It's August 9th today, and Kamala Harris has been the Democrat nominee for about three weeks. 

In that time she has given prepared remarks almost exclusively, with a sentence or two deviations, but taken no questions from reporters. During that time reporters have excused this as Kamala getting her feet under her, as if she hasn't been in politics for decades and Vice President for 3 1/2 years. 

J.D. Vance has taken more questions from Kamala's press corps than she has. Literally, that's the case. He offered himself up to them on an airport tarmac, and they were so stunned they declined to ask any questions but one. It was a stunning case of media malpractice, but at least he tried to help them do their jobs. 

JD Vance after physically walking up to Kamala Harris’ plane to ask why she’s hiding from reporters:

"Hopefully it's going to be my plane in a few months. I also thought you guys may get lonely, because the VP doesn't answer questions from reporters."pic.twitter.com/xmXBC16MSY

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 7, 2024

As Republicans "pounce" on Kamala's unwillingness to speak in any setting other than with prepared remarks, the Harris campaign has finally let it be known that she will make unscripted remarks to a press person sometime "before the end of the month."

Harris under the wing of AF2 tells reporters, “I've talked to my team. I want us to get an interview scheduled before the end of the month.”

— Philip Melanchthon Wegmann (@PhilipWegmann) August 8, 2024

I can't wait to see her stare down an Ayatollah or sit across the table from Vladimir Putin. She can't even face a fawning journalist. 

The mainstream media have been giving Harris the celebrity treatment, turning her into a fake superstar who is suddenly "Momala" presiding over Kamalot, so it's not like she has much to worry about. 

At least, she doesn't have to worry about any journalist doing anything that might hurt her. She has to worry about Kamala Harris torpedoing her campaign. 

Days since Kamala Harris has been asked an adversarial question after becoming the de facto nominee:

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— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) August 9, 2024

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz have little to worry about when it comes to media scrutiny, but they both have a lot to worry about when it comes to opening up about their vision for the country, their records, and most of all, Kamala's tendency to speak like a sloppy drunk after a night on the town. 

Scott Adams insists that she is drunk or such a good imitation of a drunk person that she is indistinguishable from a day drinker. I don't have his olfactory skills, so I can't say anything about her actual alcohol consumption, but once you see the bizarre way she talks in that frame, it is difficult to unsee it. She speaks in circles, laughs inappropriately, looks profoundly uncomfortable when speaking off the cuff, and says incredibly stupid things in a very serious tone as if she is covering her inebriation with a tone of voice. 

Fox played a side by side of Kamala’s two speeches yesterday

She doesn’t have the ability to go off the teleprompter pic.twitter.com/WFWdEvCBGG

— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) August 9, 2024

It is this reason more than any other that keeps her from extemporaneously speaking, and it is the sycophancy of the media that keeps them from pointing it out and demanding that a person with a legitimate shot at being president either in the next few months or through election is incapable of doing the minimum job of any politicians: speaking coherently. 

Kamala Harris asked who her favorite rapper is.

She has a complete mental breakdown on-camera.

This is why they won’t let her do interviews.

She has a lower IQ than Biden and is less likable

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— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 9, 2024

Trump, of course, has an extremely odd way of speaking that puts a lot of people off, but having watched him do the job of president and doing it well, we can feel pretty confident that the country and the world would be well off under him. The economy was great, the world was at peace, our enemies were scared, and looking back, people remember the years more fondly than they did at the time. 

Harris? Her record is...disturbing. She has had few specific tasks as Vice President, but two that come to mind are the border, which has been a disaster, and the Space Council, which has been a disaster. Anything she has touched has been a disaster. 

Democrats don't care, of course, because she will keep the gravy train going, and the media doesn't care because she will keep them tied to power. It is a lovefest for them. 

But it sure would be nice to hear from her. You would think that ordinary people who are giving Kamala a serious look for the first time would have a right to hear from her in an honest conversation and not poll-tested speeches. 

And, it seems we will, in three weeks or so and just prior to the start of voting. But not a moment before. 

No matter how much you hate the mainstream media, it is not nearly enough. After all, they pretty clearly hate you and treat you with contempt.