Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

[Buzzrock 14902]

He could have avoided it entirely. All he should have said to her was
Thank you. 
If he'd kept his HSOs to himself and left it at thanks he might have been applauded. However, he had to tell her and everyone else that this is thanks under duress and in any other scenario he can't abide her.
So he and you are gonna get slammed. 

I’d just like to point out that there are quite a few people in this thread claiming that playing mean and nasty on Twitter is the right thing to do, but for some reason are all upset about this one tweet.

[Hank Scorpio 17729]

Everyone needs to lay off DonkeyCigars, I don’t think English is his first language and considering that he’s doing his best. I’m pretty sure he wanted his username be something like SmokingBronco but it came out DonkeyCigars. 

[tx 3 putt 76868]

AOC is up to $5mil raised

She needs to start blasting Texas R's and the ex president, ask them when they're going to start their fundraising efforts 

[TwiceHorn 31438]

I give the Apley turd credit for at least saying thanks.

He appears to be a Dickinson City Council member who has lived all over the Houston MSA.  He's a Sam graduate, apparently.

[Post Oak 20206]

29 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

AOC is up to $5mil raised

She needs to start blasting Texas R's and the ex president, ask them when they're going to start their fundraising efforts 

AOC doesn't but the Texas Democratic Party does and so do Dems on the national level. 

It's incompetence that it hasn't happened yet. 

[washparkhorn 9939]

48 minutes ago, Hank Scorpio said:

Everyone needs to lay off DonkeyCigars, I don’t think English is his first language and considering that he’s doing his best. I’m pretty sure he wanted his username be something like SmokingBronco but it came out DonkeyCigars. 

Ohh. . . that's sad. 

. . . on another note, we need to fix our immigration system.

 

Edited February 22, 2021 by washparkhorn

[pyrohornIII 4814]

10 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

AOC doesn't but the Texas Democratic Party does and so do Dems on the national level. 

It's incompetence that it hasn't happened yet. 

The TDP does blast these people.  Sometimes 3 or 4 times a day.  But most of it never gets published or broadcast.    Maybe it's too much, too often like Chicken Little, or it could be how it's presented.  Press releases are fine, but we need more along the lines of Lincoln Project level stuff to reach out through social media platforms.   

 

But yeah, TDP does release news and opinions often.   You can request to be added to the list using the email in the following press release:

 

Quote

For Immediate Release

February 18, 2021

Contact: Abhi Rahman, (720) 299-0654, press@txdemocrats.org

 

BREAKING: Yet Another Texas Republican Elected Official Fled the State and Abandoned Texas in Our Greatest Time of Need

 

This Time, Indicted Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton Proved that He Once Again Doesn’t Give a Damn About the State of Texas

 

Austin, Texas -- Today, a bombshell report from the Dallas Morning News showed that Indicted Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton pulled a Ted Cruz and also abandoned the state of Texas during the crisis that hit our state last week. 

 

More from the Dallas Morning News:
 

• “Attorney General Ken Paxton left Texas for Utah during last week’s deep freeze to meet with his counterpart there.”

 

• “Paxton’s campaign spokesman did not answer questions about when the attorney general left or returned. According to a spokesman for Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, Paxton was in Utah by Wednesday afternoon because the two Republicans had a meeting that day.”
   

• “On Wednesday morning, 2.7 million households were still without power, according to the state’s grid operator. By that evening, nearly 12 million people were experiencing disruptions in their water service due to frozen pipes and water treatment plants that went offline, according to the Texas Department on Environmental Quality.”
   

• “He didn’t answer questions about whether Paxton’s wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, went with him and whether Paxton paid for the trip out of his own pocket or used state money.”

 

• “Paxton and Cruz were not the only office holders to leave the state during the deadly winter storm last week. State Rep. Gary Gates, R-Richmond, traveled to Florida on a private jet Wednesday.”
   

• “At least 32 people died last week from hypothermia, carbon monoxide poisoning, fire and other storm-related causes, according to The Washington Post.”

 

• “Paxton is under FBI investigation for allegedly abusing his office to help a campaign donor, which he denies. He also has been under indictment for the past five years after being accused of defrauding investors in a North Texas technology company.”

 

On top of all of this, both Cruz and Paxton plan on leaving Texas again to go to Orlando, Florida this week to speak at CPAC. 

 

Whether it's fleeing their responsibilities like Greg Abbott or fleeing the state during a crisis like Ted Cruz and Ken Paxton, Texas Republicans are proving yet again that they couldn't care less about Texans in need. 

 

The question now becomes, who will be the next Texas Republican who the public finds fled the state last week?

 

Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa issued the following statement:

“Indicted Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton joins Greg Abbott and Ted Cruz in either fleeing their responsibilities for Texans or fleeing the state entirely. This is a pattern. Texas Republicans do not give a damn about the people they were elected to represent, and they continue to focus on issues that don’t affect the lives of everyday Texans to gaslight them into thinking they are doing their jobs. 

 

“Whether it’s using his public office to abuse power, wasting Texas taxpayer dollars with his frivolous lawsuits, or now, pulling a Ted Cruz and fleeing the state in our greatest time of need, Indicted Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton is once again showing that he puts himself above the people he was elected to serve. He continues in a long line of Texas Republicans that have utterly failed Texans when we need it the most. This is a repeated pattern. We must elect Texas Democrats to restore competency and compassion to our state government.”

 

[DonkeyCigars 144]

1 hour ago, Hank Scorpio said:

Everyone needs to lay off DonkeyCigars, I don’t think English is his first language and considering that he’s doing his best. I’m pretty sure he wanted his username be something like SmokingBronco but it came out DonkeyCigars. 

Ha ha oh man what a good bunch of partying you and me Hank my friend did at that discotech last night. I myself drank 5 liters of beers. But it was so expensive. Each drink was like six dollars forty.

Edited February 22, 2021 by DonkeyCigars

[mchookem 16321]

14 hours ago, washparkhorn said:

The absolutist right don't want no politician. They want a King divvying up the Kingdom to Princes like them.

Alternative reality over there. Jim and Matt are RINO Betas to them. Freudian concepts in action on a mass scale.  They can't take the Center.  And the grifters descended upon them like locusts. And they just look at the panda . . . 

 

 

TIL pandas have opposable thumbs 😄

[Longhorn_Fan68 33859]

On 2/20/2021 at 7:38 PM, Fudge Nuggets said:

Video of AOC and Lina Hidalgo making out in various states of undress would bring a great end to this shitty week.

is that what John Lewis meant by 'good trouble'?

[Horn Under a Bad Sign 20390]

2 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

AOC is up to $5mil raised

She needs to start blasting Texas R's and the ex president, ask them when they're going to start their fundraising efforts 

I think this would be counter-productive because then it would look like she's only doing it to gain publicity for herself and to slam the GOP.  Rather, she should let everybody else say it about her, let others do her work.

Article:  AOC's power is stunning:  https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-stunning-political-power-of-aoc/ar-BB1dUCju?ocid=msedgdhp

[Post Oak 20206]

2 hours ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:

I think this would be counter-productive because then it would look like she's only doing it to gain publicity for herself and to slam the GOP.  Rather, she should let everybody else say it about her, let others do her work.

Article:  AOC's power is stunning:  https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-stunning-political-power-of-aoc/ar-BB1dUCju?ocid=msedgdhp

Haha.  Schumer is scared of her.  

[pyrohornIII 4814]

RELEASE: Texas Democrats Step Up to Provide Food, Shelter, and Water to Texans as Texas Republicans are Running Away, Nowhere to Be Found

 

AUSTIN, Texas —  Democrats are providing the bulk of volunteer relief aid to Texas households impacted by boil water notices/water shortages and/or those suffering from food insecurity as a result of the deadly winter storm that knocked out power and water for millions of Texans. 

 

Meanwhile, Texas Republicans abdicated their duties and either fled responsibility or fled the state physically. 

 

Here are a few examples of how Texas Democrats are stepping up for our Texas communities:

 

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Texas Democrats joined together to raise over $5 million in relief for Texans and have been organizing welfare checks and food and water donation drives across the state.

 

 

Beto O’Rourke has been hosting virtual phone banks and visiting areas across Texas all week long to help Texans in need. 

 

 

 

Julian Castro raised nearly $500,000 for Feeding Texas over the course of the week. 

 

Rep. Joaquin Castro assisted with food distribution and getting San Antonio residents and other Texans much-needed supplies.

 

 

Rep. Sylvia Garcia and Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee handed out water to folks across Houston and helped raise crucial funds to get food, water, and shelter to Texans.

 

 

 

Texas Democratic State Senate Leader Sen. Carol Alvardo distributed water and supplies with other Houston-area Democratic elected officials, activists, and volunteers.

 

 

Texas Democratic House Leader Rep. Chris Turner personally made calls on behalf of Tarrant County residents to get their power restored.

 

 

 

State Rep. Gene Wu handed out warm meals to thousands of hungry Texans.

 

 

Austin City Council member Greg Casar marshalled resources to Travis County and ensured that the public was informed about the water crisis

 

 

Texas Democratic activists and SDEC member Jen Ramos and DNC member Andre Treiber delivered $2500 worth/165 meals worth of direct aid for college students struggling to eat after the crisis hit. 

 

 

The Texas AFL-CIO and other labor leaders distributed water and resources to Texans in need across the state. 

 

 

City, county and college board Democrats in Laredo and Webb County have organized a winter relief fund to help residents pay for issues caused by Governor Abbott’s failure, including replacement of spoiled goods, heating costs, appliances and fire damage due to blackout, and more.

 

Meanwhile, with Texas children and seniors literally freezing to death in their homes, Texas Republicans did the following:
 

Ted Cruz hopped on a flight to Cancun. 

 

Greg Abbott wasted precious time lying on national television, then asked the federal government to bail out our state from his own negligence. 

Ken Paxton hopped on a flight to Utah.

 

And where was John Cornyn?

 

Who is and isn’t looking out for Texans could not be clearer. 

[Longhorn_Fan68 33859]

did you just give this board aids? wtf is all that shit?

[Fletch 5800]

22 hours ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:

I think this would be counter-productive because then it would look like she's only doing it to gain publicity for herself and to slam the GOP.  Rather, she should let everybody else say it about her, let others do her work.

Article:  AOC's power is stunning:  https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-stunning-political-power-of-aoc/ar-BB1dUCju?ocid=msedgdhp

She doesn’t need to instigate it. Just wait for Ted to tweet something stupid at her then watch her dunk on him with actual policy shit then end it with a “where were you when Texans needed you the most? Oh that’s right....” 

 

[Bama Chick 28596]

She is SO GOOD at explaining this complicated shit in plain language.

And I love her new haircut!

[achooloco 1067]

Here at Astoria park, first time I’ve seen her speak in person. She is a tiny human. Can’t hear shit but glad I came to at least see her. Smaller crowd than I expected and everyone very youngish. Kind of funny that I never thought soap boxes were a thing but holy hell, a couple extra feet would do wonders in this situation. 

Good for her for speaking today in commemoration of earth day activities. Can’t get closer to see but also glad that this thread has fallen so far. She is doing work but a 245 pg thread on a house rep from the NYC on a tx college board? 

[Sawbonz 27534]

Anyone want to take a crack at explaining what’s going on here?

Doing a good deed to own the libs?

[jimmyjazz 45884]

Jesus Christ, when did people get so fucking mean?

Don't answer that.

[cmontexas 3270]

AOC tweeted a picture of her grandmother's home, saying she lived in squalor while Republicans or Trump or someone blocked Puerto Rico from receiving federal funds. Like all white guys with a twitter, this Matt Walsh character hangs on her every word, looking for his chance to gotcha her. To make her look bad for not financially supporting her grandmother, he started a gofundme with the premise of "donate here make AOC look bad". Like they usually do, focusing on one small part of the argument, her "abuela" (they love getting to use that word) instead of her broader point which was Puerto Rico as a whole suffering from the lack of funds. Whole lotta cocksuckers patting themselves on the back over this ownage

[UpperWestside 6160]

3 minutes ago, cmontexas said:

AOC tweeted a picture of her grandmother's home, saying she lived in squalor while Republicans or Trump or someone blocked Puerto Rico from receiving federal funds. Like all white guys with a twitter, this Matt Walsh character hangs on her every word, looking for his chance to gotcha her. To make her look bad for not financially supporting her grandmother, he started a gofundme with the premise of "donate here make AOC look bad". Like they usually do, focusing on one small part of the argument, her "abuela" (they love getting to use that word) instead of her broader point which was Puerto Rico as a whole suffering from the lack of funds. Whole lotta cocksuckers patting themselves on the back over this ownage

The hate engine is a hard one to deconstruct. To do something like that takes a heart that is lacking in empathy and is instead filled to the brim with hate and anger for others. I would imagine we probably have several posters here with that level of hate for her that find this to be a perfectly acceptable thing to do.

[UpperWestside 6160]

12 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Jesus Christ, when did people get so fucking mean?

Don't answer that.

That guy has a whole bunch of childhood trauma he needs to go sort through. I mean to do something like that is just a level of being mean just for the sake of doing so. So many people will cheer what he is doing on just to try and one up a congresswoman they hate because of her heritage and where she is from.

[Brisketexan 105059]

1 minute ago, UpperWestside said:

That guy has a whole bunch of childhood trauma he needs to go sort through. I mean to do something like that is just a level of being mean just for the sake of doing so. So many people will cheer what he is doing on just to try and one up a congresswoman they hate because of her heritage and where she is from.

"Mean", "cruel", and "owning" are the entire brand.   All of it.  The whole thing.  There is nothing else.

[Sawbonz 27534]

So Abuela is going to get 70K and counting.   I guess that's fucked up how he went about it but also great for her.  

 

These are real donations right? 

Edited June 4, 2021 by Sawbonz

[jimmyjazz 45884]

13 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:

These are real donations right? 

I doubt they can be reversed.

[cmontexas 3270]

If she's smart (she is) her abuela will commit the donations to the Puerto Rican relief effort and AOC will thank this guy for bringing awareness to the cause and leave it at that 

[fattyflattie 4639]

Kinder, gentler Surly. 

[mdmost 42999]

Creating a fundraiser and donating to a lib's family member, just to own the libs. 

[Incredulity 11650]

1 hour ago, Sawbonz said:

Anyone want to take a crack at explaining what’s going on here?

Doing a good deed to own the libs?

It’s handing a shitty server a crisp hundred after they flip out over a 20 % tip.

Translated most simply.  “Go fuck yourself”

[Foosters 17824]

49 minutes ago, Incredulity said:

It’s handing a shitty server a crisp hundred after they flip out over a 20 % tip.

Translated most simply.  “Go fuck yourself”

Conservatives are getting better at analogies and its making lefties nervous.

[RomaVicta 29902]

1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:

"Mean", "cruel", and "owning" are the entire brand.   All of it.  The whole thing.  There is nothing else.

The way a needle dick likes to cover up his insecurities. They don't understand strength. They think this kind of posturing is showing strength.

Ocasio-Cortez did more for Texans in a week than all of her haters will do for anyone in a lifetime. 

They thought they had a weakling when they went after her, and she devoured them. This woman is ten times more of a  man than any of these humorless, cruel turds will ever be. 

Our enemy, our countrymen, are as loathsome as we usually like to pretend our actual enemies are.

Edited June 4, 2021 by RomaVicta

[Fudge Nuggets 19188]

I figured Matthew got suckered into a timeshare scam and is using this concocted story to grift funds so he can buy his way out of it. 

Too bad our man seed wasn’t smart enough to come up with this idea. He would have his wedding and honeymoon paid for in a flash.

[Doc Sam Beckett 5792]

After AOC has my babies, I'm going to take her and the kids to the newly renovated casa de abuelita and we will give an honorary toast to Matt  

[Brisketexan 105059]

The way a needle dick likes to cover up his insecurities. They don't understand strength. They think this kind of posturing is showing strength.
Ocasio-Cortez did more for Texans in a week than all of her haters will do for anyone in a lifetime. 
They thought they had a weakling when they went after her, and she devoured them. This woman is ten times more of a  man than any of these humorless, cruel turds will ever be. 
Our enemy, our countrymen, are as loathsome as we usually like to pretend our actual enemies are.

QFT. The MAGA idea of “show how strong you are!” matches exactly with a weak man’s idea of how to be strong.

Strong men aren’t mean and cruel. Weak men are.

[Underdog 28546]

Thought MAGA showing of strength was recording yourself doing Crossfit. 

[Cacti 191]

4 hours ago, UpperWestside said:

So many people will cheer what he is doing on just to try and one up a congresswoman they hate because of her heritage and where she is from.

Conservatives may dislike AOC but I wouldn’t be so quick to say it’s because of her heritage, skin color or gender. It could be because she is the most liberal of the liberal. And that fact alone causes most conservatives and many Democrats to dislike her, evidenced by the fact that she was soundly defeated in her bid for a seat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee when the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee chose Kathleen Rice by a lopsided 46-13 vote.

Other than Sanders and other members of ‘the squad’, she doesn’t have much support. So little, in fact, that of the 21 ‘substantive’ bills she introduced, none of them even got past 'Action in Committee', indicating her bills were not taken seriously. As a matter of fact, she was ranked 230th out of 240 Democrats in legislative effectiveness.

She is liked by her constituents; by the social media world; and by Surly, so she has that going for her.

[Incredulity 11650]

5 minutes ago, Cacti said:

Conservatives may dislike AOC but I wouldn’t be so quick to say it’s because of her heritage, skin color or gender. It could be because she is the most liberal of the liberal. And that fact alone causes most conservatives and many Democrats to dislike her, evidenced by the fact that she was soundly defeated in her bid for a seat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee when the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee chose Kathleen Rice by a lopsided 46-13 vote.

Other than Sanders and other members of ‘the squad’, she doesn’t have much support. So little, in fact, that of the 21 ‘substantive’ bills she introduced, none of them even got past 'Action in Committee', indicating her bills were not taken seriously. As a matter of fact, she was ranked 230th out of 240 Democrats in legislative effectiveness.

She is liked by her constituents; by the social media world; and by Surly, so she has that going for her.

Live look at Surly leftists as they read this

[aggie08 21482]

19 minutes ago, Cacti said:

Conservatives may dislike AOC but I wouldn’t be so quick to say it’s because of her heritage, skin color or gender. It could be because she is the most liberal of the liberal. And that fact alone causes most conservatives and many Democrats to dislike her, evidenced by the fact that she was soundly defeated in her bid for a seat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee when the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee chose Kathleen Rice by a lopsided 46-13 vote.

Other than Sanders and other members of ‘the squad’, she doesn’t have much support. So little, in fact, that of the 21 ‘substantive’ bills she introduced, none of them even got past 'Action in Committee', indicating her bills were not taken seriously. As a matter of fact, she was ranked 230th out of 240 Democrats in legislative effectiveness.

She is liked by her constituents; by the social media world; and by Surly, so she has that going for her.

All of this makes the right's obsession with targeting her--and her ability to trigger them with her every move--all the more absurd and pathetic.

[LABEVO 928]

9 hours ago, Cacti said:

Conservatives may dislike AOC but I wouldn’t be so quick to say it’s because of her heritage, skin color or gender. It could be because she is the most liberal of the liberal. And that fact alone causes most conservatives and many Democrats to dislike her, evidenced by the fact that she was soundly defeated in her bid for a seat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee when the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee chose Kathleen Rice by a lopsided 46-13 vote.

Other than Sanders and other members of ‘the squad’, she doesn’t have much support. So little, in fact, that of the 21 ‘substantive’ bills she introduced, none of them even got past 'Action in Committee', indicating her bills were not taken seriously. As a matter of fact, she was ranked 230th out of 240 Democrats in legislative effectiveness.

She is liked by her constituents; by the social media world; and by Surly, so she has that going for her.

Conservatives dislike her not because of positions. Conservatives don't care about policy positions. They dislike her, because she is better at the messaging game and calls conservatives on their BS. She is very effective at countering their fake arguments for whatever bs victimhood that conservatives are claiming at the moment. 

You assume that conservatives care about policy but reality is that only important game for them is to direct the media narrative. AOC disrupts that. 

[babysdaddy 2719]

All of this makes the lefts obsession with elevating her--and her ability to encourage them with her every move--all the more absurd and pathetic.

[gmr548 16576]

Live look at Surly leftists as they read this

Says the trumper from Texas posting in a thread about a congresswoman from NY lol

[Bateshorn 9927]

14 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

"Mean", "cruel", and "owning" are the entire brand.   All of it.  The whole thing.  There is nothing else.

Cruelty is the point.

[bolverk 29653]

10 hours ago, Incredulity said:

Live look at Surly leftists as they read this

Live look at Surly leftists as they read this

[aggie08 21482]

1 hour ago, babysdaddy said:

10 hours ago, aggie08 said:

All of this makes the lefts obsession with elevating her--and her ability to encourage them with her every move--all the more absurd and pathetic.

Right. Because it's the left that goes on Fox every few days to elevate her by conflating her "radical left" agenda with the true, secret agenda of those America-hating Democrats, and trying to pick apart her latest tweet or outfit. The only time I ever hear her name is on this thread, or when one of my dumbass friends/relatives links a hit piece on her on Facebook and comments about how big her mouth is.

So it's either one of two things:

1) The GOP thinks that she's the future of Democratic party, and they're trying to stop any forward momentum now.

or,

2) She's an easy mark for their xenophobic and sexist base to attach all of their fears about socialism and evil liberals to.

[Anastasis 23458]

If you are going to build your brand by playing the social media clap around game, you gonna get clapped from time to time.  She plays the game better than most (all). And will turn this one to her rhetorical advantage most likely.  

[bluto 4912]

Conservatives may dislike AOC but I wouldn’t be so quick to say it’s because of her heritage, skin color or gender. It could be because she is the most liberal of the liberal. And that fact alone causes most conservatives and many Democrats to dislike her, evidenced by the fact that she was soundly defeated in her bid for a seat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee when the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee chose Kathleen Rice by a lopsided 46-13 vote.
Other than Sanders and other members of ‘the squad’, she doesn’t have much support. So little, in fact, that of the 21 ‘substantive’ bills she introduced, none of them even got past 'Action in Committee', indicating her bills were not taken seriously. As a matter of fact, she was ranked 230th out of 240 Democrats in legislative effectiveness.
She is liked by her constituents; by the social media world; and by Surly, so she has that going for her.

Assuming all of those are true why does seemingly every gop campaign ad use her as a focal point? If she’s that unliked and ineffective, why is there such focus on tearing her down?

[aggie08 21482]

47 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

Right. Because it's the left that goes on Fox every few days to elevate her by conflating her "radical left" agenda with the true, secret agenda of those America-hating Democrats, and trying to pick apart her latest tweet or outfit. The only time I ever hear her name is on this thread, or when one of my dumbass friends/relatives links a hit piece on her on Facebook and comments about how big her mouth is.

So it's either one of two things:

1) The GOP thinks that she's the future of Democratic party, and they're trying to stop any forward momentum now.

or,

2) She's an easy mark for their xenophobic and sexist base to attach all of their fears about socialism and evil liberals to.

Sorry, sorry, sorry. Almost forgot. I also hear her name when dipshit Texas politicians need to blame a New York politician for freezing people to death in their homes.

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

AOC = the future. I like the future.

[aggie08 21482]

44 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

If you are going to build your brand by playing the social media clap around game, you gonna get clapped from time to time.  She plays the game better than most (all). And will turn this one to her rhetorical advantage most likely.  

While true to an extent, we both know that she wouldn't be getting anywhere near the harassment if her name was Mike Smith.

[Bama Chick 28596]

While true to an extent, we both know that she wouldn't be getting anywhere near the harassment if her name was Mike Smith.

Yep.

Eric Swalwell and Ted Lieu are pretty good at their Twitter games too and they don’t get near the vitriolic attention.