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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 35 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

This was AOC's first Congressional appearance on the national stage, as she questioned Michael Cohen about Trump's business dealings. Cohen had taken a plea deal, and was going to prison, but he wanted to tell his story in Congress, in front of the American people.

Unfortunately, several Reps wasted their time as they usually do, posturing and propagandizing, and saying and accomplishing nothing. Cohen had been asked about little of substance, and you could tell he was getting frustrated.

Then AOC's turn came, and she was ready. This was her first national appearance, but it didn't look like it. She was confident and determined. She warned Cohen that she might move fast, and she took off. She launched into a fast series of precise questions about values of specific properties, and Cohen fired back just as quickly with answers, as well as those in Tumps office who handled those issues.

By the time she was done, in less than five minutes, she had uncovered enough actionable material, under oath, that it formed the core of Leticia James' 34 successful felony convictions against him. It was a remarkable political performance, one of the best I've seen in my lifetime.

That was the FIRST thing she did in Congress. She's EXACTLY what we need. I'll vote for her for anything. I'd love her to be President.

[–] Turret3857 2 points 2 days ago

inb4 the response "but, she woman!!! she woman USA hate women!!! i know Hillary won popular in 2016 but we need to run newsome because USA hate women!!!"

[–] Socar@lemmy.zip 58 points 3 days ago (4 children)

can't wait for tankies to tell me how AOC would be worse on Palestine than 3rd term Trump.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 days ago

I have seen them saying similar things. Not this exactly, but saying that AOC is a liberal because she won't take the most extreme positions. Even if she believed in those positions, which I'm sure she does some of them, it'd be political suicide to stand that ground. They want politician-activists. Those jobs are practically mutually exclusive, but they're too dumb to realize it. I can't think of a single activist leader who was also an elected official.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

She isn’t an aipac recipient she is one of the few politicians not beholden to Israel

[–] mlg@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah man keep yelling at the void and wake me up when she wins the primary

[–] apftwb@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Wake me up when she announces her Presidential run.

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 19 points 3 days ago

For a democrat, she ain't too bad.

Which means, I guess, that I don't particularly align with most of what the party shills, but she seems to be thinking farther left, so I end up liking her anyway.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

old guard DNC wont, the dinos only allowed her into the party because they need to take pressure/attention off them selves as a way to stall out more left candidates from being elected. they are protecting pedophiles, themselves the gop and the donors.