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Cory Booker Twitter Joke: Mayor Tells Ireland Resident 'I've Got 99 Problems And Your Ditch Ain't One'

'I've Got 99 Problems And Your Ditch Ain't One'
Paige Lavender
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News Director, HuffPost

In this Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012 photograph, Newark Mayor Cory Booker, center, sits at a campaign event for Shelley Adler, right, along with Willingboro Mayor Jacqueline Jennings in Willingboro Township, N.J. Adler is challenging incumbent, former Philadelphia Eagles football star, Republican Rep. Jon Runyan in the 3rd Congressional District. New Jerseys most recognizable politicians, Democrat Booker and Republican Gov. Chris Christie, are buttressing their national profile this election season, stumping for candidates eager to cash in on their growing popularity and name recognition while simultaneously earning their own political chits. The two men say they are being party loyalists and answering calls to help elect their chosen candidates. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
In this Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012 photograph, Newark Mayor Cory Booker, center, sits at a campaign event for Shelley Adler, right, along with Willingboro Mayor Jacqueline Jennings in Willingboro Township, N.J. Adler is challenging incumbent, former Philadelphia Eagles football star, Republican Rep. Jon Runyan in the 3rd Congressional District. New Jerseys most recognizable politicians, Democrat Booker and Republican Gov. Chris Christie, are buttressing their national profile this election season, stumping for candidates eager to cash in on their growing popularity and name recognition while simultaneously earning their own political chits. The two men say they are being party loyalists and answering calls to help elect their chosen candidates. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker has been tweeting non-stop in an effort to keep constituents updated and attend to those who need help.

Booker has kept up constant communication, and at one point even invited Hurricane Sandy victims into his home to "charge devices" and "relax."

Despite staying busy, the mayor hasn't lost his sense of humor. When a Dublin resident tweeted at Booker asking to get a pothole fixed, Booker took a cue from Jay-Z in his response:

Sir, it looks like you live in Dublin, Ireland. I've got 99 problems & your ditch ain't one MT @leedalyire Can u sort the pothole outside?

— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) November 5, 2012

Booker wasn't the only one to put a spin on Jay-Z's hit "99 Problems" Monday. The rapper himself tweaked the words of the song while performing at an Obama rally in Ohio, rapping, "I got 99 problems but a Mitt ain't one."

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