He is being sarcastic. There are people who claim AOC is nothing but a creation of FoxNews, when there literally have been thousands of liberal articles which show otherwise.
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Mystery Achiever
Footballguy
Wow. Michelle Caruso Cabrera (formerly CNBC) is challenging her in the primary.
Just the fact that MCC is a D is surprising to me.
Just the fact that MCC is a D is surprising to me.
Mystery Achiever
Footballguy
Apparently about a dozen candidates have filed to run for the seat.
More on MCC https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/11/michelle-caruso-cabrera-will-challenge-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-in-house-race.html
More on MCC https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/11/michelle-caruso-cabrera-will-challenge-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-in-house-race.html
Da Guru
Fair & Balanced
Would be surprised if anyone runs against Tlaib. Nobody has run against the former incumbent John Conyers for decades. Even when he was having all the legal issues.
The district is mostly uneducated, low income and historically gets poor voter turnout. John Conyers ran unopposed for decades and Tlaib ran unopposed when she was elected. If someone does run against her it will be a fellow dem. It looks like a little kid on Adderal drew the map for her district as it zig zags all over. Making sure it covers the worst parts of Detroit and Highland Park.
Mile High
Footballguy
What? The faces of the Democratic party defeated in primary's after only severing one term.
Juxtatarot
Footballguy
Mile High
Footballguy
JohnnyU
Footballguy
You have a good point. They are currently the best thing that's happened to the Republican party since Donald Trump. What was I thinking, of course we want all 4 of them to get re-elected.
jonessed
Footballguy
Trump is President. They seem to have already conquered their English language deficiency fears.
Ditkaless Wonders
Footballguy
SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
Ditkaless Wonders
Footballguy
ShaqAttaq
Morally Ambiguous
Da Guru
Fair & Balanced
SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
Have to say, I had no idea what the whole global entry program at NY/Laguardia was all about, but Cortez's theory makes sense here. - Trump appears to be pressuring Cuomo or the AG to drop the lawsuits and investigations of Trump Org.
parasaurolophus
Footballguy
SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
parasaurolophus
Footballguy
Yes. They filed a suit monday.
So could she be right? Sure. But i feel like you can make a tangential link like that about almost everything.
SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
Well yeah but that link is much, much stronger in an official who regularly leverages official acts and power for private benefit.
parasaurolophus
Footballguy
Well of course he does it every single day if the threshold is any tangential link available.
I am not saying he doesnt do it, i just think it is a bit over the top if we have the discussion every time. I think this one is very over the top.
This just reeks of the lock her up crowd that saw a plot in every single thing that Hillary did.
roadkill1292
Footballguy
Write Haley asking her to support the FRA, which creates multi-member districts and eliminates gerrymandering. It can happen if Dems get the Senate back in the next two years.ShaqAttaq said:
dickey moe
Fingerpicker
Battle of the Hyphenated Latina Last Names
jonessed
Footballguy
NY blocked immigration authorities from accessing DMV records and completing background checks for NY residents so Global Entry is turned off for those residents until the background checks can be completed.
Seems rather simple. Not sure why it’s become a conspiracy theory.
SaintsInDome2006
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jonessed
Footballguy
NY allowed illegal immigrants to obtain normal drivers licenses with foreign documents and didn’t want ICE or Border Patrol to see any of the info. That meant shutting off their access to DMV records.
SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
Honestly, thanks for the background, I really didn't understand what it was about.
I've seen since though that this is what Cortez was referring to:
- Why is Trump referencing "National Security" (which I take to mean the Global Entry policy) and why is he linking it here to lawsuits and investigation of him his company?
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parasaurolophus
Footballguy
You have to take her statement as true in order to ask your question. It seems highly unlikely that Trump is referencing his personal lawsuits here or taking any action regarding his personal lawsuits. He is more than likely referencing the fact that the state of New York is suing the administration for violation of 5th and 14th amendments. Also threatening to sue for some other claims that they say are tantamount to political extortion.
I think it is important to note that the NY officials involved here have not made the claim AOC is making at all. They feel this is all about the Trump admins stance on immigration.
Trump's stance on immigration isn't a secret.
SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
Juxtatarot
Footballguy
Max Power
Footballguy
I can see restaurants taking hits right now. A lot of places are. But to blame it on racism is just silly.
fatguyinalittlecoat
Footballguy
Chinese restaurants are taking a bigger hit than other kinds of restaurants. Seems like racism to me.
Juxtatarot
Footballguy
What would you call it? It ignorance. It's xenophobia. It's stupidity. But I'd also classify it as racist.
Max Power
Footballguy
I'm having a hard time drawing the same conclusion. A lot of those places get their supplies from china. China was the center of the outbreak. If someone wants to avoid a Chinese restaurant while this situation plays out, that isn't racism.
fatguyinalittlecoat
Footballguy
Max Power
Footballguy
all their utensils. But it has occurred to me that I don't believe corona can spread like that.
I still can't chalk this up to racism.
supermike80
Footballguy
I have not changed my chinese eating pattern one Iota. There's a little place by my work. Usually once a week.
I have no intention of changing that either. Mmmmmmm Chinese food!
Summer Wheat
Footballguy
Why? If you ate at the place before but now have safety concerns how is that racism? I ate at PF Changs 2 nights ago. Dam good too.
fatguyinalittlecoat
Footballguy
Because they’re irrational safety concerns. Chinese restaurants are no more dangerous than other restaurants.
You've got nothing to worry about; that place has as much of a connection to China as Eskimo Pies do to Greenland.
parasaurolophus
Footballguy
This seems to be pretty regional and I find it difficult to associate it with racism. Probably more ignorance, but we will see.
One month ago I would not have gone to a chinese restaurant in Chinatown in any major city. Today I woudln't hesitate for a second. Would have never hesitated to go to my local go to.
My guess is that we see this turn around quite a bit as more and more people become aware that the people that they might hear speaking chinese next to them have definitely not been to china recently.
There also could be some perception issues that will cause some problems. For example the today show was talking about a restaurant that was hurting and they had this on the front of the place. They were just trying to inform people, but that's a terrible optic. Another place being asked questions I saw had some workers with masks on. If you walked into a restaurant and saw that you might turn around before asking if they were just being precautionary.
One month ago I would not have gone to a chinese restaurant in Chinatown in any major city. Today I woudln't hesitate for a second. Would have never hesitated to go to my local go to.
My guess is that we see this turn around quite a bit as more and more people become aware that the people that they might hear speaking chinese next to them have definitely not been to china recently.
There also could be some perception issues that will cause some problems. For example the today show was talking about a restaurant that was hurting and they had this on the front of the place. They were just trying to inform people, but that's a terrible optic. Another place being asked questions I saw had some workers with masks on. If you walked into a restaurant and saw that you might turn around before asking if they were just being precautionary.
That's heartbreaking. I imagine a lot of the people who own small local restaurants (Chinese or otherwise) aren't natural marketers, and the examples you cite sound like people who were trying to be helpful and were unwittingly sabotaging their businesses in the process.
I do agree it will get better as we learn more about the virus, and I think that a lot of these expressions are some combination of uncertainty, fear, and yes, xenophobia and racism, with the exact ratio depending on the individual.
NorvilleBarnes
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