GOP Group Hits Back After 'Racist' Anti-Socialism Ad Triggers AOC

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GOP Group Hits Back After 'Racist' Anti-Socialism Ad Triggers AOC




[size=10][size=10]by Tyler Durden
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A Cambodian-American whose anti-socialism ad triggered Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has hit back after the Democratic Socialist called it a "love letter to the GOP's white supremacist case." 
Elizabeth Heng, founder of New Faces GOP, ran the 30-second ad during Thursday's Democratic presidential debate. It begins with a picture of AOC which burns away to reveal images of the Cambodian genocide while Heng narrates. 
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"This is the face of socialism and ignorance," says Heng, asking "Does Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez know the horror of socialism?"


"My father was minutes from death in Cambodia before a forced marriage saved his life. That’s socialism. Forced obedience. Starvation. Mine is a face of freedom. My skin is not white. I’m not outrageous, racist or socialist. I’m a Republican," she continues. 

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New Faces GOP@NewFacesGOP





[ltr]We have a choice: Will we let socialists like @AOC be the face of our future? Or will a new generation of conservatives step up & lead us? We're launching New Faces GOP to help identify & support the next generation of GOP leaders. Learn more: http://www.newfacespac.com/ [/ltr]





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Instead of addressing the merit of Heng's ad, Ocastio-Cortez played the race card.  
"Republicans are running TV ads setting pictures of me on fire to convince people they aren’t racist," tweeted the freshman lawmaker, adding "Life is weird!"

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

:heavy_check_mark:@AOC





[ltr]Know that this wasn’t an ad for young conservatives of color - that was the pretense.

What you just watched was a love letter to the GOP’s white supremacist case. https://twitter.com/aoc/status/1172322668038647814 …[/ltr]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

:heavy_check_mark:@AOC

Republicans are running TV ads setting pictures of me on fire to convince people they aren’t racist.

Life is weird!



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AOC's fellow "Squad"-mate Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) was similarly triggered by the ad, calling "The mere act of burner her image" a "display of violence." 
"Folks need to stick to facts & policy positions," she added - perhaps unaware of the irony.

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Rashida Tlaib

:heavy_check_mark:@RashidaTlaib





[ltr]Exactly my thoughts. The mere act of burning her image is a display of violence. Folks need to stick to facts & policy positions. They need to stop fear mongering & more importantly demonizing members of Congress. FYI: No one puts her residents (and our planet) first, like @AOC https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1172342790963060737 …[/ltr]

Yashar Ali [img(16.900000000000002px,18px)]https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f418.png[/img]

:heavy_check_mark:@yashar

How the hell did this Elizabeth Heng ad where @AOC’s face is burned up clear ABC network standards and practices?



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Heng - a former staffer to California GOP Rep. Ed Royce (who lost a state House race during the last cycle), hit back - saying in a statement "This ad is about fighting the socialist agenda that has taken over the Democratic Party," adding "I am not afraid to engage in a debate of ideas, and it is the AOC extremists that have to resort in name calling because they don’t have real solutions for our country." 
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Liberal logic 101 - when you don't really have a lucid argument and you want to shut down the dialog you can pull the racist card. It's a power card as nobody wants to be labeled racist.

AOC photo burning - this is the GOP PAC commercial that played during the dems debate last night that has their undies all in a bunch. The internet is filled with histrionics over it today. The loonies are all having a collective cow over it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLM9p8m7BBM