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Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney

Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed May 23 06:32:07 2012

Another Democrat worthy of votes, if only more were like him.

Newark Mayor Cory Booker slams Obama campaign ad, defends private equity firm Romney worked at.



Newark Mayor Cory Booker defended Mitt Romney for his work at Bain Capital today, criticizing the Obama campaign's attack ad against Romney and calling for an end to "nauseating" attacks from both sides, reports Politico.

Booker, a Democrat and a surrogate for the Obama campaign, was on NBC's "Meet the Press" today where he weighed in on topics ranging from the Obama and Romney campaigns to whether Gov. Chris Christie is presidential material.

Booker slammed the criticisms on Romney's private equity background and likened them to attacks by some on the right to inject Rev. Jeremiah Wright into the campaign.

“Enough is enough. Stop attacking private equity. Stop attacking Jeremiah Wright,” Booker said on the show.

"Meet the Press" host David Gregory even gave a nod to the Booker and Christie parody video that made the rounds last week and spoofed the mayor's heroics and Christie's vice presidential potential.

On Romney's work at Bain Capital, Booker said: "“As far as that stuff, I have to just say from a very personal level I’m not about to sit here and indict private equity...To me, it’s just we’re getting to a ridiculous point in America. Especially that I know I live in a state where pension funds, unions and other people invest in companies like Bain Capital. If you look at the totality of Bain Capital’s record, they’ve done a lot to support businesses [and] to grow businesses. And this, to me, I’m very uncomfortable with.”

Later Booker posted on Twitter clarifying his earlier statements: "So I'll clarify my comments on MTP. Yes, Obama must be re-elected. But we as a Nation owe it to him & ourselves 2 reject politics as usual."

(See the video around 3:40 for Booker's comments.)

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Booker was part of a roundtable discussion, hosted by Gregory this morning on "Meet the Press," alongside Republican strategist Mike Murphy, Jim Cramer from CNBC's "Mad Money" and Kim Strassel of the Wall Street Journal.

On Christie, Booker artfully dodged a direct question from Gregory on the governor's potential national ambitions and qualifications.

"Is he qualified to be president?" he asked Booker of Christie in an earlier segment of the roundtable.

"I'll say this, he's as qualified — if not more — than all the other names I'm hearing being mentioned," Booker said.

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Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney

Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed May 23 06:32:59 2012, in response to Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed May 23 06:32:07 2012.

Ooops, forgot the link:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/booker_criticizes_obama_campai.html

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Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney

Posted by bingbong on Wed May 23 08:52:58 2012, in response to Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed May 23 06:32:07 2012.

You really don't get it. Booker is NOT defending Rmoney. He is defending Newark. He is defending the concept of private capital, NOT what Willard did at Bain, all those layoffs, all those bankrupted companies.

Newark's major employer is Prudential, an insurance company and they probably put him up to it.

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Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney

Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Wed May 23 12:16:13 2012, in response to Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed May 23 06:32:07 2012.

And boy, did he take a beating from it. He basically went on Twitter to BEG for forgiveness, started a hashtag (#IStandWithObama), which was immediately taken over by conservatives. Black man dares wander off the plantation, out come the whips.

Why are Dems defending Romney on this? Simple, they need to fundraise from private venture capital just as much as the GOP. Remember, Obama received twice as much money from PVC than McCain did in 2008.

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Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney

Posted by Rockparkman on Wed May 23 14:51:27 2012, in response to Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed May 23 06:32:07 2012.

I hope this country reforms so a Government troop can kick your teeth down your throat for supporting the Nazis. Of course if the Nazis win, I'll probably get my teeth kicked down MY throat.

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Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney

Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed May 23 20:36:49 2012, in response to Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney, posted by bingbong on Wed May 23 08:52:58 2012.

He was defending private Capitol (what many on the left hate), stood up for Romney at Bain (and the bancruptcies were long after Romney left.
At least there's some sensible Democrats around, this guy deserves something for standing up to Hussein (since you like using second names so much, I figured you wouldn't mind me using Obama's second name too).

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Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney

Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed May 23 20:38:35 2012, in response to Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney, posted by Rockparkman on Wed May 23 14:51:27 2012.

Don't kill the messenger, a democratic mayor in a neighboring state did this. There's hope for the Democratic party with people like him in it.

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Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney

Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed May 23 20:44:12 2012, in response to Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Wed May 23 12:16:13 2012.

Terrible. They "must" only be attacking him because they are racists. That's what I always hear when people right of center don''t agree with Obama....

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Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney

Posted by dand124 on Wed May 23 20:54:18 2012, in response to Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney, posted by bingbong on Wed May 23 08:52:58 2012.

why would an insurance company care about private equity?

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Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney

Posted by bingbong on Wed May 23 20:56:14 2012, in response to Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed May 23 20:36:49 2012.

Willard *is* his first name. He was named after J Willard Marriott.

Cory Booker was NOT standing up for Willard. He was decrying what he perceived as negativity from the Obama campaign. Fact is, these questions need to be asked. They are completely relevant. Willard needs to answer for the destructive behavior seen upon many companies Bain was involved with.

A parallel event is happening in Europe. Here we see vulture-capitalism at work. Germany wants to militarily occupy Greece while they liquidate its assets. Many should fear that happening here, to states and localities.

A Capitol is not private. Although I could see Willard trying to sell one.

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Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney

Posted by bingbong on Wed May 23 21:00:09 2012, in response to Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney, posted by dand124 on Wed May 23 20:54:18 2012.

They do a good amount of it.

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Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed May 23 21:02:38 2012, in response to Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed May 23 20:38:35 2012.

There's plenty more democrats JUST like him. You seem to forget that the economy does much better with more democrats and fewer republicans. Hopefully that will get corrected later this year so we can resume the upward movement like we did between 2009 and 2010.

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Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed May 23 21:08:11 2012, in response to Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney, posted by dand124 on Wed May 23 20:54:18 2012.

Also, they invest in those "hedge funds" just like pension funds do.

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Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney

Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed May 23 21:17:14 2012, in response to Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney, posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed May 23 21:02:38 2012.

That is false.

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Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney

Posted by bingbong on Wed May 23 21:20:28 2012, in response to Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed May 23 21:17:14 2012.

No, it's true.

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Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed May 23 21:24:10 2012, in response to Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed May 23 21:17:14 2012.

Oh yeah ... I forgot ... Clinton was a republican and we kept sliding back down the toilet all through Obama and are now at the lowest point ever. LOL

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Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney

Posted by Stephen Bauman on Wed May 23 22:08:21 2012, in response to Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed May 23 06:32:07 2012.

There is that little matter of folks at Bain contributing $36,000 for Booker's first campaign.

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Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed May 23 22:14:27 2012, in response to Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney, posted by Stephen Bauman on Wed May 23 22:08:21 2012.

Whoops! :)

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Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney

Posted by bingbong on Wed May 23 22:15:24 2012, in response to Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney, posted by Stephen Bauman on Wed May 23 22:08:21 2012.

OH? A squid pro squid.....smells fishy!

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Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney

Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed May 23 23:03:01 2012, in response to Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney, posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed May 23 21:24:10 2012.

LOL!!! We have had prosperity with either or. Never said all democrats were evil like you say all republicans are.

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Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed May 23 23:04:12 2012, in response to Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed May 23 23:03:01 2012.

That's because unlike republicans, not all democrats are evil. Thanks for picking up on that. :)

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Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Already Walked Back His Comments ON SUNDAY

Posted by Fred G on Thu May 24 00:59:57 2012, in response to Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed May 23 06:32:07 2012.

Mayor Booker clarified his comments on Sunday, as you can see in this YouTube video:



He clarified that Romney is being less than honest and he's right. I wouldn't call that defending Romney.

It's ok to attack Romney for his Bain experience, since his work there didn't create jobs like some like to think. We don't want to attack the whole investment capital industry but let's call a spade a spade and not act like Romney created a lot of jobs.

your pal,
Fred

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Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Already Walked Back His Comments ON SUNDAY

Posted by bingbong on Thu May 24 09:04:18 2012, in response to Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Already Walked Back His Comments ON SUNDAY, posted by Fred G on Thu May 24 00:59:57 2012.

....because he didn't. Fact is, when looked at overall, private equity as an industry has been a lackluster job creator. This is due to their own profit motives, where wrecking a company for liquidation is viewed equally with saving or expanding it. It's all a matter of what produces better profit for THEM, everyone else could just as easily be discarded. Lives don't fit well with statistics.

What really angers me is that in liquidations, not only do these people lose their jobs, but their pensions are taken away, no severance no insurance, not even so much as job placement assistance, and surely not some temporary assistance to go to school to train for another job, You'd think they could consider a percentage point of profit to assist the people whose lives they ruined.

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Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney

Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Thu May 24 13:33:12 2012, in response to Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney, posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed May 23 23:04:12 2012.

I never said they weren't. But neither are the Republicans

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Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu May 24 18:26:03 2012, in response to Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Thu May 24 13:33:12 2012.

I wear that thought proudly! :)



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Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney

Posted by RIPTA42HopeTunnel on Fri May 25 08:32:59 2012, in response to Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney, posted by Stephen Bauman on Wed May 23 22:08:21 2012.

There is that little matter of folks at Bain contributing $36,000 for Booker's first campaign.

According to OpenSecrets.org, Bain employees have given Obama $4,750 toward his 2004 campaign, $136,430 toward his 2008 campaign, and $50,000 so far in 2012. Bain has given $294,800 to the Democratic Policy Committee in 2012 and $214,500 to the DNC in 2008. Bain is a "top contributor" to 17 members of the House and Senate, but Scott Brown is the only Republican among them. Steve Pagliuca, who lost the Democratic primary for Ted Kennedy's Senate seat to Martha Coakley, is a Managing Director of Bain Capital.

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Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney

Posted by Stephen Bauman on Fri May 25 11:47:32 2012, in response to Re: Brave Democratic Newark Mayor Attacks Obama Campaign Ad - Defends Romney, posted by RIPTA42HopeTunnel on Fri May 25 08:32:59 2012.

Bain's got to be afraid of something. They are covering all their bases. They want to remain unfettered by scrutiny regardless of who wins. :=)

Romney's plunge into elective politics has made people curious about what they do. :=)


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