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Bucky

(54,027 posts)
Thu Mar 10, 2016, 07:54 AM Mar 2016

I assume the stories about affairs are coming out because Rubio won't drop out of the race

Man, that's how the hardball gets played. Rubio won't quit, even tho his not quitting is helping Trump, whom everyone is desperate to stop. So someone pulls Rubio aside and says, "Marco, babe, if you don't drop out we'll tell the world about your two girlfriends." and Rubio gets all irate and says, in his squeaky adolescent voice, "No, I'm the best chance we have for winning in November." So the guy who pulled Rubio aside then makes a call to some 3rd rate online journalist who's desperate for access and says "Run with it."

And then we get this headline, which over the next two days will slowly creep into CNN's and Fox's news coverage:

http://usanewsflash.com/breaking-rubio-two-mistresses-dropping-race/

[font size="4"]BREAKING: Rubio Has Two Mistresses; Dropping Out of the Race?![/font]

It’s never a pretty story when rumors of affairs surround politicians, especially when they are running a campaign to be President of the United States…We’ll have to continue paying close attention to this story, but it seems Senator Marco Rubio may have had an affair, not once, but twice…

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio has carried on at least two extramarital affairs since he entered politics.


Note the last four words there. They've been sitting on this dirt for years. It's old news. But they're running it anyway to force him out. And by the way, who the fuck is "GotNews.com"? 3rd rate.

GotNews.com can confirm through lobbyist sources in DC and Tallahassee that at least one DC-based lobbyist has had an extra marital affair with the first term U.S. Senator. Still another Florida-based lobbyist has been IDed as carrying on an affair.

The first woman was Amber Stoner, a 36-year-old woman who worked for Rubio when he was head of the Florida Republican Party.

Stoner, who later became a lobbyist, traveled with Rubio at least seventeen times, including several resort towns on the GOP credit card. Rubio still hasn’t released all of his credit card records from his time heading the party.

A pattern has emerged where Rubio often has affairs with women who work for him or who could benefit from his access or policies. As Rubio’s election prospects diminish — he only won Minnesota — the willingness of ex-supporters to throw him under the bus has also increased.

Sources from both the Jeb Bush campaign for president and the Charlie Crist for U.S. Senate campaign confirm that they investigated the Amber Stoner-Rubio relationship. A journalist who investigated the affair found Stoner threatening a libel suit.


And so the bloodsport continues
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I assume the stories about affairs are coming out because Rubio won't drop out of the race (Original Post) Bucky Mar 2016 OP
"Amber Stoner" - that's her real name? n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2016 #1
Florida. Bucky Mar 2016 #3
The Stoner is a harsh mistress Orrex Mar 2016 #9
Tabloid nonsense FBaggins Mar 2016 #2
You're probably right. But I don't know if I could resist Marco's charms if he turned them on me Bucky Mar 2016 #4
Republican so-called 'values' cannot stand the light of day AxionExcel Mar 2016 #5
Rubio will claim that having mistresses was just like being in Vietnam Kaleva Mar 2016 #6
Depending on the girlfriend, that might not be a bad analogy Bucky Mar 2016 #7
... ScreamingMeemie Mar 2016 #15
Damn, that's cold (nt) Recursion Mar 2016 #8
What's this "mistress" stuff in that headline? Is Rubio supposed to Hortensis Mar 2016 #10
there has been murmuring about this for a while, IIRC. Warren DeMontague Mar 2016 #11
Yeah, I've come to think of them as "Amber alerts" eom Maeve Mar 2016 #12
It's kind of sad, it seems like there is a great deal more fun that could be had with the guy Warren DeMontague Mar 2016 #14
If his wife has forgiven him it's none of our business. Kalidurga Mar 2016 #13
I agree. GaYellowDawg Mar 2016 #16
I think we are hearing about Angel Martin Mar 2016 #17
If it was Trump... lame54 Mar 2016 #18
Given Trump's previous problems in this area, perhaps Rubio leaked the information Johonny Mar 2016 #25
Leading candidate brags about his sexual prowess/many affairs. IdaBriggs Mar 2016 #19
oh ru-bi-o.....don't take your love to town dembotoz Mar 2016 #20
+1 HuckleB Mar 2016 #26
Excellent. NurseJackie Mar 2016 #27
A 'news' web site with a whole section on 'Conspiracy' ripe with far right wing craziness. salin Mar 2016 #21
I heard there is a hidden camera video that might be him drowning puppies at a KKK rally Omaha Steve Mar 2016 #22
Now, if Bernie had an affair, cloudbase Mar 2016 #23
I'm sure there are no affairs in Trump's history. HuckleB Mar 2016 #24
Nine, nine, nine merrily Mar 2016 #28
Never showing up for work, financial problems, pretending to be uber religious. It all adds up. JFKDem62 Mar 2016 #29
excerpt "will update this post when we here more"..here? Demonaut Mar 2016 #30
IOKIYAR maxsolomon Mar 2016 #31

FBaggins

(26,748 posts)
2. Tabloid nonsense
Thu Mar 10, 2016, 08:03 AM
Mar 2016

This is the rag that told us that Chelsea isn't Bill Clinton's daughter (because he's infertile).

This isn't trying to get him to drop out... it's because they expect him to do it and they need to run the story while he's still selling.

Bucky

(54,027 posts)
4. You're probably right. But I don't know if I could resist Marco's charms if he turned them on me
Thu Mar 10, 2016, 08:05 AM
Mar 2016

I'm only human.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
10. What's this "mistress" stuff in that headline? Is Rubio supposed to
Thu Mar 10, 2016, 08:20 AM
Mar 2016

be keeping a private harem? If he has been supporting two or more women for years, it would certainly shed further light on his financial problems, but I'm guessing this is just a gratuitous insult of women in general.

Well, true or not, we pretty much know he's toast this time around. Good news for The Nice-Faced Boy is that politicians can usually be reelected within 5 years of a serious sex scandal. My guess is he'd be running again in 2019.

But, question? Is it too late for Rubio to run for his own Senate seat, for a paycheck? Anyone know?

"Marco Rubio is a U.S. senator. And he just can’t stand it anymore. “I don’t know that ‘hate’ is the right word,” Rubio said in an interview. “I’m frustrated.”

This year, as Rubio runs for president, he has cast the Senate — the very place that cemented him as a national politician — as a place he’s given up on, after less than one term. It’s too slow. Too rule-bound. So Rubio, 44, has decided not to run for his seat again. It’s the White House or bust.


Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
14. It's kind of sad, it seems like there is a great deal more fun that could be had with the guy
Thu Mar 10, 2016, 08:36 AM
Mar 2016

and yet, it appears he's pretty much done.

lame54

(35,294 posts)
18. If it was Trump...
Thu Mar 10, 2016, 11:09 AM
Mar 2016

he would say "Hell yea I'm banging' these broads. Look at them they're beautiful." and his numbers would go up
Rubio has no such chance

Johonny

(20,851 posts)
25. Given Trump's previous problems in this area, perhaps Rubio leaked the information
Thu Mar 10, 2016, 04:46 PM
Mar 2016

to show voters he's just a good a values and family candidate selection as Trump.

 

IdaBriggs

(10,559 posts)
19. Leading candidate brags about his sexual prowess/many affairs.
Thu Mar 10, 2016, 11:12 AM
Mar 2016

He's on his third wife (uh, sorry for any accidental imagery there) so are you sure this is an attack instead of an endorsement? Or is an old-school attack that will be ignored by modern day "naked pictures of the First Lady on the Internet are cool!" Republican voters?

Omaha Steve

(99,660 posts)
22. I heard there is a hidden camera video that might be him drowning puppies at a KKK rally
Thu Mar 10, 2016, 04:16 PM
Mar 2016

You can't tell for sure because of the lighting and angle.

JFKDem62

(383 posts)
29. Never showing up for work, financial problems, pretending to be uber religious. It all adds up.
Thu Mar 10, 2016, 05:04 PM
Mar 2016

Edited to add:

If someone is on the taxpayer payroll and doesn't show up to work because he has a girlfriend, it is our business.

Demonaut

(8,919 posts)
30. excerpt "will update this post when we here more"..here?
Thu Mar 10, 2016, 05:07 PM
Mar 2016

seriously, who does not proof read today

or is it "whom"?

maxsolomon

(33,345 posts)
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Thu Mar 10, 2016, 05:36 PM
Mar 2016

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