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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Mon Jan 14, 2019, 12:12 PM Jan 2019

John Sununu Trashes Ocasio-Cortez: 'Quantitatively Illiterate' Millenial


by Caleb Howe | Jan 14th, 2019, 10:56 am

Former New Hampshire governor and Bush Sr. Chief of Staff John Sununu let loose in an interview with FNC’s Bill Hemmer on Monday, trashing millennials and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) in a rowdy pushback against former President Barack Obama.

The topic was two-fold, covering both Obama’s recent remarks about the Democrats needing “new blood” and an op-ed from the New York Times over the weekend pitching a Joe Biden run in 2020. Host Hemmer first played the clip of Obama before asking Sununu how he interpreted “new blood.”

“Look, if I were Joe Biden, I would tell Obama to button his lip and butt out of the process,” said Sununu, starting off feisty right out of the gate. “The president has no business interjecting into every little thing that’s happening nowadays.”

He then went into his interpretation of the phrase, and bashed that new blood.

“If Obama was referring to the quantitatively illiterate millennials who don’t know the difference between a million, billion, or a trillion, like Ocasio Cortez, or perhaps to the anti-Catholic wing of the Democratic party like [Sen.] Kamala Harris (D-CA), the Republicans are thrilled to have him stick his nose where it ought not to be,” said Sununu.

“Okay,” said Hemmer, who was slightly nonplussed.

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Former New Hampshire governor and Bush Sr. Chief of Staff John Sununu let loose in an interview with FNC’s Bill Hemmer on Monday, trashing millennials and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) in a rowdy pushback against former President Barack Obama.

The topic was two-fold, covering both Obama’s recent remarks about the Democrats needing “new blood” and an op-ed from the New York Times over the weekend pitching a Joe Biden run in 2020. Host Hemmer first played the clip of Obama before asking Sununu how he interpreted “new blood.”

“Look, if I were Joe Biden, I would tell Obama to button his lip and butt out of the process,” said Sununu, starting off feisty right out of the gate. “The president has no business interjecting into every little thing that’s happening nowadays.”

He then went into his interpretation of the phrase, and bashed that new blood.

“If Obama was referring to the quantitatively illiterate millennials who don’t know the difference between a million, billion, or a trillion, like Ocasio Cortez, or perhaps to the anti-Catholic wing of the Democratic party like [Sen.] Kamala Harris (D-CA), the Republicans are thrilled to have him stick his nose where it ought not to be,” said Sununu.

“Okay,” said Hemmer, who was slightly nonplussed.

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John Sununu Trashes Ocasio-Cortez: 'Quantitatively Illiterate' Millenial (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2019 OP
This guy will be burning in hell soon enough so who cares what he thinks. Johonny Jan 2019 #1
So the 79 year old white guy doesn't approve? Shocking! manor321 Jan 2019 #2
And she snowybirdie Jan 2019 #3
Those repukes who attack her are probably uncomfortable they get a woody thinking about her kimbutgar Jan 2019 #4
All the while, the US President's writing-skills are on the level of a fourth-grader. DetlefK Jan 2019 #5
Sinunu: "The president has no right interjecting into every little thing that happens these days" Firestorm49 Jan 2019 #6
Irrelevance, thy name is Sununu maxsolomon Jan 2019 #7
John Sununu is about as relevant as dial-up internet. marmar Jan 2019 #8
+1. dalton99a Jan 2019 #10
more like listening to music on 8-tracks crazycatlady Jan 2019 #11
This really applies to Trump except for "millennial." nt allgood33 Jan 2019 #9
Has Sunnunu ever repaid all the illegal expenses he charged to the taxpayers before he resigned in FSogol Jan 2019 #12
He's not going to be alive long enough to see the major effects of climate change Yavin4 Jan 2019 #13
Why give a 💩? GeorgeGist Jan 2019 #14
Why even give his bs any oxygen? EffieBlack Jan 2019 #15
The guy who used public funds to fly when he was in the White House? MaryMagdaline Jan 2019 #16
Sununu has yet to make the world a better place Zorro Jan 2019 #17
This falls under the catagory of "Consider the Source" Ferrets are Cool Jan 2019 #18

Johonny

(20,889 posts)
1. This guy will be burning in hell soon enough so who cares what he thinks.
Mon Jan 14, 2019, 12:15 PM
Jan 2019

Certainly not millennial. He helped ruin America so * him.

kimbutgar

(21,192 posts)
4. Those repukes who attack her are probably uncomfortable they get a woody thinking about her
Mon Jan 14, 2019, 12:16 PM
Jan 2019

There is some sexual attraction of her they can’t deny.

Firestorm49

(4,037 posts)
6. Sinunu: "The president has no right interjecting into every little thing that happens these days"
Mon Jan 14, 2019, 12:19 PM
Jan 2019

Yowee, that’s a good one, John. Every day it’s the same hypocritical crap. Don’t these idiots realize how stupid and hypocritical they are? By any slight chance, does he remember the word-salad mouthpiece currently hiding in the Oval Office? Talk about interjecting!!

maxsolomon

(33,400 posts)
7. Irrelevance, thy name is Sununu
Mon Jan 14, 2019, 12:19 PM
Jan 2019

79 years old versus 29.

His concern for the Democratic Primary process is duly noted.

FSogol

(45,526 posts)
12. Has Sunnunu ever repaid all the illegal expenses he charged to the taxpayers before he resigned in
Mon Jan 14, 2019, 12:23 PM
Jan 2019

disgrace? Why don't the reporters ask him that question.

Yavin4

(35,446 posts)
13. He's not going to be alive long enough to see the major effects of climate change
Mon Jan 14, 2019, 12:23 PM
Jan 2019

This is why his opinions are not relevant.

MaryMagdaline

(6,856 posts)
16. The guy who used public funds to fly when he was in the White House?
Mon Jan 14, 2019, 12:49 PM
Jan 2019

I think it's sweet, though, that he still refers to President Obama as "the President." Even he knows, he was the last real Prez.

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