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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPOS calls AOC names on the Capitol steps
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Aaron Blake @AaronBlake
Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.) reportedly got into a confrontation with AOC, in which he called her "disgusting" and concluded by saying, "Fucking bitch."
[link:https://thehill.com/homenews/house/508259-ocaasio-cortez-accosted-by-gop-lawmaker-over-remarks-that-kind-of|Ocasio-Cortez accosted by GOP lawmaker over remarks: 'That kind of
Tensions flared on Capitol Hill this week when a Republican lawmaker challenged Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on issues of crime and policing in an unusual and decidedly personal ]
9:12 AM · Jul 21, 2020
(Sorry for burying the Hill link within the tweet - I'm not fond of linking "The Hill", in general)
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POS calls AOC names on the Capitol steps (Original Post)
Dennis Donovan
Jul 2020
OP
Yup, could not win the argument with a strong Latina and resorted to the bubba tactic
mitch96
Jul 2020
#6
HE came up to her just to attack her like this. What if he attacks her physically next time ?
JI7
Jul 2020
#5
And theoretically she pulls a gun and shoots.. claiming "stand your ground"......HA!! nt
mitch96
Jul 2020
#7
That is harassment and should be reported to the House Office of Congressional Ethics
still_one
Jul 2020
#13
Yeehah
(4,593 posts)1. Weak-minded imbecile resorts to name-calling because he has no facts
Alternate headline
mitch96
(13,924 posts)6. Yup, could not win the argument with a strong Latina and resorted to the bubba tactic
Call'em names and walk away...... AOC won!!!
m
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)2. What a DBag.
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)3. Ted's name is a punchline...
theaocp
(4,244 posts)4. Dickless fuck can't debate AOC.
All fixed.
JI7
(89,264 posts)5. HE came up to her just to attack her like this. What if he attacks her physically next time ?
mitch96
(13,924 posts)7. And theoretically she pulls a gun and shoots.. claiming "stand your ground"......HA!! nt
NewJeffCT
(56,829 posts)16. Stand Your Ground is only a valid defense
if you are white.
mitch96
(13,924 posts)19. "if you are white."
oops, I forgot that caveat... white privilege uber alles...
m
dalton99a
(81,578 posts)11. He is a goddamn coward - he insulted her at a distance
dalton99a
(81,578 posts)8. Yoho voted against making lynching a hate crime.
'Nuf said
SunSeeker
(51,698 posts)9. He should be censured for that.
Disgusting.
JonLP24
(29,322 posts)10. !!
2naSalit
(86,780 posts)12. Wonder what Speaker Pelosi will have to say
about that behavior. What language. Must have a vocabulary the size of Orange Anus's.
still_one
(92,396 posts)13. That is harassment and should be reported to the House Office of Congressional Ethics
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,339 posts)14. I'm sure some of the usual suspects are ok with that.
Misogynists
They still have a sad that right wing asshole got trounced
R B Garr
(16,976 posts)15. I bet some of the usual suspects were okay with Hillary being called
disgusting names. Hillary was thoroughly abused. Misogynists indeed.
Bayard
(22,149 posts)17. Yoho....Yahoo
My Dad was calling such people a Yahoo, long before the word became a search engine. As in--that yahoo needs to learn some manners!
H2O Man
(73,605 posts)18. Recommended.
I remember Malcolm X saying that he could measure how well he was doing by how loud his opposition was shrieking.