Democratic Primaries

RHMerriman

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Fri Jul 12, 2019, 11:35 PM

Jul 2019

from the 2002 San Francisco Chronicle article on this:

[link:https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Lawmakers-put-cronies-in-plum-jobs-Big-pay-few-2864693.php|]

In 1994, Speaker Brown even appointed his then-girlfriend, Kamala Harris. While on the commission the next four years, Harris worked full time as a prosecutor for Alameda and San Francisco counties. She also registered the highest absentee rate during her last two years on the panel, missing nearly 20 percent of the meetings.

Harris defended her work on the commission, saying that the workload was 'significant' and that she was proud that she was able to help underserved communities. 'The commission's work is very important,' she said.

The GOP press has noticed:

[link:https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/kamala-harris-launched-political-career-with-120k-patronage-job-from-boyfriend-willie-brown|]

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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I hope Harris will explain her appointment to, and work for, the CA Medical Assistance Commission [View all] highplainsdem Jul 2019 OP

She isn't doing well enough yet to be vetted in any meaningful way. SouthernProgressive Jul 2019 #1

She should have the answers ready anyway. Including now, for Democrats like myself who'd had highplainsdem Jul 2019 #2

Vetting is for people who have a shot. SouthernProgressive Jul 2019 #6

I want to follow up with what I mean about how deflection will be necessary to defend her record. SouthernProgressive Jul 2019 #15

She's also fond of saying "Let's move on" (judging by what I've read) but seems to have a double highplainsdem Jul 2019 #68

"Joe Biden Used Tax-Code Loophole Obama Tried to Plug" bluewater Jul 2019 #3

So your response to my OP about Harris accepting an appointment for which she had none highplainsdem Jul 2019 #7

Lucrative appointments to Commissions, Creative use of tax loopholes... it should all be vetted. bluewater Jul 2019 #16

Why wouldn't a DA who pursues criminal cases in the name of "the People" lapucelle Jul 2019 #24

Post removed Post removed Jul 2019 #131

What was her job / position at the time? lapucelle Jul 2019 #142

There is nothing wrong with what Biden did. SouthernProgressive Jul 2019 #9

Correct DBoon Jul 2019 #31

Whataboutism is a great way to avoid directly answering a question. LanternWaste Jul 2019 #22

OP: "believing the primaries should include vetting of what candidates said and did" bluewater Jul 2019 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author SouthernProgressive Jul 2019 #42

This is a thread about something else treestar Jul 2019 #113

Biden would be a fool to piss away half a million USD. He filed legally. Celerity Jul 2019 #63

WHATABOUTBIDEN?! lol Cha Jul 2019 #65

Changing the subject treestar Jul 2019 #112

Was this during the time she was dating Willie Brown, Democratic speaker of the California State jalan48 Jul 2019 #4

See the SF Chronicle article I cited. highplainsdem Jul 2019 #10

Thanks. I'll read the whole article. jalan48 Jul 2019 #11

Yes. Can you guess who appointed her? Jose Garcia Jul 2019 #14

I didn't realize she was getting full and full benefits from the Commission and... 4139 Jul 2019 #5

According to everything I've been able to discover, it is correct. The SF Chronice article I link highplainsdem Jul 2019 #13

Didn't Michelle Obama have some hospital admin job, too? LisaM Jul 2019 #8

What office was she holding at the time? NT SouthernProgressive Jul 2019 #12

Assistant DA. She was one of "the People's" representatives in criminal court cases. lapucelle Jul 2019 #20

The poster was referencing Obama. SouthernProgressive Jul 2019 #21

She wasn't, but I always remembered it because she didn't have a hospital background. LisaM Jul 2019 #40

She had a background in administration. SouthernProgressive Jul 2019 #41

Lol BeyondGeography Jul 2019 #57

The difference is she wasn't appointed by her boyfriend Jose Garcia Jul 2019 #19

I don't particularly care about Harris's past relationships. I do care that she accepted an highplainsdem Jul 2019 #33

she had a JOB. a job she was more than qualified for. mopinko Jul 2019 #39

Michelle Obama is not running for President treestar Jul 2019 #114

She was a lawyer with experience in community relations through the city of Chicago. 58Sunliner Jul 2019 #133

concern trolling articles can really be entertaining at times. nt yaesu Jul 2019 #17

Abject denial of reality to support bias is also bemusing. At times. nt, part II LanternWaste Jul 2019 #25

This isn't concern trolling. I've stated in this forum previously that Harris was among my favorite highplainsdem Jul 2019 #26

Trashing one candidate to promote another SCantiGOP Jul 2019 #29

Again, I'd had a high opinion of Harris, and had said so here, before learning more about her highplainsdem Jul 2019 #35

Would she be considered "a representative of recipients of service" lapucelle Jul 2019 #18

I ran across nothing explaining her appointment to the board that way. Harris's own explanation highplainsdem Jul 2019 #23

I read the article. It was interestig. lapucelle Jul 2019 #30

Moi aussi. Mme. Defarge Jul 2019 #27

another mountain out of a molehill OKNancy Jul 2019 #32

So now we are criticizing people for working with Medi-Cal (Medicaid), the best model Hoyt Jul 2019 #34

No, I'm questioning someone accepting a high-paying appointment to a commission for which highplainsdem Jul 2019 #36

I'm glad she has that experience. It's a positive. Hoyt Jul 2019 #37

Would you accept an appoointment to a highly paid commission doing important work if you had highplainsdem Jul 2019 #38

I actually worked for another state Medicaid program. The Board was made up of highly Hoyt Jul 2019 #47

+1000 nt Andy823 Jul 2019 #50

... mcar Jul 2019 #59

I don't know what your state's law stipulated as qualifications for members of that program, but highplainsdem Jul 2019 #67

Apparently she, and others like her, did meet the qualifications. Hoyt Jul 2019 #70

No, they were NOT qualified...which was the point of that SF Chronicle article. highplainsdem Jul 2019 #72

Where did it say Harris wasn't qualified. Answer: it doesn't. Politicub Jul 2019 #85

There's absolutely no evidence I've been able to find that says she was the person appointed highplainsdem Jul 2019 #87

Who made the appointments?-Willie Brown, the sole decider. 58Sunliner Jul 2019 #136

Willie Brown is one of the most accomplished politicians in this country. He recognizes Hoyt Jul 2019 #138

Harris attended 80% of the twice a month meetings. bluewater Jul 2019 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author bluewater Jul 2019 #52

So 24 meetings a year qazplm135 Jul 2019 #53

agree! All of us complain bitterly about repukes having cush jobs they are not really qualified for Thekaspervote Jul 2019 #105

Way to misdirect with a straw man. 58Sunliner Jul 2019 #134

Where does Harris say she was not qualified? Hoyt Jul 2019 #140

If Kamala becomes our nominee, I'll need to clearly explain this oasis Jul 2019 #43

Tell them that Harris attended 80% of the Commission meetings. bluewater Jul 2019 #49

Decent attendance rate, but her qualifications for the appointment oasis Jul 2019 #55

Qualifications required: "... and a representative of recipients of service." bluewater Jul 2019 #56

One could argue that a $99k post would be filled by one oasis Jul 2019 #61

One could argue almost anything but... bluewater Jul 2019 #62

I would think that would mean someone who is receiving those services dsc Jul 2019 #92

According to your reading, only person qualified would be a hospital CEO. Hoyt Jul 2019 #141

Good point. Her Biden thing was defended as a toughening up exercise treestar Jul 2019 #115

If favoritism played a role in her $99k appointment, primary voters oasis Jul 2019 #120

LOL! SharonClark Jul 2019 #44

Yep. You can count on it. stopbush Jul 2019 #46

There are certain Harris supporters treestar Jul 2019 #119

Exactly, Treestar! Why should she Cha Jul 2019 #150

Yawn. stopbush Jul 2019 #45

Exactly! Andy823 Jul 2019 #51

Harris attended 80% of the meetings. bluewater Jul 2019 #54

Well, she was highly paid for that job Hav Jul 2019 #58

The article doesn't mention the attendance rate for other Commission members bluewater Jul 2019 #60

You seem to have problems with reading comprehension. highplainsdem Jul 2019 #66

And yet you never mentioned she had an 80% attendance rate in all subsequent posts. bluewater Jul 2019 #69

LOL! highplainsdem Jul 2019 #74

I worked in the medical field all my life. Sat on various boards for air lift medical transport Thekaspervote Jul 2019 #107

If I missed one day every week at my job, I would be fired MichMan Jul 2019 #80

Oh goody. Concern threads... SidDithers Jul 2019 #64

Exactly! Andy823 Jul 2019 #73

Re what Penn is paying Biden: highplainsdem Jul 2019 #76

Oh, and please note that, as the article explains, the average salary of a Penn professor is $270K. highplainsdem Jul 2019 #79

I hope she explains stuff better than Biden does Skittles Jul 2019 #71

lol.. another shot Biden. Cha Jul 2019 #75

I'm not following your thinking. What's the issue? Politicub Jul 2019 #77

Politicub, since the qualifications stipulated in the law creating the commission referred to highplainsdem Jul 2019 #81

She wasn't some random person off the street. You do realize that, highplainsdem, don't you? Politicub Jul 2019 #83

It is hard to think she thought it was important when she didn't show up for board meetings dsc Jul 2019 #86

She was there 80% of the time AND had a full-time job in the DA's office AND was highly qualified. Politicub Jul 2019 #89

I am on a board myself which meets once a month dsc Jul 2019 #91

Some posts insinuate she didn't belong there or wasn't good enough. That's offensive to me. Politicub Jul 2019 #94

again, I am a board member dsc Jul 2019 #97

Well you should probably understand the context in which not one, but 2 jobs were 58Sunliner Jul 2019 #137

Bookmarking. n/t rzemanfl Jul 2019 #78

Looking at the replies Biden and Warren folks have wasupaloopa Jul 2019 #82

I'm a Warren person, and I have no idea what the issue is. I do have a sense for the motivation... Politicub Jul 2019 #84

They need to understand these kind of commissions wasupaloopa Jul 2019 #88

I agree. My grandmother served on the board of a non-profit and had a full-time job. She wasn't able Politicub Jul 2019 #90

was she paid 90k for it dsc Jul 2019 #93

Had she been offered $90k, she would have taken it. Do you think that Harris set her own salary? Politicub Jul 2019 #95

she deserved 80% of it since that is what she showed up for dsc Jul 2019 #98

Maybe so. Makes sense to me. Politicub Jul 2019 #100

She did not make the rules. She has no fault here. wasupaloopa Jul 2019 #109

the rules forced her to miss 20% of the meetings? dsc Jul 2019 #111

Give it up wasupaloopa Jul 2019 #126

That was the salary. It was indeed great money. Politicub Jul 2019 #122

Again, you're talking about a different type of board. This health-care comimission was established highplainsdem Jul 2019 #96

That is being pedantic. People are smart enough to know the difference. Politicub Jul 2019 #99

I don't think article said she missed more meetings than others. Hoyt Jul 2019 #101

Yes, it did. As I quoted in the OP. highplainsdem Jul 2019 #102

First off, she was working for people of California. Second, you don't mention her record Hoyt Jul 2019 #106

It was described as the highest absentee rate of anyone on that commission treestar Jul 2019 #118

No. These offer an opportunity for nepotism and eating at the public trough. emmaverybo Jul 2019 #108

Harris was more than qualified. There was no nepotism. Politicub Jul 2019 #121

She was not qualified for this particular commission. NT emmaverybo Jul 2019 #124

Your talking point has been debunked. This has been covered over and over again Politicub Jul 2019 #125

Stretch it all you want. Obviously this was the technicality used to bring people in to enjoy the emmaverybo Jul 2019 #128

You see what you want to see. I can't help you. Politicub Jul 2019 #129

Not if you get paid 90K per year treestar Jul 2019 #117

No-you probably need to understand the political machine of California. 58Sunliner Jul 2019 #135

No, certainly customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #104

She has nothing to explain. You don't Like it that is your problem. wasupaloopa Jul 2019 #110

Oh, it will be Sen. Harris' problem soon enough in the debates customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #145

It will probably be Gabbard who lets the air out of her tires. ucrdem Jul 2019 #146

It was just vetting when panties were in a wad treestar Jul 2019 #116

posted without comment... RHMerriman Jul 2019 #103

It's a cheap shot by a right wing site. Politicub Jul 2019 #123

What goes around comes around. ucrdem Jul 2019 #148

K&R nt NYMinute Jul 2019 #127

It wasn't the only job Willie gave her either, for which she was unqualified. 58Sunliner Jul 2019 #130

Whoa - back up. This is complete hyperbole with no basis in fact. Promising to tell details about Politicub Jul 2019 #139

Sorry-true, not a right wing talking point. She did indeed mention it at a campaign event. 58Sunliner Jul 2019 #143

Your are conflating disparate things. There's no way I can debate you when you do that. Politicub Jul 2019 #144

I'm starting to see a pattern here. ucrdem Jul 2019 #147

Harris (and her supporters) really don't like anyone digging into her past wyldwolf Jul 2019 #132

She's golden in CA. ucrdem Jul 2019 #149