Link: https://www.latintimes.com/aoc-slams-republican-sen-over-mockery-her-bartending-work-makes-me-1000x-more-qualified-govern-594927

Kennedy made the swipe at the Democratic lawmaker during an interview with Fox News, saying she is "kind of like Vice President Kamala Harris, but with more bartending experience." He went on to say that she has "never been accused of being a policy maven."

AOC reacted on social media, saying "my having been a waitress makes me 1000x more qualified to govern on behalf of working people than whatever lifelong politician nonsense you've swung from your whole career."

"Why should working people vote for you if this is what you think of them?," she added.

AOC lives rent free in these people's heads.

They are making fun of a normies citizen what became a representative of the people. Do they not realize that?

Rich folks should be banned from being in politics, honestly.

... And their AI-generated fantasies. Eww....

Does he think harris was that bad. I had no issue with harris which is why I voted for her. I mean satan, it would be hard to have an issue with someone as bad as the battrump crazy that is republicans now.

Um, that costs money

Maybe the most appropriate use of "slams".

It is ridiculous.

It shows the elitism of those politicians. A representatives supposed represent us but they are multimillionaires and even billionaires.

Responding to the fascists seems to me a lot like trying to have a meaningful conversation with one of those inflatable dancing tube men things. You’re well within your rights, but you’re trying to have a conversation with nothing more than a bag of wind that always goes limp the moment someone pulls its cord.

Well now the Pentagon has something to spend that $500 billion on 🫠

I would celebrate so much if she became president one day. Those old white men would be so pissed off.

Trump "worked" at a McD, lol

Imagine not being a wealthy nepobaby

I'm more than happy not to charge her rent.

…that sounds creepy, but I just mean I'm glad she's in politics fighting the progressive fight, and I support her. lol

And even the ones who are not are almost all beholden to our oligarchs and serve at their pleasure.

Does he think

I'm going to stop you there. :)

Yeah, although sometimes ya do gotta let off a little steam… but you are right.

That is true, I agree about letting off some steam.

They love the bartending story, it makes her sound like she's I r of us. They love leaving out she was also an intern for Ted Kennedy and groomed by 2 Israeli zionists.

Just for numbers sake, "Accommodation and food services" (which would include bartenders) is the third largest US workforce at ~8%.

Congress The US House of Representatives has 435 members, so at least 35 or so should have a background in bartending or similar work if we really are having a representative government.

Sounds like we need more AOCs.

Didn't even last a day

According to stupid right wing narratives and framing, being a centimillionaire or a billionaire is not elitist, but knowing stuff, having an education and qualifications and experience is "elitist".

So, a scientist, still paying off student loans decades later (but when they talk about their subject matter, they make a winger feel talked down to) - elitist.

Scumbag parasitic idle rich jackass born with a silver spoon in their mouth, never worked a day in their lives, and accrued billions - NOT elitist.

Since the cons have so distorted the concept of elitist to mean only someone that's educated, smart, etc., and has no money/power component to it, I'm kind of glad that people have started talking about the Epstein Class. Because when we talk about elitist jackasses, I have the feeling that we are talking about money/power and the base of the Republican Party think "poindexters that went to college".

Ben Shapiro has spent at least $1,000 generating AOC foot porn.

I take it as her response is for people, not for him. Sometimes people need someone to spell out things. Like the representative thing, so they can understand billionaires might not have their best interest at heart over someone that actually has gone through the same struggles they are under.

It was probably just that he was having a dementia episode at the time, but he seemed genuinely happier than I've ever seen him before when he was working that drive thru.

I mean, she's almost tailor-made to make them practically short out.

One, she's obviously a smoke-show and we might as well acknowledge that fact. Add to that, she is obviously very smart and a great speaker, and not afraid to speak up. Being a woman and a POC compounds their feels. She's also often aligned with the likes of Bernie on many issues.

Add all this up, and it's no wonder most Republicans behave like confused middle-school boys and don't know what to do with their conflicted feelings and end up saying/doing things that more or less boil down to the equivalent of pulling her hair and snapping her bra.

It usually comes out so incoherent and cringe - I seem to remember some winger(s) saying something about how she was a "hypocrite" for dating a white guy?

I hope she runs for NY governor or something soon. I'd like to see her as president, but I don't think her campaign would have much success if her only political experience is as a congresswoman. Historically, it's hard for a presidential candidate to succeed without first having some experience in an executive role (like governor, or as a general). Plus, imagine how much she and Mandami could get done together if he were running NYC and she were the governor.

That's what they need all those data centers for

Agreed. That retort was spot on.

• No attacking his personality.
• No attacking his physical characteristics.
• No strawmen.
• No name-calling.
• Just a direct cut at his oxymoronic qualifications and lack of care for the working class.

It was all the attention he was getting for doing so. You can bet they curated those coming through who were MAGA.

She is correct.

Look at Trump, he has never really worked a day of his life. He is basically detached from the reality of 99% of us.

People still mock her for her bartending work?

So billionaires are, by definition, stupid and proud of it.

Congress has 435 members, so at least 35 or so should have a background in bartending or similar work if we really are having a representative government.

Sorry, best I can do is a bunch geriatric members of congress, political dynasties, and life long politicians.

All she needs is heavy, HEAVY use of the words "prosecute" and "list" and she's got my full support.

Congress has 535 members, you’re off by 100. It should be 43 members with food service experience.

You said the same thing three times…

There’s nothing wrong with life-long politicians, but we need more variety and less concern for getting reelected over doing what’s right.

Whoops, I said Congress, but meant the US House of Representatives (since that is what AOC is).

The Senate has an even 100, so plus another 8 on their side.

I don’t know much about AOC beyond the occasional headline, but I do know that every time a right winger complains about her to me like “Look! See, she’s absolutely crazy!” it’s because she’s doing or saying something that is common sense.

That’s probably a good sign.

I don’t want anyone in any political office who didn’t work at least six continuous months in a food service job.

Yup, pedophiles trying to distract how corrupt and demonic they are.

I mean; she can't possibly have less experience than the current president

FoH staff don't work

Rich people should just be banned

And look how that has worked out.

or "look at this commoner trying to be a politician, she even had a real job once.. what a loser!"

Closers and openers can complain about each other, FoH and BoH can banter, at the end of the day they're all on the same team. Fuck off, service work is work.

I think the party has already made a deal with her: if she agrees to not run for President in 2028, they will clear the field for her to take Chuck's Senate seat instead.