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Elon Musk Follows Up On His Response to AOC With a Hilarious Look at Her Hypocrisy
RedState ^ | NOVEMBER 02 2022 | By Brandon Morse

Posted on 11/02/2022 8:34:04 PM PDT by SmokingJoe

I’d pay $8 just for this.

There have been quite a few reactions to Tesla CEO and Chief Twit Elon Musk announcing that checkmarks will be handed out to anyone who signs up for Twitter Blue at $8 a month. The goal seems pretty obvious. Not only will it reduce the number of bots and help identify real accounts, but it’ll also bring in a fair bit of revenue for Twitter

Many blue-check lefties are getting up in arms over the announcement as they now understand they will no longer be the elite Twitter users. Then, there’s naturally the argument that asking for any money for anything will only hurt the poor.

That seems to be AOC’s position. As my colleague, Nick Arama wrote, New York’s increasingly unpopular socialist politician whose entire experience with business includes making margaritas, “lmao’d” at Musk for making free speech cost $8 a month.

Musk’s response was short but hilariously dismissive.

“Your feedback is appreciated, now pay $8.”

But he wasn’t done with her yet. Musk followed up his jab with a haymaker of his own. Heading to AOC’s website, Musk noticed that AOC was charging unreasonable prices for her merch, including $58 for a very ugly sweater.

The point is pretty obvious. Musk wanted to highlight the absurdity of AOC coming after him for charging $8 a month for a service on his website while she is charging far more for far less. Also unspoken is the fact that little miss “tax the rich” is overcharging for clothing.

To be clear, Musk isn’t charging $8 for free speech as AOC claimed, it’s effectively to give you more benefits to the site, including a verification badge, now available to anyone for less than $10 a month.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: anotheraocthread; aoc; bloggers; elonmusk; lmao; musk; newyork; ocasiocortez; occasionalcortex; truthsocial; twitter
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1 posted on 11/02/2022 8:34:04 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe

Don’t mess with the Bull. Don’t poke the big hairy brown object with a stick. Don’t charge the mound when Nolan Ryan hits you with a breaking ball. Each of these will result in unsatisfactory results. Just saying.


2 posted on 11/02/2022 8:40:31 PM PDT by Equine1952
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To: SmokingJoe

I bet she still hasn’t paid it.

After all, she’s only got what ?,
29 million left ?

It should be free for her I bet she thinks.

After all, she’s a Noble Liarcrat.


3 posted on 11/02/2022 8:40:47 PM PDT by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: SmokingJoe

She probably could charge it to her Congressional office allowance.


4 posted on 11/02/2022 8:44:53 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: SmokingJoe

I’m so far out of the loop that I have no idea what a “Check Mark” is.


5 posted on 11/02/2022 8:52:25 PM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: SmokingJoe

What’s a “blue check” - and why do I want one?


6 posted on 11/02/2022 8:57:40 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: PGR88; fella

For $8, a blue check mark goes by your name in the twitterverse. This supposedly verifies now that your account represents a real person.


7 posted on 11/02/2022 9:05:51 PM PDT by jimtorr
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To: SmokingJoe

I wonder where her apparel is made. China, perhaps? Hope an enterprising “investigative reporter” checks it out.


8 posted on 11/02/2022 9:08:15 PM PDT by Prince of Space (Let’s Go, Brandon! )
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To: PGR88


What’s a “blue check” - and why do I want one?

naysayers on FR have no idea what the twitter change means.

the blue checkers -overwhelmingly leftist- ran roughshod and unopposed because of twitter censorship.     and these blue check morons had millions of faithful followers who were never exposed to contradictory opinions.

no more


9 posted on 11/02/2022 9:08:22 PM PDT by 867V309 (Lock Her Up)
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To: jimtorr

“For $8, a blue check mark goes by your name in the twitterverse. This supposedly verifies now that your account represents a real person.”

Twitter... I don’t care who owns it, I still ain’t got no tingly feeling going up my leg bone.


10 posted on 11/02/2022 9:35:08 PM PDT by Clutch Martin ("The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right." )
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To: SmokingJoe

I don’t Tweet with twats.

Or anyone else.


11 posted on 11/02/2022 9:38:37 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: 867V309

never exposed to contradictory opinions.

Some liberal acquaintances were beMOANing that Facts may be revealed.


12 posted on 11/02/2022 9:39:50 PM PDT by drSteve78 (Je suis Deplorable STILL)
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To: Clutch Martin

I still ain’t got no tingly feeling going up my leg bone

Decades ago, had a great Rottweiler male that would accommodate you and stranger men by urinating on a near leg.


13 posted on 11/02/2022 9:42:07 PM PDT by drSteve78 (Je suis Deplorable STILL)
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Stranger as in, never met them before./s


14 posted on 11/02/2022 9:43:15 PM PDT by drSteve78 (Je suis Deplorable STILL)
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To: SmokingJoe

He should offer any color of your choice for $1 million/year.

Money talks.


15 posted on 11/02/2022 10:08:02 PM PDT by bigbob (z)
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To: 867V309

Fake followers, like Obama had/has?


16 posted on 11/02/2022 10:24:30 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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Fake followers, like Obama had/has?

undoubtedly some are, some aren't.

still seems good that conservative messages get through to the real ones.


17 posted on 11/02/2022 10:35:43 PM PDT by 867V309 (Lock Her Up)
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To: SmokingJoe
AOC's "15 minutes of fame" are fast approaching a CONCLUSION.


18 posted on 11/02/2022 10:48:00 PM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: VideoDoctor

Should read as “AOC’s years of shame are coming to an end”.

Knock on her door.

She asks “Who’s there”?

Reply: “Pizza man”.

AOC: “I didn’t order any pizza”.

Reply: “Hammer man”.


19 posted on 11/03/2022 1:52:33 AM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (Figures )
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To: fella

I dont know what a blue checkmark is either, what its benefit is, or why it’s going to help tweeter


20 posted on 11/03/2022 2:04:50 AM PDT by Principled (Biden is illegitimate and whatever he says can be ignored. )
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