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AOC Says 'What for Too Long Has Gone Unsaid'

AOC Went Where Few
Female Politicians Go

REACTIONS

Jul 24, 2020 9:39 AM CDT

AOC Went Where Few Female Politicians Go

And that signals 'a shift in our politics'

(Newser) - "Having a daughter does not make a man decent. Having a wife does not make a decent man. Treating people with dignity and respect makes a decent man." That was just part of New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's response to Florida Rep. Ted Yoho's defense/apology on...

Ocasio-Cortez Slams GOP 'Hypocrisy at its Finest'

Ocasio-Cortez Jumps Into
the Fray Over Vulgar Word

Jan 5, 2019 4:20 PM CST

Ocasio-Cortez Jumps Into the Fray Over Vulgar Word

Rep. Rashida Tlaib got it started on Friday

(Newser) - Washington is fighting about everything—why not dirty words? On Saturday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed "Republican hypocrisy" amid outcry over a vulgarity uttered by her fellow congresswoman Thursday night, the Washington Post reports. Rep. Rashida Tlaib's remark that "we're gonna impeach the motherf---er" (guess who that'...

Trump Says
Durbin 'Blew DACA'
With Accusation

Jan 15, 2018 7:15 PM CST

Trump Says Durbin 'Blew DACA' With Accusation

The president also says the Democratic senator 'blew DACA'

(Newser) - President Trump is accusing Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of misrepresenting the discussion on immigration during a recent meeting at the White House. And he says the Illinois senator is threatening prospects for a deal to protect certain immigrants, per the AP . Trump tweeted Monday: "Senator Dicky Durbin totally misrepresented...

Australian Tourism Slogan
Is Pretty Darn Explicit

Australian Tourism Slogan Is Pretty Darn Explicit

Yes, you're reading that right

(Newser) - If Virginia being for lovers makes you blush, a new tourism slogan for Australia's Northern Territory will likely give you heart palpitations. Newshub of New Zealand warns its article "contains language which may offend some people," and there's really no way around that. "CU in...

No Laughs
Over Onion's
Super Nasty
Oscar Tweet

oscars 2013

Feb 25, 2013 8:40 AM CST

No Laughs Over Onion's Super Nasty Oscar Tweet

Satirical newspaper in hot water after calling Quvenzhane Wallis the c-word

(Newser) - Pro tip for the Onion: When your joke involves the c-word, it shouldn't also involve a 9-year-old girl. The satirical newspaper is in hot water for one of its Oscar tweets posted last night involving Best Actress nominee Quvenzhane Wallis. The Huffington Post has a screenshot: "Everyone else...

Chatroulette
Penises in
Peril

WEIRD CONTEST DEPT.

Mar 19, 2010 1:13 PM CDT

Chatroulette Penises in Peril

Business Insider thinks savvy surfers can somehow de-creepify video site

(Newser) - Chatroulette is an intriguing, innovative social networking/chat/video site with a huge problem: penises. A study says 13% of users are “perverts”—use your imagination—and that makes potential advertisers understandably skittish. If you think you can help solve the "penis problem," Nicholas Carlson of Silicon Alley...

Grayson to Cheney: 'STFU'

WATCH THE VIDEO

Dec 10, 2009 4:30 AM CST

Grayson to Cheney: 'STFU'

Mouthy Congressman rips mouthy ex-VP

(Newser) - The man Republicans (and many Democrats) wish would just shut up and go away had some words for the man Democrats (and many Republicans) wish would do the same, in vulgar—if dated—style. Asked about Dick Cheney’s view of holding terror trials in New York, Rep. Alan Grayson...

Vulgar Online Comment Costs Man His Job

big brother

Nov 20, 2009 8:40 AM CST

Vulgar Online Comment Costs Man His Job

He posts dirty word, then gets tracked via his IP address

(Newser) - Commenters, beware. A St. Louis man who posted a vulgarity at a newspaper website soon found himself out of a job. When the St. Louis Post-Dispatch asked readers to weigh in with the strangest thing they've ever eaten, one guy responded with what the paper describes as a "vulgar...