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gauguin57

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22. And a folk hero is born on Twitter (new hashtag: #CoryBookerFacts)

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2012, 01:48 AM

Apr 2012

... imaginary superhuman feats Booker is ALSO supposed to have accomplished. Some of these are great ...

#CoryBookerFacts:

?"...That North Korean missile fell today when Cory Booker smiled at it. ..."

"In his spare time, Cory Booker is writing a 4th ed. of the Oxford English Dictionary from scratch, in manuscript, on vellum"

"Cory Booker doesn't need a Super PAC because it would be redundant."...

"Cory Booker broke up a fight between Ryan Gosling and Chuck Norris."

"... Cory Booker's security tried to keep him out of a Springsteen show. He broke through & played lead guitar for 10 hours...."

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Cory Booker, Newark Mayor, Taken To Hospital Following Attempted Fire Rescue [View all] Tx4obama Apr 2012 OP

America's GREATEST Mayor! FarLeftFist Apr 2012 #1

I love that guy. nt onehandle Apr 2012 #2

Hope he's OK; such a good guy, elleng Apr 2012 #3

More details on the link below Tx4obama Apr 2012 #4

Good man. emilyg Apr 2012 #5

Best thing he'll ever do in office. nolabear Apr 2012 #6

Dude is fuckin' Batman! alcibiades_mystery Apr 2012 #7

One does think of that, yes. BlueIris Apr 2012 #10

Oddly enough, my first thought was a scene from "I Married A Witch" kentauros Apr 2012 #32

This guy really is amazing DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2012 #8

I've thought of that, about him, for some time now. calimary Apr 2012 #25

He is the next Governor of N.J. aaaaaa5a Apr 2012 #9

OK elleng Apr 2012 #11

I was a skeptic for a long time. silverweb Apr 2012 #14

Hope it's just smoke inhalation flamingdem Apr 2012 #12

And... second-degree burns on his hand. n/t Tx4obama Apr 2012 #15

I've had second degree burns Rhiannon12866 Apr 2012 #28

Unlike Giuliani, he won't milk this for everything. ProgressoDem Apr 2012 #13

... And I thought I swooned over Mayor Booker BEFORE this ...! gauguin57 Apr 2012 #16

I could have written this. Ruby the Liberal Apr 2012 #20

A real hero. n/t rayofreason Apr 2012 #17

Superman!!!!! MADem Apr 2012 #18

I love Cory. Ruby the Liberal Apr 2012 #19

Tweet from the mayor ... gauguin57 Apr 2012 #21

And a folk hero is born on Twitter (new hashtag: #CoryBookerFacts) gauguin57 Apr 2012 #22

Here's a copy of a tweet below I just saw on Twitter ... Tx4obama Apr 2012 #23

Bwaahaaaaa! Oh, snap!!! Surya Gayatri Apr 2012 #24

Barrump-bump! calimary Apr 2012 #26

That is sooo funny! goclark Apr 2012 #35

Another one: Cooley Hurd Apr 2012 #27

I do believe we just saw the real Cory Booker lunatica Apr 2012 #29

Now, that's a man who knows how to serve the community. Way to go, Your Honor! leveymg Apr 2012 #30

He is a great guest on Bill Maher. sarcasmo Apr 2012 #31

Huffington Post edited and dropped "Attempted" from headline, it now reads..... Brother Buzz Apr 2012 #33

I want so much to support the guy, especially since he's Yale Law, but KamaAina Apr 2012 #34