Posted on 04/04/2025 6:09:14 AM PDT by Libloather
Corey Booker stood upright for 25 hours, and Democrats are celebrating. The left would have you believe that because the New Jersey senator staged the longest filibuster in history, the dejected Democratic Party is reenergized.
Don’t believe it.
It is a sign of the sorry state of the Democratic Party that they rely on such performance art to get attention. They used lollipop signs during the president’s address to Congress, they dance in the streets, they key Teslas and now they stage a talk-a-thon that sidetracked the serious work of the Senate.
Did Booker’s antics make Americans wealthier? Did he help reduce the budget deficit or bring down crime? No, nor did Booker deliver any reason why voters should elect Democrats. Since the party’s approval rating has crashed to a record low 36 percent, it seems like a miss.
In fairness, Booker did get a lot of attention. As the Times reported, “The social-media-savvy senator streamed the speech live on his TikTok account, where it garnered more than 350 million ‘likes.’” Booker might have a future as an influencer, but to be considered the leader of a political party, surely you need more than an ability to go without water for a few hours.
It is not the first time Booker has resorted to showmanship. During Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court, Booker threatened to defy Senate rules and reveal confidential documents about the candidate. He declared, “This is the closest I’ll ever get in my life to an ‘I am Spartacus’ moment.’”
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"I rise tonight with the intention of disrupting the normal business of the United States Senate for as long as I am physically able."
Clown show.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/senator-cory-bookers-25-hour-204955890.html
25 hour waste of time.
Jerry Lewis did it better. With better guest stars. And a worthwhile cause to support.
He disrupted the business of Congress eight times longer than the J6 tourists did. Can’t we charge a sitting Senator with insurrection?
25 hours of listening to Cory Booker try to stand above Jasmine Crockett and Maxine Waters, begging for media attention, just puts off the look and sound of Adderall fueled jibberish.
Once streaming and cable news went 24/7/365, we are awash in non-stop political pontificating from the nattering nabobobs of negativity. A 25 hour speech just seems like another Ozempic commercial.
He made a fool of himself. He did nothing constructive and simply wasted Congressional time. The Democrats were cheering him on because they have nothing else to cheer other than the theatrics by Booker. He’s a bad joke...
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I think of it more as a waste of oxygen. In fact I think of *him* as a waste of oxygen.
It takes real talent to speak for 25 hours and not say anything.
And those making financial contributions did so voluntarily, not compulsorily under penalty of tax evasion.
BTTT
“350 million likes” my a**.
It was his “fraud is good” speech.
Lol.
Maybe seeking a ‘depends’ endorsement?
How and where did he go to the bathroom? If he could go to the bathroom I would’ve locked it from the outside, turned off the lights and gone home
and at the end we got to hear a great song!
Of all the coverage, I haven’t read a single memorable quote.
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