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Magoo48

(4,720 posts) Thu Dec 20, 2018, 06:18 AM Dec 2018

Can AOC's Green New Deal idea become a watershed rallying point under our big tent?

Her public pledge to not take money from Fossil-fuels and Coal make her a strong banner carrier.

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Can AOC's Green New Deal idea become a watershed rallying point under our big tent? (Original Post) Magoo48 Dec 2018 OP

It's not AOC's Green New Deal, murielm99 Dec 2018 #1

... mcar Dec 2018 #3

She is on such a pedestal around here I can smell the incence burned to her alter. wasupaloopa Dec 2018 #2

+1 murielm99 Dec 2018 #4

Both doing what is necessary to promote the issues guruoo Dec 2018 #6

I hope so! Silver1 Dec 2018 #5

murielm99

(30,765 posts)

1. It's not AOC's Green New Deal,

Reply to Magoo48 (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2018, 06:49 AM

Dec 2018

it's Thomas L. Friedman's.

And what the hell is a watershed rallying point, and why would it be in a big tent?

Banner carrier? What banner? Why are you mixing your metaphors?

mcar

(42,376 posts)

3. ...

Reply to murielm99 (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 20, 2018, 09:41 AM

Dec 2018

wasupaloopa

(4,516 posts)

2. She is on such a pedestal around here I can smell the incence burned to her alter.

Reply to Magoo48 (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2018, 08:09 AM

Dec 2018

She hadn’t even taken her seat in the House yet. She is a freshman legislator. Let’s wait and see what she gets accomplished before we heep to much praise on her.

I feel toward her as I do about another god like figure who sponcers bills in Congress that don’t have a snow ball’s chance in hell to pass but he is considered mr progressive .

murielm99

(30,765 posts)

4. +1

Reply to wasupaloopa (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 20, 2018, 01:48 PM

Dec 2018

guruoo

(5,092 posts)

6. Both doing what is necessary to promote the issues

Reply to wasupaloopa (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 20, 2018, 07:10 PM

Dec 2018

Imagine AOC as a racehorse. Our racehorse. One of several.
I'm no expert, but I do know that you never pull back on your horse while they're going for the lead.

Your second "god like" example introduces legislation that creates a stronger position for Dems come time for negotiation.

If you were selling something, would you set the price at the least you'd be willing to accept?

So to those that say 'outrageous', I say 'so was the new deal'.

Silver1

(721 posts)

5. I hope so!

Reply to Magoo48 (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2018, 02:05 PM

Dec 2018

Gutsy girl is saying it like it is. She might be a freshman, but she is fearless and speaks truth to power. When it comes to climate change, there is no time left. We must act NOW. Why is that so hard to understand for some people?

We are a hair away from the tipping point.

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