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In reply to the discussion: AOC has something to say about her older House colleagues [View all]SMC22307
(8,090 posts)10. Reccing because she's right.
And I say that as someone pushin' 60. Hopefully AOC will get younger folks engaged in public service and politics.
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Yep us old people (I am 72) have no cares for the future and are no use to the young. We should get
wasupaloopa
Dec 2018
#1
We're 70, and we don't have children, but we do have nephews and nieces that we worry about.
George II
Dec 2018
#53
She's implying (very close to saying outright) that the older members of Congress.....
George II
Dec 2018
#55
She's "implying" (btw, I know the definition) that most Democrats in the House...
George II
Dec 2018
#90
George II .... you're right on. Her "inference" is that old folks don't care.
trueblue2007
Dec 2018
#132
You just described what many here are upset with, people jumping on fellow Democrats (plural)....
George II
Dec 2018
#327
What "double standard"? Earlier today I posted the complete list of all 62....
George II
Dec 2018
#167
A non stop attack of mainstream Democrats is coming AGAIN, we could understand
Eliot Rosewater
Dec 2018
#344
That one sentence is not necessary to make her point. Delete the sentence and I would agree.
GemDigger
Dec 2018
#59
AOC is a threat to the power structure obviously... but, she will NOT be silenced!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#281
'But to delay large action on climate doesn't include the wisdom of elders nor the urgency of youth'
SMC22307
Dec 2018
#215
We have addressed them here in CA and have been doing it for years now. Let's face it the rest of
wasupaloopa
Dec 2018
#81
No. It just has nothing to do with what the person you responded to is saying.
Tiggeroshii
Dec 2018
#180
Gee, okay... so I guess, in your book, if you're a woman of color, running a masterful campaign...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#298
LOL... talk about ridiculous!! Your comment completely ignores the fact that
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#314
Not "she," HE. There was a good chance CROWLEY woulda replaced Pelosi once she was ready 2 step down
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#363
I agree with you. I'M 68. Why should I get out of the way for HER??? She sounds selfish.
trueblue2007
Dec 2018
#131
Seriously!! Putting words in people's mouths has become a whole new art form when it comes to AOC.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#287
It's laughable!! An unapologetic progressive knockin off an established party leader...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#305
What a weird thing for her to tweet. Surely it's possible to show how "passionate" she
Autumn
Dec 2018
#414
This is an old post. Why is it being re-posted. We beat up on her enough when first posted.
brush
Jan 2019
#428
My kids are pissed that the Baby Boomers were able to flourish and are extracting everything out.
TheBlackAdder
Dec 2018
#149
Your kids are going to watch one hell of a lot of Baby Boomers die miserably with little to no
hlthe2b
Dec 2018
#161
Not scapegoating because your "oldest is establishing herself in the job market and has
hlthe2b
Dec 2018
#207
Conventiently ignoring: They know that many are disadvantaged, as they volunteer--as I teach them th
TheBlackAdder
Dec 2018
#221
I repeat what you wrote--that your daughter makes "Serious money" so she couldn't be scapegoating!
hlthe2b
Dec 2018
#222
She has the "potential" to make serious money, but she works with constituents to help them.
TheBlackAdder
Dec 2018
#224
I have no problem with inheritance. I told my uncle, before he died to spend it all.
TheBlackAdder
Dec 2018
#189
I'm fascinated by the hostility directed toward a young Democratic POC woman speaking out.
SMC22307
Dec 2018
#245
You're reading a lot into this discussion and talking quite a bit about what simply doesn't exist.
George II
Dec 2018
#255
Certainly not in this discussion, you're the first to mention Crowley or challenge of an incumbent.
George II
Dec 2018
#265
No it's not, it's not "taken for granted" here. But whatever..........................
George II
Dec 2018
#382
i wish my rep would speak out more - I feel like i know AOC better than my own rep
womanofthehills
Dec 2018
#370
ALL of the Democratic representatives of my state (5 of 5) and both Senators are quite outspoken...
George II
Dec 2018
#376
just a response to 208. Kind of adhd. Forget where I am from time to time.
FromMissouri
Jan 2019
#423
Yeah, more man-splainin' is all AOC needs... if only she got those pointers.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#383
Actually it's AOC, a WOC wise beyond her years, who probly shud be the 1 doin the "woman-splainin"
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#393
Call now and with your order receive a set of steak knives ABSOLUTELY FREE!!!11111111
betsuni
Dec 2018
#394
OK, she doesn't need any help and knows all the ins-and-out of Congress already.
brush
Dec 2018
#406
It's certainly not rocket science... I think AOC wil be just fine and have more influence on current
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#410
Not only is the alt-right petrified of AOC, seems that many establishment types are too
Tarc
Dec 2018
#360
Snicker. Establishment types, huh? Now lets see you use "corporatist" in a sentence.
Squinch
Dec 2018
#369
Ah, so its a generic term used by some to describe those who don't swoon for specific
Squinch
Dec 2018
#412
Especially true for women of color... love that AOC will not let herself be silenced!! She rocks!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#292
Ayana Pressley is a WOC, Sharice Davids is a WOC, Jahana Hayes is a WOC, Deb Haaland is a WOC...
George II
Dec 2018
#330
Plenty of older people don't vote for Trump, and there is ZERO excuse for not voting then BITCHING.
LBM20
Dec 2018
#157
She's saying, indirectly, that older members of Congress aren't concerned....
George II
Dec 2018
#57
Nope. She states two facts. None of which have the meaning you seem to want.
Cuthbert Allgood
Dec 2018
#63
She didn't say anything about Congress members' race or gender. Why throw those in?
George II
Dec 2018
#102
She is saying no such thing - AND older members of Congress haven't done enough
womanofthehills
Dec 2018
#373
She is asking questions about why Congress has not adequately addressed these issues
womanofthehills
Dec 2018
#374
Thank you. Dividing us into different demographic groups is not a winning strategy
redstateblues
Dec 2018
#99
When I was her age, I was into writing (essays and poems) and I remember writing about....
George II
Dec 2018
#142
Yup, we can't have a repeat of 2016...this country won't survive anotha 4 years of this shit-show.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#309
Environmentalist Al Gore has been sounding the alarm since when? The late '70s?
SMC22307
Dec 2018
#271
I disagree, I think Barbara Lee was just fine and hakeem Jeffries could have waited
JI7
Dec 2018
#31
She is including her fellow Democrats in this screed? The kindest thing I can say about her attitude
Hekate
Dec 2018
#40
Did she mention her fellow Democrats or any Democrat for that matter? Did she lie?
Autumn
Dec 2018
#106
That's the problem. She needs to start using the word Republican in her disses...
brush
Dec 2018
#126
No she doesn't, she's doing fine. People should stop putting words in her mouth.
Autumn
Dec 2018
#129
What incumbent Democrats other than Lacy Clay in MO, did she go against in the 2018 primaries?
Celerity
Dec 2018
#350
Nope, nor did she mention Republicans. She just used a very broad brush that included them all.
Hekate
Dec 2018
#156
Does she think Matt Gaetz (b. 1982) ) represents young people better than Bernie Sanders? n/t
pnwmom
Dec 2018
#48
So true!! AOC is unafraid... why her win was so impressive. She's beyond good...more like supa dupa!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#284
Doesn't she realize that most of those "old House members" have children, grandchildren...
George II
Dec 2018
#51
So you're tossing out dozens of Democrats? In the current Congress (not as of next month)
George II
Dec 2018
#77
First of all, what I responded to didn't ask a question, and second you didn't answer my question.
George II
Dec 2018
#114
It seems AOC has something to say about EVERYTHING. But does she ever shut up listen to anyone else?
WillowTree
Dec 2018
#54
Those old not progressive folks helped PAVE THE WAY for the PRIVILEGE for her to serve. nt
UniteFightBack
Dec 2018
#56
Seriously!! The mere mention of AOC throws some peeps into a tizzy. I think she's awesome!!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#306
As a Latina I'm worried about Maria Hernandez, PhD. She seems to have a reading
Autumn
Dec 2018
#179
Correct. I understand exactly what I'm seeing. The truth is sometimes insulting.
Autumn
Dec 2018
#212
It's fascinating how they all went straight to Pelosi rather than Louis Gohmert,
SMC22307
Dec 2018
#155
What silliness. Nancy isn't 60 years older than AOC. But the dip shit Henry pulls Nancy's
Autumn
Dec 2018
#181
People see the progressive movement making steady gains... change scares people, understandably.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#295
Kill Twitting Henry's message? Sorry, his message is bullshit that he pulled Nancy's name
Autumn
Dec 2018
#192
My point is that you're smearing someone as a "nobody".based on their number of Twitter followers
EffieBlack
Dec 2018
#202
Smearing? I'm giving my opinion on someone who is tweeting a bullshit smear about a Democratic
Autumn
Dec 2018
#217
Is Henry a kind of big-time, highly influential somebody who thinks AOC is being mean to Nancy?
Autumn
Dec 2018
#226
Maybe he's a Russian bot smearing a Democratic Congresswoman instead of a nobody.
Autumn
Dec 2018
#231
Henry from Twitter is free to disagree with me all he wants. I don't give a damn and won't
Autumn
Dec 2018
#240
No - instead you waste time whining that he's a "nobody" because he disagrees with you
EffieBlack
Dec 2018
#243
Stating that he's a nobody is not whining. Just like stating that he could be a Russian Bot
Autumn
Dec 2018
#249
The number of Twitter followers determines whether they are a "somebody" or "nobody"?
EffieBlack
Dec 2018
#183
maybe congresscritters' ages should match the demographics of the country
crazycatlady
Dec 2018
#158
Thanks to groups like Run For Something, the following millennials were elected to Congress
crazycatlady
Dec 2018
#190
Fine, but also LEARN from those older people and for Christ sake focus in YOUR district too.
LBM20
Dec 2018
#153
'But to delay large action on climate doesn't include the wisdom of elders nor the urgency of youth'
SMC22307
Dec 2018
#205
Louie Gohmert, Virginia Foxx, Jim Sensenbrenner, Richard Shelby, Orrin Hatch...
SMC22307
Dec 2018
#259
Many of us "old folk" are acutely aware what we do today and in the future affects our children and
Cha
Dec 2018
#258
Most of those 'old' folks have children, grandchildren, neighbors and constituents they care about
Cha
Dec 2018
#325
"You there, old person! Your papers! Why are you not at the Senior Relocation Center?"
VOX
Dec 2018
#338
Very special... will be fun watching AOC take an even bigger leadership role in Congress.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#367
Yes, will be fun to see her working IN the Congress with all of her colleagues...
George II
Dec 2018
#372
They all represent their unique 700 thousand souls. That is who employs them. nt
fleabiscuit
Dec 2018
#391
The Democratic message is "we" (Yes, we can; Stronger Together), not "me" "I."
betsuni
Dec 2018
#388
Actually, her job is to uphold the Constitution, represent her district, and try to effect change
EffieBlack
Dec 2018
#398
Did you ever find the links of what Nancy did to make AOC's Congressional win possible?
Autumn
Dec 2018
#399
So there are no links then? Just something you made up to fit the current narrative about AOC?
Autumn
Dec 2018
#403
That's insulting. Not shocked that McCaskill would say something like that. As a Latina I feel
Autumn
Dec 2018
#420