And that this is messaging. It's legitimately no different than the stuff you'd see on Nazi message boards and newsletters 20 years ago. It's just a little more politically correct.

It's not an official title, and it's generally been used as a catchphrase to attack Kamala Harris since. For instance, in February 2022, Texas Representative Ronnie Jackson tried to pass the Border Czar Accountability Act, which would make Harris visit the border every 60 days, along with a number of other requirements that he wanted to impose. Yeah, that'd be fun. Anyone who watched the RNC would notice that they were largely animated by a fear and hatred of immigrants with signs and chance of send them back making frequent appearances. One of the clear elements of this messaging was that many of the speakers complained about Kamala Harris, specifically calling her the quote border czar. This was an effort in branding, and it's pretty easy to see through, and that's why it's so important to someone like Alex. After the RNC, there were articles and outlets like Vox that were explaining this very clear and transparent GOP messaging campaign and how it's not really accurate. The Vox sub-headline for their article is, quote, no, Kamala Harris is not the border czar, but that doesn't matter to Republicans. The article was attempting to explain that the HHS and DHS have responsibility for the border, whereas Harris's mission was more about diplomacy and the underlying causes of migration. But with a headline like this, it's easy for Alex to pretend that the media is just gaslighting everybody and pretending that she had no involvement with border issues or whatever.

There's something wrong with Rick Perry! And I think that's a good thing. He should be president. I could be president. I don't know what he's trying to say to me. I'm not sure either. He's like a toothless Joe Pesci. Like, you're just confused, but you're not afraid of him. Yeah, there's a complicated sort of point he's trying to make. I guess? Well, I don't think it's complicated, the point. I think it's... The follow-through. Incomprehensible. The follow-through is my issue.