in new interview, AOC lays the blame at GOP's feet for Speaker chaos: "the party of personal responsibility should pull itself by it's own bootstraps"

[basquebromance]

she also says America should fund Ukraine because we need to defend democracy.

she's wrong. Ukraine is not a democracy!

 

[Lord-Humungus]

she also says America should fund Ukraine because we need to defend democracy.

she's wrong. Ukraine is not a democracy!

Someone should fuck her brains back in

 

[MisterBeale]

she also says America should fund Ukraine because we need to defend democracy.

she's wrong. Ukraine is not a democracy!

Did you actually watch this?

 

[theHawk]

LOL she‘s complaining about no Speaker when she and her whole party voted him out.

 

[LeftofLeft]

she also says America should fund Ukraine because we need to defend democracy.

she's wrong. Ukraine is not a democracy!

This is the same person that believes people lifting Apple TVs and Louis Vittons because they want to feed their families.

 

[White 6]

she also says America should fund Ukraine because we need to defend democracy.

she's wrong. Ukraine is not a democracy!

While no fan of AOC, she is actually lucid and accurate with her evaluations in that interview.

 

[MisterBeale]

LOL she‘s complaining about no Speaker when she and her whole party voted him out.

IN the interview, she just echos the Sentiments of Pelosi and Jeffries, and doesn't have an original thought of her own, other than calling all the really conservative Republicans racists, and telling the interviewer, that the evidence in the Biden impeachment inquiry is. . . "fabricated?"

AOC accuses Republicans of making up evidence in Biden hearing

New York Democrat gets each witness in impeachment inquiry to admit they have no firsthand evidence of a crime committed

www.theguardian.com

This was her take on the removal of the speaker.. . . IOW, the GOP conference only did it to themselves, and they need to learn to grow up and govern.

Why House Democrats Refused to Save McCarthy​

Why House Democrats Refused to Save McCarthy

Democrats voted alongside a handful of Republicans to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Several Democrats said McCarthy brought this on himself

time.com

“. . . It is now the responsibility of the GOP members to end the House Republican Civil War,” Jeffries wrote. “Given their unwillingness to break from MAGA extremism in an authentic and comprehensive manner, House Democratic leadership will vote yes on the pending Republican Motion to Vacate the Chair.”

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who was out of town and missed the vote, also laid the chaos at the feet of the GOP, and said Democrats had no reason to help McCarthy.

“The Speaker of the House is chosen by the Majority Party,” Pelosi wrote on X, the site formerly known as Twitter. “In this Congress, it is the responsibility of House Republicans to choose a nominee & elect the Speaker on the Floor. At this time there is no justification for a departure from this tradition. The House will be in order.”

 

[Vrenn]

LOL she‘s complaining about no Speaker when she and her whole party voted him out.

The opposing party has never voted for the other sides proposed speaker. In reality, it wasn't just the 8 Reps that voted against him, it was the majority of the Reps that set this into motion with completely dangerous rulings. The Reps have brought this on themselves and now have to dig their way back out.

 

[Rumpole]

she also says America should fund Ukraine because we need to defend democracy.

she's wrong. Ukraine is not a democracy!

She's right, and Ukraine IS a democracy.

Ukraine is a democracy. It operates under a semi-presidential republic and a multi-party system. The government is composed of three branches:

A unicameral legislature known as the Verkhovna Rada.

An executive branch led by a directly elected president who is the head of state and commander in chief, and a prime minister who is chosen through a legislative majority and leads the Cabinet of Ministers.

A judiciary

The president is chosen by popular election, and the prime minister is appointed by the president and confirmed by the legislature. The Supreme Court justices are appointed by the president. So, the citizens of Ukraine have a say in their government, which is a key characteristic of a democracy.

The problem with Republicans is they think 'democracy' is defined by Madison, but even his contemporaries disagreed with his use of the term. There is enough voting going on in Ukraine to call it a Democratic Republic, just as there is to call America a Democratic/Constitutional Republic, but you'll find few Republicans calling America a democracy these days, hell, they hate democracy and I suppose democracy hates them, no wonder they love Putin and don't want to support Ukraine.

Politics of Ukraine - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Ukraine - United States Department of State

www.state.gov

 

[MisterBeale]

She's right, and Ukraine IS a democracy.

Ukraine is a democracy. It operates under a semi-presidential republic and a multi-party system. The government is composed of three branches:

A unicameral legislature known as the Verkhovna Rada.

An executive branch led by a directly elected president who is the head of state and commander in chief, and a prime minister who is chosen through a legislative majority and leads the Cabinet of Ministers.

A judiciary

The president is chosen by popular election, and the prime minister is appointed by the president and confirmed by the legislature. The Supreme Court justices are appointed by the president. So, the citizens of Ukraine have a say in their government, which is a key characteristic of a democracy.

The problem with Republicans is they think 'democracy' is defined by Madison, but even his contemporaries disagreed with his use of the term. There is enough voting going on in Ukraine to call it a Democratic Republic, just as there is to call America a Democratic/Constitutional Republic, but you'll find few Republicans calling America a democracy these days, hell, they hate democracy and I suppose democracy hates them, no wonder they love Putin and don't want to support Ukraine.

Politics of Ukraine - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Ukraine - United States Department of State

www.state.gov

She's right, and Ukraine IS a democracy.

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Did Zelenskyy Say There Would Be No Elections in Ukraine Until War Ends?​

Did Zelenskyy Say There Would Be No Elections in Ukraine Until War Ends?

The Ukrainian Constitution does not allow for elections when martial law is imposed.

www.snopes.com

 

[Vrenn]

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Did Zelenskyy Say There Would Be No Elections in Ukraine Until War Ends?​

Did Zelenskyy Say There Would Be No Elections in Ukraine Until War Ends?

The Ukrainian Constitution does not allow for elections when martial law is imposed.

www.snopes.com

Actually, it makes sense. Can you imagine if, during WWII we voted FDR out of office and got some limp dicked person that would recall every US Troop around the world? Ukraine is fighting it's own version WWII and it would be stupid to change horses at this time.

 

[basquebromance]

Did you actually watch this?

i did. i like to watch political interviews from time to time

 

[theHawk]

She's right, and Ukraine IS a democracy.

Ukraine is a democracy. It operates under a semi-presidential republic and a multi-party system. The government is composed of three branches:

A unicameral legislature known as the Verkhovna Rada.

An executive branch led by a directly elected president who is the head of state and commander in chief, and a prime minister who is chosen through a legislative majority and leads the Cabinet of Ministers.

A judiciary

The president is chosen by popular election, and the prime minister is appointed by the president and confirmed by the legislature. The Supreme Court justices are appointed by the president. So, the citizens of Ukraine have a say in their government, which is a key characteristic of a democracy.

The problem with Republicans is they think 'democracy' is defined by Madison, but even his contemporaries disagreed with his use of the term. There is enough voting going on in Ukraine to call it a Democratic Republic, just as there is to call America a Democratic/Constitutional Republic, but you'll find few Republicans calling America a democracy these days, hell, they hate democracy and I suppose democracy hates them, no wonder they love Putin and don't want to support Ukraine.

Politics of Ukraine - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Ukraine - United States Department of State

www.state.gov

Is that why they ousted their democratically elected President via a coup in 2014? Because they are a “democracy”?

 

[Vrenn]

Is that why they ousted their democratically elected President via a coup in 2014? Because they are a “democracy”?

Because the elections were faked. Just because you voted doesn't mean that a tyrant will pay any attention to it. Dictators dictate. And, sooner or later, most countries have sent their dictators running. Pretty much, the rest of the West knew this. Of course, Russia will refuse it since they controlled the tyrant by their own tyrant.

 

[MisterBeale]

Actually, it makes sense. Can you imagine if, during WWII we voted FDR out of office and got some limp dicked person that would recall every US Troop around the world? Ukraine is fighting it's own version WWII and it would be stupid to change horses at this time.

We were still given the choice.

If folks wanted to sue for peace and end a war? That is how democracies actually work you authoritarian piece of shit.

America has never delayed a presidential election, even during war​

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/30/politics/2020-election-delay-trump-civil-war-wwii-trnd/index.html

“The election, along with its incidental, and undesirable strife, has done good too,” Lincoln said days after winning it. “It has demonstrated that a people’s government can sustain a national election, in the midst of a great civil war.”
<snip>
". . .But then-national security adviser Condoleezza Rice sought to shut down speculation, citing the country’s precedent.

“We’ve had elections in this country when we were at war, even when we were in civil war, and we should have the elections on time,” she said at the time. “No one is thinking of postponing the elections.”

You can't call yourself a democracy, if you are censoring and shutting down the opposition press, and cancelling elections, which they are doing in Ukraine. Stop buying this lie already. IT isn't a liberal democracy, and the US is slowly drifting in that direction.

Ukraine suspends 11 political parties with links to Russia

Zelenskiy says parties such as Viktor Medvedchuk’s Opposition Platform for Life are ‘aimed at division or collusion’

www.theguardian.com

Why did Ukraine suspend 11 ‘pro-Russia’ parties?

The suspensions have more to do with political polarisation than genuine security concerns related to the invasion.

www.aljazeera.com

Zelenskiy Signs Law Banning Pro-Russian Political Parties In Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed a new law banning pro-Russian political parties.

www.rferl.org

Ukraine: President bans opposition media Strana.ua and sanctions editor-in-chief​

Ukraine: President bans opposition media Strana.ua and sanctions editor-in-chief

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj last week banned the opposition media news site Strana.ua and imposed sanctions on its editor-in-chief, Ihor ...

europeanjournalists.org

Zelensky nationalizes TV news and restricts opposition parties​

Zelensky nationalizes TV news and restricts opposition parties

Zelensky nationalizes TV news and restricts opposition parties

news.yahoo.com

That? Is an authoritarian dictatorship, not a liberal democracy. They control which parties you get to vote for, and everything you get to see or read. Get the fuck out of here.

 

[mudwhistle]

she also says America should fund Ukraine because we need to defend democracy.

she's wrong. Ukraine is not a democracy!

 

[22lcidw]

Actually, it makes sense. Can you imagine if, during WWII we voted FDR out of office and got some limp dicked person that would recall every US Troop around the world? Ukraine is fighting it's own version WWII and it would be stupid to change horses at this time.

You are saying after Pearl Harbor? FDR may have wanted that to happen.

 

[Blaster]

I don't care to listen to AOC, I just want to see her naked.

 

[basquebromance]

I don't care to listen to AOC, I just want to see her naked.

i prefer Boebert. i want her feet

 

[Conservative from Georgia]

Someone should fuck her brains back in

She’s so beautiful and smart. I oppose her though because of my conservatism. But she’s so cute and smart.