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Feb. 13, 2013 6:15pm Guest Post

Yes, CNN wants to know whether Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio’s (sadly) infamous water break from his State of the Union response is a “career-ender.”

CNN tells POLITICO:

@dylanbyers We are joking, it was a tease.

— CNN Public Relations (@CNNPR) February 13, 2013

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DontCry
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 7:14pm
Rubio looked like a 12 year old boy giving his first speech every in class. Actually, the 12 year old boy would probably have a bit more confidence. Please continue to support Rubio and please let him be the GOP’s candidate in 2016. GOP love’s to self-destruct. I love it!!

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- high school drop out
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 7:39pm
  @dontcry I don’t usually reply to utter morons but I could not let this one go You and your buds dont stand a chance in 2016. #1..We now know everything about how you pulled off 2012 and I can assure you steps are being taken to match anything dished out #2 unless you find another african american to run you will lose much of the minority vote! (If you believe that their loyalty is to liberalism you’re a fool) and finally, #3 If your clown of a boss continues to (And I,m positive he will) wipe his butt with the constitution and lie everytime he opens his mouth then for sure its the G.O.P. in 2016 (the corrupt media can only run cover for so long )
  
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- Stelex
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 8:15pm
  The act of being nervous is a responce to being honest and vulnerable. Its a trait I personally would love to see more of in leaders. When one is smug and puts his chin up at the crowd…….he’s letting you know he is above you. Know’s better than you. Yeah……take your pick sheep. BAHHHHHHHH
  
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- thetruthlives
  Posted on February 14, 2013 at 7:35am
  You are an ass and your boy Barry whatever his name is will NOT succeed in bringing this country down.
  
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jackact
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 7:13pm
Message to the left:
Continue to be very afraid.
No silver spoon, no crony capitalism, no affirmative action, no questionable character.
No victimhood status.
Uh oh!
:)

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- PATTY HENRY
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 7:22pm
  NOPE…he knows how to pronounce CORPS MAN.
  
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- YOURSENSEI
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 8:34pm
  This is what you must know:
  
  AND he knows how to lie about his parents immigration to America! AND how to use party credit cards for personal expenses. Yeah, he’s a prince . . . a sweaty, cotton-mouthed prince. Remember Paul Ryan’s watergate in the debate? Get ready, here comes Rubio’s.
  
  heh heh heh
  
  It is so.
- dmerwin
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 9:06pm
  This is why CNN lags in viewership even THEIR viewers recognize that ideas and results matter far more than a good “speechifier in chief”. Of course they want to count Rubio OR ANY OTHER young conservative out right now so they can move confidently forward with Hillary in ’16, good luck with that. They (CNN) are morons or propagandists who would make Goebbels proud. Take your pick, I despise them either way.
  
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- Deuteronomy22
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 9:09pm
  Rubio has the voice and demeanor of a teenage boy. No way this guy beats Hillary.
  
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- The Big Mick
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 9:14pm
  SinSay, you continue to be a ROTF hoot!
  Is there a Commiequeer equivalent of a “Birther”?
  “Personal expenses” eh? Anything like a Breck Girl Edward’s preggie Girl Friend?
  Sure you want to go THERE, Sins?
  Commiequeers as models of Probity, what a GAS!
  Don’t misunderstand me. Rubio lost my support when he upped rump for the La Raza Reconquistas.
  Bash him on THAT all ya want!
  
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- Ditto Head
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 9:32pm
  I didn’t watch the SOTU, and anytime I see “him” or hear his voice, the channel gets changed NOW. So naturally, I didn’t watch the responses. I did, however, watch the clip of Rubio and his infamous “drink of water”. I can’t fathom how this is news. From all the hype over it, you’d think he missed his mouth (a la “Ted Striker”) or something. These people are just that evil, aren’t they? They are going to destroy this man however they can, including sensationalizing his taking a “drink of water”. Wow.
  
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- AUsername
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 9:40pm
  his amnesty support, hes incompetence and reckless decision making is his career ending.
  
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- Lord_Frostwind
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 11:05pm
  Sensei, just because you keep saying “it is so,” does not change reality to fit your viewpoint. God, the universe, or whatever you prefer doesn’t give two craps about how you want the world to work.
  
  But what do I know? I’m just the man watching a nation commit suicide and laughing as they put the semi auto to their head ready to play russian roulette.
  
  Sit back, relax, and watch the world burn.
  
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- YOURSENSEI
  Posted on February 14, 2013 at 9:55am
  Mr or Ms LORD FROST WIND,
  
  This is what you must know:
  
  Martyrdom suits you. You stand in stubborn irrelevance. The world told me so.
  
  it is so.
  
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- 4truth2all
  Posted on February 14, 2013 at 11:42am
  Yo Sensei:
  
  “the world told you so”
  get another opinion …
  
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Polarized America
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 7:13pm
.
,,,Marco..drink..Polo ..Marco..drink..Polo…Marco..drink..Polo….Marco..drink..Polo

come on it’s funny …..lol

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- DontCry
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 7:16pm
  Nice one!
  
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chubby
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 7:12pm
The speech last nite by Rubio was that of a one that has been put forward by the good ole boy GOP group.
Rubio’s speech was nothing short of awful!
The water bottle issue is not what will cause his Presidential aspirations to go down in flames it is the content of his speech.

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- right field
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 7:40pm
  Time for your medication.
  
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DontCry
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 7:09pm
What a great speech by Obama last night. Rubio not only blundered and didn’t have enough respect for the American people to do one little speech without awkwardly taking a drink of water, but his speaking points were side by side with Romney’s platform. I’m so glad the GOP did not get the message on election night. More of this, and 2016 will be a banner year for the Dem’s. Keep stating Bush policies and watch your party continue to crumble. I love it. Oh, and let’s have a vote! Yes or No on minor gun reform. Republicans do not want a vote because they’re afraid to stand up and tell America how they really think.

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- PATTY HENRY
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 7:26pm
  We saw first hand what a traitor that b. in the white house. But you little liberals keep thinking you are
  home free…and enjoy little johnnie mccain turn-coat actions…none of them will be around after 4 years.
  Rove can join that silly little group too. Damn, kids…you have a muslim in the WH, you have muslims running the CIA, FBI and in all manner of top security jobs…you have it made in the shade, right?
  
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- right field
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 7:45pm
  Time to change your diaper and take a nap!
  
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- dno1djay
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 8:02pm
  Minor gun reform? Gun registration leads to gun confiscation which leads to slavery.
  
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- gothope
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 8:15pm
  Just like how democrats won’t say no one should be able to own a gun. Toddlers and the elderly should be killed if they’re sick because America’s investment in them isn’t worth it. Social security has a 2.5 trillion surplus. WE have a defict problem not a spending problem. I hope you cry when the inevitable collapse of the country happens and you dont get food stamps anymore you get kicked out of your free housing and your obama phone stops working.
  
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- YOURSENSEI
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 8:35pm
  Mr or Ms PATTY HENRY,
  
  This is what you must know:
  
  Don’t worry. Obama s going to go down big time in November. The sleeping giant is awake!
  
  It is so.
- Deuteronomy22
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 9:11pm
  Hey patty you will be crying when Hillary is sworn in in 2017.
  
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- Farmhand82
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 9:34pm
  Haha so Democrats refuse to vote on a budget in years, along with a large number of other bills that come out of the House, yet you have the balls to cry about the right not wanting to rush into a vote?! Hey maybe we are just learning a thing or two from the Senate of the last 7years. How about this. We’ll vote on gun control when you guys pass a budget, mmkay? Stay vapid though, Lefties. It’s always good for a laugh and is quickly becoming my primary reason for browsing this site.
  
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- samuel1234
  Posted on February 15, 2013 at 1:05am
  you got deuteronomy 22 over here acting like a moron- look bro if you’re going to have bible verses associated with you make sure you dont support a party that celebrates the right for women to murder babies- democrats are the most disgusting people in the world, taking the money i pay in takes for an abortion going to some dumb liberal college girl who was too high to buy condoms. i work for my money- i don’t work to give you my money. Once this benghazi thing comes undone- and it will, hillary clinton and her adulterous husband wont be anywhere near the whitehouse.
  
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KeystoneState
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 7:05pm
CNN is a joke! Even if they were kidding, is that what major networks do now, joke? I guess CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, and NBC se themself’s as SNL, or the Stewart Show/Cobert Report, as ways to connect with their “usefull idiot” base! What a sorry group! I never remember seeing them talking about all the flys crawling over King Obama’s royal face! These bee’s want to be ruled!

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- 1217chic
  Posted on February 14, 2013 at 4:45am
  Isn’t that funny…….The water Ted Kennedy left Mary Jo Kopechne to drown in didn’t end his career……
  
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- YOURSENSEI
  Posted on February 14, 2013 at 10:00am
  Mr or Ms 1217CHICH,
  
  This is what you must know:
  
  The water Rush flew over on his way to abuse young Dominican boys didn’t end his career.
  
  It is so.
  
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tramco
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 7:03pm
It’s a conspiracy I tell you!

Those evil Republicans are so hell bent on destroying the environment that they even flaunt the use of Di-hydrogen Monoxide on National TV!

Good thing CNN and Wolf Blitzer brought this to our attention.

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carolinaridgerunner
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 6:58pm
A drink of water during a speech is a “career-ender”? You have got to be joking!
This just goes to show you how scared the left really is of a conservative, articulate and educated latin american Republican.
I bet the little lepricon, Wolfie, wet himself.

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- jteagle
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 8:08pm
  WTF is a lepricon? You really shouldn’t use words you don’t know how to spell. Makes you look even dumber.
  
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- Winedude
  Posted on February 14, 2013 at 1:34am
  They ain’t too bright in the Carolina hills….
  
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The_Hut_In_Co
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 6:49pm
My thoughts exactly!
CNN = Completely Non News.

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- CatB
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 7:48pm
  Was Obama’ 57 states career ending? .. how about we can save enough gas by inflating our tires .. corpsemen …. giving kids breathalyzers .. seeing dead people on MEMORIAL DAY…. how about when he flubbed his toast to THE QUEEN (or gave her an ipod with his speeches on it?) …. how about the flubbing his oath of office — twice … my goodness I could go on and on .. I know I have forgotten some.
  
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qpwillie
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 6:48pm
Yeah, taking a sip of water will probably finish him off. Now, some little thing like letting four Navy Seals die, that’s nothing.

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- DontCry
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 7:11pm
  Sure beats 4,000 soldiers and innocent civilians in a bogus war meant to profit billions for Bush and Cheney’s friends. Where were all of you so called patriots when that was started?
  
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- qpwillie
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 7:17pm
  @DontCry
  Oh, hey little troll!! Did you enjoy showing your ass? Good – now run along.
  
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- Farmhand82
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 9:28pm
  Did you forget when most of your Democrats, including Hillary, voted for the war in Iraq? I’m guessing you didn’t but your tiny mind is so riddled with cognitive dissonance you are incapable of taking notice of inconvenient facts like that, no matter how undeniable they are.
  
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TheRemedy
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 6:44pm
So the guy’s a human being who needs a drink of water once in a while. Oh brother. Why does the “news media” skip the real news and go for the non-news? Aren’t there real things to talk about, like the substance of his speech? And what about Rand Paul’s speech?

I’m actually glad to see Rubio look like a regular guy, and not a scripted robot or a slick salesman.

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- dno1djay
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 7:57pm
  What news media?
  
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barber2
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 6:41pm
Rubio : The Democrat Media Character Assassination Squad : Ready. Aim. Fire.

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- circleDwagons
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 6:48pm
  Lets wait on see what Hannity says. He might need to resign for thr good of the party. We must stay unified.
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 6:54pm
  They started the week immediately after the election.
  
  The liberal news media just cannot report enough worthwhile news in an unbiased manner. Foxnews rating have gone down some, but they’ll be back. CNN however will not recover. MSNBC has had a boost in ratings, but 4 years from no they will lost any ground they gained & then some.
  
  When we get A la cart cable channels it will be Foxnews, CNBC and ABC, CBS & NBC but only because of American Idol & shows like that. Otherwise they we would not subscribe to those channels unbundled. Just saying that those organization cannot afford their biased news bureaus.
  
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- barber2
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 7:00pm
  CIRCLED: Problem is : the Democrats destroy every conservative candidate that comes on the scene . Haven’t you noticed ? And their MSM Teflons every lie and mistake of the Obama crowd.
  
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- circleDwagons
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 7:10pm
  Barbar2. The weak knee idiot repuds let them. Circle the wagons means Circle the wagons. I really do like Dr. PAUL but even if I did not I would have supported him when the kook attacks started. The elite repuds are great at throwing individuals under the bus.
  
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- barber2
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 8:06pm
  Circled: I do agree that the Republicans need to Man Up and fight. Like Dr. Carlson did. With logic, clarity, force, and courage. The democrats have been allowed to be bullies for far too long. But the MSM is a real obstacle. Soros knew where to put his bucks and , apparently, there is no conservative able to fight the International Left which now controls the International Media. Remember good old Al Jazeera Gore’ s recent sale ?! Propaganda is a powerful tool. And right now the LEFT controls it world-wide.
  
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- YOURSENSEI
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 8:28pm
  This is what you must know:
  
  WHO’S THIRSTY?
  
  It is so.
  
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- YOURSENSEI
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 8:38pm
  Mr or Ms BARBER2,
  
  This is what you must know:
  
  Ah, poor baby . . . don’t like character assassination? Obama’s a Muslim . . . born in Kenya . . . 57 states . . . corpse men . . . Joe Biden’s hair . . .Michelle Obama’s arms, garden, bangs . . . you people know nothing BUT character assassination. Live with it, Mr Amnesia.
  
  It is so.
- Farmhand82
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 9:43pm
  Hey Sensai, the only difference is our character assassinations generally sit around on the Web or talk radio while your character assassinations come from the media, education system and entertainment industry. As soon as we get 1/10th the propaganda system that you guys get I’ll say you have a point. Secondly, something like half of Democrats polled at one point said they thought Bush was behind the 9/11 attacks. Our crazy birtherism conspiracy theory crap is nothing compared to your conspiracy theories. You guys like to complain about how terrible the rights opposition to Obama is yet magically forget how the left treated Bush. Funny that.
  
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- YOURSENSEI
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 10:30pm
  Mr or Ms FARMHAND82,
  
  This is what you must know:
  
  I thought talk radio and Fox News were “the media.”
  
  And 47% of Republicans think Obama was born in in Kenya.
  
  http://hotair.com/archives/2011/04/21/nyt-poll-47-of-republicans-think-obama-was-born-in-another-country/
  
  Wait, it gets better. 25% of Republicans think he’s the anti Christ.
  
  http://www.examiner.com/article/25-of-republicans-think-obama-is-the-antichrist
  
  Tell me again who’s crazy. I’ll take that point now. Thank you verymuch.
  
  it is so.
- vendingdude
  Posted on February 14, 2013 at 2:54am
  no-sense-a …and 100% of us know you’re an a$$. game.
  
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- YOURSENSEI
  Posted on February 14, 2013 at 9:56am
  Mr or Ms VENDINGDUDE,
  
  This is what you must know:
  
  i accept your surrender.
  
  It is so.
  
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Gonzo
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 6:41pm
Oh brother. With all the idiotic things Biden has said, I wonder if CNN ever asked that question about him?

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- Wisdom7
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 6:54pm
  Nope. A democrat could probably pull down his pants and moon the crowd and the liberal media would just laugh and ignore it. Yet, if a republican does anything, they are immediately all over it.
  
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- barber2
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 8:35pm
  WISDOM: That is part of what Alinsky taught the Left : they have no moral code other than winning BUT they are taught to hold conservatives to their high moral standards and the trash them for not meeting them. It’s that old Far Left, atheistic, Big Brother code . Tough to beat a guy with no morals when you try to maintain yours. Sort of political guerrilla warfare…
  
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- Farmhand82
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 9:53pm
  The Left complaining about a victim mentality? That’s rich. Methinks it strikes a nerve with you since you know it’s true. No Republican could survive half the gaffs Bidden has made.
  
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- YOURSENSEI
  Posted on February 14, 2013 at 10:15am
  Mr or Ms FARMHAND82,
  
  This is what you must know:
  
  Were you alive between 2000 and 2008?
  
  it is so.
  
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MC Wombat
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 6:41pm
At CNN it seems a malfunctioning brain & media bias have not been career-enders for more CNN employees than a liberal can count. Oh how they wish the lemmings would all get in line, behave themselves, and march cheerfully over the cliff!

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justangry
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 6:40pm
Rubio’s career should have been over when he voted for the NDAA. We can not tolerate such lawlessness from our leaders. They have pushed too far.

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- tonypro
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 7:00pm
  Leaders?
  Leadership is the ability to lead, and get people to follow you because they want, not because they have to.
  
  We have no leaders in our guberment, only corrupt placed thugs.
  
  ….and yes they put in our face constantly how they are above the law, but one day, not soon enough, I hope to see it all blow up in their face.
  
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AvengerK
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 6:40pm
CNN’s ratings are even lower than MSNBC’s and that’s no mean feat. Perhaps Pierre Morgan can spend a month talking about plastic water bottles and their effect on one’s career? I mean..he’s worked the “Sandy Hook” angle as much as he can at this point.

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AvengerK
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 6:37pm
Career ender? How about that 12 minute speech in Spanish he recorded beforehand? You think the latin community ignored that?

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- YOURSENSEI
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 8:41pm
  This is what you must know:
  
  Yes, actually, most did. Here’s the thing, Hispanics are not only god landscapers, they know when they’re being pandered to. That;s why a top assistant to a Univision News boss called Rubio a “loser” and a “token slave boy.” But by all means, keep pandering. Nobody will remember that whole “self deport” thing.
  
  it is so.
RIGS
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 6:36pm
I wonder what anderson cooper puts in his mouth……………………………..

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- Gonzo
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 6:50pm
  Thanks, right before dinner and I have no appetite.
  
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- Comcast3
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 7:02pm
  @Rigs….good point. Lets hope THAT “awkward sip” doesn’t become the next Paris Hilton sex tape.
  
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tonypro
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 6:35pm
……and yet again, over and over the state run media highlight their ignorance, and plain old stupidity.

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13th Imam
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 6:33pm
Ted ” Chappyquiddick” Kennedy’s water break was a career maker.The DEMOCRAT Limbo has such a high bar.

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jas0707
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 6:26pm
Yet, to this day, CNN will have multiple orgasms over a Disbarred Impeached Sociopath Criminal Rapist.

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- MAULEMALL
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 6:34pm
  And his doormat wife…
  
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barber2
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 6:25pm
Can you imagine what our MSM would have done with Abe Lincoln ?

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- Comcast3
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 7:06pm
  No kidding. Writing down those disturbing thoughts about the intimacy of living with another man. Thanks History channel, didn’t really need to know that.
  
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- barber2
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 8:28pm
  COM: Yes. And now with the Wizard of Oz set in charge of the universities and the media, makes one winder just what is the truth anymore . Especially since the internet info has replaced , foot-noted researched books .
  
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cassandra
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 6:25pm
drinking the water was not the thing to do while giving the speech but I’ll give you a pass on that one saying we need to still invest in WIND ENERGY REALLY MARCO ( you are no conservitive )

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- RIGS
  Posted on February 13, 2013 at 6:34pm
  It sure is better than standing before both houses of congress and lying your phony ass off. You must be a closet LIBERAL SKAG………………………….
  
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GoodOldUsa
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 6:25pm
Coming from the same cable network that had a caption “Obama Appoints another White Male” I wouldn’t put much stock into anything the aholes say on there.

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UNALIEN
Posted on February 13, 2013 at 6:21pm
To CNN, you are a joke

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