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105. She did

Reply to Zeitghost (Reply #99)

Tue Sep 14, 2021, 12:03 PM

Sep 2021

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AOC at Met Gala - "Tax the Rich" [View all] CousinIT Sep 2021 OP

. Takket Sep 2021 #1

Feed the poor. 'Til there are no rich no more!🎶 LakeArenal Sep 2021 #2

The two have nothing to do with each other. brooklynite Sep 2021 #6

Seriously, Ten Years After is tongue and cheek. LakeArenal Sep 2021 #19

we are not socialist, just gobsmacked to still see this dross pushed here Celerity Sep 2021 #29

These wealthy taxpayers paid $200,000 per table for this social Hortensis Sep 2021 #63

I have always loved this song. I wish the solo at the end went on for 20 mins, though. SYFROYH Sep 2021 #132

🎶🎶❤️🎶🎶 LakeArenal Sep 2021 #137

We can't do that! Omnipresent Sep 2021 #3

She's at the Met Gala? Well I guess that's where you will Tomconroy Sep 2021 #4

Average cost of gowns there? NT mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2021 #5

Probably $5000-10,000 Marius25 Sep 2021 #102

Do you know that the people attending oppose higher tax rates? brooklynite Sep 2021 #7

Not living in NYC, I have to ask, what's the gala for? mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2021 #8

This is a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art. brooklynite Sep 2021 #9

I think it's a fundraiser for the Fashion institute of the Tomconroy Sep 2021 #11

She's still Sgent Sep 2021 #58

It's a fundraiser Dorian Gray Sep 2021 #22

The vast majority of wealthy people would prefer Bettie Sep 2021 #30

All the more reason to applaud her gutsy move. She is not a coward! joetheman Sep 2021 #87

Perhaps the Congresswoman should focus her attention on her fellow members of Congress... brooklynite Sep 2021 #10

Had she worn a gown made out of duct tape, she might have made more of an impression. NT mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2021 #12

I'm sure Dorian Gray Sep 2021 #24

neither precludes the other fishwax Sep 2021 #36

It's 30K per ticket. sheshe2 Sep 2021 #13

Yeah - it's the post - but they are bringing the tea JustAnotherGen Sep 2021 #14

Ha! sheshe2 Sep 2021 #15

Oh wow! BlueLucy Sep 2021 #16

Dunno. sheshe2 Sep 2021 #20

The gown was donated by a young black designer. LakeArenal Sep 2021 #138

No, we don't Red Mountain Sep 2021 #139

Who paid for the tickets for herself and her boyfriend? sheshe2 Sep 2021 #143

To hob nob and raise money for her upcoming election Dorian Gray Sep 2021 #25

She was invited (didn't pay) n/t FreeState Sep 2021 #34

According to Newsweek, celebrities attend for free in exchange for promoting a designer's clothes. lapucelle Sep 2021 #60

Quid pro quo? I don't know... NurseJackie Sep 2021 #66

Status quo. betsuni Sep 2021 #69

Same as it ever was. NurseJackie Sep 2021 #79

+1 Nixie Sep 2021 #146

are you also going to accuse Carolyn Maloney of quid pro quo? Celerity Sep 2021 #80

I've made no accusations. NurseJackie Sep 2021 #85

Who designed Maloney's dress? Was she promoting a brand? lapucelle Sep 2021 #89

Whatabout. betsuni Sep 2021 #86

Yes. Apparently... NurseJackie Sep 2021 #91

Bingo. Treefrog Sep 2021 #117

Just random pictures of attendees misses the point, Nixie Sep 2021 #145

Partnered is this case is she was a co-designer of the dress FreeState Sep 2021 #112

The representative herself said that she "was partnered with James". Who did the partnering? lapucelle Sep 2021 #133

Interesting, thank you! betsuni Sep 2021 #142

Hanging out with the rich Raine Sep 2021 #55

I thought hanging out in wine caves and such with elites/establishment/capitalists was bad. betsuni Sep 2021 #61

That's one month's rent for 50 families, or could even get one's grandmother's roof fixed. George II Sep 2021 #17

Yes. sheshe2 Sep 2021 #26

Somehow that argument sounds familiar.. tonedevil Sep 2021 #101

So AOC is Jesus? mcar Sep 2021 #123

New International Version has the quote verbatim, other versions in paraphrase: Emrys Sep 2021 #126

Wasn't in the Catholic Bible mcar Sep 2021 #127

I found it on Wikipedia... tonedevil Sep 2021 #134

The sophomore representative from NY-14 considers that she and designer Aurora James lapucelle Sep 2021 #23

Un fugging believable. sheshe2 Sep 2021 #27

Perhaps the ticket was purchased with campaign funds? tritsofme Sep 2021 #31

Nope. George II Sep 2021 #44

Nope on what? tritsofme Sep 2021 #49

Most of it is charitible Sgent Sep 2021 #59

The "working class" bit sounded strange, for sure. Nixie Sep 2021 #73

+100000000 betsuni Sep 2021 #74

Way to put words in her mouth FreeState Sep 2021 #40

The post to which you responded doesn't mention middle class. George II Sep 2021 #45

They still don't identify as working class FreeState Sep 2021 #46

Politicians who attended the Met Gala JustAnotherGen Sep 2021 #53

I remember the 2001 exhibit and gala. It honored Jackie Kennedy during her White House years. lapucelle Sep 2021 #136

Everyone should watch that before they disparage AOC LakeArenal Sep 2021 #140

I'm with you on the "crap" JustAnotherGen Sep 2021 #144

This message was self-deleted by its author FreepFryer Sep 2021 #70

Tax the rich. Tax the corporations. Tax the churches. sarcasmo Sep 2021 #18

Churches that engage in politics. LakeArenal Sep 2021 #21

Love it. Celebs never pay for their gowns. Designers love having a celebrity wear it Arazi Sep 2021 #28

It had better not be a gift. Elected officials are not permitted to accept gifts. George II Sep 2021 #33

If your invited by a designer you don't pay for a ticket n/t FreeState Sep 2021 #37

If you attend an event that costs $35k (or $50k?) without paying, that's a gift over the limit. George II Sep 2021 #38

She helped design the dress FreeState Sep 2021 #39

I was talking about the price of a ticket to attend. This wasn't a political event. George II Sep 2021 #41

There was no price - designers and designer guests get a free ticket n/t FreeState Sep 2021 #42

A non-political event that has a ticket price of X dollars is not free, guests notwithstanding. George II Sep 2021 #43

Keep trying I'm sure she's done something horrible. /nt tonedevil Sep 2021 #54

well, she does live rent free in some people's heads Celerity Sep 2021 #56

ROTFLMAO/nt tonedevil Sep 2021 #57

Oh, lololol. Yeah, good to know that her criticisms of Nixie Sep 2021 #75

+1 betsuni Sep 2021 #76

you seem very selective in your criticisms Celerity Sep 2021 #78

A little hypocrisy never stood in the way of some old fashioned AOC bashing. PTWB Sep 2021 #83

+1 Celerity Sep 2021 #88

+1 Bettie Sep 2021 #96

Sorry, but no. Not the same thing, and you probably Nixie Sep 2021 #94

Only if the real estate has value Sympthsical Sep 2021 #90

best aoc upset snark ever! Voltaire2 Sep 2021 #92

Exactly! traitorsgalore Sep 2021 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author MrsCoffee Sep 2021 #93

As long as AOC keeps irritating all the right people inside and outside the party SYFROYH Sep 2021 #32

agree blogslug Sep 2021 #35

Right there with you ChubbyStar Sep 2021 #47

Some people in this topic wouldn't be happy unless she showed up... Lancero Sep 2021 #50

Ah fuck that ChubbyStar Sep 2021 #51

I can't even see half the responses. Lol! demmiblue Sep 2021 #64

Of course I logged in as a guest to read because I knew I would only see about 10 replies as Chubby ChubbyStar Sep 2021 #115

+1 Celerity Sep 2021 #52

Lol. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2021 #68

+1 demmiblue Sep 2021 #62

We need to require a lot more of a CONGRESSWOMAN than irritating Hortensis Sep 2021 #65

+100000000000 betsuni Sep 2021 #71

I didn't say that irritating people was the only thing she does. SYFROYH Sep 2021 #82

She made a Statement. Kid Berwyn Sep 2021 #67

✔️ LakeArenal Sep 2021 #141

Brilliant. Makes melania's stunt look even dumber and more impotent than it was. Go AOC! nt FreepFryer Sep 2021 #72

ha ha I love this woman. +1!!!!! BeckyDem Sep 2021 #77

I literally just listened to a rant by Joe Scarborough on MSNBC... bullwinkle428 Sep 2021 #81

Really we need to raise taxes on everyone. fescuerescue Sep 2021 #84

yes, because all those fat cats bringing in $7.25/hr and living the posh life in Celerity Sep 2021 #95

It's not about the wealthy vs the poor fescuerescue Sep 2021 #97

are you a deficit hawk? Celerity Sep 2021 #98

I wouldn't say that fescuerescue Sep 2021 #100

You will never come close to reducing the debt via wage income tax tinkering. Celerity Sep 2021 #108

when exactly is this 'debt catching up'? Voltaire2 Sep 2021 #103

If debts don't matter fescuerescue Sep 2021 #107

they don't matter as long as they are within certain limits. Voltaire2 Sep 2021 #120

It's only a myth as long as we manage it properly fescuerescue Sep 2021 #122

no your point, if you recall, was that you needed to tax the poor Voltaire2 Sep 2021 #124

I get to decide what my point is fescuerescue Sep 2021 #125

sure, but you don't get to redefine your point when it gets uncomfortable. Voltaire2 Sep 2021 #128

Yes I wrote that in #84. But your later paraphrasing in #124 was incorrect. fescuerescue Sep 2021 #129

so 'everyone' doesn't include the poor? Voltaire2 Sep 2021 #130

Just start back at post #84 and work your way down. fescuerescue Sep 2021 #131

gobsmacked (again) that I am seeing RW austerity manoeuvring and 'tax the poor more as they Celerity Sep 2021 #113

Isn't the laffer curve a RW conspiracy itself? fescuerescue Sep 2021 #116

it is poor, over-simplistic economics Celerity Sep 2021 #118

The wealthy derive, by far, the most benefits from an orderly well regulated society... hunter Sep 2021 #110

Le secret des grandes fortunes sans cause apparente est un crime Celerity Sep 2021 #114

Where is her mask? Zeitghost Sep 2021 #99

She did obnoxiousdrunk Sep 2021 #105

I'm so glad you found something to attack her with. Voltaire2 Sep 2021 #106

The posted pictures alone Zeitghost Sep 2021 #111

Oh you find them peculiar? ChubbyStar Sep 2021 #119

for example Voltaire2 Sep 2021 #121

Nice photo. jalan48 Sep 2021 #104

Bravo! WHITT Sep 2021 #109

She's so gorgeous... Phentex Sep 2021 #135