Posted on 06/27/2018 11:57:13 PM PDT by Olog-hai
A progressive Democrat in New York who called Israels killing of violent Palestinian protesters on the Gaza border a massacre scored a major upset over incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley in a contentious party primary.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 28, defeated Crowley, 56, by a margin of 58-42 percent in Tuesdays election, toppling a lawmaker who was viewed as the successor to Rep. Nancy Pelosi as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Ocasio-Cortez belongs to the Democratic Socialists of America and is a supporter of Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont Independent who ran as a Democrat in the 2016 presidential primaries. New Yorks 14th District, which comprises parts of Queens and the Bronx, is overwhelmingly Democrat.
She tweeted on May 14, the day more than 60 Palestinian protesters participating in the March of Return were killed on the border with Gaza: 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 cant be silent about this anymore.
(Excerpt) Read more at jta.org ...
article should call her what she is a God d@mned Socialist Commie.
Just another ultraleftist with a pretty face. Dime a dozen. Winning a political ghetto district on a moonbat record is no big shakes (plus, turnout was extraordinarily low, which was more of an embarrassment to the incumbent who took his district for granted). She’s no Sarah Palin, who already had an accomplished record BEFORE she became Governor and was known for fighting corruption and the political establishment. There’s also no such “equivalent” to the Tea Party on the left, only the polar opposite totalitarianism.
Her faith is Marxism-Stalinism, not Catholicism, as there is nothing in it that shows deference to God and His word, but to the folly of disordered, mass-murdering tyrants. So, we’ve seen this dog and pony show before, just getting ever uglier by the year with individuals more suited to dictatorships, not republican democracies.
Truly, if we weren’t so sick and stupid as a culture, willfully dumbed-down and struck ill by Godless leftist elites (who dare think of themselves as Gods), individuals like her wouldn’t rise above slinging drinks at a bar (or perhaps had she not been thoroughly marinated in leftist evil, she might be a real leader and productive member of society — sadly, we’ll never know).
The media never investigates leftists and their dodgy backgrounds, why we STILL know less about Zero than any other person to occupy the Presidency. Conversely, the media will make sure we know the details of the tampons used by the teenaged daughters of Republican party aspirants.
Oh I don’t doubt it.
She will cause a certain amount of upheaval.
She’s a minority with an axe to grind, and she’ll be very happy to be as destructive as she can, because she can’t grasp the overall picture.
No, not every family in the nation is going to be living on the top of the hill in a mansion. Who knew?
I get a kick out of these idiots. They think that in a communist society there is not rich class.
Just infantile...
It doesn’t matter to me if these people are celebrated or not.
What matters is what actually took place, and how many people were slaughtered, and how many exponentially more had their lives destroyed by these beasts.
We only talk about the 100 million who died. We don’t talk about the folks who were barely able to survive for the rest of their lives. If we did, we’d be talking more like multiple billions.
Look at the standard of living in China for instance. Until the last twenty years, they were living 50-75 years in the past, barely subsisting. Aww yes, the wonders of Communism.
People should avoid it at all cost. That’s why we remind people of the disasters that Communism becomes.
This new little moron, is simply the latest to think she knows more than everyone else. Here pipe dreams would wind up no different than all the other tries at Communism.
“Not saying Cortez is going to be president one day necessarily, but shes a big deal whether we like it or not.”
Property has great curb appeal, shows very nice but inspection will reveal rodent infestation and severe foundational flaws.
Never underestimate the enemy
What I find absolutely INFURIATING is that Latin American countries are in large part FAILED socialist experiments. THAT's why so many people from such places fight tooth and nail to get here! This, even with our so-called "racist" "fascist" president in office. The people trying to cross the border have only multiplied! (Our economy is booming after all.)
Ms. Ocavio-Cortez and her ilk should examine what the heck up is wrong and went wrong in the countries touting those very ideas listed in her platform.
And instead of bagging on Trump, bag on the grotesquely corrupt governments failing to deliver for their people in Latin America.
‘Progressive Democrat’ is a funny way to spell Socialist.
A 28 year old self proclaimed socialist who knows the world
Is there any chance a pubbie could take this seat?
Guess I am seeing this differently. She took out the number 4 Democrat in the House for us. Is she likely to win against the Republican? Sure. But its not guaranteed. Also, the Dems have traded a powerful, connected, and experienced candidate for a neophyte who might make some mistakes.
article should call her what she is a God d@mned Socialist Commie.
Exactly...she is more Communist. Crawley, the guy that lost , was a progressive
Socialists are happy to be Democratic to get into power. After that, they are just Socialists, then they are really just commies.
Is there a Republican in this race?
I wonder about King Jong Un.
Why did his father have him educated in Switzerland?
What do you do if you’re long range plan is to bring the people of your nation into the modern world that South Korea enjoys?
Well, one strategy is to maintain tight-fisted control over your country, make the military leaders absolutely fear you, then at the right time, when there’s a US President in office you can trust, you make the safe transition away from Communist failure.
This 28 yr old commie is as dangerous as a viper. The only thing positive is, she gave the dem party a chance to see again how weak their blue wave is.
But at 28. She knows nothing.. and being a progressive, shes all wrong on what she thinks she knows. We dont need any commies.
Thanks for setting us straight, field marshall.
Looks to me she’s the female equivalent of John Ossoff. Young, handsome, looks the part, speaks the part of a leader... but with the political brain of a knat.
yup- but it keeps getting better with this chick...
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.