Via Twitter, in response to a tweet asking "Why is there a family today that is ‘too poor’ to afford breakfast?" Booker would go on to do exactly that. He later told CBS that it had been a "terrible state of human existence", and continued "I'll be honest with you. I take so much for granted, even going to Starbucks and buying a cup of coffee is more than my daily food allowance right now," as quoted in
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Cynicism about America’s current state of affairs is ultimately a form of surrender.
We are a part of this take-down culture where people are trying to twist your words.
When ignorance and bigotry is allied with power, it is a dangerous force.
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