What do you REALLY know about AOC?

Even people on her side, in her own party, are noticing her ignorance on things she should know... not to mention things she's supposedly got an education in. So you'll be disagreeing with a lot of people. Have at it.


She's a politician. She's putting herself out in front of the public every chance she gets. She's trying to change the world, one fantastical, fairy tale, not very well thought through, idea at a time. Every time she opens her mouth or gets her fingers flying on Twitter she shows her lack of knowledge, so of course she's being talked about. By everyone. From all sides.
What an idiotic point to find fault with.

Yes, I did. It's been discussed. Excessively. A very passive aggressive, chicken shit thread was started about it. I've also explained it. A certain gnat of a Pea has followed me around announcing it. A service she provides only for me, not for any of the other Peas that have changed their name. My own private announcer. 
Speaking of "lots of free rent space in your heads".

But Trump!

She mistakenly thinks she's being clever.

It's a thread about AOC, not Trump. 

The Left here condemns whataboutism & bringing anyone into a thread that is about someone else. They say it shows that you have nothing of substance to back up your opinion and it's purpose is to derail the thread. 

So comparing twitter users names and the shortening of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to AOC similar to shortening the initials of past presidents is OK is it?  provided we don't bring the present president  into the thread? Both, in case you hadn't noticed. have been covered in this thread.

The only one doing the condemning talk is you. You create drama.

Willfully obtuse.

Ahhhhhh. Nice pro tip, lucyg!

For those praising her New Green Deal, it was shit thrown against a wall failing to secure 1 vote in the Senate. www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-fails-advance-green-new-deal-democrats-protest-mcconnell-sham-n987506

Not misleading.  NONE of them voted for it.  Her own party isn't supporting the New Green Deal as is.  If they did support it, they would've voted in favor or it whether the vote was forced or not instead of voting "present."

BTW, I'm all for a sound green policy. AOC's isn't as currently drafted.

This. None of them voted for it. In reality it has no support.

What do we really know about AOC? 
She makes up false issues to disparage Republicans and further divide the parties. Like taking one single tweet about her college dancing video and using it to pretend that Republicans in general were objecting to it. Turns out nobody really cares and they actually liked the video.

Now she's done it again. She's complaining about Fox News hosts shortening her name to Cortez. Media Resaerch Center did the research on her complaints and it turns out it never once happened. 

Try and follow. Mitch wanted to get a message across: The Dems are fractured when it comes to the NGD. Therefore, he would force a vote on a resolution (NOT a bill, just a resolution) to get the Dem Ayes and Nays on record and force the party to splinter on this issue. Dems said: Ain’t happening, Mitch. Voting “present” en masse is a legislative tactic to shut something down and force the opposing party to either abandon a plan or work harder. There are many of them – November Amendments, King and Queen of the Hill, Show Votes, Dirty Pool, etc. Whether we like it or not that’s ‘how sausage is made’ in Congress. One party messes with the other party’s plans through Aye, Nay, or Present.

Green New Deal

Or you can look at it this way.   The Republicans in the Senate voted against this.. 

D) to secure for all people of the United
States for generations to come— (i) clean air and water;
(ii) climate and community resiliency; (iii) healthy food;
(iv) access to nature; and
(v) a sustainable environment; and

And voted against this..

”1) it is the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal—
(A) to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions through a fair and just transition for all communities and workers;
(B) to create millions of good, high-wage jobs and ensure prosperity and economic secu- rity for all people of the United States;
(C) to invest in the infrastructure and in- dustry of the United States to sustainably meet the challenges of the 21st century;”

And voted against this..

”(L) cleaning up existing hazardous waste and abandoned sites, ensuring economic devel- opment and sustainability on those sites;
(M) identifying other emission and pollu- tion sources and creating solutions to remove them; and

And voted against this...

“D) making public investments in the re-
search and development of new clean and re- newable energy technologies and industries;
(E) directing investments to spur economic development, deepen and diversify industry and business in local and regional economies, and build wealth and community ownership, while prioritizing high-quality job creation and eco- nomic, social, and environmental benefits in frontline and vulnerable communities, and deindustrialized communities, that may other- wise struggle with the transition away from greenhouse gas intensive industries;”

And voted against this..

”O) providing all people of the United States with—
(i) high-quality health care;
(ii) affordable, safe, and adequate housing;
(iii) economic security; and
(iv) clean water, clean air, healthy and affordable food, and access to nature.”

I’m not a fan of the GND, only because there are few details about how it will work.  McConnell pulled a political stunt that could very well backfire in his little 🐢 face.  Each item listed above affects every American in this country and for the constituents of the Senators who voted no on the goals outlined in the GND, they have to be wondering, with help from the Democrats in those states, if their senator really has their best interests at heart and maybe it’s time to look to someone who will.