Cory Booker hits back at critics via Twitter: ‘Sorry I make u sick’

Newark, N.J., mayor Cory Booker has been saying sorry a lot recently...

May 25, 2012

Newark, N.J., mayor Cory Booker has been saying sorry a lot recently. Following Sunday’s appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press where Booker said the Democratic attacks on Mitt Romney’ s record at Bain Capital were “nauseating,” he has been on several talk shows and produced his own web video to reply to the criticism. Thursday night Booker took his case to Twitter and his 1.1 million followers. “Sorry I make u sick. And sorry I made a mistake. I’m sorry that 15 seconds on MTP erodes my 20 yrs of work in inner cities around our nation,” he tweeted. Yahoo! News reports:

Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker has apparently had enough of saying he’s sorry this week.

The rising Democratic star has been under fire since a Sunday appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press”during which he said Democratic attacks on Mitt Romney’s record at Bain Capital were “nauseating,” Having endured days of excoriating criticism, and having tried to explain his comments on multiple talk shows and via a self-produced web video, Booker took to his favorite venue to vent. Writing on his Twitter account, Booker lashed out at his critics Thursday night:

“Sorry I make u sick. And sorry I made a mistake. I’m sorry that 15 seconds on MTP erodes my 20 yrs of work in inner cities around our nation.”

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