Ocasio-Cortez says ‘gotta run’ when asked about shutdown pay

[jasper1372]

Originally Posted by Kefir King

Hmmm,
I do not see Orrin Hatch's name as a Senator REJECTING his salary during the government shutdown. do you?


https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/08/polit...own/index.html

Ummm, that's because he is no longer a Senator. He retired, which means, on the list or not, he's definitely not presently drawing a Senatorial salary.

[snowmountains]

Originally Posted by Joe the Photog

There are those who will damn this young lady no matter what she does. Not take the pay? Then she's grandstanding, Take the pay? Then she's putting her own needs above that of others. If I was in her shoes, I'd take the pay, no doubt. She's bound to pee off the right wingers no matter what and they're never going to vote for her anyway.

You'd take the pay, after you told OTHERS to "have some integrity" and not to take pay?

[Joe the Photog]

Originally Posted by snowmountains

You'd take the pay, after you told OTHERS to "have some integrity" and not to take pay?

I'd rather have a place to live and food to eat than integrity. As every right wing article points out, this time last year she was working as a bartender. My guess is she needs the money.

[snowmountains]

Originally Posted by Joe the Photog

I'd rather have a place to live and food to eat than integrity. As every right wing article points out, this time last year she was working as a bartender. My guess is she needs the money.

I understand integrity is not on top for you, but the question was, would ask OTHERS to put integrity before the pay, to give up pay for integrity, while you yourself do differently.