US "The Squad" Megathread - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Talib Derangement Syndrome

I honestly only know about American politics from what I read on the Internet but since we all love shitting on leftists I figured we'd get a kick out of this. Also it's trending on Twitter so you know it's important.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...irect=on&noredirect=on&utm_term=.960552c9ba53

NEW YORK — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old political novice running on a low budget and an unabashedly liberal platform, upset longtime U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley on Tuesday in the Democratic congressional primary in New York.

The surprise victory by the community organizer in a district that includes parts of the Bronx and Queens came after an energetic, grassroots campaign that mustered more than enough support in a low-turnout race that many had expected to be an easy win for Crowley, a member of the Democratic House leadership.

“The community is ready for a movement of economic and social justice. That is what we tried to deliver,” said Ocasio-Cortez, who has never held elected office and whose candidacy attracted only modest media attention.

She told The Associated Press after her victory that she didn’t have enough money to do polling in the race, but felt in her gut that her message had a chance to connect.

“I live in this community. I organized in this community. I felt the absence of the incumbent. I knew he didn’t have a strong presence,” she said.

Crowley has been in Congress since 1999 and hadn’t faced an opponent in a primary election since 2004, when Ocasio-Cortez was just a teenager. He was considered a candidate to become the next House speaker if Democrats win the majority.

“It’s not about me,” Crowley, 56, told his supporters at a campaign party following his loss. “It’s about America. I want nothing but the best for Ms. Ocasio-Cortez. I want her to be victorious.”

He later played guitar with a band at the election night gathering, and dedicated the first song, Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run,” to Ocasio-Cortez.

Crowley represents New York’s 14th Congressional District, where he is also the leader of the Queens Democratic party.

Ocasio-Cortez was outspent by an 18-1 margin during her race but won the endorsement of some influential groups on the party’s far left, including MoveOn, as well as the actress Cynthia Nixon, who is running for governor. She defeated Crowley by 15 percentage points.

Born in the Bronx to a mother from Puerto Rico and a father who died in 2008, Ocasio-Cortez said she decided to challenge Crowley to push a more progressive stance on economic and other issues.

She attended Boston University, where she earned degrees in economics and international relations, and also spent time working in the office of the late U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy.

After graduating, she returned to the Bronx where she became a community organizer. In the 2016 presidential campaign she worked for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Among her issues is expanding the Medicare program to people of all ages and abolishing Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. She recently went to Tornillo, Texas, to protest against policies that have separated parents from their children at the southern U.S. border.

Ocasio-Cortez gained some internet attention for a campaign video called “The Courage to Change,” a two-minute spot for which she wrote the script and featured footage from her own home.

Crowley is chair of the House Democratic Caucus, the fourth-highest ranking position in Democratic leadership in that chamber of Congress.

His loss drew the attention of President Donald Trump.

“Wow! Big Trump Hater Congressman Joe Crowley, who many expected was going to take Nancy Pelosi’s place, just LOST his primary election. In other words, he’s out! That is a big one that nobody saw happening. Perhaps he should have been nicer, and more respectful, to his President!” he tweeted.

The Republican candidate for the office, Anthony Pappas, is running unopposed and had no primary. Pappas teaches economics at St. John’s University.

She was a Bernie campaigner, is supported by BLM, and wants to abolish Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. Also this was in a solid-blue Congressional District so you know she's a shoo-in for next Congress.

But hey, we did get to see Trump laugh at Crowley on Twitter.

 

[The Great Chandler]

Didn't see this yet. But now people are outright harassing this poor independent womyn. Here she is rightly lashing out at some stalker for photographing her and her chief of staff sitting down for a hamburger.

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Compared to how the Left harasses politicians, this is as vastly tame as goofball fun.

 

[Your Weird Fetish]

I don’t know who’s more exceptional. The fundies who are frightened by witchcraft or the person who wrote that down and thought “mmm, yeah. I think I’ll publish this.”

It's the fundies. The dudes that published this know exactly what they're doing.

Rush Limbaugh is late as usual, and only got half of it right. What a fucking dumbass that dude is.

He used to be insightful and cutting edge. He's just dulled really hard over the last decade and a half or so. May well be the painkiller addiction and aging ruining his brain.

Personal responsibility is the cure to addiction. Taking responsibility for your own problems instead of crying about a bad childhood or abuse or shitty life or whatever crap people accept as your lame ass excuse for doing dumb shit like abusing pain meds.

Ironically this is exactly what Limbaugh would say about addiction before he got addicted to painkillers.

 

[Kaiser Wilhelm's Ghost]

What is it about third world countries that attracts people like this? Is it the myth of the Noble Savage? The ideathat since they are far away from the evil Americans, they must be supremely enlightened, vegan environmentalists? is it because they have such good PR in presenting their ancient and long dead civilizations as noble and upright (while at the same time conveniently not recording any of the stupid things they did that caused their downfalls)?

When dealing with people like this you either get one of two things, people who are ignorant about the actual world around them, or people who aren't ignorant but will cover for something because it fits the narrative of their ideology. I'm still not sure if AOC is just as fucking dumb as she seems to be, or if she's is a subversive, the subversive is ultimately more dangerous.

There is no such thing as the noble savage. It does not exist.
What really disgusts me about Americans like AOC is that they live in a very protected bubble which has been created by the sacrifices of the society around her in order to make a society that is peaceful and peaceable.

Sure it has it's problems, but the real sting is where these people are so convinced of the horrific nature of their own country that they are willing to turn an absolute blind eye to other places in the world in order to push their America is awful narrative.

I can remember watching an interview with this ex-socialist who had been over in Cuba right after the revolution and was part of the journalistic block in America that reported favorably on places like the Soviet Union, despite the gulags. He went into detail about how the entire group he was with the entire time was constantly praising socialism, despite the fact that they could see that the system had introduced injustice and politically motivated killings. Even after all these years some of the same people in the group, have denounced him because he at some point became disillusioned with the left and couldn't support the lie anymore.

People like AOC are dangerous not because they want to switch America over to a socialist system, but because I honestly believe that she is of the same mold as other socialist authoritarian dictators. These types of people would not mind eliminating part of the population by hook or crook if it meant solidifying their power and pushing their political ideas onto people regardless of the cost in human suffering.

 

[Unpure]

Yeah but shes cute

 

[Socrates]

Yeah but shes cute

She's got a serious case of horse face. Even the tits aren't that great considering we're going by latina standards.

 

[Malodorous Merkin]

When dealing with people like this you either get one of two things, people who are ignorant about the actual world around them, or people who aren't ignorant but will cover for something because it fits the narrative of their ideology. I'm still not sure if AOC is just as fucking dumb as she seems to be, or if she's is a subversive, the subversive is ultimately more dangerous.

There is no such thing as the noble savage. It does not exist.
What really disgusts me about Americans like AOC is that they live in a very protected bubble which has been created by the sacrifices of the society around her in order to make a society that is peaceful and peaceable.

Sure it has it's problems, but the real sting is where these people are so convinced of the horrific nature of their own country that they are willing to turn an absolute blind eye to other places in the world in order to push their America is awful narrative.

I can remember watching an interview with this ex-socialist who had been over in Cuba right after the revolution and was part of the journalistic block in America that reported favorably on places like the Soviet Union, despite the gulags. He went into detail about how the entire group he was with the entire time was constantly praising socialism, despite the fact that they could see that the system had introduced injustice and politically motivated killings. Even after all these years some of the same people in the group, have denounced him because he at some point became disillusioned with the left and couldn't support the lie anymore.

People like AOC are dangerous not because they want to switch America over to a socialist system, but because I honestly believe that she is of the same mold as other socialist authoritarian dictators. These types of people would not mind eliminating part of the population by hook or crook if it meant solidifying their power and pushing their political ideas onto people regardless of the cost in human suffering.

I heard a bunch of wokesters and limousine liberals talking about how they wanted to go and see Cuba before it "was ruined by capitalism".

Poverty porn tourists.

"Ooo, look at what a pure and honest life these noble savages live in the organic squalor of their authentic and uncorrupted poverty."

 

[Maxliam]

you mean like Idaho? also She would have been an enemy of the people in Cambodia. having glasses was an offence punishable with forced labour for the rest of your days...

Yeah but in leftie minds they will be the exception. Like all those losers in that vlad guy's occupy wall street vids who lecture an actual former Soviet union citizen on communism and think they wouldn't be sent to a gulag or collective farm.

 

[Corbin Dallas Multipass]

He used to be insightful and cutting edge. He's just dulled really hard over the last decade and a half or so. May well be the painkiller addiction and aging ruining his brain.


Ironically this is exactly what Limbaugh would say about addiction before he got addicted to painkillers.

Uhh... if you say so. To me he was always a self promoting jackass with noting new to say.

 

[Your Weird Fetish]

Well you won't get very far in media without being a self promoting jackass.

 

[Malodorous Merkin]

Ooo, that's gotta sting.

Mean grandma lady spanked the naughty girl's hiney.

But, but, but... I thought the feisty young gal was THE BOSS!

 

[Martys_not_smarty]

Yeah but in leftie minds they will be the exception. Like all those losers in that vlad guy's occupy wall street vids who lecture an actual former Soviet union citizen on communism and think they wouldn't be sent to a gulag or collective farm.

Talking about Vladimir Jaffee yeah his stuff is gold, favorite video of his to me is a bunch of danger hairs including a 300lb she boon who steam roll their narrative at the idea of what free collegein the Soviet Union really regardless that the man lived through it. Dont know how often he's been told the life experiences he lived were incorrect but if he had a dollar for each time he could buy a yacht.

 

[AlexJonesGotMePregnant]

Ooo, that's gotta sting.

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Mean grandma lady spanked the naughty girl's hiney.

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But, but, but... I thought the feisty young gal was THE BOSS!

It is hilarious to see Pelosi of all people saying it isn't evidence-based, but also a good reminder that for all her dementia and bullshit that she is still an experienced and crafty politician. Hillary won't need to suicide AOC, I think Pelosi will do just fine in mitigating the damage that AOC can do. Most of the people who see AOC for what she is are likely already pretty critical of the DNC so i really don't see her converting anyone who voted blue in 2016 to red in 2020, but I could be wrong.

 

[Maxliam]

Talking about Vladimir Jaffee yeah his stuff is gold, favorite video of his to me is a bunch of danger hairs including a 300lb she boon who steam roll their narrative at the idea of what free college on the Soviet Union really was and he lived through it. Dont know how often that man has been told the life experiences he lived were incorrect but if he had a dollar for each time he could buy a yacht.

I like the Asian guy who says he hates corporations while smoking a cigarette. Then all the losers get angry at Vlad and tell him he would be put in a gulag as opposed to them. Vlad seems like he would be useful to the Soviets, these guys look like they would do well gulagin' it up at the gulag.

 

[CatParty]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Underdog Story Is Now Officially Becoming a Comic Book

She's Wonder Woman, but better because she fights rich assholes.

www.vice.com

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's crusade to take on the Washington establishment is now a comic book specially crafted for the cross section of comic fans and political junkies. Alexandria Cortez and the Freshman Force: New Party Who Dis, out May 15 from Devil’s Due comics, features the stories of AOC and other progressive women shaking up the halls of Congress, created by dozens of artists from across the country.

“The stories run the gamut from cute and sweet, to cathartic venting stories, to just irreverent fun plots, all with the general theme that this is a pro-AOC, pro-new Congress project,” Devil’s Due publisher Josh Blaylock told VICE. As of yet, there's no over-aching plot the stories build toward, but each give their own interpretation of this current moment in politics. In a page given to TMZ, AOC is a super-jacked wrestler who defeats her former Democratic opponent Joe Crowley in the ring and then bumps into an even-more-jacked Nancy Pelosi with a six-pack in the locker room.

Ocasio-Cortez wasn't involved in making the book, but when TMZ tracked her down in the halls of Congress on Wednesday to get her take she said, "It’s an honor people would put so much of their time and talent into that all on their own. I’m especially honored that they’re donating the proceeds to Raices Texas [a non-profit that provides legal services to immigrants and refugees] for immigration protections. So that part of the project, if it can benefit communities that need it, that’s really amazing." When asked what she thought about being a wrestler in one of the stories she said, "I’m just a normal person doing her best. If I can be that for a little girl somewhere where she can see herself being a superhero, I think that’s important for all of us to see we all have a super hero inside of us."

The comic's subtitle, "New Party Who Dis," is from an AOC tweet she sent in January responding to old-school former Democratic Senator Joe Lieberman, who told Fox Business he “hopes she’s not the future” of the party.

"That was an awesome lightning-in-a-bottle moment,” Blaylock said. "It was hilarious to see Joe Lieberman, a perfect example of this tired old outdated system, commenting on the future, and Ocasio-Cortez with such a millennial response." But what really “lit a fire” under Blaylock to work on this project was a tweet from AOC in which she quotes the popular Watchmen graphic novel, sending comic fans into a frenzy. The tweet was in response to a quote tweet that linked back to a Politico article with the headline "Exasperated Democrats Try To Reign In Ocasio-Cortez." She wrote: To quote Alan Moore: "None of you understand. I’m not locked up in here with YOU. You’re locked up in here with ME.”

"When I saw her Alan Moore quote, on top of her jumping into a feed of a guy playing Donkey Kong 64 to talk about trans rights, and seeing that she’s a League of Legends fan, I thought there’s too much nerd press going on here," Blaylock said. "If we don’t do this right now somebody else is going to beat us to it."

Blaylock got the book on the radar of comic book stores just in time for a May release and started calling up dozens of friends in the comic world. "The response was immediately great. We have a great diverse group of talent," he said. "We have people from all over the country, and I’m excited to see everything coming in." Contributing artists are also some of the biggest heavy-weights in the industry, like Jill Thompson, known for her work on Wonder Woman comics, and Tim Seeley, whose working on G.I. Joe and Transformers comics.

The comic, which according to the website is printed on recycled unpaid medical bills, features witty references and hot takes on a cast of political characters, from entrenched players like Nancy Pelosi, Bernie Sanders, and Mitch McConnell, to Ocasio-Cortez’s fellow wave-makers Ayanna Pressley, Massachusetts's first black congresswoman, Kyrsten Sinema, the first openly bisexual Senator, and Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, the first Muslim women elected to Congress. The first two Native American congresswomen, Sharice Davids and Debra Haaland, are also part of the "Freshman Force." It's currently a one-off project with two different cover image options, one where AOC rocks a superwoman-esque 'fit tackling an elephant to the ground, and another where she hits the same moves in a power suit.

The book is meant to capture the excitement of those ready for a change of guard in Congress. “I feel like we’re having an intervention, like someone sitting a family member down saying, ‘Look we have a problem and we need to fix it right now. There’s no more tip toeing around these issues,’” Blaylock said.

“There are so many issues that so many of us have wanted to see addressed that have been completely ignored by all politicians it seems," added Blaylock. "And now to have 100 people in there—obviously we haven’t heard from all of them—but just to see such a good mix of representation and hear conversations happening now about topics we’re really all concerned with, I like to say it’s been a jolt of smelling salts to a comatose system.”

 

[Coldgrip]

It is hilarious to see Pelosi of all people saying it isn't evidence-based, but also a good reminder that for all her dementia and bullshit that she is still an experienced and crafty politician. Hillary won't need to suicide AOC...

She won't need to... But I want her to.

 

[Jigglyjogglers]

If her image team wasn't involved in that comic on some level I'll eat a raw potato.

 

[FierceBrosnan]

Yeah but shes cute

As much as I would ride that horse ( HA!) I've stuck my dick in enough crazy to know she's exactly the kind of lady that shows up at your house at 3am and keys your car because you didn't respond to a text message 20 minutes ago because you were asleep.

The book is meant to capture the excitement of those ready for a change of guard in Congress. “I feel like we’re having an intervention, like someone sitting a family member down saying, ‘Look we have a problem and we need to fix it right now. There’s no more tip toeing around these issues,’” Blaylock said.

No it isn't. It's shameless self promotion and awful rule 34 bait.

 

[Maxliam]

As much as I would ride that horse ( HA!) I've stuck my dick in enough crazy to know she's exactly the kind of lady that shows up at your house at 3am and keys your car because you didn't respond to a text message 20 minutes ago because you were asleep.


No it isn't. It's shameless self promotion and awful rule 34 bait.

Bitch has crazy eyes and some deadly chompers to bite your dick off. You don't stick your dick in that at all...

 

[The Assyrian]

Didn't see this yet. But now people are outright harassing this poor independent womyn. Here she is rightly lashing out at some stalker for photographing her and her chief of staff sitting down for a hamburger.

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She's going to spend the next week having meltdowns about Trump supporters before she realizes that it was a member of her own staff that took that photo

 

[FierceBrosnan]

Bitch has crazy eyes and some deadly chompers to bite your dick off. You don't stick your dick in that at all...

See that just makes it a challenge. The only way to change her filthy commie ways is to get in there and seize her means of reproduction with a hefty load of capitaljizm until she's deep into Preganomics.

She's going to spend the next week having meltdowns about Trump supporters before she realizes that it was a member of her own staff that took that photo

The jokes write themselves, I ain't even gotta try.

EDIT: Grammar