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RocketMan » Fri May 03, 2019 12:09 pm wrote:The appearance of that very slick looking Netflix documentary so soon is indeed a little suspicious.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Movie: D.C.'s Bomb-Throwing New Star Seizes the Sundance Spotlight
by Marisa Guthrie
January 23, 2019
As AOC confounds both the right and the left, the self-described socialist and tweet-shaming agitator takes center stage in the documentary 'Knock Down the House' and invites The Hollywood Reporter to catch a few episodes in the life of the one Democrat Trump hasn't dared attack: "Maybe he thinks that he's met his match."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6akmMYGHI3w
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/featu ... on-1178063
RocketMan » 10 May 2019 07:49 wrote:Wow Cordelia, thanks. You always draw interesting connections.
American culture at this point is so superficial, slick and professionally produced that it's difficult to divine whether AOC is just savvy and forward-looking to the extreme or if there are some grey eminences that have gotten a hold of her at a very early stage. We will continue monitoring the situation.
-stickdog99What is truly tragic is that when every single corporate media outlet works in lockstep, most people can still be convinced that up is down, left is right, war is peace, freedom is slavery, and imperialistic external military intervention is democratic self-determination.
thrulookingglass » 10 May 2019 23:37 wrote:-stickdog99What is truly tragic is that when every single corporate media outlet works in lockstep, most people can still be convinced that up is down, left is right, war is peace, freedom is slavery, and imperialistic external military intervention is democratic self-determination.
Ouch. Real Orwellian circumstances. Sci-fi accurately imagines the future when its at its best. Too true. She's slick. She knows the hustle, she knows how to work the media and she's got a good vibe to me. Jacqueline Kennedy was taunted for being 'overly weened'. What politician wants to be seen as the bumbling goon that they usually are? Nearly ruined Ford. Heck, we couldn't even be told our President Bush barfed on Japanese Prime Minister Miyazawa. Must uphold the image of the king! No, she's not perfect, but she's a warm welcome wind. And I tell you, I think her politic is closer to what most Americans feel these days than what Fox News, CNN or MSNBC will allow. I hate that Biden is running, he'll pull the party WAY to the right. America needs a left wing presences like Sisyphus needs a friend to help out! Might be a lesson there. We work so much better when we work together. Fuck Bolton by the way! Those fuckers are gunning for Iran once again. Totally antagonizing Iranian forces. AWFUL! And fuck the recent Israeli offensive. All acts of violence are worthless.
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Becomes Youngest Woman Ever to Preside Over the House of Representatives
http://time.com/5587669/ocasio-cortez-y ... ide-house/
Who's been sitting in Pelosi's chair? Democrat Ocasio-Cortez
Friday, May 10, 2019 3:12 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In another first for rookie congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the liberal Democrat from New York on Friday became the youngest woman to preside over the U.S. House of Representatives.
Sitting in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's chair as part of a routine rotation of House members, Ocasio-Cortez took her turn with the gavel and ran the chamber for about an hour. The duty is shared day-to-day by members of the House majority, currently the Democrats.
In the event, Ocasio-Cortez did not have a great deal to do. She presided over "special orders," which are generally short speeches by House members at the end of the day's legislative business, often on issues of concern in their districts.
Ocasio-Cortez, 29, called on members as they rose to speak, once or twice stumbling over their states of origin. "For what purpose does the gentleman from Ohio - um, from Illinois, excuse me, seek recognition?" she said as Representative Sean Casten, a fellow freshman Democrat, took the floor.
"That was my first time presiding. And it's exciting. It's certainly a view. I wish we could, I wish we were allowed to take photos," she told reporters after the session.
Ocasio-Cortez describes herself as a Democratic socialist and is the most prominent member of a group of female Democrats elected to the House for the first time last November, bolstering the party's liberal wing.
She has become a sensation on social media, drawing headlines for dance routines as well as championing the Green New Deal, a package of proposals to tackle climate change.
She is the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, representing New York's 14th district in the Bronx and Queens.
https://whtc.com/news/articles/2019/may ... io-cortez/
coffin_dodger » Sun May 12, 2019 6:30 pm wrote:She's an Establishment plant - the sooner you come to terms with this, the less disappointed you'll be when she backtracks on every promise when in power. You can apologise for her all you want, but if the mainstream is presenting her as anything but a raving lunatic, it's a cert she's been bought and paid for.
coffin_dodger » Sun May 12, 2019 10:30 am wrote:She's an Establishment plant - the sooner you come to terms with this, the less disappointed you'll be when she backtracks on every promise when in power. You can apologise for her all you want, but if the mainstream is presenting her as anything but a raving lunatic, it's a cert she's been bought and paid for.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@AOC
When we say “tax the rich,” we mean nesting-doll yacht rich. For-profit prison rich. Betsy DeVos, student-loan-shark rich.
Trick-the-country-into-war rich. Subsidizing-workforce-w-food-stamps rich.
Because THAT kind of rich is simply not good for society, & it’s like 10 people.
10:54 AM - 11 May 2019
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Max Kennerly
@MaxKennerly
Retweeted Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
I've seen criticism of "like 10 people." The ten richest Americans are worth $730 billion. The fourteen richest American families (excluding the Koch brothers, so no double-counting) are worth $511 billion. Together, they're worth more than 60% of Americans combined.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@AOC
12h12 hours ago
Retweeted Max Kennerly
This is a technique of the GOP, to take dry humor + sarcasm literally and “fact check” it.
Like the “world ending in 12 years” thing, you’d have to have the social intelligence of a sea sponge to think it’s literal.
But the GOP is basically Dwight from The Office so who knows.
I think Jack staked a pretty even-keeled position there, dontcha think?
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