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7 Examples Showing Why Marco Rubio is No Moderate and Has No Business Being President February 6, 2016 By Allen Clifton
Following the Iowa Caucus, it seems the Republican party has officially found the “establishment” candidate they hope will win the nomination over Donald Trump or Ted Cruz: Florida Senator Marco Rubio. Since his third place finish in Iowa (yes, they’re hyping up a candidate based on a third place finish), Rubio has been the “talk of the town” much more so than the actual winner, Ted Cruz.
The “why” behind that is fairly simple: Nobody really sees Cruz as a legitimate presidential candidate and Rubio is the RNC’s last hope to possibly knock Trump from the top of the presidential polling. He’s also a candidate who the GOP believes it can paint as a “moderate” and someone who will appeal to independents and even possibly some conservative Democrats. Essentially, he’s 2016’s Mitt Romney.
Make no mistake about it, Rubio is far from a moderate. The only reason he might appear to be moderate is because the two clowns currently running ahead of him make him seem moderate by comparison. While I won’t argue that Rubio would be worse than Trump or Cruz, he would still be an absolute disaster as president.
In fact, here are seven examples showing why Rubio is no moderate and why he has no business being this nation’s next president.
1. He’s spineless: It’s indisputable that once upon a time Rubio stood up to his party, governed like he was supposed to, and worked with Democrats and a few other Republicans to pass comprehensive immigration reform. A bill that would have provided a path to citizenship and been signed into law had former Speaker of the House John Boehner ever let the House of Representatives vote on it. But instead of defending why immigration reform makes sense, he now tries to act as if he never supported amnesty and has sided fully with the anti-immigrant rhetoric commonly supported by the Republican party. It takes gall to have a vote on the record for a bill that would have allowed a path to citizenship, then to deny that you supported that because you don’t have the spine to stand up to your own party’s ignorance. Sorry, but that’s not leadership.
2. He opposes any exemptions for abortion: He is easily one of the most anti-abortion candidates running for president. While being anti-women’s rights isn’t anything uncommon among Republicans, Rubio takes things a step further by opposing abortion even in cases of sexual assault. That’s about as extreme as you can get on abortion. To say that a rape victim should have no control over her own body after suffering a horrific and violent attack is incredibly appalling. If he were our next president, women’s rights would come under full attack.
3. He opposes raising the minimum wage – yet admitted a few months ago that people can’t live on $10 or $11 an hour: This isn’t an example of radical behavior as much as it is stupidity fueled by pandering. These are his exact words from October: “I have the full confidence that the American private sector, made up of the most innovative and productive people on this planet, won’t just create millions of jobs. They will create millions of jobs that pay more. Because even the jobs that are being created now don’t pay enough. You can’t live on $10 an hour. You can’t live on $11 an hour.” Yes, a candidate who admits that a person can’t make a living on a wage that’s $3-4 an hour more than the current minimum wage… opposing raising the minimum wage. And even though the “private sector” could easily be paying their employees as much as they want, tens of millions of Americans continue to earn minimum wage – because the law prevents them from being paid less.
4. After saying we needed to do more in Syria to combat ISIS, he then voted against giving President Obama the authority to do more in Syria to combat ISIS: No, this isn’t a joke. For two years he said we needed to do more, then when the president went to Congress to get the power to do more, he voted against it.
5. He doesn’t think it should be illegal to fire people for being gay: Mr. “Moderate” Marco Rubio seems to think it’s perfectly acceptable for someone to lose their job for no other reason than their sexual orientation – something that has absolutely nothing to do with their job. In other words, he supports outright bigotry and discrimination.
6. He thinks the United States is governed by God, not the Constitution: Just a couple of months ago he literally said that if a law – any law – conflicts with “God’s rules,” that “God’s rule” always wins. To put it in another way, he essentially believes that the Bible overrules the Constitution and that the United States should be a Christian theocracy.
7. Following President Obama’s visit to a mosque, he claimed that it was a move meant to divide Americans more: Yes, a candidate for a party whose leading presidential candidate has called for banning all Muslims from entering the United States, and registering the ones who are here, is calling President Obama “divisive” for visiting a mosque to talk about rejecting policies that seek to discriminate. Though I wonder what Rubio would say about George W. Bush visiting a mosque following 9/11 as a gesture toward Muslim Americans that we don’t hold them responsible for the acts of a few heinous animals.
I hope im not the only one watching the debate Lulz from the beginning
Christie ruffing up Rubio in this debate right now!!! Nice. Trump/Christie 2016
We're all watching the UFC.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintjewlips
rubio got some serious traction in iowa. it was pretty evident early on (in the 1st couple of debates months ago) that he was more polished than anyone.
he just had that "presidential" persona to him. he has it..and trump clearly has none of the look/feel, and i think trumps finished. his lead is nil
Christie took Rubio out back and assaulted him.
Not sure what's going to happen now. Rubio finished strong but we have an impending snow storm, Rubio falling apart now and a whole bunch on independents who haven't made up their minds yet.
I am tempted to buy some Kasich and Clinton and hope to hit a home run on Tieaday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocgEmgXXwF8
Wretched, slimy, reptilian motherfucker . Now we know how Cruz beat Trump.
chris christie..lol..wut is the dude even doing up there....rubio has a really good chance @ winning NH.Quote:
Originally Posted by abrown83
yeah,..well. we'll see. i saw a couple of minutes of it. i can easily see rubio hate sliding right off of him like trump did earlier in the race.
iowa says it's a new ball game. and it looks like people are shifting away from trump
gotta love Trump
And wtf cruz what a cocksucker
lolzzzzzzz
I just watched the exchange between c.c and rubio, HOLY FUCK cc crushed him like a grape
Jesus Christ, what a beat down.
The Manchurian Candidate just lost his shit.
Chris Christie is a brash east coast guy who is good at trolling, but you can't really trust him, and you wouldn't want him to lead anything.
If Christie's attacks prove to be Rubio's undoing, then he will have fucked the Republican party for four years. If Trump or Cruz get the nomination, Hillary wins. However, Rubio was 5 points ahead of Hillary in the latest poll averages.
Christie has no chance, so you can't even say that he has to resort to this in order to win the primary. It's already over for him.
With that said, Rubio should have been prepared for something like this, and had better comebacks ready.
Christie's sole motivation for sticking around is basically the same as Carson and Kakaiksichicksdf; ISIS might take out the rest of the field.
Short of that, Christie is just currying favor with one of the big dogs by taking down a soft target.
Every President needs a bulldog for VP, just sayin'.Quote:
Originally Posted by sonatine
Ben Carson is finally done, he can't even walk to his podium when his name is called.
Marco Rubio isn't going to make it, especially if Chris "Krispy Kreme" Christie sits on his face.
Druff is so disgusted with the Republican party right now that he might change his voter registration and become a democrat so he can vote for this jew...
https://img.washingtonpost.com/wp-ap...7990.jpg&w=480
Wow Rubio, the only thing that came to mind when I watched that..Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl8ajhu_e5Y
Oh and..
Christie destroyed Rubio and showed he's a complete robot. It was embarrassing. Is this the guy druff really wants as president?
That's what's going to fuck the Republican party for the next four years?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
The Presidency isn't debate class. In fact, there are no debate-like situations in the entire Presidency. The President's decisions are all carefully researched and thought out, aided by advisers.
Chris Christie has been known from the start to be a very good debater. He's also really shady and would make a crappy President.
Obama had the exact "lack of experience governing" problem in 2008 that Rubio does now. If you like Obama, you can't criticize Rubio for the same inexperience.
America is getting too obsessed with the sound byte.
I wouldn't pick Rubio to join my debate team, but I would far prefer him as President over Hillary the shadeball, Bernie the socialist, Cruz the alienator, or Trump the clown.
Trump is no clown and unlike Rubio he has a spine
Seriously Druff, this is your republican party. These clowns can't even get out of their own way.
http://gawker.com/republican-candida...-de-1757564618
Come on, watch it again.Quote:
Originally Posted by vegas1369
This was clearly not rehearsed/directed properly, so everyone was confused what to do.
They were also announcing the names too quickly (especially considering how loud the applause was), so they were calling Rubio's name before Trump had even appeared.
And the idiot moderators completely forgot to call Kasich at all! LOL!
Do you really think that all these guys were so stupid to where they didn't know how to walk on stage, or do you think this was more likely a problem on the logistical end? Let's be logical here. My 5-year-old son could walk onto stage properly if directed what to do beforehand.
Trump and Carson were the main two confused. But if you watch closely, neither heard their name called, and both remained confused why they were supposed to walk out when they hadn't heard their name yet. And when the stage manager kept telling them to go, they gave him a look like, "But I'm hearing other names being called, not mine!"
But look.. this wasn't hard for the stage managers to get right. This is how it should have been done:
First name called.
Stage manager: Hey (first candidate), go out now
First candidate walks out.
Second name is NOT called until first candidate makes it to the podium.
Second name called.
Stage manager: Hey (second candidate), go out now
Second candidate walks out.
Third name is NOT called until second candidate makes it to the podium.
ETC ETC ETC
Why are these boneheads calling the next candidate when the previous ones haven't appeared yet?
Sorry, but this is just a bullshit attack on the Republican field instead of ABC's incompetence.
I haven't seen the debate yet but Christie was endorsed by the largest newspaper in NH so this is his final chance to gain traction in this election cycle. If he doesn't do anything Tuesday he will drop out of the race imo. He had no choice but to clown the clown. It was nothing personal I'm sure just necessary. He needs a top three finish here.
For those that missed it...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn4tP7ogWIA
That fucker Rubio suckles from the teet of the banking lobby the wants to repeal Dodd-Frank. So that those fucking banking firms can go right back to gambling on the government's implicit promise to bail them out, as well as fuck with customers who don't have negotiating power. Asshole!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
Also, a cheap shot about NJ's credit rating. That problem was created over a decade ago because of prior politicians offering extremely rich pensions to public service workers.Quote:
Originally Posted by MumblesBadlyThat fucker Rubio suckles from the teet of the banking lobby the wants to repeal Dodd-Frank. So that those fucking banking firms can go right back to gambling on the government's implicit promise to bail them out, as well as fuck with customers who don't have negotiating power. Asshole!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
Cruz being the sleazeball he is... again.
Ted Cruz's Latest Dirty Trick Is Almost Too Much To Be Believed
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2016/0...n_9184480.html
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MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is out with a deceptive new mailer that masquerades as official government business and promises people there's a "check enclosed" when it's actually asking for money instead.
A New Jersey resident sent The Huffington Post the latest piece of mail he received from Cruz's campaign. The envelope appears to have come from Cruz's Senate office and has his name printed the same way it often is for Senate business. In small type the mailer clarifies that it is for "personal" matters and was not sent at taxpayers' expense. It also promises a check.
But the check inside -- which is made out to the Cruz campaign, not to the voter -- is fake. The accompanying letter promises that a "group of generous supporters" have promised to match donations received in response to the mailer.
But the check inside -- which is made out to the Cruz campaign, not to the voter -- is fake. The accompanying letter promises that a "group of generous supporters" have promised to match donations received in response to the mailer.
The New Jersey voter who received the mailer and asked not to be named said the letter would be enough to "fool my mother-in-law."
Readers from Arizona, Oklahoma, Texas, Maine, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, New Hampshire and other states wrote in after this story was published to say they received the same mailer. It appears to have been sent out widely, to registered Democrats, Republicans and Independents.
Catherine Frazier, a spokeswoman for the Cruz campaign, said the mailer "clearly indicates that the contribution is going to the Cruz for President campaign" and noted that "match-type fundraising mailers are common to both campaign and non-profit solicitations."
She pointed to email solicitations from Sen. Marco Rubio's (R-Fla.) presidential campaign and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. The one from Rubio, for example, reads, "We're lucky enough to have some really generous supporters matching every donation you make before Iowa." The difference, however, is that Rubio's mailer doesn't promise a check.
I'm starting to feel the bern..
hopefully it's GONORRHEAQuote:
Originally Posted by Krypt
Its amazing to me that this election is making me re-evaluate my opinion of Bill Clinton for the worse. Him and his wife could have had a nice legacy to go with the 150+ million USD they've been paid, but Hills just had to have her cake and eat it to.
Bernie uber alles.
Fealty to the financial industry has its benefits. Getting the Glass-Steagall Act repealed and thus opening the big casino got Bill & friends paid like no other President.Quote:
Originally Posted by sonatine
Bailing out the big banks resulting from Glass Steagall should get Obama paid too. Lock it up.
You would think Hillary would get lit up. I know better.
I do look forward to a shit show when this gets to heads-up. I just want the entertainment. No matter who wins, you lose. So take the lulz where you can..
This is so messed up Bernie almost has a chance.
Bloomberg is thinking about running. What do you guys think of him? Idk much about him
Why does anyone care what Hillary got paid for giving speeches?
If rich people want to pay top dollar to listen to her waffle shite for couples of hours. Then why is that a problem?
The problem is with the politicians who send big contracts the way of donators, or make financial decisions that benefit people who they have direct or indirect business links with.
Those are the people stealing your tax dollars. Not some old hag waxing lyrical to a bunch of oxygen thieves with too much money to spend.
And she maybe an old hag, but I'd still do her in the dirty area. Future Pres or not.