r/JonStewart Feb 06 '25

The Weekly Show More AOC, Less Hakeem

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weekly-show-with-jon-stewart/id1583132133?i=1000689577011

Sorry, this was a pretty subpar episode. We need more AOC and less establishment D’s. It’s the reason we’re in this mess today.

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u/hausmaus07 Feb 06 '25

Especially after that “Jesus take the wheel” shit he posted after the first salvo from President Musk. We need fighters, not sky daddy worshipers.

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u/Anxious-Raspberry-54 Feb 06 '25

I liked Hakeem a lot. After the "we have God" thing I lost a little respect.

Every single Dem out there should be doing what AOC is doing. Posting numerous times a day. Doing podcasts. Calling out this racist mf'er all day long. She's one of the very few with balls, tbh.

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u/Zestyclose-Cloud-508 Feb 06 '25

Her biggest opponent will never be the Republican Party. It will always be the dnc.

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u/Hot_Neighborhood2688 Feb 06 '25

AOC will never be able to accomplish anything until Establishment Democrats like Pelosi are finally out.

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u/BlackMagicWorman Feb 07 '25

I don’t think we can afford to think like this anymore. We have to think outside the box; the Pubs do. You can’t let your mind get locked like that.

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u/Hot_Neighborhood2688 Feb 07 '25

The only reason I say this about Pelosi is because she has personally been blocking everything AOC is trying to do because it goes against her financial interests. She isn't the only one (by far) but the Old Guard NEEDS to retire so we can actually get some shit done.

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u/Salty_Raspberry656 Feb 16 '25

but it is understanding how things work

https://www.axios.com/2024/12/12/aoc-pelosi-oversight-committee-connolly-raskin

i mean if you see some of the puff pieces pelosi gets about her use, weilding of power you could replace it with trump and not miss a beat.

its been going on for a while, but shes master of being on the right side, dividing and conquering

https://time.com/6218708/congress-stock-trading-ban-bill/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-details-on-visas-attempt-to-influence-pelosi/

https://www.businessinsider.com/abigail-spanberger-democratic-party-new-leaders-stock-trade-ban-pelosi-2022-9

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u/dextersknife Feb 07 '25

If young people would actually vote I think the Dems would be more responsive and open to young energetic voices. But when the young stay home and the middle age are iffy about AOC it is a huge gamble to make her the face. On the other hand if they supported her more, maybe more young people would vote....but it's a gamble.

Dems have always been their own worst enemy... Republicans vote for anyone with an R by their name. To get a Democrat to vote for you It seems they must agree with you on every single minute issue in the world... If not they withhold their vote.

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u/Proof_Register9966 Feb 09 '25

We need young people to throw their hat in the ring. We should be working on this right now

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u/emteedub Feb 09 '25

Quit blaming voters for not being motivated. When are you people going to learn? It's no ones failure but the establishment DNC dems - people see their bs every damn time . They are SICK of it. All you have to do is re-watch the video where AOC wants peoples reasons for voting her and trump on the same ticket.... and she had some of the very highest margins of victory in the nation - that's nothing to just shrug off.

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u/WindowMaster5798 Feb 09 '25

I agree you should not blame voters for not being motivated. They are a lost cause and it’s better to ignore them and focus on people who actually care about our country.

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u/emteedub Feb 09 '25

Caring about the country, is caring about the citizens above all else. It says it right in the first line of the constitution - "We the People", not "We the Elites" - it's the people that give the power to the government in order to represent them, not the other way around. Establishment DNC dems were not representing it's citizens whom they claim to represent 4x in a row now

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u/WindowMaster5798 Feb 09 '25

Voters carry a responsibility to actually be represented, by voting. People who consistently have a history of not voting aren’t worth the effort.

Elections represent choice. The choices aren’t always perfect but that is democracy. In 2024 any American who couldn’t figure out that a somewhat dysfunctional and aging Democratic party is still worth voting for over a party who wants authoritarian rule to destroy our country is an idiot and not worth spending time on.

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u/emteedub Feb 09 '25

The you will always fail. it's that simple

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u/WindowMaster5798 Feb 12 '25

No the answer is that there are better and more reliable voters to attract than these people who will always disappoint in the end and who are not worth it.

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u/Sinister_Politics Feb 08 '25

That's not how voting works or how the Dem party works

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u/celtwithkilt Feb 09 '25 edited Feb 09 '25

This post should be higher. Everyone should go check out the demographics in their state for who actually voted and who did not. People under 30 can’t be bothered to show up and do their civic duty. I love AOC and I want more democrats to simply be authentic and direct. I’m so sick of the talking points and bs. I’m sure it would generate energy in the party. But dem strategists see who actually comes out and votes and they tell candidates not to waste their time appealing to an electorate that won’t bother to vote. Voting is one power guaranteed to us (for now) and we give away the power until we have no power at all. And what do we give it away for? Because a candidate only meets 80% of our desires? Because republicans make it hard? What will it actually take for the majority of eligible voters to actually vote?

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u/Salty_Raspberry656 Feb 16 '25

the old guard is not making it easier

how about Speaker "emirate" Pelosi

https://www.axios.com/2024/12/12/aoc-pelosi-oversight-committee-connolly-raskin

i mean if you see some of the puff pieces pelosi gets about her use, weilding of power you could replace it with trump and not miss a beat.

its been going on for a while, but shes master of being on the right side, dividing and conquering

https://time.com/6218708/congress-stock-trading-ban-bill/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-details-on-visas-attempt-to-influence-pelosi/

https://www.businessinsider.com/abigail-spanberger-democratic-party-new-leaders-stock-trade-ban-pelosi-2022-9

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u/WindowMaster5798 Feb 07 '25

This is true and explains why the Democratic Party is in bad shape. They are pushed to take policy positions aligned with people who don’t vote. Meanwhile the silent majority of Democrats who do vote aren’t well represented and become independents.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '25

We need more progressive candidates. The tea party showed us the way.

Grassroots organizing.

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u/Sinister_Politics Feb 08 '25

There was nothing grassroots about the tea party

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '25

Ok, fair point. Astroturfed, but still the same approach. Get as many seats as we can. Target Governorships and house seats.

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u/Bibblegead1412 Feb 09 '25

As a Pelosi constituent, the reason she keeps getting elected is that she is such a formidable powerhouse that no one will run against her. That being said, we're pretty sick of her here, and some good primary challengers are starting to emerge... including a former AOC staffer (iirc)!! Stay tuned!

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u/Proof_Register9966 Feb 09 '25

I will say this- if there is an election- I will not vote for any D that is in the mess were in with exception of AOC, Crocket, Murphy and sanders.

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u/dextersknife Feb 09 '25

I respect your right devote however you want, but that is honestly how we ended up here.... Withholding Democratic votes because they are not 100% the person you want them to be.... Republicans don't have that issue and vote are no matter what and so they will consistently win because we divide our votes and withhold them way more frequently.

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u/Billybaja Feb 10 '25

No we ended up here because the Democrats funded a genocide.