Cory Booker actually said...

"This is a great day in our country. And I just think that she`s going to shine throughout these hearings because she is an exceptional human being, one. She is eminently qualified, two. And I sat with..."

"Well, I just want to make the point to you that there have been generations of black women qualified for the court. And you have had a lot of white men on the court, again, some of the great brilliant..."

"This is not a normal day for America. We have never had this moment before. And I just want to talk about the joy. I know tomorrow, in the coming hearings, we`re going to have tough, hard questions, b..."

"It`s about time we reach deep into the well of quality and genius and talent and credentials for a black woman, and show America that she is like Jackie Robinson was, somebody that was probably overqu..."