{"id":2356800,"date":"2024-10-18T16:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T20:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-angers-catholics-with-blasphemous-video-skit-at-al-smith-dinner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-18T16:22:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T20:22:10","slug":"kamala-harris-angers-catholics-with-blasphemous-video-skit-at-al-smith-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-angers-catholics-with-blasphemous-video-skit-at-al-smith-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris Angers Catholics with &#8216;Blasphemous&#8217; Video Skit at Al Smith Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkamala-harris-angers-catholics-with-blasphemous-video-skit-at-al-smith-dinner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2356800&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>It appears you&#8217;ve\u200d posted a long piece of text that includes some XML-like structure along with HTML and JavaScript elements,\u2062 which might not render correctly in \u200bthis \u2063format. The content seems to discuss \u200dthe political \u200bimplications of Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s absence from the \u2062Al Smith Dinner, which is significant for Catholic voters.<\/p>\n<p>To\u2063 summarize the\u200b key \u200dpoints:<\/p>\n<p>1. **Kamala Harris&#8217;s Absence**: She skipped the Al Smith Dinner, a prominent Catholic charity event, which some believe negatively affected her standing with Catholic voters.<\/p>\n<p>2. **Controversial Video**: Harris sent a comedic video instead of attending, featuring Molly Shannon&#8217;s Catholic schoolgirl character. Critics described it\u200c as &#8220;blasphemous&#8221; given the context.<\/p>\n<p>3. \u200c**Criticism from Public Figures**: Many expressed disappointment in her choice. Notable \u200cresponses included comedian Jim Gaffigan,\u200d who linked her absence to humor regarding connection to electorates, and Dr. Taylor Marshall, who questioned why she would offend a significant \u2063voter base.<\/p>\n<p>4. **Polling Data**: Recent \u2063polls indicate that former President Donald Trump is leading among Catholic \u2064voters in battleground states, a demographic that flipped from Biden in 2020 to\u200b Trump&#8217;s favor in current \u2063surveys.<\/p>\n<p>5. **Political Analysis**: \u200cThe piece suggests that her absence from the dinner\u200d might have resulted in a loss of respect and support among Catholic voters, \u2062with Trump noted for his attendance and public statements at the event.<\/p>\n<p>Is there any specific analysis or further information you need regarding this topic?  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris likely did not help her chances with Catholic voters by skipping the Al Smith Dinner in New York City on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>And the &ldquo;comedic&rdquo; video that she sent in did not make up for her absence. In fact, several described it as &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RyanAFournier\/status\/1847129040475378017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blasphemous<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The video included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/even-snl-couldnt-resist-skewers-tim-walz-pathetic-debate-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saturday Night Live<\/a> alum Molly Shannon dressed up in her 1990s era Catholic school girl character, <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/tv\/snl-molly-shannon-childhood-tragedy-mary-katherine-gallagher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mary Katherine Gallagher<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In her sketch with Harris, Gallagher <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/video\/kamala-harris-skit-with-snl-alum-molly-shannon-at-al-smith-dinner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interrupts<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carson-points-out-that-every-democratic-plan-has-backfired-in-trumps-favor-as-seen-in-the-bible-2\/\" title=\"Carson points out that every Democratic plan has backfired in Trump&#039;s favor, as seen in the Bible\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a>&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s speech to point out, &ldquo;I just want to say that I am Catholic, and tonight is one of the biggest dinners next to the Last Supper.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Comedy is of course about exaggeration, but given the whole Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gretchen-whitmer-accused-mocking-billions-christians-pro-kamala-communion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doritos communion<\/a> video released last week, it seemed to be in particularly bad form to compare the charity dinner to the Last Supper.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Whitmer is the <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/post\/trump-attends-al-smith-dinner-kamala-camapaigns-battleground-state-both-head-michigan-friday\/15440327\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">co-chair<\/a> of Harris&rsquo; campaign and was wearing a Harris campaign ball cap in the infamous Doritos video, which Catholic Vote described as &ldquo;the latest example of the gross anti-Catholic bigotry festering inside the Democratic Party.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/catholic-group-sues-biden-administration-blatant-violation-first-amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catholic<\/a> responded on X to Harris&rsquo; video, &ldquo;Yep. Every bit as cringe and blasphemous as Gretchen Whitmer&rsquo;s Dorito Eucharist. There is nothing real or genuine with Kamala.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Another added, &ldquo;This is the most embarrassing, desperate, sad fail of propaganda I have seen in a long time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yep. Every bit as cringe and blasphemous as Gretchen Whitmer&rsquo;s Dorito Eucharist. There is nothing real or genuine with Kamala.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Patty Martin (@PensFan07x) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PensFan07x\/status\/1847244144634122358?\">October 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Still another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/regulator062\/status\/1847121837387317374\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>, &ldquo;That was&hellip; very bad. There&rsquo;s no Catholic I know of that would remotely put the Al Smith dinner close to the Last Supper. That&rsquo;s blasphemous. Evidently Kamala really doesn&rsquo;t know Catholics.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Taylor Marshall, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/stores\/Taylor-Marshall\/author\/B002T99FHY?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_7&amp;qid=1729272499&amp;sr=8-7&amp;isDramIntegrated=true&amp;shoppingPortalEnabled=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">author<\/a> and host of a popular Catholic news podcast with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCeJGHnaPVxYr7z55VF4YmPg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over 1 million<\/a> YouTube subscribers, posted on X, &ldquo;Why did Kamala just purposely offend every Catholic in the United States?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Why did Kamala just purposely offend every Catholic in the United States? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bYssRxwbj6\">pic.twitter.com\/bYssRxwbj6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr Taylor Marshall&trade;&#65039; (@TaylorRMarshall) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TaylorRMarshall\/status\/1847111828570071191?\">October 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Comedian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jim-gaffigan-humiliates-kamala-democratic-colleagues-reminds-harris-really-became-nominee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim Gaffigan<\/a>, who emceed Thursday&rsquo;s Al Smith Dinner and is Catholic, responded to Harris&rsquo; video: &ldquo;As I watched that, I couldn&rsquo;t help but think of, now I know how my kids felt when I FaceTimed into a piano recital they were at. Anyway &hellip;,&rdquo; he said after he first offered a polite, trailing off golf clap.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: Kamala Harris releases her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-mccloskey-lawyer-who-defended-home-against-blm-demonstrators-considering-senate-run\/\" title=\"Mark McCloskey, Lawyer Who Defended Home Against BLM Demonstrators, Considering Senate Run\">pre-recorded video<\/a> for the Al Smith dinner in New York that she didn&rsquo;t show up for.<\/p>\n<p>Comedian Jim Gaffigan made fun of the Vice President after the crowd gave a dismal applause once it ended.<\/p>\n<p>Cringe. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9dvsYQub9h\">pic.twitter.com\/9dvsYQub9h<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1847090546172448798?\">October 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the event, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/even-snl-couldnt-resist-skewers-tim-walz-pathetic-debate-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaffigan<\/a> noted, &ldquo;You know, this event has been referred to as the Catholic Met Gala. Twenty-two percent of Americans identify as Catholic. Catholics will be a key demographic in every battleground state. I&rsquo;m sorry, why is Vice President Harris not here?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WATCH: Jim Gaffigan Obliterates Kamala Harris and Democrats in Brutal Roast at Al Smith Dinner&mdash;&mdash;Two Minute Montage of Best Moments |<\/p>\n<p>Wow.<\/p>\n<p>This might just be the Ricky Gervais Golden Globes moment for politics.<\/p>\n<p>Comedian Jim Gaffigan just delivered a scorching takedown of Kamala&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HOIWPrUWZY\">pic.twitter.com\/HOIWPrUWZY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Overton (@overton_news) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/overton_news\/status\/1847103306721583413?\">October 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump took his own shot at Harris&rsquo; absence saying, &ldquo;All polls are indicating I&rsquo;m leading big with the Catholic vote, as I should be, but I don&rsquo;t think Kamala has given up yet. She hasn&rsquo;t. Instead of attending tonight, she&rsquo;s in Michigan receiving communion from Gretchen Whitmer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gaffigan and many in the crowd burst into laughter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">PRESIDENT TRUMP: &ldquo;All polls are indicating I&rsquo;m leading big with the Catholic vote, as I should be, but I don&rsquo;t think Kamala has given up yet. Instead of attending tonight, she&rsquo;s in Michigan receiving communion from Gretchen Whitmer.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T8NAHcRnPm\">pic.twitter.com\/T8NAHcRnPm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1847093580927471956?\">October 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A National Catholic Reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4930215-donald-trump-kamala-harris-catholic-voteres-2024-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poll<\/a> released Monday did find Trump leading Harris among Catholic voters in seven swing states, roughly 50 to 45 percent.<\/p>\n<p>However, in the so-called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-blue-wall-crumbling-before-her-eyes-new-battleground-poll-shows-incredible-trump-surge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blue Wall states<\/a> of Wisconsin and Michigan the margin is much wider, with Trump ahead 18 and 12 percentage points, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Harris does best among Latino Catholic voters, garnering 67 percent of the demographic, helping her in battleground states like Arizona and Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2020 election, Democrat Joe Biden, who is Catholic, carried the Catholic vote 52 to 47 percent over Trump, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/opinion\/polling-matters\/324410\/religious-group-voting-2020-election.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gallup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was smart to attend the Al Smith dinner, and Harris likely lost more ground and certainly respect among Catholics.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Her &#8220;comedic&#8221; video submission failed to compensate for her absence, with many labeling it as &#8220;blasphemous.&#8221; The video featured former Saturday Night Live star Molly Shannon portraying her 1990s character, Mary Katherine Gallagher, who interrupted Harris&#8217; speech to liken the charity dinner to the Last Supper. Given recent controversies surrounding a similar video involving Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and communion, this comparison was seen as particularly inappropriate. Critics on social media expressed their disapproval of both Harris and Whitmer&#8217;s videos, calling them cringe-worthy and offensive. Comedian Jim Gaffigan, who hosted the dinner, also commented on Harris&#8217; absence and its implications for her relationship with Catholic voters. Meanwhile, former President Trump took a jab at Harris during his remarks at the event. 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