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Katharine Hill's avatar

What a stirring tribute to this moment in history. Thank you for your creative framing of the splendid speech by our hero, Senator Cory Booker.

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Jacqueline's avatar

One of the most moving and inspiring things I have ever seen. Thank you for the wonderful poem. I hope Cory Booker's strong voice is heard throughout the nation and will wake up sleeping souls into action.

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Maria Jette's avatar

I’ve always loved Cory Booker, and wouldn’t have thought I could love him more, until I learned what he was doing and started watching, 5 hours or so into his 25+…and then again…and again, and again, each time increasingly amazed at his sheer physical endurance, but even more by his ORATORY, which you’ve matched with your wonderful Ode, dear Public Servant! After all the years of crass vulgarity from the creatures of the right, and recently our own matching it in self-defense, it was uplifting to hear not just what he said, but HOW he said it, and kept saying it for 25+ HOURS!

What a mind, what a heart.

I did think of previous heroic acts, like Paul Revere’s…this poetic response is, in the BEST way, like Longfellow’s to his “midnight ride.”

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Jenn Borgesen's avatar

I was amazed at how articulate and cogent he was at the end, how firey his rhetoric.

And if any of the Republicans in the crowd had a sliver of a soul left, it must have been turned ... we will see if they are in fact bow soulless, hollowed out by MAGA zombies.

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Anne Marie McLaughlin's avatar

You are gifted! What a beautiful poem and tribute. I live in NJ and am going to Senator Bookers town hall on Sat. I would love to read this to him and or share with him. Also I called both his DC and Newark NJ offices and left messages to thank him. I will let you know if I get the opportunity to read this aloud to all in attendance. Ty for sharing your inspiring poem

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Public Servant's avatar

Thank you! Please read to and share with Senator Booker. Feel free to DM me with photos/videos of the townhall, I'd be happy to share it in a future post.

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Dee Joy's avatar

Yes!! That would be a wonderful tribute to this legendary hero. Hopefully Meidas will show you reading it too 💜

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Neverforgethistory's avatar

Totally agree.💕

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Alec Ferguson's avatar

It feels good to believe.

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Elizabeth Marion Allen's avatar

Wonderful, lovely tribute.what an amazing human being this man is . History won't forget this guy

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Dorothy Lewis's avatar

Wow. What a beautiful tribute to Cory Booker, and to all of the relentless fighters organizing, marching, and protesting every day

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Cindy La Ferle's avatar

An awesome poem -- you captured the spirit of Booker and his courage!

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Linda Hoenigsberg's avatar

So good!!

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antipode77's avatar

Lovely poem. ❤️❤️

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Christine Chin's avatar

Wonderful poem. Thank you.

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Anne Dal Vera's avatar

Thank you! A wonderful poem honoring Corey Booker!

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Dee Joy's avatar

How wonderful!

What a beautiful tribute. Please send this to him, he will love it 💜⭐️💜

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Debbie Riches's avatar

So wonderful. Thank you

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Margo's avatar

What an inspiring, much needed and appreciated speech he gave. Kudos to him for making all of us Democrats proud. Let's hear more like that from our Democratic leaders!

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