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Sen. Rubio Pokes Fun at Himself After Awkward Water Break During State of the Union Rebuttal

Feb. 12, 2013 11:29pm Jason Howerton

Sen Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) poked fun at his awkward water break that occurred during his response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address on Monday.

Shortly after his rebuttal speech concluded, Rubio tweeted a photo of the water bottle that interrupted his speech via his official Twitter account. Perhaps he was trying to beat his critics to the punch.

#GOPResponse #SOTU #gop #tcot twitter.com/marcorubio/sta…

— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) February 13, 2013

The water sipping really appears to be overshadowing his actual message as social media lit up with people commenting on Rubio’s thirst. There were certainly moments where Rubio appeared to be uncomfortable or nervous during his address on Monday, but the focus has certainly been on the following portion of his speech. Watch the video:

Garrett Jackson, Mitt Romney’s personal aide during his 2012 presidential bid, tweeted that he “would have had that water bottle closer, had it been the Gov. Haha. Marco needs an aide.”

UPDATE:

On Wednesday morning, Rubio joined the “Fox and Friends” crew to explain his response, and the now-infamous water incident. He said that he would have rather reached for the water than not have been able to pronounce his words because his mouth was dry. And he even had a little more fun, interrupting the interview for another water break:

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JustMeHere_01
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 1:29am
Didn’t hear Marco Rubio’s speech. I do know that I prefer anything from him than I would from the likes of Bill Ayers and his wife that bombed buildings and killed Police Officers.

We do know that Bill Ayers and wife and others of his ilk fill our Universities and fill the minds of our youth to hate America.

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woodyee
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 1:16am
Maybe the Blaze can take a cue from SNL, and present a short video on the etiquette of reaching for a bottle of water during a major speech to the Nation.

Does he grasp with a full hand or index, middle and thumb fingers? Does he grip around the neck of the bottle or a firm grasp about the body? How many steps towards a bottle are permissible before it’s considered rude? Left hand or right hand?

C’mon! If you’re going to make a big deal of it, do it right, and show us how it should be done! Next week, you can show us how to drool.

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- TEXASGRANNY73
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 8:17am
  Good idea. At least he didn’t throw water at people like Obama did.
  
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- Gonzo
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 8:44am
  Did you watch the whole rebuttal? It was awkward. He obviously had dry mouth and his lips were making an odd smacking noise. Then he wiped the crusties from the corners of his mouth a few times. Then the water reach. After that he went into warp drive to get it all over with. I told my wife last night that this would be reenacted on SNL this weekend. The performance was better than Jindal, but not by much. The message was really good, but it will be overshadowed by the shaky performance. I was surprised and disappointed.
  
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- G-WHIZ
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 10:56am
  oh—an—exusemee…..SLURRRRRPPP! GULP–GULP SHLUUPPP! Oh that was good, now what was I saying??
  
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- nomorpc4me
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 11:02am
  @Gonzo, funny how people don’t listen to the message anymore, just the delivery. I guess the words he delivered are forever mute because of an awkward delivery. I like the fact that he is human and has human failings. If you want polish, then there are a boat load of D.C. politicos that will fill the bill. Give me someone that has a heart and a heartbeat.
  
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- skimmer57
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 3:09pm
  So the GOP has their token Latino! This is the best you can come up with? Him and aqua budha Rand Paul. What a joke! I guess they were better then Michelle “Nut Job” Bachman and “Loser” Paulie Ryan! The old white party has lost their way.
  
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TotallyNotATroll
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 12:42am
Him reaching for a water bottle, o wow, skin him alive, this is major news, so glad I came to The Blaze.

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- virgie morgan
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 1:21am
  People will use anything to get your mind off of the substance of what he was saying so they will concentrate on the guy needing a drink of water…how pathetic! They should have had that water and a podium set up for him especially since they knew before hand that he was going to be speaking. It’s the “shiny object theory” at work…divert everyones attention to a stupid little thing so they don’t actually pay attention to the important stuff. I cried during his speech. They should have gotten him some water as soon as they noticed he clearly needed it. It was probably a lefty behind the camera.
  
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- right field
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 1:57am
  I would rather watch Rubio drink water all day than listen to one word from BHO – Liar Extraordinaire.
  In fact, watching paint dry is preferable to listening to The Marxist In Chief.
  Well-done Senator’s Rubio and Paul – Keep speaking the truth and annoying the useful idiots!
  
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- TEXASGRANNY73
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 8:20am
  Nah. It’s just SNL will have a field day. Speech was great.
  
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- TROONORTH
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 8:41am
  I don’t know . . . .. … it could have been filled with Gin or Vodka!
  
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Moonbeamsun
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 12:32am
Four more years of **** loss and he’ll be looking like a young Don Rickles.

Christie will mop the floor with this wannabe, time to send him back to finishing school. That was the best the Republicans have, are you kidding me?

Rubio, literally was not ready for primetime. Perhaps he was given the moniker of Republican savior a bit too soon. He wasn’t as goofy as Jindal, but his speech was much worse. It was small, petty, and disingenuous. In other words it was a microcosm of what the GOP has become.

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- capnjack
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 12:49am
  You obviously haven’t seen any of his other speeches. He’s actually quite good. Obama didn’t do himself any favors with all the BS he spread around. I notice that libs, while putting down the competition, never have anything constructive to say about Obama.
  
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- Happy77
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 1:16am
  Moonbeamsun –
  
  You gave no valid arguments as to justify your criticisms vis-a-vis Senator Rubio’s polemic. Indeed, you did little more than offer general, adiaphanous castigations (“disengenous,” “small,” “petty”) as well as those statements ad hominem (his ****).
  
  On a full-scale contradictory note, you lambaste Rubio individually, all the while concluding he represents a Republican Party no less vile. (If true, then why demean Rubio, the man, given he’s simply reflective of the comprehensive picture?)
  
  Nevertheless, my good man, I’m certain Mr. Rubio’s political career will far surpass the obvious limitations with which your liberal bigotry attempts to shackle him. Indeed, his against-the-odds success has already delineated him as the GOP’s young, energetic, attractive, upcoming star! (Dare I say, the GOP’s Obama [but with better politics!])
  
  Oh, a final note: Please be careful when demeaning one’s appearance. After all, there’s a good chance that old bag Hillary Clinton may represent your party in 2016. If so, I think it’s fair to conclude Mr. Rubio will come out looking like a veritable movie star when juxtaposed to that quickly aging mummy!
  
  Ta-ta !!!
  
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- Elliesr
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 1:19am
  I don’t like Christe, he can’t be trusted. He’s obnoxious & rude. As for Rubio what can I say? I disapprove of some of his votes. He’s a good speaker but soils Obama & you see where that got us.
  
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- PATTY HENRY
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 2:58am
  YOU wish. RUBIO was REAL… he said what he is feeling and he got a drink of water…he’s human; Christie is a troubled man. NO ONE GETS THAT FAT without some SERIOUS mental deficiencies and he’s also very self-centered. How’d you like to be his wife? What about his kids? does his extra donut replace them? I can’t hear anything he says because I can only see a huge ball with a couple of arms and legs sticking out and a fat head.
  
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- okidawna
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 3:10am
  Happy77: BOOYAH!!!
  
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- Quiata
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 6:12am
  @MOONBAT That’s the best you could do? Comment on Rubio’s ****? Imagine a hypothetical battle with Christie?
  
  Small, petty, disingenuous…. sounds like you… and a microcosm of your thought processes.
  
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- SamIamTwo
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 7:55am
  Moonbeamsun, perfect SN dood.
  
  Christie? Seriously? His shtick works for NJ but not for the nation.
  
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- vigibill
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 8:52am
  Moon, is that all you got? **** loss? Really!
  
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- TEXASGRANNY73
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 8:56am
  @MoonBeam His speech was great–it was a rebuttal, not the Emancipation Proclamation for pity’s sake. I like a slow walking, smooth talking, handsome man, myself and he fits the bill—oh, wait, he is smart to boot. Oh, wait again, I’m a thinking he is honest which is a new thing in politics these days.
  
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omega309
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 12:31am
He better get better at finding the water if he is going to carry it. And no, this is not a racist statement, just a fact. Would the next Romney replacement please stand up.

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The-Real-Enrico
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 12:12am
Rand speech was was flawless outside that no “news” organization aired it.

Rand keep knocking them out.

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- sillyfreshness
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 12:33am
  The “chosen people” controlled Marxist Media will put Rubio’s on page 12B this weekend. Thanks “chosen people”.
  
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- dogday
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 1:15am
  Agreed. Rand Paul rocked.
  
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purple_circles
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 12:02am
At least thirst is a natural thing and it appeared the water was a good distance, perhaps on purpose who knows.. Ummm have you Liberals forgot when your chosen one referred to the USA having 57 states and when he stuttered all over himself during a speech and couldn’t remember what to say and was telling everyone hold on a minute as he stood dumb founded, How about when his teleprompter messed up while he continued to read, how about when he bowed to a Saudi King or when he gave the Queen of England a pathetic I pod for a gift, or when he called an inhaler a breathalyzer! Or how about the dinner when his wife rolled her eyes at Bohner and Obama appeared to be clearing his nose at the table with his fingers. Talk about embarrassing!!!

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- Xanderson
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 12:33am
  Sure, her eye-rolling was juvenile, but let’s not ever forget the ladylike fashion she employed while shoveling fork-load after fork-load of grub into her gob while guarding her plate with BOTH elbows on the table. Once…twice…three times a lady…..
  
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- Quiata
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 7:01am
  @PURPLE Don’t forget to add Obama’s “corpse-man” pronunciation of corpsman TWICE at a prayer breakfast in Feb. 2010… incidentally, a nice reflection on that fine Harvard pedigree he possesses. (Darn those concealed academic records!!!)
  
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Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 11:56pm
He would have done well to just step back on the comment he had just made and let it sink in. Stepped over, got his drink and then let it sink in some more. I can’t remember what exactly that point was but it was a good one. It could have had an entire minute of silence. There really isn’t much that needs to be said in rebuttal to obama anyway. Most of it is not worthy of rebuttal. Why honor it?
He spoke of 70,000 bridges he didn’t fix with the first stimulus. $6.5 TRILLION in OVERSPENDING and not a penny to fix a bridge? I could spend hours repeating that question.

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CorePatriot
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 11:56pm
Would have looked much cooler if he grabbed a Scotch on the Rocks

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justangry
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 11:53pm
Blaze, Rubio is an establishment hack already approved by the Bilderbergers. Stop pushing this progressive at us please. He’s just another police statist technocrat Keynesian ass. AKA BOLSHEVIK.

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- Ghandi was a Republican
  Posted on February 12, 2013 at 11:59pm
  Eat a bag. He is nothing like a pelosi, obama, reid, biden or any other liberal. Criminy- I just saw dennis kucinik on hannity and he’s right wing radical compared to Dems of 4 years ago. And he’s still radically left.
  
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- Bert in NY
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 12:07am
  That is backed by the Tea Party. Both rebuttles were by Tea Party people. We are gaining. If all you saw was somebody taking a drink of water and didn’t listen to the speech because you were too busy tweeting on your phone What does that say about you?
  
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- justangry
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 12:19am
  Ghandi was a Republican, check his voting record partisan hack.
  
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- omega309
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 12:26am
  Sorry just but I think one of the replies to you needs to go back to study gandy dandy some more.Because he they she it does not clearly understand who has been bought and who has been sold.
  
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- Quiata
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 6:24am
  @JUSTANGRY No, you’re JUSTCYNICAL. Are you really that impossible to please at this point in our nation’s meltdown? Since you’ve already dismissed Rubio, WHO THEN? Please name some names, or go out and run for office yourself. Not kidding.
  
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- TEXASGRANNY73
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 10:03am
  @Just Angry….Stay angry.
  
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- justangry
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 12:56pm
  @Quiata, Does Rubio think you have a right to privacy or a right to a trial? How did he vote on allowing the government to use propaganda on us? How did he vote on allowing the SS to declare peaceful protesters as felons? Is he an Austrian or does he like the current economic model created by a Fabian Socialist?
  
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- Quiata
  Posted on February 14, 2013 at 8:11am
  @JUSTANGRY I hope you understand that I respect your position and your legitimate questions. Sure, Rubio may have voted the only way a person can when trapped between a rock and hard place: importantly, what was the context of those votes? ===> AND (sorry, must shout here) THIS IS WHY CONSERVATIVES/NON-LIBERALS MUST STOP FIGHTING AMONGST THEMSELVES AND GO AND *POPULATE* THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE.
  
  Fine, be angry, but I’m telling you that the reason Democrats keep winning –repeatedly– is that they do NOT attack their own!!! They look stupid by not maintaining a sterling appearance, but those circled wagons sure do work, and that’s why conservatives keep floundering. Be smart, be pragmatic, and DO NOT sit on your hands or your votes when you do not have the “perfect” candidate! He or she does not exist, and we are doomed as a country if the naysayers can’t get their ____ together.
  
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neverending
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 11:51pm
Great speech from Senator Rubio – so who cares if he needed a drink of water. He is really an amazing, brilliant, well spoken man that has high morals and principles. He too will not be intimidated by the critics. God bless him and his family and my he help to be a driving force in hopefully getting this country back on track. Ours hands are pretty much tied but as least give it a good shot.

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redonred
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 11:51pm
I don’t care if he reached for water or drank on screen. His mouth was so dry, I kept saying someone should hand him some water. I didn’t see nervousness. Only a dry mouth. Whats more frustrating then a dry mouth? Having to give a speech. It was a good speech.

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- ModerationIsBest
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 12:04am
  I like someone who can poke fun at themselves.
  
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MCGIRV
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 11:48pm
Minor League mistake. He’s in the Bigs now he’s got to get it together.

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Canada_Goose
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 11:48pm
Mr. Rubio joins the rest of the world in laughing at himself.

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- CatB
  Posted on February 12, 2013 at 11:59pm
  He has done that during all speeches I have seen him give … he takes drinks of water throughout .. I am surprised it was only one sip .. and yes unlike the “One” he didn’t blame others for his “sip” … he “poked fun” at himself. I have seen him do that before also.
  
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- Canada_Goose
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 12:06am
  If that’s the case why did he not have a glass of water in the frame so that the whole thing did not appear so awkward and amateurish?
  
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- CatB
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 12:13am
  I suspect that he came in after they had it set up .. and didn’t notice that the water was out of the shot … I would rather have him do a HUMAN thing like take a drink .. than all the robotics of an Obama speech .. I can’t watch him as he goes from teleprompter to teleprompter left right left right … with his robot voice …
  
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- TEXASGRANNY73
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 9:58am
  @Canada__Goose To quote Hillary Clinton, “what difference does it make”?
  
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- Canada_Goose
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 10:14am
  I don’t know ask Mr. Howerton, he’s the one posting the article about the “awkward water break”.
  
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pattik
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 11:47pm
Sen. Rand Paul’s rebuttal to SOTU was excellent…i missed the live streaming on Tea Party Express, but here it is the link at rightscoop http://www.therightscoop.com/full-speech-rand-pauls-tea-party-response-to-the-state-of-the-union-address/

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- CatB
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 12:00am
  @PATTIK
  
  Thanks for the link .. I was looking for it at TEA Party Express but could not find it. Want to post and send to friends … please people SHARE THIS!
  
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ghostsouls
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 11:47pm
What if the man was just plain old thirsty? If you have ever given a speech and your mouth was so dry you couldn’t continue, then you would understand, you need that sip to get it going again, he knew he was camera and didn’t want to stop the flow.

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SimpleTruths
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 11:42pm
How’s that civil war going for you? Sweet, Democrat control of the House and Senate 2014!

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- DEFCON4
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 12:21am
  @Simple, As, the song goes…..http://youtu.be/6gSb2A4mXtg
  
  Careful what you wish, you may regret it..
  Careful what you wish, you just might get it…
  
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MonkeyBeagle
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 11:42pm
rand paul http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=uCjSCEHoOKQ#!

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Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 11:41pm
As soon as I seen that, I knew that is all the LSM will want to talk about and ridicule. Forget he actually said something that was intelligent, let’s focus on a stupid grab for water. At least he didn’t have a fly landing on his face……oooo, too soon?

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- CatB
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 12:16am
  LOL .. D J at T … oh they don’t mention the FLIES now do they … or the rat … no but take a sip of water and the sky is falling .. obviously if you drink water you can’t have good ideas or points to make.
  
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omega309
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 11:40pm
The next token

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22AUTOMATIC
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 11:40pm
They missed a great opportunity again. Having an enthusiastic audience changes everything. I remember in the 1990′s and earlier at music award shows they’d have just celebrities in the front rows and they wouldn’t move during the show’s performances. Then, they finally cleared out the front 20 rows and had music fans there to dance and scream which made a big difference. It’s awkward to watch a band play and nobody move in the audience.

Why not flip over to Rubio in front of a crowd at a convention center and have him give a speech for the crowd? Time the event with a convention or something. That would be exciting. The one camera shot has to go. Good speech, but he’s a live crowd kind of guy.

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Diane TX
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 11:39pm
It’s hard to give an energetic speech when there isn’t any audience to draw energy from. When he’s giving speeches to large groups of people – he does fine.

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TiffanyRuth
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 11:39pm
Of course he was nervous. The content of what he said is what is important and that was great. The media will attack no matter what since they don’t like anyone who dares to go against their great one. Rubio did a good job and was happy he beat most to make fun of himself.

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banjarmon
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 11:35pm
Dry mouth happens to everyone!! He needed longer arms!

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GoodStuff
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 11:32pm
Another pro-amnesty boob. Next.

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- ThoreauHD
  Posted on February 12, 2013 at 11:44pm
  Exactly.
  
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- Advection
  Posted on February 12, 2013 at 11:52pm
  All of our problems are caused by these lawyers who are only concerned with their own power.
  
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- Suzanne Winter
  Posted on February 12, 2013 at 11:59pm
  Ditto.
  
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- Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 12:02am
  Who, Obama?
  
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- The-Real-Enrico
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 12:09am
  I will second that. Rand speech was in top form tonight though.
  
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- SamIamTwo
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 7:52am
  His family actually went thru the system and popped out as they should have…Regan granted amnesty for 20M…and did nothing to stop the flow…do you clowns have a better plan that Rubio? I doubt you folks even listened let alone understand the issue…do you know at what point he will not support his own plan? You clowns would not know a good negotiator if one handed the keys to the car to ya. Willing to betcha you folks get taken every-time you step onto the car lot. Mooo on children…
  
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