Booker fires up the Jersey delegation

by: Scott Weingart

Mon Aug 25, 2008 at 01:23:27 PM EDT

Monday morning at the Inverness meant the first New Jersey Delegation Breakfast. Governor Corzine, Senator Lautenberg, and Congressman Rothman all roused the audience with their speeches. Lautenberg offered a particularly scathing criticism of his Republican Senate opponent, Dick Zimmer, who he suggested would roll back gun laws and threaten New Jerseyans' health care. Rothman emphasized unity in his speech, acknowledging Clinton's ten-point victory in New Jersey February and empathizing with her supporters.

But it was the final speaker of the morning, Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who brought the crowd to its feet with a fiery defense of the Garden State. Booker recounted the state's key role in the American Revolution, and he highlighted several New Jersey firsts, among them the first light bulb, the first football game, and the first electric guitar. Booker closed by addressing the delegation's lousy seating at the convention center:

"Let them seat us in the back, because New jersey is loud, we are proud, we can be heard above the crowd."

Newark Mayor/Obama delegate Cory Booker. More pictures below the fold.

Scott Weingart :: Booker fires up the Jersey delegation

The NJ Delegation Breakfast

US Senator Frank Lautenberg addresses the crowd

Congressman Steve Rothman

Tags: new jersey, Cory Booker, Frank Lautenberg, Steve Rothman, Jon Corzine, Dick Zimmer, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, DNC, Denver, (All Tags)

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Booker fires up the Jersey delegation | 2 comments

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What happens in ~~Bradley Beach~~ Denver, stays in Denver.

by: Thurman Hart @ Mon Aug 25, 2008 at 17:33:28 PM UTC

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Man, Cory Booker and Steve Rothman must be walking around with big smiles on their faces.

It's not a particularly snappy signature, but here's what I think we need in the next NJ Democratic State Chair.

by: Rosi Efthim @ Mon Aug 25, 2008 at 18:30:31 PM UTC