Dem darling Ocasio-Cortez likens Shapiro's debate offer to 'catcall'

[ifishok]

Just let her keep on talking, don’t correct her and lets sit back and watch the train wreck [emoji851]


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[JD8]

She really is the gift that keeps on giving..... ultimately there will be more to come. Just sit back and enjoy. If only we could get a Sanders/Ocasio-Cortez ticket in 2020.

 

[Glocktogo]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...-debate-her-democratic-socialist-beliefs.html

Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro challenged democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to a debate, offering to donate $10,000 to her campaign if she accepted -- but it triggered a sparring match online.

Shapiro initially tweeted a video on Wednesday in which he mocked Democratic National Committee chairperson Tom Perez for calling Ocasio-Cortez, a New York congressional candidate, the “future of the Democratic Party,” before issuing his challenge.

“Miss Ocasio-Cortez, I’m really excited that you’ve been elevated to that position and I would love to have a real conversation with you about the issues. You’ve noted that you think Republicans are afraid to debate you or talk to you or discuss the issues with you,” Shapiro said.

“Not only am I eager to discuss the issues with you, I’m willing to offer $10,000 to your campaign, today, for you to come on our Sunday special,” he continued. “We can have an hour long conversation about all the topics under the sun, really probe your belief system.”

Hey, @Ocasio2018, what do you say? pic.twitter.com/lKDtmMc8Us

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) August 8, 2018
Shapiro said he would also debate Ocasio-Cortez for charity.

“However you want to do it, I am more than willing to talk to you,” Shapiro said. “Let’s make this happen.”

Shapiro, Daily Wire editor-in-chief, said that he wants to make “America a more civil and interesting place,” and feels a conversation with Ocasio-Cortez could do just that.

.@benshapiro challenges Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to debate: "I've heard nothing at this point, nor do I expect to hear anything." pic.twitter.com/RipXh7D5Ip

— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) August 9, 2018
Thursday night, Ocasio-Cortez compared Shapiro's offer to "catcalling" on Twitter.

Just like catcalling, I don’t owe a response to unsolicited requests from men with bad intentions.

And also like catcalling, for some reason they feel entitled to one. pic.twitter.com/rsD17Oq9qe

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) August 10, 2018
Discussion and debate are not “bad intentions.” Slandering someone as a sexist catcaller without reason or evidence does demonstrate cowardice and bad intent, however. https://t.co/kYaYuf0W43

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) August 10, 2018
"Just like catcalling, I don’t owe a response to unsolicited requests from men with bad intentions," she wrote. "And also like catcalling, for some reason they feel entitled to one."

Shapiro responded: "Discussion and debate are not 'bad intentions.' Slandering someone as a sexist catcaller without reason or evidence does demonstrate cowardice and bad intent, however."

Ocasio-Cortez’s unanticipated victory over veteran Rep. Joe Crowley in the Democratic primary over Crowley's New York seat put her in a national spotlight earlier this year.

OMG this is insane and yet the liberal campaign to make her the rockstar face of the left will continue... let’s face it, I guess they don’t have much else. It’s amazing the illusions libs can create with the MSM in their back pocket. #walkaway https://t.co/RCQ5LsovhR

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) August 9, 2018
Ocasio-Cortez lit up social media on Wednesday night when she appeared on CNN’s “Cuomo Prime Time” and stumbled when discussing Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., the House minority leader.

“This is painful. It’s Miss South Carolina on maps bad,” Shapiro tweeted in response to her interview.

Donald Trump Jr. captioned video of her interview with, “OMG this is insane and yet the liberal campaign to make her the rockstar face of the left will continue ... let’s face it, I guess they don’t have much else.”

Ocasio-Cortez’s talk with Cuomo isn’t her first media appearance to whip up criticism since her upset victory over Crowley. She has struggled to explain how many of her platforms -- such as Medicare for all and a federal jobs guarantee -- would be funded.

Still, she has emerged as a liberal darling since bursting onto the scene – though not everyone is a fan.

Comedian Lewis Black, who also considers himself a socialist, told The Daily Beast in a recent interview that Ocasio-Cortez isn't the answer.

“The one thing I’ve learned in my lifetime is that we’ve got to get to the middle before we start pushing things in other directions. We’ve gotta get to the middle, and they have to sit down and decide how to do things,” Black said when asked if Ocasio-Cortez provides a “glimmer of hope.”​

Sorry, ladies; entering politics, then being challenged to a debate isn't like saying "if you don't want to be catcalled, don't walk down the street." It's more like "if you don't want to be catcalled, don't be workin' the pole." If you choose to enter politics, defending your position is part and parcel of it.

I guess I don't understand why it's acceptable for Ocasio-Cortez to be so openly anti-Semitic? I mean if we're going to automatically attack someone because they fit in a certain category, Ben Shapiro is an Orthodox Jew. Doesn't that make Ocasio-Cortez anti-Semitic?

 

[Dave70968]

As seen elsewhere:

If I was an employer I would be very wary of a prospect with a degree from Boston College. Apparently, Ms. Occasio-Cortez (I've also seen ¡Occasionally-Communist! and She-Gueverra) graduated FOURTH! in her class with a bachelor's degree in Economics! and International Relations!​

 

[RETOKSQUID]

I guess I don't understand why it's acceptable for Ocasio-Cortez to be so openly anti-Semitic? I mean if we're going to automatically attack someone because they fit in a certain category, Ben Shapiro is an Orthodox Jew. Doesn't that make Ocasio-Cortez anti-Semitic?

Ahhh, but that only works left to right, not rigt to left.

 

[dennishoddy]

As seen elsewhere:

If I was an employer I would be very wary of a prospect with a degree from Boston College. Apparently, Ms. Occasio-Cortez (I've also seen ¡Occasionally-Communist! and She-Gueverra) graduated FOURTH! in her class with a bachelor's degree in Economics! and International Relations!​

4th in her graduating class and was working as a bartender? Sounds like a real achiever.

 

[Okie4570]

Little Davey Hogg just got toppled as the Left's newest idiot. This woman wouldn't last 5 minutes in an intelligent debate with Shapiro.

She wouldn't last 5 min against anyone who had a basic education and made at least a C in high school history and civics classes.

 

[Dave70968]

4th in her graduating class and was working as a bartender? Sounds like a real achiever.

Someone did the research. Bravo!

To be fair, it's a rough job market out there; such degrees, at the undergrad level, don't guaranty employment. Hell, even a law degree doesn't guaranty employment, which is why so many of us hang out our own shingles.

 

[Annie]

4th in her graduating class and was working as a bartender? Sounds like a real achiever.

There's nothing wrong with being a bartender. I've known several REALLY smart people who didn't interview well. At least she was working and not sitting at home in Mom and Dad's basement.

 

[JD8]

When so many politicians only have the qualification of their given name, there's no integrity knocking how someone pays their bills. Nor should education be criticized.... that's a glass house.....ESPECIALLY going on what I've seen from OSA. I can respect what she's done because it's more than most here, but I surely can't respect what she says.