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Showing Original Post only (View all)OMG this is perfect - The Onion nails the AOC phenomenon [View all]
https://politics.theonion.com/presumptuous-congressional-freshman-thinks-she-can-just-1831842239WASHINGTONStrutting into the Capitol like she had some kind of electoral mandate, presumptuous congressional freshman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL) thought Thursday that she could just come in and start representing her constituents. Im sorry, big shot, but thats just not the way things work around here, said House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, explaining that the Florida representative needed to spend at least her first three terms memorizing obscure parliamentary procedures, sucking up to party leaders, and groveling to corporate donors before she could even consider drafting a law benefiting her home district. She cant just waltz in here with a list of demands from her constituents and do something about it. Christ, the fucking gall, thinking she can just represent the beliefs and desires of the people who elected her. Shes out there holding town halls and tweeting about healthcarewho the hell does she think she is? Heres some advice, Debbie: Wait until youre a cynical, shallow husk of yourself, and only then will you be ready to properly govern. Otherwise, you keep your head down, you vote for what we put in front of you, and you fundraise. Hoyer, who grew visibly agitated, recommended that the novice lawmaker quit rabble-rousing and get back to him when shes 75 and a millionaire.
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The Onion was sold to Univision, they tried to monotize writers & most of their original staff quit.
TheBlackAdder
Jan 2019
#72
The Onion is only The Onion in name only. It's not the same writers, and have different motivations.
TheBlackAdder
Jan 2019
#141
Ha, she does, and it's great that our party is rallying together to pith off tRump and McConnell.
JudyM
Jan 2019
#160
Really? Every Democrat in the house and senate has "messaged" to accomplish. ...
George II
Jan 2019
#31
Right on!! Kerp it up ladies. We have enough business as usual people in the government.
Left-over
Jan 2019
#61
I don't think the change they're seeing is what they thought they were getting.
George II
Jan 2019
#82
What do you consider anecdotes? I grew up in that area of Queens (after moving from Brooklyn)....
George II
Jan 2019
#126
AOC is great at messaging, which is necessary, but freshman can get legislation passed:
Cairycat
Jan 2019
#14
You do realize, of course, that NO member of Congress can accept donations from corporations, right?
George II
Jan 2019
#38
At what point should we just start to shoot old Democrats as the running dogs of capaitalism
The Polack MSgt
Jan 2019
#70
Won't you please tell us which Democrats aren't "pushing for the will of the people
betsuni
Jan 2019
#178
I don't think it would have been posted - Because Nancy Pelosi was bashed so much
The Polack MSgt
Jan 2019
#94
To be fair populist Democrats in the primaries are trying to defeat Democrats in office
The Polack MSgt
Jan 2019
#111
I generally like the Onion, a lot, but this is way too virulently anti-Democrat for me to enjoy
mr_lebowski
Jan 2019
#100
You say that as if you think I don't like 'good Democratic Messaging' ... you'd be wrong.
mr_lebowski
Jan 2019
#108
Don't care, this is too anti-Democrat for me to enjoy the Onion's 'humor' in this case
mr_lebowski
Jan 2019
#101
If they'd left the Corporation stuff, and Hoyer's name out, I'd have been okay with it ...
mr_lebowski
Jan 2019
#107
The thing is that her list of "demands" isn't from her constituents, its from....
George II
Jan 2019
#36
Another interesting "coincidence" is that in her most recent filing, Cortez....
George II
Jan 2019
#60
Nothing at all like the "birther thing". I'm just revealing facts, not "attacking"....
George II
Jan 2019
#65
You can call it whatever you want. I've never had my Democratic advocacy questioned before.
George II
Jan 2019
#77
Yes, I wonder if guide has been published listing those we can or cannot criticize.
George II
Jan 2019
#80
No kidding - I swear some of that satire is direct quotes from the Faction here on DU!
hueymahl
Jan 2019
#138
only issue with this article is that someone named Debbie is not likely to be a millennial
crazycatlady
Jan 2019
#73
A smear against Steny Hoyer, one of the top D leaders, and with made-up words
stopbush
Jan 2019
#110
What a horrible thing to say about Hoyer. Hoyer is a great friend of House Dems.
SunSeeker
Jan 2019
#182