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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy is an ex- Trump admin member lecturing new Dem Congresspeople?
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Gary Cohn, former CEO Goldman Sachs addressing new members of Congress today: "You guys are way over your head, you don't know how the game is played."
No Gary, YOU don't know what's coming - a revolutionary Congress that puts people over profits.
I don't care for Cohn's condescending tone at all.
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Why is an ex- Trump admin member lecturing new Dem Congresspeople? (Original Post)
octoberlib
Dec 2018
OP
"I've been a member of the most corrupt and incompetent administration in history,
struggle4progress
Dec 2018
#1
He's a Dem, I guess but couldn't they find someone else? Someone who knows how to relate to people
octoberlib
Dec 2018
#6
He's a toxic Trumper who pushed masterminded the tax giveaway to the 1% and then promptly
OnDoutside
Dec 2018
#8
Ms. O-C has been filing some excellent reports from the halls of Congress.
Cracklin Charlie
Dec 2018
#5
struggle4progress
(118,379 posts)1. "I've been a member of the most corrupt and incompetent administration in history,
so you better listen to what I say!"
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)4. Ha! Great selling point. That and the talking down to them.
OnDoutside
(19,977 posts)2. That's outrageous. Who the hell agreed to him preaching to new Dems ???
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)6. He's a Dem, I guess but couldn't they find someone else? Someone who knows how to relate to people
at least.
OnDoutside
(19,977 posts)8. He's a toxic Trumper who pushed masterminded the tax giveaway to the 1% and then promptly
fucked off to count his money. It's staggering that Democratic people in Congresscan't at least see the optics of normalizing Cohn. They should have refused to hear him.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)12. +1 Great info
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,505 posts)3. Were there no bigger scumbags available? nt
OnDoutside
(19,977 posts)10. +1
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)5. Ms. O-C has been filing some excellent reports from the halls of Congress.
Little sunlight might do the place good.
Thank you Rep. Ocasio-Cortez.
yesphan
(1,588 posts)7. "There is only one system"..............
WeekiWater
(3,259 posts)9. Lots of information to absorb.
http://www.congressfoundation.org/congressional-operations/new-member-resource-center
Jumped the gun with a tweet or two already.
Jumped the gun with a tweet or two already.
malaise
(269,211 posts)11. I really like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
# of Corporate CEOs weve listened to here: 4
# of Labor leaders: 0
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)13. Gary Cohen and his Ilk is why
our Democratic Party has taken so many hits in the Last ten years. Once these so called Wall Street types were pushed to the back bench,our Party started to rock and roll.
KayF
(1,345 posts)14. Ocasio-Cortez Talib 2020?
or Talib Ocasio-Cortez 2020?
OnDoutside
(19,977 posts)15. Did either of them challenge him when they were in there ?
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)16. I don't know. I do know they brought it up with DLCC according to AOC.
GoCubsGo
(32,096 posts)17. Guy who helped cause the 2008 financial crisis says what?