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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Dope1   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: AOC’s thoughts on Taiwan
Date: 02/17/26 3:10 PM
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Why not? She's where she is because she has very adept skills at politics - an early mastery of social media, great in-person ability to appeal to the base, a "come from the people" biography of 'bartender to contender' that played very well in her political milieu, and a general amazing talent for campaigning.

Uh, huh.

Granted, an actual middle age person is pretty unlikely to have the social media talents that AOC has. And in politics - as in many things - it's always better to be telegenic than not.

But no reason to think that an older male version of AOC wouldn't have done just fine. Heck, that's basically Graham Plantner, if he were running in a house district.


Right. The guy with the SS tattoo. Great comparison.

If you guys want to believe that some dumpy-looking older dude who says the same objectively stupid things that AOC does would be considered one of the faces of the democrat party, I've got some oceanfront land in Oklahoma for you to consider.
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