Booker Today During His Ongoing 22+ Hour Filibuster

Booker a day later: let’s give Israel more money

He also took the time to praise Israel and defend the genocide during his filibuster.

Fuck right off.

Quite frankly, I don't give a f*** if they look in the mirror and say that they will do better. We've been calling on them to do better for many years, or decades even, depending who you are. Don't bother f****** telling us how you're going to f****** do better. Just start doing better already.

Not a filibuster, there's not a bill in question or a confirmation on the line. He's just holding the floor. I applaud the effort and certainly the message, I'm just not sure why he's doing it now instead of you know when it counted.

Corey Booker spoke for a while, and we all lived happily ever after...

Simply admitting it does not mean you don't have to correct. This was a fillibuster in name only, no bill was protested. This is theatrical at best.

I thought it was kinda cool he was mad at Trump for 24 hours straight. This shit takes a lot of physical effort, especially for a 55 year old.

Highly performative though. Not saying it was useless, because it definitely was a statement. It was not yet a "step in the right direction, but at least a "slight bend of the neck to maybe someday start looking in the right direction". Now I would like every other congressional Democrat to follow it up with something. Furiously voting against absolutely everything the MAGA terrorists propose, no matter what. Call Mike Johnson a cuck live on C-Span, every day. Lock MTG in the bathroom. Create 100 policy proposals for the docket, every day and from everyone until the .txt list is 500 Petabyte big.

Shut congress down. Completely, until Trump is gone. This is war.

Performative bullshit from a zionazi genocide supporter.

Then do it

Words are cheap

Bullshit. The begging, pleading lies of those caught in the act and facing down a 20 year sentence, promising now that things have come to a head they'll change the way they've been all their life if just once more they're let off the hook for their actions.

It reminds me so much of the Saddam bit from the South Park movie where Saddam is in an abusive relationship with Satan and keeps winning him back by promising to change and then doing something performative before going back to his old ways. "I can change, I can change!" he sings and it's the same tune these Democrats are singing. They've been singing it off and on for decades every time they lose the base too much then immediately putting away that number as soon as they get the base back and berating them for demanding better, for 'purity testing' and so on and brow-beat with accusations that demands for change help Republicans win.

So excuse us if we're a little skeptical because this song and dance is very worn.

How about actually defending trans people and trans rights instead of getting mealy-mouthed? How about making impassioned speeches in defense of trans kids right to affirming care and transitioning? No they won't do that.

Or condemning the genocide in Palestine and calling out the elements in their own party supporting it? No they won't do that either.

I think this sentiment is good and happy to see something like this out of the Democrats for fucking once in their lives.

That said, Booker is a huge embodiment of the Democratic Party he's criticizing here. While certainly better than a ton in the traditional centrist camp like Schumer and Pelosi, Booker still towed the line the past 10 years since the DNC has actually been screwing over genuine progressives like Sanders.

If this is a genuine recognition of a failed strategy then great, but I'm skeptical.

I confess we all must look in the mirror and say ‘we will do better.’”

Spoiler: they won't

Y'all look at the date... This tool isn't standing up for anyone or anything, he's doing an elaborate April fools joke

Do better, but don't ever consider what it means to actually do better, also don't actually do it.

The real reason to have a 3 day no pooping challenge.

New headline: One of Murica's leading zionists shits himself publicly during pointless 24 hour talkathon. Booker signs and sells senate diapers to raise money for Israel to kill more Muslims.

#diapers4israel

First Past The post voting is the reason weak candidates run for political office. No competition.

zionist POS

I will be honest, I would have run out of things to say after one hour if I am in his position.

Kudos to Booker!

Glad to see the turning of sentiment within the DNC. Perhaps Chuck Schumer got the message that people want him gone and is trying to stay wanted. Or maybe he is worried a third party will galvanize a voting bloc and take money from the Dems.

Ultimately this is a good thing as it shows a fire and regret in the same speech. Finally nice to see democracy start returning to the Democrats.

Honestly the first actual sign of resistance from within the Senate chamber.

Feels like too little too late.

If the Democrats actually wanted to be an opposition party he wouldn't need to be speaking right now. At least some are supporting him.

Where was this motion when the continued resolution was on the floor? Fucking clowns.

A lot of words and no actions.. until Schumer steps down Democrats have learned nothing and have nothing new to offer. If you want us to believe you have changed show us don't tell us.

American politics are a clown show

LOL

Their words are worthless.

Do something meaningful. At minimum, replace Jeffries and Schumer as leaders, and make it abundantly and publicly clear you did so because of capitulation to fascism.

Anyone know what he is filibustering?

The stream: https://www.booker.senate.gov/live

What happens when he needs to take a shit?

Cool?