Cory Booker!

[kpete]

Anyone who attacks @repjohnlewis loses legitimacy in my eyes, especially someone who made such a craven effort to delegitmize @BarackObama
https://twitter.com/CoryBooker/status/820379163471282178

[mcar]

1. Well said!

[Boomerproud]

2. Thank you Senator Booker.

Couldn't have said it better myself. Resist!

[Trust Buster]

3. In all fairness, that is apples and oranges. Presiden't Obama never questioned anyone's legitimacy.

Presiden't Obama's legitimacy was questioned totally w/o provocation. John Lewis was being provocative. I happen to agree with him but he fired a fastball high and inside on Trump. He can handle the return fire.

[bettyellen]

5. Nope- they're both examples of Trumps racism and tie perfectly together!

[Trust Buster]

6. President Obama never attacked anyone's legitimacy. Attacks on him were totally unprovoked.

[hadEnuf]

7. President Obama never covered for anybody

who was illegitimate either.

Lewis pointed out what the evidence is saying and Trump can't handle it so he goes off like the screaming petulant child that he is.

How about Trump try and prove Lewis wrong?

Hint: He can't....

[Cha]

20. Yes they do.

John Lewis spoke the Truth.. It's true President Obama was born in the USA.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

4. "... loses legitimacy"? Like Trump HAD any?

[truebluegreen]

8. Trying to mend fences?

Color me not surprised.

[jknudsen]

9. Anyone who chooses Big Pharma contributors over Bernie's bill loses legitimacy as well :-(

Canadian drugs are not safe?? what a lame excuse most are FDA approved. I don't see Canadians complaining paying in many cases 75% less than we do.
Sadly when you think you find an "honest politician"they are just another phony.
Lost all respect for this dude Cory Booker.

[nini]

10. yea... everything else he ever does will never be acknowledged because he crossed Bernie

Jesus.. this purity shit is getting old.

[NewJeffCT]

17. Why was Booker singled out?

Because he's black?

Plenty of other Democrats received money from big pharma. Some voted for the amendment, and others voted against it. (oh, and Bernie received almost as much as Booker...)

The largest beneficiary of campaign donations from the pharmaceutical voted against it, and the second and third largest beneficiaries voted for it.

[yardwork]

63. I believe that he is being attacked because he's black.

[Cha]

22. And, actually it was Sen Amy Kobuchar who is the Sponsor.. not even giving her credit

Amends Bill: S.Con.Res.3 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026.
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy (Submitted 01/11/2017, Proposed 01/11/2017)
Cosponsors: 1
Latest Action: 01/11/2017 Amendment SA 178 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 52. Record Vote Number: 20.

Cosponsor Date Cosponsored
Sen. Sanders, Bernard * 01/11/2017

https://www.congress.gov/amendment/115th-congress/senate-amendment/178/cosponsors

[Hekate]

26. What you said

[betsuni]

59. +1

[Sienna86]

11. Agreed. Can't celebrate anything by Booker now.

So disappointed in his choices.

[JI7]

13. no they don't.

[Cha]

21. Senator Amy Klobuchar is the Sponsor.

Amends Bill: S.Con.Res.3 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026.
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy (Submitted 01/11/2017, Proposed 01/11/2017)
Cosponsors: 1
Latest Action: 01/11/2017 Amendment SA 178 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 52. Record Vote Number: 20.

Cosponsor Date Cosponsored
Sen. Sanders, Bernard * 01/11/2017

https://www.congress.gov/amendment/115th-congress/senate-amendment/178/cosponsors

[uponit7771]

25. More bullshit ass'd dem bashing, I'm never ever giving dem bashing the benefit of the doubt, EVER!!!

[Renew Deal]

28. You forgot to say "his holiness" before invoking his name

[nikto]

51. I'm with you

The DU Neolib critics say we old-timers/New Dealers/Berners will only settle for "purity".

That mis-conception is a direct parallel to Schumer's insistence that the Democratic Party's problems
are merety about messaging.


Very clearly, in the case of Cory Booker and all the Democrats who voted against the prescription
drug measure it's not about "purity".

It's about,
who do they actually represent?

[brooklynboy49]

61. Spot on post n/t

[Raine]

54. Totally agree. nt

[m-lekktor]

58. I agree. nt

[bahrbearian]

64. Yep

[juxtaposed]

12. did he say he backs importing drugs from canada at lower prices so retires can aford them?

[jknudsen]

14. He and 12 other so called dems. voted NO

Take names

[pnwmom]

56. It might make sense to find out why they voted no.

Patty Murray, for example, supports the general idea -- however there is no regulation in Canada right now of drugs that pass through Canada from one country to another. So what is to stop makers of fake drugs from shipping them to the US via Canada? It is already happening, and this plan would just make it worse.

The problem is that Canada's population is tiny compared to ours. So why does anyone think American drug companies would ship ten times more product to Canada then they have been, just so that the same product could be reimported to the US at much lower prices? The answer is that they wouldn't. So who would step in to fill the gap? Producers from outside Canada who aren't regulated and don't have Canadian safety standards.

What we need is to do the same thing that Canada and every other civilized country has done: have our government negotiate drug prices with the manufacturer. That makes more sense than trying to piggyback onto a system that is 1/10th the size of ours.

[denbot]

16. Sorry Corey, but I saw what you did for big pharma..

Dead to me.

[Fearless]

18. Yep.

[brooklynboy49]

62. This isn't his first MAJOR misstep

n/t

[FreakinDJ]

19. When he is not pumping for Big Pharma

[Cha]

23. Perfect! Thank you, Senator Booker

[ciaobaby]

24. Words are cheap.

I'd be impressed if he joined Lewis and not attend the inauguration.

[Renew Deal]

29. Indeed

And the symbolic resolution with no chance of passing failed.

By the way, Bernie didn't show up for the gun filibuster.

"Murphy was joined over the course over the nearly 15-hour-long filibuster by 38 of his 45 fellow Senate Democrats. Some, including Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Cory Booker of New Jersey, stood with Murphy for hours.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Murphy_gun_control_filibuster

More than 40 senators, including two Republicans, joined Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy's filibuster, which began shortly after 11 a.m. Wednesday morning and lasted past midnight.

But Sanders, who is home in Burlington, Vermont, to address his supporters about his post-presidential primary plans, was not among them.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/one-big-name-missing-democrats-123632642.html

[ciaobaby]

30. Well if you want to dig into the archives, there is this.....

https://seattleducation2010.wordpress.com/2016/03/22/cory-booker-is-no-friend-to-public-educaton/

[bravenak]

34. Still trying to deligitimize democrats on an anti Trump thread? Why?

Seems to me that calling Trump out should be more important than hating on Corey. Especially when Trump is being racist as fuck and a black Senator challenges him. The only folks I usually see attacking black folks for challenging a racist fucker for disrespecting a civil rights legend are racists themselves. I certainly would not be caught dead tarnishing Corey's legacy while he is in the process of dressing down the enemy. But that's just me. Some people dont give a damn how bad they look. What do you think?

[Hekate]

47. Somehow I think you'd find something else to excoriate him for. You and several others seem...

...pretty adament that Sen. Booker is to be cast into the outer darkness no matter what.

[ciaobaby]

50. example please

[Hekate]

52. Read this very thread for yourself

[ciaobaby]

53. and where did I trash Booker ?

[Hekate]

27. Thank you, Senator Booker

[ciaobaby]

31. For what ?

[bravenak]

32. For speaking the muthafucking truth

[ciaobaby]

33. I must have missed that part.

[bravenak]

36. Read it again

Anyone who attacks @repjohnlewis loses legitimacy in my eyes, especially someone who made such a craven effort to delegitmize @BarackObama
https://

[ciaobaby]

35. he is speaking the truth but...

I'd be impressed if he joined Lewis and not attend the inauguration.

[bravenak]

37. Why?

[ciaobaby]

38. Because I think it's important to not just speak - but to act. As Lewis did.

This in its self could be a movement. That being the democrats not attending inauguration.
God knows, we lowly citizens will not be attending or watching or listening to it, so why shouldn't our representatives follow suit.

[bravenak]

39. I'm sure he has his own reason for attending

[ciaobaby]

41. weak

[bravenak]

42. He doesnt have to do what you want.

[ciaobaby]

43. still weak

[bravenak]

44. And? Your point?

You are mad because he did not vote the way Bernie wanted. Time to move on. He should have gotten the support of enough members and reached out to see what changes to the amendment would have gotten their support. Just expecting everybody to do what you want gets nothing done.

[bravenak]

46. You stop first

You have been going on and on in threads that support Booker about how much you dislike him. I noticed. Sue me.

[ciaobaby]

48. Threads that support Booker ?

Don't see any titled that way.
I may not like his vote - but thats as far as it goes.

[bravenak]

49. Corey Booker!

Anyone who attacks @repjohnlewis loses legitimacy in my eyes, especially someone who made such a craven effort to delegitmize @BarackObama
https://

This is obviously a thread supporting Corey Booker! And John Lewis! I have no idea how you missed that.

[JI7]

55. which just shows they are just looking to bash him

didn't even read the OP . just saw booker's name and wanted to bash .

[Starry Messenger]

40. K&R

[delisen]

57. Thanks you Senator Booker. n/t

[betsuni]

60. K&R