The AOC Thread

[silentkisser]

You said:
" But its the congress person's budget to do what they please with the money. That's why there are so many unpaid interns. They would rather pay or spend that money on other things, and don't give a fuck about the middle class kid who can't work in Washington for six months for free."

They can't use that money to pay for other things. They either pay their interns or don't use the money. Either way, she is using money that's been allocated for that purpose. Why some others don't is another issue but she's not a saint for using money that has been given to her to pay interns.

Show me where she was cleared by the ethics committee. I haven't seen anything about that and have only seen info about her being under review.

Sorry, I was sloppy in my language. What I meant was that they could spend that cash on other paid positions. I did not intend to mean things like new office furniture and the like.

As for the ethics committee, here is something from a story about a year ago, including a quote from AOC's office:

The Ethics Committee, meanwhile, made it clear Thursday that the extension of its review — separate from the one conducted by the ethics office — "does not itself indicate that any violation has occurred, or reflect any judgment on behalf of the Committee."

"Though no Ethics violation has been found, the Office of Congressional Ethics ('OCE') did identify that there were delays in paying vendors for costs associated with the Congresswoman’s attendance at the Met Gala. The Congresswoman finds these delays unacceptable, and she has taken several steps to ensure nothing of this nature will happen again," it said.

"However, while regrettable, these delayed payments definitively do not rise to the level of a violation of House Rules. Even after OCE’s exhaustive review of the Congresswoman’s personal communications, there is no record of the Congresswoman refusing to pay for these expenses. To the contrary, there are several explicit, documented communications, from prior to OCE’s review, that show the Congresswoman understood that she had to pay for these expenses from her own personal funds — as she ultimately did."

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/co...tigate-ocasio-cortez-met-gala-gifts-rcna73182

This was from March 2, 2023. There are virtually no follow up stories. As far as I can tell, they either ended it without adding anything further, or it is still ongoing. Which, on the surface, seems ridiculous. Now, all that being said, the ethics committee is still apparently investigating Matt Gaetz over paying underage girls for sex....And that feels like its been going on for a looooong time.

 

[silentkisser]

She is almost entirely alone in actually paying her interns, nobody else that I know of does it.
Right wingers like you want to rip kids off but left wingers like AOC try to pay people decently for doing jobs.

Right wingers just want to free load off of kids.

In fairness, it isn't just the GOP. There are many Dems doing the same thing.

 

[silentkisser]

More of your hallucinations...I never said to not pay people for their work. Some interns get paid some don't. Interns gain experience with the opportunities to work somewhere so they can eventually get a permanent job.

Why do you support people who violate ethics codes?

Yet you and @mitchell76 support Trump, whose whole term in office was almost like one huge ethical violation....lol

 

[silentkisser]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1769814687829361049

LOL. Elon Musk is not smart. He is a good marketer, but he is obviously not the sharpest tool in the shed. Listen to the stupid stuff he says in that Don Lemon interview. Love or hate Lemon, he showed that Musk is just like a bunch of the righties on here, someone who believes the fever swamp with stupid conspiracy theories and racist dog whistles....

 

[Skoob]

Sorry, I was sloppy in my language. What I meant was that they could spend that cash on other paid positions. I did not intend to mean things like new office furniture and the like.

As for the ethics committee, here is something from a story about a year ago, including a quote from AOC's office:


Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/co...tigate-ocasio-cortez-met-gala-gifts-rcna73182

This was from March 2, 2023. There are virtually no follow up stories. As far as I can tell, they either ended it without adding anything further, or it is still ongoing. Which, on the surface, seems ridiculous. Now, all that being said, the ethics committee is still apparently investigating Matt Gaetz over paying underage girls for sex....And that feels like its been going on for a looooong time.

Those particular funds from congress are specifically for interns...not just any staff such as full-time roles. These are called "Paid Congressional Internships" and budgeted for that purpose.

So the investigation is ongoing?
Seems like she had to be threatened to pay up according to the article:
The report said that a stylist who did Ocasio-Cortez's hair for the gala charged about $477 for the services but that the bill went unpaid until the following February after the stylist service threatened to file a complaint with New York City Office of Labor Policy and Standards for Workers.

Isn't it remarkable when those who cry the loudest reveal glimpses of their true colours? Kind of like the wizard behind the curtain! Lol!

 

[Skoob]

Yet you and @mitchell76 support Trump, whose whole term in office was almost like one huge ethical violation....lol

The essence of this entire AOC topic is the fact that when someone who cries the loudest does something that contradicts their usual narrative, it's much worse. That is the point here.

Every article about it highlights that specific thing.

 

[Frankfooter]

Maybe you should read up on the facts about this rather than continuing to look like an uninformed fool by reinventing the context here.
Come back when you've done that. Don't continue to embarrass ourself.

You're still trying to claim accepting free tickets to a party are worse than rape and fraud.

Maybe you should take a trip to a place less woke, like this family did.

 

[Frankfooter]

Those particular funds from congress are specifically for interns...not just any staff such as full-time roles. These are called "Paid Congressional Internships" and budgeted for that purpose.

So the investigation is ongoing?
Seems like she had to be threatened to pay up according to the article:
The report said that a stylist who did Ocasio-Cortez's hair for the gala charged about $477 for the services but that the bill went unpaid until the following February after the stylist service threatened to file a complaint with New York City Office of Labor Policy and Standards for Workers.

Isn't it remarkable when those who cry the loudest reveal glimpses of their true colours? Kind of like the wizard behind the curtain! Lol!

You're still trying to argue that accepting free tickets to a party is a worse moral infraction than rape and fraud.
Why do you think anyone should listen to you?

 

[Frankfooter]

In fairness, it isn't just the GOP. There are many Dems doing the same thing.

I know, that's a big argument in her favour.
She has other issues, but some things she should be celebrated for.

 

[Skoob]

You're still trying to claim accepting free tickets to a party are worse than rape and fraud.

Maybe you should take a trip to a place less woke, like this family did.

Says the racist.
Shouldn't you be hunting down international student organized crime suspects?
Funny the guy who supports Hamas rapists cries about others supporting rape. hahaha your hypocrisy is legendary!

 

[Skoob]

You're still trying to argue that accepting free tickets to a party is a worse moral infraction than rape and fraud.
Why do you think anyone should listen to you?

Looks like someone hasn't looked into the context of this issue and is spewing nonsense again.
You really should do yourself a favour and get up to speed so you don't keep looking like a fool.
So many on here think you're an idiot...is that true?

 

[Frankfooter]

Says the racist.
Shouldn't you be hunting down international student organized crime suspects?
Funny the guy who supports Hamas rapists cries about others supporting rape. hahaha your hypocrisy is legendary!

You back a rapist and fraud artist and say taking free tickets to a party is worse.
Who cares what you think?

 

[Skoob]

You back a rapist and fraud artist and say taking free tickets to a party is worse.
Who cares what you think?

You back rapists and have been caught spreading misinformation countless times like a fraud artist. Seems you are familiar with those types. Birds of a feather?

In the context of this AOC thread...you are crying the loudest and are actually worse. Art mimics life. LoL!

Thanks for providing a real-time example of hypocrisy and being tone deaf.

 

[Frankfooter]

You back rapists and have been caught spreading misinformation countless times like a fraud artist.

Prove it.

 

[Skoob]

Prove it.

ah yes, the "prove it" tactic.

Which is usually followed by a distraction tactic when proof is presented.

Which is then followed by a DoFo or Trump injection to distract further

etc
etc

Newsflash: all the proof anyone needs to see about the misinformation you spread and your hypocrisy is right here in all these threads on this board. It's a collection of your finest work, forever woven into the fabric of the internet for all to see should they be interested in having a good laugh or wishing mercy on you.

 

[Frankfooter]

ah yes, the "prove it" tactic.

Which is usually followed by a distraction tactic when proof is presented.

Which is then followed by a DoFo or Trump injection to distract further

etc
etc

Newsflash: all the proof anyone needs to see about the misinformation you spread and your hypocrisy is right here in all these threads on this board. It's a collection of your finest work, forever woven into the fabric of the internet for all to see should they be interested in having a good laugh or wishing mercy on you.

You can't prove it.
All you do here is slander and troll.

I'm bored of it.

 

[squeezer]

Prove it.

HAHAHAHAHAHA, you are teasing him, YOU KNOW he never proves anything. He just claims he won an argument like Comers says he has proof Biden is crooked but never produces JACKSHIT!!!!

 

[Skoob]

You can't prove it.
All you do here is slander and troll.

I'm bored of it.

I've proved it many times as have others, so you asking me to prove it is a bad attempt at deflection.
All you do it go in circles when anyone confronts you. I can script your tactics.
Now that's boring.

 

[Skoob]

HAHAHAHAHAHA, you are teasing him, YOU KNOW he never proves anything. He just claims he won an argument like Comers says he has proof Biden is crooked but never produces JACKSHIT!!!!

You know that old saying...give someone enough rope...you are Kautilya are holding plenty of it right now...you know that right?

 

[squeezer]

You know that old saying...give someone enough rope...you are Kautilya are holding plenty of it right now...you know that right?

Sure, yup, just dangling there eh??