AOC: I don't know how these people can sleep at night. I really don't.

[melman]

Link to tweet

[Wellstone ruled]

1. Since the Old Bad Days of Nixon,

the Rethugs have gone total HATE. Ike said it best,beware of Rich Oil People coming to destroy this Nation.

[OhZone]

2. They are sociopaths -

or partial sociopaths.

[Mike 03]

6. You are not exaggerating. Which begs the question, What is wrong

in our country that so many sociopaths are making it into high office?

[Lock him up.]

24. They get voted in office by the ChRi$taliban en masse.

Thanks to the relentless, 24/7 pRopaganda machine (fux $nooze, hate Radio, oann, bReitbart, new$max with no news) so they become the political arm of the ChRi$taliban.

Might as well rename their party the ChRi$taliban Party, to be clear about who they really R.

[area51]

50. This. n/t

[SharonClark]

3. They have no conscience.

[Biophilic]

4. She just keeps telling it like it is

Who knew I'd fall in love with a young, wild-eyed radical, but there you go. So far I think she is awesome.

[sheshe2]

22. Ummm.

She said we lost congress. Wrong. We did not lose our Democratic Majority. Our majority held.

WATCH: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says She’s Upset By Loss of Democratic House Majority — Which is Not a Thing That Happened
By Tommy ChristopherNov 14th, 2020, 10:22 am

“So, you know of course, the loss of the House majority is just extraordinarily upsetting to all of us,” Ocasio-Cortez replied, and then made clear she understood the implications of such a loss by adding “It’s upsetting to all of us who are invested in having a Democratic majority so that we can expand healthcare, so that we can raise wages, so that we can protect working people.”

But Democrats, while they did lose a lot of seats, have secured their majority with projected wins in 219 seats. It’s literally the first result when you Google “Democratic House majority.”

Ocasio-Cortez did not appear to notice or correct her error during the balance of her lengthy response:

https://www.mediaite.com/news/watch-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-says-shes-upset-by-loss-of-democratic-house-majority-which-is-not-a-thing-that-happened/

She misspoke and did not correct herself.

[Biophilic]

25. Yeah, I hear your ummm and will need to consider it.

I still like her forthrightness, but she needs to correct herself when she's wrong or she'll lose those of us who care what people say. Thanks for the informative post. I appreciate it. Things have to be right.

[sheshe2]

26. Facts matter, Biophilic.

I truly appreciate your post. Thank you for listening.

[Biophilic]

36. I've always appreciated your posts. I have a lot of respect for you and what you think.

[sheshe2]

42. Thank you 😊

[lapucelle]

30. Constituents depend on their representatives for accurate information.

Facts and details matter. Homework counts.

[Biophilic]

37. Now more than ever facts matter. I hear ya.

[JudyM]

5. Stark simplicity.

[GeorgeGist]

7. Bourbon

[AmericanCanuck]

8. Yes ... tweets like these really make republicans shake in their boots

especially Moscow Mitch.

Astute observers know that these tweets have no effect and are quite useless.

They effect no change whatsoever nor will they change a single mind. As we can see, the real audience for the tweets is quite different.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

10. The real audience appears to be voters.

Your statement, "They effect no change whatsoever nor will they change a single mind.", is unprovable and appears to be a grand overreach.

We would have no reason to have campaigns, debates, discussions, or elections, if that statement were true.

[AmericanCanuck]

12. and I rest my case

Tweets are meaningless except for the few who like to see what they would like to hear - that is evident here.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

13. Your "case" was hollow as presented. It appears to be nothing more than chastisement for speaking.

Whether you like AOC or not, what she said may reach many people who otherwise haven't stopped to think about the effects of the actions of McConnell and the GOP Senators. She has a sizeable audience. Many in that audience are actively trying to inform and motivate others. This is a good thing, not bad.

[AmericanCanuck]

14. She should be focusing on her constituents

and getting some legislation passed instead of trying to make tweets that sound good to a subset of people. There are far more successful congresspersons who have introduced and shepherded a lot more legislation in 2 years and who have tweeted very little.

Edited to add - I don't disagree with anything in that tweet. It is known by most people already.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

16. Are you one of her constituents? Is your purpose to instruct, educate, boss or bully her?

[AmericanCanuck]

17. None of the above.

[Bettie]

15. There is a subset of people around here who

must always, in every case, criticize AOC. Doesn't matter what she does or says, she's got to be wrong.

If she said "The grass is green", these people would come back with some sort of criticism about that and how it is wrong for her to even mention grass because some people are allergic to pollen.

I find it refreshing that she speaks out and up.

[AmericanCanuck]

21. It is the tweeting of the words and not the words themselves

Yes ... there is a subset of people who will bounce with joy to "The grass is green" and exalt the tweeter to the level of Aristotle or Buddha for saying it. It is a bit silly.

[Bettie]

27. What, precisely, is the problem with this statement?

Or is it that you don't think women are smart enough to use twitter AND be congresspersons?

[AmericanCanuck]

28. Many people have made that statement over several months

... they get less credit than someone who tweets and the tweet goes viral to the supporters who think the person who tweeted is the only one who thought of it and cares about it.

Like I said above, I fully agree with the content of the tweet.

[NurseJackie]

41. +1000

[Celerity]

32. +1000

[BannonsLiver]

48. Yes

They are the corollary to the fawning admirers.

[uponit7771]

23. Your claim is false, they're confirming and calls out assholes at the minimum history will record

... this being done or not being done.

[Celerity]

34. +1000

[lapucelle]

35. Like the Senate, the House is also adjourned until Monday, November 30.

Where was she tweeting from?



https://pressgallery.house.gov/

[AmericanCanuck]

38. and there you go!!

[Arazi]

43. The House (and Nancy Pelosi).passed relief Bill's months ago

AIC is correct to blast the Senate on this

[Cuthbert Allgood]

46. Yeah, she should keep her damn mouth shut

instead of increasing awareness on social media, a platform on which she has shown ridiculous prowess.

[BannonsLiver]

47. +1000

There is no meaningful impact whatsoever. None. It’s a bug on a windshield effect.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

9. Moscow Mitch is tickled to give power to sociopathic billionaires, not ordinary citizens.

[Yavin4]

11. They are there to represent capital, not people.

And capital is doing just fine.

[bdamomma]

18. Always liked

AOC, these repigs just don't care about the masses, they should be held accountable. Especially Moscow Mitch and Lindsey.

[ananda]

19. They are cold-blooded reptiles..

That's why.

[SammyWinstonJack]

20. On a pile of foreign cash, they sleep just fine.

[theaocp]

29. Pills and liquor is my guess. n/t

[lapucelle]

31. The Senate schedule has been available for several months to anyone who bothers to look it up.

This adjournment was scheduled last December, and the Senate will reconvene on Monday.

House legislative business is adjourned this week as well.

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/2020_schedule.htm
https://www.democrats.senate.gov/2020/11/18/schedule-for-pro-forma-sessions-and-monday-november-30-2020

https://docs.house.gov/floor/Default.aspx?date=2020-11-16
https://www.majorityleader.gov/calendar

[AmericanCanuck]

39. Never let facts come in the way of sensational tweets

those are the very fuel the fan club needs to keep dreaming.

[Arazi]

45. She's pointing out the Senate Republicans lack of action on relief

There happens to be a special election for Senate seats in Georgia and 2 Senate Republicans are on the spot.

Highlighting their inaction, especially by the young charismatic AOC who attracts the attention of young potential voters, is helpful. Very helpful.

I'll take it. We need it.

More of this please

[lapucelle]

49. Her tweet is about the Senate not being in session this week. N/T

[Arazi]

51. "People are going hungry, Covid is set to explode..."

She's calling out the Republicans for their lack of compassion and inaction by going home without doing anything.

You're ignoring the entire premise of the tweet

[lapucelle]

52. The House and Senate are both adjourned until November 30.

I'm not sure what "dismissed the Senate" means, but the Senate will reconvene this Monday, as will the House.

I trust Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Vice President-elect Harris, and President-elect Biden to plan and strategize the push for aid during the lame duck session in Congress.

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-meets-pelosi-schumer-650e22c1b9863959071557ebc795d184

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

44. I do. Sociopaths have no conscience. nt