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Cory Booker says Democrats have ‘failed this moment’ and calls for new leaders
(www.theguardian.com)
He is objectively one of the people who has failed this moment.
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At least he's calling for himself to be replaced.
Me out now! Me out now! Me out now!
He's either kicking himself out of office, or demanding his own sexual liberation.
I can only imagine the thought in his head is:
If I say this first, and loudest, it therefore cannot apply to me, because I called it out.
Fucking terminal shitlib brain; everything is optics, history and context don't exist beyond when I want to A/B test some rhetoric.
The worst part is, it’ll probably work
Good. If Cory Booker sees the way the winds are blowing and wants to start pushing in that direction, good.
You can tell Fox News is scared because when I googled his name, I got
Top stories - Fox News- Cory Booker confronted with old clip of himself saying he loves Donald Trump
(The context is that he's religious and loves all people, including his enemies, but of course they leave that out.)
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For those of us who are legit unaware ... what did he do (or didn't do) to get put on the shit list?
He confirmed a handful of Trumps appointees (one is a relative of Jared Kushner IIRC). He also hasn’t really done anything to stop all this outside his 27 hour filibuster , which didn’t actually filibuster anything.
I’m not as angry as others are about Bookers statement here but he still hasn’t done much to stop anything.
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....Does he realize he's talking about himself?
Definitely not.
Me may still think his pointless filibuster will earn him leadership
Objectively fucking hilarious.
This man has been responsible for stomping down the voices who seek to replace him. AOC, Mamdani, Ossof, Platner...keep naming them.
He is no different than Schumer. Fuck both of you.
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Yep, we all agree, he needs to be replaced or taken out of the leadership position. We will not forget that he and schumer voted to end the shut down we were winning for no reason that I can see.
You're talking about Jeffries, not Booker.
Well fuck, that's embarrassing. I thought they were the same guy until I just compared a video of Jeffrie and Booker. I guess I put them in the same category of shitty.
https://newrepublic.com/post/195475/cory-booker-democrat-vote-confirm-jared-kushner-father-charles
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/1/14/14262732/cory-booker-senate-democrats
To be clear, these guys don't need to be perfect, but they clearly are looking out for their own interests.
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Motherfucker filibustered for over 24 hours, fasted in preparation to do so, only to undo every fucking word he spewed by voting in Trump's nominees.
It wasn't a filibuster. No legislation was being held up. He just gave a long speech as a performance piece. People keep trying to say he had the longest filibuster, but it literally wasn't one.
He’s the 2nd most pathetic out of all the Dems besides Schumer. This dude only cares for appearing to do anything, but never actually does anything because he’s a bought centrist.
Damn, that was a good catch. I had misremembered it as well.
You're right, Cory. So drop out of your fucking primary and endorse a real leader.
He also said that “purity tests” within the party have led to more division in the US.
What he's saying is he wants more Conservatives in the Democratic party.
F this guy and his failure of Democratic leadership.
He is definitely against litmus tests regarding AIPAC.
Yup. He needs to sit down.
Schumer's preference for centrist candidates
That is code for zionist first candidates. His extreme loyalty to Israel is disqualifying.
this left-right divide is killing our country
So you want the nazi-simp vote. Got it.
"'I’ve called for a generational renewal, because this left-right divide is killing our country and our adversaries know it.' He also said that 'purity tests' within the party have led to more division in the US."
yeah this is kind of the opposite issue of what anyone competent would want to address with chuck schumer
Its also just complete horseshit.
Anybody remeber how David Hogg was actually trying to do this, 9 months ago, earlier than that?
And... basically 0 large parts of the Dem fundraising apparatus got involved in any way?
And... because Hogg tried to do this... he got ousted from his position in the party?
https://www.aol.com/david-hogg-pledged-unleash-20m-193729589.html?guccounter=1
You uh, you coulda said something at that point, Cory.
Flamethrowers for the ratfuckers, thats how they clean em up in the sewers of NYC, I hear.
These democrats think the problem is aversion to genocide and not blindly supporting the party. They would rather compromise with the Nazis, than challenge them from a leftist perspective:
He's not the worst, but he's definitely part of the problem. When he calls for new leadership, he really means give it to him, and he wouldn't be much better than Schmuckie Boy. He'd be just as Zionist, that's for sure.
If Booker becomes president, MAGA will be back in power 4 years later.
Absolutely true.
But Booker ain't that leader.
Starting with himself, right? Pompous asshole.
“Americans want a new generation of leaders that show that they can lift the whole country up,” Booker added. “It is time for a new vision of our country that is far more uniting that brings people together, doesn’t deepen divides.”
And I want to see the Epstein class in a supermax prison. You know, let them see the kind of prison system they advocate for first hand.
This is peak, “we need to move forward and not dwell on the past” chud rhetoric. What America needs is accountability and hostility to the right.
He desperately wants to be the Obama redux who shows he's the bigger man by just forgiving all the crimes of his opponents. He dreams of an America where a black Muslim immigrant can share a Pepsi with the tatted up ICE agent in army surplus sent to deport his family.
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If you smelt it you dealt it. Get out and make room for someone who actually gives a fuck
Just another example of Democrats acting like they oppose themselves in order to crush thier opposition.
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Senator Andy Kim countered accusations that the Democratic party is divided, saying “this is the most united I’ve ever seen the Senate Democrats,”
That's not a counter. Just because this is the most united he's seen the Democratic party does not mean that it is united. Divided is the natural state of Democrats. It the words of Will Rogers, “I’m not a member of any organized political party…. I’m a Democrat.”
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Yeah, you first you poor excuse for a lukewarm wet towel.
David Hogg was working towards exactly that until the DNC ousted him. God forbid politicians do any fucking work.
Complaining about purity tests is often a dog whistle to say that the rights of minorities and women are expendable.
Yes the Dems need to be near completely replaced including this moron. Anyone not bare minimum left of center (and that starts at being against capitalism) needs to go.
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