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(81,637 posts)rzemanfl
(29,573 posts)The Genealogist
(4,723 posts)off topic, but that is what came to mind.
kag
(4,079 posts)And back on topic...
I wasn't sure if I would like AOC, but I definitely do. She gets it. And she's unashamed of her youth and energy and gender.
The Mouth
(3,165 posts)I think a lot of politicians - including many I deeply respect and agree with, are like the WW1 generals still fighting the Napoleonic wars.
One *quick* deadly tweet is better (more effective) , in 2019, than the kind of calm, measured response our previous leaders did so well. President Obama and Secretary Clinton took hours, even days, to respond to an attack; that doesn't work any more. Trump won - as much as anything - by dominating the news cycle and staying on the attack: somebody would say something bad (true) about him and within minutes he has a response. It might not make sense, it might be a blatant lie, but it regained the tempo and seized the initiative, which was/is more important. AOC fights that way, too.
The Wizard
(12,552 posts)to manipulate the corporate media works.
rzemanfl
(29,573 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,374 posts)Our Secretary of Transportation is the richer of the pair of sino/soviet assets.
demmiblue
(36,903 posts)kstewart33
(6,551 posts)AOC, nice tweet. But proofread your tweets. Don't give the Republicans a gift.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)Esp over a non-item
demmiblue
(36,903 posts)Picking nits, imo.
kag
(4,079 posts)They're already trying to paint her as stupid and "disrespectful," so best not give them even the tiniest bit of ammunition. They are hypocrites and have no shame, so no matter how many times the magat-in-chief misspells his own wife's name, or falls asleep while typing on the toilet, they will point to this one tweet as equivalent and will pardon him and themselves for their towering ignorance.
kstewart33
(6,551 posts)Anything she does or says, however teeny tiny, the Repubs will use one way or another. Thanks.
lastlib
(23,323 posts)cwydro
(51,308 posts)I hope he sees it.
I cringed a bit at the misspelling in the tweet though.
Woodycall
(259 posts)..and I love her, but I kind a fear for her too. There are a lot of good ol' boys (and girls) that have been there for a long, long time (too long?) that are getting the "red ass" from her and will be there, "waiting in the tall grass" as they say, looking to fuck her up at the first sign of a stumble. Remember Al Frankin!
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,484 posts)She's -our- firebrand, not theirs. When they attack her, we will need to shield her.
RandiFan1290
(6,256 posts)It's already begun
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,484 posts)They'll screw up just like the $10 million being halfway to the wall.
lastlib
(23,323 posts)bdamomma
(63,931 posts)is talking about this now!!!
zentrum
(9,865 posts)Takket
(21,644 posts)finally someone calling the scumbags out! Where's Mitch is trending on twitter because of her!!!!!
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)hiding behind his pit bull "wife" She seems to wear the pants in that family.
Ohioboy
(3,248 posts)MontanaMama
(23,356 posts)Mitch Hunt.
Im so stealing this.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,484 posts)Or whatever it's called.
Everybody should go on a Mitch hunt!
MontanaMama
(23,356 posts)Something so simple yet very effective.
Liberalhammer
(576 posts)I dont think the traitors, without the help Russia, can best her.
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watoos
(7,142 posts)murielm99
(30,777 posts)retread
(3,764 posts)"Russel is an alternate spelling of Russell."
murielm99
(30,777 posts)If she is in Washington and does not know how to spell the Russell Senate Office building, or does not know how to proofread her tweets, she is not all that wonderful.
I am far more impressed with the letter our Speaker of the House sent to Trump regarding the SOTU.
Is all this breathless, giddy praise of a freshman legislator who has not done anything yet designed to detract from Speaker Pelosi's masterful move? I hope not.
hueymahl
(2,510 posts)questionseverything
(9,663 posts)govt
isn't that everyone's goal here at du?
iluvtennis
(19,882 posts)demmiblue
(36,903 posts)a kennedy
(29,723 posts)A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that, if the 2020 presidential race was between Trump and Ocasio-Cortez, 43% of Likely U.S. Voters would vote for Trump, while 40% would vote for Ocasio-Cortez. A sizable 17% are undecided.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/january_2019/ocasio_cortez_vs_trump_and_the_winner_is
zipplewrath
(16,646 posts)Don't ask me, ask the Constitution of the United States of America.
a kennedy
(29,723 posts)klook
(12,171 posts)Still, though, she has a bright future. This is very effective messaging.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)How republican is that?
panader0
(25,816 posts)MLAA
(17,340 posts)lame54
(35,331 posts)Hassler
(3,393 posts)Catch2.2
(629 posts)Every day I like her more and more!
Vinca
(50,318 posts)David__77
(23,558 posts)She can play an important role in building and maintaining progressive unity.
CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)TheCowsCameHome
(40,169 posts)It's hard to tell which is the front end.