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Dem Convention panned for hyping Colin Powell while sidelining Ocasio-Cortez
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. (Photo: Ståle Grut / NRKbeta.)

Dem Convention panned for hyping Colin Powell while sidelining Ocasio-Cortez

Progressives have continued to criticize the Democratic National Convention for another night of Republicans dominating the convention.


On Tuesday, the satirical publication The Onion published a hard-hitting piece headlined, "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Upgraded To Full DNC Speaking Slot After Announcing Support For Iraq War."

That joke came only hours before the DNC announced that Iraq War accomplice Colin Powell would be addressing the convention -- and would be given more time than the 60 seconds given to AOC.

Here's some of what people were saying about the scheduling priorities:

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