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Congressional Dems ‘Exasperated' With Ocasio-Cortez: ‘Don't Attack Your Own People'

[Free Beacon] Some congressional Democrats are already frustrated with upstart freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's tendency to butt heads with members of her own party, according to a number of lawmakers and aides.

Members of Congress tell Politico on and off the record that Ocasio-Cortez will have an ineffective legislative career if she continues to criticize party leadership. "I’m sure Ms. Cortez means well, but there’s almost an outstanding rule: Don’t attack your own people," veteran Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleaver said. "We just don’t need sniping in our Democratic Caucus."

"She needs to decide: Does she want to be an effective legislator or just continue being a Twitter star?" an anonymous House Democrat said. "There’s a difference between being an activist and a lawmaker in Congress."

"She’s new here, feeling her way around," Rep. Kurt Schrader (D., Ore.) said. "She doesn’t understand how the place works yet."

Ocasio-Cortez's chief of staff hit back at the Democrats quoted in the Politico piece, comparing them to King George III during the American Revolution, and approvingly quote-tweeting a tweet comparing them to people who opposed civil rights demonstrations in the 1960s.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-01-12 04:15|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 Sandy O ... are we sure she's not a Trump operative?

Posted by Warthog 2019-01-12 07:34|| 2019-01-12 07:34|| Front Page Top

#2 ‘Don't Attack Your Own People'

Heh, will the last liberal turn off the lights before leaving after the Socialists have claimed the building? *News flash* the socialists don't consider you their 'own people', just useful idiots.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-01-12 07:45|| 2019-01-12 07:45|| Front Page Top

#3 I think that this is evidence that AOC actually is a true believer in the nonsense she spews.

If she were a typical pol she would go along to get along knowing that her nonsense is just that. BUT, she really believes it so she pushes that stone up the hill thinking it will make the difference.

Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids........oh, right.

Posted by AlanC 2019-01-12 08:49|| 2019-01-12 08:49|| Front Page Top

#4 Wreckers!

Posted by Slats Greart4203 2019-01-12 09:54|| 2019-01-12 09:54|| Front Page Top

#5 Typical Trotsky counter-revolutionary response.

Posted by swksvolFF 2019-01-12 12:38|| 2019-01-12 12:38|| Front Page Top

#6 Funny but you can't tell stupid people to shut up. Just doesn't work.

Posted by Woodrow 2019-01-12 13:08|| 2019-01-12 13:08|| Front Page Top

#7 Funny but you can't tell stupid people to shut up. Just doesn't work. Posted by Woodrow

I've pretty much given up on telling anybody anything. Nobody wants to hear it.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-01-12 14:54|| 2019-01-12 14:54|| Front Page Top

#8 what?

Posted by Frank G 2019-01-12 16:42|| 2019-01-12 16:42|| Front Page Top

#9 She could partner with Romney and they can trade criticisms before publishing to the public.

Posted by Airandee 2019-01-12 16:45|| 2019-01-12 16:45|| Front Page Top

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