2016 Postmortem

auntpurl

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36. He was AMAZING.

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 09:58 PM

Jul 2016

He was on my VP shortlist and I still think he would have been a wonderful choice - even though I am thrilled with Time Kaine.

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Cory Booker! Laying it down and bringing it home!! [View all] MerryBlooms Jul 2016 OP

great Booker flamingdem Jul 2016 #1

I love this man. He's true blue and sings of righteousness for all. MerryBlooms Jul 2016 #7

inspiring!! flamingdem Jul 2016 #21

The guy can talk ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2016 #2

That's for sure. MerryBlooms Jul 2016 #9

Love him! Cary Jul 2016 #3

That is probably what he was thinking PatSeg Jul 2016 #60

Hell. ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2016 #4

This is an outstanding speech. One to remember. femmocrat Jul 2016 #5

Inspirational and man, what a great opening day!!! MerryBlooms Jul 2016 #14

"I'm from Jersey I know how Trump does business" Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2016 #6

That was a slap at Christie, too. George II Jul 2016 #63

Love him tandot Jul 2016 #8

He reminds me of President Obama. GoCubsGo Jul 2016 #10

I think millions are watching and once his speech and the others hit youtube... MerryBlooms Jul 2016 #19

"I'm from Jersey! So I know how Donald runs his businesses!" Hekate Jul 2016 #11

Great speech! KT2000 Jul 2016 #12

He is indeed! tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #13

I really like him! mcar Jul 2016 #15

Oh yes! wildeyed Jul 2016 #16

I like him a lot! one_voice Jul 2016 #17

Very passionate and rational. Ace Rothstein Jul 2016 #18

Booker is Fantastic!!! n/t michaz Jul 2016 #20

He can move on we coco77 Jul 2016 #22

I'd appreciate if you delete and not disrepect my OP. MerryBlooms Jul 2016 #28

Glad he is done . coco77 Jul 2016 #42

You'll have to go be insignificant somewhere else. MerryBlooms Jul 2016 #49

Wow it doent take much to thrill coco77 Jul 2016 #51

Byeeeee Hekate Jul 2016 #38

Yes bye booker coco77 Jul 2016 #47

Do you wish to articulate your widdle feelings at greater length? Please proceed. Hekate Jul 2016 #50

No. I don't have time coco77 Jul 2016 #52

Bring it! We will rise!!! MerryBlooms Jul 2016 #23

We will rise! Smiling, optimistic, the polar opposite of Trump. Hekate Jul 2016 #24

saiko! yuiyoshida Jul 2016 #25

How huge is your smile right now!?! Wasn't that magnificent!! MerryBlooms Jul 2016 #34

yup! yuiyoshida Jul 2016 #43

"Cynicism is the refuge of cowards!" Haveadream Jul 2016 #26

Tears of joy. MerryBlooms Jul 2016 #37

We Will Rise fishwax Jul 2016 #27

Yes we will! MerryBlooms Jul 2016 #39

Very solid and full of ideals/policy prescriptions. Snarkoleptic Jul 2016 #29

So you like his "prescriptions" to break teacher unions brentspeak Jul 2016 #55

The speech was positive, I'm not for union busting and didn't hear that Snarkoleptic Jul 2016 #65

Let us rise! Woo hoo!!! Glimmer of Hope Jul 2016 #30

We Will Rise!!! oswaldactedalone Jul 2016 #31

Knocked it out the box. Cory Booker!!!! 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2016 #32

*sigh AWESOME MerryBlooms Jul 2016 #41

Love him! We'll be seeing lots more of him! R B Garr Jul 2016 #45

Was that Cory's 2004 (now, President) Obama's moment! 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2016 #54

Could be! I can see it happening. We were R B Garr Jul 2016 #56

O...M.....G sufrommich Jul 2016 #33

That was us. Eloquent, straightforward, passionate, RISING! nolabear Jul 2016 #35

He was AMAZING. auntpurl Jul 2016 #36

What a TREMENDOUS speech!!!! I'm ready! Let's elect the 1st woman President of the United States! Greywing Jul 2016 #40

Awesome beachbumbob Jul 2016 #44

That made me cry more than a Ken Burns documentay. zonkers Jul 2016 #46

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That was a great speech from Booker TeddyR Jul 2016 #53

Good to hear.. Mahalo, MB~ Cha Jul 2016 #57

"We rise" FailureToCommunicate Jul 2016 #58

"You may write me down in history.... George II Jul 2016 #59

I know I'll probably catch hell for this, but I dont' care- MerryBlooms Jul 2016 #61

It was almost a three-way tie between Cory, Michelle, and Elizabeth. But there are 3 nights to go! George II Jul 2016 #62

He will be president in 2020 alfredo Jul 2016 #64

That's what a positive speech sounds like. lakercub Jul 2016 #66