Is AOC actually pretty clever - in it for the long game ?

[CaseHardened]

First of all - she is an absolute whiz at keeping buoyant - constantly bobbing above the waves.

And she has almost mastered the art of being a loveable idiot. She rarely elicits the hatred that Ilhan Omar or Rashida Tlaib so richly warrant.

Recently AOC has posted brief videos on Making Tacos, Expressing surprise that Vegetables grow from dirt, and Shock that her sink contains a Garbage Disposal.

And today she admits only a person with the Intelligence of a Sea Sponge believes the World will end in 12 years.

Ocasio-Cortez: Climate Change Will Destroy Earth Claim Not 'Literal'

Moreover, she is proposing that Credit Card Interest Rates be limited at 15%, which was the law a few decades ago, and actually makes sense to me.

She may actually be pretty damn clever. Working to constantly be foremost in everyone's mind, yet slowly and surely interjecting some pretty smart policies into her madness now and then.

Time will tell....

 

[SomeSoldier]

No she is not, her puppeteers are.

 

[Podmonkey]

What, pray tell, would these smart polices be?
She is an attention whore, nothing more.

 

[CaseHardened]

What, pray tell, would these smart polices be?
She is an attention whore, nothing more.

AOC, Bernie Sanders introduce plan to cap credit card rates, blast 'loan-sharking'AOC, Bernie Sanders introduce plan to cap credit card rates, blast 'loan-sharking'

This is a smart policy.

The Banks still make money, and the Consumer gets a break.

 

[Catskillkid]

I view AOC in kind of the same way I view Trump. Both say (what was until recently considered) outrageous things and get people riled up and folks who support them view is as "truth to power" or some such nonsense. Both have touched a nerve on their respective sides, who love them for it. The difference is that AOC is wholly and totally devoid of almost anything coherent in thought or policy. Trump, while certainly an attention whore, is far more on the side of logic and reason regardless of what the libs claim.

 

[tirwin1]

Scott Adams is the guy that writes the dilbert cartoon. He called trump one of the most effective communicators he has ever seen and predicted trump would win the election back in early 2016 when most of the "smart pundits" believed he had no chance. He also thinks AOC is an effective communicator. I have watched some of her appearances in congressional hearings and she comes across as very confident and assured. That is not the same thing as smart or intelligent but she is doing a good job of faking it. I have as much fun as the next guy mocking her but I don't dismiss her. She certainly has gotten more attention than most freshman legislators.

 

[fresch]

AOC, Bernie Sanders introduce plan to cap credit card rates, blast 'loan-sharking'AOC, Bernie Sanders introduce plan to cap credit card rates, blast 'loan-sharking'

This is a smart policy.

The Banks still make money, and the Consumer gets a break.

I said that about 30 years ago, illegal (loan sharing) until the fed. Found it lucrative too! Did any of the mob get released that were in prison for loan sharing...No

 

[Jmac00]

Scott Adams is the guy that writes the dilbert cartoon. He called trump one of the most effective communicators he has ever seen and predicted trump would win the election back in early 2016 when most of the "smart pundits" believed he had no chance. He also thinks AOC is an effective communicator. I have watched some of her appearances in congressional hearings and she comes across as very confident and assured. That is not the same thing as smart or intelligent but she is doing a good job of faking it. I have as much fun as the next guy mocking her but I don't dismiss her. She certainly has gotten more attention than most freshman legislators.

I agree with you to a point. AOC has a big problem though. She has no office in Bronx. Everyone in her district is complaining because NO ONE can get a hold of her. She has, literally, done nothing for her constituents.

remember, she won with just 15K votes, TOTAL. I think if Joe Crowley run against her again, he will win. He at least had local town hall meetings and was IN THE DISTRICT, people could call and talk to him. AOC has spent nearly ZERO time in the Bronx and doesn't even have an office or a phone number. People in the Bronx are rightfully pissed off

 

[Dr. Evil]

She was playing coy as a bartender before her smart really kicked in.

 

[wizrd]

Your village idiot is probably a likeable guy, too, - that doesn't mean he should be elected mayor.

 

[CaseHardened]

I agree with you to a point. AOC has a big problem though. She has no office in Bronx. Everyone in her district is complaining because NO ONE can get a hold of her. She has, literally, done nothing for her constituents.

remember, she won with just 15K votes, TOTAL. I think if Joe Crowley run against her again, he will win. He at least had local town hall meetings and was IN THE DISTRICT, people could call and talk to him. AOC has spent nearly ZERO time in the Bronx and doesn't even have an office or a phone number. People in the Bronx are rightfully pissed off

Here in Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren was just re-elected against opponent Jeff Diehl.

Elizabeth Warren has done NOTHING for Massachusetts - or for anyone.

Jeff Diehl has a long track record as a highly effective Legislator - and the Faux Indian creamed him.

No one could believe it. Both my sisters-in-law HATE Warren, yet they are Liberals. One is even a Teacher !

Who voted for her ?

In the same vein can you name a single positive accomplishment of John Kerry ?

Sadly, Liberal Democrats are very LO-INFO. As long as you talk a good game they are on your side.

MY CONCLUSION: As long as she can continue to capture the Klieg-Lights, AOC will be around for a long time.

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[CaseHardened]

I'm just hoping against hope that she is more conservative than she's letting on.

 

[spat]

She is a accomplishing her purpose.

Her job is to make radical left wing ideas seem middle of the road by supporting even more radical ideas.

She has successfuly moved the ball for what it means to be "radically left wing" in the public's eye.

Bernie Sanders used to be that wacky left wing nut job, but now standing next to AOC his policies look downright mainstream by comparison.

She has accomplished her mission.

 

[CaseHardened]

She is a accomplishing her purpose.

Her job is to make radical left wing ideas seem middle of the road by supporting even more radical ideas.

She has successfuly moved the ball for what it means to be "radically left wing" in the public's eye.

Bernie Sanders used to be that wacky left wing nut job, but now standing next to AOC his policies look downright mainstream by comparison.

She has accomplished her mission.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I wish AOC was old enough to run.

I just don't believe at her core that she is as crazy as Biden, Harris, or Albert E Newman.

 

[CaseHardened]

And I'll take AOC over THE GAP-TOOTHED BEAST anytime.

 

[Robin]

She's only as clever as what you are willing to accept from big media.
Robin

 

[Twogunwilly]

If the old guard wants any credibility they have to kick her to the curb next year, she can go back to blowing for tips.

 

[CaseHardened]

If the old guard wants any credibility they have to kick her to the curb next year, she can go back to blowing for tips.

What "Old Guard" ?

All Dems are SCUM.

 

[Twogunwilly]

What "Old Guard" ?

All Dems are SCUM.

True, by guard I mean swamp creatures.

 

[1911guy]

Your village idiot is probably a likeable guy, too, - that doesn't mean he should be elected mayor.

I will not run no matter how much you coax me.

 

[Deplorable Me]

If you're 10% smarter than the constitutes who elect you, you look like a genius.