i love how fucking terrified the GOP is of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. to be fair, they should be.
if the only thing you can think of to criticize is "you worked at a bar," then your position is absurdly, pathetically, hilariously weak
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Trump "worked" at a McD, lol
It was probably just that he was having a dementia episode at the time, but he seemed genuinely happier than I've ever seen him before when he was working that drive thru.
It was all the attention he was getting for doing so. You can bet they curated those coming through who were MAGA.
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AOC lives rent free in these people's heads.
... And their AI-generated fantasies. Eww....
Um, that costs money
Well now the Pentagon has something to spend that $500 billion on 🫠
Ben Shapiro has spent at least $1,000 generating AOC foot porn.
That's what they need all those data centers for
I mean, she's almost tailor-made to make them practically short out.
One, she's obviously a smoke-show and we might as well acknowledge that fact. Add to that, she is obviously very smart and a great speaker, and not afraid to speak up. Being a woman and a POC compounds their feels. She's also often aligned with the likes of Bernie on many issues.
Add all this up, and it's no wonder most Republicans behave like confused middle-school boys and don't know what to do with their conflicted feelings and end up saying/doing things that more or less boil down to the equivalent of pulling her hair and snapping her bra.
It usually comes out so incoherent and cringe - I seem to remember some winger(s) saying something about how she was a "hypocrite" for dating a white guy?
I'm more than happy not to charge her rent.
…that sounds creepy, but I just mean I'm glad she's in politics fighting the progressive fight, and I support her. lol
They are making fun of a normies citizen what became a representative of the people. Do they not realize that?
Rich folks should be banned from being in politics, honestly.
Just for numbers sake, "Accommodation and food services" (which would include bartenders) is the third largest US workforce at ~8%.
~~Congress~~ The US House of Representatives has 435 members, so at least 35 or so should have a background in bartending or similar work if we really are having a representative government.
Sounds like we need more AOCs.
Congress has 435 members, so at least 35 or so should have a background in bartending or similar work if we really are having a representative government.
Sorry, best I can do is a bunch geriatric members of congress, political dynasties, and life long politicians.
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I love the fact that he's making fun of her for NOT having an elitist background. What trash.
Whenever I'm arguing with someone about TACO I just point out that what we really needed was another rich, old, white man. That'll fix our problems.
Not just rich, born rich.
If someone worked themselves to death 80hrs/week to build a fortune, forgoing family or personal development. That might not be "healthy" but at least we could all point at their work ethic and tenacity as something worthwhile.
But this fuck was just born into it. Never had to work a day in his life, just living off daddies dime.
Imagine not being a wealthy nepobaby
I don’t want anyone in any political office who didn’t work at least six continuous months in a food service job.
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congressperson used to work a shitty job
Republicans: "Unqualified"
congressperson come from rich family
Republicans: "OMG ITS THE ELITES, dRaIn tHe sWaMp!"
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I don't even know how they thought this was a dunk. Did they really expect us to say something like "I can't believe AOC worked as a bartender one point in her life! I would never elect a bartender!"
They really think that the country is THAT STUPID. Which is just sad since they'll probably be half right. Everyday I become more and more ashamed of my country so we'll see...
Give it a couple of months. They'll be dunking on AOC for not being a pedophile next. How can you be qualified for public office if you never went to the island? To a fascist, anything which denotes "them" is an acceptable insult.
Every time they mock her for having had a working class job they just prove they think they’re elite.
People still mock her for her bartending work?
Yup, pedophiles trying to distract how corrupt and demonic they are.
He's right. I'd rather vote for some PedoCon to represent me, than a smart, moral person who has actually held a real job. /S
GTF Outta here with that shit.
She is correct.
Look at Trump, he has never really worked a day of his life. He is basically detached from the reality of 99% of us.
How much could one banana cost?
Responding to the fascists seems to me a lot like trying to have a meaningful conversation with one of those inflatable dancing tube men things. You’re well within your rights, but you’re trying to have a conversation with nothing more than a bag of wind that always goes limp the moment someone pulls its cord.
I take it as her response is for people, not for him. Sometimes people need someone to spell out things. Like the representative thing, so they can understand billionaires might not have their best interest at heart over someone that actually has gone through the same struggles they are under.
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Does he think harris was that bad. I had no issue with harris which is why I voted for her. I mean satan, it would be hard to have an issue with someone as bad as the battrump crazy that is republicans now.
Does he think
I'm going to stop you there. :)
TBH I don't think any republican anywhere is qualified for any sort of leadership role of any kind.
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It is ridiculous.
It shows the elitism of those politicians. A representatives supposed represent us but they are multimillionaires and even billionaires.
According to stupid right wing narratives and framing, being a centimillionaire or a billionaire is not elitist, but knowing stuff, having an education and qualifications and experience is "elitist".
So, a scientist, still paying off student loans decades later (but when they talk about their subject matter, they make a winger feel talked down to) - elitist.
Scumbag parasitic idle rich jackass born with a silver spoon in their mouth, never worked a day in their lives, and accrued billions - NOT elitist.
Since the cons have so distorted the concept of elitist to mean only someone that's educated, smart, etc., and has no money/power component to it, I'm kind of glad that people have started talking about the Epstein Class. Because when we talk about elitist jackasses, I have the feeling that we are talking about money/power and the base of the Republican Party think "poindexters that went to college".
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I would celebrate so much if she became president one day. Those old white men would be so pissed off.
I hope she runs for NY governor or something soon. I'd like to see her as president, but I don't think her campaign would have much success if her only political experience is as a congresswoman. Historically, it's hard for a presidential candidate to succeed without first having some experience in an executive role (like governor, or as a general). Plus, imagine how much she and Mandami could get done together if he were running NYC and she were the governor.
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Is She being Discriminated against because she comes from a lower socio economic environment or just because she was a bar tender?
Yes
All she needs is heavy, HEAVY use of the words "prosecute" and "list" and she's got my full support.
Maybe the most appropriate use of "slams".
Agreed. That retort was spot on.
- No attacking his personality.
- No attacking his physical characteristics.
- No strawmen.
- No name-calling.
- Just a direct cut at his oxymoronic qualifications and lack of care for the working class.
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