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Bluenorthwest

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66. Booker is mayor of a town with less than 300,00 people

Tue May 22, 2012, 10:36 AM

May 2012

Many Americans do not know who he is, and many more are not overly impressed with his job position. I know he's Rachel's pal and she puts him on TV and I know that in his own region he is well known. I know who he is, I follow politics and I have ties to Newark and NJ in general. Most people I know do not know who he is, and once told they say 'and why is his opinion important? He's mayor of a medium sized city.'
Most Americans do not know who Corey Booker is. This should be good news to those of us who did not care for his message this weekend. He does not have the standing in society that many here seem to think he has. Cities with more people than Newark follow. Can you tell me who is Mayor of these towns? Fresno, CA. Colorado Springs, Wichita KS, Mesa AZ, Arlington TX. All far lager than Newark. Who is the mayor in each, no asking anyone. Now tell me why the mayor of Mesa AZ should get the ear of the nation.

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Booker sounds nervous on Rachel's show. nt [View all] mfcorey1 May 2012 OP

he sounded more confident in his role yesterday. spanone May 2012 #1

Read my post malaise May 2012 #2

I agree....he's full of it......too late........man he talks fast Gin May 2012 #3

That is exactly what struck me about his interview. Marie Marie May 2012 #46

He's getting what he set out to get - lots of coverage. I really liked him at one time, but now Booster May 2012 #4

I agree with that. nt avebury May 2012 #62

I am completely confused. lookingfortruth May 2012 #5

bwahahahahaaaa spanone May 2012 #6

That's one great pic malaise May 2012 #15

cracks me up!!!! spanone May 2012 #17

You don't know who Cory Booker is because you were away from computers a day and a half? jenmito May 2012 #7

I guess I shouldn't ask since I don't know either. Or what the flap is. uppityperson May 2012 #8

Booker went on Meet The Press, as an official Obama campaign surrogate. provis99 May 2012 #10

Thank you. uppityperson May 2012 #11

Thank you for the information. lookingfortruth May 2012 #12

Thank you crunch60 May 2012 #41

I suspected he was sending the 1% the message "I'm yours" lunatica May 2012 #61

Thank You!! CokeMachine May 2012 #69

It's the latter. n/t jenmito May 2012 #18

We were all new, once. No need to follow a newbie around and post snark. uppityperson May 2012 #26

You're right. jenmito May 2012 #28

I have never heard of him before today and from what I am seeing he has done something yesterday lookingfortruth May 2012 #9

And yet you said you come here to read but you never heard of him? There are threads about him that jenmito May 2012 #13

slow day in paradise? ... eom Kolesar May 2012 #24

And your point is????? nm rhett o rick May 2012 #35

Or, he could just ask, and some nice person could just explain. MineralMan May 2012 #65

Booker is mayor of a town with less than 300,00 people Bluenorthwest May 2012 #66

Don't feel bad, lookingfortruth. JDPriestly May 2012 #54

You're not alone! I'd never heard of him, either, until today. pacalo May 2012 #58

I had never heard of him either and I pipi_k May 2012 #64

I don't know who Cory Booker is either. Kaleva May 2012 #33

Same here. bananas May 2012 #72

Not a kind comment. How was he to know what was going on with Booker if the crunch60 May 2012 #42

Excellent point SoutherDem May 2012 #52

Sorry but I WASN'T away from my computer SoutherDem May 2012 #51

I have no fucking idea who Cory Booker is. harmonicon May 2012 #56

I don't know who Cory Booker is other than he is the mayor of Newark. I don't watch television. Zorra May 2012 #71

Dear lookingfortruth, Please forgive any unkind replies to your post and admission of confusion. NYC_SKP May 2012 #14

LOL malaise May 2012 #16

Google is the friend to those who wish to be brought up to speed on a topic. n/t Peregrine Took May 2012 #20

Please Google the word that stands as the Collective Noun for the common Raven. NYC_SKP May 2012 #22

So it's an asshattery of ravens? I knew about murders and exaltations, petronius May 2012 #32

I understand your point SoutherDem May 2012 #53

thank you for your kind words but I will not be staying as a member of this site. It does give a lookingfortruth May 2012 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author seabeyond May 2012 #31

Some people come here for no other reason than to be obnoxious. UnrepentantLiberal May 2012 #38

Don't go, lookingfortruth... MrMickeysMom May 2012 #44

I agree. Don't give up on us because some one else appears to be having a bad day. Marie Marie May 2012 #45

Please don't go. Lugnut May 2012 #47

Agree! tilsammans May 2012 #68

I hope you return at least long enough to see that most of us want you to stay renate May 2012 #49

Don't go - KT2000 May 2012 #50

We have an ignore function leftynyc May 2012 #60

Please give it another try. cbayer May 2012 #70

Wise decision. It used to be even worse. nt bananas May 2012 #73

Try here...I posted an OP which got some good answers and some ridicule. uppityperson May 2012 #25

Lookingfortruth - please stay Iwillnevergiveup May 2012 #57

Here you go! Someone else asked the same question, so there's a whole thread on this: Rhiannon12866 May 2012 #55

Bet he threw himself on her mercy to let him come on her show. Peregrine Took May 2012 #19

Post removed Post removed May 2012 #29

"great dems" don't try to privatize water, schools, etc. HiPointDem May 2012 #36

Sad who some people think are "great Democrats" today. I think the bar has gotten tooo low. rhett o rick May 2012 #37

Or, like the Tea Party we are trying to marginalize people within our own party. They do 80% good an Pisces May 2012 #39

He essentially sided with Bain Capital and Mitt over Pres Obama. rhett o rick May 2012 #48

It was the hottest intterview in town. Major score. aquart May 2012 #59

you know a person by the company he/she keeps napkinz May 2012 #21

Ego before brains Shankapotomus May 2012 #27

Booker and many other so called Dems.. butterfly77 May 2012 #23

+1. they work against the (old) democratic agenda, but nooooo problem with that so long HiPointDem May 2012 #34

He still slipped in a "they both do it" line about how the "left" and the "right" go overboard. SunSeeker May 2012 #40

O's twitter warriors let him have it last night politicasista May 2012 #43

And it continues today . . . tilsammans May 2012 #67

Hubris quaker bill May 2012 #63