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Line 25: − − ===War on Cow Flatulence=== − :{{Main article|War on Cow Flatulence}} − Booker compares regulating [[bovine]] flatulence to defeating [[Nazism]] and the moon landing.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0RLrWSaUkE&feature=youtu.be</ref> Booker is an enthusiastic supporter of the [[Green New Deal]], which states an objective of "net-zero [[greenhouse gas]] emissions" through legislation to "get rid of farting cows."<ref>https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5729035/Green-New-Deal-FAQ.pdf</ref> In his crusade against cow flatulence, Booker claims "this planet simply can’t sustain" people eating [[meat]].<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/cory-booker-this-planet-simply-cant-sustain-people-eating-meat/</ref> Booker told ''VegNews'': {{quotebox|"You see the planet [[earth]] moving towards what is the Standard American Diet. We've seen this massive increase in consumption of meat."}} Booker found the [[science]] to support his [[confirmation bias]]: {{quotebox|"I found the data that began to reaffirm my vegetarianism. In fact, it led me to more about our environment and cruelty to animals. I began saying I was a vegetarian because, for me, it was the best way to live in accordance to the ideals and values that I have."}} Booker said he became a [[vegan]] when he realized that eating eggs "didn't align with my spirit."<ref>https://vegnews.com/2019/2/cory-booker-on-animal-rights-veganism-and-how-to-change-the-world</ref>
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==U.S. Senate==
==U.S. Senate==
According to Ballotpedia, {{quotebox|"during his 2013 run for U.S. Senate.... along with some of Booker's other comments, led to various rumors speculating that he may have been [[homosexual]]. However, rather than dispelling these rumors, Booker seemed to welcome them, stating that sexuality should not be important anyway. In one interview with ''[[The Washington Post]]'', Booker explained, "And people who think I'm gay, some part of me thinks it's wonderful. Because I want to challenge people on their [[homophobia]]. I love seeing on [[Twitter]] when someone says I'm gay, and I say, 'So what does it matter if I am? So be it. I hope you are not voting for me because you are making the presumption that I'm straight.'"... After Booker admitted to an interviewer from the magazine, ''Du Jour'', that he enjoyed manicures and pedicures... Booker explained "It's this guilty pleasure I have. Look, manis are good, but pedis — there's something ... transformative."<ref>https://ballotpedia.org/Cory_Booker</ref>}} Booker has been accused of [[ethical]] violations in [[leak]]ing confidential information, which he boasted about,<ref>https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/09/07/politics/mitch-mcconnell-cory-booker-supreme-court-hearing-brett-kavanaugh/index.html</ref> during the [[Kavanaugh smear]] attempt. The Senate rules violation carries a maximum penalty of expulsion from the Senate.
According to Ballotpedia, {{quotebox|"during his 2013 run for U.S. Senate.... along with some of Booker's other comments, led to various rumors speculating that he may have been [[homosexual]]. However, rather than dispelling these rumors, Booker seemed to welcome them, stating that sexuality should not be important anyway. In one interview with ''[[The Washington Post]]'', Booker explained, "And people who think I'm gay, some part of me thinks it's wonderful. Because I want to challenge people on their [[homophobia]]. I love seeing on [[Twitter]] when someone says I'm gay, and I say, 'So what does it matter if I am? So be it. I hope you are not voting for me because you are making the presumption that I'm straight.'"... After Booker admitted to an interviewer from the magazine, ''Du Jour'', that he enjoyed manicures and pedicures... Booker explained "It's this guilty pleasure I have. Look, manis are good, but pedis — there's something ... transformative."<ref>https://ballotpedia.org/Cory_Booker</ref>}} Booker has been accused of [[ethical]] violations in [[leak]]ing confidential information, which he boasted about,<ref>https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/09/07/politics/mitch-mcconnell-cory-booker-supreme-court-hearing-brett-kavanaugh/index.html</ref> during the [[Kavanaugh smear]] attempt. The Senate rules violation carries a maximum penalty of expulsion from the Senate.
==Newark mayor==
==Newark mayor==