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Wed Feb 27, 2019, 07:09 PM

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AOC Just Expertly Laid a Trap to Get Donald Trump's Tax Returns (Mother Jones) [View all] Amaryllis Feb 2019 OP

Ms Ocasio-Cortez was great. I wish some other Dem questioning had been as pointed. Auggie Feb 2019 #1

Did you see the comment at the bottom of the OP? Amaryllis Feb 2019 #2

I was willing that guy John Sarbanes to get to the end of a sentence BritVic Feb 2019 #13

John is Paul's Son. True Blue American Feb 2019 #27

Lol....I thought the same thing. He dressed nice but not much there. dameatball Feb 2019 #31

Oh my gosh yes. Such .... a .... slow .... talker .... PTWB Feb 2019 #49

She hasn't created personal friendships with Republicans which allows her to be more objective IMHO. jalan48 Feb 2019 #38

Yes -- I watched the entire testimony too. Auggie Feb 2019 #3

Her questioning was short and to the point - very impressive! - n/t Jim__ Feb 2019 #4

Is she a lawyer? uponit7771 Feb 2019 #6

No. OliverQ Feb 2019 #9

i was thinking she should attend law school onetexan Feb 2019 #35

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2019 #45

She did good! demmiblue Feb 2019 #5

...and she yielded the rest of her time. theaocp Feb 2019 #8

If I was in her district marlakay Feb 2019 #10

I saw her. Polly Hennessey Feb 2019 #7

She wasted no time. kcr Feb 2019 #11

Trump's Real Estate Tax Scheme Exposed By Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Michael Cohen Celerity Feb 2019 #12

Thanks; i actually missed her testimony! Amaryllis Feb 2019 #15

was easy to miss! lol, less than 4 and half minutes, but BOOM, what a 4 and a half minutes Celerity Feb 2019 #34

ANy others you'd recommend in particular? I missed everything after the long break Amaryllis Feb 2019 #36

Ro Khanna was great too Celerity Feb 2019 #41

THank you! Amaryllis Feb 2019 #43

yw Celerity Feb 2019 #69

god damn on a popcicle !!!!!!!!!!! Is she ever good !!!!!!!!!! pangaia Feb 2019 #55

Lisa Bloom: demmiblue Feb 2019 #14

+1 dalton99a Feb 2019 #24

Matthew Calamari - Priceless Caliman73 Feb 2019 #48

Seriously, Calamari is "Matt the Squid?" lagomorph777 Feb 2019 #81

My wife was reading an article today. Caliman73 Feb 2019 #82

"Matt The Squid" rolls off the tongue better; stay with that :-) lagomorph777 Mar 2019 #86

I am so impressed with this young woman. llmart Feb 2019 #16

And she has that sweet, innocent voice which belies the brilliance of her ability to be Amaryllis Feb 2019 #19

Yes, she was very good! LisaM Feb 2019 #32

I'm sure the people in her district really liked that also. Amaryllis Feb 2019 #44

Yeah, New Yorkers have been getting hosed by Trump longer than the rest of us. LisaM Feb 2019 #54

Absolutely! Sharp as a tack, she is! nt SWBTATTReg Feb 2019 #21

I think she's awesome ... earthshine Feb 2019 #17

AOC is A-OK kentuck Feb 2019 #18

Michael McFaul: demmiblue Feb 2019 #20

She's smarter than the entire GOP delegation put together CanonRay Feb 2019 #22

K&R burrowowl Feb 2019 #23

Note to Democratic egos running or contemplating running for President Loubee Feb 2019 #25

What a strange response. n/t demmiblue Feb 2019 #29

So you don't think any Democrats should run for President? PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2019 #40

I want SOME Democrats to run Loubee Feb 2019 #75

I feel like Trumps abuse of power will be seriously curtailed when a Democrat evicts him. PTWB Feb 2019 #50

Egos? Is that what you think of Democrats running for President? That it's all about "egos"? suffragette Feb 2019 #61

I like her aggressiveness. Playing nice with the Republicans will not work. jalan48 Feb 2019 #26

Outstanding. (nt) klook Feb 2019 #28

But...but... manhattan123 Feb 2019 #30

"around here". Welcome to DU R B Garr Feb 2019 #39

Er, yes... manhattan123 Feb 2019 #51

Your comment sounded very familiar R B Garr Feb 2019 #65

Hmm.. manhattan123 Feb 2019 #76

What was your name in your previous incarnation? ehrnst Feb 2019 #77

No memory of it... manhattan123 Mar 2019 #83

Your comments are also typical for a thread like this. R B Garr Feb 2019 #79

I didn't realize manhattan123 Mar 2019 #84

And I didn't realize that I can't notice the same type R B Garr Mar 2019 #85

I like to laugh manhattan123 Mar 2019 #87

I noticed more the laughable attempts R B Garr Mar 2019 #88

Hmm... manhattan123 Mar 2019 #89

I just made a mild comment, too, so what is your R B Garr Mar 2019 #90

It's probably because... manhattan123 Mar 2019 #91

You snideness was very familiar, very sanctimonious R B Garr Mar 2019 #92

It was my original post, sparky, manhattan123 Mar 2019 #93

Not really, sparky. You made familiar snide comments R B Garr Mar 2019 #94

What do you mean it wasn't my original post? manhattan123 Mar 2019 #95

What are you talking about? What a strange person R B Garr Mar 2019 #96

Wow. Personal attack much? Tipperary Mar 2019 #97

word. KG Feb 2019 #74

The government was shut down. They couldn't get equipment, etc. OMGWTF Feb 2019 #80

I don't get involved much in all the AOC stuff, but she was concise and on target. dameatball Feb 2019 #33

I want those returns released as much as the next person, but they dont contain what people hope. oldsoftie Feb 2019 #37

you don't know what they contain ProfessorPlum Feb 2019 #64

No, i dont "know", but wouldnt that be a HORROR for him? That & no charitable donations. oldsoftie Feb 2019 #68

She goes right for the meat. appleannie1943 Feb 2019 #42

She's good lillypaddle Feb 2019 #46

IMO, due to her age AOC needs to build up Senator from New York, Charles Schumer CK_John Feb 2019 #47

She is now a verified force of nature. pdsimdars Feb 2019 #52

Every single one of our Democrats were great, the greatest was Elijah Cummings. George II Feb 2019 #53

She's a natural. i agree with charlie pierce. she has yet to harness her full potential Kurt V. Feb 2019 #56

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Feb 2019 #57

I thought the house could ask for them anytime they wanted? MichMan Feb 2019 #58

I thought she had the smartest line of questioning The Liberal Lion Feb 2019 #59

What'd I miss? All I saw Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2019 #60

She got Cohen to confirm that the trumps wouldn't Ilsa Feb 2019 #67

Yes, that was good he offered that. Bet he had lots Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2019 #70

Oh yeah, sorry, not AOC, but the Cong. from CA. nt Ilsa Feb 2019 #71

The House Ways and Means Committee Chairman already has a plan to request trump's tax returns. George II Feb 2019 #62

A+ czarjak Feb 2019 #63

Love it Blue Owl Feb 2019 #66

Lawrence O'Donnell said that the "junior" members go last so there's nothing new to ask Rhiannon12866 Feb 2019 #72

She was magnificent. No wonder the Repubs are afraid of her. Bluepinky Feb 2019 #73

Maybe it's because zentrum Feb 2019 #78