Oops! See Rubio Lose the Last Page of His Foreign Policy Speech
- Posted on April 25, 2012 at 2:10pm by
Madeleine Morgenstern
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“Big f–king deal” it was not.
Sen. Marco Rubio’s highly-touted foreign policy address Wednesday went off…not quite without a hitch, but without any lasting damage, when the Florida Republican reached the last page of his speech — only to find that it wasn’t there.
Rubio was delivering the last lines when he paused for a moment and looked up, sheepishly declaring, “I left my last page of the speech. Does anybody have my last page?”
Turning to an aide, he asked, “Did I leave it with you?”
The paper was hastily thrust into his hand and Rubio, with a broad embarrassed smile, continued on.
For Rubio, one of the most-talked about prospects for the GOP vice presidential slot, think of it as a right of passage into the legacy of gaffes that come from those associated with the No. 2 spot.
Just don’t expect this one to end up on a T-shirt.
(H/T: Mediaite)
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Comments (64)
TaterSalad
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 5:20pmI like this guy and would support him. His ideology is very close to mine! Lets git R’ Done!
Report Post »recoveringneocon
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 7:00pmI wonder if you have actually looked at his voting recorded?
S Amdt 1126 – Prohibits Detention of U.S. Citizens Without Trial Nay
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Yea
Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act Yea
Patriot Act 1 Yea and 2 did not vote
Looks like one more enemy of the People, Constitution and the Republic.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 8:40pmRubio just isn’t worth a dang without a teleprompter to feed him scripted remarks.
Report Post »TheCoffinMaker
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 9:49pmAnother creep.
Can‘t get through a speech because it isn’t from the heart.
This country’s in trouble.
Report Post »trueamerican40
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 5:16pmI am entitled to my opinion because I pay taxes just as you do LILDE and am taxed out of the yen-yang. I like Christie because he tells it like it is and has alot more expierience in handling the commie swindlers in Rome D.C. His debate skills are ferocious…is Rubio’s? I don’t know…
Report Post »Force2bewreckin
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 5:25pmanother telepromter reading moron. Nothing will change under Romney people but you wont notice. People have a hard time seeing the BS that is going on in the world when their party is doing it. They are all on the same team controlled by the same Corporations. Corps werent even allow in the US for the first 100 years unless they were doing a public work for the people then they would be forcred to leave. Our founding fathers were very smart when it came to banker control and coruption so we should probably listen to then. If you go back and review every law they had put in place then research when it was removed you can discover the problems that were caused. The only canidate that would ever consider changing the USa back to what made us great is Ron Paul. All the rest will let you down but you might not be able to see it.
Report Post »trueamerican40
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 5:38pmFORCE….no thanks!
Report Post »Force2bewreckin
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 5:53pmchristie is just as bad as obama. If you dont follow the constitution then you dont belong.
Report Post »trueamerican40
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 7:51pmProve it…you can’t.
Report Post »Dumpster Baby
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 5:04pmLooks like someone could have used a teleprompter.
Report Post »Beckaj
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 4:34pmI can’t believe how many comments here are writing off Rubio because of this minor mistake. We are human and all make mistakes. He does really well speaking without a written speach, but for some reason, here he wanted his prewritten material. Rubio has given some absolutely inspiring speeches and he seems to get what makes America great. He also has given at least one speech on the Senate floor that was awesome http://youtu.be/_68GjR6V6zI
Report Post »lildeb56
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 4:40pmThanks – he is a good man. We need many more like him.
Report Post »justangry
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 4:56pmSo which of his votes in office do you like and dislike?
Report Post »lildeb56
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 4:32pm@Trueamerican40 – you have no idea, sir. Rubio is NOT a RINO! I know because I supported him. The establishment refused to support him until it became clear that he was a force to be reckoned with. We LOVE him in the Tea Party in Florida. Take your condescension elsewhere!
Report Post »trueamerican40
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 5:03pmIt’s all about picking a lesser poison over another. Don’t be naive–just vote to remove Odumbo because mr. despot is the Zykelon-B of poisons. Vote Romney in November and get rid of the gaseous cloud that hovers over HARD working Americans like me.
Report Post »trueamerican40
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 4:27pmRINO. Christie for VP.
Report Post »spirited
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 4:14pmRubio did not make it a secret that he was reading his speech.
At least he knew that the last page of it was missing.
And, he did have the common sense to ask for it
>and get it.
Report Post »dont_tax_me_bro
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 3:32pmObama stole his teleprompter for his cabinet meeting…LOL!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2618762/posts
Report Post »Robert999
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 3:30pmThis is the kind of efficient leadership we have in DC. Oh well, at least Rubio is good looking and clean, so maybe that’s enough to get him elected VP. I think Cubans are usually cleaner than most of the other Hispanics, like Mexicans, etc.
Report Post »Simonne
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 3:44pmI can’t believe how anyone would post such a hateful comment.
Report Post »nonofmybiznez
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 4:33pmReally? You’ve got to be kidding to post a rude comment like that. You don’t represent me as a Conservative. It doesn’t matter the color of skin, only the content of your character and you are deeply flawed.
Report Post »lildeb56
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 4:34pmYou are an awful, ugly person. Rubio is a wonderful man and a great Senator.
Report Post »LostInTheSpin
Posted on April 26, 2012 at 2:41amThat’s what I look for in a candidate…clean cut. Doesn’t matter if they are a neocon who rode on the coattails of the tea party to get elected.
Report Post »flagringo
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 3:28pm…this is the best we’ve got???? has this guy ever created a job, run a business, created wealth?? nah….
Allen West or bust!
Report Post »Simonne
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 3:48pmAllen West alright. He could only hurt the ticket. Big deal, Rubio didn’t have the last page so that disqualifies him? Yet, you don’t mind West calling others communists without any proofs.
Report Post »amtsoundsmith
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 6:58pmHave you created any jobs lately?
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 3:07pmAppears to mimic the current POTUS. You have to wonder how much a guy really cares about a subject if he can’t improvise a bit.
Report Post »fonzie
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 2:49pmRepublicans mistakenly believe this guy will win some Latino votes. He and Chris Christie have only been on the scene for a couple of years. What do we know about him, except he is a Republican of Cuban lineage?
Report Post »froggy19510
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 2:54pmAnd we already know more about him than we did about Obama.
Report Post »lildeb56
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 4:34pmExcuse me, but he was Speaker of the House in the Florida State Senate. He is a good man. AND a Tea Partier.
Report Post »Joyce61
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 2:49pmI guess he didnt know his own speach?
Report Post »lildeb56
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 4:39pmWhen was the last time YOU memorized a “speach”?
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 2:45pmPoliticians; sometimes funnier than clowns.
Report Post »PATRIOTMAMA
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 2:39pmAt least he had the balls to admit it instead of “ah ah ah ah ah” and then going into something completely stupid.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 2:51pmI have seen him speak without notes .. I am know that he could do better than Obama without TOTUS.
I am pretty sure that he wanted to make certain that he didn’t give the opposition any chance to take something out of context.
Report Post »TheMighty75thRegiment
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 2:38pmHaha. What a Moron. Propping up this dummy. He hasnt thought about international issues ever. Also he starts out to create a strawman enemy out of russia. It‘s like they don’t have anything else. Oh yeah i forgot, old conservatives respond to the screams of RUSSIA and COMMUNISM fast!
Meanwhile of course we are in a direct and complete cold war with China.
Have fun voting your own kids future of education away.
Report Post »delinski
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 3:17pmSo, is the mighty75thregiment your Cub Scout troop, or your Rainbow Warrior moniker? Maybe when you graduate 3rd grade you can make some more educated comments and come up with something a bit more clever than the oft-used (by you) “sheeple”.
Report Post »truth or consequences
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 3:50pmEverybody is aiming at us. Pick your battles.
Report Post »Yea lets send the fleet to China and blockade em for dumping and currency manipulation. That sounds like an easy objective.
I’ll bet he acts like a conservative constitutionalist, more so than the current resident.
lildeb56
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 4:42pmAre you really this ignorant? The man knows more about foreign affairs than Obama. His family exiled from Cuba. He was the Speaker of the House in Florida. He is a freedom fighter and HAS been taking the fight to the liberals since he took office.
Report Post »nonofmybiznez
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 4:48pmYou really have no idea about what is really going on. I wouldn’t be so sure about Russia being a non-player. Discount them at your own peril. Most Americans don’t know what really goes on because they have been so protected from the truth by our government and the media. Americans thing everyone else is just like they are. That is just plain ignorant of the truth.
Report Post »PaxInVeritate
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 2:35pmI have posted this else where and would still like to know. “Your comment may take a few minutes to appear on the site.“ Sometimes they never appear even when I adhere to the ”Comment Policy“ and ”Terms of Use” like super glue. I wait for 5 minutes reloading the page every minute or two, sometimes waiting to reload 5+ minutes yet absolutely nothing. If anyone can give me a heads up as to why I would very much appreciate it.
Report Post »PaxInVeritate
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 2:43pmGreat googaliemoogalie… *rolls eyes*
Report Post »PaxInVeritate
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 2:46pmI think the Blaze is punking me.
Report Post »PaxInVeritate
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 2:52pmApril 1st has past… am I getting punked by the Blaze?
Report Post »PaxInVeritate
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 2:53pmTo funny. Oh bother.
Report Post »scuba13
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 3:35pmWhy do you talk to yourself?
Report Post »PaxInVeritate
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 2:33pmI’ve posted this else where and still would like to know. “Your comment may take a few minutes to appear on the site.“ Sometimes they never appear even when I adhere to the ”Comment Policy“ and ”Terms of Use” like super glue. I wait for 5 minutes reloading the page every minute or two, sometimes waiting to reload 5+ minutes yet absolutely nothing. If anyone can give me a heads up as to why would appreciate it.
Report Post »MittensKittens
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 2:32pmPoor kid
Report Post »PaxInVeritate
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 2:32pm“Your comment may take a few minutes to appear on the site.“ Sometimes they never appear even when I adhere to the ”Comment Policy“ and ”Terms of Use” like super glue. I wait for 5 minutes reloading the page every minute or two, sometimes waiting to reload 5+ minutes yet absolutely nothing. If anyone can give me a heads up as to why would appreciate it.
Report Post »Master.Debater
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 2:27pmMaybe he needs a teleprompter?
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 2:27pmDisappointing.
Report Post »justangry
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 2:24pmIt’s ok, he’ll still get the VP nod. He’s a good little statist/globalist.
Report Post »resme
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 2:44pmAin’t that the truth.
Report Post »Mary M. Tebbe
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 3:22pmjustangry: And…brought up as a mor***mon.
Report Post »Infidel49
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 2:22pmGod help us
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 2:21pm.
Report Post »He should have used TOTUS……….