Posted on 12/09/2018 5:56:52 AM PST by Kaslin
Donald Trump Jr. on Friday shared a meme on Instagram showing the difference between socialism and capitalism. Naturally, the picture he chose featured member-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic Socialist darling from New York.
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It’s funny cuz it’s true!!! ??????????????
A post shared by Donald Trump Jr. (@donaldjtrumpjr) on Dec 6, 2018 at 4:01pm PST
Apparently Ocasio-Cortez didn't like what was said because she threatened Trump Jr.
I have noticed that Junior here has a habit of posting nonsense about me whenever the Mueller investigation heats up.
Please, keep it coming Jr - it’s definitely a “very, very large brain” idea to troll a member of a body that will have subpoena power in a month.
Have fun! https://t.co/oQ6MsdJYCk— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) December 7, 2018
The Federalist co-founder Sean Davis put Ocasio-Cortez in check by reminding her that threatening Trump Jr. violates House Ethics. Imagine that! She's violating ethics before she even gets to Washington, D.C.!
Are you threatening to use your power as a federal official to subpoena anyone who mocks or otherwise disagrees with you on the Internet? https://t.co/6Ymzqb2Y6Y— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) December 7, 2018
It's worth noting that the official House Ethics Manual explicitly prohibits the kind of threat that @Ocasio2018 just issued against @DonaldJTrumpJr for his refusal to support her political agenda. https://t.co/rJ83EeZXGY— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) December 7, 2018
"Members...are not to take or withhold any official action on the
basis of the campaign contributions or support of the involved individuals, or their partisan affiliation. Members...are likewise prohibited from threatening
punitive action on the basis of such considerations."— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) December 7, 2018
The House prohibition on the very kind of threat that @Ocasio2018 just made to @DonaldTrumpJr couldn't be clearer: lawmakers are "prohibited from threatening punitive action" against people/groups for not politically supporting the lawmaker. Ethics Committee should investigate. pic.twitter.com/NNIPp1vsyv— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) December 7, 2018
Trump Jr.'s girlfriend and former Fox News Channel host Kimberly Guilfoyle, also jumped into the mix:
Did you just threaten to subpoena someone for criticizing you? As a lawyer and former prosecutor I find this deeply troubling. https://t.co/OqIpBkbsIS— Kimberly Guilfoyle (@kimguilfoyle) December 7, 2018
As did others:
Sorry, did this fool just threaten to use the power of government to punish a citizen because he posted a meme? https://t.co/gnlpGAAiKs— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) December 7, 2018
I tend to be nice about you and defend you from silly attacks quite a bit, but I also found it concerning and threatening. In fact, I don’t see how what you expressed could be taken any differently than someone threatening to abuse their power. https://t.co/oZLaSt5CzP— Brandon Darby (@brandondarby) December 7, 2018
I just want to be clear:
Did a member-elect of Congress just threaten a private citizen with a subpoena over a meme?
There is no way in hell that this can be legal.
Is @Ocasio2018 emotionally stable enough for Congress? https://t.co/np59DrTgq2— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) December 7, 2018
Going to threaten him with an illegal subpoena as well @Ocasio2018?
If you want this job, you'd better grow much thicker skin ASAP. https://t.co/CaZl5yMrE4— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) December 8, 2018
After receiving backlash, Ocasio-Cortez decided to clarify what he meant:
For the GOP crying that this is a “threat” - I don’t have power to subpoena anybody.
Congress as a body, GOP included, has the power. No indiv. member can issue a subpoena unless they are a Chair (which, as a freshman, I can assure you I will not be). Also must be under purview.— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) December 7, 2018
Now is probably a good time for you to step away from social media, Alexandria. Your communications director is going to hate handling your PR blowback (as if anymore could come your way).
Jr. plays rope-a-dope as well as his father.
Old Crazy Eyes is going to be back stealing tips from her fellow bartenders before long.
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Troll this broads facebook page....I pull no punches with this ignorant wench...My approach is infused with profuse profanity and always pointing out what a communist / marxist c___ she is....rude yes but if it ruffles even one supporters feathers I am pleased...I truly loathe this female. My basis is her being another subversive to this great republic.
GOP actually handles minority status better than majority. They actually may fight. This Ocavio-Cortez is one scary beotch.She is the young true believer type that starts out most totalitarian regimes and revolutions. In the past, millions have been murdered and disappeared in prisons and camps by her ilk.
Just one more idiot we all have to stomach. WHY?
Because we have the government we deserve...
I’m in Facebook jail right now-again. Soon as I’m out I’ll do the same to her. All the dumb jokes aside this bitch is an annoying and dangerous clod who needs to be ended. She fronts for a system that is responsible for some 100 million deaths in the last century . If her kind ever gets complete control we’re all dead.
She is also the future of the Democrat Party. It does not matter how stupid we think she may be or what kind of appalling things she may say and do. If she follows the instructions from her backers, she can stay in office as long as she wants to be there.
As to how she got voted in? She "represents" a district which has become 46% Hispanic. She beat the old White guy (a Democrat incumbent of 40 years) in the primaries because her Hispanic backers wanted somebody more pliable than the incumbent. "Stupidity" is literally a job qualification. After winning the primary, she sailed into a winning election in a district where Democrats outnumber Republicans 2:1. Absolutely no vote fraud required.
"Identity Politics" (Tribal affiliation) beats everything else in todays political contests. Blacks prefer and vote for Black candidates. Hispanics prefer and vote for Hispanic candidates. Women tend to vote for generic Democrat candidates (about 60% of them anyway) of other tribal affiliations. Whites are divided, confused, altruistic, well-intentioned, guilt-ridden, and simply make themselves natural prey for other predatory factions.
"Think of it as evolution in action".
The Democrat Party has become anti-White, anti-Male, anti-Christian, and increasingly anti-Jewish. The unpleasant fact is that this direction appears to be working.
The current factional ranking is approximately: Muslims, Gays (male), Lesbians, Transgenders, Hispanics, Blacks, single Women, and married Women.
Of course there are problems with this setup. These factions would normally all be at each other's throats in a death match. It is essential for the Party leaders to keep the factions attention on an external enemy. That enemy is the "evil Republicans". And that is the main reason they allow the "GOPe" to exist at all.
A successful Democrat can always criticize "Republicans". They are not allowed to disparage anyone who sides with the "Progressive" factions if they are members of a higher ranking faction. They can mildly criticize other "Progressives" who are members of lower ranking factions provided they stay within a constantly shifting set of politically correct boundaries.
It is safer for them just to trash the White males and married women who fail to ardently support the Democrats. And that is what they are doing today.
The Republicans have not come up with an effective counter to this system. It is evident that the "GOPe" simply does not care. They are controlled opposition, willing to accept whatever the Democrats will leave for them.
But the new Democrat Party is not going to leave anything for the Republicans. They don't want them and don't believ they need them anymore.
Don't let your heart be troubled. The Republicans will find some way to prostrate themselves at the new Democrat Party's feet.
They don't want them and don't believe they need them anymore.
Watch the Republicans reach a new level of ass kissing to ingrate themselves at the new Democrat's feet.
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