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calimary

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67. Not yet, anyway.

Wed Nov 28, 2018, 03:58 AM

Nov 2018

A few more years. Get yer feet wet, do some governing, survive a few serious battles, put some points on the board, build a good base of allies and voters, and you'll be set to make a run at the biggest brass ring there is, Madame Representative-elect. Take care and watch your back, though. The more successful you are and the bigger a splash you make, the more enemies you'll have.

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Ocasio-Cortez fires back at Lindsey Graham: 'Stop pretending authoritarianism is a thing of the past [View all] bigtree Nov 2018 OP

K&R ck4829 Nov 2018 #1

She ain't skeert!! nt Ferrets are Cool Nov 2018 #2

No she ain't... gotta love Alexandria!! Too bad she's not old enough to run for Prez... InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2018 #51

Not yet, anyway. calimary Nov 2018 #67

Right, her youthfulness is a good thing. Zing Zing Zingbah Dec 2018 #77

She sure told him. I like that she's directing her feistiness towards repugs. brush Dec 2018 #76

I like her malaise Nov 2018 #3

Me too n/t Tom Rinaldo Nov 2018 #7

Same here! ananda Nov 2018 #15

Yup! Me too. fierywoman Nov 2018 #50

I'll go so far as to say I LOVE her!! She will be a force to reckon with, no doubt! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2018 #52

Ditto. She's not going to take their shit. SMC22307 Nov 2018 #62

Graham needs to revisit the Holocaust Musem atreides1 Nov 2018 #4

I didn't know that about Woolthworth's. CrispyQ Nov 2018 #44

Oh, the legendary candy counter got a lot of our pennies! eleny Nov 2018 #47

Looks like a lot of our most 'esteemed' citizens need to visit this museum and learn their ... SWBTATTReg Nov 2018 #56

Great link Celerity Nov 2018 #70

Brava! demmiblue Nov 2018 #5

Thank you. H2O Man Nov 2018 #11

It started exactly like that. It started by Mira Nov 2018 #12

Thank you for the photo, Mira GeoWilliam750 Nov 2018 #64

Wow, that is hauntingly powerful sculpture. demmiblue Nov 2018 #72

Lindsey gonna need some burn cream! Cracklin Charlie Nov 2018 #6

He can use the extra for other places that burn. erronis Nov 2018 #36

(he'd better order some buckets of it to put in his casket..... lastlib Nov 2018 #40

I hope some Democrats stop calling her NewJeffCT Nov 2018 #8

They won't.. it's an agenda.. disillusioned73 Nov 2018 #17

I've seen the meme on Twitter NewJeffCT Nov 2018 #18

Than they are not progressive than... disillusioned73 Nov 2018 #19

I think they're people that associate her NewJeffCT Nov 2018 #21

Bingo... disillusioned73 Nov 2018 #23

In all fairness, people associate her w/Bernie because she wants it that way. Honeycombe8 Nov 2018 #57

No one said the "agenda" was in associating AOC with Bernie. Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2018 #66

My response was to post:"I think they're people who associate her with Bernie Sanders." Honeycombe8 Nov 2018 #71

This message was self-deleted by its author demmiblue Nov 2018 #73

Huh? DownriverDem Nov 2018 #33

I agree, the party can and does evolve. The power brokers still have their agendas, however. erronis Nov 2018 #34

People that have been on her since she beat Crowley.. disillusioned73 Nov 2018 #43

"they fear what she represents" CrispyQ Nov 2018 #45

Damn right!! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2018 #68

She's very VERY good, elleng Nov 2018 #31

I like her. Polly Hennessey Nov 2018 #9

AOC...You Go Girl!! Buffalo Soldier Nov 2018 #10

She does not let bullshit slip past her. Excellent!!!! nt Blue_true Nov 2018 #13

this is how you do it... dhill926 Nov 2018 #14

Ocasio-Cortez, stop picking on the weak minded. dae Nov 2018 #16

There are new Democrats in town. Yavin4 Nov 2018 #20

Lindsay Ought to Read Up SDJay Nov 2018 #22

Good Call ProfessorGAC Nov 2018 #24

Gender war shot over the bow:male dominators try to invalidate women's opinions unauthorized by men. ancianita Nov 2018 #25

+1,000. Short reply with tons of truth. erronis Nov 2018 #37

... ancianita Nov 2018 #38

I am beginning to like her more and more. She definitely will be on the GOP target list. allgood33 Nov 2018 #26

I like to think/hope that her brilliance, youth, intelligence...I could go on... libdem4life Nov 2018 #27

I like what she's been saying since she's met some Hortensis Nov 2018 #28

Brava! nt tblue37 Nov 2018 #29

Well said Rep. Ocasio Cortez. Well done The Polack MSgt Nov 2018 #30

the single saving grave for Cortez is she can go after the likes of the Grahams and take it beachbum bob Nov 2018 #32

AOC is correct. When Jews fled Nazi Germany they had trouble getting asylum status. apnu Nov 2018 #35

And, I expect, we will see much more of this in the future with global displacements erronis Nov 2018 #39

Yup. WW2 ended 70+ years ago and we haven't improved much since. apnu Nov 2018 #41

Indeed ck4829 Dec 2018 #75

Lindsay is a thing of the past nt lostnfound Nov 2018 #42

AOC Rocks! colsohlibgal Nov 2018 #46

Graham jumped in over is head eleny Nov 2018 #48

I love her Politicub Nov 2018 #49

Lindsey getting a history lesson from the new Lioness of the House. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2018 #53

A.O. Cortez. I said it before and I say it Chickensoup Nov 2018 #54

Well said!! AOC's brilliance is so inspiring... here's hoping her colleagues follow suit. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2018 #69

gop is terrified of her for brutal honesty AlexSFCA Nov 2018 #55

DAMN! That's a SERIOUS asswhopin' she just laid down on ol' Lindsey The Liberal Lion Nov 2018 #58

Take a bow ... standing ovation for you! n/t MFGsunny Nov 2018 #59

Bold and Unafraid!! Power 2 the People Nov 2018 #60

Go right at them. JDC Nov 2018 #61

She punches Up...I like it! BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2018 #63

This young woman is VERY impressive. calimary Nov 2018 #65

Graham is really being taken to task: demmiblue Nov 2018 #74