Conservative Dana Losech Silences AOC…She Bit Off Way More Than She Could Chew
Whew! Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez bit off more than she could when she picked a fight with conservative commentator Dana Loesch.
Dana Loesch was commenting on AOC’s claim she’s upsetting Republicans for connecting the dots between poverty and crime.
Crime is up because you and others pushed for a reduction in both policing and penalities. Also, whenever you want to talk about poverty, I’m happy to tell you about how hard it was for my single mom and me when I was growing up — and it wasn’t in tony *Westchester.* https://t.co/HUJdpQbbop
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) July 13, 2020
The West Chester comment must have gotten under AOC’s skin because she shot back…
None of these policing reductions have even *happened yet.*
So a spike is happening WITH a $6 billion dollar NYPD budget.
You either know this & are intentionally lying, or you‘re a bad spokeswoman & haven’t verified your claims.
Given your work with @NRA it’s probably both. https://t.co/vHtq04ei86
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) July 13, 2020
Then in typical AOC fashion, she began to lecture about why she is right and smarter than everyone else. In other words, Loesch isn’t smart enough to understand.
It’s not as though a vote happens and the full sum of money disappears the next day. That not how it works.
People who study crime know that (despite how many pundits pretend otherwise), *causes of crime are complex* and there are few neat and tidy causal relationships.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) July 13, 2020
Here’s where Loesch silenced AOC…
So … there is an increase in crime before you cut the budget and you still supporting cutting the budget? Great logic there, Ms. Westchester.
Also, before you reach for a weak reed of ergo decedo, I’m not a spokeswoman for anyone but myself. https://t.co/rMvM3S5KwO
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) July 13, 2020
But Loesch wasn’t done…
Additionally @AOC , your response overlooks the main points: policing (morale) and penalty reduction fueling recidivism. Why have NYPD retirement filings exploded by 41%? That’s already happening. https://t.co/5xacDUdFtb
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) July 13, 2020
I’m also fascinated by the casual acceptance of her absolutely classist argument on poverty being inextricably linked to crime. Easy for a limousine liberal to make such a ridiculous argument as a deflection for her and her party’s bad policy, but not as easy to prove it.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) July 13, 2020
After that mic drop, AOC was silent and shifted gears in a post about supporting her campaign workers who formed a union.