on the House floor with some Democratic lawmakers, Ocasio-Cortez switched her “no” vote to “present” at the last second, which means that rather than voting against the bill, she declined to take a position on it. Her vote switch was of no material consequence — the House passed the bill 402 to 9. But her breaking from the rest of the squad actually matters quite a bit.
Friday, Ocasio-Cortez explains that she opposed"the substance of" the bill and the rushed process for bringing it to a vote. She also also described a length why she was emotional during the vote:"I wept at the complete lack of care for the human beings that are impacted by these decisions, I wept at an institution choosing a path of maximum voltality and minimum consideration for its own political convenience.
Accusations of antisemitism for daring to depart from the pro-Israel policy consensus in American foreign policy are commonplace on the Hill, and most of the time they’re made in bad faith. Deutch's accusation is no exception —Tlaib is not questioning the right of Israel to exist, she's demanding that Israel treat Palestinians as if they have a right to exist as demanded by international human rights law and democratic norms.
But it’s possible Ocasio-Cortez felt particularly concerned about the capacity for antisemitism accusation to stick to her in light of the fact that the Iron Dome is amissile system that works by intercepting incoming rockets from Gaza. That’s in contrast to, say, the
Under Reagan the realpolitik was a support of the Apartheid regime as well. Sanctions included travel bans, not allowing artists to perform here etc. The reality however was also US support to the old South African government to continue a war on Namibian soil simply because….
Leave her alone, doing her just like you did president Obama constantly distorting facts because being for the people is against what the grifters believe that tax payer money is their personal piggy bank!!!
Is it a prerequisite for all your journalists who report on Israel to be wild anti-Semites? Geez. I miss even just the appearance of integrity in journalism
Can't stand her she gets way to much attention.
AOC
AOC won’t win reelection. Way too radical, even for radicals.
Ridiculous article. A present vote is tactical. A no vote is decisive. AOC is reserving her future right to revisit this issue. AOC is Hugely popular with Progressives which irritates MSNBC. Why else would MSNBC promote a conflict with the Squad. Biased and irrational journalism.
A strong woman leader? Like the male chauvinist stereotype
Has the corporate world decided AOC is a target now? Rather unflattering photo (among other things)
She voted her conscience which very few politicians will these days. Stand tall AOC
Sadly this indicates that AOC is not yet ready to assume the mantle of senior leadership. I'm sure she'll get there, and deserves to (we surely need her to!), but she clearly will benefit from a few more years of experience.
Some people just can't stop typing!
She’s the worst.
A cut n paste story of nothingness dressed up as news journalism 🙄
Voted present when voting for that $1 billion gift to Israel to continue apartheid.
Tweets she reads in her taxpayer funded metropolitan apartment are nothing compared to rockets fired from Gaza but this is the closest she's allowed to come to knowing what that's like.
No she didn’t make a mistake. She’s brilliant. We hope she is president one day.
Before you know it AOC will be sporting a string of pearls on the HouseFloor. Her emotional performance is analogous to SusanCollins clutching her pearls. She is learning how the game is played.
Mulligan pleaaaaaaaaaaaase!
Mistake? She expressed sentiments of many in this country, that Israel is more than capable of paying for its weapons. While Congress is fighting to raise the debt limit to pay the bills, tell me Aleem, what is Israel’s debt
Are you Jewish? I want an unbiased opinion
She thought she could DC. No one changes DC. It's about money , power , and kick backs . Obama said we could change DC in 2008 , lol 🤣🤣🤣 no one changes DC
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