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That plumber is a crook and a liar.

I'm not a leftie, I know ppl with personal experience with his business, and his dad

Being a great bartender, Occasional Cortex may have confused "Tie One On" with Taiwan.

When AOC was attending the Munich Security Conference in Feb 2026, she was asked about whether or the U.S. should commit troops to defending Taiwan.

This is her literal response from the Economic Times YouTube video:

The transcript for the first 50 seconds of the interview is as follows: (0:00-0:03): "Would and should the US actually commit US troops to defend Taiwan if China were to move?" (0:08-0:22): "Um, you know, I think that uh this is such a uh you know, I I think that this is a um this is of course a uh" (0:23-0:26): "to to all of you and Congressman, I'll start with you. Would and should the US actually commit US troops to defend Taiwan if China were to move?"

The interviewer continues:
(0:26-0:30): "Would and should the US actually commit US troops to defend Taiwan if China were to move?" (0:33-0:50): "Um, you know, I think that uh this is such a uh you know, I I think that this is a um this is of course a a very long-standing um"

AI transcript is provided by Gemini.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF5iiLD9-F0