How do you get to that high a position and not be able to communicate clearly. He sounds like he is underwater with a mouth full of marbles
@AMoore-qx6vv5 жыл бұрын
oddly accurate
@phyliciamcclure8605 жыл бұрын
True. 😂
@meredocu5 жыл бұрын
I m pretty sure that s actually a tortoise.
@dylanjperri5 жыл бұрын
Arizona Citizen lmao!!
@VKingMD5 жыл бұрын
He's 81
@aznwilly80135 жыл бұрын
She sets a good example on how congresswomen/congressmen should function.
@redoctane135 жыл бұрын
it's telling that we're in awe of a person in congress doing their job properly.
@abcd1239065 жыл бұрын
The day we EXPECT and find it normal for all our congressmen and women to act this way is the day we will have a country we can be proud of.
@abcd1239065 жыл бұрын
Illogicbomb Couldn’t agree more! They should ALL be like her, and we shouldn’t even consider it a miracle either. I will add one caveat to that though, she should at least personally get credit for going against the flow (“being good and decent BEFORE it was cool” kind of thing)
@garynoyne73685 жыл бұрын
siiiiike...
@phyliciamcclure8605 жыл бұрын
I totally agree.
@paulcheek57115 жыл бұрын
get rid of the old farts in Washington. We need young new blood there...
@dylanjperri5 жыл бұрын
Paul Cheek HELL YES!
@joshcardnell48405 жыл бұрын
Yesss !!
@rendomstranger86985 жыл бұрын
@Happy_Zebra_86 He might be old, but he has kept up with the rest of the world. In fact, even by European standards he has been a leader for decades. Not that it's very surprising. Anyone who wants to improve the lives of people without being a hypocrite could have seen that his calls to action would become popular eventually. Sadly, it took at least a decade longer than it should have before people started to pay attention to him.
@fredexton58425 жыл бұрын
Would you prefer a young surgeon to do your heart op or an experienced one?
@paulcheek57115 жыл бұрын
@@fredexton5842 YES! the old farts in Washington do nothing good for the country...
@Shetasen5 жыл бұрын
She's fierce and sharp. I love her energy and the work she is putting in.
@garynoyne73685 жыл бұрын
Like seriously, like she works soooo hard. Like, being where she is it's like, soooo important. and there aint nothinn wrong with thaaaaytt.
@BouncyBunny-h2v5 жыл бұрын
Well said, a diamond amongst the rough.
@louk74005 жыл бұрын
everyone is entitled to their opinion but I assure you she is helping Republicans get elected and she is far from sharp. She is out of touch with reality
@garynoyne73685 жыл бұрын
well said @@louk7400
@ajfedz5 жыл бұрын
@@louk7400 She's a dip shit.
@user-nh7my6gg5b5 жыл бұрын
She's draining the real swamp.
@FishoD5 жыл бұрын
Right? This is what draining the swamp looks like. Trump should learn from her...
@khaleneaden49625 жыл бұрын
@William Saunders at first I was scared then I was laughing my ass of nice
@dereksmidl83525 жыл бұрын
Truth! Starting to hold these old was Republicans to the standard of the law
@fredricagraham19315 жыл бұрын
He is playing slow in hopes they get tried of asking him question. Which means he is no longer qualified for the job.
@julief7825 жыл бұрын
*protect her at all costs*
@arilester85195 жыл бұрын
and she still wouldn’t need us. girl can look after herself lol. how about she protect me please.
@meaghanrose7925 жыл бұрын
@@arilester8519 except she does need us, her job is literally to represent us. Lol what.
@QQ-og3ui5 жыл бұрын
@@meaghanrose792 So much for a sense of humor..
@moemchan14735 жыл бұрын
The world has a knack to mysteriously vanish radical, activists and humane influence people off in the world, whether from governments assassins, crazy cult people, or straight up crazy shooting oppressors, and weeee need to keeppp them aliveeee.
@jeniselett-stovall60675 жыл бұрын
jules nf #FACTS!! at all costs.
@uiolax19675 жыл бұрын
Alexandria makes some of the most "experienced" congressmen look terrible. It seems we do not have the right people in Congress 🤔🤔
@btsmith5 жыл бұрын
I literally think i saw some droolage of polygrip
@starpool15 жыл бұрын
"Experienced, corrupted"
@johngreene67835 жыл бұрын
She would be a much better President than what we have now. Also better than the Dem options that are currently running for the 2020 nomination. She is one strong/tough lady
@Gurrla5 жыл бұрын
Well, she’s prepared, plus that she doesn’t have to be calling for funds
@New1NameSauce4 жыл бұрын
Her and Katie along with the rest of the squad are my hopes. RIP Chair Cummings tho💙💙
@Amy-oo7mm5 жыл бұрын
Wilbur Ross: "How *dare* she hold me accountable for my lies and criminal... what happened to my pudding?"
@jeffreyphandani51605 жыл бұрын
😆
@rilleygriffin5 жыл бұрын
🤣
@btsmith5 жыл бұрын
Right next to his cup of meta-mucil with the fly inside.
@Exoticgirl15 жыл бұрын
😂
@DeepShadedGlassesGuy5 жыл бұрын
😂😂👏🏾👏🏾
@lakehousefor25 жыл бұрын
"no need to respond'. Are you for real? Oh, you're one of Trump's lackeys so that's why you have 'no need to respond'. How convenient!
@francescruz4955 жыл бұрын
Finally I see somebody hit the Bingo jackpot to come out n correct all those elders politicians who are not competent to face all the facts from the democracy level. The problem on this Republicans love to procrastinate and exaggerate there outgoing speech but don't follow the facts issued for the public. AOC is an instrument of excellence and outstanding Congress individuals for the sinile ppl in the WHITE HOUSE STAFF.
@TheEjsc5 жыл бұрын
3:08 lol crazy
@richardsmart93315 жыл бұрын
"I believe she's out of time" and "I don't have any need to answer the question" - obviously, grandpa is off "his" meds again...
@jeyonce89015 жыл бұрын
He sounds like he slowly shuffles down the grocery isle right down the middle blocking you from going around.
@loganskiwyse78235 жыл бұрын
I realize you didn't think about this when you wrote it, but you're basically saying he's physically disabled and then using that as a reference to his Idiocracy. Well I know this wasn't in your tent next time think a little bit is it somebody with physical disabilities I was extremely insulted to be compared to this guy
@jeyonce89015 жыл бұрын
@@loganskiwyse7823 I don't think people that move slowly are necessarily disabled. I'd never talk about the disabled.
@loganskiwyse78235 жыл бұрын
I'm only 50 years old but I have a disorder that causes me to walk like I'm 90. So yeah it actually is a disability or it can be. If my case it's like having severe arthritis, without any information which made it real hard for the doctors to figure out what was going on. It turns out that my joints and other tissue are literally disintegrating due to a degenerative genetic disorder. that's why I said you didn't really think about it that way. but it can be really surprising what is and is not a disability and what the person next to you is really going through
@richardsmart93315 жыл бұрын
@@loganskiwyse7823 Um, no, "he" ISN'T "physically disabled" - what it is is amoral, disgusting and corrupt...
@loganskiwyse78235 жыл бұрын
Oh I agree he fails at every point on being qualified to be president. Mental illness may actually be accurate in his case.
@Jstef095 жыл бұрын
You simplify politics, and make it easy and clear to understand. Love your channel, keep up the good work my friend
@JohnHolt11115 жыл бұрын
Someone needs to inform Wilbur Ross that he passed away in his sleep from old age four years ago.
@martymcflyyy31575 жыл бұрын
Oh damn!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣this comment tho...
@deneatertilford76165 жыл бұрын
I'm weak🤣🤣🤣
@martymcflyyy31575 жыл бұрын
This comment needs more likes. It's hilarious and made my day!
@Toywins5 жыл бұрын
Oh shit 😂😂😂😂 #ZOMBIE
@edithwoods44385 жыл бұрын
Lol dam somebody please tell him if you put a fan in the room he going out the chair dam lol
@garypickford23135 жыл бұрын
Of course he does not have a recollection, he’s 176 years old.. He is still pissed that the South lost.
@KD-wz8tp5 жыл бұрын
Gary Pickford 😂🤣😹😅😆
@soulreaverfan19835 жыл бұрын
😄😄👏👏
@LorraElizabeth5 жыл бұрын
Gary Pickford you just won the internet with that comment my friend. I’m crying. 😂
@jennifergridley81115 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 truth
@simons57045 жыл бұрын
Gary Pickford, older than dust, HA! HA! HA! you're killing me, HA! HA! HA!
@teresarose50505 жыл бұрын
She is addicting to watch. I aspire to be as stunning and smart as her. ❤️
@highlife9165 жыл бұрын
shes dumb as a rock
@highlife9165 жыл бұрын
she thinks the world going to end in 12 years, doesnt know what a garbage disposal is, thinks the democratic color is red.. list goes on and on
@lilameagan5 жыл бұрын
highlife916 wanna talk about how trump said he’s building the wall on the COLORADO border of Mexico
@bongodave135 жыл бұрын
@@highlife916 100x smarter than you.
@tedbutterman46145 жыл бұрын
I looove watching these guys squirm. They certainly don’t like having their lies called out! Hahaha! Keep it up AOC!
@deepvybes5 жыл бұрын
I'm more pissed she's the only one trying to do so. She works so hard
@jrasicmark15 жыл бұрын
No, I think I've seen clips of other Democrats asking tough questions of Wilbur Ross and others.
@thudor15 жыл бұрын
@deepvybes, Ilhan and Auntie Maxine are no less brilliant at interrogating fat cats and swamp monsters, but it's true that AOC is the best and her elocution and delivery are just getting better every time she has the floor. She was a community organizer just like Barack Obama, in addition to busting her ass waitressing and bartending. This, no doubt, gave her invaluable experience. I'm sure she's inspiring other young people to do what she does and I'm also sure that AOC wouldn't have it any other way!!😄
@mangomussolini79865 жыл бұрын
Check out Katie Porter. She is taking no prisoners as well. These women kick ass!
@thudor15 жыл бұрын
@@mangomussolini7986, right!! How could I have forgotten about her?! She was a boss that day!!😆
@elhadjiamadoujohnson41665 жыл бұрын
jrasicmark1 indeed!!!
@podcastpapi25535 жыл бұрын
Love how sharp and prepared she is every time I see footage of her in action. Brilliant🏆
@user-sx9or2kx8m5 жыл бұрын
podcast papi prepares? She didn’t even know her party colors. She said “we’re ready to flip this seat red” she also backs out of interviews by saying “I’m not a political expert” this woman has hundreds of videos of her online showing how much experience and common sense she lacks
@podcastpapi25535 жыл бұрын
Jessica Mendez haters gonna hate. She performs when the lights are on and she’s also clearly under your skin lol
@richardsmart93315 жыл бұрын
@@podcastpapi2553 Which is just one more reason to love her - obviously, "Jessica Mendez" is a self-loathing Hispanic. Or a Russian troll...
@deanhaynes94915 жыл бұрын
podcast papi perform? Global warming our ww2? The green deal? How many more stupid things do I need to name. Everything that comes out of her mouth is beyond stupid
@rendomstranger86985 жыл бұрын
@@deanhaynes9491 In case you haven't realized it yet, you're only making yourself look like a dumbass. Anyone outside your echo chamber can see and easily look up the *demonstrable harm* that climate change is already causing. As someone from the Netherlands, I can see it in the yearly changes in our weather. And our farmers can see it in their crops. Crops which are dying from the rising salt water and summers that are dryer and hotter than any previous summer on record. Similar stories van be heard from all over the world, including from the older generations. Yet here you are, trying to ignore or minimize the importance of climate change and making yourself look like a complete moron in the process. And no, you are not smarter than 99% of climate scientists so don't pretend that you know more about climate change than they do. Not that I even need their word to understand that the climate is changing at a dangerous rate.
@corinausa5 жыл бұрын
That's what happens when you pay your aides well, you come prepared and ready to kick a**!!!Good job, AOC!!!
@sensiblesolution71005 жыл бұрын
she will go down as the worst congress person ever
@garynoyne73685 жыл бұрын
It's actually hysterical to watch her speak and make a fool of herself every time she's interviewed. It's jaw dropping entertainment lol "like, honestly.. like, I think that.. umm, like." #Trump2020
@garynoyne73685 жыл бұрын
She doesn't even know how to use words lmao If you meant scared as in laughing at.. then you are correct. The only people she can attract is young, feeble minded folk. I'm young and I can see right thru the lines. she's a fake, a pawn being used by the left and also has no idea what she even speaks about during interviews. You need to wake up @You Know
@garynoyne73685 жыл бұрын
Infowars? Dude watch any of her interviews, the evidence speaks for itself. You need to stop watching cnn@You Know
@garynoyne73685 жыл бұрын
What is your question? I just find it amusing to read peoples comments that actually think AOC has any shot in politics, as well as the folk that think Trump won't get re-elected in 2020. No one's "coping out" here pal. Don't project towards me.@You Know
@sammybubba1765 жыл бұрын
mr. meadows needs to clean his ears. we all heard her quite clearly state what statute had been violated.
@amead785 жыл бұрын
sammy bubba He has his fingers in his ears.
@normasouza-brien23575 жыл бұрын
sammy bubba meadows is just another traitor. Remember republicans are very good at cheating and killing that is the only way they get into office,?they do not win.
@harlemnewyork89225 жыл бұрын
Ok smdh FOH all those do absolutely nothing Republican senators need to be voted out ASAP ENOUGH is ENOUGH
@Apereal145 жыл бұрын
He needs to 'clean out' his desk and then head home because he's useless
@Observer-cp4if5 жыл бұрын
It's so obvious that Meadows jumped in to save WILBUR some time.
@clueless86505 жыл бұрын
Wow, Finally someone holding the government accountable. If all politicians had that spirit, Democratic or Republican, the US would skyrocket. Please and thank you for saving our Democracy
@bookie56675 жыл бұрын
It's not just spirit. She's not grandstanding like some, she's done her homework.
@lauramorrison55675 жыл бұрын
She always asks the best questions. Ones you can't get out of
@jsmall106715 жыл бұрын
Let's not act like this is the first time this has ever happened. She's great, but Elizabeth Warren has been doing the same thing on the Banking Committee for decades
@regulusmine23365 жыл бұрын
God you guys need to grow up.
@thesuncollective14755 жыл бұрын
AOC go...what have the Dems been doing?
@polarbianarchy33335 жыл бұрын
I love it when these freshmen congress members expose the lies of old rich white guys
@dogwalk35 жыл бұрын
doobiewah357 lol stfu & get your lame troll ass out the door :) gracías 😘
@seansurfn25 жыл бұрын
@Mutable xxx says the liar ( i dont like faux news OR any other mainstream news unlike dumbshits like you) the old dude is dumb but so is she..
@MrCucamonga15 жыл бұрын
I think if anyone with a job title that includes the word "Secretary" in it uses the "I don't recall" line more than three times during sworn testimony, then we have to bring their level of competency to do the job into question. "Not remembering" shouldn't clear someone of guilt. I know it wouldn't work to keep a poor person out of Jail.
@ItIsGuido5 жыл бұрын
Is Ross drugged? AOC is brilliant!
@thechumpsbeendumped.77975 жыл бұрын
Shanna Sweger we can live in hope.
@daved42155 жыл бұрын
Its the hydrazine talking.
@Siathuan5 жыл бұрын
Punch drunk from the verbal beating AOC delivered. Probably. Maybe. One can hope that it hurt, but that would require him to have something remotely resembling a sense of shame, which I'm kind of doubtful of.
@gigglehertz5 жыл бұрын
He's very "low energy." Trump won't like his performance since he didn't alpha male everybody like he likes.
@timan20395 жыл бұрын
These new Dem. Representatives are kicking a$$ by doing their homework and paying attention to the details. I love it.
@setharkin27685 жыл бұрын
Millennials are killing napkins...and corruption.
@skarknee64465 жыл бұрын
Are you stupid or trolling Coz aoc is a joke even other dems think so 57-0 😂
@frogy_135795 жыл бұрын
@@skarknee6446 awww sweetie, Fox isn't a reputable source. Maybe try looking up facts before spouting your nonsense... Or perhaps your first book will help? Since you clearly are not an intellectual person of any sort.
@skarknee64465 жыл бұрын
@@frogy_13579 how can you affirm this without knowing me at all darling I live for facts but you seem to live for your feelings that's the difference between us
@kila11015 жыл бұрын
Skar Knee: hOw cAn yOu aFfIrM tHiS wItHoUt kNoWiNg mE aT aLl dArLiNg Also Star Knee: **assumes they know the difference between them and a stranger they’ve never met**
@smolshay5 жыл бұрын
"I have no idea what she's talking about." AOC-"I can show you." Chairman-" She laid it out really clearly." Rep-"hfjdksjgkrkskgk"
@cpester15 жыл бұрын
You can say what you want about her political views ...but she is sharp and doesn’t miss anything...
@sammysam26155 жыл бұрын
Exactly what people like Trump, McConnell, and others on the right don't like. They want people to be complacent and not to think, research, or fact check anything
@bkirstie Жыл бұрын
🏆
@johntrip075 жыл бұрын
Jesus this guy should be in a rest home!
@neddelley87665 жыл бұрын
He's still got the hammer .
@anthonypena54025 жыл бұрын
The worms are already waiting.
@d1nonly14ever35 жыл бұрын
true...I bet he can remember when he hunted dinasours.
@DB_Cooper.5 жыл бұрын
He's a Christian. He doesn't believe in dinosaurs.
@exploregreer10485 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂, he needs counsel to help him stay awake and to help him keep his lies straight.
@kevindenning73615 жыл бұрын
This former bartender knows bull shite when she hears it. Keep up the good work !!!
@billpool12175 жыл бұрын
She sounds like she was writing legal briefs a year ago. Not babysitting drunks a year ago!!!
@lucky7even6225 жыл бұрын
Most bartenders do. 🤣🤣🤣
@mangomussolini79865 жыл бұрын
Now she is serving these cocks their tails.
@winstonsmithKadikoy5 жыл бұрын
Thank you commenting Kevin. I'll now look to Donald for all my guidance, he is a very stable genius.
@wadopotato335 жыл бұрын
She is going to have to answer her own questions soon. Hypocrite thy name is AOC. She is the same dirty politician you all are pretending only Republicans are. townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/03/04/fec-violation-aocs-chief-of-staff-funneled-big-money-from-pacs-to-private-corporations-to-hide-donations-n2542576 "These are not minor or technical violations. We are talking about real money here. In all my years of studying FEC reports, I’ve never seen a more ambitious operation to circumvent reporting requirements. Representative Ocasio-Cortez has been quite vocal in condemning so-called dark money, but her own campaign went to great lengths to avoid the sunlight of disclosure," Tom Anderson, director of NLPC’s Government Integrity Project, said in a statement.
@davidsabillon51825 жыл бұрын
Honestly, I couldn't hear anything from Ross. He's my grandpa's age and my grandfather shouldn't head to the store alone never mind a state department.
@philphillips18105 жыл бұрын
The Trump Dementia Dept. barely alive and not well at all. 😂😂
@williambalestreri16055 жыл бұрын
If he lied, he perjured himself. Has he been charged with lying to Congress?
@HornyWonton5 жыл бұрын
William Balestreri can you be charged for lying to congress? Genuinely interested, I was told congressional hearings are only for fact finding, not exactly criminal charges - so I’m not sure how that works
@birdyposting5 жыл бұрын
Tommy Nguyen if he was not sworn in he cannot he tried, but yes if he was sworn in he absolutely could and should’ve been
@birdyposting5 жыл бұрын
Tommy Nguyen also for fact finding is to see if he should be charged with a criminally
@tomholmes72965 жыл бұрын
He is not alive in this meeting
@o.h.w-ok5 жыл бұрын
Waited my whole adult life for someone like AOC to come along and kick some ass. Go get those crooks!! ❤️
@Infidelio5 жыл бұрын
I love her. Wilbur Ross is the lowest of the low.
@marvinholman76495 жыл бұрын
Meadows --- just stop talking!!! You already embarrassed yourself in the Cohen hearing, don't do it again and ... he did it again, lol
@mariom63685 жыл бұрын
👏 😂
@raulledesma11945 жыл бұрын
Meadows at it again , at least his not crying, on this time
@dameoftruth40225 жыл бұрын
They just can't seem to help themselves.
@corporealaegis96345 жыл бұрын
AOC put him in his place, like a neutered dog.
@harlemnewyork89225 жыл бұрын
Sooooooooo sick and tired of Meadows and Jim Jordan smmfh
@jonathanalexander60495 жыл бұрын
"You got a lot of people back there."🤣
@noorykorky50563 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂 Rep. Elijah Cummings was amazing!
@compka935 жыл бұрын
That young lady is GOOD. She is totaly prepared
@redhedkev15 жыл бұрын
Trump: "When I'm elected I'm going to appoint the best people to my cabinet positions!" Still waiting for that to happen. Just old corrupt cronies so far.
@texas35575 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a he’s a gator that survived Trumps swamp draining. Dang those gators, they all survived. 🐊🦖
@TurboSilke5 жыл бұрын
to be fair, he did get a lot of great people into congress at least, like AOC. And about draining the swamp, well i wouldn't be surprised if we see a lot more republicans end up in jail. (holding my thumbs on that)
@charissecoal5 жыл бұрын
I must have lost a billion brain cells waiting for Ross to figure out what AOC was talking about
@marksoquetjr46935 жыл бұрын
He looks and talks like a Wilbur.
@tim992915 жыл бұрын
He is incompetent, just like 95% of the GOP.
@Chicago485 жыл бұрын
@San Diego Don't you think Ross is dementia. He looks terrible.
@yomasane36705 жыл бұрын
@@Chicago48 It's an act.
@yomasane36705 жыл бұрын
@@Chicago48 They should have one of those defibrillator machines on hand that shock patients out of cardiac arrest to get Ross to answer the questions loud and clearly. BZZZZT!
@noomwa5 жыл бұрын
Um,um,um...I don't feel the need to respond. Seriously?
@JozVerse5 жыл бұрын
Noomwa Lis that’s a joke
@Gurrla5 жыл бұрын
Yea, he said that
@danielhaving34115 жыл бұрын
Thank you for being that guy that does commentary at the end instead of doing this intermittent commentary like most of the other poli news people! Keep up the good work!
@hopesy12u45 жыл бұрын
gets on my nerves too
@isabelleanderson36185 жыл бұрын
Daniel Having i agree, it allows you to create your own opinion without feeling like you’re being told what to think
@realdavebob5 жыл бұрын
Agreed!!
@pamm52875 жыл бұрын
Love AOC. That Dinosaur Wilbur Ross Should Have Been Gone Long Ago. Thank You For The Hard Work & Great Content Brian. Please Keep It Coming.
@akicitaa.82335 жыл бұрын
Tl;dr: AOC: "I did my research. Here's the law; did you follow it?" WR: "I have no idea and I don't need to answer." EC: "Yeah, you do need to answer it!" Republicans: "What law? Is there a law we're supposed to comply with? What's she talking about?" WR: "I can assure you that we are complying with the law that my own party admits it doesn't even know about." Way to go, Republicans.
@Filminformer19845 жыл бұрын
Akicita A. 🤝🥂
@FalconEspresso5 жыл бұрын
It is a show of mental might and conviction of purpose against retardicans. Go AOC!
@scottbeaulieu135 жыл бұрын
As Hilary said they didn’t knowingly or willingly break the law so they get off. Hilary used that excuse about the secret server and deleted emails and avoided federal felonies.
@elitepyrohd5 жыл бұрын
Scott Beaulieu 😂😂😂 “ but but hilary 🤨”
@MrPECIOSA5 жыл бұрын
@@elitepyrohd again😂😂😂☝️
@rebeccatang93835 жыл бұрын
AOC is such an inspiration to young girls. I’ve always been interested in law and politics but it seemed daunting and hostile towards young women. Thank you for paving the way.✊
@Nilguiri5 жыл бұрын
New rule: When somebody undergoing question says "I believe she is out of time"-basically an admission of guilt-the time limit is removed and they can grill him unrelentlessly, non stop for days.
@dwightk.schrute67435 жыл бұрын
Proceeds to watch Fox news get its panties in a twist.
@LorraElizabeth5 жыл бұрын
Dwight! 🥰
@exploregreer10485 жыл бұрын
Not if tucker can help it.
@munkyusm5 жыл бұрын
"BREAKING: AOC CALLS IMMIGRANTS IN HER DISTRICT 'CONSTITUENTS'."
@seth2865 жыл бұрын
Daniel Key I dunno, so I am asking can you not be an American and an immigrant are they mutually exclusive? And why are we SHOUTING??
@raulledesma11945 жыл бұрын
@@exploregreer1048 Tucker might loose his gig
@jaybusa33025 жыл бұрын
The best part of this is how smart AOC comes off. Its obvious she has been doing her homework. She is intelligent and articulate while at the same time being direct.....watching her speak and then watching trump speak. The difference is astonishing.....
@ThelurkingScottsman5 жыл бұрын
@chris proof please
@lnsflare15 жыл бұрын
@chris Greenpeace has publicly disavowed Patrick Moore's stances and pointed out that he is not currently affiliated with their policies and is actually an industry lobbyist. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZfReKt9lLeriJY
@OtreblaIIIable5 жыл бұрын
@chris You guys take everything very literal in order to adjust it to help your agenda or exaggerate to scare the morons who believe the wall will bring peace and solve all problems. Like with Booker, just because they guy is vegan now you're saying "he's gonna shove veggies down your throat and take away all the meat!" You probably are one of the 'coal jobs! forget about renewable energy!'
@lnsflare15 жыл бұрын
@chris Patrick Moore is also on camera saying that Monsanto's pesticide is safe to drink (and then saying he isn't stupid enough to drink it when the host offered to get him a glass of it, while still insisting that it was perfectly harmless to humans). That's a thing he actually did, on television. It's in the clip I linked above. So, if you really, truly, deeply believe that Patrick Moore's statements on the environment are well informed and well intentioned, you can prove it by drinking a nice tall glass of Glyphosate. Now, I personally would not recommend that, but that's because *I* believe that he is clearly an industry shill that doesn't care who else gets harmed as long as he gets paid.
@iak7065 жыл бұрын
@chris Greenpeace is not a legislative entity. But so there is some clarity. Failure to provide prudent leadership with climate change issues will eventually result in emergencies where likely undesirable measures are the option. That same failure of prudent leadership we all witnessed for 2 years by the president and republican controlled legislature with immigration that resulted in a supposed emergency for which the president has had to stretch the use of executive power for himself and all future presidents. I drive a 33 year old truck which i will keep going as long as possible, but electrification due to market forces is coming whether we like it or not. Or maybe all the advanced countries elsewhere will sell us their old stuff like we currently sell some of our older, less efficient and more polluting technology to 3rd world countries.
@midnightspeedpainter36025 жыл бұрын
Ross is so rude. "Her time is up" and "I don't need to respond" the balls!
@MrDaanJoanes5 жыл бұрын
Ross is not rude - he’s caught out and drowning in lies, which is possibly why he sounds like a murmuring monster.
@tomholmes72965 жыл бұрын
He is useless
@ya_done2 жыл бұрын
They are so scared of her lmaooo
@mikeyoung98105 жыл бұрын
I loved that the chair of the committee asked that it be put in writing.
@rodneysmart97745 жыл бұрын
And when Ross says "she's out of time" he still wants him to answer the damn question.
@FalconEspresso5 жыл бұрын
Yes, I caught that too because it becomes part of the public records to hang someone on if they are lying.
@FalconEspresso5 жыл бұрын
@@rodneysmart9774Hell yeah, Ross was not saved by the bell and he surely thought that he was!
@stephenconway24685 жыл бұрын
That was what we wanted to see. She asked a clearly considered question and he enforced it.
@gballsr5 жыл бұрын
And the attorneys behind him co sign and vouched for his statement so they should put their names on the statement also!!!!
@Mark-nl1up5 жыл бұрын
WTF is this fossil during in government. He should be fitted for a casket
@javascriptkiddie27185 жыл бұрын
Trump is repaying the favor for a massive bailout he got from Ross back in the 80s for a bankrupted casino.
@icv1095 жыл бұрын
Very good point, well said
@icv1095 жыл бұрын
@@javascriptkiddie2718 good point
@colinmyers66805 жыл бұрын
Trump himself is a fucking fossil with obvious signs of personality disorders and creeping dementia. We really need to impose term limits on more positions of power
@nicolebrown19275 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@jonberry62655 жыл бұрын
AOC is extremely well prepared and brillant. I sleep better at night knowing she is working tirelessly to keep our democracy alive.
@tth7405 жыл бұрын
I love AOC, but it is not just her. You got Ayanna pressley, Katie Porter and many other freshman congress men/women kicking ass in the hearings.
@daniel91115 жыл бұрын
This woman is a puppet joke!
@mr1galdamez5 жыл бұрын
You and AOC are idiots
@vertigo19975 жыл бұрын
Yes she is and she is amazing!
@animalsareloveandhappiness45055 жыл бұрын
@@daniel9111 , you again troll. flushing !!!!!!!! Bye . She scares you huh? There's more out there like her. Lmaooooooooo lmaooooooooo
@SNAB19875 жыл бұрын
🗣This is the reason why these old heads need to go! He couldn’t keep up with the question🤣🤦🏽♂️
@mark-ish5 жыл бұрын
ross obfuscated his answer to run the clock down. Elijah Cummings: answer the question, mr secretary!!
@jaimedelgado75295 жыл бұрын
AOC is the gift that keeps giving. Can you imagine if all democrats were like her and actually did their jobs?!
@biketyson6915 жыл бұрын
jaime delgado if we had anyone like her for the past 20 years. We’d be so far ahead.
@fadedrose95 жыл бұрын
They would be CHAMPIONS!!
@mephybooks73095 жыл бұрын
lmao jesus just put that old guy on life support and give his job to someone ambulatory
@keriezy5 жыл бұрын
Haha!
@maxmilligan56725 жыл бұрын
is he alive?
@jimmymejias905 жыл бұрын
Lol
@alejofox105 жыл бұрын
Lmao😂
@Ad-fu3wi5 жыл бұрын
He's acting. He sure looked fine when he was standing telling government workers to take out loans to survive the shutdown
@Pntngbrn5 жыл бұрын
AOC, you go girl. Keeping the accountable. This cracks me up, making rich white guy squirm
@KTJAM35095 жыл бұрын
doobiewah357 how do you think the corporate democrats and republicans get to that point of making that much? Lobbyist is one. Hhmm what’s another. She not only makes the republicans squirm but also the corporate Dems. What’s your argument? Because to me you are playing right into the narrative that she is one that will hold there feet to the fire and be accountable for there corruption. Someone that we need and isn’t scared to upset there party or the other. Because there corruption is with our tax dollars. Tax dollars that can be going towards things we the people need. Things they like to try to say “we can’t afford it.”
@goyaskippy81445 жыл бұрын
Miss Ocasio Cortez should start wearing a cape super heroe STATUS lol awesome
@Mari-hb5do5 жыл бұрын
edna mode voice: ‘ NO CAPES!’ but yes, she gives me hope for the world too...
@Biggreydog5 жыл бұрын
When she gets the cape she should jump off a building.snowflake
@ChrisPierreBacon5 жыл бұрын
Your videos are done PERFECTLY. You show us the relevant congressional clip, put it into context concisely, then tell us why it matters. Keep up the good work!
@dhatfield84115 жыл бұрын
This is probably ageist, but if he's so old he can barely speak, why is he allowed to hold his current position?
@junking78035 жыл бұрын
I wanted to ask that before reading your comment
@9604565 жыл бұрын
He can barely hold himself up from the damn desk!
@ghostdawg46905 жыл бұрын
Simply put, GREED!
@AnointedSong5 жыл бұрын
Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that he's worth over a billion dollars ...no wait...that amount was changed to less than 700 million once he was nominated to trumps cabinetor perhaps the controversy about a multimillion-dollar stake in a shipping company that does business with close associates of someone with the initials VP.
@ca61775 жыл бұрын
Because that's what the Trump administration is made up of!
@lisamerdy72105 жыл бұрын
She is prepared most of the time No wonder they hate her
@ilove29295 жыл бұрын
This drilling method is what my mom does when she figured i was lying about taking extra class all along 😂 diggin deep all the flaws, no hole to hide
@beingplainjane5845 жыл бұрын
Why is this senile dinosaur involved in our government? This is depressing. I love AOC and her actual love of America and justice! I hope we see more millennials holding office.
@yootoob19585 жыл бұрын
Secretary Ross is like a real Mr. Burns from the Simpsons. What an incredible disaster of a human being!
@johnw89845 жыл бұрын
yootoob1958 lol hahaha hahaha
@hansanderson24765 жыл бұрын
I was waiting to hear “ Smithers, release the hounds!”
@PYTETeamSussex5 жыл бұрын
LMAO! OMG! THAT IS SO TRUEEEE! You made my day!
@PanglossDr5 жыл бұрын
Don't be so nasty. Just let him retire and spend his retirement in jail.
@joemarvelous2345 жыл бұрын
A senile old man and a dingbat! Wow, you just cant make this stuff up.
@llc19765 жыл бұрын
She’s real good. Thank god for her.
@Yo_Gma5 жыл бұрын
At least we will be paying for our health. Right now we just pay for our demise.
@anthonypena54025 жыл бұрын
@2 piece Willy too silly willy...you sir are a dumb ass if you believe that...yup you are a dumb ass...good day a hole..i mean sir.
@renecurry65515 жыл бұрын
@2 piece Willy 👄Why are you distorting the truth?!!
@tpl20235 жыл бұрын
@2 piece Willy ouuu fear mongering nice
@common_undead5 жыл бұрын
@2 piece Willy Umm. Do you understand how Tax Brackets work?
@syd26985 жыл бұрын
He's replying slowly so AOC's time runs out and she can't ask more
@andyt2k3 жыл бұрын
Nah he's 376 years old, so takes him a while
@TheMissingLink25 жыл бұрын
" I don't have a need to respond". Wow, if one of us poor people would have responded like that, we'd be put in jail.
@tomthecasual53375 жыл бұрын
Police: "Sir, you know you why we pulled you over? You have been driving 30 mph over the limit and ignored two red lights." Driver: "I dont have a need to respond." Police: "Oh, ok... have a good day Sir."
@milvec15 жыл бұрын
Her time was up, not a hard concept
@jettramel5 жыл бұрын
Yes, the whole Trump criminal regime thinks they are all above the law, & @jason M I don't care if her time was up, he never answered one GD question, the whole Trump administration side steps, crabs, dodges direct yes or no questions as they play out the clock, unacceptable.
@milvec15 жыл бұрын
James E. Tramel lol and her constituents are illegal aliens, hypocrisy at the highest level
@bcpnatl5 жыл бұрын
@@milvec1 Sounds like you're trying to justify breaking the law. You must love having all the corruption in government Trump has delivered.
5 жыл бұрын
The radical right constantly attack her because they fear her, that's obvious. She's doing a great job.
@mrcoolguy25305 жыл бұрын
Scrub Alert! Grrr I’m mad 😡 🤪
@daniel91115 жыл бұрын
I can't wait for trump 2020. This woman will be the downfall of the Democrat party.
@chrismc105 жыл бұрын
Her puppet masters are decent, when she has to actually think for herself, you can see how much if a moron she is.
@420Ruger5 жыл бұрын
@@flyingpig6324 "Your stupid" the argument of a child. 🤫🤫🤫
@jme28165 жыл бұрын
@@daniel9111 that's why the Republikkkans lost both Houses
@allbutgrey5 жыл бұрын
Playing the role of confused old man wont work
@kodikennedy89125 жыл бұрын
Love this woman every time I hear her talk shes always putting people in there place we need more people like her
@nopenope55735 жыл бұрын
Man he needs to retire. She was VERY clear about her question. That idiot just got caught. A lot of people don't like her because she does her homework. True belief that you don't question people unless you already have the answer. There is reasoning behind her words.
@christiangeiselmann5 жыл бұрын
Yes, she does her homework. A role model for politicians.
@heatherspoon69815 жыл бұрын
@@christiangeiselmann he is being purposefully dense. It's a game he looks inept so his people dont blame him for breaking the law.
@marnie11475 жыл бұрын
nope nope yup yup
@KingZealotTactics5 жыл бұрын
people don't like her because she does her homework....jesus was that for real? people don't like her because she has outrageous solutions and is a socialist.
@duhmzdaih5 жыл бұрын
@@KingZealotTactics What people? plenty of people like her because she's "socialist"
@SNWEC5 жыл бұрын
Gotta love her:) Keep up the great work A.O.C, we love you in NYC
@redfish98095 жыл бұрын
gmailuser you're fucking kidding? President? More like, dictator?
@ccmkoho5 жыл бұрын
John Scott , Ginny Oliver , she’s got spaghetti mouth. She can’t articulate a single sentence without obfuscation. And soon she will be in jail for her crooked funding into her campaign where she funneled funds into a private LLC.
@beefandbarley5 жыл бұрын
She is prepared, intelligent and rational. Thanks Brian.
@BeaulieuTodd5 жыл бұрын
They FUCKING hate her! It’s insane how my golf buddies hate her. They’re nuts. Infatuated with invalidating and discrediting her. Why dat? Hmmmmm.
@dontbetonit8135 жыл бұрын
And she scares the shit out of Republicans.
@emiltrees5 жыл бұрын
@@BeaulieuTodd Why are they your golf buddies if you don't like their bullshit. I would end up beating those Trump Punks with my Driver.
@elljay45875 жыл бұрын
She is an idiot of the highest order
@angelarr87835 жыл бұрын
She is the future,.,..,.
@samcrane98175 жыл бұрын
Oh I so agree with you Satevo. I am so happy with all of the OUTSTANDING WOMEN were voted in 2018. You go girl...AOC is so right!
@slothsgonewild73595 жыл бұрын
She makes me feel like someone is actually representing the people
@boarder62465 жыл бұрын
🤘😭🤘
@20cameron15 жыл бұрын
Which people? This day and age, it’s very unclear who stands for what because politicians say one thing and do another-whether it benefits this country or doesn’t. I see too many people on both sides that want to play who’s bigger than who instead of dealing with the core issues of safety, human life-not death, protection of everyone’s privileges-not just a select few. Too many on both sides are full of hot air and could care less about preserving this country’s founding principles. 2 year olds in business suits.
@boarder62465 жыл бұрын
Magnum, AOC represents the majority of Americans that want Medicare and Medicaid, she suppprts the checks and balances that are not benefiting the public. We want taxation with representation.
@boarder62465 жыл бұрын
You are wrong, AOC represents the founding principles. She wants a fair vote and for humanity to resist fascist and king like entities
@boarder62465 жыл бұрын
Lol entities
@immafoodlover64125 жыл бұрын
AOC is a beast! Keep it up! ✊🏽🤙🏽
@debbiemaysonet2365 жыл бұрын
Ocasio- Cortez, Porter, "WOOOOOW!!!!! And the Freshman are still coming!!! No shame in their game. This is what we need fresh Minds with new ideas. Not men who are still in the house and look dead. That Wilbur Ross, can't even speak. Get those old ideas out of there!!! 2019 is a developed era, and we must continue to protect it!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@Nobodysbby5 жыл бұрын
Unbelievable. He can barley communicate , let alone respectably & he is making decisons for our country. Wow.
@JLabanz5 жыл бұрын
If she had just punctuated this line of questions with “please don’t pretend to be too senile to respond EVERY time I catch you with your pants down”
@janewright82495 жыл бұрын
Maybe he’s not pretending. He’s no match for her. Put him out to pasture.
@melvado5 жыл бұрын
Soooo she catches you breaking the law... and that's okay, but cohan you verbally bashed for the same thing...Mr. Meadows... please resign
@erlpen20165 жыл бұрын
why should he resign? he is friends with the chairman ...not only that but they share the same relatives...or was it the same friends...no their relatives are of the same color....whatever ...i just don't want to see meadows crying again...
@lessd6855 жыл бұрын
Mark Meadows is a disgrace for the intelligent and honest people of North Carolina. He has become a Trump puppet.
@cherbear19965 жыл бұрын
Meadows and Jordan r bullies just like trump..and why havent we heard more about Jordan's legal issues from last year? Y is he even still there?
@melvado5 жыл бұрын
@Kayla Pounds campaign and get him out of there... voting stops stupidity ..
@rdstud74645 жыл бұрын
Meadows party the stooge
@seansartor5 жыл бұрын
Wilbur and his attorneys: Ahhhh I don’t know the law, so it doesn’t apply to me.
@DNOG875 жыл бұрын
“She laid it out pretty nicely”... 😂😂😂 people hear what they wanna hear I guess 🤷🏻♂️
@BlazingCorpse4205 жыл бұрын
Based off of your comment, yea, people hear what they want I guess lmfaoooo. Nevermind he didn't even send in the 3rd required form lmfaooo
@ccrz775 жыл бұрын
DNOG87 not her fault ppl are too stupid to understand
@BigBoss12285 жыл бұрын
Pot meet kettle. Everyone hears only what they want to hear, not to mention that any true unbiased people will still be called biased because their statements don't support or help what they were arguing.
@aaronsandoval28805 жыл бұрын
She’s kinda good at this 🤷🏻♂️
@KD-wz8tp5 жыл бұрын
Aaron Sandoval, that is an understatement. 🤣
@darrenwilson80425 жыл бұрын
Its not hard. Just read the info and do your homework. So many politicians take it for granted and wing it - and it shows
@TheAngryman19675 жыл бұрын
Not kind of she would make a damn good defense attorney.
@exploregreer10485 жыл бұрын
She'll mature into her position just fine.
@exploregreer10485 жыл бұрын
@@darrenwilson8042 she not corrupt.
@MrBarelytone5 жыл бұрын
Loved this. Both AOC and Chairman's support Plus the excellent commentary that followed. Grab it and growl, AOC!!!
@JorgeRamos-ix1jm5 жыл бұрын
AOC is exposing the swamp big time. Got to love this lady.
@animalsareloveandhappiness45055 жыл бұрын
AOC and others like her have more huevos than all of them put together. Lmaooooooooo HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Hahahahahahaha
@bujoun765 жыл бұрын
To many people don't understand that AOC is actually helping you. My problem is why is she in so many of these ball busting videos alone? Where are all of the other politicians fighting for the common citizen? Where is their "patriotism"?
@silverfox62295 жыл бұрын
It's funny how so many trumpanzees can't recollect things, all the time
@jacobelledge84245 жыл бұрын
It’s funny how you trust a stupid bitch that doesn’t even know what the three chambers sorry branches of government. He probably filed the report and she was to busy trying to find Mitch McConnell’s office
@silverfox62295 жыл бұрын
Somebody needed to find his coward ass. Oh and here we go with some Hillary bullshit again. Same old boring taking points. Get a new line. 2 stupid comments 100 likes. Hmmm weird
Well, to be fair-- of course he can't recollect anything, he’s 176 years old... He is still pissed that the South lost.
@dalehefferman5 жыл бұрын
you messed the pattern he files one in 17 one in 18 the last one will be filled in 19 the census will be done in 2020 which he will be gone by then more than likely and replaced by someone else.
@glen72285 жыл бұрын
Here's another pre written sketch for SNL. AOC is more than these guys can handle and you can feel the hatred they have for her.
@stephanieelting50135 жыл бұрын
She certainly does her homework! She's as sharp as a tack w anyone she questions. Love her!
@maryrodger51305 жыл бұрын
There are several freshmen that are great at doing their research 1st..we need more of them in Congress. Check out Katie Porter who was a student of Senator Warren. She pulled out a book to read a paragraph and it was a text book that Porter had written herself! ;~)
@__banksy7695 жыл бұрын
@It's me, Joolz. 👍🇦🇺
@JLabanz5 жыл бұрын
Mary Rodger loved it when she did that! I started watching her highlight reals and am super impressed. Unfortunately came across her selling out her fellow freshman congresswoman over AIPAC apart from that she’s been fantastic
@robram20255 жыл бұрын
She definitely sharp and blowing holes through their bullshit. The future of politics is AOC!
@robram20255 жыл бұрын
@2 piece Willy Lol you doofus! Seriously get off of KZbin and consider seeking higher education.
@818cookies5 жыл бұрын
WHEN CUMMINGS SAID “she said it twice” 😂😂
@iLoveLeatherNYC5 жыл бұрын
"I believe her time is up...I don't have any need to respond...." then two seconds later you can't remember the question? OMG...this is tragic.
@iyaoshun5 жыл бұрын
Hilariously embarrassing, and so pitiful.
@HHOLMES12225 жыл бұрын
Wilbur seems to have one or both feet already in the grave at this hearing. Seems as if he could barely breathe to get a word out.
@ScottMcFadyen5 жыл бұрын
Meadows be like “well gosh chairman, I don’t even know what she’s saying. She used reason and logic and smart sounding words. How are we to respond to that dangnabit?”
@celinehary32225 жыл бұрын
LOL!!!
@redstone75025 жыл бұрын
But he did say they have complied with all regulations. If they didn’t then that remains to be seen. So if he is right he proved her wrong... it’s simply to early to boast.
@davidodonohoe17735 жыл бұрын
Redstone their wording is very telling. We complied with “regulations”. They are very specific in saying “regulations” but not the specific regulation AOC is asking about ?
@AndrewPriceMotorsport5 жыл бұрын
David O Donohoe they complied with the specific regulation. AOC got the wording of the regulation incorrect. There is also no such thing as the Census Act 1974 it might be the Privacy Act 1974
@burger_kinghorn5 жыл бұрын
@@AndrewPriceMotorsport she got him to say so under oath, so he better back that up.
@chriswhite31985 жыл бұрын
the Walking Dead is missing a zombie! and AOC has found him.
@gohstdog235 жыл бұрын
🤣😂👑🔥👍🏻
@blackbutterfly91935 жыл бұрын
So funny , yet correct !!!!
@FalconEspresso5 жыл бұрын
Lol, yes Ross was the zombie in the room!
@kevin42405 жыл бұрын
AOC IS him!!! Shes got liberal trump derangement
@Yve555 жыл бұрын
@@kevin4240 You jealous?
@ICantThinkOfANameB5 жыл бұрын
C: Did you break the law? R: Uh, I think she’s out of time, so I don’t have to answer. Uh, YEAH YOU DO
@michaelkelly65835 жыл бұрын
My goodness, your Ms. Ocasio-Cortez is good. I sure hope to see more scrupulous, critical thinkers like her in your government.
@billpool12175 жыл бұрын
You and me both!!! She's amazing! 100 more like her, and republicans never win another election!!!
@markb26635 жыл бұрын
Really? She is an idiot. She will never be re-elected...especially since she will be in prison.
@BostonPowers5 жыл бұрын
@@markb2663 I for one don't know where I land on the political sphere. I lean left on some issues and right on others. Comments like this though just are mind boggling. How could anyone with her credentials i.e degrees, accomplishments be labeled as stupid?
@Cory_Springer5 жыл бұрын
@@markb2663 ... Huh?
5 жыл бұрын
@@markb2663 You Fan Boys really project when you see an effective person who isn't supporting this embarrassment of an administration. If she's an idiot, and will never get re-elected, why is she in the cross hairs of every conservative media outlet in the US? Why would you even comment? You are simply full of $#!T....grow up.
@elHEARTBREAKER5 жыл бұрын
She's smart, well-prepared and articulate. About time we had someone like her in Congress.
@williamgrandone72875 жыл бұрын
You GO girl! Finally, a Congressperson who does her homework instead of filling the record with bluster and hot air. Ross got caught with his Depends down,
@susyqperez3215 жыл бұрын
Hahaha his depends"!!...🤣
@hihosilverlining90815 жыл бұрын
That’s what you get in return when you pay your staff a decent wages. Like she does!
@williamgrandone72875 жыл бұрын
@doobiewah357 Well the four people you mentioned are mentally and physically ACTIVE and not sitting there like they lost their way to the nursing home and forget which bus to take.
@cheyennedd935 жыл бұрын
“ I have no idea what she’s talking about “ .. oh yea that’s comforting 👍🏼
@fe66465 жыл бұрын
Finally brains in Congress... this is what a working congress looks like, go AOC.
@ccmkoho5 жыл бұрын
F Esc , Ginny Oliver , she’s got spaghetti mouth. She can’t articulate a single sentence without obfuscation. And soon she will be in jail for her crooked funding into her campaign where she funneled funds into a private LLC.
@shaanfarooqi70595 жыл бұрын
@@ccmkoho Lmao, these guys are so desperate it's pathetic
@tomthecasual53375 жыл бұрын
@@ccmkoho somehow i understood every single word that she was saying allthough im not a native english speaker... ross on the other hand sounded as if he would skip retirement and jump right into his grave any time soon and i even had to rewind once to understand him acustically.
@joycelynphillips42395 жыл бұрын
I am just ELATED to witness true governing take place thanks to intelligent , fierce, prepared people like Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez!! Honest Americans who have been loosing sleep these past two years THANK GOD for you and back you 100%! WE ARE PROUD to have you represent us!!!
@StanWatt.5 жыл бұрын
I love it when people actually take the time to back-up what they are going to ask with evidence.
@Overquoted5 жыл бұрын
Huh, a representative who is asking about legal and policy requirements rather than something silly and irrelevant.