Her comments on Maduro were atrocious though, repeating the "election fraud" lies that have been debunked over and over, and complaining that the Trump regime left the Maduro government in charge (calling that government "the Maduro regime"). Absolutely despicable. The more I learn about her background, the more likely it seems there is a link with US intelligence there.
I'd encourage you to listen to her full remarks. She certainly doesn't talk about Maduro the way I do, but that wasn't her point. She pointed out that Trump's claim for regime change was bogus, as he left the government there. She wasn't saying "I could do regime change better." She was pretty clear that the US has no right to intervene in Venezuela.
How can anyone actually say a lot of the deaths in Gaza were “avoidable”? As though the hundreds of thousands dead were accidental, or collateral damage. An unbelievable, unforgivable choice of words.
It’s obvious that she has no chance at gaining public office. No more chance than Donald Trump had in 2014, meaning…who knows?
Her ignorance of issues and tone deaf style will mean nothing to a public that seems to long for another idiot on the level of Kamala Harris.
I think "avoidable" means those people would be alive if the US hadn't armed Israel. She called Israel's acts a genocide, so I don't think she was saying it was some type of accident.
To me, “avoidable” was that ridiculous dress she wore to the Met Gala, (going maskless while her train bearers wore covid masks). That was avoidable; she could have stayed home. Characterizing the funding of genocide as “avoidable” is pure idiocy, precisely the kind of idiocy that Glenn Greenwald called out so eloquently earlier this week. And it’s precisely the kind of idiocy that fans of Harris or AOC tie themselves into knots trying to rationalize. If that had been a simple gaffe, I would overlook it, but everything else she said in Berlin, I would need a very, very, big ladder to overlook.
"JFK invaded Cuba, cemented America’s role in the Vietnam War, and was a die-hard anti-communist Cold Warrior."
Wow, are you behind on your history. First, JFK didn't invade Cuba. The Bay of Pigs invasion was already set when he took office, and as he had no time to review it he basically allowed it to proceed. Second, he had already drafted an order to begin withdrawing US troops from Vietnam just before he was murdered. Third, at the time of that murder, he had already opened dialogue with Krushchev to try and find diplomatic means to address the Cold War.
The case has been made those were among the factors that got him killed.
Excellent article. Thank you!
Thanks for reading!
Her comments on Maduro were atrocious though, repeating the "election fraud" lies that have been debunked over and over, and complaining that the Trump regime left the Maduro government in charge (calling that government "the Maduro regime"). Absolutely despicable. The more I learn about her background, the more likely it seems there is a link with US intelligence there.
I'd encourage you to listen to her full remarks. She certainly doesn't talk about Maduro the way I do, but that wasn't her point. She pointed out that Trump's claim for regime change was bogus, as he left the government there. She wasn't saying "I could do regime change better." She was pretty clear that the US has no right to intervene in Venezuela.
How can anyone actually say a lot of the deaths in Gaza were “avoidable”? As though the hundreds of thousands dead were accidental, or collateral damage. An unbelievable, unforgivable choice of words.
It’s obvious that she has no chance at gaining public office. No more chance than Donald Trump had in 2014, meaning…who knows?
Her ignorance of issues and tone deaf style will mean nothing to a public that seems to long for another idiot on the level of Kamala Harris.
I think "avoidable" means those people would be alive if the US hadn't armed Israel. She called Israel's acts a genocide, so I don't think she was saying it was some type of accident.
To me, “avoidable” was that ridiculous dress she wore to the Met Gala, (going maskless while her train bearers wore covid masks). That was avoidable; she could have stayed home. Characterizing the funding of genocide as “avoidable” is pure idiocy, precisely the kind of idiocy that Glenn Greenwald called out so eloquently earlier this week. And it’s precisely the kind of idiocy that fans of Harris or AOC tie themselves into knots trying to rationalize. If that had been a simple gaffe, I would overlook it, but everything else she said in Berlin, I would need a very, very, big ladder to overlook.
AOC is not my dream candidate for 2028, but she's likely the best the Democrats are going to offer.
"JFK invaded Cuba, cemented America’s role in the Vietnam War, and was a die-hard anti-communist Cold Warrior."
Wow, are you behind on your history. First, JFK didn't invade Cuba. The Bay of Pigs invasion was already set when he took office, and as he had no time to review it he basically allowed it to proceed. Second, he had already drafted an order to begin withdrawing US troops from Vietnam just before he was murdered. Third, at the time of that murder, he had already opened dialogue with Krushchev to try and find diplomatic means to address the Cold War.
The case has been made those were among the factors that got him killed.