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| With Ocasio-Cortez's rise, Dems now own their loony far-left flank |
| 2018-07-01 |
| h/t Instapundit [NYPost] When Mayor Bill de Blasio picked Bernie Sanders to swear him in for his second term, it was a sign, much like a groundhog signaling six more weeks of winter, that the heart of the Democrat Party was changing ‐ even if Bernie himself still refuses to acknowledge that he belongs to it. And while Sanders-endorsed candidates have floundered nationally, they got a big win last night when 28-year-old Democratic Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez breezed past establishment figurehead Joe Crowley in the primary for the relatively safe 14th District. Nancy Pelosi tried to wave away the obvious Tea Party parallels by saying the 14th is simply a "very progressive district ... They made a choice in one district. Let’s not get yourself carried away." But it’s becoming clearer and clearer that Democrats’ days of flirting with the more radical wing of their party are over. They’re now in a committed relationship with each other, the hammer entwined with the sickle. Party bigwigs should’ve seen it coming. In the 2016 presidential nomination race, Sanders was supposed to be Hillary Clinton’s tomato can. Instead, he gave her a serious run for her money, such that the party had to lean on the scales in Hillary’s favor just to make sure she limped across the finish line. After Clinton lost to Donald Trump, Democratic candidates started sounding a lot more like Sanders ‐ Medicare-for-all and the like. Ocasio-Cortez, herself a former community organizer for the Sanders campaign, has followed suit. Her official platform included a right to housing, a universal-jobs guarantee and Medicare-for-all. In Ocasio-Cortez, comrades everywhere finally have their sleeker, new model, and can finally start to haul the old jalopy off to the junkyard. Take a bow Berniecrats, you finally have someone to rally behind that doesn’t have to be carbon dated. Ocasio-Cortez says her first goal, if elected to the House (an almost sure thing), is to introduce legislation abolishing ICE, a bridge too far for even Bernie, but a romanticized goal among the online far-left monster given life by Dr. Bernie Frankenstein. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has stated that he simply wants to reform ICE. But as national media line up behind the attractive and articulate Ocasio-Cortez, and her social-media following explodes as it has done since her victory, tempering the radical Occupy remnants is going to become more difficult. She has yet to offer any solutions on how to pay for her fairytale platform, of course, beyond the standard manifesto answer of taxing the rich. Ocasio-Cortez also supports impeaching President Trump, which many Democrats quietly support but candidates aren’t supposed to say out loud, as the midterm electorate might be wary of spending the next two years mired in such shenanigans. Her radicalized anti-Israel stance became apparent in a tweet blaming Israel for the recent violence in Gaza perpetuated by Hamas: "This is a massacre. I hope my peers have the moral courage to call it such. No state or entity is absolved of mass shootings of protesters. There is no justification. Palestinian people deserve basic human dignity, as anyone else. Democrats can’t be silent about this anymore." She also blamed Palestinian deaths on Trump’s decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Jewish state’s capital, Jerusalem. Along with her tweets, a former New York City Council candidate whose platform was to "defeat the greedy Jewish landlords" both volunteered for her campaign and attended her election-night victory party. Ocasio-Cortez studied international relations and economics at Boston University |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #13 I suspect she'll be either (1) A dedicated Democrat voter in the House or (2) A single term representative as the Democratic party primary her out next chance they get. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2018-07-01 21:35 |
| #12 Re: #11 The DNC is showing their socialist root! LOL The irony is biting hard! |
| Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2018-07-01 20:20 |
| #11 Democratic Socialist Candidate’s Primary Win Revoked After All Her Votes Forcibly Redistributed |
| Posted by: Anomalous Sources 2018-07-01 17:54 |
| #10 became a bartender after graduation Worked for Justin Trudeau. Not so well for Canada. |
| Posted by: Thravish White7222 2018-07-01 12:38 |
| #9 See the latest story on Venezuela to see a preview of how Ocasio-Cortez's agenda comes out. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2018-07-01 11:54 |
| #8 At least she's easier on the eyes than Pelosi. Her shtick may work in the Bronx, but only in the Bronx. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2018-07-01 11:43 |
| #7 If they listen. She's not a listener |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-07-01 11:00 |
| #6 You learn a lot about people as a bartender. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2018-07-01 10:51 |
| #5 With Ocasio-Cortez's rise, Dems now own their loony far-left flank What do you mean 'now', kemosabe? Where have you been the past decade? |
| Posted by: Raj 2018-07-01 09:47 |
| #4 and became a bartender after graduation Looks well on your resume |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-07-01 09:35 |
| #3 international relationsLike what UN peacekeepers do when they are around children? Just askin' |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2018-07-01 09:12 |
| #2 Ocasio-Cortez studied international relations and economics at Boston University and became a bartender after graduation |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-07-01 08:41 |
| #1 Another Bernie Bro, Micheal Moore, rich family scion out for virtue demonstrations (as they are their own god) against the 'order'. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-07-01 07:48 |