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131. I've heard her say some of the smartest things I've ever heard a rep say.

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Tue Feb 2, 2021, 08:11 PM

Feb 2021

Her insight and command of the language is awe inspiring.

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My opinion of AOC is changed, likely permanently [View all] Stinky The Clown Feb 2021 OP

She's quite a woman. Glad she's on our side...nt Wounded Bear Feb 2021 #1

good on you bigtree Feb 2021 #2

I've always loved AOC. Now I know she is a woman of great courage, Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #3

Well she tended bar in Brooklynn. Gotta be pretty tough for that... Wounded Bear Feb 2021 #4

Right, she has experience handling drunk bullies. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #5

She spoke out about being a sexual abuse victim and how theneworiginal Feb 2021 #117

Pelosi has been a target for a long time and was in severe danger during the insurrection. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #127

Did she? Sanity Claws Feb 2021 #14

TBH, I don't know exactly where she served liquor... Wounded Bear Feb 2021 #51

+1 n/t ariadne0614 Feb 2021 #10

I've always loved her too - cilla4progress Feb 2021 #6

+1 n/t ariadne0614 Feb 2021 #13

+2! My sentiments exactly. KPN Feb 2021 #56

I agree with you completely. PWPippinesq Feb 2021 #82

like that... cilla4progress Feb 2021 #88

It's Acela, not Tommy the Train. PWPippinesq Feb 2021 #106

She has always been a person of great resolve Bradshaw3 Feb 2021 #7

She is my hero. Mark my words: She will be president some day. nt Binkie The Clown Feb 2021 #8

She'll have my vote and support. maxsolomon Feb 2021 #21

That's what we say cilla4progress Feb 2021 #23

AOC 2040 srose58089 Feb 2021 #48

Or earlier! jimlup Feb 2021 #148

I probably won't be here for that VA_Jill Feb 2021 #84

Me neither. But my granddaughters will. nt Binkie The Clown Feb 2021 #95

I see her as a future Speaker for sure! Initech Feb 2021 #149

Pretty emotional moment for her. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2021 #9

I'd really like to see what she said about RHood/GME. KPN Feb 2021 #57

It was posted here a few days ago. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2021 #66

She is young, but extraordinary Cosmocat Feb 2021 #11

That toughness was born from a passion for justice for all Americans, and a hatred of injustice. BComplex Feb 2021 #30

I am also glad she had Katie Porter looking out for her when she blm Feb 2021 #12

+1 n/t ariadne0614 Feb 2021 #15

Amen! Stinky The Clown Feb 2021 #17

Katie Traildogbob Feb 2021 #32

Sadly, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez' father, Sergio Ocasio, died of cancer when she Tanuki Feb 2021 #40

Horrible Traildogbob Feb 2021 #59

I'm sorry your late wife was lost at such a young age. I'm sure she would have Tanuki Feb 2021 #65

I recently found out how much. Traildogbob Feb 2021 #70

I hope your daughter is doing better MustLoveBeagles Feb 2021 #140

Thank you Traildogbob Feb 2021 #141

I'm glad she's better MustLoveBeagles Feb 2021 #144

This message was self-deleted by its author MustLoveBeagles Feb 2021 #145

And thank you Traildogbob Feb 2021 #62

I have lurked and learned here at DU since just about their beginning, never posted, I read your 2Gingersnaps Feb 2021 #155

❤️❤️🤜🏼🤛🏼 Traildogbob Feb 2021 #156

+1 Lucinda Feb 2021 #76

+1 ShazzieB Feb 2021 #86

I am looking forward to the day I can vote for her Jerry2144 Feb 2021 #16

Oh, can you imagine Kamala as POTUS and Delmette2.0 Feb 2021 #44

If that happened, I'd die of a heart attack, but... AmyStrange Feb 2021 #54

LOL, me too. Delmette2.0 Feb 2021 #69

She has clearly improved her dialogue bucolic_frolic Feb 2021 #18

AOC doesn't need any help from the guy who thought Sarah Fucking Palin was a good idea. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2021 #45

He didn't like Palin but he was the campaign manager for John McCain lunatica Feb 2021 #78

Nonsense. Why don't you listen to his own words... Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2021 #85

Thanks for the video lunatica Feb 2021 #132

I'm going with your version. stopdiggin Feb 2021 #112

The book "Game Change" describes what happened. betsuni Feb 2021 #119

Thank you! AOC would make him eat his moderate Republican lunch tips in a conversation. Autumn Feb 2021 #92

You sig line is interesting. sheshe2 Feb 2021 #138

She has always been cerebral. KPN Feb 2021 #60

There are not enough eyerolls for this post. n/t demmiblue Feb 2021 #71

Say WHAT? nolabear Feb 2021 #91

If you haven't seen the Netflix doc "Knock down the house" Lakerstan Feb 2021 #19

I just saw it! It was AMAZING! Thank you! ancianita Feb 2021 #108

AOC is the most honest of politicians. My opinion of her as always been the same. She is awesome! Sprite Feb 2021 #20

She's always been a favorite of mine. ananda Feb 2021 #22

My problem wasn't with her wryter2000 Feb 2021 #24

Exactly, Karma13612 Feb 2021 #139

Wish we could get these beautiful comments of support cilla4progress Feb 2021 #25

I have a dream: A couple of presidential terms from now: President AOC, Vice President Katie Porter. LaMouffette Feb 2021 #26

I'd like to see Pete Buttigieg make a run, a few years down the road FakeNoose Feb 2021 #38

Oh God, yes! They would be phenomenal. We have so many good people on our side. LaMouffette Feb 2021 #68

She has a hand in our future and I have no qualms whatsoever. marble falls Feb 2021 #27

Deeply loving AOC! RobertDevereaux Feb 2021 #28

I for one wish we had a 100 more AOC's to move this country forward. Harris, Warren, Klobuchar, NoMoreRepugs Feb 2021 #29

I've always liked and admired AOC. Jay25 Feb 2021 #31

My esteem greatly increased after listening to her describe hiding in her office the day before the Doremus Feb 2021 #33

Amen. Give AOC some time. If AOC sticks with politics, she PufPuf23 Feb 2021 #34

Sucks that women have to parade their trauma in order to be taken seriously. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2021 #35

It also sucks when people are completely incapable of reading the room. BannonsLiver Feb 2021 #41

That's a good point. n/t demmiblue Feb 2021 #73

I was actually impressed that she didn't come out with her story right away. Chemisse Feb 2021 #107

She is fine young lady. Speaking as a father and grandfather, I can tell you that PatrickforO Feb 2021 #36

AOC rburns24 Feb 2021 #37

Welcome to the DU! AmyStrange Feb 2021 #61

Never understood the rejection of her that some DU members had. She is fantastic, smart, Escurumbele Feb 2021 #39

It is remarkable they haven't voiced Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #42

Let them stew in their own juices. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2021 #46

Their silence speaks volumes. Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #96

I'll have a go- My Pet Orangutan Feb 2021 #63

Yet... Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #72

I remember. My Pet Orangutan Feb 2021 #77

Post a link Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #97

Once elected they all work together, but it goes deeper than that. Remember when Warren.... George II Feb 2021 #120

And when has AOC attacked Warren? Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #121

Read #77 again, he didn't say she "attacked" Warren, but didn't defend Warren when TYT attacked her. George II Feb 2021 #122

Post a link to that then Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #123

Why? George II Feb 2021 #124

Why not? Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #125

I would like to see a link too Celerity Feb 2021 #152

Regarding your last point that'll never happen. She was the first Board Member of Justice Democrats. George II Feb 2021 #87

Indeed she was. My Pet Orangutan Feb 2021 #89

I am on a Just Us Democrats mailing list Gothmog Feb 2021 #93

I also agree that Warren could not have beaten trump. My Pet Orangutan Feb 2021 #94

Very interesting, Gothmog Hekate Feb 2021 #113

Agreed Meowmee Feb 2021 #153

+1 betsuni Feb 2021 #154

Excellent analysis and excellent post. NurseJackie Feb 2021 #100

And if someone want's to shoot their mouth off, My Pet Orangutan Feb 2021 #103

I find it ironic that on the Justice Democrats homepage is: "the top of the Democratic Party betsuni Feb 2021 #102

Black president, black-asian VP My Pet Orangutan Feb 2021 #105

The "Justice Democrats" have an agenda, and it's NOT in support of the Democratic party... NurseJackie Feb 2021 #126

Anyone thinking the Democratic Party is "too big of a tent" and calls Biden a "neoliberal" betsuni Feb 2021 #128

You gave it a go, but I don't think its accurate Escurumbele Feb 2021 #104

She challenged a powerful Democrat who was backed by 90+% of the Party and won in 2018. jalan48 Feb 2021 #83

Yes so offended Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #99

No shit. klook Feb 2021 #137

I like her a lot - except when she publically feuds within the party. Chemisse Feb 2021 #109

"And because everybody LOVES her so much..." Mariana Feb 2021 #111

Only Obama has more Twitter followers than her among democrats Cetacea Feb 2021 #150

This message was self-deleted by its author Cetacea Feb 2021 #151

She has been a huge inspiration to me and my daughter oregonjen Feb 2021 #43

Huda Beauty Demi Matte in Game Changer Celerity Feb 2021 #58

Damn! Oldem Feb 2021 #47

We need 200 AOCs in Congress. jalan48 Feb 2021 #49

My opinion hasn't changed other than to say my regard for her has been elevated higher than ever msfiddlestix Feb 2021 #50

Welcome LittleGirl Feb 2021 #52

She had my support from day one. democrank Feb 2021 #53

+100000000000000000000000000000000 x infinity AmyStrange Feb 2021 #55

What. The Hell. MarcATL Feb 2021 #64

That is an excellent observation! BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #67

Yes, I saw that heartbreaking commentary from Katie Porter last night. I've always liked AOC, but iluvtennis Feb 2021 #74

❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️ Lucinda Feb 2021 #75

Loved her from the moment I saw her first primary ad Tom Rinaldo Feb 2021 #79

Well,...no change. She's the nice, intelligent person I thought she was Hortensis Feb 2021 #80

People that attack... swift93 Feb 2021 #81

Yes, what she has within her is a lot to admire. Dignity and self-respect are two of them. n/t Eyeball_Kid Feb 2021 #90

This message was self-deleted by its author llashram Feb 2021 #98

K&R for visibility Blue Owl Feb 2021 #101

She's the force of the future breaking through! Bluethroughu Feb 2021 #110

Loved Her From Day One colsohlibgal Feb 2021 #114

My opinion hasn't changed all that much (although I appreciate stopdiggin Feb 2021 #115

Huzzah proud patriot Feb 2021 #116

+1! honest.abe Feb 2021 #118

She is AMAZING! Turbineguy Feb 2021 #129

Surely hope she doesn't primary Schumer as was hinted yesterday n/t moonscape Feb 2021 #130

I've heard her say some of the smartest things I've ever heard a rep say. trof Feb 2021 #131

k&r n/t lordsummerisle Feb 2021 #133

She pisses off all the right people as far as I'm concerned. Ligyron Feb 2021 #134

She is the rock star of our party jimlup Feb 2021 #135

Unfortunately the hideous (on so many levels) electoral college blocks her and anyone near here Celerity Feb 2021 #142

You have obvious given up jimlup Feb 2021 #143

If I had given up I would not be still attempting to help change things as best I can from thousands Celerity Feb 2021 #146

Women are more than incubators HelpImSurrounded Feb 2021 #136

And I thought she had abandoned her bill to force FEMA to Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2021 #147

I have always liked and admired her. GreenEyedLefty Feb 2021 #157