I would add this: Reagan & Bill Clinton are examples of pols who were VERY strong at both compassion & indignation. Most pols are mediocre at both (somewhere on the spectrum). Sen. Booker is especially strong at one & especially weak at the other. That's why this looks so bad.
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Who is the exact opposite of Booker? Maybe someone like Ted Cruz. He's very, very good at doing indignation. He's not nearly as good at doing compassion.
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Everyone has to stretch themselves & occasionally go outside our comfort zones. But there's a danger for temperamentally compassionate pols who want to survive in these angry/polarized times: Feigning indignation looks inauthentic. To thine own self be true.
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Of course, the incentives are all skewed toward indignation, anger, and confrontation. Civility doesn't get you noticed. Any pol who wants to preserve his image as a compassionate healer will have a harder time getting attention in this media environment.
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It's not just pols. I'm probably temperamentally more like Booker than Cruz. But google my name and see which of my TV segments garnered the most attention. It's almost always me being in a fight. That's not who we are.
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Senator Booker could be a nominee in tonight’s “FAKE NEWS AWARDS” for “Worst Performance By Politician in a Senate Hearing”
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Well put, Matt.
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You can tell some consultant told him he needed to act mad and show how stern he can be. It's painfully obvious....And laughable.
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I agree. He's really not a good choice for dem candidate in 2020 ... if you want dems to win.
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What a lame comment.
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As a Democrat, I also thought it was a poor acting job. He could have used a calm voice and accomplished so much more.
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Wow you're quite a condescending jerk
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Reagan and Clinton didn't operate in a time of social media and twitter.
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Or, he's just a huge douche
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You forgot to mention he's one of the best people in the senate fighting against GOP garbage legislation.
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Derogatory Cory is a sexist. She took his violent and abusive mansplaining like a boss and
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Here we go again. Confusing a black Senator's passion for anger while having no concern for a cabinet member who lies under oath.
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