Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She's a total phony - a comfortably middle class suburban girl pretending to be poor.

She has lived in a FREE Bronx apartment (fully paid off, she inherited from late dad) since college. Then she chooses a $2000+ per month apt in D.C. when there are cheap alternatives in more diverse neighborhoods.

Such as? I'd like to see your proposal for a cheaper and more diverse alternative.

There is a lovely 2 BR, 1 BA TH in Capitol Hill for $3000. This does not include utilities. She finds a bestie and she's good to go!

win-win

What makes you think she is not already splitting the $2,000 rent on her current apartment? If she is, she is $500 ahead of your "cheaper" alternative.

with her boyfriend, perhaps?

Well, if we're talking about cheaper rent, she should move further out, pay $1500 total (not including utilities), and take public trans to work. I prefer that the reps "keep it real" by staying true to the platform that got them elected.

We have more than our fair share of hypocrites in office.

That's why selfish assholes like Donald Trump and Paul Ryan are so great. They live in mansions bought with inherited wealth, vote themselves tax cuts and collect unlimited unregulated PAC money. They act like selfish assholes, we vote for selfish assholes and they rip us off like selfish assholes. But at least they aren't hypocrites.

20 page thread on her choice to live in a pretty standard DC apartment building!

She is living rent free in all your heads guys.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yeah. Fox News dedicates so much air time to AOC, because the right isn’t worried about her...
Sure guys.

fearful? lol

She's a moron who was dissed by Pelosi who wants nothing more than to permanently slap down Trump.

Can it get WORSE than that?

Then why has FOX News become the 24-7 AOC channel?
FOX feeds on fear; if there was nothing to they didn't want to make their viewers "fear" about AOC, they wouldn't report on her so much.

It's not fear. They're making fun of her. I don't like her, and I was a reg D for most of my life before shunning politics in 2016. The stories make her look foolish.

holes in her green plan, Pelosi turning her back on it
misunderstanding progressive taxes
the whole fiasco with Amazon
her take on the Smollett case (below)
her views on gentrification - below (And where does she live now?)

She is a hypocritical moron.

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There is no such thing as “racially charged.”

This attack was not “possibly” homophobic. It was a racist and homophobic attack.

If you don’t like what is happening to our country, then work to change it. It is no one’s job to water down or sugar-coat the rise of hate crimes

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Gentrification represents a potent issue at the intersections of economic, social, and racial justice.

It’s about political corruption, foreclosure & rising rent, criminal justice, immigration, organizing & more.

Addressing it in a time when it’s considered “taboo” is powerful.

still sounds like you're sporting an AOC rage boner to me!

Anonymous wrote:It's not fear. They're making fun of her. I don't like her, and I was a reg D for most of my life before shunning politics in 2016. The stories make her look foolish.

holes in her green plan, Pelosi turning her back on it
misunderstanding progressive taxes
the whole fiasco with Amazon
her take on the Smollett case (below)
her views on gentrification - below (And where does she live now?)

They say that Fox makes you less informed than you would be with no news and you appear to be an example. There were problems with the FAQ that was released with the GND, but the actual bill doesn't contain the language that Fox is trying to pass off as the GND. Rather than address the actual legislative language, Fox is misinforming its viewers by fixating on the FAQ which has been withdrawn. AOC actually understands progressive taxes. It has been her critics that don't. I have no idea how you could have mixed this up, but FOX... She, like many, including the Chicago Police Department, believed Smollett. I imagine she holds another position now. I have no idea what your complaint about her views on gentrification might be. What she tweeted is correct, if -- in my opinion -- incomplete.

Anonymous wrote:For those people who expect a democratic socialist (which btw is not the same thing as a socialist) to wear a hair shirt, this article might help you understand that at least in mature democracies, democratic socialists don't have to be poor or live a simple life.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/25/can-you-be-socialist-and-rich-google

Can I also say that this has to be one of the dumbest threads on this forum.
I find AOC to be misguided, intellectually lazy and too blinkered in her world view. In fact, she reminds me very much of the tea party Republicans. This focus on her lifestyle takes away from what should be a sober and thoughtful look at her weak and substance free policy platform.

Her lifestyle illustrates her hypocrisy. It doesn't take away from how poor of a leader she is. She's in over her head. She lacks real-life experience,and she's egotistical.

This thread is not inappropriate.

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She's a total phony - a comfortably middle class suburban girl pretending to be poor.

She has lived in a FREE Bronx apartment (fully paid off, she inherited from late dad) since college. Then she chooses a $2000+ per month apt in D.C. when there are cheap alternatives in more diverse neighborhoods.

Such as? I'd like to see your proposal for a cheaper and more diverse alternative.

There is a lovely 2 BR, 1 BA TH in Capitol Hill for $3000. This does not include utilities. She finds a bestie and she's good to go!

win-win

What makes you think she is not already splitting the $2,000 rent on her current apartment? If she is, she is $500 ahead of your "cheaper" alternative.

with her boyfriend, perhaps?

Well, if we're talking about cheaper rent, she should move further out, pay $1500 total (not including utilities), and take public trans to work. I prefer that the reps "keep it real" by staying true to the platform that got them elected.

We have more than our fair share of hypocrites in office.

For those people who expect a democratic socialist (which btw is not the same thing as a socialist) to wear a hair shirt, this article might help you understand that at least in mature democracies, democratic socialists don't have to be poor or live a simple life.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/25/can-you-be-socialist-and-rich-google

Can I also say that this has to be one of the dumbest threads on this forum.
I find AOC to be misguided, intellectually lazy and too blinkered in her world view. In fact, she reminds me very much of the tea party Republicans. This focus on her lifestyle takes away from what should be a sober and thoughtful look at her weak and substance free policy platform.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yeah. Fox News dedicates so much air time to AOC, because the right isn’t worried about her...
Sure guys.

fearful? lol

She's a moron who was dissed by Pelosi who wants nothing more than to permanently slap down Trump.

Can it get WORSE than that?

Then why has FOX News become the 24-7 AOC channel?
FOX feeds on fear; if there was nothing to they didn't want to make their viewers "fear" about AOC, they wouldn't report on her so much.

It's not fear. They're making fun of her. I don't like her, and I was a reg D for most of my life before shunning politics in 2016. The stories make her look foolish.

holes in her green plan, Pelosi turning her back on it
misunderstanding progressive taxes
the whole fiasco with Amazon
her take on the Smollett case (below)
her views on gentrification - below (And where does she live now?)

She is a hypocritical moron.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
?
Verified account

@AOC
Follow Follow @AOC
More Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Retweeted Entertainment Tonight

There is no such thing as “racially charged.”

This attack was not “possibly” homophobic. It was a racist and homophobic attack.

If you don’t like what is happening to our country, then work to change it. It is no one’s job to water down or sugar-coat the rise of hate crimes

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
?
Verified account

@AOC
Follow Follow @AOC
More
Gentrification represents a potent issue at the intersections of economic, social, and racial justice.

It’s about political corruption, foreclosure & rising rent, criminal justice, immigration, organizing & more.

Addressing it in a time when it’s considered “taboo” is powerful.

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She's a total phony - a comfortably middle class suburban girl pretending to be poor.

She has lived in a FREE Bronx apartment (fully paid off, she inherited from late dad) since college. Then she chooses a $2000+ per month apt in D.C. when there are cheap alternatives in more diverse neighborhoods.

Such as? I'd like to see your proposal for a cheaper and more diverse alternative.

There is a lovely 2 BR, 1 BA TH in Capitol Hill for $3000. This does not include utilities. She finds a bestie and she's good to go!

win-win

What makes you think she is not already splitting the $2,000 rent on her current apartment? If she is, she is $500 ahead of your "cheaper" alternative.

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She's a total phony - a comfortably middle class suburban girl pretending to be poor.

She has lived in a FREE Bronx apartment (fully paid off, she inherited from late dad) since college. Then she chooses a $2000+ per month apt in D.C. when there are cheap alternatives in more diverse neighborhoods.

Such as? I'd like to see your proposal for a cheaper and more diverse alternative.

There is a lovely 2 BR, 1 BA TH in Capitol Hill for $3000. This does not include utilities. She finds a bestie and she's good to go!

win-win

Anonymous wrote:Many in NYC opposed Amazon. But keep chumming lies, prior posters.

https://www.businessinsider.com/why-new-yorkers-opposed-amazon-hq2-2019-2

Many is not most. The majority wanted it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yeah. Fox News dedicates so much air time to AOC, because the right isn’t worried about her...
Sure guys.

fearful? lol

She's a moron who was dissed by Pelosi who wants nothing more than to permanently slap down Trump.

Can it get WORSE than that?

Then why has FOX News become the 24-7 AOC channel?
FOX feeds on fear; if there was nothing to they didn't want to make their viewers "fear" about AOC, they wouldn't report on her so much.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A billboard in Times Square:

I love how AOC has completely owned the right wing. The Mercers paid for this. Imagine being so threatened by a freshman Member of Congress that you would spend money on this sort of thing. The same folks who funded Trump and Breitbart are so afraid of AOC that they are renting billboards in Times Square. Amazing.

Afraid? No. Showing how socialistic attitudes and policies affect ordinary people? Yes

They're definitely afraid of her. They're absolutely terrified that she represents the future of this country in both skin tone and politics.

Keep telling yourself that if it helps you sleep at night. That any of you don't see the failures of socialism is rather stunning. And those that scream 'democratic socialism' forget that it only 'worked' due to the homogenous population. The moment the doors opened to refugees and the financial flaws that are the hallmark of socialism became apparent to the people, the people because not-so-enamored with socialism

https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2016/12/27/europe-reaping-what-it-sowed-with-open-borders-policy-for-muslim-refugees-n2263851

I'm terrified that you don't see the failures of Trumpism. I'm even more terrified that you yourself give AOC power she doesn't have and don't realize it. She was far from the only politician or activist to oppose this deal, and her current position gives her no authority over its terms. Billboards like this make it seem like mighty Jeff Bezos scrammed at a mere word from a freshman Congresswoman.

So, yeah, you are scared to death of her, and your fear only gives her more power.

Anonymous wrote:Yeah. Fox News dedicates so much air time to AOC, because the right isn’t worried about her...
Sure guys.

fearful? lol

She's a moron who was dissed by Pelosi who wants nothing more than to permanently slap down Trump.

Can it get WORSE than that?

Anonymous wrote:She's a total phony - a comfortably middle class suburban girl pretending to be poor.

She has lived in a FREE Bronx apartment (fully paid off, she inherited from late dad) since college. Then she chooses a $2000+ per month apt in D.C. when there are cheap alternatives in more diverse neighborhoods.

Such as? I'd like to see your proposal for a cheaper and more diverse alternative.