sirfrogsworth:

freelancer-stormscorpion:

sirfrogsworth:

Note: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez graduated Cum Laude from Boston University. 

Wasn’t she working as a bar tender before she got elected?

Folks on the right always seem very concerned that AOC was a bartender. They ignore her prestigious education and the fact that she graduated with distinction. They ignore that she has relevant degrees. And they ignore that she worked for the nonprofit National Hispanic Institute gaining relevant experience in activism.

I’ve also noticed that conservatives constantly complain about “elites.” They propped up “Joe Six Pack” because they felt too many lawmakers were out of touch and they wanted people who understood the common folk. Blue collar workers are the heart and soul of America, right? 

Did you know that nearly half of congress is filled with lawyers? And the rest are mostly businessmen. What do lawyers know about my life? What do lawyers know about struggling to pay bills? What do lawyers know about what it’s like to hold a low wage job? How are they supposed to represent me and my needs?

Do you know why AOC worked as a bartender? Her father died and her mother’s jobs as a house cleaner and bus driver were not enough to fight foreclosure. So Alexandria put her career ambitions on hold and got a job as a bartender to help her mom. Conservatives are all about “family values” right? AOC valued her family so much that she worked a grueling job out of love for her mom. 

And you want to trivialize that?  

AOC knows my struggle more than Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump. I have confidence that AOC will represent me and my family’s needs more so than any lawyer or businessman who is just looking to enrich themselves. 

Maybe we need a few more bartenders and a few less lawyers. 

the fact that they keep calling her bartender as an insult just shows how much they despise the working class. they think having been working at one point is something to mock or makes someone lesser.

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  12. larky said: Just FYI…I love that she is an experienced bartender …..They can make bank in tips…especially if attractive…..However she does gloss over the fact that her family LEFT the Bronx for better public schooling in a pricey town In Westchester country……I believe Yorktown Hts ….where the houses r pricey …..IBM executives used to reside in such an area…..Her father was an architect ….I think…..
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