Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"
This guy is a fucking Zionist clown and a stooge for venture capital. I'm old enough to remember when Obama would take shots at Romney in the 2012 election for Romney's founder status at Bain Capital. Booker, perhaps simply for love of the game, defended Bain Capital for seemingly no reason other than to get pats on the shoulders from Republicans
And what is this doofus doing now? Wagging his finger at Trump for theatrical reasons. This keeps getting called a filibuster but there's not specific legislation Booker is trying to kill. There's no bill he's trying to stop.
All this fire and gusto to stand around while he eagerly votes for bills to send yet another billion dollars to the Zionist Entity. Fuck this guy. I hope he enjoys hell.
Glad to see the turning of sentiment within the DNC. Perhaps Chuck Schumer got the message that people want him gone and is trying to stay wanted. Or maybe he is worried a third party will galvanize a voting bloc and take money from the Dems.
Ultimately this is a good thing as it shows a fire and regret in the same speech. Finally nice to see democracy start returning to the Democrats.
New headline: One of Murica's leading zionists shits himself publicly during pointless 24 hour talkathon. Booker signs and sells senate diapers to raise money for Israel to kill more Muslims.
#diapers4israel
Where was this motion when the continued resolution was on the floor? Fucking clowns.
What happens when he needs to take a shit?
The last record-holder, Strom Thurmond, would shit in a bucket in a coat room while keeping one foot in the Senate chamber and still talking. He was attempting, of course, to filibuster the Civil Rights Act.
I'm assuming there is no existing audio of the guy speaking out against civil rights while taking a dump? Or at least a transcription of that specific part of his speech so we can imagine at home? It seems like an emblematic moment in American history.
He probably has a diaper and a catheter. The rules don't let him sit or leave to use the bathroom.
Perhaps if he wore a bomb vest to the next senate meeting I would consider forgiving him.
If he uses it, same
Omg, the blue sky comments made me want to hurl. All this over a filibuster to stop nothing? Couldn't have pulled this shit when it actually would do something, I guess.
Anyone know what he is filibustering?
He's not filibustering. He's grandstanding.
There's is no particular vote that he is fillibustering, he is just doing it because he can.
The NYT also theorized that he wanted to do this at some point anyway, because the record for longest continuous speech in the Senate is currently held by Strom Thurmond, while fillibustering the ~~1967~~ 1957 Civil Rights bill, and Booker wanted to top it. He only has an hour or two to go to get there.
Just holding the floor
I’ll believe it when I see it
LOL
Their words are worthless.
Do something meaningful. At minimum, replace Jeffries and Schumer as leaders, and make it abundantly and publicly clear you did so because of capitulation to fascism.
Cool?
Honestly the first actual sign of resistance from within the Senate chamber.
Resistance seems like a bit much, can we compromise and agree it's the first sign that a Democratic senator has a pulse?
He stopped a full day of business in the Senate. I've never been a huge Booker fan but I gotta admit, not only is it a pretty impressive feat but this is exactly the kind of thing we need from them right now.
Credit should be given where due: Sen. Booker is about to make history in less than an hour, breaking the record for the longest filibuster in US history.
Edit: He did it! Now it's on every American and person around the world to resist the Trump administration.
That's fair enough, I absolutely agree that his resolve is notable and his voice should be elevated, but will we see that happen in reality?
Is it even filibustering if he's not trying to stop any laws being passed?
I'd argue no. I'm kind of confused. I guess it's a prolonged speech protesting the actions of the admin in general? I somewhat applaud the push back by any member of congress, but I feel like it's a wasted gesture if it isn't specifically filibustering an important bill. This just seems like a publicity stunt rather than a meaningful action of resistance.
Its blocking all movement on the floor. Which slows all the garbage they are trying to push through.
I wouldn't call it a wasted gesture.
But why not wait to filibuster an actual policy as both a protest against the admin itself, and to call attention to, and spark outcry, about the policy? It still seems like a waste to not time this type of once in a lifetime event with a particular action by the admin. I feel like if he's going to do something like this, especially something historic which will get people paying attention, why not use all that attention to it's maximum potential? The garbage is still going to be pushed through eventually, but if he were doing it at the moment that a garbage policy was being pushed through it would call much more attention to it and create more pushback from people.
But why not wait to filibuster an actual policy as both a protest against the admin itself
Because then theyd be waiting rather than doing? Because this isnt a filibuster, but they can still actually filibuster should something come up?
Because one does not preclude the other?
But there's nothing tabled that he's jamming up?
Why not wait to pull this stunt when trump is actually trying to push through one of his atrocious polices?
To me it seems like another 'look we're responding to your anger and calls to do something' performative action that doesn't actually do anything, that the democrats are so adroit at
Sure you could complain that it isn't enough. And by itself, it isn't.
It still isn't nothing.
I don't want to hear "this isn't ok" from Cory Booker, one of the most outspoken Zionists in the entire US government. He has no moral framework to stand upon. He's a proponent of genocide and his contention with Trump is largely theatrical. If he truly had a backbone or even a soul there are a million better choices he could have made before reaching this point.
This guy has taken $893,998 from AIPAC. He's paid for just like the rest. Fuck this guy.
It stalled the vote on Matthew Whitaker as Ambassador of NATO for 25 hours, which immediately happened afterwards and the vote passed anyways
A lot of words and no actions.. until Schumer steps down Democrats have learned nothing and have nothing new to offer. If you want us to believe you have changed show us don't tell us.
Cory booker is probably an even more virulent zionist than Schumer. He's been pro israel, and anti-palestine his entire career.
so you'll support a better policy platform, right?
"No, mom said it's my turn to bomb Muslims!!!"
No, no, no, I said i would do better. Better rolling over to expose my soft underbelly
If the Democrats actually wanted to be an opposition party he wouldn't need to be speaking right now. At least some are supporting him.
He's literally "Do better, senator"-ing himself 🤯. Very meta.
Feels like too little too late.
Because it is.