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Dems' long knives unsheathed on Ocasio-Cortez on Meet the Press (When you lost even Chuck Todd...)
American Thinker ^ | 02/18/2019 | Thomas Lifson

Posted on 02/18/2019 4:03:51 PM PST by SeekAndFind

When a prominent Democrat has lost Chuck Todd, the handwriting is on the wall.

Three days ago, I predicted that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was sealing her fate when she took (and probably deserved) credit for killing the deal that would have brought 25,000 high-paying Amazon jobs to New York City.  It's not that the young woman with boundless self-confidence in her views has no clue about how tax incentives work (though that is obviously true, since she crowed that the $3 billion in tax abatements could be spent on subways, schools, and the like).  Ignorance and simple-mindedness are no obstacles to a Democrat winning approval from party bosses.

No, Sandy O's real infraction was in exposing and opposing the sweetheart deals between Democrats and the tech oligarchy.  Both sides to the Grand Bargain see it as a key to their goals.  The Democrats want and need the tech titans' thumbs on the scale in digital discourse and campaign donations from them.  The new-age monopolists need antitrust protection for their market dominance, government contracts (see: Amazon's DOD cloud deal), and access so their concerns can be heard early, privately, and effectively, before the general public has a clue as to what is being protected, given away, or winked at.

Yesterday, we saw the first video fruits of Democrats' need to undermine and eventually unseat the Queens phenom on Meet the Press.  Both Mayor Bill de Blasio and host Chuck Todd impugned her intelligence.  Here is the full eight-minute segment:

The key moments making the same basic point I did in my blog three days ago, as summarized by Bruce Golding of The New York Post:


(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: New York; US: Vermont
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To: SeekAndFind

Does sleepy Chuck Todd actually know where the phrase that “the handwriting is on the wall” originates?


21 posted on 02/18/2019 4:46:43 PM PST by ptsal
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To: DAC21
There is a Cars song meme in there somewhere. Calling Ric Ocasek.

I don't know but thanks to your post, I just spent the last four minutes listening to a great song I haven't heard in a long time about a 17 year old girl with wonderful eyes and a risqué mouth.

22 posted on 02/18/2019 4:50:01 PM PST by Drew68
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To: VTenigma

Boston University, not BC


23 posted on 02/18/2019 4:52:00 PM PST by NonValueAdded (#DeplorableMe #BitterClinger #HillNO! #cishet #MyPresident #MAGA #Winning #covfefe #BuildIt)
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To: LanaTurnerOverdrive

25,000 jobs x $150,000 salary = $3,750,000,00= $3.75 BILLION in taxable workers salaries, distinct from Corporate taxes.

That’s per year, every year.
State and city income taxes would have given a much needed boost to government coffers.

Among the losses add the lost sales taxes on every day items, on high end purchases, real estate taxes on the necessary housing. Big numbers.

The potential waterfall effect on NYC businesses from Starbucks, restaurants, and up would have been enormous. And it would have started on the day of opening.

Don’t need an economics history degree (whatever the hell that is) to comprehend the suicidal stupidity of AOC and the fools dancing to her tune.

Add the stupidity of not conferring with the Dem. Rep. Carolyn Maloney in whose district Amazons construction would have occurred. The Dem Long Knives will be out for the waitress/bartender. Look for the NYC red MAGA hats coming soon...

Make Alexandria Go Away!


24 posted on 02/18/2019 4:53:16 PM PST by Covenantor (Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern. " Chesterton)
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To: NonValueAdded

Even better, they should be doubly ashamed.


25 posted on 02/18/2019 4:55:56 PM PST by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: Responsibility2nd

“The truth of the matter is OCasio Cortez was right.”

She was right for the wrong reasons. She thought that she was saving $3B in other people’s money so that she could blow it on other things. She didn’t understand that the $3B were tax breaks Amazon wouldn’t have to pay over time and that Amazon would still be paying a lot in taxes. Overall, she looked like an ass, but she always looks like an ass with those teeth.

I do agree (I think) with your underlying argument that seems to be that taxes should be a one size fits all ‘scheme’ and that nobody should be favored. “Deals” like this open the doors to all sorts of corruption. Keeping your taxes for your area low (assuming you have the requisite infrastructure in place) will always attract business. Always.


26 posted on 02/18/2019 4:56:13 PM PST by edh
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To: Covenantor
The Dems version of MAGA


27 posted on 02/18/2019 4:56:17 PM PST by Covenantor (Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern. " Chesterton)
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To: Drew68

“Some things that I say to her just don’t seem to bite.” Yep, Candy-O is ripe for a parody treatment.


28 posted on 02/18/2019 4:57:33 PM PST by NonValueAdded (#DeplorableMe #BitterClinger #HillNO! #cishet #MyPresident #MAGA #Winning #covfefe #BuildIt)
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To: SeekAndFind

On one side of the issue were Mayor DeBlasio, Governor Cuomo, Chuck Schumer, Jeff Bezos, and the entire New York Democratic Establishment, who wanted the deal to go through.

On the other side was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who did not want the deal to go through.

The deal did not go through. AOC won the day.

She may be an idiot, but she operates like a political Superman, zapping her opponents one by one, and nobody can seem to harm a hair on her head.


29 posted on 02/18/2019 5:13:05 PM PST by humbleexpert
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To: RedStateRocker
Absolutely. 😃
30 posted on 02/18/2019 5:22:46 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Ruth Bader Ginsburg doctor is a taxidermist.)
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To: Fungi

She should start a construction company that builds bridges.


31 posted on 02/18/2019 5:31:49 PM PST by NativeSon ( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
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To: Covenantor; LanaTurnerOverdrive; All

Ahhh, just the latest example of the (R)N(C)’s version of “It’s not Fascism when WE do it, Comrade!”.

Used to be, those on FR would bitch/moan re: ‘social engineering via tax code’, BIG biz driving out mom/pop, if not a great gnashing of teeth via New London vs. 5th.

Now, it gets the ‘hoorah’. Hell, bring in the illegals, they’ll prop up (illegal Ponzi schemes) SS/MediXYZ (”I *paid*”), right?!

Sad.


32 posted on 02/18/2019 5:34:32 PM PST by i_robot73 (One could not count the number of *solutions*, if only govt followed\enforced the Constitution.)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

The union auto worker, miner, plant worker pay attention. You just got pushed to the bottom of the Democrats priority. Fags, identity politics, migrants, welfare, ... are all above you. LOL. Buy a clue if you still vote D. Look in the mirror. If your white, employed, old, and not sexually deviant then you are replaced in the big D party.

So much fun. Live long and prosper NOT!


33 posted on 02/18/2019 5:35:31 PM PST by wgmalabama (Mittens is the new Juan. Go away mittens!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Let’s play “pin the tail on the donkey”.


34 posted on 02/18/2019 5:39:11 PM PST by windsorknot
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To: gov_bean_ counter

The DEMe has to handle AOC with some kid gloves because she’s a Bernie Sanders stunt double. His supporters are still a little raw over how old Bernie got BOHIC’ d in 2016. They can’t just cut her throat without pissing off a large portion of their base. She has to learn how to tell the good DEM lies. That’s my theory why they won’t keep the knives out long. IMO


35 posted on 02/18/2019 5:41:12 PM PST by Equine1952 (Get yourself a ticket on a common mans train of thought)
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To: SeekAndFind

Since when do Dems like tax cuts, which obviously work. Isn’t this their version of trickle down economics?


36 posted on 02/18/2019 5:45:44 PM PST by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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To: humbleexpert

She may be invincible for now, but not for long. She has made some serious Rat enemies, and she makes new enemies with each passing day.

I predict she’ll be a one termer. She’s causing too many problems for the Rat party.


37 posted on 02/18/2019 5:49:34 PM PST by RooRoobird20 ("Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves”)
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To: SeekAndFind

38 posted on 02/18/2019 5:57:52 PM PST by HotHunt (Reagan was good but TRUMP IS GREAT!)
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To: SeekAndFind

I’ll bet the real engine behind this is the NYC real estate movers and shakers.

it’s not just LIC real estate that was going into the stratosphere, but Manhattan would benefit in many ways as well.

Start spreading the news....she’s leaving today....she’s going back to bar tending - AO..AOC... (sung to the tune of New York, New York).


39 posted on 02/18/2019 5:58:29 PM PST by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Where do they get the nickname “Sandy:” for AOC?


40 posted on 02/18/2019 6:01:34 PM PST by lee martell
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