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HighGravity 
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Posted on: Feb. 12 2013, 10:47 pm |
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The GOP's current token semi-minority is offering great fodder for this week's SNL cold open. Maybe next time he should strap on a Camelbak.
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High_Sierra_Fan
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Posted on: Feb. 12 2013, 10:52 pm |
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Only if he also straps on some Depends.
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Dennis The Menace
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Posted on: Feb. 12 2013, 10:53 pm |
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and like most right-wing Republican on the issue of debt and deficit, he is a total hypocrite.
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High_Sierra_Fan
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Posted on: Feb. 12 2013, 10:54 pm |
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Odd he isn't mention going against the Violence Against Women Act today.
Would have made a strong "small government" point.
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HighGravity
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Posted on: Feb. 12 2013, 10:55 pm |
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Yeah I got a chuckle out of his ranting over Big Government then he launched right into how his neighbors need their medicare and SS.
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Land Rover
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Posted on: Feb. 12 2013, 10:58 pm |
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There was very little new thinking from Rubio. It's just the same tired failed ideas. They really think they just have an image problem and not a policy problem.
He did pick up at the end after having that drink.
I did notice Ryan was on hand immediately after on CNN, not wanting to give up all the limelight there.
But to get back, they need to fundamentally rethink their ideas and present then in a different way. They have a flawed product, not just a tarnished brand. It is the product that has tarnished the brand.
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Posted on: Feb. 12 2013, 11:31 pm |
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Rubio was partly right. But only partly. As if the GOP could improve upon the GOP. Who really still believes in America?
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Posted on: Feb. 13 2013, 2:20 am |
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I believe in America, and so does Obama!
Yes, we can!
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HighGravity
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(Land Rover @ Feb. 12 2013, 11:42 pm)
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(Montecresto @ Feb. 12 2013, 11:31 pm)
QUOTE Rubio was partly right. But only partly. As if the GOP could improve upon the GOP. Who really still believes in America? The vast majority of Americans? Actually I did think of you the other day Montecristo. There was a copy of infowars magazine in the barber shop. Short of the poor spelling and grammar it could have been written by you! Pills, guns, government evil, evil imperialistic America - it's all in there.
There's a print edition of that tripe? I assumed it was solely marketed to people too intellectually lazy to do anything other than click a link.
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Land Rover
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Posted on: Feb. 13 2013, 10:17 am |
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(HighGravity @ Feb. 13 2013, 8:09 am)
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(Land Rover @ Feb. 12 2013, 11:42 pm)
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(Montecresto @ Feb. 12 2013, 11:31 pm)
QUOTE Rubio was partly right. But only partly. As if the GOP could improve upon the GOP. Who really still believes in America? The vast majority of Americans? Actually I did think of you the other day Montecristo. There was a copy of infowars magazine in the barber shop. Short of the poor spelling and grammar it could have been written by you! Pills, guns, government evil, evil imperialistic America - it's all in there. There's a print edition of that tripe? I assumed it was solely marketed to people too intellectually lazy to do anything other than click a link.
I know... I was both amused and entertained by that fact.
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Posted on: Feb. 13 2013, 11:12 am |
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Ah.
I stopped by TPA briefly, despite my better judgement.
It's sad to see the government-worshipers here are still rolling in and slinging their mud, but not surprising.
Enjoy your hate-filled orgy.
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HighGravity
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Posted on: Feb. 13 2013, 12:17 pm |
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N2, your commentary was almost as enlightening as the GOP response.
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Posted on: Feb. 13 2013, 8:17 pm |
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You lefties are so damned predictable; ignore the substance of Rubio's speech and focus on the irrelevant.
Can you blame him for taking a swig? He had just previously recorded the speech in Spanish, and you KNOW how fast they talk. No wonder he was a little dry-lipped.
Rubio scares you lefties.
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Dennis The Menace
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Posted on: Feb. 13 2013, 8:23 pm |
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justwalkin
No
Right-wingers like you are so predictable
Fall for typical predictable right-wing propaganda and calling that substance.
Let me, guess as in your recent posts and most of your posts, you've once again falling
for this stupid, dishonest and hypocritical claims that Republicans like Rubio spew
about Debt, Spending and deficit?
justwalkin get head out of your arse.
REPUBLICANS DON'T CARE ABOUT DEBT, DEFICITS AND SPENDING
They only bitch about those things WHEN THEY ARE OUT OF POWER
You mean you haven't noticed the multitude of ways Republicans don't practice what they
preach when it comes to fiscal responsibility?
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Posted on: Feb. 13 2013, 10:07 pm |
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Until Rubio stops walking out the same tired and rejected GOP mantras there will be nothing much of him to pay attention to.
Some small amount to mock, but that's about it.
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Posted on: Feb. 13 2013, 10:59 pm |
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Rubio is a phony that can't even get his own family history straight. Just another pol who will say whatever to get elected.
10 Things You Need to Know About Marco Rubio
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Posted on: Feb. 14 2013, 8:48 am |
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http://www.wlsam.com/common....&mode=2
Gotta love a guy that can laugh at himself
For $25 you bozo's can have a water bottle from him!
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Posted on: Feb. 14 2013, 10:12 am |
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FWIW, I didn't see anything in Rubio's speech that amounted to substance either. He didn't respond to any of Obama's particular proposals, just yammered on about "government is the problem, Obama just wants to tax more, etc" in a deluge of bumper stickers that didn't even address what Obama said or offer any specific solutions.
And he blamed the housing crash on government, ignoring that the bubble was caused by rampant de-regulation. He acted like he was disagreeing with Obama when he was saying things that he completely agreed with Obama's speech (such as education investment). They didn't bother editing those out before he gave the speech.
But in the end, let's not forget that most our fiscal problems are apparently created by the "moral breakdown in our society." Take that one to the election and see how it plays out. But who knows, maybe it's just 47% of the population that will apply to. 
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Posted on: Feb. 14 2013, 10:29 am |
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He's like an exciting version of Bobby Jindal! Which isn't saying much.
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Posted on: Feb. 14 2013, 11:50 am |
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I keep hoping the Republican Party will return to a reality-based world, but then they put the likes of Mark Rubio in front of a national audience to represent them.
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GoBlueHiker
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Posted on: Feb. 14 2013, 12:27 pm |
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Also FWIW, I really couldn't care that the guy reached for a drink of water during his talk, even if it caused an awkward pause. When I'm speaking to groups of people or giving a presentation, I usually have water with me too. Who on earth cares?
His speech was less than impressive. But the water? meh.
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HighGravity
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Posted on: Feb. 14 2013, 12:41 pm |
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But what it demonstrates is that the GOP would rather allow a token pseudo-minority deliver the speech than a seasoned old white guy. The Jindal response was similarly embarrassing for them.
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