Cory Booker breaking the record for longest speech in Senate

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history. (at 24:11:21 right now).

[Cinjanik]

1. Booker

I adore this man!!!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. What was Strom Thurmond's longest?

Yeah, I know, I know; I can look that up.

Added: Cory Booker is on the PBS News YouTube channel too. I’ve got it coming in on the Roku on my TV. Here’s the AP channel:

And there’s the record.

PBS:

[dalton99a]

3. 24 hours and 18 minutes long.

[underpants]

5. 24:18. Booker might have passed that by now.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filibuster_in_the_United_States_Senate

[hlthe2b]

4. Very proud...

(I get a little weepy when I'm emotional... )

[XanaDUer2]

6. Getting chills

[msongs]

7. how nice, about what is he talking? it does make the headlines at yahoo.com so PR is good nt

[applegrove]

10. When I tuned in he was telling a John Lewis story

about a man who once beat him bringing his son along to ask for forgiveness years later. John Lewis said all people need mercy. John Lewis forgave him and he and the man wept together.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

8. Thank you Senator Booker

[electric_blue68]

9. Got teary eyed in the last half hour. TY Sen Cory Booker