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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAOC Ridicules 'Evil Imbecile' McCarthy During Record Eight-Hour Speech
https://www.thedailybeast.com/aoc-ridicules-evil-imbecile-mccarthy-during-record-eight-hour-speech?ref=homeAOC Ridicules Evil Imbecile McCarthy During Record Eight-Hour Speech
GIVE US SOME PIZZAZZ
Jamie Ross
News Correspondent
Updated Nov. 19, 2021 6:06AM ET /
Published Nov. 19, 2021 5:52AM ET
Youve got to make your own fun when sitting through an eight-and-a-half-hour speech from Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). The speech, the longest ever delivered from the House floor, delayed passage of Democrats social spending and climate package, who responded by ridiculing the House minority leader. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) clearly had enough just one hour into the speech. Introducing her Instagram coverage, she said: Live, from the cloakroom of the U.S. House of Representatives, one of the worst, lowest-quality speeches I have ever had the absolute atrocious lack of privilege to witness. She noted that every Republican flanking McCarthy was a white man, telling viewers: Look at those different color ties and haircuts! Ive never seen a more diverse Republican Party. Then, sitting down with Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), AOC noted McCarthys poor vocabulary, saying: If youre going to be evil, you might as well be an evil genius, not an evil... Raskin interjected: Imbecile! AOC agreed: Imbecile. At least give us some pizzazz with the undercutting of social safety nets. McCarthy went on to speak for seven more hours.
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AOC Ridicules 'Evil Imbecile' McCarthy During Record Eight-Hour Speech (Original Post)
babylonsister
Nov 2021
OP
I kept expecting him to shout, "Person, woman, man, camera, TV", at some point.
Solly Mack
Nov 2021
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Solly Mack
(90,779 posts)1. I kept expecting him to shout, "Person, woman, man, camera, TV", at some point.
Bluethroughu
(5,176 posts)12. Lmao
BeyondGeography
(39,377 posts)2. Raskin got off some good ones
liberalla
(9,257 posts)7. Can we please just be censured instead??? Please?
It would be less painful!
Go Rep. Raskin! He's on a roll!
Tomconroy
(7,611 posts)3. I could point out that they both voted the same way
On the Infrastructure bill, but that would be a cheap shot.
JohnSJ
(92,372 posts)4. but sadly accurate
jimfields33
(15,933 posts)5. Wow. You are correct. Lol.
Cetacea
(7,367 posts)6. I could point out that they did only because the votes were there for passage
And that yea, it was a cheap shot.
58Sunliner
(4,391 posts)9. Don't be cheap.
jcgoldie
(11,639 posts)11. It would also be completely disingenuous
But you be you.
Politicub
(12,165 posts)15. But that would mean you're trying to stir up trouble.
Since youre really mature, Im sure you would never do something like that.
Tomconroy
(7,611 posts)16. I'd probably do it. But not this morning.
usaf-vet
(6,196 posts)8. With any luck, he'll wake with bronchitis and will need to order more 8-hour speech Depends.
IronLionZion
(45,514 posts)10. Nobody told McCarthy the House doesn't have a filibuster?
Good job delaying it by 8 hours but not stopping it.
turbinetree
(24,713 posts)13. And the word for today is EMBICILE....also known as Kevin McCarthy...
didn't his leader do the same thing......must have the same acting /speech coach....
twodogsbarking
(9,795 posts)14. I went to college with a guy that had the same name.
That really has to suck on a higher plane.