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Rubio sounds like an angry little tbh. I rather Trump win than that little femboy
Media hype creates strange expectations for Rubio
For much of Saturday, the political world was treated to the latest in a series of rounds of Marco Rubio Media Hype, featuring breathless stories about the senator’s “surge,” “momentum,” and inevitable “rise.” Credible new polling suggested the fawning coverage was misplaced, which curtailed the hype – for about an hour or two before it began anew.
This Politico piece, published yesterday, captured the oddity of the expectations surrounding the Florida senator’s prospects in Iowa, where the article claims Rubio “can lose to [Ted] Cruz on Monday and walk away looking like the winner.”
Somehow, against all the evidence, Rubio has successfully spun that he’s gunning only for third place here. In sharp contrast, Cruz’s campaign, touting its superior ground game, has openly pined for and predicted victory.What’s odd is why anyone would choose to see the race this way. When Politico says Team Rubio has “successfully spun … against all evidence,” it helps capture a curious dynamic: the media is effectively admitting that the media has come to believe something the media knows isn’t true, but will pretend is true anyway, for reasons no one wants to talk about.
The result: In the closing hours before Monday’s caucuses, Iowa is suddenly fraught with risk for Cruz while Rubio, who sits comfortably in third in most public and private polling, is almost guaranteed to meet or beat diminished expectations.
As recently as mid-November – hardly ancient history – Rubio’s own campaign manager talked on the record about his belief that the senator might actually win the Iowa caucuses.
Barely two months later, however, we’re now supposed to believe that
a third-place finish – which is to say, a loss – would be a great, momentum-creating triumph.
It’s a claim that we’re all supposed to simply play along with, because the Hype Machine says so.Coverage of campaigns can get downright weird when a candidate becomes a media darling.
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-s...d=sm_fb_maddow
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Rubio sounds like an angry little tbh. I rather Trump win than that little femboy
GOP Insiders Can Pretend All They Want — Marco Rubio Is a Hardcore Conservative
Rubio’s youthful exuberance masks his old and regressive ideas.
Marco Rubio has become the darling of the Republican establishment. Jeb’s implosion is partially responsible for this, but there is also a belief on the Right that Rubio is the best “mainstream” candidate in the field.
virtually nothing about Rubio is new or endearing.
His ideas are either conventionally Republican or uncommonly extremist.
On foreign policy, Rubio is a rabid neoconservative.
He wants to double down on the Bush Doctrine; he’s surrounded himself with neocon advisers;
he supports the government’s uncons utional surveillance program;
he’s pro-torture; and
he wants to dramatically increase defense spending even though America spends more on defense than the next eight nations combined.
On domestic and social issues, Rubio is no less extreme. Against the backdrop of record inequalities,
he wants to reduce federal revenue and give the top 1% a massive tax cut (which would explode the budget).
Like every other Republican, he wants to repeal Obamacare without offering a viable alternative to the millions of Americans who now have health coverage.
He supports a ban on all abortions, including cases of rape and incest.
And he wants to undo Obama’s executive orders protecting LGBT citizens from marriage discrimination.
Thursday night’s debate was yet another illustration of Rubio’s faux moderation. If you cut through the canned rhetoric and listen closely to what he’s saying,
Rubio sounds like a meat-tossing fanatic.
His mini-monologues are either outrageous or patently false.
In his opening remarks, Rubio trotted out his line about Obama hating America:
“You see, we usually elect presidents in America that want to change the things that are wrong with America. Barack Obama wants to change America. Barack Obama wants America to be like the rest of the world.”
http://www.alternet.org/election-201...e-conservative
In fact, on all the big questions, ALL the Repugs agree with little variation.
Rubio isn't evangelical enough to want a ban on all abortions including rape and incest - just spouting for that evangelical vote. Charles K - trying to paint Rubio as non-establishment - makes me want to vomit. He's no hardcore conservative - gang of eight with Schumer, I-squared bill which will triple the number of H1-B visas.
Microsoft has endorsed the so-called I-Squared bill to triple H-1B visas, declaring that ‘it’s critical that America address the shortage of workers with science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills,’ adding ‘there are high-skilled, high-paying jobs being created by American businesses across the country that are being left unfilled because of this gap.’ Mr. Gates himself testified before Congress that ‘our higher education system doesn’t produce enough top scientists and engineers to meet the needs of the U.S. economy,’ and has suggested as a remedy that we allow corporations to hire an ‘infinite’ number of H-1B workers. Last year, Mr. Gates coauthored an op-ed admonishing members of Congress who resisted his push for more guest worker labor.
Rubio is in the pocket of big special interest donors. He's gonna campaign on what those guys want including the H1 visas, defense, and immigration. I see a lot of GW in him. Could easily be dumb enough to start another Iraq-like disaster. I trust Cruz in offense more than Rubio.
IMO, Cruz is too religious/conservative/hard-line to win a general election. Rubio is two-faced on immigration and H1-b visas. And his pretense at Christianity is painful to hear - not quite as bad as Trump's "2" Corinthianns (but Trump's not running on religion). Rubio pulls out his religion close to voting - pathetic.
"Surprise Of The Evening": Fox News Hypes Marco Rubio's Predicted Third Place Iowa Caucuses Finish
Megyn Kelly Congratulates Rubio Campaign For "Better Than Expected Finish." On the February 1 edition of Fox News' The Kelly File, host Megyn Kelly congratulated Rubio's communications director Alex Conan on a "better than expected finish":
Brit Hume And Stephen Hayes Label Marco Rubio's Third Place Finish As A "Surprise." On the February 1 edition of The Kelly File, Fox senior political analyst Brit Hume and frequent Fox commentator Stephen Hayes praised Rubio for finishing third, with Hume calling it "the biggest surprise," and Hayes saying it was "the surprise of the evening":
Brian Kilmeade: "The Guy That Shocked More People" Is The One "Who Came In Third." On the February 2 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, co-host Brian Kilmeade said that Marco Rubio's third place finish was more shocking to people than Ted Cruz's victory:
Fox's Laura Ingraham Calls Rubio's Third Place Finish "Better Than Anyone Expected." On the February 2 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, Laura Ingraham lauded Rubio's "great campaign" in Iowa, calling his third place finish "better than anyone expected" and saying "he had a great victory speech for third place":
http://mediamatters.org/research/201...arco-ru/208321
Fox "unfair and unbalanced / We distort - You Believe" is the Repug public relations/advertising/pimping division. Pretty obvious the Repugs/RNC think Rubio is their best hope, so far, for defeating Trump and Krazy Kruz.
Marco Rubio will attack Donald Trump on 'personal stuff,' according to report
According to a source close to the campaign, Rubioworld is now arming itself for an assault on Trump. "They’ve done a lot of oppo research. Personal stuff," the source said. "It’s going to be personal to Trump because they know Trump will be personal to Marco.”
Um. Really? Personal stuff about Donald Trump that’s going to somehow be more devastating than all the stuff we already know about his corporate bankruptcies and his three marriages and adultery and willingness to advertise that he’d date his daughter if he could? You know, the stuff that voters haven’t seemed to care about?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/02/02/1478652/-Marco-Rubio-will-attack-Donald-Trump-on-personal-stuff-according-to-report?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_c ampaign=Feed%3A+dailykos%2Findex+%28Daily+Kos%29
So you aren't paying 45%. How much are you paying?
The worst is Charles K. saying Rubio is not establishment.
Getting bored of this "outsider" and "establishment" talk on both sides. Just reeks of palin/mccain
What has not been said much throughout the day is that Florida Senator Marco Rubio’s campaign worked actively to spread the message that Carson was leaving the presidential race. These actions were reported on Twitter by Conrad Close who, according to his Twitter profile, is the managing editor of Outset Magazine.
http://politistick.com/wp-content/up...se-Tweet-1.jpg
This being a coincidence would be rather far-fetched. Right after Rubio made the claim that his campaign would never ‘spread lies’ about a candidate leaving the race, an avid Marco Rubio supporter, who is in media, removed a tweet that shows Rubio’s statement to be a blatant lie. This is a tweet that had been on Twitter for more than 24 hours.
https://politistick.com/uh-oh-was-ma...dropout-rumor/
Christian Taliban news
Marco Rubio Lashes Out Against Call For Religious Toleration
President Obama, during a speech today at a Baltimore mosque:
If we’re serious about freedom of religion — and I’m speaking now to my fellow Christians who remain the majority in this country — we have to understand an attack on one faith is an attack on all our faiths. And when any religious group is targeted, we all have a responsibility to speak up. And we have to reject a politics that seeks to manipulate prejudice or bias, and targets people because of religion.
Marco Rubio, a couple of hours later:
This is yet another example of Obama's "constant pitting people against each other. I can't stand that."
There you have it. Ask Christians to reject the politics of bigotry, and you're pitting people against each other. And Marco Rubio, for one, will have no part of that.
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-dru...ous-toleration
Rubio so stupid, both intellectually, and politically. But he's the stupid the Repug mucky mucks are financing as their "conventional" Repug asshole.
Remember, we’ve been told repeatedly that he’s the smart one in the GOP field.
On the surface, it’s stunning that Rubio could believe remarks explicitly crafted to bring people together was actually a speech that deliberately tried to pit Americans against each other. It’s as if the Florida senator has the listening comprehension skills of a third grader.
But it’s also disappointing. Rubio is supposed to be better than this. There’s probably nothing the Senate Republican can do to shake pundits’ affection for him, but his comments yesterday should lead to some reflection on the part of his media cheerleaders: Is Rubio really the amazing new leader you think he is?
The Boston Globe’s Michael Cohen noted in response to Rubio’s condemnation of Obama’s remarks, “Honestly, in a political world that was borderline sane, this comment would be disqualifying.” New York’s Jon Chait added,
“Obama and Rubio follow very different theories of the proper treatment of social minorities. One of those men is president of the United States, and the other has no business holding that position.”
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-s...d=sm_fb_maddow
Marco Rubio, in his land of make-believe where people can’t remember what happened 8 years ago, claims he can run the country, however his staff can’t even write original speeches! Rubio is being accused of plagiarism after his speech last night in Iowa. It started off really well until he had to use his own words and no longer pick from an old speech by President Obama.
Rubio gave his victory speech last night, his victory of coming in THIRD place behind both Ted Cruz and Donald Trump. His speech began:
‘So this is the moment they said would never happen. For months, for months they told us we had no chance. For months they told us because we offer too much optimism in a time of anger, we had no chance. For months they told us because we didn’t have the right endorsements or the right political connections, we had no chance. They told me that we have no chance because my hair wasn’t gray enough and my boots were too high.’
This opening is almost word for word Obama’s victory speech he gave at Iowa caucus from 2008, which he WON, the similarities are astounding.
Obama’s speech began with:
‘They said this day would never come. They said our sights were set too high. They said this country was too divided, too disillusioned to ever come together around a common purpose. But on this January night, at this defining moment in history, you have done what the cynics said we couldn’t do.’
As with every knock-off, Rubio’s speech was not nearly as powerful and inspiring as Obama’s. The President’s glorious speech stomps all over Rubio’s substandard attempt at stealing the glory. It is apparent Rubio has never had to live in the real world where people aren’t allowed to steal intellectual property from others; a world where people can’t just plagiarize and get by with bulls****ting.
http://bipartisanreport.com/2016/02/...-speech-video/
Marco Rubio Ready To Be President Of Jesus
Have you met Marco Rubio’s personal BFF, the one man who loves him more than anyone else, who braids his hair and tells him everything is going to be OK when people make fun of his sexxxy man boots? Did you know his friend also loves you too, if only you’ll give Him the chance? Surprise, it is Jesus Christ, and Rubio could not stop talking about Him at Thursday night’s GOP debate. Like, we think Jesus might have been a little creeped out and maybe wanted to get a restraining order, but He’s all about #forgiveness so maybe He was able to put up with it.
Consider:
Well, let me be clear about one thing, there’s only one savior and it’s not me. It’s Jesus Christ who came down to earth and died for our sins.
Later, after saying a thing about our quote unquote “JUDEO-Christian Values,” Rubio proceeded to usher all in attendance directly into the River Jordan, so that they may be baptized in the blood:
And you should hope that our next president is someone that is influenced by their faith. Because if your faith causes you to care for the less fortunate, it is something you want to see in your public figures. And when I’m president, I can tell you this, my faith will not just influence the way I’ll govern as president, it will influence the way I live my life.
Because in the end, my goal is not simply to live on this earth for 80 years, but to live an eternity with my creator. And I will always allow my faith to influence everything I do.
Say you love Jesus some more, Marco, SAY IT SAY IT SAY IT!
The Bible commands us to let our light shine on the world. For over 200 years, America’s light has been shining on the world and the world has never been the same again. But now, that light is dimming a little, after seven years of Barack Obama.
Why won’t Barack Obama stop dimming Marco Rubio’s American Jesus Light, goddammit!
http://wonkette.com/598297/marco-rub...ident-of-jesus
These Repug Bible-humping, Jesus-loving Pres wannabes are ing scary, like all freaked-out, dumbed-down evangelicals.
I don't see it. WHen did "almost word for word" get a new meaning? It's the same sentiment, but very little words in common.
High-profile backer can’t name any Rubio accomplishments
About a week ago, Chris Christie made the case that Marco Rubio is “a 44-year-old first-term senator who’s never accomplished anything.” It’s an assessment the Florida Republican’s supporters no doubt disagree with.
Their challenge, however, is explaining why. This morning, Rick Santorum, just 12 hours after the demise of his own presidential campaign, appeared on MSNBC and was asked to name a single Rubio accomplishment from his five years in the U.S. Senate. Santorum made a valiant effort at spin, but he couldn’t think of anything.
Santorum floundered right off the bat when asked to list Rubio’s “top accomplishment” while in office. “Well, I mean, I would just say that this is a guy who’s been able to, No. 1, win a tough election in Florida and pull people together from a variety of different spots. This is a guy that I think can work together with people,” he said. “That’s the thing I like about him the most.”
And while that’s nice, the question was about his accomplishments. So, Santorum was confronted with the question again, and again, and again. Eventually, he responded, “I guess it’s hard to say there are accomplishments.” Santorum blamed congressional “gridlock” on the fact that Congress gets so little done, making it difficult for any senator to develop a record of success.
When the question was expanded to include literally any Rubio bill, whether it passed or not, Santorum pointed to an obscure risk-corridor measure on health care policy – which (a) is an awful policy; and (b) happens to be an example of Rubio taking credit for others’ work.
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-s...d=sm_fb_maddow
While I'm no fan of Rubio, this is no OBSCURE risk-corridor measure. It prevents tax-payer bailout of the insurance companies and therefore forces accurate pricing of these UNAFFORDABLE policies. It allows the public to see the true cost of these policies - not subsidized on the backend by tax payer money. IMO, it will accelerate either people choosing not to buy policies because they are too expensive and/or dropout of insurance companies from the exchanges because it isn't worth it for them.
Chris Christie called out Marco Rubio for canned answers. Rubio's reply? A canned answer
Rubio's strategy was first to attack Christie — pointing out New Jersey's credit rating has been downgraded under him — then abruptly changing the subject — pointing to Obama: "Let's dispel with this fiction that Barack Obama doesn't know what he's doing. He knows exactly what he's doing. He is trying to change this country. He wants America to become more like the rest of the world. We don't want to be like the rest of the world. We want to be the United States of America."
That's when Christie pounced. He laid out the Rubio strategy: "That's what Washington, DC, does: the drive-by shot at the beginning, with incorrect and incomplete information, and then the memorized 25-second speech that is exactly what his advisers gave him."
Rubio didn't do himself any favors. He repeatedly tried to make the same point about Obama, which gave Christie more and more chances to make the same point about Rubio's stump speech. It didn't look good for Rubio.
More broadly, both candidates are trying to land their arguments on experience. Christie is trying to argue that he has the best experience as governor to immediately get to work if he becomes president. Rubio, on the other hand, is trying to argue that experience doesn't matter as much as vision — and he thinks he has the right vision to reverse the damage he feels Obama has done to the US.
http://www.vox.com/2016/2/6/10929102...rubio-christie
Chris Christie Helps Democrats Win By Gutting Marco Rubio At ABC Republican Debate
http://www.politicususa.com/2016/02/...iticus+USA+%29
As much as I loved seeing Rubio get his ass handed to him I don't put a lot of stock in the governor experience Christie likes to tout as being some kind of indicator that he's ready to be President. Ronald Reagan was governor of California and I consider him one of the worst presidents of all-time. George Bush was governor of Texas before his Presidency and we all see how the country turned out under his leadershipOf course Rubio couldn't make that point because that would have pissed off the GOP base.
Rubio is with the NWO. Avoid him!
I think the media overplayed the "gutting" of Rubio.
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