HOGG: "move the f*** off the plate and let us take control. Nancy Pelosi is old"

[mr_lebowski]

60. Anyone who doesn't read the whole article is taking this out of context ...

This is just the way the dude talks, and he's still a kid ... albeit a very bright one. And it's in the context of Congressional Term Limits, it's important to note (given he wants to run for Congress as soon as he hits 25).

Am I saying this is a 'well-advised sentiment'? No, I'm not. But is it different from the cockiness of pretty much ALL young people, thinking they know more than 'the adults'?

If you read the whole article (it's hella long, but highly illustrative), you'll discover it's DEFINITELY cherry-picking to come down on this young man over this brief statement, which is clearly not at all 'central' to his philosophies, which are surprisingly sophisticated (and VERY progressive) for a person his age.

He still has much to learn (like, AOC is never to be President like he apparently thinks) but I appreciate the vast majority of this dude's sentiments ... esp. when considering they're coming from a High Schooler.

Here is what immediate precedes the quotes from the Daily Mail article:

And if he could design his future without any obstacles, he would go to college in the fall of 2019, “read a shitload of books,” then take some time off in 2020 to work on a presidential campaign.
(Certain candidates have already approached him, he told me.) Then, after college, he would prepare for his congressional run. “I think I’ve come to that conclusion,” he says. “I want to be at least part of the change in Congress.”

In the past five months, Hogg has developed political opinions on just about everything. He is against charter schools and for universal health care. He is obsessed with Mueller’s investigation and especially the indictment of Maria Butina, the alleged Russian spy who infiltrated the NRA. He believes that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is “a future president of the United States.” He is interested in the idea of placing age limits on politicians...