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marybourg

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33. No. But his perceptions,

Fri Jan 13, 2017, 01:51 PM

Jan 2017

like all of our perceptions, are colored by his experiences.

I am very much against charter schools also, but I do have empathy for what Cory Booker was exposed to, and more importantly, what he was responsible for, when he was Mayor of Newark.

Although I don't agree with him on this subject, I don't hold his desire to do whatever possible for his constituents, whose school system was (and probably still is) in dire straits against him.

And - I think he's being singled out for criticism here.

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Purity does not concern me. HassleCat Jan 2017 #1

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Agree! We need lots more Booker type resistance... RiverStone Jan 2017 #16

+10,000. Media slant: breaking precedent, Hortensis Jan 2017 #65

I'm not sure what the alt left is? Stellar Jan 2017 #2

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It's very commonly used on twitter La Lioness Priyanka Jan 2017 #6

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Nailed it! I'm stealing this because I know you well enough, LOL. bettyellen Jan 2017 #55

It's fictitious. Like the "librul media" the right came up with. But now it's people that should brewens Jan 2017 #50

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I'm concerned about his support for charter schools. Demit Jan 2017 #12

Do you now, or have you ever had, marybourg Jan 2017 #30

No. But I don't think he limits his support for charter schools to Newark. Demit Jan 2017 #32

No. But his perceptions, marybourg Jan 2017 #33

I'm assuming everyone who develops a policy does it based on perceptions & experiences. Demit Jan 2017 #39

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I have one of these types in my family Ellen Forradalom Jan 2017 #28

I used to be like that. nycbos Jan 2017 #29

Lily white? Fearless Jan 2017 #37

A longstanding expression Ellen Forradalom Jan 2017 #44

A long-standing homophobic slur. Fearless Jan 2017 #45

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"neo-stupid"... that wins. JHan Jan 2017 #66

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