Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Chews Up Conservative Writer's Girl Scout Cookie Boycott

[DonViejo]

03/08/2019 06:43 am ET

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Chews Up Conservative Writer’s Girl Scout Cookie Boycott
Jane Chastain’s “AOC Was A Girl Scout... Just Say No To The Cookies” column was ridiculed by the freshman lawmaker.

By Lee Moran

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) fired back at a conservative writer who called on people to boycott Girl Scout Cookies because of the freshman lawmaker’s past membership in the organization.

Former sportscaster Jane Chastain, 76, also criticized the Girl Scouts for a partnership with International Women’s Day, which falls on Friday, in her column for fringe right-wing website WND ― titled “AOC Was A Girl Scout… Just Say No To The Cookies.” Chastain railed against the reported socialist origins of International Women’s Day as she lamented how “today’s Girl Scouts are a far cry from those of my youth, which trained us to put God and country before everything else.”

“It is little wonder the Girl Scouts have taken a sharp left turn and can be found marching for abortion rights, gun control and other radical feminist events like International Women’s Day,” Chastain added.

Chastain noted that “Girl Scout alums (including Ocasio-Cortez) make up 72 percent of female senators and 60 percent of the women in the 116th Congress.” But only one is Republican.

“So before you decide to embrace an International Women’s Day celebration or buy the cookies, ask yourself, ’Will the country be better off with more representatives like the young socialist Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez?” Chastain asked. “If not, it’s a good time to start your diet.”

Ocasio-Cortez responded on Twitter:

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Her tweets were well received online:

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[TexasTowelie]

1. I don't have much money so I try to avoid the Girl Scouts selling cookies.

However, I'll see if I can spare a few bucks and say why. I suspect that I might irritate some GOP mothers when I do so since I'm in a red county.

[forgotmylogin]

10. Are they that expensive?

Last time I bought some they seemed to be $2-$3 a box.

I can't eat cookies because I'm on Keto, but now I may grab a box to keep around for guests. I appreciate the GSA have become more progressive as the Boy Scout groups seem to hem to the conservatives.

What's the best kind? I always was partial to Thin Mints, but I know the shortbread butter cookies were pretty awesome too. (Trefoils?)

My mom is always asking for soft oatmeal cookies, is there a GS kind she'd like?

[TexasTowelie]

11. The last time that I bought any they were $3 a box.

I can usually find acceptable alternatives for most of the brands at the Dollar General for $1.50 - $2 a box.

I usually buy Samoas or Thin Mints. I don't know much about what other alternatives since I haven't seen an order form for more than a decade. I usually purchased the cookies because my supervisor's adopted daughter was a Girl Scout. The thing about being a bachelor with no kids meant that I was usually at the top of the list for office donations--even after I found out I was diabetic.

[forgotmylogin]

13. I'm also a fan of DG.

Especially for brands where quality isn't a factor, but for an extra dollar I'll help out the GS next time I see them!

(Stay away from DG's $1 "cool ranch" tortilla chips. They taste like "cool ranch" as chemically synthesized by a dystopian AI computer!)

[TexasTowelie]

16. Yes, I usually don't buy many of the DG brands.

They replaced the refrigeration units at the Dollar General in Wharton where I live now so the food selection has grown. They also eliminated the area where they some clothing selections (mostly ladies house clothing).

I was more particular of what I bought from Dollar General when I lived in Brenham because they didn't leave the air conditioning on when the store was closed. Almost all the chocolate candy bars had melted.

[forgotmylogin]

19. I'm happy mine has actually started carrying refrigerated staples.

If I just need milk and eggs, slipping in there is easier than going to the big grocery store.

DG is the place where I get my cleaning supplies and products like oil and vinegar and flour and sugar and seasonings and canned goods where a generic brand doesn't make any difference. I also really appreciate the bargain aisle where they have a lot of small-container name brands. Getting smaller containers of laundry supplies for $1 is helpful since I live in an apartment and don't need to drag an entire gallon of fabric softener along with me.

That's wild that any business would shut off the AC at night - I was under the impression that it costs less to maintain a consistent temperature than to shut it off and need blast the place to comfortable climate every day.

[cannabis_flower]

18. My granddaughter hit me up..

They are $5 a box!! I bought 4 boxes.

[forgotmylogin]

34. I think it's a conspiracy!

Everybody wants more than one box. Everyone has a favorite and a sub favorite. It's easy to hand over a ten or a twenty and not have to make change! $3 was probably a huge hassle.

This is the biggest devious mechanism since the "pop tarts are each one serving but there are two in a wrapper" affair.

[central scrutinizer]

35. I'm fat enough already but

I gave the Girl Scout at the table $10 and told her to give my two boxes to a family that looked like they could benefit.

[volstork]

26. Those Samoas are my weakness.

So naturally, I bought 4 boxes.

[rurallib]

2. Got to wonder which former Girl Scout became a Republican member of congress

sounds like she wasn't paying attention during the meetings.

(oh lord, if some republican reads that they will be bringing up a bill to do away with Girl Scouts.)
Written by a proud former GS leader!
Now I will have to seek out some cookies

[IADEMO2004]

3. BOOM!!

[MrGrieves]

4. Ya know.... I reallly don't care about this. At all.

I'm sorry but I really don't give two runny sh*ts about this story at all. And my daughter is a girl scout. Here's the thing.... republican idiots are going to say stupid shit... every single day. We have so many things that are going bad right now that this is something that I really wish wasn't eating up any news time at all.

I wish the day when people saying stupid crap was disregarded for the stupid crap that it is.

[malaise]

5. Too good

Love David Hogg's reply

[William Seger]

6. "trained us to put God and country before everything else."

And yet now she's a fake Christian Trump cultist who puts that obnoxiously self-obsessed and self-serving turd before everything else? Apparently, they didn't do a very good job of it.

[MyOwnPeace]

7. Other than buying more.......

this is THE BEST response:

"I'll bet they don't boycott alcohol because you were a bartender." ...David Hogg

Way to go, AOC!

[Hortensis]

9. Lol. Good one, David Hogg.

[Aristus]

25. I really admire that young man.

If he pursues a public career, then we will be in good hands.

[Hortensis]

29. :) Yes. Hard to imagine he won't. If it's electoral,

I'm guessing his voters will be mostly well satisfied with his service. A career in electoral politics would be a nightmare to me, even after our reforms, but he seems like he might have what it takes to constantly have to fight keep his job and get at least some of his messages through to his constituents.

Otoh, he also sounds smart enough to go for big appointed or NGO contributions instead.

[Wounded Bear]

20. Yeah, David Hogg's response jumped out at me, too...

[dustyscamp]

33. Not the David Hogg from Florida but he is still cool

[Hortensis]

8. Boycott GS cookies? Those people are getting crazier by the day.

Or maybe not. Now I'm remembering the outrage when Michelle Obama suggested parents feed their children more salad.

[manor321]

12. They could sell millions of an AOC branded cookie. They should look into it. :)

[Perseus]

14. Somehow, I think this will be a record year for sales of girl scout cookies

I was not planning to buy any, but I will make sure to buy a few boxes, like someone posted here, they will be great when people visit...

Lets all make it a record year for sales of girls scout cookies...

[Perseus]

15. One more thing...this is how the criminal mind works, they don't care who they screw

in order to get to their goal, in this case, they don't care to affect negatively little girls for the sole purpose of affecting AOC, or the Democratic party, Ayn Rand must be so proud of these repubs...

[durablend]

21. "Stick it to teh libs"

That's ALL they're concerned with.

[IronLionZion]

17. Garbage posted on fringe RW websites should just stay there

and not get attention from HuffPo and other sites.

In the meantime, I'll take some thin mints and samoas.

[MarianJack]

23. Those and tag alongs.

Yumski.

RESIST!

[MarianJack]

22. I'll be on the lookout to get some ASAP,...

...Samoas, tag alongs and TWO boxes of thin mints!

RESIST!

[Uncle Joe]

24. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread DonViejo.

[Siwsan]

27. I stopped buying GS Cookies because of cost and (lack of) flavor. Might have to relent, this year

If the are selling at the Farmer's Market, tomorrow, I'll find something dunk worthy.

[ginnyinWI]

28. They just politicize everything.

It won't work. Hahahahaha.

[CCExile]

30. How 'bout this:

I'll buy four boxes, but I can't eat them. I'll leave the paid for cookies on the table and they can sell them again to the next person. Twice the donation, none of the carbs!

[Olafjoy]

31. 4 boxes

I already bought 4 boxes (allow me to recommend the s’mores-worth the extra dollar) from the little girl on my special needs baseball team. This little girl is autistic and warmly embraced by her troop. I love the girls who sell outside the marijuana dispensaries-‘budding’entrepreneurs know their market!
Put me down for more boxes this weekend. My son and his friends will always eat them.
Honestly, this boycott is one of the stupidest things I have ever heard.

[akraven]

32. Spouse is coming home tonight with 5 boxes of thin mints and 2 of tagalongs.....................

and hugs from the local girl scouts who are AWESOME. They maintain 3 visitor cabins locally as well as all their other duties.

Girl Scouts!!