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42. Remind me why you think it's ok to cover up

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Sat Aug 18, 2018, 01:22 AM

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Ocasio-Cortez slammed for banning press from public event [View all] Shumi Aug 2018 OP

Why ban the press? Gothmog Aug 2018 #1

Her staff don't know what they're doing. RandySF Aug 2018 #2

Wasn't it AOC's decision? Didn't she say.. "..It's Cha Aug 2018 #41

Because "the enemy of the people" Shumi Aug 2018 #4

I believe that this may be stemming from the same source. yardwork Aug 2018 #62

banning the press from her townhall will only lead people to question WHY onetexan Aug 2018 #3

Does she really want to alienate the press this early in the game? NastyRiffraff Aug 2018 #5

Someone else we know and love (to hate) has alienated the press OnlinePoker Aug 2018 #7

This won't play out well. TheCowsCameHome Aug 2018 #6

No one in the back of the room to point at and say "you're fake news." George II Aug 2018 #10

It's not truly an outlier, they've been banned from two town halls. Kind of late.... George II Aug 2018 #8

Consider the source and the lack of accompanying information pecosbob Aug 2018 #9

Washington Post reporter covering the White House Shumi Aug 2018 #15

Thanks for the link pecosbob Aug 2018 #16

Sounds like a 'safe space' for the 'snowflakes'. nt mr_liberal Aug 2018 #20

i think this signals the end of her short career.. samnsara Aug 2018 #11

Another mistake by a newcomer. kstewart33 Aug 2018 #12

Remind me why it's OK to attack Democratic candidates? left-of-center2012 Aug 2018 #13

It should be when they do something dumb. TheCowsCameHome Aug 2018 #14

Because if we only attack Trump and the republicans when they ban the press from events it TeamPooka Aug 2018 #19

Remind me why you think it's ok to cover up Cha Aug 2018 #42

cover up ? left-of-center2012 Aug 2018 #50

Reporting news stories is not "bashing". Cha Aug 2018 #53

No, I asked ... left-of-center2012 Aug 2018 #55

Good. Cha Aug 2018 #56

Congratulations left-of-center2012 Aug 2018 #57

Yes, Congratulations to ME! Cha Aug 2018 #58

Is this OP an attack on a Democratic candidates? stonecutter357 Aug 2018 #59

Not the OP, but many of the responses left-of-center2012 Aug 2018 #60

MSM wants to dictate the narrative pecosbob Aug 2018 #17

I love Alexandria as much as the next progressive guy. Dave Starsky Aug 2018 #18

How is this a narrative dictated from the "MSM"? It's a narrative dictated by the campaign. George II Aug 2018 #21

There is a continuing narrative in the mainstream media of AOC vs Democratic Party pecosbob Aug 2018 #24

No there isn't. OilemFirchen Aug 2018 #30

Other than the times they've reported on her gaffes, the "mainstream media" (what is that anyway?).. George II Aug 2018 #31

Also trying to debunk her claims that Medicare for all will save money Snellius Aug 2018 #37

Actually, it is not true dansolo Aug 2018 #67

Actually, it is. Snellius Aug 2018 #68

She has not done well in previous interactions with the press. kstewart33 Aug 2018 #26

She's either smart enough to handle the media, or.......... DFW Aug 2018 #22

Fox news is already all over this. pazzyanne Aug 2018 #23

Right now Ocasio-Cortez is acting like an AAA minor leaguer... nycbos Aug 2018 #25

But emotion. Same emotion that prompted "I just cant trust her", you know, how we got Eliot Rosewater Aug 2018 #27

She is an AAA minor leaguer. kstewart33 Aug 2018 #28

As well she should be criticized for it. It's wrong to ban the press for a public event, Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #29

Post removed Post removed Aug 2018 #32

but it was open to public so anyone could have come in JI7 Aug 2018 #33

Open to all for sharing these specific concerns, yes. To photograph and expose victims, no. stuffmatters Aug 2018 #34

if it was open to the public anyone can come in. were they doing background checks and ids of people JI7 Aug 2018 #35

She was holding a TH for victims of DA & immigrants and hoping to protect their anonimity & safety. stuffmatters Aug 2018 #38

It's news.. "banning the press.. " Don't know Cha Aug 2018 #43

Their names were posted on FB. She knows Cha Aug 2018 #69

Respectfully disagree. kstewart33 Aug 2018 #36

You just called her a "minor leaguerer" &concern trolling her "mistakes" is not "support" stuffmatters Aug 2018 #39

All you have are personal insults. Cha Aug 2018 #44

True, I said she is a minor leaguer. kstewart33 Aug 2018 #49

We would all like to see young progressives succeed. I hope she reassess her actions. It won't Thekaspervote Aug 2018 #40

Considering her reasons to protect vulnerable populations JonLP24 Aug 2018 #45

I can't agree. Banning the press is never, ever the right thing to do. yardwork Aug 2018 #47

I think protecting vulnerable populations JonLP24 Aug 2018 #48

Then why did her campaign say.. Cha Aug 2018 #54

She's not a therapist. She's a politician. yardwork Aug 2018 #61

That's fine JonLP24 Aug 2018 #64

This is worse and worse. Now she won't take questions from the press? yardwork Aug 2018 #65

She takes plenty of questions from the press JonLP24 Aug 2018 #66

Those actions remind me of another rockfordfile Aug 2018 #46

Definitely not ready for prime time. Scruffy1 Aug 2018 #51

Something Smells Funny dlk Aug 2018 #52

Definitely not ready for prime time. democratisphere Aug 2018 #63