Posted on 08/18/2018 11:41:18 AM PDT by grundle
The New York Times reports that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has banned the media from two of her town hall meetings.
Ocasio-Cortez tweeted the following explanation for the ban:
“Our community is 50% immigrant. Folks are victims of DV, trafficking, + have personal medical issues.”
“This town hall was designed for residents to feel safe discussing sensitive issues in a threatening political time.”
“We indicated previously that it would be closed to press.”
Ben Jacobs, a reporter for The Guardian, responded with the following tweet:
“And how does the presence of reporters make people feel unsafe?”
I think Jacob’s question is an excellent one.
I’d also like to point out that all of the other Congressional districts also have constituents who are “victims of domestic violence” and who have “personal medical issues,” but that the Congressional representatives and candidates of those other districts haven’t banned the media from their town hall events.
In the video below, YouTuber Styxhexenhammer666 says that one possible reason for Ocasio-Cortez’s media ban is that any illegal aliens in attendance would – justifiably – worry about being filmed by the media. However, he then goes on to say that Ocasio-Cortez could ask the media to keep their cameras focused on her and not the audience, and that they would likely comply.
Styxhexenhammer666 then goes on to say that he thinks her real reason for banning the media is that there might be a constituent in attendance who asks her a tough question about economics that she can’t answer. Specifically, he says that she doesn’t seem to understand that the only reason that democratic socialism in countries like Norway works is because there is a strong, healthy private sector to pay the taxes to fund it. Take away that strong, healthy private sector, and your country ends up like Venezuela.
I agree with him on both of these points.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkk1_J6tucQ
She doesn’t want to be made fun of for her unintentionally humorous answers.
Having a degree does not equate to having an equivalent education.....
My health alert poster for Occasional Cortex Disorder sufferers.
This is a trick question, right??? The dnc should have her jaws wired together and just parade her around in yoga pants.....she is dumb as a box of rocks....but she IS a demonrat after all....
1) The presence of reporters at a TownHall often changes the very nature of the TownHall. The people play to the cameras and media, and not to the Moderator or Guests invited to be on stage. The people on stage want to be the center of attention and react jealously in a self-defeating manner when the press gets all the attention.... Just ask Jessee Jackson.
2) Her primary opponent is still on the ballot with a big base. He could create a great media event for himself with the media present. The falling tree makes no noise unless the media hears it and has it live on TV.
3) The people on stage lack self-confidence that they will come off looking good in a space where they control the mic and agenda.
I’ve been there.
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