AOC and Miss Rachel: Public Figures Under Scrutiny

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When our political principles clash with our personal choices, who holds the moral high ground? Today's episode dives into the fascinating contradictions of public figures whose actions seem to contradict their stated values.

We begin with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the progressive firebrand representative who was recently photographed enjoying the comforts of first class while en route to a Bernie Sanders rally titled "Fighting Oligarchy." The irony wasn't lost on fellow passengers, one of whom quipped that AOC is "fighting the system one first-class mimosa at a time." At $1,100 per seat, this premium travel choice has raised eyebrows among critics who question how it aligns with her messaging on economic inequality. Climate activists have further complicated the picture by pointing out how first class seating contributes disproportionately to carbon emissions—another cause the congresswoman champions.

The conversation then shifts to the surprising controversy surrounding beloved children's content creator Miss Rachel, whose "Songs for Littles" videos have accumulated over 10 billion views. The anti-semitism watchdog group Stop Anti-Semitism has called for an investigation into whether Rachel Griffin Accurso is being paid to spread "Hamas-aligned propaganda" through her social media posts about children in Gaza. This represents a dramatic departure for a creator who once focused exclusively on educational content for toddlers, revealing how even spaces seemingly removed from politics can become battlegrounds for larger cultural tensions.

These stories highlight the increasing scrutiny public figures face in an era where personal choices and social media activity are constantly monitored for consistency. Whether you're a political representative or a children's entertainer, the public increasingly demands alignment between message and action. What childhood shows did you grow up watching? Share your thoughts and join the conversation about where responsibility lies when public figures appear to contradict their own messaging.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Well, hello, good morning.
I hope you're doing great thisTuesday.
All right, let's get the partystarted.
I have two stories for you.
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(00:20):
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my blog.
Okay, moving on, we have twotopics we have AOC and we have
Ms Rachel.
All right, first we're going togo with AOC, apparently flying

(01:10):
first class to uh, fightoligarchies at Bernie Sanders'
rally.
Socialist representative andyou can call her a socialist
because I believe she is amember of that party.
Let's see, alexandriaOcasio-Cortez was photographed
flying first class to a BernieSanders event last month, with

(01:34):
critics saying it shows how shebattles inequality.
One mimosa at a time, maybethat'll be the name of this
episode.
One mimosa at a time.
An incredulous passengersnapped AOC getting comfy in the
roomy first class cabin ofJetBlue.
I didn't know, jetblue hadfirst class.
On March 19th that departedfrom JFK Airport in Queens for

(02:01):
Las Vegas where she spoke at aSanders rally titled Fighting
Oligarchy.
I mean, this is just.
I mean you can't make thisstuff up, it's just brilliant.
I love it.
Okay.
The next day, the equalityspouting darling of the far left
, headlined Fighting Oligarchy,rallied along with her socialist

(02:22):
comrade, senator Sanders ofVermont in North Vegas and at
Arizona State University inTempe.
Tempe, temp, tempe, yeah,that's right.
Nothing says power to thepeople like ignoring voters,
looking to say hello andreclining in first class while
tweeting about incominginequality.

(02:43):
The flyer who took the phototold the Post, claiming that AOC
did not respond to her friendlycomments once she sat down.
Aoc is fighting the system.
One first-class mimosa at atime, said the passenger, tracy,
who is from Brooklyn and wassitting in the economy cabin.
The congresswoman, whose 14thdistrict includes parts of the

(03:07):
Bronx and Queens, is seen in thesnap leaning over in her seat,
appearing to grab or look atsomething.
A man is sitting next to her.
A first-class jet blue seat onthe same route, weekday and time
later this month, costs upwardof eleven hundred dollars.
Eleven hundred dollars.
First class seats on planes alsohave been widely derided by

(03:28):
climate change activists becausethey typically produce many
times more the carbon emissionsof economy seats, since they
take up more room, thus reducingthe number of people able to
fly on.
Oh good heavens, it's like ohmy gosh.
Oh, I don't even know theanalogy I'm trying to think of.

(03:53):
It's so stupid.
Oh my gosh.
Talk about nitpicking.
Some Nework polls are talkingabout the.
I'm talking about the climatechange people saying that, uh,
carbon emissions because becauseyou take up more room on the
airplane with your first classshut up.

(04:14):
Some new york polls said theregal traveling by aoc, a rabid
climate change protester, isjust the latest example of
hypocrisy from the leftSocialists.
Okay, I'm gonna read.
Don't read this whole thing toyou, you can go find it All
right.
Next up, miss Rachel, though wegotta talk about Miss Rachel.
Look, I have an almostthree-year-old grandson.

(04:35):
When he was younger, when hewas younger, he's three.
It's probably been over a year,though, since we've watched
Miss Rachel at our house becausewe caught on to that real quick
and we're like, no, we'returning this off.
No more, miss Rachel for you.
And we found something else.
He likes these number blocksand there's actually videos

(04:55):
teaching counting and math andall that stuff.
He likes those videos.
But Miss Rachel has justfull-on.
Come out all the way now it'slibtard.
Come out all the way now.
Uh, it's libtard.
Youtube star miss rachel shouldbe investigated for spreading
hamas propaganda over postsabout gaza kids.
And this is anti-semitism group, tells ag pam bondy if you have

(05:18):
small children, you know who.
You know who.
This is miss rachel.
Um, again, like I said, wedon't watch her anymore because
when we first started watchingher, she didn't have any of this
crap on her show and it wasreally interesting Not
interesting, it was.
The grand cam loved it and itseemed like it was good.

(05:39):
But then she had this onecharacter on there that you knew
was a girl but looked trying tobe a boy face piercings,
singing songs okay, whatever,we're going to move on to the
article.
Youtube's top toddler whisperer, miss rachel, should be
investigated over whether she'sbeing paid to spread hamas

(05:59):
aligned propaganda for her postsabout the deaths of kids in
gaza.
A major anti-semitemitism grouptells Attorney General Pambani
yes, investigate this woman.
Ms Rachel real name RachelGriffin Accurso has become the
model equivalent of Mr Rogers,educating and entertaining

(06:20):
millions of young kids with herSongs for Littles, streaming
videos which have been viewedmore than 10 billion, with a b
times.
But the jewish civil rightswatch group stop anti-semitism
said miss rachel is not so sweetand they provide examples.
She is spreading messages thatjewish people are terrible.

(06:45):
Stop anti-Semitism.
Takes issue with multiple postsMs Rachel made about the
condition of children in theGaza Strip during the war,
alleging that the content iseither debunked or disputed by
Israel.
The group says the posts areanti-Israel and are meant to
inspire pro-Homosexuality amongyoung kids.

(07:06):
Yes, indeed, she is spreadingthis propaganda to her young
audience and it is shameful.
She needs to be off of YouTube.
Where's your demonetizationthere, youtube, given the vast
sums of foreign funds that havebeen directed toward propaganda
oh my gosh, propaganda, I knowthe word, I just my mouth will

(07:31):
not say it or propagandizing ouryoung people on college
campuses?
We suspect there is.
Oh my gosh, this is so much.
Let me slow down.
Let me slow down down, allright.
Our young people on collegecampuses.
We suspect there is a similardynamic in the online influencer

(07:55):
space.
Yes, I agree, stop anti-semitismdirector leora res said in a
letter sent monday to bondi weurge you and your office to
investigate whether or not missrachel is being remunerated.
I'm sorry, that's not right rem.
Oh my gosh,r-e-m-u-n-e-r-a-t-e-d.

(08:18):
Okay, I'm not even good todisseminate hamasigned
propaganda to her millions offollowers, as this may violate
the foreign agents.
Wow, they're getting reallyinto it.
And specific, aren't they?
In the letter to Bondi, thegroup said Ms Rachel, who once

(08:38):
focused solely on catering tochildren, has been incorporating
Hamas-like propagated imagesand stories into her content.
Now, like I said, I have notwatched her in a very long time,
so I don't know, but they doprovide images in this post and
it's true.
Her posts have largely ignoredthe suffering of Israeli victims

(09:01):
, hostages and Jewish children,while she consistently amplifies
misinformation from Hamas andother anti-Israel sources.
Don't forget, miss Rachel,hamas is a terrorist group, so
be careful.
All right, I have gone on longenough rambling.
We need a question of the day.
How about this one?
When you were growing up, whatwas your favorite children's

(09:23):
show to watch?
I don't know that I like in themorning.
I remember watching CaptainKangaroo.
There was another one.
Captain Kangaroo was probably,but there was another one I
never watched, mr Rogers.
Um, it seemed like there wasanother one, but I can't
remember now.
Okay, that's the question ofthe day.
When you were growing up, whatwas your favorite children's

(09:43):
show to watch?
If you, if you had any.
Okay, gotta go.
Thanks for listening.
Love y'all.
Bye.