Yikes…
I’ve never been one to get political, but I can’t help but laugh whenever someone in politics makes a fool of themselves…
And boy, Vice President Kamala Harris has had a moment.
The Howard Bison squared off against the Kansas Jayhawks in the first round of the NCAA Basketball Tournament yesterday.
It was a tough matchup, considering Howard was a 16 seed and Kansas was a one seed, and the Jayhawks ultimately walked away with a 96-68 victory to advance to the next round.
After the game, Vice President Harris (who is a Howard graduate) walked into the locker room, and did her best to give an inspirational “chin up” speech to the Bison men’s basketball team.
But she missed the mark pretty bad with this one.
You just got your asses handed to you (which everyone expected), and then she walks in and starts talking like my Kindergarten teacher trying to walk me through my ABC’s when I was five-years-old.
It went like this:
“You guys are so good. You played hard, you played till the very last second. You made all us Bison so, so proud. You showed the world who Bison are.
You know I was at Howard back in the day where we were just happy that there was a game, much less getting to this place, right?
And I see Bison literally all over the world, and we’ve been talking about you, this team. You make us so proud. So I know you may not be feeling great right now, okay?
But know who you are. You are excellence.”
Yeah, I’m sure a room full of 18 to 23 year olds who nearly lost by 30 points felt really inspired by that one…
You just have to hear it too, it’s even worse:
Congratulations to my @HowardU Bison on a tremendous season. You make us so proud. pic.twitter.com/twSLZgI9Af
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) March 17, 2023
And as Twitter does, they brought the jokes:
How heartbreaking for these players they had an L on the court and then had to take an L listening to this. https://t.co/ZDDzJIcCih
— Jeffery A Dove Jr. (@JefferyADoveJr) March 17, 2023
They aren't first graders! And I never thought I'd live long enough to see another female as phony as the other cackling hyena, Hildebeast. But this hoe said "hold my kneepads!" https://t.co/A4W4seknue
— Floozie (@TFluzie) March 17, 2023
Are you for real? https://t.co/5j3WxKURoL
— Chad Martin (@Datdudecmart2) March 17, 2023
Absolutely no one is listening to her, @KamalaHarris !
Pretty certain they are thinking, “what is this mental doing in our locker room “??? https://t.co/ocXCnlI1iS— randomthots (@sirtatters) March 17, 2023
Does she seem normal to you? What causes people to act and talk like that? We have seen her like this before on the campaign trail. https://t.co/Ih1unOKLlK
— WWII Hero's❤️Daughter (@LeftCoastPeg) March 17, 2023
“I talk with Bison all over the world about this team.” https://t.co/GlzqXLVLge pic.twitter.com/ABa0eIsOD3
— John R. Eakin (@JREakin) March 17, 2023
Getting clapped on the court then having to hear The Cackler afterwards https://t.co/DymFCRCgaO pic.twitter.com/9LORdI7zqP
— Craig Hickman (@chickman_1999) March 17, 2023
Man I’d be so pissed if someone came in my locker room talking like this after a loss…I don’t care who you are LOL https://t.co/6mSHLzbanh
— Doug McKinney (@DougieFreshIAm) March 17, 2023
Why does @VP always talk to people like they’re children with a learning disability? 🤷♂️
Is she a real person or some droid with pre-programed responses??? #NotSure https://t.co/fRSpLwvwr7
— Ken Jr Brauner (@KenNYbUnchained) March 17, 2023
They just got beat by 30. They don’t need an “atta boy” speech like they’re 10 year olds. https://t.co/CcwANQgFSu
— James Hayes (@jamesfhayes) March 17, 2023
But hey, at least it wasn’t as bad as Joe Biden’s bracket:
Arizona? Tough scene…
Good luck to every team in this year's NCAA tournament.
I’ve got Arizona in the men’s tournament and Villanova in the women’s – and as you know, in this household, Villanova always wins. pic.twitter.com/iILzABTCuo
— President Biden (@POTUS) March 16, 2023
