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Liberal blog: Mayor Cory Booker is a 'sellout' for attending educational conference funded by the Koch Brothers | NJ.com

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Liberal blog: Mayor Cory Booker is a 'sellout' for attending educational conference funded by the Koch Brothers

Published: Thursday, May 03, 2012, 12:33 PM     Updated: Thursday, May 03, 2012, 12:35 PM
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cory-booker.jpegThe Daily Kos, a prominent liberal blog is calling Newark Mayor Cory Booker a "sellout" for attending a two day educational conference that they say is funded by the Koch Brothers.
The Daily Kos, a prominent liberal blog called Newark Mayor Cory Booker a "sellout" for attending a two day educational conference that they say is funded by the Koch Brothers. 

"This gathering of the truly odious and anti-democratic, anti-schools, corporate elite, needs to be confronted in a direct non-violent, peaceful way," the blog said, adding, "To get some idea of the gloating, vicious tone of this gathering, scroll down on this link to see the speakers — including, sadly, Newark 'Democrat' (a.k.a. Sellout) Mayor Cory Booker"

The two day conference is hosted by the Alliance for School Choice and is sponsored by the American Legislative Exchange council or ALEC, a right