A year ago an unknown bartender, today the cover of Time

[Trumpocalypse]

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Only in America!

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[Kurt V.]

1. yikes. the replies are brutal

[mr_lebowski]

2. It DOES say 'lightning rod' lol ... (nt)

[Turbineguy]

3. When it comes to hate,

nobody competes with republicans.

[HuskyOffset]

5. The butthurt in the replies is strong (NT)

[forgotmylogin]

15. That means mission accomplished.

AOC has great ideas and is smart and fearless and unafraid to backclap her detractors with facts.

The response to her audacity is because Democrats don't usually do this.

Especially women, whom many of her opponents seem to should not be as aggressive about their ideas as men get a pass for.

[Locrian]

22. yes

The detractors (both gop and some dems, establishment etc) are absolutely **triggered*** by her!
The same that advocate for free speech, saying "the truth" etc are in knots about how she should shut up.
And the big thing is they are secretly questioning themselves because they cannot deny her strength and conviction - and it's just killing them!

[Auggie]

6. How many are planned attacks? How many are paid?

[guillaumeb]

27. Excellent observations.

And how much of the payment comes from Russian actors?

[DBoon]

34. How many are bots?

How many are not even human?

[Auggie]

48. Exactly

[Ferrets are Cool]

16. And, as I have said many times

The more they hate on her, the more I like her.

[olegramps]

19. As a bartender she has met plenty of assholes. Their stink is obvious.

[Efilroft Sul]

4. She lives rent-free inside her critics' heads.

And every space AOC occupies is the mental equivalent of a drafty loft apartment.

[FakeNoose]

29. Yep, that's the media for you

... they're always looking for more clicks. AOC gives them their clicks, just like Chump did a few years ago. We're getting played, my friend.

[True Blue American]

31. Good one

Is Trump screeching about her yet? Or is he too busy complaining about the war hero?

That apparently did not go over well at the trunk plant in Lima. Newscasters said,” The crowd went silent!” And that is red territory.

[certainot]

7. just saw time article writer on msnbc asked if other dem reps had any complaints and

she referenced grumbling about people at town halls complaining about "socialism"

another result of the left doing NOTHING about talk radio and letting the coordinated buzz from a few hundred lying whining fascist assholes on 1500 radio stations push the country 10-20 pts right with their unchallenged repetition

[zentrum]

9. +++++10000

[c-rational]

11. +1,000,000

[Baltimike]

26. + 10,000,000 nt

[JudyM]

33. We need publicly financed elections so we don't waste so much time courting donors.

[certainot]

50. and that reminds me of the 30 years of "money is free speech!" and "corporations are people!" coming

from those 1500 corporate think tank coordinated stations used to shoot down any attempts at reform, as well as helping get pro corporate cases to the supremes

and those can be locally coordinated to attack anyone trying something like that on the local level

catch 22

[JudyM]

51. I believe in this new wave and am cautiously trusting that there has been enough of a shift in

awareness that it has taken root enough to fight that sinister element back effectively.

[zentrum]

8. Love this Phenom!

Brutal replies reflect the abject fear they have of her:
1. That she's a woman.
2. That she's progressive.
3. That she's Latina.
4. That she understands economics and how the deck is stacked.
5. That she's as media-savvy as Trump.
6. That she's young and has a long political life ahead of her.
7. That she's fearless.
8. That she's smart as a whip.

[2naSalit]

10. And

as any sucessful bartender would, she can sense the stink on anyone's sh*t the second they enter the room.

[zentrum]

12. Hahaha. So true!

[NJCher]

21. you say it in so many words...

but I would add "instinct." She inherently knows how to handle the situation.

My admiration for her increased when I saw her point out to a heckler that we need to work together and that the power establishment fosters the left working against each other. She had the perfect hand gesture for that when she addressed the heckler. It was a beautiful moment and it shut them down hard and fast.

[zentrum]

52. Absolutely. She's a natural.

[IronLionZion]

23. I like her sassy rebellious nature

and how she enrages the other side so easily is hilarious

[zentrum]

53. +++++Constant delight on that score.

[Danascot]

13. AOC demonstrates that the American Dream is still alive

though it's much less possible for lower income folks now since our society is largely rigged to prevent them from getting ahead.

[BigOleDummy]

14. I look forward..

.. to voting for her for President someday.

[ancianita]

17. I love that she's an educated, analytical reader who's gaining governing experience every day.

[KG]

18. but, y'know she hasn't opened her district office yet, so none of that matters

[TruckFump]

20. Gawd, I love her.

Would be the proudest person in the world if she were my child or grandchild.

Go for it, AOC!!!!!

[NurseJackie]

24. Is anything mentioned about her association with Cenk Uygur's "Justice Democrats"...

Is anything mentioned about her association with Cenk Uygur's "Justice Democrats" and the particular philosophies of that group? Is she still on the "board"? I know they scrubbed her name from the website several months ago, but do we know when (if) her role with that group has officially been terminated?

[ehrnst]

25. I was wondering about that as well. (nt)

[George II]

30. I read that Justice Democrats quietly removed her and Chakrabarti, her chief of staff....

...from the Board of Governors of Justice Democrats, effective March 15 (last week).

[NurseJackie]

32. "Justice Democrats" is a PAC, right? Is is appropriate for a sitting member of congress to...

"Justice Democrats" is a PAC, right? Is is appropriate for a sitting member of congress to be on the "board" of a PAC? (And when I ask if it's appropriate, I mean both legally and ethically.)

I mean, simply scrubbing names from a website doesn't make it official, right? Aren't there actual RULES that PAC's have to follow?

Aren't there actual LEGAL and OFFICIAL procedures and processes that should have been done (if I understand things correctly) other than a superficial scrubbing and sanitizing a website's pages.

[tonedevil]

35. Are you accusing...

Rep Ocassio-Cortez of acting illegally or immorally? Do you have any evidence? The last one is a rhetorical question as I am quite certain you do not.

[NurseJackie]

41. I've made no such accusation and you know it.

[tonedevil]

42. Words do have meaning...

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Here are yours:

"Justice Democrats" is a PAC, right? Is is appropriate for a sitting member of congress to be on the "board" of a PAC? (And when I ask if it's appropriate, I mean both legally and ethically.)

To whom are you referring when you write sitting member of congress if not the subject of the OP?

[NurseJackie]

45. I've made no accusations. I'm asking a question, do you know the correct answer?

Words do have meaning...

Yes they do.

To whom are you describing when you write sitting member of congress if not the subject of the OP?

"To whom..."

I've made no accusations. I'm asking a question, do you know the correct answer? Is it appropriate? Is it ethical? Is it legal?

It's unclear to me why anyone would have a problem with my asking questions. I also don't understand why anyone would want to bully me into silence.

[tonedevil]

54. Your inquires carry a lot...

of accusation. Given the OP it is disingenuous to purport that the sitting member of congress is not Rep Ocasio-Cortez. You have established that she was on the Board of a group you revile, Justice Democrats, you then go on to provocatively question the legality and morality of her doing so. It is a pretty moot point anyway it isn't as though you hide your dislike of her and everything she does.

PS
Thanks for pointing out the error in my earlier post I edited it to be a more properly formed sentence.

[George II]

40. I'm not sure about the federal level, but on a state level many states prohibit....

....candidates to be in a management position in a committee that is promoting his/her candidacy.

Years ago when I ran for local office, I had to resign as our community's Democratic Party treasurer when I was nominated, returned to the position the day after I was elected.

[NurseJackie]

46. That seems like it would be the ETHICAL thing for everyone to do.

[Blue_Tires]

28. I hate being "that guy", but I'll come out and say it

Yes AOC is a great story but even I'm starting to cringe at how bright her spotlight is getting... There *are* other stories just as compelling in this crop of congressional freshmen, too.

I worry that she'll fall into the Bernie trap where all the hero worship pieces about being the savior of the Dems go to her head and she gets a God complex...

[shanny]

38. I wouldn't worry about her in that regard,

just as I didn't worry about Obama.

[NightWatcher]

36. Didn't John Boner come from a tavern? He blathered on about the tavern all the time.

[George II]

37. His father owned a bar. He actually held a couple of elected offices before running for Congress.

[shanny]

39. dunno--I am sure he lived in one.

[True Blue American]

44. Yes, his Father

Owned a Tavern in Cincinatti. He grew up working there, and drank like a fish.

[True Blue American]

43. AOC came out and said

She stands behind the Speaker

[Blue_true]

49. She was also a community activist, the bar tending paid the bills. nt