{"id":2383508,"date":"2024-12-25T07:47:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-25T12:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-the-grinch-caught-telling-staffers-we-are-not-defeated-shortly-after-layoffs\/"},"modified":"2024-12-25T07:50:25","modified_gmt":"2024-12-25T12:50:25","slug":"kamala-the-grinch-caught-telling-staffers-we-are-not-defeated-shortly-after-layoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-the-grinch-caught-telling-staffers-we-are-not-defeated-shortly-after-layoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala the Grinch: Caught Telling Staffers &#8216;We Are Not Defeated\u2019 Shortly After Layoffs"},"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\">26<\/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-the-grinch-caught-telling-staffers-we-are-not-defeated-shortly-after-layoffs%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=2383508&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>The article discusses \u200cremarks made by kamala\u2063 Harris at a Democratic National \u2062Commitee\u200d (DNC) holiday reception shortly before Christmas. \u2062Following the DNC&#8217;s recent layoffs of numerous \u2064staffers after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-next-hunter-kamala-harriss-stepdaughter-cashes-in-on-biden-presidency\/\" title=\"The Next Hunter? Kamala Harris\u2019s Stepdaughter Cashes in on Biden Presidency\">failed presidential campaign<\/a>, Harris&#8217;s comments \u2062sparked criticism. While she encouraged people to recognize their blessings\u2064 and \u200bmaintain a fighting spirit, many found\u200b her\u2063 remarks tone-deaf, \u200dgiven the layoffs.The DNC union had been forced to raise funds to\u2062 support recently let-go employees, \u200bhighlighting the party&#8217;s financial mismanagement. Critics argue that Harris&#8217;s optimistic rhetoric stands in stark contrast to the harsh \u2062reality faced \u200dby laid-off staffers,likening her attitude \u2064to that of the Grinch,who initially \u200dembodies a lack of compassion during the\u200c holiday \u2064season. the piece conveys frustration over Harris&#8217;s failure \u2064to\u200b address the consequences of her campaign\u200b on those who worked for \u2062her.  <\/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> \t\t\t\t<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><\/p>\n<p>She may not have green hair or skin (that we know of), but failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris appeared to be channeling her inner Grinch on Dec. 15, just days before Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-tells-kamala-harris-not-going-anywhere-kid-hope-right\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DNC holiday reception<\/a>, Harris addressed the crowd with a bunch of her usual drivel.<\/p>\n<p>But some comments raised a few eyebrows, given the shaky ground the DNC and Harris&rsquo; campaign are on.<\/p>\n<p>To wit, Harris and the DNC came under scrutiny when, following a costly and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">losing presidential bid<\/a>, numerous staffers were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dnc-union-forced-beg-money-disastrous-election-losses-lead-party-betrayal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unceremoniously let go<\/a>&nbsp;just a couple months before Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>It created a situation where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dnc-union-forced-beg-money-disastrous-election-losses-lead-party-betrayal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DNC union<\/a> basically had to beg for money to help stabilize some of the recently fired staffers, shortly after the Nov. 5 general election.<\/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>&ldquo;We are heartbroken to see our colleagues &mdash; who dedicated countless hours to electing Democrats up and down the ballot &mdash; depart under these circumstances, and we are furious with DNC leadership for failing to provide severance to those affected,&rdquo; the union&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/support-the-dnc-staff-union-layoff-relief-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GoFundMe<\/a> page read.<\/p>\n<p>(As of Dec. 16, the page hadd raised the $25,000 it was aiming for.)<\/p>\n<p>Given that less-than-enthused GoFundMe page, one would&rsquo;ve assumed that Harris would keep her remarks thoughtful when it came to the swathes of laid off Americans in the aftermath of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gun-sales-set-january-record-as-democrats-took-control-of-white-house-congress\/\" title=\"Gun Sales Set January Record As Democrats Took Control Of White House, Congress\">failed presidential bid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One would assume wrong.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This holiday season, like any time of the year, let us really be conscious of all the blessings we have,&rdquo; Harris began, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/harris-tells-dnc-staffers-after-devastating-layoffs-our-spirit-not-defeated\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>. &ldquo;Let us celebrate the blessings we have; let us celebrate and advance the blessings we have yet to create.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And let us always remember our country is worth fighting for, and our spirit will not be defeated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Never mind that the leftist spirit was literally defeated and repudiated on Nov. 5, this is as tone deaf as it gets.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our spirit will not be defeated&rdquo; while you can&rsquo;t even pay your staffers? What a joke.<\/p>\n<p>And a long joke, at that.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And hear me when I say this, that spirit that fuels the countless hours and days and months of work that you have put into this, that spirit,&rdquo; Harris continued. &ldquo;It can never be defeated. Our spirit is not defeated.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are not defeated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>(The electoral college results from Nov. 5 would disagree.)<\/p>\n<p>The vice president doubled down on the veritably false statement: &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s be clear about that. We are strong. We are clear about why we are in this. And because you&rsquo;re here right now. I say again, thank you because not only are you clear about all of that, you&rsquo;re willing to put in the hard work and that work must continue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ah, yes. Nothing like pitching &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-sheehy-credits-common-sense-beating-identity-politics-in-his-election-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Tim Sheehy credits \u2018common sense\u2019 beating \u2018identity politics\u2019 in his election - Washington Examiner\">hard work&#038;rdquo<\/a>; where your staffers don&rsquo;t even get paid for it, right?<\/p>\n<p>Look, it&rsquo;s no secret that Democrats have been bad about handling money <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dncs-spiral-debt-may-prove-democrats-just-plain-bad-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for some time now<\/a>. The ballooning national debt is proof of that.<\/p>\n<p>But Democrats used to be better about handling people &mdash; and that clearly isn&rsquo;t the case anymore.<\/p>\n<p>Harris is gleefully cackling about being undefeated when she can&rsquo;t even provide for the very people who busted their humps to foolishly try and get her elected.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s disillusioned, evil, sinister, greedy and the complete antithesis of what the Christmas season is supposed to represent.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, it&rsquo;s exactly what the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/literal-grinches-anti-semites-force-cancellation-longtime-christmas-tradition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grinch<\/a> would&rsquo;ve done before he caved to the peer pressure of Whoville.<\/p>\n<p>(Yes, this writer still has an issue with the way the original Dr. Seuss animated film ended, though not nearly as big of an issue as I have with most things Harris.)<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<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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During her speech at the DNC holiday reception, she delivered her typical remarks, but some of her comments were eyebrow-raising given the precarious situation of both the DNC and her campaign. Following a costly and unsuccessful presidential run, many staff members were abruptly let go just weeks before Christmas, prompting criticism of Harris and the DNC. The union representing these workers had to appeal for funds to support those recently dismissed after the November 5 election. Despite this troubling context, Harris&#8217;s holiday message was surprisingly tone-deaf as she encouraged everyone to appreciate their blessings while ignoring the plight of laid-off employees who worked hard for her campaign<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2383509,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kamala-Harris-3.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[10673,32438,7970,47379],"class_list":["post-2383508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-grinch","tag-kamala-harris","tag-layoffs","tag-staff-morale"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kamala-Harris-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2383508"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2383512,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383508\/revisions\/2383512"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2383509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2383508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2383508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2383508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}