Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) slept on the Capitol steps for three days to draw attention to the lapsing eviction moratorium, but her hometown newspaper in St. Louis thought her efforts were absurd.
Writing in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Tuesday, the Editorial Board wrote, "While simulating homelessness on the steps of the Capitol, Bush tweeted a demand that President Joe Biden 'extend the eviction moratorium' and that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer force legislative action. It's as if she believes those three can wave their wands and magically make things better."
The problem is that is exactly what happened. Now the Post-Dispatch editorial board is being humiliated after the CDC halted evictions in several regions of the United States.
One of the biggest problems is that there are billions of dollars available for landlords and renters, but very little of it has been given to those who need it. Bush said after her victory that she's headed back to the district to help people there access the funds.
Bush says she plans to go home to St. Louis to help constituents access the emergency rental assistance following today\u2019s news. But says if people want to stay on the steps they\u2019re welcome.— Bryan Lowry (@Bryan Lowry) 1628029000
Either way, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch should probably hold back on counting out Cori Bush.
See the comments below:
Hey, @stltoday did you write her off because she is a Black woman? Never mind. Don\u2019t answer. Maybe more diversity on your editorial board would\u2019ve made a difference.https://twitter.com/sawyerhackett/status/1422716000634646531\u00a0\u2026— Jennifer Taub (@Jennifer Taub) 1628038198
well, the so-called "paper of record" for st louis shows its ass yet againhttps://twitter.com/PDEditorial/status/1422671172270006279\u00a0\u2026— Leslie \ud83c\udff4\ud83d\udea9 ooh-kaa-chew-koo (@Leslie \ud83c\udff4\ud83d\udea9 ooh-kaa-chew-koo) 1628039265
Donkey of the day materialhttps://twitter.com/pdeditorial/status/1422671172270006279\u00a0\u2026— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) 1628039724
Lol. They published this 3 hours ago. https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-cori-bushs-antics-generate-publicity-but-they-wont-change-political-reality/article_66133724-233a-508f-9a5e-7383f7ec6b5f.html\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/JC8Kk8glxI— Sawyer Hackett (@Sawyer Hackett) 1628036901
Incredible work from the St. Louis paper of record.https://twitter.com/pdeditorial/status/1422671172270006279\u00a0\u2026— Waleed Shahid (@Waleed Shahid) 1628031128
Amazing timing from Rep Cori Bush\u2019s hometown St. Louis paperhttps://twitter.com/corbintrent/status/1422690632678715397\u00a0\u2026— Drogon (@Drogon) 1628035510
\u201cCori Bush\u2019s antics.\u201d How demeaning, dismissive, & undignified a piece from St. Louis\u2019s @PDEditorial board. This is journalism?\n\nY\u2019all owe Congresswoman @CoriBush an apology.pic.twitter.com/yUsIksoFna— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@Qasim Rashid, Esq.) 1628040859
The content here is, amazingly, even worse than the timing. The Post-Dispatch editorial board thinks that Cori Bush doesn\u2019t even attempt to persuade people and \u201cbelieves she can wave her wand and magically make things better.\u201d— Andrew Hume (@Andrew Hume) 1628037959
Seriously, how did your editorial board form an *opinion* about how well @RepCori understands federal law— Walter Thompson (@Walter Thompson) 1628032274
Yessss, 100%! Let's all put in our support for @CoriBush! She had to sleep & freeze herself the most nights fighting for the people!— Nasim Almuntaser (@Nasim Almuntaser) 1628041458
Doesn't look like she's doing too bad she helped get an an extension to the eviction moratorium.— Steve Rogers \ud83d\udc99 The vaccine turned me into this! (@Steve Rogers \ud83d\udc99 The vaccine turned me into this!) 1628030633
Narrator: They changed political reality— Irreverent Testimony (@Irreverent Testimony) 1628038377
Hahhahahaha, what a bunch of losers! \n\nCan\u2019t tell if you are more arrogant than wrong or more wrong than arrogant. I am gonna go with arrogantly wrong. \n\nIf you have shame, now would be the time to feel it.pic.twitter.com/k7dlk6LJhL— Alex Lawson \ud83c\udfb0 (@Alex Lawson \ud83c\udfb0) 1628032022
