Carlos Read Kamala Harris’s Memoirs. Here’s How She’s Evolved.

Matter of Opinion

New York Times Opinion

Society & Culture, Ross Douthat, News, New York Times, Journalism

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🗓️ 30 August 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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While we take a quick summer break, we wanted to recommend a new show: “The Opinions.” Four times a week, in ten minutes or less, you’ll hear one of our columnists — Matter of Opinion hosts included — walk you through their take on an issue or idea you might not have considered. It’s like the Opinion pages come to life. In this episode, our very own Carlos shares what he learned reading Kamala Harris’s two memoirs. He reflects on how her criminal justice message has changed over time, and considers what that may reveal about her candidacy. Listen and subscribe to "The Opinions" on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

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0:00.0	Hey a matter of opinion listeners, it's Michelle Coddle here, one of your devoted hosts.
0:07.0	The show is off this week, but while we're away, I want you to go check out a new show. It's called The Opinions. Four times a week for
0:16.6	about 10 minutes or less. New York Times, Writers and Columnists like us will walk you
0:20.3	through their take to help you reach your opinion about the news.
0:25.2	What I love about the show is that I get to hear my colleagues give me all the best bits
0:30.6	on topics I didn't even know I needed to know about. Like David French on the conservative
0:36.6	pro-life case for Kamala Harris or Nick Christoph on the failure of West Coast liberalism.
0:44.1	And for right now, we're going to bring you
0:46.4	our fairy own Carlos Lassada.
0:49.1	For those of you who may not be familiar,
0:52.3	Carlos Reed digs into. not be familiar. Carlos reads. Digs into all the books and reports that you can
0:56.7	possibly imagine. That's what he does. And so for this audio essay he did a very deep read of Kamala Harris's memoirs. Enjoy.
1:07.0	Last week the Democratic Convention reminded us, as if we could forget, that
1:14.9	Kamala Harris used to be a prosecutor. As a prosecutor, Kamala stood up for
1:19.2	children who had been victims of sexual abuse. She went on to work for the people fighting to hold
1:26.5	law breakers accountable. And it's a standard part of her stump speech going
1:31.1	over her prosecutorial past and using that to attack Donald Trump. stump Predators who
1:45.0	ripped off consumers,
1:47.0	cheaters who broke the rules for their own gain.
1:51.0	So hear me when I say, I know Donald Trump's type.
1:57.0	Kamala Harris may know Donald Trump's type, but when it comes to her career as a prosecutor, she seems less certain of her own type.
2:05.0	I'm Carlos Wazada, a columnist for New York Times Opinion, and co-host of the Matter of Opinion Podcast.
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