Saturday, June 30, 2018

"Girl From The Bronx" Ocasio-Cortez Called Out In Fact Check; Actually Grew Up In Wealthy Enclave

Via Billy


The Democratic Party's rising socialist icon - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, has been on an intense media junket since her upset primary victory over establishment Democrat Joe Crowley this week - doing her darnedest to project her "girl from the Bronx" working-class image.

“Well, you know, the president is from Queens, and with all due respect — half of my district is from Queens — I don’t think he knows how to deal with a girl from the Bronx,” Ocasio-Cortez told Stephen Colbert during an appearance on The Late Show.

The socialist phenom also told the Washington Post "I wasn’t born to a wealthy or powerful family — mother from Puerto Rico, dad from the South Bronx. I was born in a place where your Zip code determines your destiny."

Except Ocasio-Cortez isn't quite the blue-collar champion she's branding herself as. Breitbart's Josh Caplan is out with a "fact check" on the Democratic Socialist's background - only to find she grew up in one of the richest counties in the United States.

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10 comments:

  1. "Girl From The Bronx" Ocasio-Cortez Called Out In Fact Check; Actually Grew Up In Wealthy Enclave",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
    as most social liberal commie types who promote communism do!

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    1. as most social liberal commie types who promote communism do!

      Yup!

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    2. The people who voted for her though were from poor areas.

      It's revealing to me how her childhood, whether she was wealthy or poor, is significant to voters.

      Too many in my experience have class envy, one reason I want a larger middle class and greater economic opportunities.

      Wealth gaps lead to socialism, even if this lady was originally wealthy.

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    3. & socialism must inevitably degenerate into communism.

      http://bastiat.org/en/the_law.html

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    4. It's amazing how many wealthy people get re-elected by promising to soak the rich. It's as if poor voters really are the stupidest people on the planet and their elected officials know it.

      --genericviews

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    5. It's as if poor voters really are the stupidest people on the planet and their elected officials know it.

      :)

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  2. So that was my problem, I didn't grow up a"wealthy enclave." I grew up on a farm working my butt off.

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    1. :) We were fortunate and wouldn't trade our experiences for all the tea in China. :)

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  3. Bitch is cra-cra. Free "everything for everybody," with no fucking clue how all of it is going to be paid for.

    And the lemmings eat it up...

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    1. no fucking clue how all of it is going to be paid for.

      And the lemmings eat it up...

      Par for the course.

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