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Autumn

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11. What do they tip a congresswoman who graduated college with an international relations
Sat Dec 12, 2020, 12:17 PM
Dec 2020

AND economics major

It's part of a thread. . .8 tweets in all. DinahMoeHum Dec 2020 #1
Thanks for the link True Dough Dec 2020 #2
TY for that. This is a brilliant move on Steve's part. Hekate Dec 2020 #66
Yes it is. Very nicely put and conciliatory. Yet some now seem to be questioning his motives. George II Dec 2020 #74
Ah yes, it is ever thus... Hekate Dec 2020 #80
+1 betsuni Dec 2020 #105
+2. disndat Dec 2020 #164
+1000 sheshe2 Dec 2020 #148
*Insert all the things you said about Twitter being ineffective here* Cuthbert Allgood Dec 2020 #143
What are you talking about? George II Dec 2020 #144
I'm sure you can figure it out. Cuthbert Allgood Dec 2020 #150
If I could figure it out I wouldn't have asked. George II Dec 2020 #158
Very cool. k&r n/t Laelth Dec 2020 #3
K & R...nt Wounded Bear Dec 2020 #4
this was an incredible move Chili Dec 2020 #5
Post removed Post removed Dec 2020 #62
This message was self-deleted by its author George II Dec 2020 #94
R&K MerryBlooms Dec 2020 #6
Why doesn't he just communicate with her directly? Raven123 Dec 2020 #7
Because he wants a public to know that they are transparent, a Democratic value. ancianita Dec 2020 #14
Perhaps he has. But a good question. KPN Dec 2020 #15
I think you are right, he most probably even connected with her before sending the tweets Escurumbele Dec 2020 #165
Because she's not the only audience for their message DrToast Dec 2020 #21
As always, with TLP. Hekate Dec 2020 #69
Who says he isn't? This is making his hope of unity against the right public. Hortensis Dec 2020 #100
I like it. Together we are stronger. SS has not been dishonest about spooky3 Dec 2020 #8
+1000! LearnedHand Dec 2020 #10
Love The One You're With Tommymac Dec 2020 #40
Get together Whatthe_Firetruck Dec 2020 #92
Isn't Bernie working with a Republican on a R B Garr Dec 2020 #9
Yes, he is; Josh Hawley. Montana Republican oldsoftie Dec 2020 #30
Hawley is from Missouri. nt PunkinPi Dec 2020 #35
Oops! Thank you. oldsoftie Dec 2020 #157
Hawley from Missouri is one swarmy liar. gordianot Dec 2020 #43
What do they tip a congresswoman who graduated college with an international relations Autumn Dec 2020 #11
They tip their hats ToxMarz Dec 2020 #13
Great reply! StarryNite Dec 2020 #16
Yet they make no mention of her major accomplishments achieved while Autumn Dec 2020 #17
Exactly melman Dec 2020 #22
They should be careful what they ask for. Autumn Dec 2020 #31
Or they are recognizing her accomplishments and consider her a great voice. LanternWaste Dec 2020 #26
I saw no recognizing of her many accomplishments, just tooting their own horn. nt Autumn Dec 2020 #29
If you read through the full string of tweets you will see his admiration for her. femmedem Dec 2020 #97
Look for darkness in every silver lining; great way to live! oldsoftie Dec 2020 #32
Where's the silver lining? Their policies brought us to where we are. They may want Autumn Dec 2020 #34
I think they are recognizing she is a leader of the younger part of the party questionseverything Dec 2020 #155
She brings up her resume all by herself & often. What is your point? That he should pretend ... Hekate Dec 2020 #78
+100 to Hekate. They're responding to a previous comment from her side. nt Hortensis Dec 2020 #101
First is to agree on the nature of the problems randr Dec 2020 #12
Discuss serious issues in terms of shared interests, facts, ideas, and solutions Martin Eden Dec 2020 #18
Incredibly condescending melman Dec 2020 #19
"Huh? What"? Part XXVI LanternWaste Dec 2020 #28
Right. Because I'm the only one... melman Dec 2020 #33
Agreed. There comes a time when we have to stop seeing every open hand as one that NoRoadUntravelled Dec 2020 #39
Maybe you should wait SophieJean Dec 2020 #53
Well yes, and no. plimsoll Dec 2020 #38
He is actually giving honor to her roots and understand where she is coming from AmericanCanuck Dec 2020 #56
More: When ideology and radical personality require implacable hostility, Hortensis Dec 2020 #102
There is a massive danger there AmericanCanuck Dec 2020 #104
Right. And otherwise, we could see Ocasio and Schmidt in prison, Hortensis Dec 2020 #106
AOC and TLP would make a great relationship AmericanCanuck Dec 2020 #117
Her message is helping the working class, she wants people to know she has done betsuni Dec 2020 #108
Yes, I thought he was talking about it in the abstract the treestar Dec 2020 #170
They claim to be big tippers, but they refuse to give workers, including waitresses, a living wage. Cassidy Dec 2020 #65
The Lincoln Project got a lot more believable for me. BobTheSubgenius Dec 2020 #20
The kind of Gopers who tip at 50%! That's like .0000001 % of the gop. Mc Mike Dec 2020 #23
He has been fighting the fight but ... Miigwech Dec 2020 #24
Do you expect Democrats to hold absolute power in perpetuity? BannonsLiver Dec 2020 #50
Some people still think if we ran socialist candidates AmericanCanuck Dec 2020 #57
Lauding Schmidt and derisive of actual Dems. Ok then. JudyM Dec 2020 #139
Do you mean socialists? AmericanCanuck Dec 2020 #149
No. Dems. You are making my point. JudyM Dec 2020 #151
They all come from the same pot of stew. Miigwech Dec 2020 #71
"Democrats in charge" -- with a minority in The Senate and a razor thin majority in the House... Hekate Dec 2020 #91
Well, lets see first. Can Democrats do something really big despite Miigwech Dec 2020 #95
FDR had large majorities in congress and Republicans willing to work with him. betsuni Dec 2020 #109
There is a lot of weird gross shit in that thread. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2020 #25
Hey, who is dissing waitresses? My Mom as a youngster was a waitress. NCjack Dec 2020 #27
Certainly not Steve Schmidt. He's acknowledging a part of her resume she herself has highlighted Hekate Dec 2020 #89
That's why we tip in cash. marie999 Dec 2020 #90
Please, please, please come to the table for the benefit of our nation and our CONSTITUTION! usaf-vet Dec 2020 #36
Prisoner's dilemma Nasruddin Dec 2020 #37
Assuming the recipient is proficient in Game Theory AmericanCanuck Dec 2020 #58
No assumption necessary Nasruddin Dec 2020 #85
Question for Schmidt then... ananda Dec 2020 #162
'Some of my best friends are waitresses.' LudwigPastorius Dec 2020 #41
Steve and the guys are probably kinda' tone deaf to their own condescension. jaxexpat Dec 2020 #42
I think it was said with good intentions. The backlash against him is not helping LiberalLovinLug Dec 2020 #44
It's an intergenerational conflict bucolic_frolic Dec 2020 #45
Stevie wants the attention to continue past the tRump admin, and... JoeOtterbein Dec 2020 #46
LOL BannonsLiver Dec 2020 #47
I, for one, have never said that melman Dec 2020 #51
Yep. mzmolly Dec 2020 #70
I am no fan of TLP, but I haven't seen anyone saying they would start attacking Biden.. aidbo Dec 2020 #82
That's what they were hoping JI7 Dec 2020 #99
The rule is to always ascribe diabolical motives to anything Democrats do, and now anything betsuni Dec 2020 #112
Oh yes, exactly. Looks like a lot of outrage and denial R B Garr Dec 2020 #153
"Coalition" means you don't have to like someone to be able to work with them on Kashkakat v.2.0 Dec 2020 #48
Yes. We need to concentrate on what's important. scipan Dec 2020 #77
Being willing to work with fascist enablers is not the same as coalition building. aidbo Dec 2020 #83
No one said it was. Brllliant example of a straw man fallacy - kudos. Kashkakat v.2.0 Dec 2020 #96
+1 n/t ariadne0614 Dec 2020 #160
I approve this message. WheelWalker Dec 2020 #49
His public appeal sort of says she's not taking his phone calls bucolic_frolic Dec 2020 #52
Uh oh, this could cause a rift in the space time continuum. Mr. Sparkle Dec 2020 #54
This is not condescending. It is a very positive initiative Schmidt is making Tom Rinaldo Dec 2020 #55
You said it better than I could've MustLoveBeagles Dec 2020 #59
He ''wonders if she has the wisdom'' melman Dec 2020 #61
Not the best choice of words there granted Tom Rinaldo Dec 2020 #64
Important to remember he's not just musing to himself melman Dec 2020 #68
The tagging meant that he was directly saying ALL of what he wrote there to her Tom Rinaldo Dec 2020 #73
The "wisdom' one is a separate tweet melman Dec 2020 #76
'And if she gives me the response that I deserve.. aidbo Dec 2020 #86
Exactly melman Dec 2020 #93
When you are over 50 it is easy to wonder treestar Dec 2020 #171
Schmidt was around 40 when... melman Dec 2020 #173
OK per his personal experience treestar Dec 2020 #175
All of what you said so well, Tom, especially, "he recognizes that she is a leader" ... Hekate Dec 2020 #88
I absolutely agree, nt ShazzieB Dec 2020 #135
why is she mad at steve? samnsara Dec 2020 #60
Hillary said it best, we are stronger together dlk Dec 2020 #63
+1 betsuni Dec 2020 #115
He isn't a democrat and doesn't want to become one, does he? questionseverything Dec 2020 #154
Schmidt and his cronies would like to start up a new political party dlk Dec 2020 #166
Just read the whole thing. This is brilliant. Ball's in your court, Congresswoman. Hekate Dec 2020 #67
Ironic that a repuke speaks to her with more respect than some Dems Doremus Dec 2020 #72
Apparently this is in response to something directed his way. Good for him. Now....waiting. George II Dec 2020 #75
America needs an honest dialogue about what changes "the left" would like to see robbob Dec 2020 #79
I hope AOC takes him up on it. Staph Dec 2020 #81
I do too. Even from her own point of view, she would lose nothing by talking, and if anything, would OnDoutside Dec 2020 #87
+1! ShazzieB Dec 2020 #138
"the center looks like it is going to withstand the onslaught..." R B Garr Dec 2020 #179
I remember when I thought Steve was extreme budkin Dec 2020 #84
This message was self-deleted by its author DoBotherMe Dec 2020 #98
Yet another excuse to refuse to unite against the hierarchical authoritarian Hortensis Dec 2020 #103
I'm just asking Schmidt to talk to AOC DoBotherMe Dec 2020 #107
He is talking to her,the way she talks to us--via Twitter. Need I say this is also quite transparent? Hekate Dec 2020 #110
She is an elected representive melman Dec 2020 #113
He's not a republican. George II Dec 2020 #119
What is he? melman Dec 2020 #120
He has to be "something"? Come to think of it, for now he's the same as Bernie Sanders - independent George II Dec 2020 #121
Why hasn't he a become a Democrat? melman Dec 2020 #122
Schmidt or Sanders? George II Dec 2020 #123
Schmidt melman Dec 2020 #124
Perhaps both? But The Lincoln Project has a contact page: George II Dec 2020 #125
I don't need to ask him melman Dec 2020 #126
Then why did you ask? George II Dec 2020 #127
On what policies does he differ from Republicans? melman Dec 2020 #128
Don't know, don't care. I know what he and the rest of the Lincoln Project did to help Biden win... George II Dec 2020 #129
You don't care? melman Dec 2020 #130
Generally people don't ask simply because they're interested in what someone else's answer is... George II Dec 2020 #131
see post #126 melman Dec 2020 #132
See post #122. George II Dec 2020 #133
Already saw that melman Dec 2020 #134
Of course you saw that, it was your post. But if you don't need to ask HIM about it, why ask me? George II Dec 2020 #136
See post #130 melman Dec 2020 #137
Why? Are you backtracking on #122? George II Dec 2020 #142
Backtracking on a question? melman Dec 2020 #146
Sorry, we don't agree that Steve Schmidt is a republican. He's not.... George II Dec 2020 #147
To answer a question that I didn't have a chance to answer, just because.... George II Dec 2020 #168
Post removed Post removed Dec 2020 #145
Many here have asked that about Senator Sanders. ehrnst Dec 2020 #169
gee whiz melman Dec 2020 #172
I can understand why answering that might be awkward for you. ehrnst Dec 2020 #174
gee whiz ehrnst Dec 2020 #178
+1 betsuni Dec 2020 #114
God, you have no idea or appreciation of all you have to lose. Hortensis Dec 2020 #111
I have no idea why you are attacking me DoBotherMe Dec 2020 #118
American conservatism is changing andym Dec 2020 #140
This. My deceased father would be horrified moonscape Dec 2020 #152
+1000. Specially meaningful from your parents child. Nt Hortensis Dec 2020 #177
Doesn't the OP show that he IS talking to her? George II Dec 2020 #116
Steve and the small government conservative type may soon be in the minority in the GOP andym Dec 2020 #141
I hope she is serious and mature enough to see the value Maru Kitteh Dec 2020 #156
In referencing a part of her story (waitressing) that A0C herself highlights, lapucelle Dec 2020 #159
I (greatly) admire the Lincoln Project My Pet Orangutan Dec 2020 #161
Know you enemy, aoc can do more with what the Lincoln group can offer. sigpooie Dec 2020 #163
He's calling her a waitress? Polybius Dec 2020 #167
She has referred to herself as a waitress frequently on Twitter, and lately she's been downplaying.. George II Dec 2020 #176
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