Ocasio-Cortez Attacks Senator’s ‘Critical Thinking,’ Does NOT Go As She Expected

by Sheri Urban

Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) embarrassed herself on Monday after she tried to attack Sen. Rick Scott’s (R-FL) “critical thinking” abilities over comments Scott made but was unable to understand that Scott was being sarcastic.

Scott weighed in on Democrat presidential candidate Cory Booker saying that he wanted to create a federal gun licensing system.

“BREAKING: the latest terrible idea to come out of the Democrats’ 2020 primary is a federal gun registry,” Scott tweeted. “If you want to buy a gun, @CoryBooker wants you to register with the federal government. This would be scary if Booker had any chance of becoming President.”

“What’s next? Will we have to register sharp knives? Maybe @AOC will make us register every time we buy meat as part of her #GreenNewDeal,” Scott continued. “The Democrats are officially the @BernieSanders Party. They want America to be less prosperous and less free.”

What's next? Will we have to register sharp knives? Maybe @AOC will make us register every time we buy meat as part of her #GreenNewDeal.

The Democrats are officially the @BernieSanders Party. They want America to be less prosperous and less free. (2/2)

— Rick Scott (@ScottforFlorida) May 6, 2019

Ocasio-Cortez responded by tweeting: “That a sitting US Senator can say something lacking so much critical thinking + honesty is embarrassing to the institution. If you were a female candidate, maybe you’d be called ‘unlikeable,’ ‘crazy,’ or ‘uninformed.’ But since you’re not, this inadequacy is accepted as normal.”

That a sitting US Senator can say something lacking so much critical thinking + honesty is embarrassing to the institution.

If you were a female candidate, maybe you’d be called “unlikeable,” “crazy,” or “uninformed.”

But since you’re not, this inadequacy is accepted as normal. https://t.co/KLkaYxfT6K

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) May 6, 2019

Scott responded:

That a sitting Congresswoman doesn’t understand sarcasm would be embarrassing to the institution if you hadn’t embarrassed yours to the point of irrelevance already.

America rejects socialism and will continue to. https://t.co/bicJ8PEfD5

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— Rick Scott (@ScottforFlorida) May 6, 2019

And he wasn’t alone.

He's making fun of you… 🤣🤣

Talk about lack of critical thinking… https://t.co/XcSwXFom5B

— Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) May 6, 2019

https://twitter.com/FOMO2020/status/1125551900340965379

Ocasio-Cortez attacks Rick Scott's "critical thinking" abilities and his "honesty"

It's blatantly obvious that Scott was being sarcastic, which Ocasio-Cortez was unable to comprehend or she knows and is giving a dishonest response.

Either way, it's an incredible self-own by AOC pic.twitter.com/XJEqZu7ngI

— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) May 6, 2019

And this line: "If you were a female candidate, maybe you’d be called 'unlikeable,' 'crazy,' or 'uninformed.'"

Does AOC not pay attention to what the media calls President Trump?

The media and the Democratic Party often calls Trump names that are significantly worse than those

— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) May 6, 2019

I was thinking oh this must hVe happened a while ago, she's learned by now. Haha oh man was I wrong, it's from today, she's still that oblivious to reality…

— M.R. Lee (@everydaygal8) May 6, 2019

https://twitter.com/johnT_D/status/1125494349431824385

pic.twitter.com/CnAykBN7fq

— Borny (@Sinatra1fan) May 7, 2019

And about Scott’s statement that America rejects socialism?Confirmed…according to a new Monmouth University Poll poll released Monday.

“A majority of Americans say socialism is incompatible with American values, and only 10% of voters in a new poll have a positive view of socialism,” The Hill reported, adding that the poll found that “57% of voters believe that socialism is incompatible with American values.”