I started fact checking a few things in Cori Bush's past and ended up writing 2 max-length threads. Enjoy!
πCori Bush Deep Dive Part 1π
(p1 is her background. p2 is campaign related)
πCori Bush Deep Dive Part 1π
(p1 is her background. p2 is campaign related)
Cori Bush's background eerily parallels AOC's.
And neither of them stand up to scrutiny.
I probably could have learned more about Cori as a person from "Knock Down The House" but you'd have to pry my eyes open like A Clockwork Orange to get me to watch it.
And neither of them stand up to scrutiny.
I probably could have learned more about Cori as a person from "Knock Down The House" but you'd have to pry my eyes open like A Clockwork Orange to get me to watch it.
We already know AOC "A girl from the Bronx" actually moved to Westchester County at age 5 & her family owned their house in Yorktown Heights...as well as 1.5 condos in the Bronx, one of which was her campaign address.
Nothing wrong w/that life but SHE told us a different story.
Nothing wrong w/that life but SHE told us a different story.
Cori talks about her history in *very similar ways*.
Her 'lived experience' is what qualified her to be a better Representative than Lacy Clay in her eyes:
π³Lived in poverty
π³Experienced homelessness
π³"I am the people I serve"
π³Ferguson is her Bronx
π³Ordained pastor
π³RN
Her 'lived experience' is what qualified her to be a better Representative than Lacy Clay in her eyes:
π³Lived in poverty
π³Experienced homelessness
π³"I am the people I serve"
π³Ferguson is her Bronx
π³Ordained pastor
π³RN
Her family seemed to be doing all right while she was growing up.
Her dad was in politics (more on that later) and a meat cutter (must have been before she was born).
Her mom was a "computer analyst" but I can't find any other details on her mom.
Her dad was in politics (more on that later) and a meat cutter (must have been before she was born).
Her mom was a "computer analyst" but I can't find any other details on her mom.
Cori always attended private schools.
K-8: Parochial schools
High school 1: An anonymous private girls school "in the good ZIP code in North County".
High school 2: Cardinal Ritter College Prep Catholic HS
Nothing wrong with that but it doesn't jibe with her qualifications
K-8: Parochial schools
High school 1: An anonymous private girls school "in the good ZIP code in North County".
High school 2: Cardinal Ritter College Prep Catholic HS
Nothing wrong with that but it doesn't jibe with her qualifications
I don't want anyone to think I'm knocking her high school at all.
It looks like a fantastic school in a predominantly Black part of St Louis.
But Cori's school had a 100% graduation rate...
While St Louis public schools had a 60% graduation rate.
It looks like a fantastic school in a predominantly Black part of St Louis.
But Cori's school had a 100% graduation rate...
While St Louis public schools had a 60% graduation rate.
She also has weird AOC-like anecdotes
Like how Anon Private School offered her a scholarship...THEN she took their entrance exam & they said she cheated bc she got the highest score out of all 300 girls WHILE BEING BLACK.
Oh & later they sprayed whipped cream on her papers. wut
Like how Anon Private School offered her a scholarship...THEN she took their entrance exam & they said she cheated bc she got the highest score out of all 300 girls WHILE BEING BLACK.
Oh & later they sprayed whipped cream on her papers. wut
The fact that she didn't attend St Louis public schools becomes pretty apparent when you look at her policy priorities.
Like Bernie's, they are focused on higher education not K-12.
That MATTERS when huge swaths of her district are still struggling to get their kids to graduate.
Like Bernie's, they are focused on higher education not K-12.
That MATTERS when huge swaths of her district are still struggling to get their kids to graduate.
Lacy Clay was a public school grad despite being a "political establishment dynasty".
But Cory is no political outsider herself.
Her dad has been Alderman or Mayor since she was 8.
But Cory is no political outsider herself.
Her dad has been Alderman or Mayor since she was 8.
She went straight from graduating high school in 1994 to studying general studies at Harris-Stowe State University.
The order of events of her life in between HSSU and getting her graduate RN are pretty murky.
So most dates from 1996 to ~2005 are kind of vague.
The order of events of her life in between HSSU and getting her graduate RN are pretty murky.
So most dates from 1996 to ~2005 are kind of vague.
Between 1996 & 2015 Corey claims she:
βͺοΈhad an internet radio show called ground.ed
βͺοΈworked as a nurse
βͺοΈdirected the Truth Telling Project
βͺοΈfounded Kingdom Embassy Int'l Church
βͺοΈbecame ordained
βͺοΈbecame an activist w/Ferguson Frontline
βͺοΈreceived Emmett Till award
cont'd...
βͺοΈhad an internet radio show called ground.ed
βͺοΈworked as a nurse
βͺοΈdirected the Truth Telling Project
βͺοΈfounded Kingdom Embassy Int'l Church
βͺοΈbecame ordained
βͺοΈbecame an activist w/Ferguson Frontline
βͺοΈreceived Emmett Till award
cont'd...
...cont'd
βͺοΈwas Non-violence 365 Ambassador w/the King Center
βͺοΈwas Civics Chairperson for Better Family Life Inc's Membership Assn
βͺοΈ was on Ferguson Women's Caucus
βͺοΈorganized w/Michael Brown Sr Chosen For Change Foundation
βͺοΈformed Southern Christian Leadership Conference
βͺοΈwas Non-violence 365 Ambassador w/the King Center
βͺοΈwas Civics Chairperson for Better Family Life Inc's Membership Assn
βͺοΈ was on Ferguson Women's Caucus
βͺοΈorganized w/Michael Brown Sr Chosen For Change Foundation
βͺοΈformed Southern Christian Leadership Conference
That list gave me REAL vibes of AOC's resume (which was full of massively inflated nonsense like Brook Ave Press which never did anything and she never paid its taxes).
I'm going to spot check a few of Cori's resume entries & see how her work history holds up to fact checking!
I'm going to spot check a few of Cori's resume entries & see how her work history holds up to fact checking!
Uh oh, where's the other half of the thread?!
Pastor Cori claims to have founded Kingdom Int'l Church in 2011.
I can't find ANY legal record of her church..literally nothing.
I hit a wall trying to figure this out. I'm not convinced this church ever existed at all.
Is she really a pastor? That's a big claim w/no evidence.
I can't find ANY legal record of her church..literally nothing.
I hit a wall trying to figure this out. I'm not convinced this church ever existed at all.
Is she really a pastor? That's a big claim w/no evidence.
I also can't find any PRIMARY source of Cori being awarded the Emmett Till Foundation award. Everything that referenced it either comes from her or no source.
That does NOT mean she didn't receive it, I just can't verify it from a source that doesn't trace back to her.
That does NOT mean she didn't receive it, I just can't verify it from a source that doesn't trace back to her.
Frontline Ferguson was a protest group that got pretty...not peaceful.
If I had to SPECULATE I would guess that this is where she crossed paths with whoever got her hooked up with the Justice Democrats.
These protests had a lot of outside interference
reuters.com/article/us-misβ¦
If I had to SPECULATE I would guess that this is where she crossed paths with whoever got her hooked up with the Justice Democrats.
These protests had a lot of outside interference
reuters.com/article/us-misβ¦
Between '99 & '18 Cori also had 11 run-ins with the civil courts. The details don't matter much here (they're all money related) but they do fill in a few more blanks.
Like in '99 she worked for a preschool because that's where her wages were garnished
courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/β¦
Like in '99 she worked for a preschool because that's where her wages were garnished
courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/β¦
The tax liens evidently caused her to lose her nursing license until she paid them (according to her website).
It seems plausible but I can't find the link politifact is referring to.
THEIR research for this article was taking her words at face value.
politifact.com/factchecks/202β¦
It seems plausible but I can't find the link politifact is referring to.
THEIR research for this article was taking her words at face value.
politifact.com/factchecks/202β¦
I didn't know before today that Cori ran for SENATE in 2016
She announced her Senate campaign on Dec 18th 2015.
Holy coincidence Batman!
You may remember that important date from this thread about her idol: Bernie Sanders
It's the day he sued the DNC!
She announced her Senate campaign on Dec 18th 2015.
Holy coincidence Batman!
You may remember that important date from this thread about her idol: Bernie Sanders
It's the day he sued the DNC!
https://twitter.com/lizburgh/status/1164599042241892358?s=19
Here is her old campaign website.
It turned out to be a treasure trove of missing puzzle pieces and links to her old deleted Facebook and Twitter accounts as well!
web.archive.org/web/2016021417β¦
It turned out to be a treasure trove of missing puzzle pieces and links to her old deleted Facebook and Twitter accounts as well!
web.archive.org/web/2016021417β¦
Part 2 will cover her 3 campaigns and campaign finances but I just need to point out a few more things first.
Here's the About Cori section in 2016 vs 2020.
Comparing her Senate campaign to her House campaign, a few things (or lack thereof) really jump out at me.
Here's the About Cori section in 2016 vs 2020.
Comparing her Senate campaign to her House campaign, a few things (or lack thereof) really jump out at me.
Prior to 2017 Cory doesn't reference being homeless...ever.
Obviously I don't know anything about her private life & she clearly had some money problems new.
She went from NEVER mentioning it to making it a cornerstone of her campaign.
Did Justice Dems tell her to do that?
Obviously I don't know anything about her private life & she clearly had some money problems new.
She went from NEVER mentioning it to making it a cornerstone of her campaign.
Did Justice Dems tell her to do that?
Why did Cori Bush and AOC end up sounding so similar? Their backgrounds and the way they used to describe their backgrounds both changed drastically once involved w/Justice Dems.
Why did they both make such a similar shift toward appearing much poorer than they were growing up?
Why did they both make such a similar shift toward appearing much poorer than they were growing up?
AOC wasn't from the Bronx or working 18H days in the service industry.
Cori has no evidence of being an ordained pastor...she went to private school..and she has loving parents who wanted her to live with them instead of living in her car.
Who revised AOC & Cori's backstories?
Cori has no evidence of being an ordained pastor...she went to private school..and she has loving parents who wanted her to live with them instead of living in her car.
Who revised AOC & Cori's backstories?
Twitter broke it π‘ here's the rest of the thread.
https://twitter.com/lizburgh/status/1337842981970259968?s=19
I missed something!!
Cori apparently registered her church as a fictitious name in 2012.
Interesting...
Cori apparently registered her church as a fictitious name in 2012.
Interesting...
That's not a normal way to form a church, right?
Update 2: here's verification that she received the Emmett Till award.
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