AOC's cooking live streams perfect the recipe for making politics palatable

[Judi Lynn]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is using her millennial’s instinct for social media and her star quality to get her message across

David Smith in Washington
@smithinamerica
Sun 13 Dec 2020 06.00 EST

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Or talk up a storm about the minimum wage, healthcare and the existential struggle for democracy.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s latest Instagram live stream found the youngest woman ever elected to the US Congress standing at a chopping board with two lemons and a plastic jug as she expounded her political philosophy.

“Both Democrats and Republicans,” she said, scooping up a lemon with her right hand, “when they indulge in these narratives of commonsense policies being radical,” – setting the lemon down on the board again – “what they’re trying to is really shorten the window of what’s possible.”

A twee icing contest on The Great British Bake Off this is not. And as far as we know, Gordon Ramsay, Ina Garten and Nigella Lawson have never been heard to exclaim, “Shoutout to my fellow radicals!” as Ocasio-Cortez did last Thursday night.

But for anyone worried that politics might become a little too boring under Joe Biden’s presidency, “AOC”, as she is universally known, is bringing comfort food. The 31-year-old New York Democrat has gained a vast social media following with her intimate videos of cooking, fashion tips, furniture assembly and behind the scenes in Congress.

More:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/13/aoc-cooking-live-streams-politics

[JoeOtterbein]

1. AOC gives me...

...hope!

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2. She is quite an amazing young woman.

Y'all probably won't hear that from very many 60-ish yr old white (male) residents of Mississippi, but you should! We (our country) need many more like AOC....

[Alex4Martinez]

3. In all my 60+ years, no politician has ever struck me as more sincere and energetic.

AOC has all the right ingredients!

Thanks, Judi Lynn!

[RussBLib]

4. Great idea

Take time to explain things, countering the lying GOP rhetoric, and cooking up something tasty at the same time. We all gotta eat.

[Judi Lynn]

5. Just found one video on YouTube. Haven't seen it yet, looking forward to watching it later!

Hooray!