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andym

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15. Btw, the "Squad" was Trump's name for AOC and colleagues**

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Apr 15, 2021, 01:07 PM

Apr 2021

perhaps that term should be retired.

**Actually, as the poster below states, actually a member of the group, created the name when AOC placed the name "squad" under a photo of the 4 members.

Unfortunately, it was the right-wing that then popularized the term.

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Inside Nancy Pelosi's War With AOC and the Squad [View all] brooklynite Apr 2021 OP

Oh please. More Dems in disarray crap. DURHAM D Apr 2021 #1

It is from Susan Page. Enough said....... During the Harris/Pence debate she failed to honor the JohnSJ Apr 2021 #4

Really? ohmygod.. rw Hack! Cha Apr 2021 #23

Hi Cha. Not sure if I would characterize her as a r/w hack, but a lousy moderator for sure JohnSJ Apr 2021 #29

And don't forget the cat fight implications. niyad Apr 2021 #17

Agree! Ocasio-Cortez and company recently said they will work WITH Hortensis Apr 2021 #32

Hey, politico, your sexist bias is showing. Speaker should be capitalized, as should Congresswoman. niyad Apr 2021 #2

It is...I refuse to read their crap!! PortTack Apr 2021 #16

Seems a little hyperbolic... tonedevil Apr 2021 #3

exactly JohnSJ Apr 2021 #5

In contrast, Minority Leader McCarthy is pulling out all stops to defend Matt Gaetz. Midnight Writer Apr 2021 #6

I will never understand why people post this kind of bullshit here. ZZenith Apr 2021 #7

Exactly AnotherMother4Peace Apr 2021 #12

Neither do I. Susan Page is a privileged RW Hack with that plastic permanent smirk msfiddlestix Apr 2021 #24

Pelosi is just mentoring the youngsters tirebiter Apr 2021 #8

Yeah. Sounds like it Autumn Apr 2021 #10

there is no WAR malaise Apr 2021 #9

Right. And "How the House speaker put Rep. Ocasio-Cortez in her place" Hortensis Apr 2021 #26

"Nancy doesn't have much patience for people who don't know what they don't know." FoxNewsSucks Apr 2021 #11

And as your username implies, it's Fox that is tainting CNN and other news outlets. Why anyone BComplex Apr 2021 #20

Fox, and Hate Radio. FoxNewsSucks Apr 2021 #28

I clicked on this because I assumed this was from Politico. I was right. nt chowder66 Apr 2021 #13

AOC sure does bug you, doesn't she? n/t dpibel Apr 2021 #14

Democratic House Speaker Cha Apr 2021 #27

Just to be clear dpibel Apr 2021 #30

Btw, the "Squad" was Trump's name for AOC and colleagues** andym Apr 2021 #15

Actually, AFAIK, The Squad named themselves. Nt Fiendish Thingy Apr 2021 #19

AOC put the term "squad" under a group photo, but the right wing media popularized the term andym Apr 2021 #21

Just from your headline I knew this shit article was from politico awesomerwb1 Apr 2021 #18

De-rec, especially for this continuous campaign of yours to push multiple 'Dems in disarray' pieces Celerity Apr 2021 #22

+1 Doc Sportello Apr 2021 #25

Well said dpibel Apr 2021 #31

A peek inside Politico's nerve center? ck4829 Apr 2021 #33