U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks as, from left, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., listen during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
In light of Democratic presidential candidates like Beto O’Rourke calling for gun confiscation programs, and the fact that members of the Squad have called gun rights advocates “murderers” with “blood on their hands”, the NRA sent a representative to Washington, DC this week to ask AOC and the rest of the Queenie Quartet a few questions.
It didn’t go well.
The gun rights organization posted a 2 minute video on Wednesday of their reporter having to practically jog to keep up with all four freshman Congresswomen as they were asked about Beto’s plan, whether they wanted to take away guns and gun rights, and in AOC’s case if she even knew what an AR-15 looked like.
The video showed that AOC in particular was the most belligerent of the four, only answering questions by asking other questions, labeling the NRA as supporters of white supremacists and advocates of murdering Latino Americans, and all but running away from the woman trying to speak with her:
Watch:
There was a hearing today to ban semi-automatic rifles, so we thought it was an appropriate time to ask The Squad their thoughts on our #2A rights.
They called us mass murderers, white supremacists, and terrorists. Let's send a clear message that they will never take our guns. pic.twitter.com/Joe0A0hfXY
— NRA (@NRA) September 26, 2019
Ocasio-Cortez got wind of the video from Moms Demand’s Shannon Watts and proceeded to launch into a temper tantrum, demanding the “full” video be released:
Hey @NRA, why don’t you release my full, unedited interview?
You know, the one where my first answer to your question was “Aren’t y’all broke?”
I think the public would like to see it in full. Releasing it is the right move – unless of course you think it’ll make you look bad. https://t.co/kOXfkOERFF
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) September 26, 2019
When the NRA ignored her, she again opened up her elementary school sandbox playbook and gave it another go:
Yo, @NRA – you seemed to have had a lot of time yesterday waiting outside my office and making videos about me.
Yet you‘re suddenly so quiet & pressed about answering my question.
Are you scared or just punking out? Release the raw video. https://t.co/kkbcsFVg9Z
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) September 26, 2019
It didn’t work.
I don’t know if there is a “full, unedited video” out there or not, but it really doesn’t matter. She’s clearly on record as (again) characterizing law-abiding American citizens as white supremacists who want to see Latino Americans murdered. It’s disgusting, and releasing any supposed “unedited” video won’t change her words.
Something else the video makes crystal clear is that neither the AOC nor the rest of the members of The Squad like to be on the receiving end of their own medicine. They love do dish out hate and shutuppery against people who disagree with them on social media, at Democrat-friendly gatherings, at Congressional hearings, on liberal podcasts and the like. But when it’s them on the hot seat they either clam up or give questioners the “how dare you?” treatment.
It’s easy to be a beloved woke liberal activist politico when you only have to play to your adoring crowds. But when you’re in mixed political company, the dynamic changes — and it’s obvious they don’t like that at all.
Bless their hearts.
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— Based in North Carolina, Sister Toldjah is a former liberal and a 15+ year veteran of blogging with an emphasis on media bias, social issues, and the culture wars. Read her Red State archives here. Connect with her on Twitter. –
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