- She's pronounced comma-la. Respect. If you're a Brit, try KAHmala.
Don't be like the Beeb radio folk, who never once pronounced Obama's first name correctly. I had an online run in with one of the culprits, who got all huffy. I pointed out I'd respected her enough to spell her (Arabic, unfamiliar) name correctly. She went all quiet then. Anyway let's do our best.
Happy day everyone, catch your breath, sometimes big things move fast.
Today's a new week, writing this on Monday, and I'm heartened by the massive support for Kamala's candidacy. Sunday night 44,000 black women including all black women Members of Congress, and every state Dem organization represented, met on Zoom.
They had set it up to accommodate 1,000, it filled instantly, they conferred with Zoom management, who opened it up, till they reached 44,000.
Over the course of their strategy discussions, they fund-raised. By the close of the meeting they'd raised $1 million.
Edit: in less than 24 hours, via Act Blue, $90 million raised. About $27 million is from small donors. The numbers keep rising so when you read this it may be under the total.
As of mid afternoon Monday
It's not just dollars, it's a strong indicator of grass roots support. And it's the most ever raised in the first day of a presidential candidacy. Black women rule!
This is being called a strong swift pivot. Speaking of which, Taylor Swift is in talks with swifties about coming out for Harris for President. She's on all the state ballots, Kamala, not Taylor, and, according to Marc Elias, there are no legal grounds to contest it.
And many heavy hitters, including some traitors to Joe, have come out in support. The traitors are still going to be primaried, in case they think there's any kumbaya coming their way.
But there's serious support from people who matter, governors, state Dem organizations, trade unions, presidents -- Biden and Clinton, note the missing name, many members of Congress, and political people with leverage.
So let's hope billionaire bullies don't interfere with her nomination, holding my breath till she's on the platform accepting it.
Nikki Barnes, Florida Dem organizer, reported Monday morning that enough delegates are now pledging to her to secure the nomination. Meanwhile I'm all in for Kamala. And I know how to say her name.
Until further notice, this blog is negative -free. No comments casting doubt will appear here. The time is too short, the stakes are too high. Thank you for respecting this moment in history.
Meanwhile I walked in the lovely cool cloudy weather. The jewelweed is out
At the pond I watched a little turtle swimming about, then a frog shouted and jumped in, startling Yertle, who dived down into the mud.
In this picture there's a practically invisible turtle on the opposite bank.
And on the way home, a flicker family flew across my path, with young keeping up. Too fast for me and this phone to picture.
Further on, near the concrete rabbit now buried in foliage, was a baby rabbit who let me get close before dashing away, white tail bobbing.
Happy day everyone, catch your breath, sometimes big things move fast.
