Cory Booker has a weird idea of patriotism. #DNC
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James Taranto (@jamestaranto) September 04, 2012Just when you thought the once-respectable Newark mayor couldn’t possibly sell himself out to Team Obama any more, tonight in his address to the Democratic National Convention, Cory Booker dug his heels even deeper into the muck. Booker proudly proclaimed — or, rather, yelled — that ”being asked to pay your fair share isnt class warfare; it’s patriotism!”
The audience of rapt Julias erupted in applause and chants of “USA! USA!” Of course. We’d expect nothing more.
Newark mayor Cory Booker: "Being asked to pay your fair share isn't class warfare, it's patriotism." Crowd chants, "U-S-A!" #dnc2012—
Matt DelSignore (@mattdelsignore) September 04, 2012
The crowd is cheering "USA USA!" after Cory Booker calls for higher taxes….what? #DNC2012—
Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) September 04, 2012
To the Left, class warfare is patriotism, see?
It’s a wonder the convention facilities didn’t flood, what with all the drooling:
Cory Booker "paying your far share is patriotic, not class warfare" #DNC2012 instagr.am/p/PK2aYwpuqJ/—
(@davidwilburn) September 04, 2012
Standing ovation for @CoryBooker on line "it isn't class warfare it's patriotism" #DNC2012—
Baratunde (@baratunde) September 04, 2012
"Being asked to pay your fair share isn't class warfare. It's patriotism." Cory Booker is a badass. #firedupreadytogo #DNC #Obama2012—
Bethany Horstmann (@blhorstmann) September 04, 2012
Cory Booker is awesome! He has hit on several great points! Not class warfare but Patriotism when asked to pay your fair share! #DNC2012—
John the Baptist (@LuvMyGovner) September 04, 2012
Pay our fair share….yes Cory Booker…patriotism! #corybooker—
Rosalind Mitchell (@Rosalind412) September 04, 2012
Cory Booker hit it out of the park with that line about patriotism #Obama2012 #DNC2012—
David Hurtado (@dhurt92553) September 04, 2012
Love you Cory Booker paying your fair sure is not class warfare it's patriotism!!!—
Sharon Daniels (@shooshan17) September 04, 2012
And on the 8th day, God gave us Cory Booker.—
Zach McClelland (@Pudgie4Obama) September 04, 2012
"Asking to pay your fair share during a war isn't class warfare. It's patriotism." -Cory Booker, the future of the Democratic Party.—
Zach McClelland (@Pudgie4Obama) September 04, 2012
The future? Sorry, kiddo. But this is happening now. And it’s downright scary.
Conservatives were not amused:
Cory Booker shouting liberal mantra that it's patriotic to pay taxes. #DNC2012—
Heidi Phillips (@yoginiha) September 04, 2012
Cory Booker with this "fair share" nonsense. The top 1% in this country pay 37% of all federal income tax paid. That not enough?—
Nick Jacob (@nicktjacob) September 04, 2012
"Paying your fair share is not class warfare. It is patriotism." – Cory Booker. It was class warfare according to Karl Marx. #tcot—
The C Monster (@cnin) September 04, 2012
Cory Booker to rich people: pay your fair share, it's not class warfare, but patriotism. Curious if he knows how much rich pay #DNC2012—
Emily Ekins (@emilyekins) September 04, 2012
LOL – Cory Booker – "The rich paying thier fair share isn't class warfare. It's patriotism." #DNC2012. What an asshat.—
Granite Pundit (@Granite_Pundit) September 04, 2012
Oh good, the Left has rebranded class warfare as "patriotism" #DNC2012—
Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) September 04, 2012
France! France! would be more accurate .@KatiePavlich crowd is cheering "USA USA!" after Cory Booker calls for higher taxes…what? #DNC2012—
Lee Wheat (@NumbuhOne) September 04, 2012
Lessons from Cory Booker: "Equality" is better than actual growth & rich people paying their "fair share" will fix the debt. #DNC2012 #tcot—
Anthony Rek LeCounte (@RekLeCounte) September 04, 2012
DNC breaks out the "USA-USA-USA" chant in response to….Cory Booker calling for higher taxes. Disgusting.—
DrewM (@DrewMTips) September 04, 2012
Disgusting indeed. Attempting to disguise class warfare as patriotism is shameful and pathetic, and it’s a tactic the Left has no qualms about using. Taking that power away is imperative. Remember in November.
