Quote:Hurricane Helene wreaked absolute havoc in parts of some southeastern states including Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee.

The western part of North Carolina was particularly hard hit by what was left of Helene late Thursday going into Friday, with so many roads and highways being flooded, washed out, and in some cases partially collapsed and inaccessible that state officials are urging people not to travel at all to that part of the state unless they are part of rescue/relief crews.

In the midst of what some have called "apocalyptic" devastation in the NC mountains, where at least 30 people are confirmed dead, as much as 30" of rain was recorded in some spots, and houses and vehicles were seen floating down massively flooded streets, there has been growing criticism that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have been nowhere to be found.

Indeed, Biden was vacationing (again) at Rehoboth Beach this weekend while Harris was wining and dining at left coast campaign fundraisers. In fairness, Biden had already done the official things presidents typically do when clearing the way for federal assistance. But the insensitivity of him relaxing beachside and Harris clinking glasses at megadonor fundraisers, while Katrina-like destruction was unfolding elsewhere, wasn't lost on their critics.

It is perhaps with that in mind that Harris (or her handlers) posted a photo to the Twitter machine late Sunday night showing her with her cell phone in front of her, a pen in her hand, and wearing her earbuds, looking like she was doing official work:

"I was just briefed by @FEMA_Deanne Criswell on the latest developments about the ongoing impacts of Hurricane Helene. We also discussed our Administration's continued actions to support emergency response and recovery.

I also spoke with @NC_Governor Cooper about the ongoing rescue and recovery efforts in North Carolina.

Our Administration will continue to stay in constant contact with state and local officials to ensure communities have the support and resources they need.

Doug and my thoughts are with all those who lost loved ones and those whose homes, businesses, and communities were damaged or destroyed during this disaster."

The covering of the "vice" part of the vice presidential seal was an interesting touch, too.

If one isn't looking closely at the photo, though, they might miss something: the fact that it doesn't look like her earbuds are plugged into her phone:

Others thought that maybe even the piece of paper she was "writing" on might have been blank, but it's hard to tell:

There are a couple of things that I find super-annoying about the photo. First, if she indeed really wasn't on the phone (and FWIW she's been known to play games with her earbuds before), it's just more fakery on top of fakery from a candidate and team who try reinventing her as a "great leader" just about every single day.

The other thing and more importantly is that not one person in this country who is heartbroken and praying for western North Carolina families should be impressed with the photo and caption considering it was posted two days after the region got hammered by Helene and after Harris had other priorities that didn't include expressing anything beyond the bare minimum concern for the hundreds of thousands who have been negatively impacted in my state.

Whether the headphones are plugged in or not, that staged photo and caption do say a lot about Kamala Harris, with none of it being good.

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At least they had the forethought to remove the drink off the BevNap.

Tone-Deaf Kamala Ran Campaign Ads on The Weather Channel As Hurricane Helene Destroyed Lives

Quote:Kamala Harris is on the receiving end of some well-deserved scorn for her gross incompetence in dealing with the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Helene. As RedState's Sister Toldjah reported earlier Monday, there's a viral photo of Kamala Harris going around, showing the current vice president scribbling notes after supposedly having just been briefed by FEMA. Curiously, her wired earbuds weren't plugged into her phone, which could have made talking and listening a bit of a challenge.

Kamala wasn't plugged in ... in more ways than one.

It wasn't until Donald Trump, who is not, in fact, currently in office, announced he'd be visiting storm-affected Georgia that Harris, who is currently in office, decided she needed to act concerned about the many Americans affected by the devastating hurricane. The Biden administration issued the standard, boilerplate announcement that the federal government would devote the necessary resources to help clean up.

No one expected Joe Biden to get off his beach lounger to take command of the situation -- it's called a telephone, you all! -- but certainly, some voters were left wondering: Where was Kamala?

It's not like Kamala Harris didn't know a huge and potentially destructive storm was barreling its way toward the southern U.S. She not only knew it was coming, but her campaign actually placed a big ad buy on The Weather Channel precisely because they knew the hurricane was on its way and residents would be glued to their TVs and devices to get the latest on the storm track and intensity:

Now, an ad buy made a week ago as the storm was still brewing is not necessarily a bad thing; the intention was clearly to get southern voters, the people most interested in the hurricane, to see her messaging. It's the same reason that both Trump and Harris ran ads during last Saturday's Alabama vs. Georgia college football game: they each want to win Georgia. They each need to win Georgia.

The problem with Kamala's Weather Channel ad buy is that hurricanes can be fickle things; sometimes they fizzle out and sometimes they beat a brutal path right through American communities. That latter-case scenario -- the one that actually played out across Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina -- didn't seem to matter much to Kamala and her campaign, just as long as they got eyeballs on their ad.

And what an ad it was. As if politicizing the storm through the ad buy wasn't bad enough, the campaign ad she chose to run during the crisis touted how she'd be president "to all Americans." Except those Americans who were, at that same time, having their lives upended due to the effects of the storm.

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Here's the transcript:

As a prosecutor, I never asked a victim or a witness, "Are you a Republican or a Democrat?" They only thing I ever asked them is, "Are you okay?" And that's the kind of president we need right now. Someone who cares about you and is not putting themselves first. I intend to be a president for all Americans and focus on investing right now in you, the American people. And we can chart a new way forward.

She cares about all Americans, but had to be brow-beaten into showing even a modicum of concern for those affected by Helene? Did she even spare a thought for them as she undertook her Hurricane Kamala political fundraising storm across the state of California?

The Weather Channel ad buy was set to end Monday, and it's not clear if the full buy went ahead; RedState is awaiting comment from Medium Buying about the ultimate fate of the ad flight. It is clear, however, from the clip above that the ad was still up and running even as the severity of the storm became known. But, sure, she'll be a president to all Americans.

I'm old enough to remember when Bush got crushed in the media for his flyover

More needs to be done to help Western NC

There is nothing real or genuine with these made for TV political hacks.