@collegepolitico @intelligencer Of course. It's not like @CoryBooker is a Republican.
— China is lying (@jtLOL) August 29, 2013
You might not be reading about Senate candidate Cory Booker’s imaginary friend on BuzzFeed any time soon, but New York Magazine decided the news that Booker’s friend T-Bone doesn’t actually exist was worth a post. From the headline alone, though, you’d think the big scandal is that there’s a drug dealer in Newark, N.J., and the amiable Cory Booker isn’t friends with him.
Scandal: @CoryBooker Is Not Friends With Drug Dealer http://t.co/2ae7KURW6B
— Intelligencer (@intelligencer) August 29, 2013
The fact that Booker isn’t friends with T-Bone because T-Bone does not exist is mentioned in the following paragraph. Fortunately, the Star-Ledger has picked up the story, likely in part because Booker told the paper in 2007 that T-Bone “is 1,000 percent a real person.”
Star-Ledger has now picked up on the T-Bone story. Notably @CoryBooker is not responding to requests for comment. http://t.co/9XG8e98grR
— Brian Walsh (@brianjameswalsh) August 29, 2013
Imagine for a second the reaction from MSNBC's evening hosts if a Republican invented an imaginary drug dealer. http://t.co/JSxwaDtmkF
— Brian Walsh (@brianjameswalsh) August 29, 2013
Here’s a fun game to play while we wait to see who else picks up on the story.
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Let's play "What would @intelligencer's headline / story look like if Cory Booker were a Republican?" http://t.co/PqAbmG8KOx
— RBe (@RBPundit) August 29, 2013
https://twitter.com/dblozik/status/373193453762797568
https://twitter.com/senorlamella/status/373194827539570688
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