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    Molly Ringwald Welcomes Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to “The Club”

    Mary Anne ButlerBy No Comments


    Freshman Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was sworn in yesterday along with the most diverse class ever elected to Congress, and, she was inducted into a far more exclusive club.

    Molly Ringwald Welcomes Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to "The Club"
    Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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    In case you have no idea what we’re talking about- earlier this week, a video showing a college-aged Ocasio-Cortez was released by the opposition attempting to make the Congresswoman look like a “clueless nitwit” [taken directly from the posting of the clip: “Here is America’s favorite commie know-it-all acting like the clueless nitwit she is,” read the tweet from AnonymousQ1776]. The clip of Ocasio-Cortez is a scant 31 seconds:

    What the video ACTUALLY contains is a series of students from Boston University in 2011 recreating iconic scenes from 80’s films, “The Brat Pack Mashup”, which you can easily find on youtube. Ocasio-Cortez is performing bits of the dances from the John Hughes teen dramady classic, The Breakfast Club.

    Molly Ringwald Welcomes Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to "The Club"
    Molly Ringwald Welcomes Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to "The Club"

    Last night, actress Molly Ringwald (who starred in The Breakfast Club) tweeted to Ocasio-Cortez to welcome her to “The Club”, as well as tagging co-star Ally Sheedy:

    So let this stand as a lesson to all collegiate would-be politicians; do more classic 80’s movie dancing.

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    Mary Anne Butler (Mab) got her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine as a teenager. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (News Editor), Nerdbot (as Editor-In-Chief), and now [Bad]Influencers, where she is Editor-in-Chief. Over the past 15 years, she’s built a well-known reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band. She also produces award-winning immersive events, including Wasteland Weekend and Neotropolis.

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