The United States Congress Will (Probably) have a Socialist In It

[Synobun]

Dunno, it's possible. We don't have the information necessary to know.

 

[Berzerker]

I expect it will be a campaign issue so if Cortez hasn't already responded we might get her side in the near future. Maybe Rachel Maddow will invite her on to defend herself and she has a good explanation. I'd watch that

 

[Kyriakos]

Ocasio-Cortez seems cool. At least she doesn't take money from the corporate groups and the usual circle, and seems to be tied to popular donations (like Bernie).

 

[Lexicus]

If you know anything about how tips are distributed at restaurants you would know the scenario of the bartender deciding who gets what is highly dubious.

I expect it will be a campaign issue

I'm sure you'll do your best to make it one by never shutting up about it.

 

[metalhead]

"Most of the staff at Flats Fix, the East 16th Street taco and tequila bar, say nice things about Sandy, as they knew her for the four years she worked there, until she quit six months ago to run for Congress."

But nope. One incident with one waitress - which may have been justified if the waitress was crap at her job, for example - is what Berz is going to judge by.

Maybe she was withholding tips to give more to barbacks and other waitresses who were working harder. Come on Berz, this is really dumb of you to fall for this.

 

[Arakhor]

"You will know them by their fruits." Well, maybe, but I think that would require more than one fruit if you wanted to be fair about it.

 

[Berzerker]

If you know anything about how tips are distributed at restaurants you would know the scenario of the bartender deciding who gets what is highly dubious.

I'm sure you'll do your best to make it one by never shutting up about it.

And we have another cfc poster who knows better what happened than the waitress. Would you like her to shut up too?

"Most of the staff at Flats Fix, the East 16th Street taco and tequila bar, say nice things about Sandy, as they knew her for the four years she worked there, until she quit six months ago to run for Congress."

But nope. One incident with one waitress - which may have been justified if the waitress was crap at her job, for example - is what Berz is going to judge by.

Maybe she was withholding tips to give more to barbacks and other waitresses who were working harder. Come on Berz, this is really dumb of you to fall for this.

So the waitress was lousy at her job...? And I'm the one making convenient assumptions?

"You will know them by their fruits." Well, maybe, but I think that would require more than one fruit if you wanted to be fair about it.

I dont think dismissing or attacking the waitress is fair

 

[metalhead]

So the waitress was lousy at her job...? And I'm the one making convenient assumptions?

I said "may have been." That's explicitly not making an assumption.

You're ignoring other things from this very same story that say Alexandria was well-liked at her job. Do you think that would be true if she was habitually keeping tips from the servers? Don't be daft.

 

[stinkubus]

LOL at engaging Berzerker.

I hate to burst your bubble OP, but the US congress has had a socialist in office since 1991. His name is Bernie Sanders.

 

[GoodEnoughForMe]

Nah, he's not a socialist, and he's already been out lefted now. He declined the abolish ICE platform and waded in and said SHS should be able to eat in peace.

 

[MagisterCultuum]

Some of her policies are nice; others are stupid as hell. I speak of her desire to abolish ICE and have open borders

Those are obviously both nice policies, so which ones do you consider stupid as hell? Raising the minimum wage floor?

 

[Arakhor]

I dont think dismissing or attacking the waitress is fair

I didn't, but this entire line of enquiry (without further cases of her being a bad tipper) just seems like a fairly far-fetched attempt to rag on a Democrat again.

 

[Lexicus]

and waded in and said SHS should be able to eat in peace.

That was the sound of him becoming irrelevant

 

[stinkubus]

JFC the restaurant thing is just a stupid diversion. Let's keep our eyes on the ball. This year's midterms are some of highest stakes elections in our lifetimes.

 

[Lexicus]

How do people think we can get more folks like Ocasio-Cortez elected?

 

[Synobun]

How do people think we can get more folks like Ocasio-Cortez elected?

Better tip distribution?

 

[sophie]

How do people think we can get more folks like Ocasio-Cortez elected?

Fewer DNC-annointed candidates running unopposed.

 

[Commodore]

Nah, he's not a socialist, and he's already been out lefted now. He declined the abolish ICE platform and waded in and said SHS should be able to eat in peace.

Funny how being a reasonable and civilized human being makes one, by Lexicus's own admission, irrelevant in the modern Democratic party.

 

[Takhisis]

How do people think we can get more folks like Ocasio-Cortez elected?

universal suffrage + free quality education for all the people

 

[Berzerker]

I didn't, but this entire line of enquiry (without further cases of her being a bad tipper) just seems like a fairly far-fetched attempt to rag on a Democrat again.

You didn't, others in this thread did. But she's not accused of being a bad tipper, the waitress effectively accused Cortez of stealing her tips.

I said "may have been." That's explicitly not making an assumption.

You're ignoring other things from this very same story that say Alexandria was well-liked at her job. Do you think that would be true if she was habitually keeping tips from the servers? Don't be daft.

I dont know if it happened more than once...but you're assuming the waitress is wrong. I'm assuming she's not. She complained and got $50 more so why argue she was at fault?