I'm shocked the GOPers haven't tried to include this in their idiotic "left-wing war on women" screed by saying the woman was clearly making the choice in burn in the house but Booker denied of that choice.


The mayor of New Jersey's largest city said Friday he feared for his life as he helped rescue a neighbor from a fire before firefighters had arrived.

Newark Mayor Cory Booker, speaking on "CBS This Morning," described how he returned home Thursday night and saw his neighbor's home engulfed in flames. A woman was screaming that her daughter was still inside.

The mayor's security detail tried to drag him away, but Booker told them that the woman was going to die, Detective Alex Rodriguez told CBS. "Without thinking twice, he ran into the flames and rescued this young lady," Rodriguez said.

Booker, 42, an up-and-coming Democratic politician who has been mentioned as a possible future candidate for governor, said he feared for his life as the kitchen erupted in the flames and he couldn't find the woman. The woman called out, he said, and Booker grabbed her from a bed and threw her over his shoulder.

"I punched through the kitchen and the flames and that's when I saw Detective Rodriguez. He grabbed her as well and we got her down the stairs and we both just collapsed outside," Booker said.

The mayor described it as a "come to Jesus moment."

Booker said he couldn't breathe after he got outside. He was treated and released from a hospital after suffering from smoke inhalation and second-degree burns.

Booker's thumb and first finger of his right hand were bandaged.

Booker, who is 6-foot-3, was a tight end for the varsity football team at Stanford University, where he got his undergraduate and master's degrees. He got a law degree from Yale University and as a Rhodes scholar also got a degree from Oxford.

The woman Booker helped save is in stable condition with second-degree burns to her back and neck.

"Honestly it was terrifying and to look back and see nothing but flames and to look in front of you and see nothing but blackness," Booker said. The mayor said he now has an even more profound respect for firefighters.

Booker is known for helping constituents, even shoveling snow during a blizzard that snarled his city and the Northeast in 2010.

A prolific social media user, he tweeted late Thursday that he was fine and thanked his followers for their well-wishes.

"Thanks 2 all who are concerned. Just suffering smoke inhalation," Booker tweeted. "We got the woman out of the house. We are both off to hospital. I will b ok."

He then posted a tweet early Friday morning that read: "Thanks everyone, my injuries were relatively minor. Thanks to Det. Alex Rodriguez who helped get all of the people out of the house."

The cause of the fire is not yet known.

Booker has scheduled a 10 a.m. news conference at his home.

Try to troll with a little more skill.

Cudos to Mr. Booker for risking his life for someone else.

Cory Booker has a great future.

I really like Cory Booker, I doubt I would agree with him on a lot of issues but he knows first hand just how corrupt the process is in NJ.

If you want to know more about him just wath the documentary "Street fight". You can see the typical democratic tools being used against him..

He's not black enough, his parents were married and *gasp* middle class, he went to Stanford.... When in doubt all the establishment had was class warfare and city union corruption.

He is a heck of a guy..

Unlike the Democrats were used to Booker can (1) produce a budget (2) keep his word and (3) resist the urge to grow government.

Quote:The approved $697.1 million budget resulted in an 8.3% increase in the city's property tax, which is one of the largest property tax increases in the city's history. The budget also increased the number of city employees from 3,968 to 4,197. These increases were cited as necessary to fix the structural financial deficit and secure a solid foundation for Newark’s future. Booker pledged to not increase taxes the following year, a promise he kept – the City of Newark has not raised taxes in over two years. His administration has also since reduced the size of government with a 2009 Budget proposal containing 3935 city employees. In addition, the City of Newark has for the last two consecutive years received the GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award, reflective of the Booker Administration’s continued commitment to an honest, transparent budgeting process ending decades of neglect and setting a foundation to balance the city’s finances

Honestly between him and Christy I would have a difficult time deciding.

(04-13-2012 02:32 PM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  I really like Cory Booker, I doubt I would agree with him on a lot of issues but he knows first hand just how corrupt the process is in NJ.

If you want to know more about him just wath the documentary "Street fight". You can see the typical democratic tools being used against him..

He's not black enough, his parents were married and *gasp* middle class, he went to Stanford.... When in doubt all the establishment had was class warfare and city union corruption.

He is a heck of a guy..

Unlike the Democrats were used to Booker can (1) produce a budget (2) keep his word and (3) resist the urge to grow government.

Quote:The approved $697.1 million budget resulted in an 8.3% increase in the city's property tax, which is one of the largest property tax increases in the city's history. The budget also increased the number of city employees from 3,968 to 4,197. These increases were cited as necessary to fix the structural financial deficit and secure a solid foundation for Newark’s future. Booker pledged to not increase taxes the following year, a promise he kept – the City of Newark has not raised taxes in over two years. His administration has also since reduced the size of government with a 2009 Budget proposal containing 3935 city employees. In addition, the City of Newark has for the last two consecutive years received the GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award, reflective of the Booker Administration’s continued commitment to an honest, transparent budgeting process ending decades of neglect and setting a foundation to balance the city’s finances

Honestly between him and Christy I would have a difficult time deciding.

He's also a very strong advocate for gay marriage.

The best to he could have saved Newark was to let it burn.

He'll be a formidable candidate after Christie finishes his second term, especially if Christie leaves early for the White House.

Kudos to him for risking his life to save that woman.

(04-13-2012 02:34 PM)wvucrazed Wrote:  He's also a very strong advocate for gay marriage.

Which is something I am rather indifferent on...

Quote:The mayor described it as a "come to Jesus moment."

Ouch. That will cost him a few liberal votes.

(04-13-2012 02:47 PM)Ninerfan1 Wrote:  

Quote:The mayor described it as a "come to Jesus moment."

Ouch. That will cost him a few liberal votes.

You cant pick two people with personalities as opposite as Christie and Booker..

(04-13-2012 02:47 PM)Ninerfan1 Wrote:  

Quote:The mayor described it as a "come to Jesus moment."

Ouch. That will cost him a few liberal votes.

Nah. We tolerate President Obama's devotion to mythology. It's to be expected from political candidates in this day and age.

(04-13-2012 02:53 PM)wvucrazed Wrote:  

(04-13-2012 02:47 PM)Ninerfan1 Wrote:  

Quote:The mayor described it as a "come to Jesus moment."

Ouch. That will cost him a few liberal votes.

Nah. We tolerate President Obama's devotion to mythology. It's to be expected from political candidates in this day and age.

You liberals have always enjoyed being lied to by your leaders.

Sheep now and always.

doubt booker runs for gov. in 2013 but 2017 should be the right moment for him

Cory Booker: 'Insane' Concealed Weapons Bill Puts Cops At Risk

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/19...20188.html

Sounds good to me. Dick Cheney shoots people in the face, Booker rescues them from fires. All hail Cory Booker, Liberhero!

Its harder to get a concealed weapons permit than it is to be a cop...idiot.

(04-13-2012 03:35 PM)ImMoreAwesomeThanYou Wrote:  Its harder to get a concealed weapons permit than it is to be a cop...idiot.

I highly doubt that. You have a conceal carry permit. Pretty sure you could never be a cop.

Booker will run for gov, he can't beat Christie though.

(04-13-2012 03:33 PM)Max Power Wrote:  Cory Booker: 'Insane' Concealed Weapons Bill Puts Cops At Risk

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/19...20188.html

Sounds good to me. Dick Cheney shoots people in the face, Booker rescues them from fires. All hail Cory Booker, Liberhero!

What are you babbling about?

Kudos to Booker for keeping his head in a crisis. Not everybody does.

(04-14-2012 08:10 AM)Smaug Wrote:  

(04-13-2012 03:33 PM)Max Power Wrote:  Cory Booker: 'Insane' Concealed Weapons Bill Puts Cops At Risk

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/19...20188.html

Sounds good to me. Dick Cheney shoots people in the face, Booker rescues them from fires. All hail Cory Booker, Liberhero!

What are you babbling about?

Kudos to Booker for keeping his head in a crisis. Not everybody does.

Don't you see? Because Booker did this it is a foregone conclusion that every opinion he holds is now the gospel truth.

It's liberal unselfishness bro and appreciation of the value of human life post-birth. Does Cheney run into that burning house? Does Mitch McConnell? Or do they reason the people in the house probably brought it on themselves and tell them to pull themselves up by their bootstraps, if they even bother to notice? I think we all know what happens.