Applause broke out from at least one person on MSNBC as Joe Biden picked Kamala Harris to be his vice presidential nominee. The network turned to MSNBC analyst Claire McCaskill, a former Democratic senator. Brian Williams breathlessly reported the breaking news: “I am just being told we have a pick and it’s Kamala Harris of California.”
Clapping could be heard off-camera. Since this is MSNBC and that could be any person at the network, Williams clarified, “For the record, those applause were from Claire McCaskill.” Of course McCaskiill was thrilled: “Well, she's going to be a terrific vice president.... I just think she's a terrific pick. And I think she's going to be a great vice president and a particularly strong candidate.”
Later, Williams, who lost his Nightly News anchor job for lying, tried to insist that without “bias” or “ideology,” she had a great campaign launch:
Rev, we're seeing some of the pictures from the day I was about to reference. Absent ideology or party or bias or any of that, as a sheer campaign event, as an event that required advance work and stage craft, her announcement in Oakland was one of the stunners of this cycle. And as someone referenced earlier, campaign didn't work out so well, but that was a truly exciting event on a beautiful day in California.
Here's how the liberal media covered the announcement of Mike Pence in 2016. Expect the coverage for Harris to be VASTLY different.
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MSNBC live coverage
8/11/2020
4:20 PM ETBRIAN WILLIAMS: I am just being told we have a pick and it’s Kamala Harris of California. [sound of clapping.] For the record, those applause were from Claire McCaskill. Kamala Harris is the breaking news. Biden has selected the California senator.
CLARIE MCCASKILL: Well, she's going to be a terrific vice president. I had the opportunity to watch Kamala as she came into the senate. She was on the committee that I was a ranking member of, homeland security, government affairs. I watched her as she questioned people like general Kelly over immigration policy. And this is not somebody who is anybody's fool. She was prepared. She was intelligent in terms of the kinds of questions she asked and, most important, she didn't let up. She is aggressive, and I mean that in all positive ways, in terms of fighting for the things that I think this ticket is going to be fighting for. And I just think she's a terrific pick.
I think she'll be a loyal and hard-working candidate. She has been under the klieg lights. And you know, remember, her election in 2010 was close. She's been in tough elections, not just -- I think we think of people running in California as never having a tough election, but, you know, the primary, the system of getting elected out there is very mano-a-mano and it was not a done deal when she ran for attorney general and won. Obviously, a lot of competition to step into Barbara boxer's seat when she won the election to the Senate. So this is somebody who has been toughened by her career. Her career shows that she has what it takes when the pressure is on. And I think she's going to be a great vice president and a particularly strong candidate.
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SHARPTON: I think Joe Biden could have chosen someone else, but he couldn't have chosen anyone better.
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WILLIAMS: Rev, we're seeing some of the pictures from the day I was about to reference. Absent ideology or party or bias or any of that, as a sheer campaign event, as an event that required advance work and stage craft, her announcement in Oakland was one of the stunners of this cycle. And as someone referenced earlier, campaign didn't work out so well, but that was a truly exciting event on a beautiful day in California.
