Ocasio-Cortez: Debate Request Is Sexual Harassment!

[McRocket]

Who is Ben Shapiro?
Aren't debates usually between candidates? Is he running for something?

Ben Shapiro is one of the biggest names in conservative media, and hugely popular with millennials, her presumed base. Figures you'd be so far into your leftist bubble, you'd have no clue.

Way to make excuses for her cowardice.

I think her response was a bit silly. She should have just said that she only debates with other politicians. And I do not agree with her positions on mandatory jobs or other socialist stances.
But Ben Shapiro is an ex-Breitbart, media slick boy. He has nothing whatsoever to do with politics.
If she says 'yes' to him. Than she will have to say 'yes' to every two-bit media-type who is desperate for face time/attention.

Leave it to a (what I assume is a) Trumpbot to call her a coward simply for her not opening a Pandora's Box by saying 'yes' to this big media wannabe.
Do you people EVER make ANY points that have a shred of intellect and are not laced with childish insults?

I am guessing...rarely.

No doubt your response to this will be similarly filled with bile and hate...but lacking of intelligent substance.


BTW - once again, I am neither Rep nor Dem.

 

[Avatar4321]

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.

Name the ELECTED Republicans who have appeared on Rachel Maddow this year? She challenges their views every night.

What are they afraid of?

In fact, why won’t Ben Shapiro go on Rachel’s show and demonstrate how smart he is?

When has Maddow invited any on? It’s not like they can just walk into the studio and demand attention

 

[Marion Morrison]

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.

"Debate" and "interview" mean different things.

yes, they do. and legitimate candidates do both. She is extremely ignorant, makes idiotic proclamations, and comes off as a pathetic whining baby.

but that's the future of your party, Obama and Clinton killed the party of Truman and Kennedy and this is all you have left.

I haven't heard her--but I have a feeling that your opinion of her "proclamations" might be a bit colored by your disagreement with her basic premises. No?
She's young, she probably hasn't gotten her details worked out yet since she didn't expect to win the nomination, but you could be right. A lot of politicians don't have the details down, just the sound bytes. I seem to recall Trump was pretty famous for that during the campaign. Couldn't seem to get him to explain what in hell he was planning to actually DO except repeal and replace.....build that wall that Mexico will pay for.....stop all immigration of Muslims....make America safe again....
Bumper sticker campaigning isn't actually unheard of.

If you havent even heard her how can you make any claims on her intelligence?

This isn't really about her intelligence. You conservatives all think she's stupid, so that's a senseless argument. The question is about whether she should be "forced" to enter into a debate with Ben Shapiro. You all have decided she's chicken, so that debate is over, too. You smeared her. You won.

She ain't been smeared like I'd like her to be smeared yet, hehhehhehe.

 

[jc456]

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.

"Debate" and "interview" mean different things.

yes, they do. and legitimate candidates do both. She is extremely ignorant, makes idiotic proclamations, and comes off as a pathetic whining baby.

but that's the future of your party, Obama and Clinton killed the party of Truman and Kennedy and this is all you have left.

I haven't heard her--but I have a feeling that your opinion of her "proclamations" might be a bit colored by your disagreement with her basic premises. No?
She's young, she probably hasn't gotten her details worked out yet since she didn't expect to win the nomination, but you could be right. A lot of politicians don't have the details down, just the sound bytes. I seem to recall Trump was pretty famous for that during the campaign. Couldn't seem to get him to explain what in hell he was planning to actually DO except repeal and replace.....build that wall that Mexico will pay for.....stop all immigration of Muslims....make America safe again....
Bumper sticker campaigning isn't actually unheard of.

If you havent even heard her how can you make any claims on her intelligence?

This isn't really about her intelligence. You conservatives all think she's stupid, so that's a senseless argument. The question is about whether she should be "forced" to enter into a debate with Ben Shapiro. You all have decided she's chicken, so that debate is over, too. You smeared her. You won.

you know when the facts so you something, one can only conclude the results. every person holding two jobs is why unemployment is low. OL, can't get any more stupid than that. Her fking words.

 

[Cecilie1200]

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.

"Debate" and "interview" mean different things.

Not from what I've seen of any leftist you'd care to name who's interviewing a GOP candidate.

And in case you missed it, he offered her a choice. He specifically said a debate OR she could appear on one of his Sunday Special programs.

But OF COURSE you missed it, because until five minutes ago, you were so obliviously out of touch, you didn't even know who he was.

 

[Avatar4321]

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.

She doesn’t owe Ben Shapiro an answer, never mind a debate. He’s a blogger.

Meanwhile, Trumpy has had only one press conference as potus. What’s he afraid of?

Blogger? He runs the highest rated conservative podcast in the country. He is NOT a blogger. This may have been the stupidest post I have ever seen on these boards. Cudos to you.

Translation: ignorant people like him the best!

You like him best?

 

[Marion Morrison]

Who is Ben Shapiro?
Aren't debates usually between candidates? Is he running for something?

Ben Shapiro is one of the biggest names in conservative media, and hugely popular with millennials, her presumed base. Figures you'd be so far into your leftist bubble, you'd have no clue.

Way to make excuses for her cowardice.

I think her response was a bit silly. She should have just said that she only debates with other politicians. And I do not agree with her positions on mandatory jobs or other socialist stances.
But Ben Shapiro is an ex-Breitbart media slick boy. He has nothing whatsoever to do with politics.
If she says 'yes' to him. Than she will have to say 'yes' to every two-bit media-type who is desperate for face time/attention.

Leave it to a (what I assume is a) Trumpbot to call her a coward simply for not opening a Pandora's Box by saying 'yes' to this big media wannabe.

Do you people EVER make ANY points that have a shred of intellect and are not laced with childish insults?

I am guessing...rarely.

Are you del? Because you surely come across as a vapid, pinheaded faggot.

 

[Cecilie1200]

I’d like to see her debate he actual Republican candidate. Why aren’t we supporting him? Yeah he is a long shot but seriously the alternative is giving that idiot the seat

I suspect because he's a throwaway candidate, just there to say we ran someone. The GOP doesn't expect to ever win that particular seat, because the district is too deeply blue.

Since Crowley is still running the democrat vote might be split enough to let a republican win. Debate her and drive a few more into the Crowley camp.

I certainly think that the GOP should put a lot more effort into pushing Democrats to defend their policies than they actually do. I've always said that the GOP doesn't have one complete set of testicles among the entire party leadership.

 

[jc456]

QUOTE="Marion Morrison, post: 20550300, member: 61600"]

"Debate" and "interview" mean different things.

yes, they do. and legitimate candidates do both. She is extremely ignorant, makes idiotic proclamations, and comes off as a pathetic whining baby.

but that's the future of your party, Obama and Clinton killed the party of Truman and Kennedy and this is all you have left.

I haven't heard her--but I have a feeling that your opinion of her "proclamations" might be a bit colored by your disagreement with her basic premises. No?
She's young, she probably hasn't gotten her details worked out yet since she didn't expect to win the nomination, but you could be right. A lot of politicians don't have the details down, just the sound bytes. I seem to recall Trump was pretty famous for that during the campaign. Couldn't seem to get him to explain what in hell he was planning to actually DO except repeal and replace.....build that wall that Mexico will pay for.....stop all immigration of Muslims....make America safe again....
Bumper sticker campaigning isn't actually unheard of.

If you havent even heard her how can you make any claims on her intelligence?

This isn't really about her intelligence. You conservatives all think she's stupid, so that's a senseless argument. The question is about whether she should be "forced" to enter into a debate with Ben Shapiro. You all have decided she's chicken, so that debate is over, too. You smeared her. You won.

She ain't been smeared like I'd like her to be smeared yet, hehhehhehe.[/QUOTE]
^THIS^^^^

 

[Cecilie1200]

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 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

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.

Just tell me where he said "ONLY a debate".

Of course, that would require you to first pull your head out and actually become aware of news the left doesn't report.

 

[Avatar4321]

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.

Probably? A debate between them would be like a lion vs. puppy in Shapiro's favor.

How would a debate go between Rachel Maddow and Louis Gohmert?

I would donate $10k to debate Maddow. She is dumber than a bag of rocks. Volatile Lou would destroy her.

See? You’re ignorant. Maddow is a Rhodes Scholor.

What’s funny is you seem to think being a Rhodes Scholar means anything

 

[Marion Morrison]

 

[Avatar4321]

The point is, this woman accomplished something pretty remarkable in a very peculiar voting district. And now she is being feted all over the country on interview shows where she is asked fatuous questions and allowed to ramble on without interruption or contradiction, on subjects where her content is nothing but vacuous blather. She shows herself as not particularly intelligent or well-informed, and certainly not worthy of being elevated to the informal position of, "The Future of the Democratic Party!"

Hence, Shapiro tries to embarrass her with a tongue-in-cheek offer of a campaign contribution in exchange for a "debate," knowing that she wouldn't accept such an invitation in a thousand years. She would be annihilated.

Shapiro - 1
Alexandria - 0

I don't think it was tongue-in-cheek. I think he very much expected her to run and hide like a scared little girl - as she, in fact, did - but I also think he's quite serious about being willing to have the debate/interview/whatever, if she ever puts on her big-girl panties and takes his challenge.

And yes, he'd take her positions apart like a cheap watch.

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

Yes she does as no Rep could win in that district. To bad. This moron will be elected.

Only because they are afraid to try. Underdog by far? You bet, but if you don’t try how can you ever have a chance?

 

[OldLady]

I haven't heard her--but I have a feeling that your opinion of her "proclamations" might be a bit colored by your disagreement with her basic premises. No?
She's young, she probably hasn't gotten her details worked out yet since she didn't expect to win the nomination, but you could be right. A lot of politicians don't have the details down, just the sound bytes. I seem to recall Trump was pretty famous for that during the campaign. Couldn't seem to get him to explain what in hell he was planning to actually DO except repeal and replace.....build that wall that Mexico will pay for.....stop all immigration of Muslims....make America safe again....
Bumper sticker campaigning isn't actually unheard of.

oh come on OL, we already have a thread on her stupidity. she made the statement that unemployment is low because everyone has 2 jobs. this is your savior? you want this ignorance in our congress? really? you have no class then.

Since I don't live in the Bronx, it's not my decision. Really.

I don't want any stupid fk from any district dictating policy in our country. You're a strange one that doesn't believe in the country. shame and sad

The sky ain't falling and she's not going to be "dictating policy" in our country, anymore than the other 500 reps to Congress, anyway.

so you think congress is a waste. hmmm hard to actually argue that one. but it is our system. so yeah, it matters who is in there.

So you think your crabbing and bitching on USMB is going to stop her progressive voice from being voted in by voters in the Bronx? Have you moved there to make your feelings known about how one woman out of 500 can upset the whole apple cart and turn us into a communist country?

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

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.

"Debate" and "interview" mean different things.

yes, they do. and legitimate candidates do both. She is extremely ignorant, makes idiotic proclamations, and comes off as a pathetic whining baby.

but that's the future of your party, Obama and Clinton killed the party of Truman and Kennedy and this is all you have left.

I haven't heard her--but I have a feeling that your opinion of her "proclamations" might be a bit colored by your disagreement with her basic premises. No?
She's young, she probably hasn't gotten her details worked out yet since she didn't expect to win the nomination, but you could be right. A lot of politicians don't have the details down, just the sound bytes. I seem to recall Trump was pretty famous for that during the campaign. Couldn't seem to get him to explain what in hell he was planning to actually DO except repeal and replace.....build that wall that Mexico will pay for.....stop all immigration of Muslims....make America safe again....
Bumper sticker campaigning isn't actually unheard of.

If you havent even heard her how can you make any claims on her intelligence?

This isn't really about her intelligence. You conservatives all think she's stupid, so that's a senseless argument. The question is about whether she should be "forced" to enter into a debate with Ben Shapiro. You all have decided she's chicken, so that debate is over, too. You smeared her. You won.

No,she smeared herself with her stupidity.

 

[OldLady]

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.

I have to say, you'd have "thought she was right on this one" if her response had been to recite "Mary Had A Little Lamb", because you just want to believe she's right.

GOP candidates are forced to submit to aggressive, hostile interviews from leftist "journalists" by the platoon, and absolutely no one ever thinks it's unreasonable. But somehow, the idea that darling little Alexandria, "the future of the Democratic Party", subject herself to answering questions from a media figure from the right is ridiculous.

So you're correct that it's not "done all the time" for Democrats to face media figures from the right. They NEVER do it . . . because they're all chickenshit poseurs who know they can't defend their positions when challenged.

tissue?

 

[Avatar4321]

I’d like to see her debate he actual Republican candidate. Why aren’t we supporting him? Yeah he is a long shot but seriously the alternative is giving that idiot the seat

I suspect because he's a throwaway candidate, just there to say we ran someone. The GOP doesn't expect to ever win that particular seat, because the district is too deeply blue.

Well we could at least try. Why on earth are we conceding any district? We should be out persuading these people to get on board making our nation great instead of doing nothing and assuming they won’t ever change.

At least put up a good fight

Republicans really suck at making the case for their own positions. It's the damndest thing I've ever seen.

What pisses me off is not even making an attempt

 

[jc456]

oh come on OL, we already have a thread on her stupidity. she made the statement that unemployment is low because everyone has 2 jobs. this is your savior? you want this ignorance in our congress? really? you have no class then.

Since I don't live in the Bronx, it's not my decision. Really.

I don't want any stupid fk from any district dictating policy in our country. You're a strange one that doesn't believe in the country. shame and sad

The sky ain't falling and she's not going to be "dictating policy" in our country, anymore than the other 500 reps to Congress, anyway.

so you think congress is a waste. hmmm hard to actually argue that one. but it is our system. so yeah, it matters who is in there.

So you think your crabbing and bitching on USMB is going to stop her progressive voice from being voted in by voters in the Bronx? Have you moved there to make your feelings known about how one woman out of 500 can upset the whole apple cart and turn us into a communist country?

oh hell no, I know there are far too many stupid leftists out there that will believe her stupidity. It's what's wrong with america. too many high IQ no common sense people out there as well as illegals.

Look at the city of fking Chicago. look at how the dems can lower standards and keep plantations active in a demoloser world.

 

[OldLady]

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.

"Debate" and "interview" mean different things.

Not from what I've seen of any leftist you'd care to name who's interviewing a GOP candidate.

And in case you missed it, he offered her a choice. He specifically said a debate OR she could appear on one of his Sunday Special programs.

But OF COURSE you missed it, because until five minutes ago, you were so obliviously out of touch, you didn't even know who he was.

I was learning stuff and finding this conversation interesting until you came back.
See ya.

 

[Cecilie1200]

She is cute, though.

If you're into big, googly, Gomez Addams-type eyes.

It always creeps me out when I can see the white all the way around the irises. Makes it look like they're about to whip out an axe and start chopping.