Biden Ends Presidential Bid.

[NauticalGent]

Actually, quick question. How do you correctly pronounce her first name?

ˈjak-ˌas

 

[Mike Krailo]

It must be one of those weird American things like 'AreKinSaw'. If her name is spelt 'Kamala' then the first two letters should be pronounced 'Ka' not 'Ko'.
Col

Except, this has to do with "sounds like" and not what you see as the letter "a". The "Ah' sound is also in the word comma, communist, collar, comet, condo, etc... there are lot of words that are spelled with the "co" letters and sounds just like "ka". Her name is spelled with "Ka" just like it sounds but you would be wrong to say "Ka" & "Mala", it's Comma-La or Kama-La which sound exactly the same.

The way that Trump says it is like in the video I posted, which is wrong, but conjures up that exact image in my head when I hear it, and I don't even think Trump knows who that is. Maybe he does, but I'm guessing he doesn't.

 

[AccessBlaster]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1816974609637417112

 

[AccessBlaster]

 

[Thales750]

He has not. He simply dropped out of running for president. But Harris is not being shy about usurping the president's power. One can advocate that Biden was never in power. It appears that the US is being run by an unnamed secret cabal.

QAnon and MAGA conspiracies.

 

[AccessBlaster]

 

[ColinEssex]

I'm confused as to what the Obama's have got to do with this election. What difference does it make what he says, he retired isn't he? Maybe he is a senator? What about the wife? She's just an ex first lady.
Col

 

[Steve R.]

I'm confused as to what the Obama's have got to do with this election. What difference does it make what he says, he retired isn't he?

I would suggest that your read the novel the "Manchurian Candidate". Obama is not retired. Obama is, the behind the scenes, the Manchurian Candidate.

 

[Thales750]

I would suggest that your read the novel the "Manchurian Candidate". Obama is not retired. Obama is, the behind the scenes, the Manchurian Candidate.

He is there to balance the Force against the Sith Lords.

 

[Steve R.]

He is there to balance the Force against the Sith Lords.

Obama is one of the Sith Lords.

 

[Mike Krailo]

The only conspiracy we have to fear....is the conspiracy itself.

 

[ColinEssex]

Sorry I asked a civil question.
Col

 

[Thales750]

Sorry I asked a civil question.
Col

What are you saying?

 

[The_Doc_Man]

I'm confused as to what the Obama's have got to do with this election. What difference does it make what he says, he retired isn't he? Maybe he is a senator? What about the wife? She's just an ex first lady.
Col

While there are many circles within circles in this little political merry-go-round that we call USA Politics, the person apparently in power is not always the person actually in power. The question isn't "what is pulling the sleigh" (the horse?) but "who is holding the reigns, well behind the horse?" And there are those, Col, who believe that Mr. Obama is the shadowy holder of the reins for Joe Biden.

You are correct that ostensibly, Mr. Obama is retired. No, he's not a senator any more either. His wife is, as you said, an ex-first-lady. However, there is a chance that Kamala's inability to speak extemporaneously with any modicum of sentience will disenchant the power elite of the Democratic party. In which case she will follow Mr. Biden into oblivion.

If that happens, Mr. Obama cannot be president again because no person can serve more that two full terms. But not to worry... Michelle Obama can run - and she would have the backing of a lot of people who now would back Kamala. After all, she is also black and female and liberal. And she is more eloquent than Kamala OR Joe - individually or together.

You earlier asked about pronouncing Kamala's name. You should be aware that her name comes from her mother's side. Her mother is Shyamala Goplan, who was born in Madras Province in India. With that heritage, Kamala's name will use vowel sounds from India's version of English, not the British version. Think of the vocal scale in music where we say "do re mi fa ..." (etc.) Now take that "fa" and remember the exact sound of the "a". Make the three syllables rhyme: Kamala. And the last step is to add a slight emphasis on the "Ka" part.

 

[Thales750]

Obama is, the behind the scenes, the Manchurian Candidate.

Unless they died in office, so has every other former President.
But, of course Trump has exerted zero post office influence.

 

[Isaac]

—> Joe Biden succumbed to a coup. Since then, Kamala Harris has raised hundreds of millions to keep Democrats in power.

—> The media lied about Joe Biden’s mental decline for years. They only changed their tune when they got caught. Now, they’re back to carrying water for Democrats.

 

[Isaac]

May I ask why Mr Trump is so horrible to Mrs Harris? In a speech yesterday he called her a 'bum' several times ( a bum in the UK is what you sit on) and said other nasty things about her (like they do on these forums). The thing is whether Mr Trump likes it or not, Mrs Harris is the Vice President and is a candidate for the Presidency and its immaterial if she is good, bad or indifferent, she should be afforded the respect that her position dictates.
As for Mr Trump, yes he is a candidate also for what is arguably the most powerful job in the world. What kind of image does he project to the world by saying all these nasty things. He is supposed to be statesmanlike and at least give the impression he is fit for the job, but fails miserably on both counts.
In the UK, if a politician said those things, they would be suspended. Yet the Americans accept it as normal. I know Americans here use disgusting foul language, to my mind it just shows ignorance, having to resort to gutter talk like Mr Trump.
Col

Bum doesn't only mean your rear end parts, it also means a person who doesn't work. FYI.

 

[Isaac]

It must be one of those weird American things like 'AreKinSaw'. If her name is spelt 'Kamala' then the first two letters should be pronounced 'Ka' not 'Ko'.
Col

It's not an American thing in the first place. She's from Jamaica, so why does traditional American pronunciation matter?

 

[Isaac]

But the name isn't Jamaican, it is Indian. My Indian friend named Kamala pronounced her name with a very soft, short, middle syllable. Kam a la but almost kam la or kama la. You sort of swallow the middle syllable.

Whatever it is, I'm just letting Col know that his comparison to American pronunciation makes no sense. Her family is a recent immigrant in the first place and "american" has no bearing on the pronunciation of someone's name, especially hers

 

[ColinEssex]

It's not an American thing in the first place. She's from Jamaica, so why does traditional American pronunciation matter?

If she's from Jamaica, how come she was born in Oakland California?
Col