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tech3149

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7. Don't cut him any slack

Reply to Arkana (Reply #4)

Tue Nov 20, 2012, 10:30 AM

Nov 2012

He talks a good game and is skilled in presenting himself as a champion for the people. I have no doubt he is a good person with good intentions but you have to consider his fealty to the financial industry and capitalism above all.
Were it not for the support of his Wall St buddies he would never have won election. His actions to gentrify Newark will devastate the working poor.

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Cory Booker to live a week on food stamps [View all] highplainsdem Nov 2012 OP

you need to do it Epiphany4z Nov 2012 #1

He should also try living on a income that is determined to be Javaman Nov 2012 #3

he's defending the programs, are we making him out to be the bad guy? CreekDog Nov 2012 #26

Thing is, while it's a nice gesture... it's still just a gesture Scootaloo Nov 2012 #30

He said for 1 week or 1 month. Little Star Nov 2012 #19

Now if we could get him to teach PS for a week, we'd really have something. n/t Smarmie Doofus Nov 2012 #2

You know, just when I start to think Booker's a tool, he does something like this Arkana Nov 2012 #4

Don't cut him any slack tech3149 Nov 2012 #7

so true!! dexterborg Nov 2012 #8

I give him a C for effort. What he really needs to do is live off foods stamps for the full 4 weeks nc4bo Nov 2012 #5

And he needs to start with an empty pantry. kcass1954 Nov 2012 #6

Week 1 is only a time of plenty if you spend 50% of the monthly allotment starroute Nov 2012 #15

That would be around $4 / day or $30 / week? FarCenter Nov 2012 #9

He needs to also live in an efficiency aparment Ash_F Nov 2012 #10

To be fair to Mayor Booker Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2012 #13

Good for him Mass Nov 2012 #11

Agreed. I wish more politicians would do this. democrattotheend Nov 2012 #23

Wow, a whole week! I'm impressed! malthaussen Nov 2012 #12

I thought "feeding the poor" was a national security issue after WWII IdaBriggs Nov 2012 #14

Cheap stunt. He showed his true Bain Capital apologist colors last summer. forestpath Nov 2012 #16

why not try 52 weeks. olddad56 Nov 2012 #17

He proposed 1 week or 1 month. Little Star Nov 2012 #18

It is not possible to eat a sufficient diet on food stamps for 52 weeks that does anything better jtuck004 Nov 2012 #20

What a stupid, meaningless stunt. Nye Bevan Nov 2012 #21

I disagree democrattotheend Nov 2012 #24

He also drives an Escalade. justice1 Nov 2012 #22

I hate these kinds of stunts. NYC Liberal Nov 2012 #25

Good, but... Rider3 Nov 2012 #27

It is not about Cory proving a point to us on the Left VanillaRhapsody Nov 2012 #28

Good for him! But he should take it a step or two further. missingthebigdog Nov 2012 #29

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky done this a few times. nt mucifer Nov 2012 #31

I get $16 dollars a month. Would be tough to live on $4 dollars a week. Kaleva Nov 2012 #32