CNN INTRODUCES NEW SERIES: BEING A.O.C.

[sheshe2]

This should be interesting.
First Episode Being…AOC from Dana Bash Debuts Monday, August 9 at 9pmET

CNN will air Being…AOC, the first episode of the new series Being… from Dana Bash on Monday, August 9 at 9pmET. Throughout the series, Bash spends time with individuals affecting American policy, politics, and culture to give viewers an understanding of the human being behind the public face. In the first episode, Bash speaks to Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, who gives one of her most personal on-camera interviews to date, opening up about her unique perspective on power and femininity, what drives her, and how threats against her and her previous experience with sexual assault impacted her perspective on January 6th.

Being…AOC will stream live for subscribers via CNNgo (www.CNN.com/go and via CNNgo apps for AppleTV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV and Android TV) and on the CNN mobile apps for iOS and Android. The episode will be available on demand beginning August 10th via cable/satellite systems, CNNgo platforms, and CNN mobile apps.

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https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2021/08/06/cnn-introduces-new-series-being/

I hope this covers the reasons why she voted against the bill to fund the Capital Police days after the 1/06 commission formed and the Afghan translators seeking asylum. Specifically, the bill would include $31.1 million to backfill overtime for the Capitol Police until the department can hire and train additional officers, and $4.4 million in trauma support, including six new mental health counselors, according to the bill summary.


Congress passes $2.1 billion Capitol security bill
The bill would also provide money to help Afghan translators in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal of troops.

WASHINGTON — The House and Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would secure funding for the U.S. Capitol and the Capitol Police in the wake of the Jan. 6 riot, which was at risk of having to furlough officers without additional money.

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In an unusual display of speed for Congress, the Senate had voted 98-0 hours earlier. The bill includes almost $1 billion for Capitol security — $100 million for the Capitol Police, $300 million for security measures and $500 million for the National Guard, which concluded its mission at the Capitol in May.

The bill also includes roughly $1.1 billion for the special immigrant visa program to assist with Afghan interpreters coming to the United States as American troops withdraw from the nation's longest war.

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The vote comes just days after the Jan. 6 select committee convened its first hearing, hosting a panel of four police officers who were defending the building against the mob of then-President Donald Trump supporters.

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Specifically, the bill would include $31.1 million to backfill overtime for the Capitol Police until the department can hire and train additional officers, and $4.4 million in trauma support, including six new mental health counselors, according to the bill summary.


https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-passes-2-1-billion-capitol-security-bill-n1275409

She has stated on multiple interviews how she herself was traumatized and had to hide in a closet, yet voted against trauma support for the officers that were on the front lines for a dozen hours while being beaten, gassed, slurred and died to protect members, like herself in both the Congress and Senate.

[murielm99]

1. Sigh.

I have so little time to watch TV.

[msongs]

2. she can tell us why she endorsed/promoted nina turner.... nt

[sheshe2]

3. Good question.

I would love to hear her answer on that one. Good old "bowl of shit" Nina comment.

[Mariana]

10. She already said why she endorsed/promoted Nina Turner.

https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/aoc-endorses-nina-turner-to-fill-marcia-fudge-congress-seat/95-67ca2925-1b63-4ef3-84cb-d9e423e9b6e7

[StarfishSaver]

4. I really wish she would focus more on the work and less on being a celebrity

In the long run, this is not helpful to her.

[sheshe2]

5. Yes.

Yet it shows us who she is.

[unblock]

7. Yeah. Politicians should avoid the media at all costs.

[sheshe2]

8. ...

[George II]

17. Different politicians have different ways of appearing in the media as well as different motives.

Did you see Hakeem Jeffries over the weekend?

[StarfishSaver]

21. There's a considerable difference between

a Member of House leadership doing an interview about the House Democrats' agenda and a sophomore Member participating in an hour-long special about themselves.

[unblock]

23. Sure. But what politician would turn down that kind of exposure?

People seem to love to find fault with aoc, and of course newer politicians will be imperfect.

But this? C'mon. Should Obama have shunned national attention when he was new to the senate?

A better politician would have declined this?

No way.

[StarfishSaver]

29. Lots of politicians turn down that mind of exposure, including Obama

And yes, Obama DID shun national attention when he came to the Senate.

People forget - or maybe never knew - that Obama did his best to lay low in his first years as a Senator, eschewing high profile activities and putting his nose to the grindstone. He frequently reminded people that even though he was very famous, he was 99th in seniority in the Senate and he behaved that way. Obama often turned down speaking engagements and awards that he felt were intended to play on his fame but weren't really deserved or where his presence would overshadow the message or other participants. And when he did agree to speak, it was usually at campaign fundraisers to help his Senate colleagues or at nonprofit organization events when he felt his presence would make a difference for an important cause.

Hillary Clinton did the same thing in her first Senate term. Among other things she made a point of never doing Senate press events alone, but appearing only with her Senate colleagues and of working collaboratively with other Senators instead of going it alone.

By doing this, they both earned the respect of their colleagues who saw them as serious, hardworking Senators who were willing to do the unsexy work required of the job and not grandstanders trying to grab the spotlight.

That said, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were Senators representing states, not representatives of a district. Also, Hillary Clinton was a former first lady and major public figure before she took office. So comparing AOC to them is apples and oranges. She's not in their league.

[George II]

26. Yes, and I can listen to Congressman Hakeem Jeffries for an hour, he's terribly interesting, but...

....not that other one.

Sometimes I wish we never moved decades ago - Jeffries would be my Congressman today!

[LanternWaste]

24. As no one argued as such, yours seems petulant... at best.

[unblock]

25. Guess I'm reading a different thread then.

[George II]

16. Indeed. In fact, of the four original squad members, she has done the least in the House so far....

The other three have gotten at least one piece of legislation passed in the House, she has none. And she's introduced the least number of bills of the four, too.

Details can be found here:

https://www.congress.gov/search?q={%22source%22:%22members%22}&searchResultViewType=expanded

[iemanja]

19. I agree

But her media presence is exactly why so many love her. The same with Bernie.

[Faux pas]

6. Thank you

DVR set.

[Sympthsical]

9. The real question I'm curious about

Where and when the hate watch party will be.

I can smell the groupons from here.

[KG]

14. !

[Celerity]

15. +1

[George II]

18. Was that comment necessary?

[Sympthsical]

22. More than necessary

It was inevitable.

And probably what was purposed in being sought. So, yep.

[George II]

27. Did you get your answer?

[Sympthsical]

28. Exclusivity precludes disclosure n/t

[George II]

31. Sure. In other words...............never mind.

[JonAndKatePlusABird]

11. At first I thought it was a whole series on AOC

which would be overkill. But it’s just the first part in a series called “Being…”

I also chuckled to myself because I imagined promos for it…..”Coming this Sunday, an 11-part series, Being…AOC”, like something out of Veep.

[George II]

12. Here's a link to the final vote:

https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll250.xml

All Democrats and republicans voted for it, 416 total, other than 11 (6 Democrats, 5 republicans) and 4 Not Voting. It'll make a shorter post to just include those who voted Nay (using the House Clerk practice of Democrats in roman; Republicans in italic):

Bowman
Bush
Good (VA)
Massie
McClintock
Norman
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pressley
Roy
Tlaib

[sheshe2]

13. Thank you, George.

[gulliver]

20. Hopefully she'll be positive about Dems and anti-Republican

[Celerity]

30. was really good

[panader0]

32. So the whole series is about AOC?

Otherwise, the title of the OP is misleading.