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Whaaat: AOC Says It’s ‘Physically Impossible’ To Pull Yourself Up By Your Bootstraps

 
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On Thursday, far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), speaking literally about a common expression on hard work, said it was “physically impossible” for people to pull themselves up by their own “bootstraps” or “shoelaces.”

“This idea of a bootstrap,” started AOC.

“You know this idea, this metaphor of a bootstrap started off as a joke.”

“Because, it’s a physical impossibility to lift yourself up by a bootstrap, by your shoelaces,” she continued.

“It’s physically impossible!”



BFRI
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The fuck is a boot strap?
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Look it the fuck up.
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Re: Whaaat: AOC Says It’s ‘Physically Impossible’ To Pull Yourself Up By Your Bootstraps
Man, she is really dismantling Caucasian supremacy brick by brick.
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She is not caucasion.
She claims being colored too often.
Not to say there are not dumb whites but we don't own this one.
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Whites are not really Caucasian.

Nor are Hispanics, like the ones on the FBI most wanted, white.
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because this NWO commie is a sellout and she is just admitting it to our faces..
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Someone needs to tell her that when someone says 'keep your nose out of my shit', they're not accusing her of being a sexual deviant.
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Re: Whaaat: AOC Says It’s ‘Physically Impossible’ To Pull Yourself Up By Your Bootstraps
really ...cuz thats exactly what i did...i worked low level jobs while i obtained high paying skills...bootstraps...
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It’s not, however, physically impossible to put at least parts of your foot in your mouth... and she certainly seems to love the taste of her toes.
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A pro like her can back it up with their other foot

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On Thursday, far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), speaking literally about a common expression on hard work, said it was “physically impossible” for people to pull themselves up by their own “bootstraps” or “shoelaces.”

“This idea of a bootstrap,” started AOC.

“You know this idea, this metaphor of a bootstrap started off as a joke.”

“Because, it’s a physical impossibility to lift yourself up by a bootstrap, by your shoelaces,” she continued.

“It’s physically impossible!”



BFRI
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The fuck is a boot strap?
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Look it the fuck up.
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no fucking straps on my fucking boots!
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On Thursday, far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), speaking literally about a common expression on hard work, said it was “physically impossible” for people to pull themselves up by their own “bootstraps” or “shoelaces.”

“This idea of a bootstrap,” started AOC.

“You know this idea, this metaphor of a bootstrap started off as a joke.”

“Because, it’s a physical impossibility to lift yourself up by a bootstrap, by your shoelaces,” she continued.

“It’s physically impossible!”



BFRI
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The fuck is a boot strap?
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A bootstrap is the program that initializes the operating system (OS) during startup. The term bootstrap or bootstrapping originated in the early 1950s. It referred to a bootstrap load button that was used to initiate a hardwired bootstrap program, or smaller program that executed a larger program such as the OS.
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If you could pull yourself into air just by lifting yourself from your shoelaces I think you could start a religion. So yeah, she's factually correct. You cannot do that. I'd like to have someone on live TV to actually start levitating. Unless you can provide footage we're still on planet Earth where the laws of physics hold whatever your orange god might say.
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I’m used to seeing lies about this woman, can I see some proof?
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The video of her actually saying it (posted 12 minutes before you made your post) was not enough for you?
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If you could pull yourself into air just by lifting yourself from your shoelaces I think you could start a religion. So yeah, she's factually correct. You cannot do that. I'd like to have someone on live TV to actually start levitating. Unless you can provide footage we're still on planet Earth where the laws of physics hold whatever your orange god might say.
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Pull yourself up by your bootstraps is an idiom

It means to improve your situation or succeed through your own efforts, without outside help.
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It only works while you are live-streaming it AOC.


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If you could pull yourself into air just by lifting yourself from your shoelaces I think you could start a religion. So yeah, she's factually correct. You cannot do that. I'd like to have someone on live TV to actually start levitating. Unless you can provide footage we're still on planet Earth where the laws of physics hold whatever your orange god might say.
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No she is not.

And bootstraps are not not shoelaces.

You must be a dem.
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“Not sure what’s funnier: >AOC taking metaphors literally >AOC, a former bartender who is now a congressman, dismissing the idea of pulling yourself up by the bootstraps.”



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Almost as funny as a failed busines tycoon and reality TV star claiming he invented the word "caravan".
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He invented the word covfefe, what have you ever done?
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The expression “to pull oneself up by their bootstraps” was originally meant to be satirical. It is impossible to lift yourself up merely by pulling your own bootstraps. Thus it was used to describe the absurdity of the self-made man who has done it singlehandeybwithout any help from others along the way. But People far more intelligent than millennialss being People far more intelligent than millennialss and the most spoonfed generation, didn’t understand the absurdity Baker into the expression and began using it unironically....as if one could do that. The same generation that could support a family and own a home right out of high school or could pay for college with a part time summer job have absolutely no self awareness nor any comprehension of what it is like in the work they have created.
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If you could pull yourself into air just by lifting yourself from your shoelaces I think you could start a religion. So yeah, she's factually correct. You cannot do that. I'd like to have someone on live TV to actually start levitating. Unless you can provide footage we're still on planet Earth where the laws of physics hold whatever your orange god might say.
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Pull yourself up by your bootstraps is an idiom

It means to improve your situation or succeed through your own efforts, without outside help.
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It actually originally meant that it was an absurd proposition to do so. It was meant to be ironic.
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Re: Whaaat: AOC Says It’s ‘Physically Impossible’ To Pull Yourself Up By Your Bootstraps
but it's possible to hang yourself by them .....
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AOC is one ugly, fake skank...
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Re: Whaaat: AOC Says It’s ‘Physically Impossible’ To Pull Yourself Up By Your Bootstraps
If you could pull yourself into air just by lifting yourself from your shoelaces I think you could start a religion. So yeah, she's factually correct. You cannot do that. I'd like to have someone on live TV to actually start levitating. Unless you can provide footage we're still on planet Earth where the laws of physics hold whatever your orange god might say.
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Pull yourself up by your bootstraps is an idiom

It means to improve your situation or succeed through your own efforts, without outside help.
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It actually originally meant that it was an absurd proposition to do so. It was meant to be ironic.
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Yes, but the common usage most people know is to pick yourself up and support yourself
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If you could pull yourself into air just by lifting yourself from your shoelaces I think you could start a religion. So yeah, she's factually correct. You cannot do that. I'd like to have someone on live TV to actually start levitating. Unless you can provide footage we're still on planet Earth where the laws of physics hold whatever your orange god might say.
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Just as the law of ideology proves that left-leaning biases sure as hell aren't nice, caring and compassionate.


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If you could pull yourself into air just by lifting yourself from your shoelaces I think you could start a religion. So yeah, she's factually correct. You cannot do that. I'd like to have someone on live TV to actually start levitating. Unless you can provide footage we're still on planet Earth where the laws of physics hold whatever your orange god might say.
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No she is not.

And bootstraps are not not shoelaces.

You must be a dem.
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As I said you have to provide some footage of someone defying gravity. It's actually nice to get confirmation that even belief in gravity is nowadays a partisan issue. Republicans don't believe in it anymore. That's just...fucked up.
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If you could pull yourself into air just by lifting yourself from your shoelaces I think you could start a religion. So yeah, she's factually correct. You cannot do that. I'd like to have someone on live TV to actually start levitating. Unless you can provide footage we're still on planet Earth where the laws of physics hold whatever your orange god might say.
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No she is not.

And bootstraps are not not shoelaces.

You must be a dem.
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As I said you have to provide some footage of someone defying gravity. It's actually nice to get confirmation that even belief in gravity is nowadays a partisan issue. Republicans don't believe in it anymore. That's just...fucked up.
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Do you understand it’s just a saying?

Are you AOC?
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It’s not, however, physically impossible to put at least parts of your foot in your mouth... and she certainly seems to love the taste of her toes.
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What an idiot!! She is an embarrassment to the office. If she represents the people, then the people are extremely dumb .
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Winner winner
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Wait, so does it not actually rain cats and dogs?
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Re: Whaaat: AOC Says It’s ‘Physically Impossible’ To Pull Yourself Up By Your Bootstraps
If you could pull yourself into air just by lifting yourself from your shoelaces I think you could start a religion. So yeah, she's factually correct. You cannot do that. I'd like to have someone on live TV to actually start levitating. Unless you can provide footage we're still on planet Earth where the laws of physics hold whatever your orange god might say.
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No she is not.

And bootstraps are not not shoelaces.

You must be a dem.
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As I said you have to provide some footage of someone defying gravity. It's actually nice to get confirmation that even belief in gravity is nowadays a partisan issue. Republicans don't believe in it anymore. That's just...fucked up.
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Do you understand it’s just a saying?

Are you AOC?
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Yeah obviously I understand it's a saying. And obviously you understand it too that what AOC was saying is that the saying doesn't hold. The metaphor is a fiction. So if you take shit literal I take it too. Either you take the comment as a metaphor of American upward mobility to impossible or you take it literally. You took it literally so I answered literally.
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If you could pull yourself into air just by lifting yourself from your shoelaces I think you could start a religion. So yeah, she's factually correct. You cannot do that. I'd like to have someone on live TV to actually start levitating. Unless you can provide footage we're still on planet Earth where the laws of physics hold whatever your orange god might say.
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Most of the people saying that to stupid comment to poor people couldn't pour piss out of a boot or close an umbrella on their own. Ironic, aint it?

And then there is the ever popular "god helps those who help themselves" well, help yourself and see what god helps you
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When Trump finally learns to close an umbrella, he can give me advice about how he pulled himself up by his own bootstraps

Fucker was born with a golden dildo up his ass. He wouldn't have lasted five minutes in my world, and that coupled with his arrogance is something I find personally untenable.
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Let's vote her as first f'ing bat woman presidents, in serious humanity need some humor for a few months before the impeaching mod comes after her.
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When Trump finally learns to close an umbrella, he can give me advice about how he pulled himself up by his own bootstraps

Fucker was born with a golden dildo up his ass. He wouldn't have lasted five minutes in my world, and that coupled with his arrogance is something I find personally untenable.
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And still your President.
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