Kamala Harris sent out a fundraising email. In it: she confessed She was so depressed the night Trump won the 2016 election that she took a family-size pack of Doritos and ate it all without sharing. And, hShe still does that to Betsy. In her words:
“Do you remember the day after Donald Trump was elected?” Yes, I do. It was election night for me, too. It was incredibly bittersweet. When I took the stage to give my acceptance speech – to represent California in the Senate – I ripped up my notes. I just said, “We’re going to fight.”
Then I went home and sat on the couch with a family-size bag of Nacho Doritos. I didn’t share a single chip with anyone. Not even Doug. I just watched TV in shock and dismay.
Eight years later, two things are true: I still love Doritos and we still haven’t stopped arguing.”
Food as comfort? Who hasn’t fought sadness with something sinfully salty or sweet? I’m sure I ate something comforting that evening, too. Although I can’t remember exactly what because of the accompanying alcohol.
If you’re a Kamala fan, you’ll read this and nod in recognition, understanding the emotion of this evening. If not, you’ll savor Harris’ disappointment and imagine Trump returning to power this November.
And that is surely the end of it.
Of course not. A Fox News guest had to weigh in on why eating snacks is proof that Kamala doesn’t have what it takes to be president.
On Friday night, Elizabeth Hasselbeck, who once held the “conservative chair” on The View, explained this philosophy to Sean Hannity. In her words:
“You just talked about Kamala Harris allegedly eating a bag of Doritos and you were so emotional after hearing that. That’s possibly the emotional reaction of the commander in chief, that’s the emotional reaction of the leader of the free world to gobble down a bag of Doritos? Are you kidding me?”
To make her point, Hasselbeck contrasted Harris with the manly men—both friends and enemies—who knock MAGAs down on the fainting couch.
“Can you imagine how Putin deals with things? How he drinks a bag of Sour Patch Kids because he’s depressed because something isn’t going the way he wants it to? Or how (Qasem) Soleimani did when he was smoking Funyuns?”
I doubt that this is the actual reaction of an elite leader, whether you agree with what he is saying or not.”
I have no idea how Putin deals with stress, other than murdering people. But I guarantee he has a coping mechanism. We all do. Except maybe the really stupid ones. I’ll have to ask Hasselbeck for data on this topic.
Your friend Trump has more of it than most. As soon as the thin-skinned baby gets hurt, he starts whining. Toddlers are more emotionally stable. Then there are the name-calling and lies. Add to that the fast food, cake and ice cream, Diet Coke and God knows what drugs. And despite all of that, he still has to throw condiments around to deal with his emotions.
The man is far too hormonal to be an effective leader.
We all grew up with the advice, “Don’t believe everything you read in the newspaper.” But since Fox News came along, all you hear is, “Can you believe what they just said on TV?” Sadly, if you’re a MAGA and you watch Fox News, the answer is yes.
