Despite calls for an apology, Greene refused to back down, leading to chaos during the proceedings.
Ocasio-Cortez came to Crockett's defense and criticized Greene for attacking another person's physical appearance.
Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Marjorie Taylor Greene had a heated exchange during a House Oversight Committee markup session on May 16, 2024.
The exchange escalated with both representatives shouting over each other and Democrats attempting to have Greene's comment stricken from the record and barred from speaking.
The incident began when Greene made a comment about Jasmine Crockett's eyelashes.
A heated exchange between Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Marjorie Taylor Greene during a House Oversight Committee markup session on May 16, 2024, resulted in name-calling and personal attacks. The incident began when Greene made a comment about Jasmine Crockett's eyelashes during the discussion about holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress.
Ocasio-Cortez quickly came to Crockett's defense, criticizing Greene for attacking another person's physical appearance. The exchange escalated with both representatives shouting over each other and Democrats attempting to have Greene's comment stricken from the record and barred from speaking.
Despite calls for an apology, Greene refused to back down, leading to chaos during the proceedings. Speaker Mike Johnson expressed disappointment over the incident, urging members to control their emotions and get the job done.
The altercation reflects a changing norm in politics where physical taunts have become more commonplace. It is important for all individuals involved in political debates to maintain respect and dignity towards each other, regardless of their differences.
During a House Oversight Committee meeting, Marjorie Taylor Greene made a comment about Jasmine Crockett’s fake eyelashes.
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]During a House Oversight Committee meeting, Marjorie Taylor Greene made a comment about Jasmine Crockett’s fake eyelashes.[
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defended Jasmine Crockett against Marjorie Taylor Greene’s comment.
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The author, Vanessa Friedman, commits the fallacy of Appeal to Authority when she states 'As much as anything, however, the makeup vs. body image brouhaha reflects not just the way Capitol norms have changed over the last six years,' implying that her opinion is valid because it aligns with a perceived change in Capitol norms. Additionally, there are instances of inflammatory rhetoric used by both Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during their exchange.
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene: 'I think your fake eyelashes are messing up what you’re reading.',
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: 'How dare you attack the physical appearance of another person?'
Vanessa Friedman: 'As much as anything, however, the makeup vs. body image brouhaha reflects not just the way Capitol norms have changed over the last six years,'
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The author, Vanessa Friedman, demonstrates a clear bias towards criticizing the behavior of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene for making a comment about Representative Jasmine Crockett's eyelashes during a congressional meeting. The author does not provide any context as to why this comment was made or if it was in response to something said by Rep. Crockett. The author also takes the side of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who leaped to Rep. Crockett's defense and condemned Greene for attacking her colleague's physical appearance.
As much as anything, however, the makeup vs. body image brouhaha reflects not just the way Capitol norms have changed over the last six years, but the way physical appearances have become weaponized against all genders since Donald J. Trump first took office.
Further name-calling ensued, culminating in Ms. Crockett’s covertly returning the insult by asking the chair, James R. Comer, “If someone on this committee then starts talking about somebody’s bleach blond, bad-built butch body, that would not be engaging in personalities, correct?” (That description being a not-entirely-implicit reference to Ms. Greene.)
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, told Representative Jasmine Crockett, a Democrat from Texas, “I think your fake eyelashes are messing up what you’re reading.”
Speaker Mike Johnson expressed disappointment over the chaos and name-calling during a House Oversight Committee markup on Thursday night
Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez clashed over Greene’s comment about Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s eyelashes
Democrats called for Greene’s comment to be stricken from the record and for her to be barred from speaking
The proceedings devolved into chaos with lawmakers shouting over each other and Democrats repeatedly trying to force Greene to apologize
Greene refused to apologize for her comment about Crockett’s eyelashes
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]Speaker Mike Johnson expressed disappointment over the chaos and name-calling during a House Oversight Committee markup on Thursday night[
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The article contains a few instances of inflammatory rhetoric and appeals to authority. The author reports on the chaotic House Oversight Committee markup without adding their own opinion, thus no logical fallacies can be attributed to the author. However, some examples in the article demonstrate inflammatory language used by representatives during the hearing.
I think your fake eyelashes are messing up what you're reading
Are your feelings hurt?
Why don't you debate me...you don't have enough intelligence
You have a lot to say being that you're on retainer for the judge's daughter. Sorry trust fund kid.
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The article demonstrates a clear example of ideological bias as it focuses on the actions and words of two specific representatives, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, rather than providing an objective account of the events that transpired during the House Oversight Committee markup. The author uses language that depicts one side as extreme or unreasonable by describing their actions as 'chaos' and 'name-calling', and highlights their personal attacks on each other, while downplaying the significance of the underlying issue at hand, which is a contempt of Congress resolution against Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Despite the chaos and disorder that unraveled during the markup, the GOP-led House Oversight Committee ultimately voted 24-20 late Thursday to approve a report recommending a contempt of Congress resolution against Attorney General Merrick Garland.
I hope you brought your popcorn, – The author includes these quotes from Greene that are not directly related to the events at hand and instead focus on her personal attacks towards Ocasio-Cortez.
It all began when the Georgia Republican made a crack about the Texas Democrat’s eyelashes -- ‘I think your fake eyelashes are messing up what you’re reading’ -- which was made when Crockett pushed back to a line of questioning from Greene.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, left, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, May 16, 2024. POOL/ABC News – The author includes this image caption which implies that the two representatives were engaging in a personal feud rather than focusing on the committee business.
The proceedings devolved then into further chaos with lawmakers shouting over each other and Democrats repeatedly trying to force Greene to apologize.
Why don’t you debate me … you don’t have enough intelligence?
