We know, we know … not ANOTHER piece on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez but she makes is SO EASY. Every time we think she’s figured out that she’s her own worst enemy and should STOP TWEETING for a little while BOOM, we see some other gem on her timeline. And full transparency, the stories that keep surfacing about her campaign seem to be getting to her a little bit; she’s always sorta ‘clapbacky’ on her timeline but the last few days WOWZA.
Here she is talking about how she fights dark money as a way to slam some billboards that have gone up in Times Square about how she hurt New York City by losing tens of thousands of jobs, millions in lost wages, and billions in economic activity.
Few things effectively communicate the power we’ve built in fighting dark money & anti-worker policies like billionaire-funded groups blowing tons of cash on wack billboards (this one is funded by the Mercers).
(PS fact that it’s in Times Sq tells you this isn’t for/by NYers.) https://t.co/B4QTPi1r2k
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 21, 2019
We’re not sure she should be talking about dark money with what we’ve seen about her campaign funding … just sayin’.
Billionaires paying to put up anti-progressive propaganda in Times Square is like the obscenely rich version of the scene where Michael Scott points to the Bubba Gump and saying “This is it, this is the heart of civilization, right here.” ? https://t.co/NJXggcSZJv
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 21, 2019
Oh, she’s so edgy and funny.
Not really.
The Hill even covered her ‘responding’ to the billboards.
Ocasio-Cortez responds to billboards in Times Square attacking her https://t.co/93lTfk70zb pic.twitter.com/TR50w1GdMU
— The Hill (@thehill) February 21, 2019
From The Hill:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is hitting back at a critical billboard funded by a conservative group that was displayed in Times Square on Wednesday.
The billboard blames Ocasio-Cortez for Amazon’s decision to back out of its plans to open part of its second headquarters, called HQ2, in Queens.
Hitting back. Alrighty then.
They just can’t help themselves.
Anti-worker policies, Kelly? Anti-worker? Seriously, Miss Bundy, you just cost workers 25,000 well-paying jobs in NYC. And you cost NY some $12-24 billion in economic growth. Are you seriously calling OTHERS anti-worker? Hey Bartender: #ShutUpAndPour.
— RadioDoneRight (@FrantzRadio) February 21, 2019
Your in the kitchen now, so you have to take the heat. You are on the wrong side of this one. Those facts are there. Lost jobs, lost revenue, lost opportunities. Amazon hasn't lost a thing and they didn't have to play in NY, other states will want them.
— Terry Cocon (@CoconTerry) February 21, 2019
Few things effectively communicate your lack of knowledge of the free exchange of goods and services better than the way you screwed LIC.
— rleeg (@slickrandall77) February 21, 2019
Gosh, seems a lot of people are still kinda pissed off about all those jobs lost.
Whoda thunk it?
I'm a New Yorker and asked all my friends and people at the corner Starbucks and we all agree with the billboard message. Do you actually talk to people who matter?
— Alan Mandel (@pianopsycho2) February 21, 2019
No, no she does not.
But she REALLY wants people to think she does.
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