Sen. Cory Booker Tells Austin to Embrace the "Moral Moment" We're In

[TexasTowelie]

Under the hazy purple lights of Cheer Up Charlies, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker talked gun violence, civil rights, and the urgency of love in front of a packed crowd Wednesday night, Aug. 28.

It was the New Jersey senator’s first visit to Austin as a presidential candidate, and his latest since delivering the keynote address at the Texas Democratic Party’s annual Johnson-Jordan dinner last September.

The candidate was introduced by Dyana Limon-Mercado, the chair of the Travis County Democratic Party, who noted that she couldn’t endorse any particular candidate but praised Booker’s platform.

“One of the things I appreciate most about Sen. Booker is that he was paying attention to Texas when a lot of other people weren’t,” Limon-Mercado said. “He was here over a year ago rallying with Texas Democrats, he was here years ago investigating for-profit prisons in West Texas, and it says a lot to me about what people are doing when nobody’s looking.”

Read more: https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2019-08-29/sen-cory-booker-tells-austin-to-embrace-the-moral-moment-were-in/

[crazytown]

1. "he was here years ago investigating for-profit prisons in West Texas"

The difference between looking out for voters (and others) and looking out for votes. Thanks for the story TT

[Ba2020]

2. Something about him is off

Maybe it's me personally,but there is just something off that sometimes I have a hard time explaining it. Every time I see him speak it's always like he seeking validation. It sounds he is trying too hard. To me he is too calculating. I'm sure he is a nice guy.