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The hosts examine Kamala Harris's historic role as the first female, Black, and Indian American Vice President. They compare her lack of a specific initial policy initiative to the roles held by previous Vice Presidents like Joe Biden and Mike Pence. The conversation touches on Biden's deep ties to Delaware's corporate environment and suggests Harris may act as a "lightning rod" or "troublemaker" while Biden operates in the background.
The "Corn Pop" story is revisited, with the hosts noticing a new detail: Biden's mention of a man named "Boom Boom Cannon." They argue that Biden's time as a lifeguard in a Black neighborhood allowed him to "soak up the psychology" of the community, enabling him to code-switch when speaking to leaders like James Clyburn.
The London Times famously mocked the Emancipation Proclamation for freeing slaves only in the areas where Lincoln had no power, while leaving slavery intact in Union-aligned border states like Kentucky and Maryland. Mo recounts how difficult it was for his father to unlearn the "Honest Abe" narrative.
