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Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)
Sat Feb 6, 2016, 10:33 PM Feb 2016

The Rubio campaign imploding before our eyes.

Christie accuses him of repeating the same talking points, and what does he do? Babble the exact same speech four times in a row. The fourth time was especially inexcusable and amazing after he had had time to think about it. Kasich and Jeb look like dignified elder statesmen by comparison.

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The Rubio campaign imploding before our eyes. (Original Post) Nye Bevan Feb 2016 OP
Rubio is a mess mainstreetonce Feb 2016 #1
Enjoying to watch the Republicans try to saltpoint Feb 2016 #2
He was extremely robotic. KathieG Feb 2016 #3
Marco... 3catwoman3 Feb 2016 #10
Domo arigato, Marco Roboto gratuitous Feb 2016 #16
Thank God for our sake. Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #4
Agreed! FrenchieCat Feb 2016 #12
The first time I read that awoke_in_2003 Feb 2016 #19
I was about to post that he totally descending into self-parody! bullwinkle428 Feb 2016 #5
He kept repeating the same thing, lob1 Feb 2016 #6
I thought the feed was glitching and repeating (nt) Nye Bevan Feb 2016 #8
And repeating in the same way Liberal_in_LA Feb 2016 #20
It was incredible. He just kept repeating himself. Arkana Feb 2016 #7
Did he impulsively grab for a very small bottle of water? kairos12 Feb 2016 #9
That was lovely to see! FrenchieCat Feb 2016 #11
Yep. Mario might've blown his whole campaign. He looked lob1 Feb 2016 #13
Noticed... FrenchieCat Feb 2016 #14
Only because he was never challenged JI7 Feb 2016 #22
Bush and Kasich being promoted today flamingdem Feb 2016 #24
Well, if what they say is true about Gov. Kasich having a 70% approval rating in Ohio, FrenchieCat Feb 2016 #25
I think he is our new problem, he's likeable and knows how to keep his extremist flamingdem Feb 2016 #26
Plus, he's not running on a platform FrenchieCat Feb 2016 #30
he always seems so urgent and breathless RussBLib Feb 2016 #15
He will be just fine tavernier Feb 2016 #17
He just looked like a lightweight. lady lib Feb 2016 #18
Debate coach grades him an F Liberal_in_LA Feb 2016 #21
Very entertaining and satisfying to see Marco go down flamingdem Feb 2016 #23
Well they said he was trainable notadmblnd Feb 2016 #27
Rubio's problems are that he's even lazier than Reagan, who showed up if only to nap Warpy Feb 2016 #28
Similar to Rick Perry... TTUBatfan2008 Feb 2016 #29
It would appear that Senator Rubio has failed the Turing Test. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #31

saltpoint

(50,986 posts)
2. Enjoying to watch the Republicans try to
Sat Feb 6, 2016, 10:36 PM
Feb 2016

knife each other out in the alley.

Ben Carson probably took note of how many were wearing belt buckles before the debate started.

FrenchieCat

(68,867 posts)
11. That was lovely to see!
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 12:05 AM
Feb 2016

Not ready for prime time!
I'm relieved, because all of this time, I thought he was gonna be a real contender! I even predicted he would be the nominee! Onto to Kasich!

FrenchieCat

(68,867 posts)
14. Noticed...
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 12:24 AM
Feb 2016

Out of the lot, he seemed to be the most formidable till today.

Guess that didn't work out!

JI7

(89,252 posts)
22. Only because he was never challenged
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 04:43 PM
Feb 2016

And this wasn't even something tough.

But he is an empty suit do couldn't come up wIth something he didn't rehearse .

FrenchieCat

(68,867 posts)
25. Well, if what they say is true about Gov. Kasich having a 70% approval rating in Ohio,
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 04:55 PM
Feb 2016

becomes a problem....cause out of all of them, he is the sanest!

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)
26. I think he is our new problem, he's likeable and knows how to keep his extremist
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 04:56 PM
Feb 2016

views under cover and appeal to sane people.

FrenchieCat

(68,867 posts)
30. Plus, he's not running on a platform
Mon Feb 8, 2016, 03:48 AM
Feb 2016

Of doom and gloom, and how f*cked up the country is!

I can't recall a president being elected on such a platform....!

RussBLib

(9,019 posts)
15. he always seems so urgent and breathless
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 12:29 AM
Feb 2016

Catch a fucking breath, how about?

We tuned in for only a few minutes to see Rubio panting that Hillary was totally unqualified to be President, because she had classified documents in her emails!! And anyone who would allow 4 Americans to die in Benghazi is just unqualified!!

He always seems to be desperately at the end of his rope.

What a gaggle of pathetic individuals. A fucking clown show.

It's rather insulting to see TV anchors trying to treat them fairly and like adults when about all they have is this irrational hatred of anything Obama or Clinton, or just generally Democratic.

tavernier

(12,392 posts)
17. He will be just fine
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 12:32 AM
Feb 2016

As soon as they reboot him.

You would think that they would spend more money on the electronics than the hair piece.

 

Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)
21. Debate coach grades him an F
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 04:18 PM
Feb 2016

F
Marco Rubio: Say what you want about Chris Christie, but he clowned Marco Rubio. Four times, under different questions, Rubio clumsily pivoted to some odd speech about how Obama knows what he's doing and it's bad for our country. All four of these topics elicited the same answer from Rubio, "Obama knows what he's doing."

The worst part of it was when Christie railed that Rubio ignores the question and just presents a "memorized 25 second speech." Rubio's answer? "Obama knows what he's doing..." No kidding. He gave the same 25 second speech while Christie and America looked, pointed, and chuckled.

All I could think of when watching this exchange was that young Senator who couldn't handle the pressure of delivering the Republican response to the State of the Union and reached for his glass of water. Rubio appeared exactly like so many novice debaters I've judged who don't know how to handle a cross examination, so they simply repeat whatever they've memorized.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/07/opinions/republican-new-hampshire-debate-coach/

Warpy

(111,271 posts)
28. Rubio's problems are that he's even lazier than Reagan, who showed up if only to nap
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 05:20 PM
Feb 2016

plus he's got an ego that matches Trump's.

I still think it's going to be a brokered convention and Come from Behind Kasich will be the nominee. I can't see the party putting its stamp of approval on any of those other goons and they know Jeb! is a loser. The bigots and fundies will object. There might be blood on the floor when it's all over.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
31. It would appear that Senator Rubio has failed the Turing Test.
Mon Feb 8, 2016, 04:31 AM
Feb 2016

The people who invested in his project will be so disappointed.

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