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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responds to Scott Walker (Original Post) SHRED Jan 2019 OP
Walker is the laughingstock of the Internet today Yosemito Jan 2019 #1
A piece of friendly advice RandySF Jan 2019 #2
Do you want her to let Walker lie about her proposal? Yosemito Jan 2019 #3
No but she needs to pick her fights RandySF Jan 2019 #4
So she was right in replying to Walker? Yosemito Jan 2019 #7
Because the thought just popped into my head RandySF Jan 2019 #8
Please recommend this thread then Yosemito Jan 2019 #9
That's what surrogates and allies are for EffieBlack Jan 2019 #10
She doesn't respond to everything against her Yosemito Jan 2019 #11
The number of followers she has is irrelevant to this issue EffieBlack Jan 2019 #12
It was a lie, not a "slight" Yosemito Jan 2019 #16
Whatever EffieBlack Jan 2019 #17
where did Effie defend anything? MrGrieves Jan 2019 #19
He called it a "slight", instead of a lie Yosemito Jan 2019 #22
I'm a "she" EffieBlack Jan 2019 #24
She's a first term congresswoman. She doesn't have surrogates. hedda_foil Jan 2019 #13
She certainly does have surrogates EffieBlack Jan 2019 #14
On twitter, yes. That's what I'm saying. hedda_foil Jan 2019 #18
So Hilarious! hueymahl Jan 2019 #28
This isn't about her. This is literally about selling policy to the American people. It is entirely JCanete Jan 2019 #21
You are hilarious hueymahl Jan 2019 #27
She's doing just fine. Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #31
I've got a feeling she isnt sitting there at the computer waiting to respond to people. More like JCanete Jan 2019 #20
+1 Power 2 the People Jan 2019 #25
You are hilarious hueymahl Jan 2019 #26
Kudos to the kid!! aeromanKC Jan 2019 #5
Give up on looking for a job already loser? nt Snotcicles Jan 2019 #6
You know matt819 Jan 2019 #15
She is not wrong. Screw the millionaire! Joe941 Jan 2019 #23
Looks at AOC's comment-to-like ratio. Now look at Walker's. John Fante Jan 2019 #29
Scott, take the L and walk away.... SKKY Jan 2019 #30
That's the thing about these people.. disillusioned73 Jan 2019 #32
 

Yosemito

(648 posts)
1. Walker is the laughingstock of the Internet today
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 03:38 PM
Jan 2019

Walker is the laughingstock of the Internet today. many economists are criticizing him for his stupid analogy.

 

Yosemito

(648 posts)
3. Do you want her to let Walker lie about her proposal?
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 03:42 PM
Jan 2019

Do you want people on the Internet to think that her proposal is what it’s not? Also, prove that she replies to every comment.

 

Yosemito

(648 posts)
7. So she was right in replying to Walker?
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 03:46 PM
Jan 2019

If other tweets were your problem, why react to this one?

 

Yosemito

(648 posts)
9. Please recommend this thread then
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 03:49 PM
Jan 2019

After all, you claim that you like her response to Walker. It would make sense for you to recommend this thread, if you ask me.

 

EffieBlack

(14,249 posts)
10. That's what surrogates and allies are for
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 03:49 PM
Jan 2019

They should be stepping in to respond so she can be freed up to do other things instead of trying to answer every mean or untruthful thing anyone says about her.

.

 

Yosemito

(648 posts)
11. She doesn't respond to everything against her
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 03:53 PM
Jan 2019

That’s false.
And she should fact check people out who are lying about her proposal. if they are prominent figures. If they lie 1000 times she should reply one thousand times.
By the way, her surrogates and aides don’t have 1 million followers.

 

EffieBlack

(14,249 posts)
12. The number of followers she has is irrelevant to this issue
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 04:07 PM
Jan 2019

since her followers already are with her, so responses to what's said about her don't need to be directed to them. That's just preaching to the choir.

But anyone responding to people like Walker - who also has a lot of followers - will have their response read by his followers, so it doesn't matter if they have fewer followers than she does. If enough of her followers, supporters and surrogates respond to people like him - you know, like some of them swarm all over anyone on DU they believe doesn't love her as much as they do - they'll make their point. And if she retweets it, she can make sure all of her followers see it.

But I suspect answering every slight is going to get old for her real fast, especially once she gets into the daily grind of representing her district, committee work, etc.

 

MrGrieves

(315 posts)
19. where did Effie defend anything?
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 04:27 PM
Jan 2019

It's fine if she can respond to everything that is said about her and be effective for her constituents. But Sometimes being a lightning rod isn't worth the bother.

 

Yosemito

(648 posts)
22. He called it a "slight", instead of a lie
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 04:34 PM
Jan 2019

If a Republican lies about a democrat and you don’t call it a lie, instead of choosing a cute name for it, I’m going to tell you defending the Republican.

hedda_foil

(16,375 posts)
13. She's a first term congresswoman. She doesn't have surrogates.
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 04:09 PM
Jan 2019

She's not running for President and if she doesn't fight her own battles reptilians like Walker will get away with it. She's showing that she's tough and unafraid of going toe to toe with old white male bullies. Democratic women need to follow her lead and push back hard against their stupid talking points and slurs.

 

EffieBlack

(14,249 posts)
14. She certainly does have surrogates
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 04:09 PM
Jan 2019

Every one of her supporters is - or can be - a surrogate.

And are you actually saying that other Democratic women aren't as tough as she is and need to learn from her on how not to get rolled over? Seriously?

I'm sure she doesn't even believe that.

 

JCanete

(5,272 posts)
21. This isn't about her. This is literally about selling policy to the American people. It is entirely
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 04:34 PM
Jan 2019

well utilized time and effort.

Voltaire2

(13,200 posts)
31. She's doing just fine.
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 11:08 PM
Jan 2019

But you should let her know how she should manage her twitter presence. I’m sue she would be fascinated.

 

JCanete

(5,272 posts)
20. I've got a feeling she isnt sitting there at the computer waiting to respond to people. More like
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 04:32 PM
Jan 2019

she's working with people who help to craft this message. The reason it isn't distracting, thank heavens, is because this is literally about policy. She's taking on challenges to policy in the public sphere, where they can live or die. If she generates public will, then politicians have to respond to that will one way or another. They don't get to hide.

aeromanKC

(3,328 posts)
5. Kudos to the kid!!
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 03:44 PM
Jan 2019

Good job kid for doing chores for your Grandma after earning $10 million when you're still only in the 5th grade!! Sure he could have hired an outside cleaning outfit, but nooooo, he did the chores himself. Kudos to you kid!!

John Fante

(3,479 posts)
29. Looks at AOC's comment-to-like ratio. Now look at Walker's.
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 05:48 PM
Jan 2019

She's doing just fine. Amazing, actually.

SKKY

(11,824 posts)
30. Scott, take the L and walk away....
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 06:48 PM
Jan 2019

...Why are you messing with a street-smart kid from The Bronx? You can't dude. You just can't. She'll eat your lunch.

 

disillusioned73

(2,872 posts)
32. That's the thing about these people..
Wed Jan 16, 2019, 12:03 PM
Jan 2019

the Scott Walkers & their defenders.. I don't think they even realize that they are being thoroughly owned online on a regular basis.. and young voters, future voters are seeing it everyday - the comments & likes are just but a fraction of who is seeing/reading these, they are not buying the BS coming from conservativism anymore..

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