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23. Sure. But what politician would turn down that kind of exposure?

Reply to StarfishSaver (Reply #21)

Mon Aug 9, 2021, 07:18 PM

Aug 2021

People seem to love to find fault with aoc, and of course newer politicians will be imperfect.

But this? C'mon. Should Obama have shunned national attention when he was new to the senate?

A better politician would have declined this?

No way.

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Sigh. murielm99 Aug 2021 #1

she can tell us why she endorsed/promoted nina turner.... nt msongs Aug 2021 #2

Good question. sheshe2 Aug 2021 #3

She already said why she endorsed/promoted Nina Turner. Mariana Aug 2021 #10

I really wish she would focus more on the work and less on being a celebrity StarfishSaver Aug 2021 #4

Yes. sheshe2 Aug 2021 #5

Yeah. Politicians should avoid the media at all costs. unblock Aug 2021 #7

... sheshe2 Aug 2021 #8

Different politicians have different ways of appearing in the media as well as different motives. George II Aug 2021 #17

There's a considerable difference between StarfishSaver Aug 2021 #21

Sure. But what politician would turn down that kind of exposure? unblock Aug 2021 #23

Lots of politicians turn down that mind of exposure, including Obama StarfishSaver Aug 2021 #29

Yes, and I can listen to Congressman Hakeem Jeffries for an hour, he's terribly interesting, but... George II Aug 2021 #26

As no one argued as such, yours seems petulant... at best. LanternWaste Aug 2021 #24

Guess I'm reading a different thread then. unblock Aug 2021 #25

Indeed. In fact, of the four original squad members, she has done the least in the House so far.... George II Aug 2021 #16

I agree iemanja Aug 2021 #19

Thank you Faux pas Aug 2021 #6

The real question I'm curious about Sympthsical Aug 2021 #9

! KG Aug 2021 #14

+1 Celerity Aug 2021 #15

Was that comment necessary? George II Aug 2021 #18

More than necessary Sympthsical Aug 2021 #22

Did you get your answer? George II Aug 2021 #27

Exclusivity precludes disclosure n/t Sympthsical Aug 2021 #28

Sure. In other words...............never mind. George II Aug 2021 #31

At first I thought it was a whole series on AOC JonAndKatePlusABird Aug 2021 #11

Here's a link to the final vote: George II Aug 2021 #12

Thank you, George. sheshe2 Aug 2021 #13

Hopefully she'll be positive about Dems and anti-Republican gulliver Aug 2021 #20

was really good Celerity Aug 2021 #30

So the whole series is about AOC? panader0 Aug 2021 #32