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California state, federal politicians silent after AOC doubts existence of smash-and-grab robberies
Fox News ^ | 12/07/21 | Emma Colton

Posted on 12/07/2021 5:49:16 PM PST by Libloather

Democratic California political leaders have remained silent on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s comment appearing to doubt the existence of smash-and-grab robberies.

"We have to talk about specifics because, for example, we’re actually seeing a lot of these allegations of organized retail theft are not actually panning out," Ocasio-Cortez told The Washington Times in an interview last week. "I believe it’s a Walgreens in California cited it, but the data didn’t back it up."

Fox News reached out to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press team, Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s communication’s director, Sen. Alex Padilla’s press secretary, as well as Mayor London Breed’s and Mayor Eric Garcetti’s respective press teams. Fox News did not receive any response on whether the elected officials agreed with Ocasio-Cortez’s comment.

Republican politicians and business leaders, however, have been vocal in their condemnation of the New York Democrat’s remarks in light of the repeated smash-and-grab crimes that are rocking California.

"I don’t know what data she is talking about," said Rep. Rodney Davis, an Illinois Republican, told the Washington Times.

"Respectfully, the Congresswoman has no idea what she is talking about. Both the data and stack of video evidence makes fairly clear that this is a growing problem in need of solutions," Jason Brewer, Retail Industry Leaders Association senior executive vice president of communications, told the outlet. "If she is not concerned with organized theft and increasingly violent attacks on retail employees, she should just say that."

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; History; Local News
KEYWORDS: aoc; aocstupid; bartender; bidenvoters; california; cortez; idiot; robbery; smashandgrab; socialist
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1 posted on 12/07/2021 5:49:16 PM PST by Libloather
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https://www.foxnews.com/us/la-george-gascon-crime


2 posted on 12/07/2021 5:49:32 PM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Libloather

They want you to believe them and not your own eyes.


3 posted on 12/07/2021 5:50:36 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Libloather

Time for Chiquita to go back to selling Margaritas and street tacos.


4 posted on 12/07/2021 5:51:24 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (You can vote your way into socialism but you have to shoot your way out of it.)
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To: Libloather

#AOCstupid

Greater stupid than any known stupid in the universe.


5 posted on 12/07/2021 5:56:54 PM PST by TigersEye (Ray Epps didn't kill himself.)
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To: Libloather

Never let the truth get in the way of the agenda.
John 8:32: You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.


6 posted on 12/07/2021 5:57:07 PM PST by Fungi
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To: Libloather

“Fox News reached out to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press team, Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s communication’s director, Sen. Alex Padilla’s press secretary, as well as Mayor London Breed’s and Mayor Eric Garcetti’s respective press teams. Fox News did not receive any response on whether the elected officials agreed with Ocasio-Cortez’s comment.”

Because they’re scared Shiiteless of her.


7 posted on 12/07/2021 6:03:05 PM PST by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's, I just don't tell anyone, like most here.)
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To: Libloather
"Respectfully, the Congresswoman has no idea what she is talking about. Both the data and stack of video evidence makes fairly clear that this is a growing problem in need of solutions," Jason Brewer, Retail Industry Leaders Association senior executive vice president of communications, told the outlet. "If she is not concerned with organized theft and increasingly violent attacks on retail employees, she should just say that."

The RILA is HQ'd in the swamp of Wash DC, he probably voted for the party that tolerates and downplays this crap.

8 posted on 12/07/2021 6:16:50 PM PST by capydick (“Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.)
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To: Libloather

Sandy Ocasio (her name until she ran for office) knows those are happening and this is straight up Alinsky spin. She and other democRATs are NOT stupid, they are insidious and evil. Once the left realized they couldn’t change a state via demographic shifts they are even trying another way. I saw an article on their latest target, “NBC Hypes Biden DOJ Push to Rig Texas Electoral Map for Dems”, and you can give that a look at NewsBusters. Democrats thought illegal aliens would do it but now they have to step in themselves. Everything the left does is on purpose, and communists play a great long game so think moves ahead as they do.


9 posted on 12/07/2021 6:19:33 PM PST by ProfessorGoldiloxx
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Just a weak gaslighting attempt.


10 posted on 12/07/2021 6:20:03 PM PST by ProfessorGoldiloxx
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To: TigersEye

She isn’t stupid. She was a bartender named Sandy Ocasio who is now know world wide and makes millions. She is insidious and evil, and you’d do well to stop underestimating her.


11 posted on 12/07/2021 6:21:15 PM PST by ProfessorGoldiloxx
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To: TigersEye

BU should be ashamed they gave her a degree.


12 posted on 12/07/2021 6:22:54 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: ProfessorGoldiloxx

I don’t agree. She is not pretending to be dumb as a bag of hammers. She really is.


13 posted on 12/07/2021 6:24:07 PM PST by TigersEye (Ray Epps didn't kill himself.)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

No doubt! Who would send their kid there for a business degree now?


14 posted on 12/07/2021 6:26:15 PM PST by TigersEye (Ray Epps didn't kill himself.)
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To: ProfessorGoldiloxx

With a locked-in seat, she may well be in Congress for decades and eventually enough seniority for top committee slots or even Speaker someday when Dems are in control.


15 posted on 12/07/2021 6:26:59 PM PST by nascarnation (Let's Go Brandon!)
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To: ProfessorGoldiloxx
She is insidious and evil, and you’d do well to stop underestimating her.

Spot on.

AOC doesn’t appear to have blazing intellect, however her Marxist advisers/handlers do.

16 posted on 12/07/2021 6:27:09 PM PST by broken_clock (Go Trump! Still praying.)
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To: nascarnation
With a locked-in seat, she may well be in Congress for decades and eventually enough seniority for top committee slots or even Speaker someday when Dems are in control.

Does she really have a locked in seat?

17 posted on 12/07/2021 6:50:26 PM PST by Irish Eyes
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To: Irish Eyes

Let’s just say she “squeaked out” a victory last Nov with 72% of the vote.


18 posted on 12/07/2021 6:53:28 PM PST by nascarnation (Let's Go Brandon!)
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To: nascarnation

72% I had no idea, must be a whole lot of stupid people in her district.


19 posted on 12/07/2021 6:55:46 PM PST by Irish Eyes
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To: Irish Eyes

roughly 50% of her district in Bronx/Queens is “hispanic” voters
she’s there for life unless the demographic changes for some reason.


20 posted on 12/07/2021 6:59:26 PM PST by nascarnation (Let's Go Brandon!)
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