Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Shredded Ted Yoho Like a Rotting Battle Flag
This was a rare moment for the House floor, and another demonstration of AOC’s natural political chops.
By Charles P. Pierce
Jul 23, 2020
There was a televised bloodbath on the floor of the House of Representatives on Thursday morning and nobody stepped in to stop it. The political career of Rep. Ted Yoho was eviscerated and its internal organs were put on display.
On a point of personal privilege, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was granted an hour of debate time essentially to respond to Yoho’s ludicrous non-apology for having accosted her, and having called her a “fcking bitch,” on the steps of the Capitol earlier this week, and she and the Democratic caucus didn’t waste a second of it.
In his sad alibi speech, in addition to arguing that Jesus and patriotism made him do it, Yoho hid behind his wife and daughters. AOC wasn’t having any of that, and she shredded this hoary dodge like a rotting old battle flag.
I could not allow my nieces, I could not allow the little girls I go home to, I could not allow victims of verbal abuse and worse to see that, to see that excuse and to see our Congress accept it as legitimate and accept it as an apology."I do not need Rep. Yoho to apologize to me.
Clearly, he does not want to. Clearly, when given the opportunity, he will not. And I will not stay up late at night waiting for an apology from a man who has no remorse over calling women & using abusive language toward women. I will not allow people to change and create hatred in our hearts.
And so what I believe is that having a daughter does not make a man decent. Having a wife does not make a decent man. Treating people with dignity and respect makes a decent man.
Lastly, what I want to express to Mr. Yoho is gratitude. I want to thank him for showing the world that you can be a powerful man and accost women. You can have daughters and accost women without remorse. You can be married and accost women.
Nor were the speakers shy about linking Yoho’s ghastly behavior to the president*’s rich full life of ghastly behavior toward women. Several of the Democrats shrewdly used their allotted time to try and expand the yawning gender gap that this president* has opened between American women and the GOP. Rep. Jackie Speier counted coup on that business.
We are the most diverse congress ever in the history of this country. 24% of us are women. 8% of us are women of color. Where does this all come from? It comes from the top it comes from the White House. Who calls women Crazy Nancy. Or such a nasty woman. Or a low I.Q. Person of a colleague of ours who serves as the chair of a committee.
A crazed, crying, lowlife. Our colleague, Mr. Yoho, conducted himself like a hit-and-run driver. And he does not want to take responsibility for his conduct.
You don’t see this a lot in Congress and, when AOC’s hour was up, the House moved on to something concerning the State Department’s budget. But it was a rare moment, and another demonstration of AOC’s natural political chops. It was a damn Frank Capra movie, but directed by Eli Roth or Tobe Hooper.
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Rep @AOC: "I do not need Rep. Yoho to apologize to me. Clearly he does not want to. Clearly when given the opportunity he will not & I will not stay up late at night waiting for an apology from a man who has no remorse over calling women & using abusive language towards women." pic.twitter.com/XKymFh3Oyf
— CSPAN (@cspan) July 23, 2020
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politic...ves-floor/
This was a rare moment for the House floor, and another demonstration of AOC’s natural political chops.
By Charles P. Pierce
Jul 23, 2020
There was a televised bloodbath on the floor of the House of Representatives on Thursday morning and nobody stepped in to stop it. The political career of Rep. Ted Yoho was eviscerated and its internal organs were put on display.
On a point of personal privilege, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was granted an hour of debate time essentially to respond to Yoho’s ludicrous non-apology for having accosted her, and having called her a “fcking bitch,” on the steps of the Capitol earlier this week, and she and the Democratic caucus didn’t waste a second of it.
In his sad alibi speech, in addition to arguing that Jesus and patriotism made him do it, Yoho hid behind his wife and daughters. AOC wasn’t having any of that, and she shredded this hoary dodge like a rotting old battle flag.
I could not allow my nieces, I could not allow the little girls I go home to, I could not allow victims of verbal abuse and worse to see that, to see that excuse and to see our Congress accept it as legitimate and accept it as an apology."I do not need Rep. Yoho to apologize to me.
Clearly, he does not want to. Clearly, when given the opportunity, he will not. And I will not stay up late at night waiting for an apology from a man who has no remorse over calling women & using abusive language toward women. I will not allow people to change and create hatred in our hearts.
And so what I believe is that having a daughter does not make a man decent. Having a wife does not make a decent man. Treating people with dignity and respect makes a decent man.
Lastly, what I want to express to Mr. Yoho is gratitude. I want to thank him for showing the world that you can be a powerful man and accost women. You can have daughters and accost women without remorse. You can be married and accost women.
Nor were the speakers shy about linking Yoho’s ghastly behavior to the president*’s rich full life of ghastly behavior toward women. Several of the Democrats shrewdly used their allotted time to try and expand the yawning gender gap that this president* has opened between American women and the GOP. Rep. Jackie Speier counted coup on that business.
We are the most diverse congress ever in the history of this country. 24% of us are women. 8% of us are women of color. Where does this all come from? It comes from the top it comes from the White House. Who calls women Crazy Nancy. Or such a nasty woman. Or a low I.Q. Person of a colleague of ours who serves as the chair of a committee.
A crazed, crying, lowlife. Our colleague, Mr. Yoho, conducted himself like a hit-and-run driver. And he does not want to take responsibility for his conduct.
You don’t see this a lot in Congress and, when AOC’s hour was up, the House moved on to something concerning the State Department’s budget. But it was a rare moment, and another demonstration of AOC’s natural political chops. It was a damn Frank Capra movie, but directed by Eli Roth or Tobe Hooper.
This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.
Rep @AOC: "I do not need Rep. Yoho to apologize to me. Clearly he does not want to. Clearly when given the opportunity he will not & I will not stay up late at night waiting for an apology from a man who has no remorse over calling women & using abusive language towards women." pic.twitter.com/XKymFh3Oyf
— CSPAN (@cspan) July 23, 2020
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politic...ves-floor/
