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Thank you, AOC!

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45 replies	Author	Time	Post
Thank you, AOC! (Original post)	liberalnarb	Apr 2019	OP
They need to stop doubling down on this	leftofcool	Apr 2019	#1
What, doubling down on rationality? She's right and she's brilliant.	DemocracyMouse	Apr 2019	#12
Why tweet on a subject that isn't even in a bill to vote on?	Honeycombe8	Apr 2019	#16
What's next, Why is she not in the kitchen?	LiberalLovinLug	Apr 2019	#26
She's trying to attract attention instead of doing her job. She could have sponsored a bill for that	Honeycombe8	Apr 2019	#35
I'm reading about...	the_sly_pig	Apr 2019	#38
Yeah...there are a lot of people tweeting these days, which is refreshing & enjoyable.	Honeycombe8	Apr 2019	#44
QUADRUPLING down here!!	InAbLuEsTaTe	Apr 2019	#30
People keep using the word "brilliant."	murielm99	Apr 2019	#41
Brilliant because she's gone from bartender to beacon of hope...	DemocracyMouse	Apr 2019	#42
Has she opened all the offices in her district yet?	murielm99	Apr 2019	#43
Really?	DemocracyMouse	Apr 2019	#45
Yes we shouldn't talk	shanny	Apr 2019	#27
Yes, status quo's the way to go!! Not!!	InAbLuEsTaTe	Apr 2019	#31
there is already a thread about this	Mosby	Apr 2019	#2
Loving AOC and glad to see more Dems are supporting her. After all of these years	walkingman	Apr 2019	#3
Gotta love AOC!! She's right again... as usual!	InAbLuEsTaTe	Apr 2019	#32
or you could, ya know,	qazplm135	Apr 2019	#4
Whoa !	pangaia	Apr 2019	#20
sorry	qazplm135	Apr 2019	#29
I am not in the AOC fan club. I'm not in anybody's fan club. :))	pangaia	Apr 2019	#33
"Should a nonviolent person stopped w/ a dime bag LOSE the right to vote?": I think not.	David__77	Apr 2019	#5
AOC needs a new mentor, imo.	Control-Z	Apr 2019	#6
Should this question be asked?	watoos	Apr 2019	#7
K and R.	warmfeet	Apr 2019	#8
She's so smart	loves_da_dems	Apr 2019	#9
no it isn't.	Mosby	Apr 2019	#19
There's that pesky slippery slope issue of which convicts get to vote, where to draw the line in a	JudyM	Apr 2019	#34
She maybe smart but perhaps not so much politically. nt	UniteFightBack	Apr 2019	#23
No taxation without representation.	safeinOhio	Apr 2019	#10
Speaking as someone who lives where there is a pot shop every block	ProudLib72	Apr 2019	#11
Exactly AOC. People who shouldn't be in jail in the first place.	YOHABLO	Apr 2019	#13
"Does person X deserve the right to vote" is absolutely the wrong question to ask.	paulkienitz	Apr 2019	#14
She is brilliant. nt	Ferrets are Cool	Apr 2019	#15
BTW, if you need to contact	KG	Apr 2019	#17
That 718# went right to her DC office. Is the Queens office not set up yet? Voicemail is full.	UniteFightBack	Apr 2019	#22
I don't see any correlation between a terrorist bomber and someone with a dime bag.	George II	Apr 2019	#18
Hey let's comment about anything and everything ! Even if they are LOSER ISSUES!! YAY!! nt	UniteFightBack	Apr 2019	#21
This!	lillypaddle	Apr 2019	#40
I love her intellect and wit more and more each day. nt	iluvtennis	Apr 2019	#24
Kicked and recommended.	Uncle Joe	Apr 2019	#25
GOP wants to give felons guns but not voting rights	EveHammond13	Apr 2019	#28
K&R	Mike Niendorff	Apr 2019	#36
I don't know how I feel about this. It's not the violent criminals I worry about,	Vinca	Apr 2019	#37
With the multitude of problems we have to face	lillypaddle	Apr 2019	#39

Response to liberalnarb (Original post)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 05:19 PM

leftofcool (19,460 posts)

1. They need to stop doubling down on this

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Response to leftofcool (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 06:52 PM

DemocracyMouse (2,275 posts)

12. What, doubling down on rationality? She's right and she's brilliant.

I'll take a hit for sanity if you want. I'm tripling down!

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Response to DemocracyMouse (Reply #12)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 07:17 PM

Honeycombe8 (37,648 posts)

16. Why tweet on a subject that isn't even in a bill to vote on?

What's the point? She in the House of Rep. Her job is to read about bills, work with others on bills, and vote. She seems sort of needy in the attention category.

She has a lot of reading to do on bills and such. She keeps revealing her mistaken "knowledge" of what's in a bill she voted against. She voted against the bipartisan budget...that's right...AGAINST reopening the government, because she was mistaken about it. She hadn't taken the time to learn what was in it.

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Response to Honeycombe8 (Reply #16)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 08:07 PM

LiberalLovinLug (12,399 posts)

26. What's next, Why is she not in the kitchen?

jeez

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Response to LiberalLovinLug (Reply #26)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 10:27 PM

Honeycombe8 (37,648 posts)

35. She's trying to attract attention instead of doing her job. She could have sponsored a bill for that

She's tweeting on the story of the moment. One might think she's addicted to attention. Instead of doing that, if she is hot on this issue, she could have written a bill to be presented to the House. That's governing. Tweeting about something she's not involved with...not governing. It's not like anyone asked her opinion.

Like I said, she was spending a lot of time tweeting and making the talk show circuit, before voting AGAINST opening the government, while people were losing their houses, going without medical care, because of not getting paid. She said she voted against it because she wouldn't fund ICE. Thing is, she was wrong. One of the budgets contained NO funding for ICE.

She was wrong on the facts. Look beyond the tweets at the substance.

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Response to Honeycombe8 (Reply #35)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 09:45 AM

the_sly_pig (699 posts)

38. I'm reading about...

... a person that stating what I am thinking on a national platform, which is refreshing and I enjoy it. A politician seeking publicity? Well knock me down with a feather. I’m positive she can both tweet her righteous opinions and work for the people simultaneously.

If we wanted quiet and spineless I think Harry Reid is available.

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Response to the_sly_pig (Reply #38)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 12:13 PM

Honeycombe8 (37,648 posts)

44. Yeah...there are a lot of people tweeting these days, which is refreshing & enjoyable.

But if one is in Congress and is complaining about a wrong, then I wonder about that, if the Congress person is not actually doing anything about it, which is her job, but just tweeting.

It's not like, say, Schiff, who tweets quite a bit, after he has actually performed official acts that address his concerns.

Nothing personal against her. Some other representatives may do this, too.

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Response to DemocracyMouse (Reply #12)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 08:50 PM

InAbLuEsTaTe (23,141 posts)

30. QUADRUPLING down here!!

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

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Response to DemocracyMouse (Reply #12)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 10:50 AM

murielm99 (27,528 posts)

41. People keep using the word "brilliant."

I think she is an attention seeker, no smarter than anyone else. If anyone is brilliant, it is Mayor Pete.

And Pete did his job. She does not stay in one place long enough to do the work she is supposed to be doing.

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Response to murielm99 (Reply #41)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 11:45 AM

DemocracyMouse (2,275 posts)

42. Brilliant because she's gone from bartender to beacon of hope...

faster than you can say Buttigieg correctly.

(And he's brilliant too, and I HOPE any Democrat now campaigning can actually steal enough attention from the orange gasbag.)

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Response to DemocracyMouse (Reply #42)

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 11:56 AM

murielm99 (27,528 posts)

43. Has she opened all the offices in her district yet?

The last time I checked, she had not. It would be brilliant if she was doing the work her constituents expect her to do in her district.

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Response to murielm99 (Reply #43)

Sun Apr 28, 2019, 12:54 PM

DemocracyMouse (2,275 posts)

45. Really?

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Response to leftofcool (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 08:14 PM

shanny (6,709 posts)

27. Yes we shouldn't talk

about issues that actually affect people's lives, or rock the boat in any way.

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Response to shanny (Reply #27)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 08:53 PM

InAbLuEsTaTe (23,141 posts)

31. Yes, status quo's the way to go!! Not!!

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

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Response to liberalnarb (Original post)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 05:20 PM

Mosby (12,012 posts)

2. there is already a thread about this

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=12047561

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Response to liberalnarb (Original post)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 05:20 PM

walkingman (2,698 posts)

3. Loving AOC and glad to see more Dems are supporting her. After all of these years

we just might see the US begin to rid ourselves of these Neanderthals in Congress. May Texas won't be far behind.

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Response to walkingman (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 08:55 PM

InAbLuEsTaTe (23,141 posts)

32. Gotta love AOC!! She's right again... as usual!

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

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Response to liberalnarb (Original post)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 05:21 PM

qazplm135 (5,441 posts)

4. or you could, ya know,

have some nuance and say prisoners maybe shouldn't be in prison at all, and for those folks, they don't lose their right to vote.

And then for the violent rapists and murderers, yeah, they should lose it until they've served their sentence.

AOC is all about the big and brash and no compromise 100%.

Well life's not like that most of the time.

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Response to qazplm135 (Reply #4)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 07:26 PM

pangaia (24,324 posts)

20. Whoa !

So, lets' start at 50% and hope we bet 25%.

My entire musical life I have been just like her. I am bringing 5 snare drums to a rehearsal Tuesday because I want the BEST/RIGHT SOUND IN THE HALL for the piece. Nobody will know or give a shit except the conductor, a few musicians and ME.

I'm doing PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION next week. It famously calls for 'chimes' at the end. Supposed to replicate church bell. I spent $800 on a custom 8 foot chime and a huge bell plate because we could not get a real bell.

Here is the Vancouver Symphony’s solution. Relevant section begins at 2:23 and goes to the end.

https://www.Here is one porchestra’

And HERE is the Berlin Philharmonic’s solution ! Watch till the end.

AOC is NOT the Vancouver Symphony ! She is Gergiev and Berlin, GIVE NO QUARTER !

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Response to pangaia (Reply #20)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 08:45 PM

qazplm135 (5,441 posts)

29. sorry

I've never been a part of the AOC is the most amazingest ever club.

I don't dislike her, but the amount of praise she gets for every single utterance is a bit excessive.

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Response to qazplm135 (Reply #29)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 09:31 PM

pangaia (24,324 posts)

33. I am not in the AOC fan club. I'm not in anybody's fan club. :))

I am an 'undecided' for 2020, as you can see.
And try to stay as objective as I can about someone like AOC, even thought I really appreciate her fresh, fearless way.

Just expressing my opinion.

Sometimes I think she get's things just a little bit akilter, but usually not enough that her real meaning/intention cannot be seen.

BTW----
We have a pretty good field of choices, I would say,

What a difference form the 2016 repub shit show. the 2016.

And I MUCH prefer BERLIN. There is a reason they are the best orchestra in the world... Things like the huge bell. :>

))

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Response to liberalnarb (Original post)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 05:28 PM

David__77 (20,473 posts)

5. "Should a nonviolent person stopped w/ a dime bag LOSE the right to vote?": I think not.

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Response to liberalnarb (Original post)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 05:35 PM

Control-Z (15,562 posts)

6. AOC needs a new mentor, imo.

I just can't agree with this ridiculous issue/opinion.

Let's try this instead, "Should a nonviolent person stopped w/a dime bag be incarcerated for years and years?" Better yet, "Should a nonviolent person stopped w/a dime bag be incarcerated at all?" (Assuming the dime bag contains pot.)

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Response to liberalnarb (Original post)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 05:54 PM

watoos (7,142 posts)

7. Should this question be asked?

What kind of country is it that has 5% of the world's population, but incarcerates 25% of the world's prisoners?

Disclaimer; China doesn't provide statistics.

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Response to liberalnarb (Original post)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 06:06 PM

warmfeet (3,321 posts)

8. K and R.

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Response to liberalnarb (Original post)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 06:07 PM

loves_da_dems (67 posts)

9. She's so smart

My absolute favorite. This may not be popular, but it's the right moral choice.

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Response to loves_da_dems (Reply #9)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 07:25 PM

Mosby (12,012 posts)

19. no it isn't.

People who murder, rape and molest others have no right to vote for anything other than what TV channel they have on in their cell block.

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Response to Mosby (Reply #19)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 09:49 PM

JudyM (20,135 posts)

34. There's that pesky slippery slope issue of which convicts get to vote, where to draw the line in a

legally defensible way.

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Response to loves_da_dems (Reply #9)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 08:00 PM

UniteFightBack (8,231 posts)

23. She maybe smart but perhaps not so much politically. nt

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Response to liberalnarb (Original post)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 06:34 PM

safeinOhio (22,439 posts)

10. No taxation without representation.

If you cant vote you can’t be taxed. That is one of the reasons for this country.

Also all those Publicans would line up for jail and give up their vote to pay a penny less in taxes.

This is the DU member formerly known as safeinOhio.

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Response to liberalnarb (Original post)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 06:38 PM

ProudLib72 (17,984 posts)

11. Speaking as someone who lives where there is a pot shop every block

I can say that I truly do not understand how people get busted and serve time for weed.

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Response to liberalnarb (Original post)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 07:04 PM

YOHABLO (7,358 posts)

13. Exactly AOC. People who shouldn't be in jail in the first place.

This is the DU member formerly known as YOHABLO.

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Response to liberalnarb (Original post)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 07:16 PM

paulkienitz (1,045 posts)

14. "Does person X deserve the right to vote" is absolutely the wrong question to ask.

As soon as we start drawing a line and separating those entitled to vote from those not entitled, somebody else is gonna come along and start moving that line.

"We all voted and agreed that you don't get a vote" is not democracy.

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Response to liberalnarb (Original post)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 07:17 PM

Ferrets are Cool (13,352 posts)

15. She is brilliant. nt

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Response to liberalnarb (Original post)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 07:19 PM

KG (28,344 posts)

17. BTW, if you need to contact

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Fri Apr 26, 2019, 07:59 PM

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