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View Poll Results: Is Cory Booker a loose cannon?
YES 46 49.46%
NO 47 50.54%
Voters: 93. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 09-07-2018, 03:24 PM
 
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Hey Trumptards what’s with these stupid polls? Booker is fed up with the Republicans as are many of us. They have been unethical for a long time from their gerrymandering to their big money campaigns. Oh I almost forgot. They are now wanting to be called the “Trump Party”. Figures it had to have the narcissist name on everything he is a part of.
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Old 09-07-2018, 03:37 PM
 
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hey trumptards what’s with these stupid polls? Booker is fed up with the republicans as are many of us. They have been unethical for a long time from their gerrymandering to their big money campaigns. Oh i almost forgot. They are now wanting to be called the “trump party”. Figures it had to have the narcissist name on everything he is a part of.
t.d.s.
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Old 09-07-2018, 03:45 PM
 
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As mayor of Newark, Corey Booker did many things.

When he became mayor, Newark had a reputation nationally for crime and corruption. During his term new grocery stores and hotels have opened.

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The city reported $1 billion in real estate development in 2011 and 2012—about a third of all development across the state in sheer square footage. Another $2 billion is in the pipeline for the next two years. Bolstered by a growing immigrant population, Newark finally bucked its 60-year depopulation trend in the 2010 Census.
When Booker came into office, he inherited a $118 million budget deficit. The case for investing in Newark, effectively articulated by Booker and his staff, has translated into a host of new private development projects.

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The most recent budget—adopted this summer—uses less in state aid and other one-time infusions of cash, such as property sales, while reducing homeowners’ property taxes by 13 percent.
(summer 2013)

In the Senate:

Booker was the primary sponsor of 4 bills that were enacted:

S. 3493 (114th): A bill to revise the boundaries of certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in New Jersey.
S. 2908 (114th): A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1265 Hurffville Road in Deptford Township, New Jersey, as the “First Lieutenant Salvatore ...
S. 1090 (114th): Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015
S. 994 (114th): A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1 Walter Hammond Place in Waldwick, New Jersey, as the “Staff Sergeant Joseph ...

He has also sponsored other bills recently with other senators.

S. 3404: Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2018
S. 3353: Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2018
S. 3342: Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity Act of 2018

are a few.
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Old 09-07-2018, 03:48 PM
 
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As mayor of Newark, Corey Booker did many things.

When he became mayor, Newark had a reputation nationally for crime and corruption. During his term new grocery stores and hotels have opened.



When Booker came into office, he inherited a $118 million budget deficit. The case for investing in Newark, effectively articulated by Booker and his staff, has translated into a host of new private development projects.

(summer 2013)

In the Senate:

Booker was the primary sponsor of 4 bills that were enacted:

S. 3493 (114th): A bill to revise the boundaries of certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in New Jersey.
S. 2908 (114th): A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1265 Hurffville Road in Deptford Township, New Jersey, as the “First Lieutenant Salvatore ...
S. 1090 (114th): Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015
S. 994 (114th): A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1 Walter Hammond Place in Waldwick, New Jersey, as the “Staff Sergeant Joseph ...

He has also sponsored other bills recently with other senators.

S. 3404: Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2018
S. 3353: Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2018
S. 3342: Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity Act of 2018

are a few.
Trumps accomplishments... Move around Russian citizens stolen money and skim a bit for himself.
Wow.
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Old 09-07-2018, 04:06 PM
 
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Hey, do you think Booker would campaign dressed like Spartacus?

Does he know that Spartacus got crucified?
I sort of visualized him standing with his cape waving in the breeze, sandals laced to the knees, sword in hand, pulling open his business suit to reveal a big red S on his chest, saying in a squeaky voice: I am Spartacus—hear me roar.


YMMV.
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Old 09-07-2018, 04:49 PM
 
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This dimwit is willing to be thrown out. Every hearing I see him in he is a loose cannon. I think he is a loose cannon with presidential aspirations. And the left thinks Trump is crazy.

Thoughts?
My thoughts...

First, Booker is most certainly not a dimwit. I have a sneaky feeling that you're a Trump supporter who tends to belittle all Democrats.

Second, I'm not sure what you mean by "loose cannon." At the hearing, he was speaking up very coherently, very on-topic, and very bravely, since it knew it could get him into trouble. If you're a Trump supporter, you should admire someone for speaking up and going against the grain.

Third, yes, he probably does have presidential aspirations. So, what's your point? At least he's better spoken, better educated, and more experienced in politics than Trump.

Fourth - "the left thinks Trump is crazy"? Clearly the anonymous op-ed shows that even his own staff understands that Trump is crazy.
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Old 09-08-2018, 12:52 PM
 
Location: Chicago area
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He is building cred amongst the base.

Move on. Nothing to see.



It's always okay when Trump does it according to his base. If it's okay for Trump to do it, then it's okay for everyone to do it lest you be a hypocrite.
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Old 09-08-2018, 12:55 PM
 
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This dimwit is willing to be thrown out. Every hearing I see him in he is a loose cannon.

I think he is a loose cannon with presidential aspirations. And the left thinks Trump is crazy.

Thoughts?
Trump is the original loose cannon, lol. And why is Booker a loose cannon because he exposes what Kavanaugh is all about? Good on him for standing up for his principles.
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Old 09-08-2018, 12:56 PM
 
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Booker constantly looks as if he’s in hemorrhoid pain.

And, who knew he is a white supremacist?!

http://forums.somd.com/attachment.ph...4&d=1536320390
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Old 09-08-2018, 12:57 PM
 
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Booker constantly looks as if he’s in hemorrhoid pain.

And, who knew he is a white supremacist?!

http://forums.somd.com/attachment.ph...4&d=1536320390
You obviously don't know what being in hemorrhoid pain looks like.
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