TBH I don't think any republican anywhere is qualified for any sort of leadership role of any kind.
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I love the fact that he's making fun of her for NOT having an elitist background. What trash.
Whenever I'm arguing with someone about TACO I just point out that what we really needed was another rich, old, white man. That'll fix our problems.
Not just rich, born rich.
If someone worked themselves to death 80hrs/week to build a fortune, forgoing family or personal development. That might not be "healthy" but at least we could all point at their work ethic and tenacity as something worthwhile.
But this fuck was just born into it. Never had to work a day in his life, just living off daddies dime.
I don’t want anyone in any political office who didn’t work at least six continuous months in a food service job.
Bartending is not easy, i know it's not obvious for somebody out there, but it is not an easy task.
People still mock her for her bartending work?
Yup, pedophiles trying to distract how corrupt and demonic they are.
She is correct.
Look at Trump, he has never really worked a day of his life. He is basically detached from the reality of 99% of us.
All she needs is heavy, HEAVY use of the words "prosecute" and "list" and she's got my full support.
One of the few politicians I'd vote for president.
I don’t know much about AOC beyond the occasional headline, but I do know that every time a right winger complains about her to me like “Look! See, she’s absolutely crazy!” it’s because she’s doing or saying something that is common sense.
That’s probably a good sign.
or "look at this commoner trying to be a politician, she even had a real job once.. what a loser!"
Just for numbers sake, "Accommodation and food services" (which would include bartenders) is the third largest US workforce at ~8%.
Congress has 435 members, so at least 35 or so should have a background in bartending or similar work if we really are having a representative government.
Sounds like we need more AOCs.
Congress has 535 members, you’re off by 100. It should be 43 members with food service experience.
Whoops, I said Congress, but meant the US House of Representatives (since that is what AOC is).
The Senate has an even 100, so plus another 8 on their side.
Congress has 435 members, so at least 35 or so should have a background in bartending or similar work if we really are having a representative government.
Sorry, best I can do is a bunch geriatric members of congress, political dynasties, and life long politicians.
You said the same thing three times…
There’s nothing wrong with life-long politicians, but we need more variety and less concern for getting reelected over doing what’s right.
i love how fucking terrified the GOP is of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. to be fair, they should be.
if the only thing you can think of to criticize is "you worked at a bar," then your position is absurdly, pathetically, hilariously weak
Trump "worked" at a McD, lol
Didn't even last a day
It was probably just that he was having a dementia episode at the time, but he seemed genuinely happier than I've ever seen him before when he was working that drive thru.
It was all the attention he was getting for doing so. You can bet they curated those coming through who were MAGA.
They are making fun of a normies citizen what became a representative of the people. Do they not realize that?
Rich folks should be banned from being in politics, honestly.
Rich people should just be banned
AOC lives rent free in these people's heads.
I mean, she's almost tailor-made to make them practically short out.
One, she's obviously a smoke-show and we might as well acknowledge that fact. Add to that, she is obviously very smart and a great speaker, and not afraid to speak up. Being a woman and a POC compounds their feels. She's also often aligned with the likes of Bernie on many issues.
Add all this up, and it's no wonder most Republicans behave like confused middle-school boys and don't know what to do with their conflicted feelings and end up saying/doing things that more or less boil down to the equivalent of pulling her hair and snapping her bra.
It usually comes out so incoherent and cringe - I seem to remember some winger(s) saying something about how she was a "hypocrite" for dating a white guy?
I'm more than happy not to charge her rent.
…that sounds creepy, but I just mean I'm glad she's in politics fighting the progressive fight, and I support her. lol
... And their AI-generated fantasies. Eww....
Ben Shapiro has spent at least $1,000 generating AOC foot porn.
That's what they need all those data centers for
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Imagine not being a wealthy nepobaby
FoH staff don't work
Closers and openers can complain about each other, FoH and BoH can banter, at the end of the day they're all on the same team. Fuck off, service work is work.
And some of the hardest, lowest paid jobs I've ever worked.
Seriously, commerical kitchens can suck.
I would celebrate so much if she became president one day. Those old white men would be so pissed off.
I hope she runs for NY governor or something soon. I'd like to see her as president, but I don't think her campaign would have much success if her only political experience is as a congresswoman. Historically, it's hard for a presidential candidate to succeed without first having some experience in an executive role (like governor, or as a general). Plus, imagine how much she and Mandami could get done together if he were running NYC and she were the governor.
I think the party has already made a deal with her: if she agrees to not run for President in 2028, they will clear the field for her to take Chuck's Senate seat instead.
I think she could do better than that.
The Senate is a good gig, it can be a lot easier to get foreign policy experience there than as a Governor.
I mean; she can't possibly have less experience than the current president
And look how that has worked out.
It is ridiculous.
It does the elitism of the politicians. The representatives supposed represent us but they are nultimillionaires and even billionaires.
According to stupid right wing narratives and framing, being a centimillionaire or a billionaire is not elitist, but knowing stuff, having an education and qualifications and experience is "elitist".
So, a scientist, still paying off student loans decades later (but when they talk about their subject matter, they make a winger feel talked down to) - elitist.
Scumbag parasitic idle rich jackass born with a silver spoon in their mouth, never worked a day in their lives, and accrued billions - NOT elitist.
Since the cons have so distorted the concept of elitist to mean only someone that's educated, smart, etc., and has no money/power component to it, I'm kind of glad that people have started talking about the Epstein Class. Because when we talk about elitist jackasses, I have the feeling that we are talking about money/power and the base of the Republican Party think "poindexters that went to college".
So billionaires are, by definition, stupid and proud of it.
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Responding to the fascists seems to me a lot like trying to have a meaningful conversation with one of those inflatable dancing tube men things. You’re well within your rights, but you’re trying to have a conversation with nothing more than a bag of wind that always goes limp the moment someone pulls its cord.
I take it as her response is for people, not for him. Sometimes people need someone to spell out things. Like the representative thing, so they can understand billionaires might not have their best interest at heart over someone that actually has gone through the same struggles they are under.
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Does he think harris was that bad. I had no issue with harris which is why I voted for her. I mean satan, it would be hard to have an issue with someone as bad as the battrump crazy that is republicans now.
Does he think
I'm going to stop you there. :)
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