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Title: Ocasio-Cortez ... again
Post by: Hawkmoon on December 17, 2018, 09:32:54 PM
The poor Bronx chick is burned out before she's even been sworn in.

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-pol-alexandria-cortez-self-care-break-20181217-story.html
Title: Re: Ocasio-Cortez ... again
Post by: MechAg94 on December 17, 2018, 09:40:52 PM
Hey, I guess I am taking a "self care break" after Wednesday, but I just call it vacation. 
Title: Re: Ocasio-Cortez ... again
Post by: lee n. field on December 17, 2018, 11:00:16 PM
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“For working people, immigrants, & the poor, self-care is political — not because we want it to be, but bc of the inevitable shaming of someone doing a face mask while financially stressed. So I’ve decided to take others along with me on IG as I learn what self-care even means and why it’s important.”

amazing blather
Title: Re: Ocasio-Cortez ... again
Post by: Perd Hapley on December 17, 2018, 11:33:17 PM
What is an "IG," and what is "doing a face mask"?
Title: Re: Ocasio-Cortez ... again
Post by: Hawkmoon on December 17, 2018, 11:59:56 PM
What is an "IG," and what is "doing a face mask"?

That puzzled me, too. I think "IG" is shorthand for InstaGram. Doing a face mask is probably treating herself to a facial -- with mud, or cream, or some sort of glop.

I loved the way she tried to position herself as one of the poor, down-trodden masses. There's a word for people like her, but my grandmother told me I'm not supposed to use such words in mixed company.
Title: Re: Ocasio-Cortez ... again
Post by: Ben on December 18, 2018, 09:40:15 AM
She's also upset that she can't accept a $100 gift card from admirers.

https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2018/12/18/this-cant-be-real-life-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-finally-admits-her-mind-is-blown-and-youll-never-guess-why/
Title: Re: Ocasio-Cortez ... again
Post by: Perd Hapley on December 18, 2018, 07:39:00 PM
She's also upset that she can't accept a $100 gift card from admirers.

https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2018/12/18/this-cant-be-real-life-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-finally-admits-her-mind-is-blown-and-youll-never-guess-why/

Not that I put anything past her, but we should give her the benefit of the doubt. She isn't necessarily complaining that she has to follow ethics rules. A fair reading would suggest that she's complaining about wealthy Congressmen abusing their power to make more money. That she (supposedly) lives hand-to-mouth just makes the complaint more dramatic.
Title: Re: Ocasio-Cortez ... again
Post by: Perd Hapley on December 18, 2018, 09:41:00 PM
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“For working people, immigrants, & the poor, self-care is political — not because we want it to be, but bc of the inevitable shaming of someone doing a face mask while financially stressed. So I’ve decided to take others along with me on IG as I learn what self-care even means and why it’s important.”

It's really funny to me that she just assumes these poor, stressed-out people are live-tweet-Facebook-YouTubing their visit to the spa. And they have no escape, apparently, from all these mean people on internet.