Ocasio-Cortez tweets and other news

Yeah. It isn't really fair. We have a lot of dumbass Reps no one will raise an eyebrow to because they look like and say the same things as the majority. She has a tough row to hoe. I'm just recognizing in an amoral sort of way that a more clever, charismatic, or otherwise more gifted politician could probably navigate it better than she has so far. Maybe that's not right, maybe it is in fact impossible for a Muslim woman in Congress to avoid the criticism she's gotten. Certainly at least some of it is unavoidable. But my feeling is that she hasn't been adept. Probably she'll get better with experience, if she survives (politically) that long.

 

If we are discussing things from a pragmatic perspective, I guess a lesson learned for future American Muslim politicans is don't touch the subject of Israel with a 10 foot pole.

 

We should not be there in the first place, we need to cut the military by at least half, we waste so many lives and money on unnecessary wars.

DD

 

**** YEAH !

DD

 

I understand how she's provoked by the US' uncritical support of Israel and she wants to do something to change it. That might be a big part of why she wanted to be a Rep in the first place. I don't want to play armchair quarterback to her since she's doing it.

My grandmother used to have an accountant named Mr. Crook. I remarked that was a pretty unfortunate name for an accountant. She told me it was great because he's already got a strike against him so he has to be extra-honest to overcome that name. I think Obama took that tack as well. He was criticized by blacks for not doing more for their community. He was criticized on the right for doing too much. I'd say he was mostly very cautious and tended to stay away from pushing race issues (which seemed to push ahead despite him) to minimize the accusation that he was just a president for minorities. It was already a giant step for this country to elect a black president, period (and look at the electoral reaction that followed!). Electing a Muslim woman Rep is also a giant step all by itself. She has not been careful like Obama. The reaction will be strong and terrible. If she knows it's coming, great. I won't tell her to stop. I just hope she knows what she's doing.

 

That's funny. But Pelosi I guess wants us to forget AOC beat Joe Crowley, #4 in the House, contender for the Speakership, entrenched incumbent who significantly outspent her in the primary. She's not just a warm body.

 

I wonder if the concern is from a genuine fear that the American public won't accept AOC's views thus weakening the Democratic party or whether she fears the "corporate money in politics and corporate lobbying is bad" rhetoric that new members like AOC tout will have fingers pointing towards her, the current poster child for corporate Democrats?

What do you personally think?

 

I'm curious if that could be taken more out of context.

 

What fun would it be, if he just stuck with the facts? Not much, I suspect.

 

i don't think that's what she was saying at all and I am frankly amazed you took it that way.

IMO she was saying that the district itself is very Democratic and that most other districts where won by moderate democrats and all the energy should not be focused on what AOC did in that particular district.

she is pushing back on the narrative that all of the gains where not made because of AOC type candidates.

This seems to be what most of the media wants to run with, she had a particularly telling statement in another interview when she was asked about the AOC wing of the party and Nancy said there are only 5 people in that group, which is actually accurate.

 

Or maybe you took the bait and there is no concern on the part of Pelosi and she is just stating the facts that there is more to the Democratic party than AOC.

Why must it be an either or, and that maybe AOC and Pelosi are ok and that they just have different opinions?

the fact that you went there shows me the Republican plan could gain a foothold and that worries me greatly.

Divide and conquer worked great in 2016.

 

republican congressman thinks he will own the lib by challenging AOC to meet with coal miners. She agrees to meet. republican congressman goes, uh oh...

 

Yes, how dare anyone portray Islamic terrorism in such a negative light.

Chapter 9 verse 29 — insh’allah.

 

Wow, that is good. She got the stupidity down perfectly. She has a future in acting could get a job playing AOC on SNL right now. She is obviously an intelligent kid.