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TheBlackAdder

(28,209 posts)
Mon Feb 4, 2019, 01:22 PM Feb 2019

Dan Crenshaw tried to roast AOC, AOC destroys him, Hillarity ensues.

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Check out the replies on his Twitter feed.


Texas Republican buried in mockery after attacking Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with hilariously bad Super Bowl-themed tweet

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) has been described as the GOP’s answer to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) — but he got thoroughly roasted by his fellow freshman.

The Texas Republican applied Ocasio-Cortez’s proposal for a 70 percent marginal tax rate to the Super Bowl-winning New England Patriots, and the New York Democrat and scores of other social media users let him have it.

“Should someone propose a 70% tax on the Patriots so that NFL competition is more fair and equal?” Crenshaw tweeted. “Asking for a friend.”




Ocasio-Cortez replied to Crenshaw’s tweet to point out that her proposal wouldn’t apply to most NFL players, and jabbed team owners who refuse to sign free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick over his protest of racism and police violence.


Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
?Verified account @AOC

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Retweeted Dan Crenshaw

The average NFL salary is $2.1 million, so most players would never experience a 70% rate.

The owners who refuse to hire Kaepernick would, though.




https://www.rawstory.com/2019/02/texas-republican-buried-mockery-attacking-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-hilariously-bad-super-bowl-themed-tweet/

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Dan Crenshaw tried to roast AOC, AOC destroys him, Hillarity ensues. (Original Post) TheBlackAdder Feb 2019 OP
And as many mentioned, the NFL has a salary cap, revenue sharing and worst teams get draft pref manor321 Feb 2019 #1
One brought up a good point. Stop having taxpayers fund stadiums and call it quits! TheBlackAdder Feb 2019 #2
Taxpayers build the stadiums and Corporations get the naming rights MagickMuffin Feb 2019 #3
Great posts from you and MagickMuffin malaise Feb 2019 #17
Right - it was a nice response by AOC, but this moron apparently does Cosmocat Feb 2019 #13
My favorite underpants Feb 2019 #4
Parity zipplewrath Feb 2019 #5
Republicans have to play stupid to keep their base happy. False framing and lies TeamPooka Feb 2019 #6
+1 uponit7771 Feb 2019 #8
Dan Crenshaw Proving to be Ignorant erpowers Feb 2019 #7
eh, "Texas" Mr. Quackers Feb 2019 #14
Repug lightweights vs a World Class Bantamweight... NoMoreRepugs Feb 2019 #9
Wow! I guess as a Texan he knows nothing about the limits imposed on Cowboys. LiberalFighter Feb 2019 #10
Oh, those are gonna leave a mark! geardaddy Feb 2019 #11
Eye patch or no eye patch DirtEdonE Feb 2019 #12
Why do people try to troll expert troll busters like AOC? obamanut2012 Feb 2019 #15
Because they got elected.... MyOwnPeace Feb 2019 #16

MagickMuffin

(15,943 posts)
3. Taxpayers build the stadiums and Corporations get the naming rights
Mon Feb 4, 2019, 01:32 PM
Feb 2019

AT&T stadium: Dallas Cowboys

Global Life: Texas Rangers

American Airlines Center: Dallas Mavericks


Funny how that works, isn't it???

malaise

(269,054 posts)
17. Great posts from you and MagickMuffin
Mon Feb 4, 2019, 04:14 PM
Feb 2019

More replies like these must be shoved at these morons. Taxpayers can't even get stadia named after their sports heroes while owners get double tax breaks.

Ir;s disgaceful - that's the socialism no one needs.

Cosmocat

(14,566 posts)
13. Right - it was a nice response by AOC, but this moron apparently does
Mon Feb 4, 2019, 03:42 PM
Feb 2019

not have the first clue about how the NFL works.

underpants

(182,829 posts)
4. My favorite
Mon Feb 4, 2019, 01:42 PM
Feb 2019

You know it takes even less than 140 characters to just say: “I’m in Congress but still don’t know what I’m talking about!” See, so much more efficient that making us “guess” everytime you tweet.

TeamPooka

(24,229 posts)
6. Republicans have to play stupid to keep their base happy. False framing and lies
Mon Feb 4, 2019, 02:08 PM
Feb 2019

are the mainstay of their intellectual diet.
If they explained it realistically and took the opposing position, people would realize they are just paid stooges for billionaires.

erpowers

(9,350 posts)
7. Dan Crenshaw Proving to be Ignorant
Mon Feb 4, 2019, 02:25 PM
Feb 2019

Last edited Mon Feb 4, 2019, 04:33 PM - Edit history (12)

This is at least the second time Dan Crenshaw has said something only to have twitter expose the foolishness of his comments. I prefer Matthew Yglesias' response to Crenshaw's tweet. Yglesias pointed out that there was a salary cap and help for team that performed poorly. In another instance Crenshaw tweeted that if the Republican Party had not lost control of Congress it was unlikely that the country would be experiencing a shutdown. It was then pointed out to him that the shutdown started while Republicans were still in control of Congress. However, Crenshaw's talking points seem to be par for the course for Republicans. These are the same people who constantly ask if we should regulate cars the way Democrats want to regulate gun, only to be told we actually regulate cars how Democrats want to regulate guns.

 

DirtEdonE

(1,220 posts)
12. Eye patch or no eye patch
Mon Feb 4, 2019, 03:31 PM
Feb 2019

Eye patch or no eye patch hero or no hero Crenshaw is still a pubican and you can NEVER trust a pubican.

MyOwnPeace

(16,928 posts)
16. Because they got elected....
Mon Feb 4, 2019, 04:10 PM
Feb 2019

and that proved to them that they are smart.
However, when they got out in public they prove that they are a dumb as those that elected them.

I submit the following as evidence:

DONALD TRUMP

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