2016 Postmortem

brooklynite

(94,598 posts) Tue Aug 16, 2016, 10:48 AM Aug 2016

Marco Rubio stands by calling Trump a 'con artist,' still supports him

http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/16/politics/marco-rubio-donald-trump-con-artist-support/index.html

(CNN)Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is standing by his description of Donald Trump as "a con artist," but he says in a new interview he still plans to support the real estate mogul for president.

"I've stood by everything I ever said in my campaign," Rubio told the Miami Herald editorial board Monday when asked about his comments made during the Republican presidential primary earlier this year.

He said the race is "in a different place now" -- with voters facing a "binary choice" between Trump and Hillary Clinton.

"In our republic, while the presidency is powerful, there is a balance of power in this country, and a significant amount of it resides in the United States Senate," Rubio said. "It's one of the reasons why I seek to run again."

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Marco Rubio stands by calling Trump a 'con artist,' still supports him (Original Post) brooklynite Aug 2016 OP

Why does Marco hate America? Siwsan Aug 2016 #1

Standing with Trump is the new Iraq War Vote Moostache Aug 2016 #2

Marco Rubio is a boy, just a pretty boy who lies well, often and should be thrown out of office. MichiganVote Aug 2016 #3

Rubio party over country kimbutgar Aug 2016 #4

Rubio: "Let's not assume President Obama doesn't know what he is doing anoNY42 Aug 2016 #5

At least Ted Cruz, as awful as he is, had the guts The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2016 #6

Marco is a pretty boy apcalc Aug 2016 #7

Thirst and sweating may accompany cognitive dissonance. n/t Orsino Aug 2016 #8

A generational loss peggysue2 Aug 2016 #9

correct, there was an opportunity for one of them to show OnDoutside Aug 2016 #11

Are Reps so stuck that they would ever consider OnDoutside Aug 2016 #10

Siwsan

(26,268 posts)

1. Why does Marco hate America?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 10:49 AM

Aug 2016

Seriously -

Moostache

(9,895 posts)

2. Standing with Trump is the new Iraq War Vote

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 10:53 AM

Aug 2016

It will destroy some politicians and others will navigate it gingerly in the future.

President Obama made great hay out of his opposition to the idiotic War Powers resolution for Iraq and became a great president afterward.

Hillary has navigated the Iraq war vote to become the nominee to succeed Obama.

Expect something very similar from the GOP in the future...Ted Cruz is licking his lips like a viper right now and Rubio is hoping to split hairs and become the GOP's eventual Hillary in 2028 or so...

MichiganVote

(21,086 posts)

3. Marco Rubio is a boy, just a pretty boy who lies well, often and should be thrown out of office.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 10:54 AM

Aug 2016

kimbutgar

(21,163 posts)

4. Rubio party over country

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 11:01 AM

Aug 2016

Typical republiscum.

anoNY42

(670 posts)

5. Rubio: "Let's not assume President Obama doesn't know what he is doing

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 11:05 AM

Aug 2016

he knows exactly what he is doing...Let's not assume President Obama doesn't know what he is doing, he knows exactly what he is doing...Let's not assume President Obama doesn't know what he is doing, he knows exactly what he is doing..."

And on and on...

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,735 posts)

6. At least Ted Cruz, as awful as he is, had the guts

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 11:06 AM

Aug 2016

to symbolically moon Trump at the convention. Rubio is a chickenshit.

apcalc

(4,465 posts)

7. Marco is a pretty boy

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 11:09 AM

Aug 2016

Who realizes he needs a job....which he can be elected to, do poorly, rarely attend, with great bennies.

Orsino

(37,428 posts)

8. Thirst and sweating may accompany cognitive dissonance. n/t

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 11:10 AM

Aug 2016

peggysue2

(10,832 posts)

9. A generational loss

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 11:53 AM

Aug 2016

This stance of Rubio's and other Republicans (Ayotte saying she'll vote for Trump but will 'stand up to him') should damn the Republicans for a generation. To quietly go along to get along with a mentally unstable presidential candidate is morally repugnant. The damage Trump could do and is doing to the country's credibility is staggering.

Shame on all of them.

OnDoutside

(19,962 posts)

11. correct, there was an opportunity for one of them to show

Reply to peggysue2 (Reply #9)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 12:06 PM

Aug 2016

Courage. Cowards, one and all.

OnDoutside

(19,962 posts)

10. Are Reps so stuck that they would ever consider

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 12:02 PM

Aug 2016

Such an empty vessel like Rubio ? He's been utterly exposed as a sweaty user.

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