Gregory Kielma • October 22, 2023

AOC Sharing Her Thoughts on Byron Donalds Running for Speaker Shows She Might Be Crushing

AOC Sharing Her Thoughts on Byron Donalds Running for Speaker Shows She Might Be Crushing

By Duke | 9:30 PM on October 21, 2023
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Welcome to Saturday, October 21st, 2023. Here is your latest update on the race for Speaker of the House, and today's entry involves someone who is taking a break from her weird views on Israel to comment on her view of the Speaker race. The lovely and talented AOC can now walk and chew a half-stick of bubble gum at one time and as a nation, we are incredibly blessed to have her pontificating for us, don't you think?

In case you missed some of the odder beliefs she holds, my colleague Brandon Morse covered that the other day with this AOC’s Views on Israel Aren’t Just Inexcusable, They’re Extremely Dangerous, and if this situation in the Middle East were not so dire, her comments could be taken as comedy.

From that post...

If AOC liking the idea of terrorist attacks against Israel seems hyperbolic then allow me to direct you to a few of her past statements. 

In 2019, she said that Palestinians should riot against Israel because Israel oppresses them.
 
“I believe that injustice is a threat to the safety of all people, because once you have a group that is marginalized and marginalized and marginalized — once someone doesn't have access to clean water, they have no choice but to riot, right?"
 
Hamas doesn't riot. When they become angry, they murder, and they're angry all the time. It's odd that AOC refers to these actions as mere "rioting." 

In that same year, AOC co-sponsored the open anti-Semite and fellow "Squad" member Ilhan Omar's resolution defending boycotts of Israel through the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel. They voted against a resolution condemning BDS the previous week. 

In 2021, the House overwhelmingly voted to fund the life-saving Israeli Iron Dome, the system responsible for destroying rockets from Hamas before they can touch down on innocent civilians in Israel. Not only did AOC originally vote "no" on the funding, she later changed her vote to "present" and then was seen crying over the fact that the funding was passed. 

Her reasoning? 

“It created a real sense of panic and horror among those in our community who otherwise engage thoughtfully in these discussions, and fueled the discussion to devolve to a point where it became clear that this vote would risk a severe devolution of the good faith community fabric that allows us to responsibly join in a struggle for human rights and dignity everywhere - from Palestine to The Bronx and Queens,” she said.

It's a system that stops rockets from hitting innocent Israeli civilians, but AOC seems to believe there needs to be a discussion about this. 

This is gross. 

Gross, indeed, Brandon.

However in her defense, maybe she was just having a moment that day. Possibly, a lot of moments all wrapped into one, and she just had a weak moment. Maybe 50 weak moments.
Who knows.

Now, I'm quite certain she was clear-eyed and bushy-tailed when she tweeted this out Friday; she commented on one of her colleagues announcing he would be running for the TOP JOB in the House of Representatives as Speaker of the House. 

I have to admit that I'm a tad bit confused about why she is worried about whoever runs or whoever the Republicans pick for the Speaker position. I'm pretty sure -- no, I'm highly confident -- that if the person has an R after their name, she will not be voting for them. So, why all the angst from her on a Friday night, while she is living her best life?

Then it struck me. Maybe AOC has a CRUSH on Donalds and wants to date him -- because of the AOC rule of how social media criticism works.

If you recall back at the beginning of 2022, when AOC and her beau fled to the free state of Florida to get some sun and relax mask-free (no mask mandates in Florida like New York back then, gurl), she had a bit of an odd reaction to people criticizing her for her maskless adventure. 


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