Cory Booker Avoids Question on Netanyahu Being a War Criminal

Senator Booker's Response to War Criminal Question

• 🎙️ Jennifer Welch of the "I've Had It" podcast asked Senator Cory Booker if he believed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.
• evasive response, stating his urgency is to end the crisis and that such questions undermine his effectiveness.
• 🗣️ The hosts, Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, express frustration with Booker's "word salad" and perceived evasion, contrasting it with more direct answers from other politicians.

Allegations of Corruption and Influence

• 💰 Cenk Uygur directly accuses Cory Booker of being corrupt and working for Israel, citing alleged financial ties to the Israel lobby.
• 💸 He claims that mainstream media avoids criticizing Booker for this and attempts to hide the extent of his financial support from pro-Israel groups.
• 📈 The discussion highlights the belief that legalized bribery influences politicians' stances on foreign policy, particularly regarding Israel.

Financial Ties to the Israel Lobby

• 📊 According to "APAC Tracker," Cory Booker has received approximately $871,563 from the Israel lobby.
• 💬 A leaked recording from 2019 reportedly shows Booker stating he and the APAC president text each other like teenagers, suggesting a close relationship.
• 📉 Booker downplays the amount, stating a minuscule percentage of his resources come from such sources and that the majority comes from small-dollar contributions.

Broader Political and Media Landscape

• 📺 Ana Kasparian agrees that American corporate media often avoids discussing corrupting factors in government and perpetuates an illusion of significant partisan disagreement on foreign policy.
• 🇺🇸 She suggests that many Democratic lawmakers are as hawkish as Republicans, not due to principles, but due to legalized bribery.
• 📉 The decline of trust in legacy media is attributed to their failure to tell the full story and their adherence to narratives serving elite interests.

The Impact of Lobbying and Media Pressure

• 📢 The hosts argue that politicians like Booker are influenced not only by direct donations but also by the fear of media backlash and attacks from pro-Israel groups labeling critics as anti-Semitic.
• 💸 They suggest that Booker's evasiveness is a calculated move to avoid significant opposition spending against him and to maintain his financial support.
• 🗣️ The overall sentiment is that politicians are beholden to donor classes rather than the American people, especially on issues like funding foreign wars versus domestic priorities like negotiating drug prices or raising the minimum wage.