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Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts) Fri Dec 12, 2014, 08:08 AM Dec 2014

http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/20141211_Cory_Booker_goes_vegan___I_wasn_t_living_my_truth_.html

CORY BOOKER is known for blazing his own trail, jumping into the national spotlight as mayor of Newark, then winning a 2013 special election to become the first black U.S. senator from New Jersey.

Booker won a full term last month and, since that day, the vegetarian since 1992 has been conducting an "experiment" to eat strictly vegan for the rest of 2014.

Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/food/20141211_Cory_Booker_goes_vegan___I_wasn_t_living_my_truth_.html#Q2qgPZvDlcGle2y0.99

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Philly.com: Cory Booker going vegan? "I wasn't living my truth" (Original Post) LiberalElite Dec 2014 OP

Cory may be too moderate in some of his stances for my tastes, but... Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #1

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1. Cory may be too moderate in some of his stances for my tastes, but...

Fri Dec 12, 2014, 09:08 AM

Dec 2014

he 'walks the walk' a hell of a lot more than many politicians on his beliefs. Good on him.