‘He’s Dead to Us’: White House Reportedly Freezes Out Mayor Cory Booker After Obama Comments
- Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:26am by
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Newark, N.J. Mayor Cory Booker is officially on the outs with the White House after going off message about the Obama campaign‘s attacks on Mitt Romney’s private equity record.
According to the New York Post, Booker’s one-time hopes of a future Cabinet spot have now been slashed:
“He’s dead to us,” one ranking administration official said of the prevailing feelings at the White House and Obama headquarters in Chicago.
Booker had been angling for the housing secretary gig in a second Obama term, according to sources in the administration and close to the mayor.
The job was certainly a possibility, given Booker’s work in New Jersey’s biggest city, according to administration and Democratic Party sources.
Booker, whose national profile had been on the rise, made headlines last month when he said he found the Obama campaign‘s attacks on Romney’s time at Bain Capital “nauseating.” He hastily issued a video statement backtracking from the comments, which were immediately seized upon by Republicans.
The situation escalated the following night when Booker appeared on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” and admitted he wanted to “clarify” his remarks after being contacted by campaign officials:
“Cory and Barack Obama have never been besties, but that was the final nail. It’s like, ‘You’re dead and done.’ The firing squad is out,” said a Democratic source in contact with both sides. “It’s not just that he messed up, it was that he compounded it and didn’t have their back when they gave him a national stage to talk.”
[...]“What he did was undermine a leading argument for the campaign. It was a serious distraction. Not a minor screw-up; a major screw-up,” a Democratic source said. “He is trying to figure out how to work his way back in the fold.”
Despite the report, the Democratic National Committee insisted Booker’s remarks are a thing of the past.
“Mayor Booker’s comments are behind us and we are working together to re-elect the president in November,” DNC Executive Director Patrick Gaspard told the Post.
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Comments (221)
oldchevyguy
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:59amOK this is a tough one…….Who is the racist in this case?Has to be one,but who?
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 12:02pmBush?
Report Post »Inlightofthings
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 12:05pmI think Chris Rock already answered that one for you….
Report Post »Sue Dohnim
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 12:19pmThe driver of the bus that Booker just got thrown under,,,
Report Post »drattastic
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 12:48pmHa Ha ,I love it when socialist eat their own.
Report Post »SHOOTnCRASH
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 1:16pmeveryone. everyone is a racist. now lets move on.org
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 1:59pmNow that Cory truly knows what his Party is about; it might be time for him to wake up and smell the TEA.
Come on over Cory and join the good guys. You’re not “dead” to us.
Report Post »Timothy_Reid
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 2:20pmI agree with Gonzo. The fault clearly lies with Bush.
Report Post »Reason365
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 2:37pmYou are gonna start to see the cannibalism get worse as the politicians start the backstabbing. Fun to watch.
Report Post »scuba13
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 3:02pmSad thing is he will still vote for Obama in November.
Report Post »cdavis411
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 3:05pmIt really doesn’t pay to be a stooge Mr. Booker.
Report Post »SavvyCowboy
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 3:06pmThe leftists are “killing themselves” for us. PERFECT!!!
Report Post »eagle2715
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 3:13pm@GONZO – “Bush?”
HAHA… Awesome…I now have to go get some paper towels to clean up the water I spilled everywhere…
Report Post »snooop1e
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 3:14pmLOL, thanks Gonzo I needed a good laugh…………..
Report Post »Want our country back
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 3:31pmCory, welcome aboard….. tell us what you really meant the first time….
Report Post »DownWithDems
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 4:01pmCory …..
You have just seen the true colors of the Democratic Party.
Report Post »Your mistake was not being a Democrat sheep.
For speaking the truth, they have turned on you.
Why would you any longer want anything to do with them?
RabidPatriot
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 4:02pmNo loss to Booker. He was angling for a cabinet position during Obama’s second term. It is becoming evident that Obama will join the ranks of the unemployed come November. Booker will still have a job.
Report Post »FstEti
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 4:03pmGonzo, that was priceless! I never saw it coming…………
Report Post »DisgruntledInClinton
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 4:06pmHe has the very popular Chris Christie in his corner, i.e. the entertaining video they made together. He don‘t need no stinkin’ Obama.
Report Post »Jim in Houston
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 4:18pmIt is getting very, very crowded under BO’s bus.
Report Post »hypnos
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 4:31pmI guess when you get spit out the pus pocket that is democrat socialist collective the only response is thank God. Hey Cory somebody just did you a big favor.
Report Post »turkey13
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 5:29pmNow he knows how Herman Cain felt. The white – left Dems. love you as long as you sniff everytime they cut one. Also, as long as the African Americans kiss up they are fine, but it’s a straight line and if you bobble your just another black that has been used up! This was done to full bloods – not a half breed like Obama.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 5:47pmSee Cory, it goes this way. You play in the mud and you get muddy. Try being fair and honest with the average American and you’ll be repaid with the same. Come play with us, we’re clean.
Report Post »IowanativeER
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 6:22pmCory was confused…misread talking-point memo about being a “TEAm Player.” Tried to be a TEA Party player.
Report Post »kryptonite
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 7:06pmClinton did the same thing. He’s the only one who can get away with it, and that is why Obama hates him even more than he hates Repubs.
Obama insists he is not a commie duck, but his apparatchiks sure talk like one: “He’s dead,“ ”the firing squad is out.” But, hey, I’ve been furiously evolving since 2008. At this point, I‘m even ready to say it’s not a bad idea.
Report Post »donh2
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 7:51pmSo does that make his name Booker Ex Washington ?
Report Post »GETLIFE
Posted on June 9, 2012 at 3:43amBet he regrets kneeling in front of Axelrod and making that backtrack video.
Report Post »SLAPTHELEFT
Posted on June 9, 2012 at 6:46amMr booker just learned what it’s like to be a slave that leaves the liberal plantation.
All he did was tell the truth. Mr booker, that’s a no no.
Report Post »SLAPTHELEFT
Posted on June 9, 2012 at 6:49amAlso very telling-
Went off message
Didn’t have their back
They gave him a national stage
Was slated for a position in administrations next term
I really don’t feel sorry for him. Don’t bed down with snakes Corey.
Report Post »GETLIFE
Posted on June 9, 2012 at 7:43amHow can anyone get to where Booker is in politics and NOT know what would happen if he calls the Obama campaign “nauseating” in their official stance– on Meet the Press, no less…?….?….?
Report Post »GETLIFE
Posted on June 9, 2012 at 7:54amIf he hadn’t then submitted to to pressure to spin it all away, the right might have considered him self-sacrificing, and the left might still be able to use him as a more credible surrogate– now that they’ve basically lost on the Bain issue.
Axelrod’s heart must have been all a-flutter, got himself all worked up into a tizzy and now everyone looks bad.
Report Post »poorrichard09
Posted on June 9, 2012 at 8:22amBooker stepped off the Liberal Plantation and spoke against the master-unacceptable!
Report Post »dogday
Posted on June 9, 2012 at 9:02amHmmmm. You’re right. I will have to ponder this.
Report Post »135AJS
Posted on June 9, 2012 at 2:30pmRomney since Cory Booker closed one door why don’t you have lunch with him and open the door
Report Post »of inclusion……What a concept real Hope and Change!!!!!!!!
That Guy
Posted on June 9, 2012 at 8:51pmHow long before Billy is dead to them???
Report Post »Cav Scout
Posted on June 10, 2012 at 11:27pmHalf of Obama?
Report Post »Cav Scout
Posted on June 10, 2012 at 11:36pmAdd your comments
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:57amWatch the skies for drones Cory.
Report Post »PATTY HENRY
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 12:38pmI know you are ‘jokin’ but these witches in the WH play their version of hardball. Valarie and MO, maybe Mo’s Mommy too. Did you see MO with the crazed eyes yesterday literally screaming out her husband’s name… BAR -ROCK O-BAMMMMMMA ? They don’t have any of the graces, none of the savvy, none of the finesse, nothing. They are Chicago thugs (who dumps patients out on some street because they can’t pay their bill…Michelle! (with AXELROD)…they are like the evil gnomes who are a big deal in their “own world” but nothing in the real world !! They are probably the root of the leaks. It’s just like them. Obama knows about it. I mean, how many people do you know who have dinner EVERY night with a person outside their family??? EVERY NIGHT??? The way it’s been told to me is this: Michelle worked with Bernadette Dohrn when she got out of law school in Chicago Liberal Law Firm. (Dohrn is wife of Bill Ayers) then a couple of years later Obama comes to the Law Schooll. Michelle’s parents are communists (so I’m told) , she was raised with this totally liberal/socialists influence. She and Obama got married and inherited Valarie Jarrett who is a known communist with a strange capitalistic slant (as in she bought up slums hoping to cash in when “they got the Olympics” They thought they were ‘shooting fish in a barrel’ nope.. they are fish poop. But the leak scandal will end up on their door step. Watch.
Report Post »slr4528
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 2:26pmGonzo-You got that right. Cory should be worried about getting added to one of Obama’s lists,like the Romney contributor’s blacklist or his kill list. Obama a more colorful version of Richard Nixon.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 4:18pm“Cory” come on down, you’re the real winner. Now, you’ll know who your friends really are. You don’t have to keep kissing up to that bunch to keep your job. Treat us fairly and that’s what you get in return.
Report Post »KingCanon
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:57amEventually…
this man will turn on EVERYBODY!
Just wait and see :O
Report Post »Mikev5
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 12:12pmOh so true when the tides turn and the rats start jumping a sinking ship look out all hell will break loose on Obummer and his loyal minions.
Oh the back stabbing fun that will follow
You will see things like I always really didn’t like Obummer he was a looser.
Report Post »wboehmer
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 12:13pmYep – He only cares about Number One.
WORST PRESIDENT EVER!
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 12:21pmCan’t you imagine him the day after he loses the election screaming at the people around him like Hitler in the bunker screaming at his generals as the Russians close in?
Report Post »hidden_lion
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 12:35pmGonzo-
Report Post »I wonder if he will take himself out of the picture with a grenade like hitler did
MAMMY_NUNN
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 2:57pm“It’s good to be the king”
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 4:26pmOn the radio again today, I heard him mention “HIS” white house. ‘scuse me!. The last I was aware, it was the PEOPLES White House…………….NOT his. Lord, I can’t believe his arrogance.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:54amWell, character assassination has, so far, been the Democrats favorite weapon ! It’s that Alinsky Playbook that they follow…
Report Post »Sue Dohnim
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 12:07pmThe reverse Alinsky..
4. “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.
This doesn’t sound inclusive and respectful if others… perhaps violent rhetoric
“He’s dead to us,” one ranking administration official said of the prevailing feelings at the White House and Obama headquarters in Chicago.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 4:34pmI think Mayor Booker would fit right in with the TEA Party .. I would like to invite him to come !!!
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 8:21pmI did not know… that Radical Zombie Juice… could wear off!
Report Post »Obamujahadeen
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:53am“He’s Dead To Us” which means he’s got a home on the right like so many other smarter and self reliant, driven African Americans who don‘t and won’t let Jesse, O, Al and Friends define them downward into Dem-ghetto slaves like the others who just vote for a welfare check and freebies or out of fear.
If we can keep felons and dead voters off the rolls, their numbers are near meaningless frankly outside their cities with 80% of this nation still Caucasian and suburban, even though the MSM waxes poetic out loud the day THAT day ends almost monthly with a “Soon America won’t be majority white anymore” puff and fluff piece all over the leftist web. Wishing it out loud doesn’t make it true.
THEY however believe it does, “repeat the lie enough it becomes truth”
Report Post »TurboCat
Posted on June 9, 2012 at 7:03amMr. Booker is a very decent man and would be totally out of place among the thugs currently in the White House. And yes, @BLUEBONNET I thought the same thing as you did when O-blame-a said “MY” White House. “The PEOPLE’S White House!” said I. How arrogant. If they sold a men’s fragrance, called it ‘Arrogance”, he would use it for sure.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:51amCory will probably awake to find a donkey’s head in his bed .
Report Post »GrandmaDee367
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 12:57pmI mostly read the comments everyday and don’t post much, but I must say, your comment still has me laughing and I had to post. Thank You Barber.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 2:06pmI hope Cory relaxes and takes in a movie. Might I suggest “Braveheart” and that he pays close attention to the line, “That might be my head in a basket”.
Report Post »woebegone
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:51amThis may be the best thing that ever happens to Mr. Booker. Though his back peddling was sort of shameful and sad–that he is a democrat that spoke the truth–because he thought his opinion actually matters (imagine that!) was refreshing to me at least. Maybe it’s time for the propagandists on both sides realize that the proliferation of cyber media has really changed the game. They certainly do in other countries and so try to limit it–wait a minute….isn’t the “progressive” government trying to do that here too?…….never mind……
Report Post »Sue Dohnim
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:49am“He’s dead to us,” one ranking administration official said of the prevailing feelings at the White House and Obama headquarters in Chicago.
This is the violent rhetoric from Obamas WH and the Left..
I am calling on Obama and Nancy Pelosi do denounce this violent language,,,, or do they condone it..
Cue Nancy Pelosi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONRySw0uoAk
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 2:09pm@Sue Dohnim
Perfect…..
Report Post »lylejk
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:47amI guess Ed Randell, Bill Clinton and a few more will be on BO’s s-list soon too. lolololol
:)
Report Post »RLTW
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 12:00pmI hope more fallow as Barry’s Vail continues to slip.
Report Post »Apple Bite
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:47amMaybe they should’ve provided him with a couple of teleprompters to help stay on point…? In any case, Libertarian Booker has a nice ring to it…come join the party.
Report Post »lisa2994
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:46amCory you can come over to the conservative side we at least have plans!!!
Report Post »Stu D. Baker-Hawk
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:45amThe truth has no agenda.
Report Post »MRMANN
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:45amThe language of death, a very slippery slope.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:43amSorry Cory, but what else can you expect when you cross the Emperor? You may want to consider switching sides where you can tell the truth and get away with it.
Report Post »countryfirst
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 2:00pmIt will be ok Cory, now you can join the rest of us in the republic with the feeling that we have been left for dead by this administration.
Report Post »Countrygirl1362
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:40amDictators and their followers don’t like people speaking against them. If you do they will freeze you out to start with.
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:40amPoor Cory. You broke the first rule of the left. You must always be loyal to the party. You aren’t permitted to have your own thoughts or opinions. And you surely can’t reach across the aisle to help restore your state or this country.
I sincerely hope you see the thugs in your party for who they really are. You are a smart man. I have no doubt you will grow from this experience.
And what are these people….like 12, ya know. I’m not even believing they are 24.
“Cory and Barack Obama have never been besties….”
Report Post »showmerancher
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:38am“He is dead to us…” Funny, I’m hearing more and more Democrats saying relatively the same thing about Obama.
Report Post »AJAYW
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:38amWhat a statement to someone that speakes his mind truthfully- Booker needs to understand he means nothing to them if he don’t toe the line of the Narcissist POS of a president
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:37amThe firing squad is out,” said a Democratic source in contact with both sides.
Report Post »~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I trust it is a circular firing squad…
jamesctheman
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:37amGo off message & you’re dead. Is that figuratively or literally? Mr. Booker needs to watch out for some wacked out liberal. Gabby Giffords would be an example of liberals gone violent. Please take of yourself & family Mr. Booker. When the W.H. is that mad at you always watch your back. You’re not alllowed apparently to speak your truth from the heart any longer. If you don’t tow the line they will end your career in a second. Obama & his group are a nasty bunch of people. It makes me think of a mafia mentality & not just because of Chicago connections. I feel less connected to this country because of the way they handle America’s business. Sorry Mr. Booker the truth got you in trouble. Mr. Booker & Glenn have something in common. The truth gets them in hot water.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:36amThe truth has a high price in liberal society. The liberal credo, “Lie or die” and their quite good at it.
Report Post »thegreatcarnac
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:35amBooker had better watch out for his literal safety. Obama and his fellow socialists are thugs and criminals. “..Dead to us…..” may mean many things. The truth comes out even unintenionally. Obama is a marxist thug and this election is a turning point in America.
Report Post »GeorgeWashingtonslept here
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:33amTough toenails……………..I love it when they eat their own……………!
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:32amWell, maybe the BookMan ought to become a Republican just to spite those idiots at the White House!
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:38amNo thanks…He is still a *******.
Report Post »salvawhoray
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:39ambetter yet, he can be the Rev, Jessie Jackson for the white people. lol
Report Post »AmericanStrega
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:31am“He is dead to us.” Isn’t that just a wee bit strong?
Report Post »Blazebanned
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:39amNo,thats not a “wee bit strong” at least not for a left wing loon,now let a Tea Partier say that………
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:41amNo, STREGA, that, indeed, is their mantra. There is no middle ground when you’re destroying the country …….you are either for them or against them.
Report Post »DDD
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 11:43amSounds very “Chicago-an”.
Report Post »pghpatriot
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 12:23pmHow can you think that is strong? Haven’t you been listening to the chorus of divisive, hateful comments the Left has been spewing for months? Repubs hate women; repubs want women to die; repubs hate autistic kids; repubs are from hell; rebups want your grandmother to die (or throw her over a cliff;) repubs are animals; …. need I go on?
Too strong? Yes, for civil, fair, honest, compassionate human beings. But for the left…. it’s every day language. Too strong for you or me maybe, but not for them.
I truly hope America wakes up before November, if they haven’t already, and asks themselves, ‘is that the party I want representing MY country? God save us if they don’t!
Report Post »quickstudy
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 2:00pmThey choose their words carefully. To use that kind of language in todays political atmosphere seems purposely threatening.
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