Ocasio-Cortez: Debate Request Is Sexual Harassment!

I agree. Most opponents want to debate. It gives them a chance to put forth their opinion on a subject and what they will do.

The fact that this idiot doesn't want to debate and then insults the other party speaks volumes.

Sure hope she never makes it.

She has it made already unless someone steps up and opposes her

Anthony Pappas is - nominally - opposing her. Of course, there's no evidence he's actually started campaigning.

Then we force him to

How do you force someone to campaign for office when they don't want to?

Not sure yet

If something happened to AOC before the election, God forbid, he'd hold the office, because that was presumably part of the deal he made with the GOP. But it's pretty obvious that he didn't sign on to actually run for office, and you can't exactly drag the guy to fundraisers and stump speeches at gunpoint.

I guess people could campaign on his behalf, although I can't see how that would work if he wasn't cooperating.
 
Who is Ben Shapiro?
Aren't debates usually between candidates? Is he running for something?
No, he just challenged her views.
He would probably eat her up. Especially considering she is extremely ignorant.
So that would be like Hillary agreeing to debate Hannity or something?
Yeah, that is a reasonable request. Done all the time.
I have to say, I think she's right on this one.
She is not, she’s stupid in the fucking head... all socialist are fucked in the head
 
Ocasio-Cortez dismisses Ben Shapiro's debate offer, compares to 'catcalling'

Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday dismissed an offer from conservative commentator Ben Shapiro challenging her to a debate, saying she doesn’t “owe a response to unsolicited requests from men with bad intentions.”

“Just like catcalling, I don’t owe a response to unsolicited requests from men with bad intentions,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted Thursday night. “And also like catcalling, for some reason they feel entitled to one.”

Shapiro fired back at Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter while defending his offer:


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

My, my, my. That's the "future of the Democratic Party", is it?

I wonder if she whipped out her Woman Card and claimed it was "catcalling" when Stephen Colbert asked to interview her. That request was probably "unsolicited", too.

So much for her claims that Republicans are afraid of HER. Looks the other way 'round to me.
I have to side with the right on this one. What she said was stupid and sexist. She makes all progressives look bad when they say crap like this.
 
Ocasio-Cortez dismisses Ben Shapiro's debate offer, compares to 'catcalling'

Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday dismissed an offer from conservative commentator Ben Shapiro challenging her to a debate, saying she doesn’t “owe a response to unsolicited requests from men with bad intentions.”

“Just like catcalling, I don’t owe a response to unsolicited requests from men with bad intentions,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted Thursday night. “And also like catcalling, for some reason they feel entitled to one.”

Shapiro fired back at Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter while defending his offer:


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

My, my, my. That's the "future of the Democratic Party", is it?

I wonder if she whipped out her Woman Card and claimed it was "catcalling" when Stephen Colbert asked to interview her. That request was probably "unsolicited", too.

So much for her claims that Republicans are afraid of HER. Looks the other way 'round to me.
Ben Shapiro is kinda creepy
 
She is not running for president.
She is out campaigning for candidates and doing all kinds of interviews.
Methinks she is scared of being questioned. She KNOWS she is ignorant.
But maybe you are right. Maybe she believes she is above these non campaigning peons. I mean, my gawd, intellectual debate is for the birds anyways :D
Just name me one candidate who debated a conservative talk show host during the last election or any other time. Could have happened, I'm just not thinking of any. An interview is one thing. Chuck Wallace does those. A debate is something else.
People running for political office debate news casters all the darn time OL. Have you ever watched mainstream news before? lol
Ben is a lawyer and writer anyways. Not a news anchor
So how is he such a famous dude, according to the OP? I said conservative talk show host, not news anchor.

He’s a pundit.

Okay, for all the leftists out there who didn't know there are actually conservative media figures other than Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, here's some illumination:

Benjamin Aaron Shapiro is an American conservative political commentator, writer and lawyer. He has written seven books, the first being 2004's Brainwashed: How Universities Indoctrinate America's Youth, which he started writing when he was 17 years old.

Also at age 17, he became the youngest nationally syndicated columnist in the country. Shapiro writes a column for Creators Syndicate, serves as editor-in-chief for The Daily Wire, which he founded, and hosts The Ben Shapiro Show, a daily political podcast and radio show. He is the co-founder and former editor-in-chief of the media watchdog group and website TruthRevolt. He was editor-at-large of Breitbart News between 2012 and 2016.

Shapiro frequently speaks at a number of college campuses across the country, often to present his conservative viewpoint on more controversial subjects. He spoke at 37 campuses between early 2016 and late 2017.


There, now you know. You're welcome.

OldLadySaid knows well who Ben Shapiro is, she is just being her usual insulting and facetious self.
 
Ocasio-Cortez dismisses Ben Shapiro's debate offer, compares to 'catcalling'

Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday dismissed an offer from conservative commentator Ben Shapiro challenging her to a debate, saying she doesn’t “owe a response to unsolicited requests from men with bad intentions.”

“Just like catcalling, I don’t owe a response to unsolicited requests from men with bad intentions,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted Thursday night. “And also like catcalling, for some reason they feel entitled to one.”

Shapiro fired back at Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter while defending his offer:


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

My, my, my. That's the "future of the Democratic Party", is it?

I wonder if she whipped out her Woman Card and claimed it was "catcalling" when Stephen Colbert asked to interview her. That request was probably "unsolicited", too.

So much for her claims that Republicans are afraid of HER. Looks the other way 'round to me.
Ben Shapiro is kinda creepy

Coming from you, that means nothing whatsoever.
 
Just name me one candidate who debated a conservative talk show host during the last election or any other time. Could have happened, I'm just not thinking of any. An interview is one thing. Chuck Wallace does those. A debate is something else.
People running for political office debate news casters all the darn time OL. Have you ever watched mainstream news before? lol
Ben is a lawyer and writer anyways. Not a news anchor
So how is he such a famous dude, according to the OP? I said conservative talk show host, not news anchor.

He’s a pundit.

Okay, for all the leftists out there who didn't know there are actually conservative media figures other than Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, here's some illumination:

Benjamin Aaron Shapiro is an American conservative political commentator, writer and lawyer. He has written seven books, the first being 2004's Brainwashed: How Universities Indoctrinate America's Youth, which he started writing when he was 17 years old.

Also at age 17, he became the youngest nationally syndicated columnist in the country. Shapiro writes a column for Creators Syndicate, serves as editor-in-chief for The Daily Wire, which he founded, and hosts The Ben Shapiro Show, a daily political podcast and radio show. He is the co-founder and former editor-in-chief of the media watchdog group and website TruthRevolt. He was editor-at-large of Breitbart News between 2012 and 2016.

Shapiro frequently speaks at a number of college campuses across the country, often to present his conservative viewpoint on more controversial subjects. He spoke at 37 campuses between early 2016 and late 2017.


There, now you know. You're welcome.

OldLadySaid knows well who Ben Shapiro is, she is just being her usual insulting and facetious self.

I never argue when leftists tell me how stupid and uninformed they are. It's far too believable.
 
I always wondered -- Why did Shapiro stop being Breitbart editor-at-large?

Hmmmm.......

He resigned after Cory Lewandowski manhandled the Breitbart reporter, Michelle Fields, because he disagreed with the way Breitbart handled the incident. He's also spoken many times of his dislike for Steve Bannon.

Y'know, your Internet connection WILL let you look up things besides porn and leftwing blogs. Try it sometime.
 
No surprise here she will continue her media appearances on CNN and MSNBC where she will get lots of praise and no serious questions about her views or policy positions.

Yes, and when was the last time Trump went on CNN or MSNBC for an interview let alone a "debate"?
Early 2016 as I recall - Morning Joe.
Please get real

Oh, yeah, President Trump is ALWAYS running away from ever having to talk to the media. Man's practically a hermit. :eusa_hand:

YOU get real. She's a coward, and you're a lying hypocrite.

Uh Huh - ONE press conference in 2017
Trump held only one press conference this year. His predecessors had way more

Clown :rolleyes:

Here's how everyone else stacked up during their first years in office:

  • Bill Clinton: 11
  • George H. W. Bush: 27
  • Ronald Reagan: 6
  • Jimmy Carter: 22
  • Gerald Ford (who only served from August to December in his first year as president): 4
  • Richard Nixon: 6

So what?

President Donald Trump talks with the press at every photo-op, ever time he has a meeting he invites the press, he Tweets a dozen times a day and overshares what he is thinking. He's constantly giving interviews. We've never had a more transparent president.
 
To all you leftists who think "Well, why should she have a debate with someone who isn't her opponent?" is your get-out-of-jail-free talking point, this is what he actually said:

“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."

“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. We can have an hour long conversation about all the topics under the sun, really probe your belief system.”

So . . . someone please tell me how this is in any way different from her appearances with Stephen Colbert, Chris Cuomo, NPR, The NY Times, The Washington Post, Glenn Greenwald, Vogue . . .

Clearly, the format of the meet-up is NOT the issue, so stop hiding behind it. Why is it outrageous and unthinkable for her to be interviewed by someone who's not worshipping her and giving her a pass on whatever blather she's spewing at that moment?
 
Who is Ben Shapiro?
Aren't debates usually between candidates? Is he running for something?
He’s one of the people Leftards keep trying to ban from speaking at universities etc. You’ve been in a debate about this before and you were fine with him being deplatformed. Don’t you remember?
 
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