As we've previously reported, a strange but fairly predictable series of Zoom calls for Kamala Harris have taken place in recent weeks in an apparent effort to show she has support from "diverse" groups of (rich, well-connected) people.
Bizarrely, many of them have been segregated affairs, such as the "White Women for Kamala" call, the "Win With Black Women" call, and the "Black Men for Harris" call.
Perhaps most infamously, there was the "White Dudes for Kamala" call, where, as my colleague Becky Noble noted, "a slew of beta males including actors Jeff Bridges and Josh Gad, Russia collusion fomenter extraordinaire Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), and singer Josh Groban" joined in on the festivities.
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And if that one wasn't cringe enough, there was a "Comics for Kamala" call on Monday, organized in part by Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), where millionaire celebrity comics including Ben Stiller and Rosie O'Donnell tried to resonate with working-class Americans by pledging donations in the hundreds of thousands of dollars and gushing about how they wished they were people of color, presumably so they could look more like Kamala Harris:
Stiller said he wants a “decent person in the White House” and someone who “cares about democracy.”
The Hollywood star praised Harris for “acting like a human being” with “empathy” and “humor” before crediting the expected Democratic nominee’s push for the Oval Office for “energizing” young voters who were not “engaged before.”
“She’s also a historic candidate,” the “Tropic Thunder” said. “It’s going to be the first woman president, and that’s incredibly exciting. She’s Indian, she’s Black, she’s everything. You can be more than one thing, it’s incredible.”
“You know, I’m Jewish and Irish. I wish I was black. Every white Jewish guy wishes he was black. You know, get out there and vote and donate and take advantage," Stiller also said.
Watch:
Ben Stiller announces he is donating $150K to Kamala Harris and then says:
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) August 6, 2024
"I wish I was black—every white Jewish guy wishes he was black." pic.twitter.com/PPnsUObC5M
O'Donnell proudly bragged about her Kamala Harris t-shirt collection.
"The day President Biden stepped down, the most glorious act of generosity and patriotism, I went out and bought a hundred Kamala t-shirts and I will not take them off until she is in that White House," she stated.
Watch:
BREAKING: Rosie O'Donnell admits on the Comics for Kamala call that she bought 100 Kamala Harris t-shirts and will not be taking them off until Harris is elected.
— Stu (@thestustustudio) August 6, 2024
"The day President Biden stepped down, the most glorious act of generosity and patriotism, I went out and bought a… pic.twitter.com/FqAr9eZiyy
One commodian comedian even fretted over the (non-existent) possibility of actor Scott Baio being made their "overlord" if the Trump/Vance ticket wins in November:
WATCH: @ikebarinholtz says go to a swing state to volunteer for the Harris campaign if you can, so Trump doesn’t put all the showbiz people in a gulag and make Scott Baio their overlord. #ComicsForKamala pic.twitter.com/d2xKuu8FM1
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) August 6, 2024
There's a good possibility they knew how awful they came across considering this happened:
“Comics For Kamala” lol
— HiDadSoup (@HiDadSoup) August 6, 2024
Notice comments are turned off pic.twitter.com/fEdd8dnL1H
Whatever the case may be, to hear/watch these people talk lovingly about "patriotism and democracy" after forcing the guy who clinched the nomination in March through the traditional primary process to withdraw in July because Orange Man Bad, and who have now installed in his place a nominee who has never won a single presidential primary, is downright hysterical.
So in a way, the "Comics for Kamala" did what they were supposed to in making people laugh -- just not in ways that made them look like the "patriotic" Americans they want you to see them as, though.
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