The movie Liar, Liar (circa 1997)is fantasy. All kinds of fun. Remember the plot? A slick attorney builds a flourishing practice through his skill as a habitual liar. Well, truth is that’s not fantasy, is it? Considering the occupation, that is. The fantasy is that the attorney’s son wishes his dad can’t tell a lie for an entire day — and the wish comes true. You imagine everyone in America plays the wish game from time to time. In this political season of lies, you’ve been mulling a special wish — that in at least one news interview, at least one commentator and one politician must tell the naked truth.*

Your wish is that a well known, respected, talking head would  interview Kamala Harris. Since Bret Baier just had  this experience, you choose him for an encore. In your fantasy, Harris’ remarks would be unrealistically brief. Each  participant would be truthful, and Fox  News would would let it play without interruption.

Acknowledgements/Introductions

Baier: Ms. Vice President, are you happy being the Democrat nominee for President, considering you were not elected by the people?

Harris: You must realize, Mr. Baier, that I didn’t ask to be the nominee. Please remember that. It was a special circumstance and the Democrat Party did what it had to do. The leaders said I was the most qualified candidate based on my four years experience as second in command. I think they were right.  Anyway, there was no one else in the party who could win. Ask Joe, he’ll tell you.

Baier: Ms. Vice President, as the border Czar, fentanyl smuggled into the US under your watch has killed thousands of people; and many Americans have died at the hands of criminals who crossed our border. Are you guilty of being an accessory to murder?

Harris: Mt. Baier, I have to say that this question shows your partisan bias and it should end this interview. I have no doubt that Fox news management will agree. But in the interest of the long suffering American people, let me say that drugs and killers were entering this country long before the Biden/Harris administration. When we took over, we tried to correct Trump’s failed immigration policies. The only other thing I would say about your insulting insinuation is to ask you to put the question to Secretary Mayorkas and the border personnel who have been working courageously on this issue. Both would give me high marks.

Baier: Ms. Vice President, are you a communist?

Harris: This line of questioning is inflammatory in its intent. But once again I’ll take the high road, I will proudly tell you and all freedom loving Americans that I was brought up by family and mentors to respect all ideologies. There is no question I am politically progressive because I believe in the suffering of the underclass — that the people who suffer discrimination — are much better served by proactive policies that respond to their welfare. The reactionary policies of yesterday have no place in America’s future.

Baier: Thank you Madam, but, to be clear, are you a communist?

Harris: I am not a card carrying member of the Communist Party. Is that answer clear enough?

Baier: Thank you. In your debate with President Trump, you repeated several times that — “the American people are hurting.” Please tell me, how and why  are they hurting , and just who is responsible for their pain.?

Harris: I’m glad you asked. And my heart goes out to those who can’t make ends meet. The fact is we inherited an administration who devised policies that had some short term effects; but it was all smoke and mirrors. Trump’s economics plan was so devious that there was no way to correct the eventual damage in just three years — and even now our corrective strategies are just beginning to take hold to reduce the devastating inflation that rose out of control  during our tenure in office. At the same time, you can see  our unemployment numbers are in decline.

Baier: So are you saying that inflation and resulting 30-40% cost of living increase is Trump’s fault?

Harris: Yes, for the most part. The average person doesn’t take in consideration that there is a lag factor in the economy. They lose sight that what happened in 2016-20 may have looked OK, but we were left to deal with the fallout.

Baier: Madam VP, I think you have stated that Donald Trump is anti woman and that under his administration, women will lose their reproductive rights. Is that true?

Harris: Definitely true. I’m surprised you asked this question. He has made demeaning comments about women so many times, he even brags about it. He was successfully sued for paying hush money to a woman for his sexual escapades with her. And now, many states want to outlaw abortion rights altogether. Of all the issues that face this country, this is one that makes Trump most unfit to serve.

Baire: But, Madam VP, Trump has no jurisdiction over the abortion issue; The Supreme Court found Roe vs Wade unconstitutional. The matter is in the hands of the states. Isn’t that true?

Harris: Don’t you believe that for a second. He put those justices on the Supreme Court and he’s responsible for the repeal. If he gets in, he will find ways to see that all American women further lose their most basic rights. As we’ve said many time publicly, he’s a danger to our democracy and it begins with depriving women their rights.

Baire: Madam VP. How do you intend to reduce the astronomical US debt? I believe the figure is over $35 Trillion.

Harris: We have to bite the bullet. The fact is — there is no way to reduce debt without taxing many millions of incredibly rich people sitting on enormous wealth. That would be a beginning — in fact, our deficit is evidence that millions of taxpayers have found loopholes to avoid their fair share of the tax burden. There is no way we will ever have equity in this nation until we recognize there is inequality throughout all segments of our social structure.

Baire: Madam VP, it sounds as if you suggest that America can tax its way to prosperity.

Harris: You put it abruptly to make it sound bad. I said it was one step. We also must look at how large corporations and businesses rip off the people. In energy alone, the people would be much better off if the government had a greater role in the energy sector as well as considering price controls, particularly in the food industry. Already, we see how much better off people are now that the government is essentially in charge of the healthcare industry. We should look into other sectors of the economy and exercise humanitarian policies that  would be more beneficial than encouraging greedy profit motives. Greed takes the bread out of the mouths of the working class.

Baire: Are you talking about replacing capitalism with socialism, Madam?

Harris: I think replacing is the wrong word. If you look at many successful countries around the world, you will see the coordination between socialism and capitalism is successful and fair. We must strive for a world that endeavors to make all citizens more equal. As it says in the Declaration, “all men are created equal.”

Baire: With all due respect, Madam, you may not have the card, but aren’t you preaching Communism?

Harris: Mr. Baire, I’m afraid you’re determined to let your own politics interfere with your obligation to conduct a non-biased journalistic interview. The people want change. We can’t fix all the problems of the past in four years — problems that Trump initiated in his four disastrous years in office. If you don’t see it, the people do. They saw it so clearly, that they felt it necessary to indict Trump and charge him with dozens of felonies — and he’s still trying to wiggle out of paying for his breaches of the law.

Baire: Thank you. This interview is concluded. For me personally, let me say in closing, madam, that you are totally full of shit, to such a degree, that knowing millions of people nonetheless will vote for you, is like living through an episode of the “Walking Dead.” God help us. To the management of Fox News,  you necessarily have my resignation — and condolences.

*Note: To explain why Harris appears to lie, you may want to recall a famous comedian’s advice on how to deceive a polygraph: “It’s not a lie if you believe it.” Ed.

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