Just 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 4, 2012
The crowd is cheering "USA USA!" after Cory Booker calls for higher taxes….what? #DNC2012
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) September 4, 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 http://t.co/lmxD6TJs
— davidwilburn (@davidwilburn) September 4, 2012
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Cory Booker is awesome! He has hit on several great points! Not class warfare but Patriotism when asked to pay your fair share! #DNC2012
— Milt (@LuvMyGovner) September 4, 2012
Pay our fair share….yes Cory Booker…patriotism! #corybooker
— Rosalind Mitchell (@BossLadyRoz) September 4, 2012
Cory Booker hit it out of the park with that line about patriotism #Obama2012 #DNC2012
— David Hurtado (@dhurt92553) September 4, 2012
Love you Cory Booker paying your fair sure is not class warfare it's patriotism!!!
— Kensington Witch (@shooshan17) September 4, 2012
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And on the 8th day, God gave us Cory Booker.
— Napoleon Bonafart (@coffeeteacher10) September 4, 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.
— Napoleon Bonafart (@coffeeteacher10) September 4, 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 4, 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 4, 2012
"Paying your fair share is not class warfare. It is patriotism." – Cory Booker. It was class warfare according to Karl Marx. #tcot
— Trump 2020 (@redalertnow) September 4, 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 4, 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 4, 2012
Oh good, the Left has rebranded class warfare as "patriotism" #DNC2012
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) September 4, 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 4, 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 4, 2012
DNC breaks out the "USA-USA-USA" chant in response to….Cory Booker calling for higher taxes. Disgusting.
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) September 4, 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.
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