Newark Mayor Booker saves life in fire, then catches fire on Internet
Returning home from a TV interview Thursday night, Newark Mayor Cory Booker - an oft-discussed potential challenger to Gov. Christie in the 2013 gubernatorial election - saw flames shooting from his neighbor's home. Over objections of his security detail, he went inside and saved the woman's life.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker taken to hospital after rescuing woman ...2 hours ago ... Booker was treated and released from the hospital after suffering smoke inhalation and second-degree burns.- Booker, already a Twitter celebrity and mega-user with more than 1 million followers, tweeted that he was okay.
- Early in the morning, he went back online to let everyone know, again, that he was okay.
- But by then, Booker's moment had become a full-blown Internet sensation. With a cue from the Chuck Norris meme - in which the action star is said to be the toughest thing on earth - the #CoryBookerStories meme was born.
When Chuck Norris has nightmares, Cory Booker turns on the light & sits with him until he falls back asleep. #CoryBookerStories
After the incident, Smoke was treated for Cory Booker exposure. #CoryBookerStories
Cory Booker isn't afraid of Friday the 13th. Friday the 13th is afraid of Cory Booker. #CoryBookerStories- The meme made the mayor happy. But he also used the moment to do his civic duty.
Grateful to #CoryBookerStories 4 bringing smiles. Fire safety, however, is a serious matter. More info: 1.usa.gov/oIDe1f- By 10 a.m. Friday, two Tumblr blogs were set up to honor the moment.
- The #CoryBookerStories meme intersected with other memes, like that of the famed online honey badger video.
#CoryBookerStories Honey badgers camp out on Cory Booker's doorstep hoping that he'll adopt them.- And a number of Twitter users made reference to the other big news story today: The failed rocket fired by North Korea.
Before saving his neighbors in a burning building, he destroyed a rocket fired from N. Korea. #CoryBookerStories- In fact, every news story imaginable was connected to Booker.
The bears would have run from Booker RT @JohnCelockHP Vermont Governor chased by bears in backyard. huff.to/HFPesx- A morning news conference added to the sensation.
