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Optional@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 days ago

Cory Booker says Democrats have ‘failed this moment’ and calls for new leaders

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Cory Booker says Democrats have ‘failed this moment’ and calls for new leaders

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New Jersey senator also says party has ‘too small of a coalition’ as it seeks to confront ‘new challenges’

cross-posted from: https://ibbit.at/post/214059

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    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.

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    Then looks directly in the mirror unironocally

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      I’ll stare directly at the sun, but never in the mirror

      It must be exhausting always rooting for the anti-hero

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    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.

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    If you smelt it you dealt it. Get out and make room for someone who actually gives a fuck

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    Just another example of Democrats acting like they oppose themselves in order to crush thier opposition.

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      So on one hand people here hate the Democrat leadership (with good reason). But now when this guy is speaking out against the Democrat leadership, you criticize them for internal division?

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        He wants to maintain the current right-wing leadership, not to put someone in charge who’d actually do anything differently. Replacing Schumer with another corporate stooge is a guaranteed way to continue losing elections and capitulating to MAGA.

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        He’s part of that leadership. He’s part of the problem. We want real change for working people, he just wants to change who’s getting the corporate bribes.

    • Optional@lemmy.worldOP
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      what opposition

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    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.

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        Me out now! Me out now! Me out now!

        He’s either kicking himself out of office, or demanding his own sexual liberation.

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      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.

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        The worst part is, it’ll probably work

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          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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            Google knows who you are and tailors your search results for you specifically, so the top results on Google aren’t an indicator of a general trend, it’s what they think you’ll click on and/or ads

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          At this point… basically only on doddering idiot dem voters who still think Bill Maher is worth listening to.

          … I wonder if there are more detailed numbers on how his viewership stats break down…

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            who still think Bill Maher is worth listening to

            Still? Maher was always a smirking centrist bell end.

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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?

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        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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        Aipac Shakur has done nothing. Him and Schumer are both pro Israel and have rolled over and not fought for much.

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          Wait, I thought AIPAC Shakur was Hakeem Jeffries in the House.

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            You are 100% correct, I was confusing them.

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    The call is coming from inside the house

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    this left-right divide is killing our country

    So you want the nazi-simp vote. Got it.

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    …Does he realize he’s talking about himself?

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      Definitely not.

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      Me may still think his pointless filibuster will earn him leadership

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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.

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      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.

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        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.

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        Damn, that was a good catch. I had misremembered it as well.

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    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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      Yeah that was all practice for his upcoming imminent presidential bid.

      Don’t worry he’ll do the same thing to the people that came before him too.

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    Cory Booker is a twat.

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      Cory Booker is Rand Paul with a D next to his name

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    Let me guess: he’s the solution.

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    Schumer’s preference for centrist candidates

    That is code for zionist first candidates. His extreme loyalty to Israel is disqualifying.

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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.

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      You’re talking about Jeffries, not Booker.

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        Why not both?

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          Because in terms of voting record, Booker actually doesn’t look that bad: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gPBdBrqVCbtuy7f1bjOdCDUzEv5RqbbU1yYAr3KoHYE He is on 8th place.

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            Voting Score - 65%

            Left Score - 73%

            It looks like Booker isn’t necessarily good, but more everyone else is absolutely terrible. Unless I’m not understanding how these scores work?

            Edit: after looking it over, a lot of money for Israel, confirming Trump selections, and Crypto shit. Otherwise solid.

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              When your nonprofit is declared a terrorist organization (for being anticapitalist), crypo is key to bypassing the PayPal donation blockaid.

              See Wiki leaks and Occupy.

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        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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          Easy way to know the difference between the two. Booker is fucking Rosario Dawson.

          Jeffries isn’t.

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            Not anymore. Another L for the establishment

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              Dammit to hell.

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