Posted on 02/25/2019 9:52:43 AM PST by yesthatjallen
Robert Hockett, who worked as an outside adviser to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on the green new deal, said Sen. Dianne Feinstein's (D-Calif.) viral exchange with young activists over the proposal was "unsurprising" and "sad."
Hockett described the 85-year-old Feinstein as "elderly" and an "old timer" in his comments to Hill.TV's Buck Sexton and Krystal Ball on "Rising," saying the young people who confronted the senator have much at stake in the battle over climate change.
"When we're younger we tend to have much bigger ideas as to what's possible. We're more energetic, we're less tired when we're younger, and that means we tend to view many more things as feasible than elderly folks do," said Hockett, a professor at Cornell University.
"When an old timer in the Congress sort of poo-poos them or dismisses them, and even is so cynical as to say well you can't vote for me anyway, so I don't care, it's in a certain sense unsurprising, and yet in another sense, very, very sad," he said.
Feinstein's encounter with children, teenagers and adults working with the Sunrise Movement went viral after clips appeared showing her appearing to dismiss the group. Feinstein said at various points of the discussion that she had worked hard on climate change in the past and had just won her election. She also said that the green new deal could not realistically pass Congress, a point that at least some other Democratic lawmakers also appear to share.
Hockett said the young people who had met with Feinstein have got "many more years ahead of them than do some of old-timers, especially like Senator Feinstein."
"I think for that very reason, they have a much greater sense of urgency on the one hand because they're going to have to live with the most profound effects of climate change in a way that old-timers in the Congress are not going to have to."
I wonder how Feinstein, Sanders, and Schumer feel about being seen as just old white people.
That confrontation showed extreme indoctrination of children.
Well I’m from the only borough that voted majority for Trump.
The area she represents, who knows?
But you are RIGHT. She is on many powerful folks’ targets.
I remember when Pelosi was going other people try to take her position.
That went away fast after elections.
AOC represents a very serious problem, she has a lot of disciples that love her. They think they are right, very elitist.
Yup. Look for more of this. The socialist young guns in the Dem Party are going to put all of the “old timers” out to pasture.
“ That said” I think we need to speed up the 12 year expiration date for the planet- when 7 year olds are driving policy with Sandy from Westchester as their leader, we have undoubtedly and utterly failed.
Around 2021-2022, OAC will be considered a moderate in the Rat party. They will keep he under wraps as much as possible until the 2020 election is over.
In the movie it takes place in 2022, so we have much less than 12 years left!
I think the old lefties are actually afraid of her.
She represents ANTIFA. They created ANTIFA, and for
darned sure they don’t want to become its target.
When we’re younger we tend to have much bigger ideas as to what’s possible. We’re more energetic, we’re less tired when we’re younger, and that means we tend to view many more things as feasible than elderly folks do,”
I’m not defending the old congressional
hag in any way, but with age, comes experience.
It’s impossible for these younguns
to be able to think for themselves,
and they will happily follow pied
pied piper Cortez over a cliff.
NEVER thought of that.
They pushed too far and created a monster.
The HARDCORE leftists, mostly young college educated punks, are an out of control group.
Would be fun to see ANTIFA go after them though :)
Me thinks in reality A-O-COMMUNIST'S time is up. She is poison and death to the very future of the DEMON RAT Party.
The "powers that be" will have to "deal with her" soon, because they know that their necks are going to be on the chopping block and the DEMON RAT Party won't be able to win an election for dog catcher if A-O-COMMUNIST and her openly communist policies continue to be widely publicised.
The problem is A-O-COMMUNIST is OPENLY and VOCALLY telling people what the DEMON RAT Party really stands for and wants to do to the country. Something which up until now they have desperately tried to hide. Hence, A-O-COMMUNIST has got to "go" one way or another ;o)
Not to defend Feinstein, however ideas have no age. They are either good or not.
I would be pretty annoyed with these kids as well - I don’t care for kids who are too big for their britches.
The bint does have a big mouth and bad attitude which she confuses with leadership.
AOC and Feinstein, a clashing of idiots.
More please.
AOC and Feinstein, a clashing of idiots.
More please.
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