It's true - as the mayor told the folks at CBS This Morning, he raced into a neighbor's home that was on fire, ran through flames to a second floor bedroom, threw a young woman over his shoulder, and rushed out of the house to safety.
In light of this act of heroism, Booker is being hailed as a superhero by the media. I did some research into Newark's alleged "man of steel," and learned that the mayor does indeed have many remarkable accomplishments, including some deeds that Superman himself lacked the courage and brains to even attempt.
It's true that Superman has saved plenty of people, hundreds or even thousands maybe, from burning buildings. And yes, I know he flew backwards around the Earth to reverse time and stop some pretty traumatic crap from going down.
But...
Here are 10 True and Impressive Cory Booker Feats that Superman never even tried.
- Played varsity football for Stanford University.
- Formed a lasting friendship with Rachel Maddow (Booker's Lois Lane?).
- Received a Rhodes scholarship and attended Oxford University.
- Earned a J.D. degree from Yale Law School.
- Elected as Newark mayor; vowed to turnaround America's "worst city."
- Achieved a 40% reduction in both murder and shootings in Newark.
- Named sexiest mayor by Women's Wear Daily.
- Inspired Facebook CEO Zuckerberg to donate $100 million to schools.
- Launched Newark's biggest city parks expansion in 100 years.
- Gave welcoming announcement at Whitney Houston's funeral.
