The Most Popular Mayor in America

This is a pretty amazing story. Newark Mayor Cory Booker literally ran into a burning house last night & rescued a woman who would have certainly died otherwise. He said in the midst of the feeling of being trapped by the fire, he was thinking he might be a goner. He described it as a “come to Jesus moment.” Seeing only fire in front of him and black behind him, he got “very religious.” A few quotes from his interview:

“I actually wasn’t thinking. When I got there and couldn’t find her in all the smoke, looked behind me and saw the kitchen really erupting with flames all over the ceiling, that’s when I had very clear thoughts that I’m not going to get out of this place alive and got … very religious…It is a very, very scary thing. And I’d like to say that I, at that point I was feeling so courageous, but honestly, it was terrifying, and to look back, you can see nothing but flames. Look in front of you see nothing but blackness…Thankfully she started yelling out to me and I was able to find her through all the smoke. At that point I grabbed her… Yesterday, all my problems were really big to me. Today things feel a lot more clear.”

I would think. Good on you Cory Booker!