# Alexandria Ocasio Cortez is a really, really bad guy. **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 8, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-is-a-really-really-bad-guy/829182 "2019-02-08T16:43:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-is-a-really-really-bad-guy/829182/141 "2019-02-13T02:58:15Z")
> [@WillFarnaby](#): > > The free market solution would be for them to receive voluntary aid in charitable contributions. If they were decent members of society, there would be plenty forthcoming. If they were antisocial, probably not much but still some. If in order to make your system viable you have to assume that the vast majority of people are good and decent and primarily interested in the well being of their fellow man, then you might as well assume that the vast majority of people is willing to work hard for the common good and embrace communism as a viable system. Particularly since the greed is good morality that underlies the free market ideal is diametrically opposed to this assumption. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-is-a-really-really-bad-guy/829182/142 "2019-02-13T06:41:56Z")
> [@WillFarnaby](#): > > So bigotry is mitigated by forcing members of the hating group to pay for healthcare of the hated group. > > Unfortunately your solutions thus far have a disintegrating effect on civil society. Cite? ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Economist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c89c15/32.png) [@Evil\_Economist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Economist)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-is-a-really-really-bad-guy/829182/143 "2019-02-13T15:25:31Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Cite? You just have to look at the extremely successful and cohesive Libertarian societies across time to see how they promote a superior form of civil society. Such as for example…well, I can’t think of one right now, but I’m sure there’s been thousands. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-is-a-really-really-bad-guy/829182/144 "2019-03-08T05:05:36Z")
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**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-is-a-really-really-bad-guy/829182/145 "2019-03-08T05:50:01Z")
Pretty lame, Elendil’s Heir. Pretty lame. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-is-a-really-really-bad-guy/829182/146 "2019-03-08T16:30:18Z")
What? I like her. Thought some people might be interested in the stuff. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-is-a-really-really-bad-guy/829182/147 "2019-03-08T16:34:56Z")
You bumped a dead thread to help someone sell extremely lame buttons. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-is-a-really-really-bad-guy/829182/148 "2019-03-08T16:53:48Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > You bumped a dead thread to help someone sell extremely lame buttons. Come on. At most, they are only somewhat lame. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-is-a-really-really-bad-guy/829182/149 "2019-03-08T17:07:33Z")
One doesn’t even show a picture of the button, it shows the circle cropped jpeg they’ll paste on a button for you. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-is-a-really-really-bad-guy/829182/150 "2019-03-08T19:03:03Z")
Wow, that first one is an ugly button. AOC should sue for defamation. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-is-a-really-really-bad-guy/829182/151 "2019-03-08T22:32:54Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > You bumped a dead thread to help someone sell extremely lame buttons. The last post before mine was just three weeks earlier. To paraphrase Monty Python, it wasn’t dead yet. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2019, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-is-a-really-really-bad-guy/829182/152 "2019-03-16T18:26:11Z")
I was pleased to see Alexandria win election — inspiring young progressives is something America badly needs — but I didn’t perceive her as a special super-hero. However she has been asking good questions in hearings, where many Congresscritters just prattle and waste time. [According to her, Wilbur Ross and the Trump Administration are not in compliance with federal law](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL9nXM5A-DQ) in their blatant and corrupt ploy to reduce California’s apportionment with the upcoming census. Watching this despicable criminal Ross made me want to vomit. Especially annoying: Alexandria’s time expired after she asked a question, so Ross said “I have no need to answer that question,” apparently thinking the expiration of her time saved him? :eek: What contemptible insolence. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2019, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-is-a-really-really-bad-guy/829182/153 "2019-03-16T20:27:49Z")
My Google news feed had a Fox headline yesterday about a new poll showing that most Americans viewed AOC negativity. I clicked on the link to see what percentage Fox considers to be “most.” [41 percent](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ocasio-cortezs-unfavorable-rating-sky-rockets-most-people-view-her-negatively-new-poll-shows.amp). 41 percent is “most.” ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2019, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-is-a-really-really-bad-guy/829182/154 "2019-03-16T20:35:50Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > My Google news feed had a Fox headline yesterday about a new poll showing that most Americans viewed AOC negativity. I clicked on the link to see what percentage Fox considers to be “most.” > > [41 percent](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ocasio-cortezs-unfavorable-rating-sky-rockets-most-people-view-her-negatively-new-poll-shows.amp). 41 percent is “most.” From your link. > [@](#): > > Yet she’s facing a favorability deficit among men (-24), whites (-24), and adults 55 or older (-22). What they mean is _Real_ Americans. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2019, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-is-a-really-really-bad-guy/829182/155 "2019-03-16T20:36:38Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > I was pleased to see Alexandria win election — inspiring young progressives is something America badly needs — but I didn’t perceive her as a special super-hero. > > However she has been asking good questions in hearings, where many Congresscritters just prattle and waste time. > > [According to her, Wilbur Ross and the Trump Administration are not in compliance with federal law](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL9nXM5A-DQ) in their blatant and corrupt ploy to reduce California’s apportionment with the upcoming census. > > Watching this despicable criminal Ross made me want to vomit. Especially annoying: Alexandria’s time expired after she asked a question, so Ross said “I have no need to answer that question,” apparently thinking the expiration of her time saved him? :eek: What contemptible insolence. At this point anyone who pushed the idea that she’s the left-wing equivalent of Trump has some serious egg on their faces. We keep seeing hearing after hearing where AOC asks crucial questions that make a real difference. We see her in hearings where barely anyone else shows up. She works hard and is really competent. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2019, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-is-a-really-really-bad-guy/829182/156 "2019-03-17T04:30:07Z")
She’s actually having some fun with Fox News: [Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez mocks Fox News' obsession](https://www.aol.com/article/news/2019/03/16/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-mocks-fox-news-obsession/23693964/) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-is-a-really-really-bad-guy/829182/157 "2019-03-19T03:44:22Z")
Aaaaaand she’s the star of a new comic book: [Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gets the comic book hero treatment - cleveland.com](https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2019/02/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-gets-the-comic-book-hero-treatment.html) ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2019, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-is-a-really-really-bad-guy/829182/158 "2019-03-24T00:54:56Z")
An idiot coworker was bubbling over with mirth because he found a shopped image of AOC blowing trump. I shut him up by asking him to look for one with trump blowing Putin. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-is-a-really-really-bad-guy/829182.md?page=7)