{"id":1939359,"date":"2023-05-26T23:08:18","date_gmt":"2023-05-27T03:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aocs-spending-rant-would-have-jfk-rolling-in-his-grave-highlights-how-far-dems-have-fallen\/"},"modified":"2023-05-26T23:08:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-27T03:08:18","slug":"aocs-spending-rant-would-have-jfk-rolling-in-his-grave-highlights-how-far-dems-have-fallen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aocs-spending-rant-would-have-jfk-rolling-in-his-grave-highlights-how-far-dems-have-fallen\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC&#8217;s Spending Rant Would Have JFK Rolling in His Grave, Highlights How Far Dems Have Fallen"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faocs-spending-rant-would-have-jfk-rolling-in-his-grave-highlights-how-far-dems-have-fallen%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1939359&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>They are two Democratic politicians best known by their initials: JFK and AOC. That\u2019s where the similarities end.<\/p>\n<p>If you need a primer on the differences between the two, just look at two speeches those respective politicians gave 22,770 days apart.<\/p>\n<p>The first was from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dems-forgotten-lessons-reagan-jfk-taught-taxing-corporations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President John Kennedy<\/a> at his inaugural on Jan. 20, 1961. You probably know the words by heart: \u201cAnd so, my fellow Americans: Ask not what your country can do for you \u2014 ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: Ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The second, far-less-familiar address was given on the floor of the House of Representatives on May 25, 2023, by New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The words may be unfamiliar, but the general sentiment is one with which a new generation of Democrats is all too well acquainted:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI ask you to think about the last time a person said \u2014 has said in this country that the government does too much for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yes, that was Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s contribution to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fact-check-squad-members-threaten-violence-debt-ceiling-talks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">debt ceiling debate<\/a>: Ask not what you can do for your country, but ask why the heck your government isn\u2019t doing everything for you.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">AOC: \u201cI ask you\u2026think about the last time a person has said in this country that the government does too much for them\u2026When was the last time anyone has heard or seen that?!\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XkFt7eOJaY\">pic.twitter.com\/XkFt7eOJaY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1661769207279677441?\">May 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Talk about a rant that would make JFK roll in his grave.<\/p>\n<p>AOC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?528315-2\/house-session-part-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full remarks<\/a>, it\u2019s worth noting, were no less infuriating: Despite the fact the reason we\u2019re having this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/joe-biden-gets-worst-news-latest-poll-cnn-debt-ceiling-talks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">debt ceiling debate<\/a> is that President Joe Biden\u2019s administration, enabled by Democratic majorities in both houses of Congress, has spent taxpayers\u2019 money like a drunken poker player, our skyrocketing national debt is actually the <em>Republicans\u2019<\/em> fault.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Should we increase the debt ceiling?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 6%\">\n\t\t\tYes: 6% (44 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 94%\">\n\t\t\tNo: 94% (677 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\tfunction ffp_getCookie(cname) {<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar name = cname + &#8220;=&#8221;;<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar decodedCookie = decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar ca = decodedCookie.split(&#8216;;&#8217;);<br \/>\n\t\t\tfor(var i = 0; i <ca.length; i++) {\n\t\t\t\tvar c = ca[i];\n\t\t\t\twhile (c.charAt(0) == ' ') {\n\t\t\t\t\tc = c.substring(1);\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tif (c.indexOf(name) == 0) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn c.substring(name.length, c.length);\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\treturn \"\";\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tfunction ffp_setCookie(cname, cvalue, exdays) {\n\t\t\tvar d = new Date();\n\t\t\td.setTime(d.getTime() + (exdays*24*60*60*1000));\n\t\t\tvar expires = \"expires=\"+ d.toUTCString();\n\t\t\tdocument.cookie = cname + \"=\" + cvalue + \";\" + expires + \";path=\/\";\n\t\t}\n\n\t\twindow.ff_poll_voted = false;\n\n\t\tvar voted_cookie_name = 'firefly_voted_3365648';\n\n\t\tfunction ff_poll_submit( event ) {\n\t\t\tevent.preventDefault();\n\n\t\t\tvar fireflyPoll = jQuery( '#firefly-poll' );\n\t\t\tvar fireflyPollContainer = jQuery('#firefly-poll-container');\n\t\t\tvar pollFormBox = jQuery('#pollFormBox');\n\n\t\t\tif( window.ff_poll_voted || ffp_getCookie( voted_cookie_name ) ){ return; 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And now when it comes down to \u2014 time to pay for this bill, they do not want to pay it. And not only that, but they are accusing Democrats of saying we spent too much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Actually, we\u2019re not accusing Democrats of saying they\u2019re spending too much, we\u2019re accusing them of spending too much, period \u2014 to the tune of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgpf.org\/national-debt-clock?gclid=Cj0KCQjwjryjBhD0ARIsAMLvnF-HxQ9obhDqtwDi6bYR_moLHXIq_iEtmdYssL43FJE9EvdE1dByYLEaAmuAEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$31.4 trillion<\/a> national debt.<\/p>\n<p>And while the fiscal continence of the Donald Trump and George W. Bush administrations raised the ire of many a conservative, their budgets had nothing on Biden\u2019s exorbitant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/roads-racist-buttigieg-says-racism-literally-built-roads-must-destroyed-rebuilt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">infrastructure boondoggles<\/a>, or his stalled attempt to forgive hundreds of billions in unpaid student loan debt, inter alia.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t tell that to AOC, however: \u201cFor anyone who wants to entertain that thought\u201d that the Biden administration is spending too much, \u201cI ask you to think about the last time a person said in this country that the government does too much for them. That their Social Security check was too high. That teachers are paid too much. When was the last time anyone \u2026 has heard or seen that?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For the record, I just checked Twitter less than 15 minutes ago and saw at least a few posts about dysfunctional teachers unions and the specter of Social Security insolvency. So the answer is: not even a quarter of an hour.<\/p>\n<p>And apparently, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/aoc-makes-huge-mistake-challenging-ted-cruz-gives-unforgettable-history-lesson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AOC<\/a> didn\u2019t pay attention when former President Ronald Reagan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaganlibrary.gov\/archives\/speech\/presidents-news-conference-23#:~:text=I%20think%20you%20all%20know,I%27m%20here%20to%20help.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">correctly identified<\/a> the nine most horrifying words in the English language: \u201cI\u2019m from the government, and I\u2019m here to help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To her \u2014 and to other modern Democrats \u2014 the more America has to suck at the teat of the federal government, the better.<\/p>\n<p>But, perhaps more importantly, comparing Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s words Thursday with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jfk-delivered-famous-inaugural-60-years-ago-ask-not-country-can\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kennedy\u2019s inaugural address<\/a> is an object lesson in just how much America has changed in 62 years \u2014 and, in particular, how much the values of the Democratic Party have shifted:<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>In fact, going through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jfklibrary.org\/learn\/about-jfk\/historic-speeches\/inaugural-address\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transcript<\/a> of Kennedy\u2019s inaugural gives one a nightmare vision of what a revised version of it, delivered by AOC if (heaven forfend) she ever wins the presidency, might entail.<\/p>\n<p>Despite burrowing into a deep pit of emotional despair at the mere contemplation of the notion, I think I came away with a fairly accurate hypothetical of what the JFK inaugural reboot would sound like in Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s hands. See if you agree:<\/p>\n<p><strong>JFK, 1961<\/strong>: \u201cLet every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>AOC, 2032<\/strong>: \u201cLet every nation know, even if it quite rightly wishes us ill, that we will pay any price, bear any burden \u2014 provided it doesn\u2019t involve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-peter-doocy-gets-biden-education-secretary-admit-know-mass-student-loan-cancellation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">repaying our student loans<\/a> \u2014 and meet any hardship to atone for our white, colonialist privilege.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>JFK, 1961<\/strong>: \u201cIf a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>AOC, 2032<\/strong>: \u201cIf a free society cannot eliminate the rich and make the whole lot of you poor, it cannot save the racket career politicians like myself have going. Wait, did I just say that out loud?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>JFK, 1961<\/strong>: \u201cSo let us begin anew \u2014 remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>AOC, 2032<\/strong>: \u201cSo let us begin anew \u2014 remembering on both sides that everyone who didn\u2019t vote for me and opposes my policies is a misogynist racist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fact-checking-fact-checkers-snopes-exposes-left-wing-bias-sham-pro-aoc-fact-check\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who wants to see me dead<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>JFK, 1961<\/strong>: \u201cFinally, whether you are citizens of America or citizens of the world, ask of us here the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of you. With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God\u2019s work must truly be our own.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>AOC, 2032<\/strong>: \u201cFinally, we need to, like, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/aoc-explains-cow-farts-part-green-new-deal-just-bad-think\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stop cow farts<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I think I got pretty close, no?<\/p>\n<p>So, in conclusion, this is the ethos of 2023: Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/aoc-calls-neelys-subway-death-murder-nyc-mayor-stops-cold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AOC<\/a>\u00a0and the Democrats can get your country to do for you \u2014 provided, of course, you fork over a very sizable chunk of your hard-earned income to the inefficient, bumbling bureaucratic state she and her ilk want to empower.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, JFK, where art thou when we need you?<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/aocs-spending-rant-jfk-rolling-grave-highlights-far-dems-fallen\/\">AOC&#8217;s Spending Rant Would Have JFK Rolling in His Grave, Highlights How Far Dems Have Fallen<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They are two Democratic politicians best known by their initials: JFK and AOC. That\u2019s where the similarities end. 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