The evil neoliberal Cory Booker is in the hands of Big Pharma

[La Lioness Priyanka]

Yeah, no he's not and if you believe that you have been successfully conned.

Let's look at the image that went around social media about Booker and Big Pharma created by The Other 98,



Turns out there is a lot of bullshit to this meme:

1. The vote these guys said no to would not have lowered drug prices.

2. They took a second vote on a bill that would lower drug prices and Cory voted yes on that. This is absent from this dumb photo.

3. The numbers shown don’t only represent money from 'big pharma'

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/jan/18/other-98/viral-image-about-democratic-senators-and-big-phar/

Second, if you have twitter, you should read Deray's thread about the whole Cory Booker and Big Pharma

Link to tweet

[bettyellen]

1. I've seen this spewed out and there's no reply about the second vote from anyone....

This is Russian pay-ops and I can't respect anyone who trashes Dems without pausing to dig deeper.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

2. people are dumber then they think they are

[bettyellen]

7. I don't think they can tell the difference between those who are committed and loyal and assholes

Who are using their anger to fuck with their heads. This anti establishment thing is the last straw - tossing aside tireless workers for justice in favor of fly by nights like Turner and others? Reeks of poor judgement, their thinking is as clouded with anger as many in the GOP. They think THEY have more right to be angry? Nuts.

[Plucketeer]

29. Shouldn't that read

"than" as opposed to "then"?

[berksdem]

33. I am giving the benefit of the doubt...

[La Lioness Priyanka]

42. yes.

[berksdem]

32. i see what you did there 80)

[BlueCaliDem]

3. Hm. Russian "fake news" meme? They sure do know how to push Leftists' buttons, don't they? eom

[La Lioness Priyanka]

5. everyone is so much smarter than the establishment

except at winning anything at all or not falling for propaganda.

[FarPoint]

4. I keep it simple when I'm in Crisis Mode...

I support EVERY DEMOCRAT....No matter what..... Until this tRump Russian Mafia run presidency is cleaned up...Every Democrat is fine....

[La Lioness Priyanka]

6. i do too. every one rails against Manchin here,but i bet they cant even name the GOP Senator

from West Virgina. Her policy stances are MUCH worse than Manchin, but you never hear them rail against her.

[Scurrilous]

18. ...

[Expecting Rain]

8. We Democrats better wake up to the fact that the far-left...

are sharpening their blades in an effort to cut down the most likely nominee of our party in 2020.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

10. two weeks ago they were on gillibrand's case, this week it's been cory

next week/month it will be kamala

[YCHDT]

11. I don't think its the far left any longer, its a bunch of trolls

[athena]

12. Or maybe Russians.

It's not like they're going to disappear after they've been so successful.

[YCHDT]

15. Yeap, I keep saying this every time people mention 18; why would the Russians not try again since

... Benedict Donald and the Kremlin KKKlan keep saying there's no Russian involvement

[leftstreet]

16. There is no 'far left' in the US

Are there large contingencies of National Communists or Anarcho-Syndicalists that I've missed?

[QC]

34. Thank you. n/t

[Fantastic Anarchist]

37. Thanks for pointing that out.

Of course, they had to be outraged about people being outraged.

[Steven Maurer]

39. Just like fascists don't call themselves fascist, the far left doesn't call themselves that

They usually call themselves "Green", although they do their best to torpedo the only major party that is environmentalist. Sometimes they call themselves Socialist, occasionally qualifying it with "Democratic", because Socialists so frequently become authoritarian.

But you knew that, I suspect. You're not stupid. Just being deliberately disingenuous.

[leftstreet]

41. Oh please

Acquaint yourself with leftist ideology

What's disingenuous is pretending Hollywood celebrities and 'green' candidates are Left

But you knew that, I suspect

[Steven Maurer]

43. You seem to be believe insane authoritarian left is the only left

...and anything other than insane authoritarian left isn't really left.

I assure you that isn't true.

Just like Trump doesn't have to wear a swastika and sport a short mustache to be "on the right".


Yes, Hollywood is filled with people who were going to be poor, right up until they landed that part that made them a star. And they still remember that. And yes, they're leftist, even if they're not engaged in violent repression of most of the country, like what is going on in Venezuela right now.

[leftstreet]

44. This makes no sense

I'm sure you mean well, and I'd like to assume good intent, but I think we're using different definitions

I don't know what 'insane authoritarian left' is

I do know that in the US, Left parties and movements are very, very small

I don't think Jill Stein or Susan Sarandon are Leftists

[Steven Maurer]

45. You think Jill Stein and Sarandon are centrists?

Um, okay.

That explains a lot, actually.

I assume you mean well as well, but to reiterate, the phrase "leftist" means people who are more liberal and/or communitarian than average. That there are leftists in the US is a tautology, and even judging by world standards, there are a lot of leftists here too.

[hrmjustin]

27. I think it is trolls come to cut down 2020 possibilities.

[WoonTars]

31. I think you spelled 'Alt right' wrong...

....enough with the hippie-bashing ffs...

[YCHDT]

9. The Booker bashing is strong these days, maybe he can AT LEAST be a stalking horse lighting rod

[NCTraveler]

13. The same people spreading this shit about Booker also spread HA Goodman. nt.

[ismnotwasm]

14. There's a lot of bullshit flying around

it's all annoying as hell but there are the trolls--who know what they are doing more or less, who are not as annoying as the self righteous assholes who refuse to do rudimentary research, or simply choose to live in a conspiracy theory world In lieu of actual thought

[JaneQPublic]

17. I've posted that Politifact article multiple times.

Twice on the Facebook page of my very liberal niece, who is quick to believe all garden-variety Dems are corrupt while only the far-left crowd can be trusted.

So the last time I posted it, she said, "I've read that somewhere before," to which I answered, "No doubt. I posted it the last time you ran that erroneous meme. And I'll post it again the next time you do."

[JHan]

19. The usual suspects - TYT, and other assorted pack of jokers - are behind this BS.

"justice democrats" my ass.

[Scurrilous]

20. K&R

[Thrill]

21. Money always wins with these politicians

Sooner you realize that, you'll stop being disappointed.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

23. I am not disappointed in Cory, I'm amazed at how dumb most people are

Especially the ones who believe every bs meme about Dems

[LanternWaste]

22. One of the leading indicators of a Democrat's star beginning to ascend is

One of the leading indicators of a Democrat's star beginning to ascend is an increase in the amount of trolls and half-wits sharing sub-literate hit-pieces about them on DU. That being the case, yesterday's posts indicated Booker is rising faster than is comfortable for many.

Context, nuance and relevant detail are anathema to trendy memes, popular t-shirts and idiot bumper-stickers.

[philly_bob]

24. I watched Booker since he was running for mayor in Newark

and have a sense that he's an articulate and attractive character but 1) doesn't have big family money behind him so he accepts money from a variety of folks, sometimes regrettably, and 2) he is not grounded ideologically -- he has dabbled in free-market capitalist enthusiasm as well as neighborhood populism. I'm glad he is on our side, but I wouldn't bet the mortgage on him, like I would Bernie, who has a lifetime of consistency.

Not a suitable party leader, but a damn fine local political figure with a strong base of supporters.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

25. Politifact rates them mostly FALSE on 3 of 4 statements

Seems like a group with good intentions but lying is a good way for them to shoot themselves in the foot right out of the gate. Reputation is hard to recover especially if you didn't have a stellar one for a long time.

http://www.politifact.com/personalities/other-98/statements/

[mcar]

26. It's bash Booker week on the intertoobz

[gordianot]

28. The GOP and their owners fear most is an organized opposition.

The current GOP occupant seems determined to accuse others of the tactics that landed him in government housing and first class travel.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

30. I believe the purity tests don't help for 2018.

In fact they would be devastating. CU makes that abundantly clear.

[IronLionZion]

35. Punish and Purge until we are a party of 0!

Purity tests for everyone!

Democratic Underground exists to bury the democratic party deep underground.

[pnwmom]

36. And I see my two evil, awful, horrible, no-good Senators

are on that list, too.

[nolabear]

38. Girl, I was about to get all UP in your face!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

40. Lol