Twelve years ago at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, then Sen. Cory Booker said Monday night. “Our best days are ahead of us, and together, with Hillary Clinton as our president, America, we will rise!” “That if you disappear from the face of the earth, I am no better or worse off”. John McCain for his Vietnam War capture and a New York Times journalist’s disability; and the candidate’s history of disparaging Hispanics, Muslims and women.
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“Trump says he would run our country like he has run his businesses”, Booker said. Playing on the 1979 McFadden & Whitehead hit “Ain’t No Stopping us Now”, Brazile said the convention’s opening would mark the Democrats’ official turn toward the White House. In a convention marked by controversy over leaked DNC emails and unrest among supporters of progressive primary contender Bernie Sanders, the former mayor of Newark managed to unite the crowd.
“He got rich while his companies declared multiple bankruptcies, ‘ Booker said”.
By 10 p.m., Booker was delivering a similar message on stage at the Democratic National Convention, speaking in a prime spot to boost Hillary Clinton alongside a roster of stars from First Lady Michelle Obama to Massachusetts Sen.
Earlier Monday, Booker spoke to delegations from Pennsylvania, Louisiana, South Carolina and Florida, urging them to rally behind Clinton. “You know what I’m saying”. “Tonight, (with) Michelle Obama, Cory Booker”, Brazile said.
“She knows that true security doesn’t come from scapegoating people due to their religion, alienating our allies, stoking fear and pointing fingers”, he said. “Hillary knows when workers make a fair wage, it doesn’t just help their families, it builds a stronger, more durable economy that expands opportunity and makes all of us Americans wealthier”, Booker said.
But the party must bridge its divisions and focus on defeating Republican nominee Trump, who Booker earlier in the day called “a real threat” who “has been tearing down America”.
Booker went on to quote Maya Angelou and “Still like dust I rise”. It is you and I, together, interdependent, interconnected with one single interwoven American destiny.
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He passionately told the crowd to declare America as a place where “love always trumps hate”.
