Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wears $3,500 Outfit

[Cow Poke]

So does everybody who doesn't.

And, especially, those who eat carrots! But I know lots of people who eat bacon who are still alive!

[One Bad Pig]

But I know lots of people who eat bacon who are still alive!

Not even bacon can stave off death forever.

[Cow Poke]

Not even bacon can stave off death forever.

For it is appointed unto men once to die, and after that...

[Leonhard]

Those defending this nuttery

You believe its nuttery that she wears a 3500$ suit? That's I think going a bit over the line.

are the same ones who would be blasting a tv evangelist wearing a $3,500 suit to preach the Gospel.

Owning a villa, in a closed gate community, having four cars, a summer home on the side, flying first-class regularly (sometimes having a private jet) and keep complaining about how this 'Important Network needs more money and only you can help - Call <insert phone number>'

[Cow Poke]

You believe its nuttery that she wears a 3500$ suit? That's I think going a bit over the line.

No sir. I believe it's nuttery that she wears a $3,500 suit for a photo op where she's trying to show she's "with the working class". That's been the image she's been foisting on the public.

Now, if she were running on her track record of having built a major corporation from scratch, that'd be way different.

Owning a villa, in a closed gate community, having four cars, a summer home on the side, flying first-class regularly (sometimes having a private jet) and keep complaining about how this 'Important Network needs more money and only you can help - Call <insert phone number>'

I only have three cars and one home, but I do fly first class occasionally on "air miles" I've earned.

[Leonhard]

I don't think anybody would have wanted her to "dress as a worker" - that would be bad optics, too --- she could have just dressed like she did when she was campaigning.

Its not that expensive a suit. Compared to what other politicians are wearing, its practically a standard issue uniform. Ivanka Trump wears things orders of magnitude more expensive than that, switching it out on a regular basis.

I don't think that's true, Leon.

That's what they (I'll let Fox News be the standard of right wing media) say about Nancy Pelosi and others similar to her age. Meanwhile they glue their lips shut about the fact that Trump and Reagan are the oldest presidents the US has elected.

Only in the regard that she is totally inexperienced and hasn't a clue what socialism is

Eh, you guys believe anything left of Reaganism is Socialism, except when it comes time to make comparisons, and then apparently only Venezuela and Cuba count as socialism. I'll take your statement with a good grain of salt.

To which you're certainly entitled.

You bet I am.

[One Bad Pig]

Its not that expensive a suit. Compared to what other politicians are wearing, its practically a standard issue uniform. Ivanka Trump wears things orders of magnitude more expensive than that, switching it out on a regular basis.

Since when is Ivanka Trump a politician?

[Leonhard]

No sir. I believe it's nuttery that she wears a $3,500 suit for a photo op where she's trying to show she's "with the working class". That's been the image she's been foisting on the public.

I think its a very small issue. I've yet to see any bad habits. And as I said its a standard issue uniform basically. If the campaign bought it because, whatever, that is fine by me. The only one seriously caring about the optics are conservatives.

I only have three cars and one home, but I do fly first class occasionally on "air miles" I've earned.

Never specified anything about you, though. Just saying that I've seen some bad apples. And I'm not talking about Creflo Dollar types either (though at least he's honest about it).

Most preachers I've seen have been good. Back when I was part of a Charismatic group of Christians, I knew the preacher and his wife just lived in a small building next to the Church. And they were very transparent about how the money is spent.

Just saying that those televangelists are a bit more gross than merely walking around in gaudy suits.

[Cow Poke]

I think its a very small issue. I've yet to see any bad habits.

Have you watched any of her interviews?

And as I said its a standard issue uniform basically.

Wait, WUT!?!?!?! A $3,500 outfit is a "standard issue uniform"?

If the campaign bought it because, whatever, that is fine by me.

"The Campaign" would be her own donors - and she claims to represent the poor and the working class. To me, that's as bad as a TV evangelist begging for money so he can support his lavish lifestyle, then excusing it "oh, the 'ministry' bought that for me".

The only one seriously caring about the optics are conservatives.

That's why it's hypocrisy, Leon - liberals give her a pass, but if this had been a conservative woman claiming to represent the poor and the working class....

Never specified anything about you, though.

I know, we're good.

[Leonhard]

Have you watched any of her interviews?

I very rarely watch interviews. I prefer reading them. I read a few of them, they seem fine enough. I do know that some conservatives manufactured fake interviews by cutting answers to other questions together with questions in such a way to make her look borderline incoherent. Facebook more or less forced those places to add 'Satirical' as a disclaimer. But that was after the fact.

Did you know this happened? I wonder if its an interview like that you saw.

Wait, WUT!?!?!?! A $3,500 outfit is a "standard issue uniform"?

A cheap retail suit costs 500$ if it is of decent quality. A high-grade suit costs somewhere in the neighborhood of 1000-4000$ depending on what sort of designer you get. Dresses are even more expensive. I do see a few politicians dressing so poorly that I can imagine their clothings are cheap, yet somehow I think those are likely the most expensive pieces of clothing.

Full disclosure I have no idea. I just did some quick google searches.

"The Campaign" would be her own donors - and she claims to represent the poor and the working class. To me, that's as bad as a TV evangelist begging for money so he can support his lavish lifestyle, then excusing it "oh, the 'ministry' bought that for me".

Wake me up when she's gotten the third car.

That's why it's hypocrisy, Leon - liberals give her a pass,

Considering Trump, I don't think you guys can ever again blame anyone on the other side for giving someone a pass, without being called hypocrits. Sorry, that card has been dealt. You'll have to wait a generation or so before you can play that card again. With Trump voted through the primaries, and voted into office, and being voted into office again in a few years (I doubt you'll vote for someone else) you've given liberals a free pass to look the other way on people for a long, long, long time.

I know, we're good.

[Cow Poke]

I very rarely watch interviews. I prefer reading them.

Then you miss the body language, the blank stares, the awkward silences, the facial expression of the interviewer....

I read a few of them, they seem fine enough. I do know that some conservatives manufactured fake interviews by cutting answers to other questions together with questions in such a way to make her look borderline incoherent. Facebook more or less forced those places to add 'Satirical' as a disclaimer. But that was after the fact.

Did you know this happened? I wonder if its an interview like that you saw.

Sometimes, people say something so dumb that, no matter WHAT "editing" was done, it's still dumb.

A cheap retail suit costs 500$ if it is of decent quality. A high-grade suit costs somewhere in the neighborhood of 1000-4000$ depending on what sort of designer you get. Dresses are even more expensive. I do see a few politicians dressing so poorly that I can imagine their clothings are cheap, yet somehow I think those are likely the most expensive pieces of clothing.

Full disclosure I have no idea. I just did some quick google searches.

At this point, we're just beating the dead horse.... it was horrible optics.

Wake me up when she's gotten the third car.

People in NY don't have cars* - parking spots are way too expensive, and rich people have drivers.




*never been to NYC, so this is an overgeneralization based on... hearsay.

[Leonhard]

Sometimes, people say something so dumb that, no matter WHAT "editing" was done, it's still dumb.

Now I really wanna see what interview you're referring to. But again, I don't go by interviews. Or body language, or anything like that.

[Cow Poke]

Now I really wanna see what interview you're referring to. But again, I don't go by interviews. Or body language, or anything like that.

I'll try to find it - it's been a while.

Have you ever watched Tolkien, the guy who wrote Lord of the Rings, talk? He's borderline incoherent, mumbling, going back on things he said, stumbling over words.

He's not running for political office.

[Leonhard]

I'll try to find it - it's been a while.

If its as bad as you say I wanna see it.

He's not running for political office.

I didn't delete it quick enough. Realized I didn't wanna pull one of my favorite authors into this.

[Sparko]

Honestly I don't see the issue. The only way the right-wing media wouldn't be making mountains out of molehills about her is if she was mainstream conservative.

That's my take at least.

I don't think they would have complained if she were a straight democrat instead of an avowed socialist. The incongruity of a socialist who is against profit (she has stated that) and wants to identify with the working class wearing a suit that only a rich capitalist could afford is what has people pointing fingers at her.

I mean they did make fun of Hillary's clothes but not because they were very expensive, but because they looked like housecoats.