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applegrove

(118,484 posts) Tue Jul 10, 2018, 11:15 PM Jul 2018

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweet:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">New Rule: anyone that was cool with the GOP inventing $2 trillion out of thin air for freebies for people with yachts that have tiny yachts inside doesn’t get to demand how we pay for people who need chemotherapy treatments.</p>— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) <a href="

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweet: (Original Post) applegrove Jul 2018 OP

Excellent. Call their asses out. I like how she punches back. nt Blue_true Jul 2018 #1

BAM! democrank Jul 2018 #2

She didn't even need to elaborate about the yachts. Cracklin Charlie Jul 2018 #3

Yep, She's right. In Newport, RI in the summer some of the "tenders/runabouts" JDC Jul 2018 #4

Allow JJ to elaborate greyl Jul 2018 #6

I do so like her wonkwest Jul 2018 #5

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

1. Excellent. Call their asses out. I like how she punches back. nt

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Jul 10, 2018, 11:21 PM

Jul 2018

democrank

(11,085 posts)

2. BAM!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Jul 10, 2018, 11:25 PM

Jul 2018

Alexandria is exactly what we need....a fearless leader.

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)

3. She didn't even need to elaborate about the yachts.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Jul 10, 2018, 11:35 PM

Jul 2018

But that “with tiny yachts inside” line is great!

Nice turn of the screw.

JDC

(10,114 posts)

4. Yep, She's right. In Newport, RI in the summer some of the "tenders/runabouts"

Reply to Cracklin Charlie (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 11, 2018, 12:05 AM

Jul 2018

Really are tiny yachts themselves. Its crazy.

greyl

(22,990 posts)

6. Allow JJ to elaborate

Reply to Cracklin Charlie (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 11, 2018, 12:13 AM

Jul 2018

Link to tweet

wonkwest

(463 posts)

5. I do so like her

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2018, 12:10 AM

Jul 2018

Any politician in our party with her fire is ok by me. We have quite a few, but I'd like quite a few more.

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