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Florida Democrat slams AOC for Cuba statement
 [NYPOST] A recently-ousted House Democrat is slamming Rep. Alexandria Boom BoomOcasio-Cortez Dem Congressgirl from da Bronx in Noo Yawk and leader of the Mean Girl Caucus in Congress. One of the Great Minds of the 21st Century, she is known as much for her innaleck as for her dance moves. She is all in favor of socialism, even though she's fuzzy on the details. She was the inventor of the Green New Deal, though she doesn't talk about it much anymore... over her stance on the US’ Cuba embargo amid ongoing protests in the Communist dictatorship. Former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, who lost in November to Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.) in a closely watched race, tweeted Thursday that Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) defense of lifting what she called an "absurdly cruel" embargo was "not correct." AOC wrote in her statement Thursday that, "We are seeing Cubans rise up and protest for their rights like never before. We stand in solidarity with them, and we condemn the anti-democratic actions led by President Diaz-Canel. "The suppression of the media, speech and protest are all gross violations of civil rights," she added before turning her focus to the embargo, which has been in place since 1962. The "Squad" politician went on to argue that the embargo was responsible for "the US contribution to Cuban suffering." "The embargo is absurdly cruel and, like too many other US policies targeting Latin Americans, the cruelty is the point. I outright reject the Biden  ...knaves, footpads, and adjustersemployed by the Biden Crime Family. They leave a trail of havoc everywhere they turn their attention, be it the nation's borders, the Keystone XL Pipeline, or epidemics, sometimes on purpose, most times through sheer arrogant ineptitude. They learnt this stuff in college, you know... ’s defense of the embargo. It is never acceptable for us to use cruelty as a point of leverage against every day [sic] people." "No. This is not correct," Mucarsel-Powell, who served in the House for a single term, wrote in response. "It’s the failed policies of a communist regime that has violated human rights ...which are usually entirely different from personal liberty... , imprisoned & killed dissidents." "Cuban ppl [sic] — young & old — are risking their lives to rise up, we must listen to them," she added, "This is a matter of national security. The US must act," she continued. Related: Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: 2020-08-06 FBI Escalates Investigation Into Ukrainian Oligarch Tied to Florida Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: 2020-08-05 Ukrainian Oligarch Paid $700,000 To The Husband Of A House Judiciary Committee Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: 2019-12-17 Ukrainian Oligarch Paid $700,000 To The Husband Of A House Judiciary Committee Democrat Posted by: Fred 2021-07-17 |
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