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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (view source)
Revision as of 21:31, February 14, 2020
, 21:31, February 14, 2020→In popular culture
*[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/10/03/woman_at_alexandria_ocasio-cortez_townhall_weve_got_to_start_eating_babies_due_to_climate_crisis.html Eating Babies]
*[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/10/03/woman_at_alexandria_ocasio-cortez_townhall_weve_got_to_start_eating_babies_due_to_climate_crisis.html Eating Babies]
*AOC's habit of failing to engage her brain prior to opening her mouth extends to a difficultly with English language idioms. A "bootstrap" refers to mounting a horse without assistance. Prior to the invention of metal stirrups, "bootstraps" were made of leather, hence the name "bootstrap". Mounting a horse unassisted is problematic requiring shoulder and leg strength, hence the popular phrase, "pull yourself of by the bootsraps" came into usage centuries ago. There is the added danger of the horse moving or running away while the rider is attempting to mount. Receiving assistance to mount a horse is refereed to as "a leg up". The assistant can "extend a hand" while holding the horse's bridle with the other hand to prevent the horse from moving. In the late 20th century the "bootstrap" idiom was shortened to "boot" and borrowed by computer engineers to describe the process of a computer operating system starting by input command without a "jump start" from another computer. commonly known as "booting" or "boot up."
*AOC's habit of failing to engage her brain prior to opening her mouth extends to a difficultly with English language idioms. A "bootstrap" refers to mounting a horse without assistance. Prior to the invention of metal stirrups, "bootstraps" were made of leather, hence the name "bootstrap". Mounting a horse unassisted is problematic requiring shoulder and leg strength, hence the popular phrase, "pull yourself of by the bootsraps" came into usage centuries ago. There is the added danger of the horse moving or running away while the rider is attempting to mount. Receiving assistance to mount a horse is referred to as "a leg up". The assistant can "extend a hand" while holding the horse's bridle with the other hand to prevent the horse from moving. In the late 20th century the "bootstrap" idiom was shortened to "boot" and borrowed by computer engineers to describe the process of a computer operating system starting by input command without a "jump start" from another computer. commonly known as "booting" or "boot up."
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==Further reading==