This occurred in the summer, so it’s somewhat old news at this point, but it’s funny to watch and fun bring back up because it was so absurd. That would be the speech AOC gave this past summer in the Bronx as a way of helping fellow “Squad” member Jamaal Bowman, who ended up losing anyway. During the speech, AOC started jumping and yelling, sparking much online commentary.
Oliya Scootercaster, a journalist, posted a clip of the speech to draw attention to it and wrote, “‘Are you ready to win this country back?’ – Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez AOC, Sen. Bernie Sanders, and Rep. Jamaal Bowman are holding a rally in the Bronx as Pro-palestine protesters chant in attempt to disrupt it.”
Nioh Berg, posted the same clip, attributing it to Oliya Scootercaster, and wrote that the yelling was unintelligible nonsense, joking that it needed a translation. Berg said, “AOC is screaming nearly unitelligible nonsense at a rally. Can someone translate everything after the first sentence into English?”
Commenters on Nioh’s post were quite funny. One, for example, said, “I heard some southern drawl dialect which is to be expected given that she was born and raised in NYC, beyond that, I got nothing.” Another joked, “I was half expecting them to bring out snakes and start speaking in tongues.”
Another questioned AOC’s intelligence, saying, “It’s all pure emotion and passion with AOC. She is evidence that achieving a bachelors degree in economics doesn’t necessarily mean one is intelligent. I wonder what her cumulative GPA was when she completed all the coursework required for her bachelors degree. AOC is a radical left Woke Marxist.”
Still another questioned why the focus wasn’t on the district itself, saying, “Isn’t it supposed to be a rally for the district? Shouldn’t they be discussing issues that are affecting the citizens. What they’re going to do in Congress for their city for their American citizens. This is just a rally for Palestine at this point.”
Collin Rugg shared a clip as well, writing, “NEW: AOC goes on screaming rant and knocks over her mic while talking about taking ‘this country back’ as Cardi B music blasts in the background. Someone may need to do a wellness check on this woman. The footage shared by @ScooterCasterNY shows AOC campaigning for Jamaal Bowman. Shortly before the rant, Ocasio-Cortez was seen aggressively dancing to Cardi B’s ‘Enough.’”
A commenter on Collin’s post said that the speech was nonsense given the fact that Democrats are largely in control, writing, “AOC is screaming about taking ‘this country back’ but the Democrats control the Presidency and the Senate. They are currently in control. Someone should probably inform AOC of this.” Collin noted, in reply, “They practically in control the House too considering how many RINOs there are.”
Another commenter on Collin’s post joked that really AOC might as well drop a music video instead next time, saying, “AOC’s latest performance? More theatrics than politics. Dancing and ranting with Cardi B’s beats in the backdrop? Looks like she’s campaigning for TikTok, not Congress. Maybe next time she’ll drop a music video instead.”
Watch the wild entrance here:
And check out AOC at the same rally from a different angle:
Featured image credit: screengrab from the embedded video
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