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Fast Forward Ocasio-Cortez Compares Migrant Detention Centers To Concentration Camps
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed on Monday that the United States government was operating “concentration camps” on the U.S.-Mexico border, which critics said was insensitive to Holocaust survivors while defenders claimed the comparison was valid. During a livestreamed Instagram video, the freshman representative from New York decried the fact that some migrant children were being held…
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Fast Forward Ocasio-Cortez: Cutting Aid To Israel Is ‘Certainly On The Table’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said in an interview with Yahoo News on Sunday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a “Trump-like figure” who is part of “the ascent of authoritarianism across the world.” Speaking to Yahoo’s Skullduggery podcast, the freshman Democrat from New York said that Netanyahu’s pre-election pledge last week to annex the West…
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Opinion AOC, I Love You. Jeremy Corbyn Is No Ally.
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s rapid-fire burst on the political scene was exhilarating for me. As she spoke with verve of overlooked women and marginalized groups, I felt drawn to her charm in a visceral way. I agreed with some of her policy proposals, and diverged from her on others. But all in all, you can bet…
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Fast Forward AOC Praises Corbyn On Twitter. Backlash, Then Hugs, From Jews Ensue.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Sunday that she would be reaching out to the Jewish community after being criticized for praising British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, with whom she had a phone call to discuss issues of shared concern. Corbyn, a longtime staunch critic of Israel who has called members of Hamas and Hezbollah his…
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Opinion Why Doesn’t The Media Call Out The Left For Its Hate?
Republicans are long accustomed to the media’s probing questions about the less than savory members of their party. Most recently, when Iowa Congressman Steve King endorsed a white nationalist for Toronto mayor and defended white supremacy in a New York Times interview, Republicans were grilled on their support for King. Party leaders ultimately denounced King…
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The Schmooze Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Cites The Torah In Her Latest Twitter Retort
“Pray as if everything depends on God, but act as if everything depends on you.” – Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel “The world is gonna end in 12 years if we don’t address climate change.” – Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez New York State representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has a reputation for writing the best comebacks since Abraham said,…
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Fast Forward AOC Tangles With Jewish Hollywood Power Player Aaron Sorkin On Twitter
Director Aaron Sorkin went after freshman members of Congress in an interview with CNN, saying that the Democrats needed to “stop acting like young people,” The Guardian reported. “I really like the new crop of young people who were just elected to Congress. They now need to stop acting like young people, OK? It’s time…
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Fast Forward Joe Lieberman Takes Another Dig At ‘Silly’ AOC
Former Senator Joe Lieberman is going strong with his criticism of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the New York Post reported. Lieberman returned to Fox News on Sunday, reiterating on “Sunday Morning Futures” why he doesn’t see the freshman congresswoman as the future of the Democratic Party. “She just takes us back to the big-spending, big-taxing Democratic…
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