Cory Booker was on Maddow and WOW!

[KingOfLostSouls]

what a tremendous politician and leader. absolutely, just WOW!


and he's one of us!



if only we had more leaders like that

[malaise]

1. Cory and Rachel were at Oxford together

Both were Rhodes scholars and they're really good friends.
Indeed, they were friends from their Stanford days. They're both really smart.
Imagine not one murder in Newark for one month - the first time in 45 years - that's no mean achievement.

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[On the Road]

15. I Was Born in Newark

and that is a shock.

[flamingdem]

2. I stepped on a rat in Newark in the 80s, eeeek, it made a crunching sound

but in those days this was not a biggie in Newark.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

3. I'm guessing you're familiar with Street Fight.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Fight_(film)

[KingOfLostSouls]

6. no

but now I'm more interested than ever.


truly what a great young man, and by god, we need leaders like this in our country.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

7. I think you'll enjoy it I watched many years ago when it first came out.

Before he became mayor.

[Bluenorthwest]

4. I am almost always impressed with Booker

And I'm partial to his city, which makes two of us, so go Cory!

[MadMaddie]

5. I like him too

His community is showing the effort that he is putting into it.

[rocktivity]

8. I'm on his Twitter account

I live in what I call The Newark Delta because it's where Newark, Irvington, and Hillside (the Union Country line) intersect.

During the last snowstorm, someone tweeted Booker that a gigantic pothole had formed. Booker tweeted back that the hole was on the Irvington side of the border, but he'd let the mayor Wayne Smith know!

:headbang:
rocktivity

[veganlush]

9. i saw the interview, the guy is amazing..n/t

[xchrom]

10. Recommend

[BeyondGeography]

11. Totally sincere, major brain power

A rare and great man.

[proud2BlibKansan]

12. He's awesome

I've been a fan for a couple years now.

[Tiggeroshii]

13. streetfight was an amazing film

and it's even more amazing seeing what he's been able to do with the city since he became mayor!

[mrs_p]

14. love him

edit - yes, street fight was awesome. recommend highly.

[MurrayDelph]

16. I'm from L.A.

Can we trade?