giving his story everyday from now to Nov. 3rd.

SGM B Loc: TEXAS but live in Alabama now

So would I!!!

DogLover99

I always wondered how Kamala Harris went from 2% approval rating when she was running for president, to a Vice President candidate? That's why she has a Bitter taste in her mouth!