Corruption in the Newark DNA - Why voters should care about Booker’s start-up problem

If you have ever had dealings with the corrupt, prevaricators in Newark, you know what caused the collapse of Detroit. The institutional thievery, nepotism, cronyism and overt racism that makes up Newark's Government should give not only the people of New Jersey many reasons to pause before pulling the voting lever for Booker, it should make the nation pause before voting for a black candidate to make themselves self-congratulate and feel good about themselves for being so "open-minded."Not scrutinizing a black candidate the same way as any other politician is just another form of racism and it stuck us with Obama. m/r

Why voters should care about Booker’s start-up problem — MSNBC
Ari Melber,  08/09/2013

If Aaron Sorkin were to make a movie about Newark Mayor Cory Booker, you can bet that Waywire, Booker’s controversial technology start-up, would provide a cautionary tale for the mayor’s voracious ambition.

The company is an allegory for Booker’s style—audacious, well-connected and promising “revolutionary” change; yet prone to a certain vagueness and affinity for what we might call the politics of the donor class.

The New York Times renewed the spotlight on Waywire this week, questioning how a full-time mayor managed to launch an online video company, raise investments from the Oprah’s and Google’s of the world, and amass a potentially multi-million dollar stake. Booker’s opponents, in both parties, are seizing on the story to attack him, and it could persist through the general election.

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