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Marco Rubio’s Speech at Las Vegas Elementary School

By: dkolonia (Diary)  |  July 29th, 2012 at 09:41 PM  | 

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Marco Rubio fired up the crowd in Las Vegas Saturday during a speech at his old elementary school on the east side of town.

Despite the fact that Marco has disappointed many conservatives lately coming out in support of John McCain’s criticism of Michele Bachmann he is still the most “Reagan like” of any leader in the Republican Party these days. His speech was excellent and my view is that Mitt Romney will be an idiot if he does not pick him as the VP choice.

Yes, there are some that say he is not eligible to be President. Ok, well I am not worried about that at the moment. Many say he is eligible while others say he is not. My point is that we need him now as VP to stop Obama from totally ruining this country. If he is indeed picked as the VP and then Romney wins and then the Democrats want to challenge his eligibility in court they can have at it when the time comes but we will have the White House.

Since it appears there is no way he will pick Col Allen West then Rubio is my number one choice by far. If Romney wants to win he can’t play it safe with someone boring. Do you all realize how much of a HUGE disappointment there will be with the base and others if he does not pick Rubio? Unlike in 2008 when McCain’s campaign was totally rejuvenated by picking Sarah Palin (Cheney you are 100% wrong!) as the VP choice the exact opposite will be true if Romney does not pick Rubio.

As an example, a 25 year old I know who always leaned liberal loves Rubio. She says many of her friends like Rubio even though they don’t care all that much for Romney. She told me the other day that she is ‘sad’ because it looks like Romney will not pick Rubio. Discouraged potential Romney voter. There will be many ‘discouraged’ potential Romney voters without Rubio on the ticket. Marco Rubio as VP offers Mitt his best chance for victory by far and would bring to the ticket voters that a Romney/Portman or Romney/Pawlenty pairing never would.

Marco’s speech is below in two parts. It was taken on a cell phone so the quality is not that great and you have to turn up the volume to hear it well but this is a must listen.

Marco begins by reminding us all how until America was born around 200 years ago or so ago the vast majority of the people in the world were poor, VERY poor and their lives were full of suffering. There were a very ‘elites’ who ruled everyone else. If you were not born of an ‘elite’ your life was cast and probably doomed to poverty. That was the “Old World”.

America changed all that with an ‘idea’ that literally transformed human existence on Earth. The ‘idea’ was that people have God given rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Government does NOT give people those rights. Those rights are given to everyone by God and are unalienable.

Today we have a government that seems to only talk about the limits and restrictions it wants to put on the people. Everyday we seem to lose another freedom. Never ending new regulations, taxes, drones in the sky and more are transforming America into the “Old World”. A world that people used to come to America to escape. There is no longer anywhere to escape to.

Marco tells us that President Obama does not like the American private enterprise system and he does not even understand it. Listen…

 

 

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  • gflyer3364qt

    Every time I look into or ask, I get one telling me he and the other telling me he isn’t. Oh well since Obama does it even matter anymore…I know of several non-natural born citizens that love American and would make great presidents and I can name several natural born citizens that don’t like the country and would be far worse than Obama. Whatever the case, at least we know he’s on our side and was raised with American values.

  • http://www.RightFace.us dkolonia

    Most people have not even heard of Martinez. Rubio probably gives Florida to Romney.

    We need a visionary again and Rubio is just that. We have not had one since Reagan.

    I saw Michael Reagan on Fox a while back saying the same thing…that we need a visionary again and someone needs to step up. Michael asked “why is Fox News showing clips of my Dad still today? It is because no one has taken over his role in the conservative movement.”

    • gflyer3364qt

      Rubio would do great at that. He would explain in clear senseful terms what Romney is doing and why.

      • commonsenseobserver

        Home states don’t actually matter that much, or else we should have nominated Santorum. And we shouldn’t hope for another Reagan. We should hope to have someone better than Reagan. :P

        I agree more with your (gflyer3364qt ‘s) reason.

        As well as legislative experience, of course.

        Jindal and Ayotte would have that as well.

        Just not Portman, Rice, Christie…

        • gflyer3364qt

          Obama only won Florida 51-48 last time. He hasn’t been able to poll above 47 there even in a left wing poll. Latest Rasmussen: Obama 45, Romney 46.

  • jsilverton

    I think McDonnell is being considered but of course none of us really know. Rubio has a lot more experience than Obama did when he was elected Pres.

    From 2000-2008, Rubio served in the Florida House of Representatives. During this period, he served as Majority Whip, Majority Leader and Speaker of the House, effectively promoting an agenda of lower taxes, better schools, a leaner and more efficient government and free market empowerment.

    • gflyer3364qt

      It looks to me like Rubio was born with natural leadership abilities. Bush 41 was more qualified than Reagan upon taking the Vice Presidency and upon taking the presidency but Reagan was the better leader.

      • commonsenseobserver

        :P

        • commonsenseobserver

          He’d be a smart pick, along with Jindal, McDonnell, or Martinez. Even Ryan or Pawlenty.

          But Newt and Rick would be shocking.

        • gflyer3364qt

          If Obama was a conservative and didn’t vegetate his brain with pot, cocaine, and alcohol for 10 years, he’d probably be a pretty good president.

      • checkmate2012

        him indeed, just not this year. The obvious is his push for the DREAM Act. Yes his proposal is different than O’s reckless lawbreaking “directive”, but it still is contrary to Mitt’s stance. We’ll see but I don’t think Rubio will be the VP pick for that and he’s not ready to be Prez just in case.

      • Joshua Persons

        “Bush 41 was more qualified than Reagan upon taking the Vice Presidency …”

        You do realize that Ronald Reagan was governor of California for 8 years, right? What comparable experience did HW have in 1980?

  • http://www.RightFace.us dkolonia

    As a side note, they had not turned the AC on at the school and it must have been 100 degrees when Marco gave this speech. No notes, no teleprompter.

  • mikeymike143

    he is certainly MUCH better than some of the names i have seen mentioned like portman and rice.

    and allen west is my congressman, i agree that he would also make a great choice. west would also defuse the ”race card” that the dems intend on using against romney.

  • jcm9079

    I am convinced that our communist run school system out here did that on purpose. If one of their fellow communist candidates had been there, It would have probably been 60 degrees in there.

    By the way, in case you haven’t heard, our school system in the Las Vegas area ranks dead last in the nation. Way to go NEA, keep up the good work. (sarcasm) :)

  • http://www.RightFace.us dkolonia

    Either one of them defuses the ‘race card’ that will be used against Romney. There were many signs in the crowd Saturday that read ‘Hispanics for Romney/Rubio”

    If Marco was the VP pick and went around the country speaking in Hispanic communities like he did Saturday he will bring about a transformation of many Hispanics to understanding the conservative viewpoint.

    No other conservative can do that.

  • jfmpastore

    Rubio certainly talks the talk. But does he walk the walk?

    Just prior to Rubio’s election I approached Rubio at a Red State event in Atlanta. I asked him “What do you think of the Mexican Government registering voters for U.S. elections? He froze and then told his campaign manager to answer for him.

    His campaign manager froze and, no matter how I attempted to cajole him to answer (even in Spanish), Rubio’s campaign manager refused to confront the question and answer.

    Not so with Ted Cruz when I later asked him. He had no problem at all telling what he thinks; and though as much of a surprise to him (that the Mexican Government is being provided, having and using US voter registration forms), he agreed with me that the US Constitution does not empower any foreign power to involve itself in US elections.

    Other than be elected, not unlike Mexico’s present presumptive President-elect, coming across like a capable Soap Opera star, Rubio has done nothing in any affair of state. And, somehow, the electorate should be suspected of not caring just how totally inexperienced a person next in the line of succession must be?

    How flip-flopped on the issue of Obama’s granting amnesty to Mexico’s anchror children?

    Romney cannot afford to switch stances on immigration again.

    The last time he did that, he lost the nomination to McCain; and we all know how far McCain got.

    If Romney wants an Hispanic he’d be a fool to choose Rubio and not Cruz.

    Cruz not only talks the talk too. But has walked the walk with the SCOTUS itself.

    And won. A proven winner.

  • commonsenseobserver

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  • blujay83

    that helps Romney. Rubio will deliver Florida to Romney.

    Rick Scott should appoint West to replace Rubio upon his victory in November.

    That way Florida would have Two Great Senators, Allen West and Connie Mack!

    Aside from Rubio only Paul Ryan would be a good VP choice, at least in my opinion.

  • gflyer3364qt

    Some people are just better suited for the job, are smarter, and do it better than others and weren’t indoctriniated with Marxist teachings their whole lives. Mr. Rubio is a smart, senseful guy. Appears he was blessed with natural leadership and atriculation abilities. We coiuld use that. Not another bumbling career politician. After having Cheney and Biden, I think the country would welcome a young charismatic handomse fellow as VP. If Obama can get elected president, then the media sure as hell can’t say Rubio can’t run for Vice President. I really don’t see how staying in the Senate any longer can qualify him any more. There’s only so much experience you can gain as a legislator.

  • gflyer3364qt

    New Mexico isn’t that important. If New Mexico goes for Romney then he’ll have already won in a landslide. She has no experience running at the national level, not very well known. And laslty she’s already said without a doubt she has no interest and would NOT do it. She likes being governor.

  • jackmanmx

    Rubio could very well overshadow Romney and while I actually would enjoy that Romney may be leery of it and not pick him for that very reason. Rubio is battle tested from his win over Charlie Christ for the senate seat and is a great campaigner. He was born in the USA for what that is worth.

  • commonsenseobserver

    Not home state alone.

    But NM’s looking surprisingly good.

  • commonsenseobserver

    Judging from his private sector record.

  • gflyer3364qt

    so I’m not sure what’s going on there. I will definitely be closer there than last time.

  • jcm9079

    I was there. I went with a friend that talked me into going. I wasn’t going to go after Rubio joined with McCain in criticizing Michele Bachmann and others about the State Department/Muslim Brotherhood issue, I had given up on Rubio. My feelings were, SCREW HIM. I couldn’t understand why he would join with the slimy RINO McCain and other POS that castigated Michele Bachmann and the other Patriots that raised good questions about the Muslim Brotherhood security issue within the State Department. Don’t say anything! That doesn’t piss anybody off. Joining with McCain and other RINO’s sure pissed me off. For the life of me, I can’t figure out why he would not support Bachmann and others on that issue. Allen West did! Anyway, my friend convinced me to go and I am glad I did.

    After hearing him speak, I decided to overlook this concern. My personal favorite pick for VP is Allen West. But Milquetoast Romney doesn’t have the BALLS to pick him, unfortunately. So, I will settle for Rubio and hope Romney has enough sense to pick him.

    My take on the Rubio event in Las Vegas Saturday. He is a very eloquent speaker. No notes, and certainly no Obamaprompter. I sensed the same excitement from the crowd there as I did when I saw Sarah Palin speak in Las Vegas four years ago. They loved him. If you really listen to his speech, you will notice that he can offer something that nobody else can. A real connection between him and the Latino and other ethnic voters. He talked about going to that elementary school in that extremely ethnic Latino neighborhood. He is one of them and they felt it. They connected with him. He spoke about growing up in that deep blue collar ethnic area and everybody there, especially the Latinos hung on every word. I am convinced that he can definitely help Romney with the Latino vote.

    Finally, Rubio gets it. He spoke about the Old World. I have never heard any other politician speak of this. Rubio points out that up until about 200 years ago, the World was dominated by a Dictators and Elitists and that most everybody else were servants and extremely poor. Not American poor, but really poor. He is right, I had not thought of that. He stated that because of the founding of America, people that craved freedom now had an option. He understood that the founding of America drastically changed the history of the World for the better. Once again he connected with everybody there. He talked about why everybody wants to come to America. The American Dream. You truly get the sense that he fully understands and appreciates the importance of the American Dream. He, his parents and grandparents lived it. That is a great story he can tell all over the country. He really appreciates the greatness of America and the principals that the Founders set forth.

    Bottom line, he can help Romney win. I’m not a big Romney fan but it is vital that he win this next Presidential election. Our Country will not survive four more years of Obama.

    P.S. I was the one that took the videos above. Sorry about the shaking and quality. It was my cell phone and I had to hold my phone above my head for about 20 minutes. Even though I am in pretty good shape, my arms still got tired. :)

  • commonsenseobserver

    http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_NM_071812.pdf

  • commonsenseobserver

    It would be firmly in the margin of error.

  • gflyer3364qt

    Obama is under 50 so he’s more than vulnerable. He’s at 49 and dropping. Romney is gaining support at 44 and rising and 7 undecided, and Gary Johnson actually takes away more votes from Obama than Romney. If not it’s about equal. The 3 person was Obama 42, Romney 38 and Johnson 13. Stil 7 undecided which could put Romney over the top.

  • gflyer3364qt

    Little off topic, but just thought I’d throw that out there haha.

  • APA Guy

    If Obama loses NM or even has to squeak one out there, he’s doomed anyway.

    FL, on the other hand, is going to be one of the keys in a close election…and Rubio is rapidly becoming a household name. I can count on two fingers people who know much of anything about Susana Martinez. Not that she wouldn’t be a good choice, just a nationally-obscure one compared to Rubio.

  • gflyer3364qt

    New Mexico is only 5 electoral votes though. I shouldn’t say only because every vote counts but I’ve been fiddling with the interactive map and I’ve tried pretty much every combination and cannot find any realistic or plausible way that New Mexico can swing the election. I honestly think Romney will win Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Maine (Obama isn’t polling above 48,Maine has a lot of angry idependent voters), and maybe, MAYBE even New Jersey (Obama stuck at 49 in New Jersey, low Dem enthusiam, Christie more popular than ever) in addition to Virginia, Florida, and Ohio, Iowa, and Colorado. North Carolina and Indiana aren’t up for grabs this year.

    Romney should spend in all states in which Obama is at or under 50. Which is pretty much every state but CA, NY, MA, IL, MD, VT, CT, RI, DE, and HI. I honestly think Romney could win 35-38 states. I don’t really care as long as Obama is thrown out, but it sure would be satisfying to see a solid rejection of Obama.

    I’ve honestly had dreams on multiple occasions that Romney picked Rubio as his running mate. It was brief about 15 seconds, I saw in a dream them standing on stage together waving at the RNC Convention. Another time, I had a similar dream. Rubio was speaking campaigning with Romey or something. They were brief but it was like I understood exactly what they were implying. Sure hope these were prophetic dreams. The other one, my favorite, was that I was listening to a conservative talk radio show the day after the election and the host, I think it was Michael Savage, was congratulating Romney on winning the election, then the dream kind of faded out. These all came at a time when I was worried that Obama was going to be reelected and praying to God it didn’t happen, so I hope it was higher power(s) reassuring me that Obama is going to be thrown out. Sure hopes these dreams do come true haha. You can call me crazy if you want, just saying what I saw haha.

  • Melody Warbington (rwm52)

    He’s has quite a number of supporters here who I doubt would appreciate lumping him in with Biden any more than I do.

  • commonsenseobserver

    Legislative experience, working class appeal, a Conservative reputation, and foreign policy credentials should be placed before ethnic diversity and the home state, in my opinion.

    Rubio has his advantages, of course.

  • APA Guy

    Salient experience…strong principles…crossover appeal with Indies and Hispanic voters…and a strong boost in a crucial swing state.

  • jsilverton

    I mean come on! There is no other logical choice than Rubio. He is polished and a great speaker. Much better than Mitt energizing a crowd and defeating an opponent in a debate. He will be the attack dog Romney can’t be on Obama. I won’t be so nice to Romney. He deserves to lose if he does not pick Rubio because of stupidity.

  • acat

    but that’s just a quibble.

    Mew

  • gflyer3364qt

    Just saying neither he or Bush were very articulate. I don’t see any Cheney’s this election cycle. I’m sure David Petraeus is pretty cozy running the CIA. If he had any interest in running for public office, he would have done it by now. I think a young articulate guy would do us good. We need one. The last time we had an articulate Republican was Newt Gingrich. Many people get creeped out by him though. We need a young, good looking, clear speaking, brave, conservatve Republican, to clearly explain, promote, and articulate our positions in a simple manner. Boehner and McConnell sure as hell aren’t helping us. Romney has charisma but speaks in more of a generalization type way.

  • commonsenseobserver

    And two years of federal experience is a little underwhelming. Same for Martinez and most of the other Governors.

    Bobby Jindal’s another option.

  • commonsenseobserver

    And they will make the choice based on what they see. It doesn’t make Mitt or Beth stupid just because they don’t go along with your choice, even though I like Rubio.

    Rubiomania is something I can’t really understand. It’s silly to think that Romney deserves to lose just because he doesn’t elevate the junior Senator from Florida. I mean, wow, just wow.

  • gflyer3364qt

    If you’re looking for all around qualifications, Bob McDonnell has military service (US Army, 5 years active, 16 years reserve, honorable discharge, Lt. Col), law experience (VA attorney general), legislative experience (VA state legislature), executive experience (current VA gov), and business experience and social conservative. Also has a daugther in the military. But some people don’t like the spotlight and pressure of a national leadership position. Qualification doesn’t necessarily mean that a person will do the job well. Some people are just born with natural leadership abilities. I see this in Mr. Rubio.

  • APA Guy

    Frankly, we could use a young conservative warrior in the VP slot…especially one who understands congress and is a strong champion of conservative ideals.

    I’ll trade experience in D.C for the will and strength to do what is best for the country any day of the week and twice on Sunday.

  • Melody Warbington (rwm52)

    My point was that Cheney wasn’t a bumbling career politician and is a far cry from Biden. If we get a VP with half the intellect and grit Cheney has, we’ll be very fortunate. Frankly, I’d like to see Liz run for office.

  • commonsenseobserver

    Anyway. I mean, he has less experience than Obama in 2008.

    And when has he actually fought hard for us, other than standing against Crist?

    And foreign policy is still important in this global climate, whatever the situation may be at home.

  • commonsenseobserver

    Which would make him a valuable asset.

    If Tampa gives us Romney-Rubio, we’ll win with Romney-Rubio.

  • APA Guy

    Obama WAS…and besides, after 8 years in the VP slot, Rubio will be well-positioned to take the reins in 2020 as an even more conservative president than Romney.

  • jsilverton

    That is fact so I am not confident of him making the right choice. If you listen to everyone else, what they say, how they say it then Rubio clearly stands above the rest in the GOP. I don’t think it is silly at all to think this way. Who else can bring more votes for the ticket and better articulate a conservative message? Did you think it was silly when the GOP picked Ford over Reagan? What about McCain in 2008? Just because the GOP picks someone does not mean it is right or smart. Yea, I know elections put in Ford and McCain but I still wonder who the heck voted for MCCain in the 2008 primaries???

  • gflyer3364qt

    It’s out of my control, it’s up to one person, and we’ll know in a few weeks. No sense wasting my time debating something I have no control over. I have preferences but, I’ll be voting for whoever the choice is as we’ll all be no matter who it is and it’s not going to decide the election.

  • checkmate2012

    for VP. He’s a very smart guy and will pick a VP that best suits him, not you or me.

    I will support him no matter who he chooses to be his VP and hope everyone will too.

  • APA Guy

    Not saying Romney = Lincoln, just sayin…

  • commonsenseobserver

    And why would Team Romney make the wrong choice based on the information that it has? Understand that regardless of what we think, Team Romney will be making the decision based on information that only they have.

    I think it was silly when the GOP picked Ford over Reagan. I think it was silly when they picked McCain. But every VP pick since Quayle has been rather smart.

    The wisdom of the primary voters is a different matter, since candidates can hide things from voters, but not from vetters.

  • michaell

    Imagine speaking to a crowd without notes or a teleprompter. Amazing.

  • gflyer3364qt

    There’s a few Congressmen that I like. Such as Allen West and Trey Gowdy not usual to pick a Congressman as a running mate though. BTW Trey Gowdy should try to knock off Linsey Graham in 2914 and if Rubio gets the nod, West should run for the open Senate seat either in the special eleciton or in 2016. Don’t know if Florida has special elections to fill vacant Senate seats or not.

  • Melody Warbington (rwm52)

    We do indeed need an articulate conservative on the ticket.

    Rumor is Newt’s on the VP list, but I don’t see that happening. I voted for him in the primary.

  • checkmate2012

    going to vote for him when he’s on a stretcher? I think he bought the last election and as they say, we have to win by big margins to overcome the fraud. Shameless voters in NV sad to say..not saying you’re on of them by any means, but they need to wake up.

  • commonsenseobserver

    Things like the cowboy poetry festival.

  • jcm9079

    The majority of the population in Nevada voted against him last time. Here is the problem.

    I live in Las Vegas, NV and a few days before the 2010 elections I happen to be riding dirt bikes with a group of guys and one of them happened to be a SEIU union member. After riding that day we were sitting around a campfire and began to discuss politics. At the time Sharron Angle was reportedly about 6 to 10 points ahead in the polls and I said happily, well it looks like Sharron is going to beat Dirtbag Harry. The union member spoke up and said “I can absolutely assure you that Harry is going to win.” I said you seem awfully sure of yourself. He laughed and said “Who do you think has the service contract on all of the voting machines in Nevada?” We all knew what he meant. The SEIU Union. I didn’t want to believe him at the time, but after the election, I harkened back to that conversation and became extremely deflated because I knew then that no matter what we as conservative do, Obama is going to be re-elected. Nothing we can do.

    While we were asleep, the Socialist/Marxist have been hard at work. Voter fraud is what is going to re-elect Obama and many other Democrats in 2012 and the left know it. The enemy have figured it out, control it and we are screwed. Mark my words.

    We are at war people. What is happening now is as bad as or worse than anything the Japanese or Germans did in WWII. Some say it is worse because it is a stealth attack from within. The only way we survive is if we fight this enemy just like we fought the enemy in WWII. I know most of you don’t have the appetite for that, but that is what it is going to take. I’m ready, locked and loaded and waiting for the rest to wake up.

    I’m sure most of you have heard about the premise is that if a frog is placed in boiling water, it will jump out, but if it is placed in cold water that is slowly heated, it will not perceive the danger and will be cooked to death. The story is often used as a metaphor for the inability of people to react to significant harmful changes that occur gradually. I hate to say it my friends, but we are the dumb frogs and the water is almost at boiling temperature.

    For God’s sake WAKE UP!!!!

  • gflyer3364qt

    The way I see it people are embracing younger politicians. People see the older ones as the ones who have damaged the country, and are outdated which is largely true. Many embraced Obama in 2008 because he was younger, Clinton, and JFK were also embraced because they were younger. Old politicians with white hair tend to make a lot of people weary. They fit that career politician stereotype We need people to embrace young conservatives now. We have some good prospects, now we need one on the ticket.

  • commonsenseobserver

    According to the Blair-Clinton-Obama playbook, you could put a pretty face at the front of the party with no solid policies. Worked in the 90s boom. Worked after 8 years of Bush. Shouldn’t work now.

    But that hardly matters, because Romney’s age tends to be rather reassuring, in a sense. He feels more like a John Howard & Stephen Harper kind of leader rather than some rock star like Obama, or even Cameron and Kevin Rudd. Such politicians tend to do well in times of crisis, when people need strong and empathic leadership. And Romney’s not even an insider, which is one of his best traits.

    So the running mate’s age won’t matter much here.

  • acat

    just like a pound of beef or a gallon of milk.

    This looks like “favoring the younger ones”, but I don’t think age has much to do with it. It’s more exposure to toxic working conditions.

    Mew

  • checkmate2012

    problem in our so-called gov’t gridlock and he’s hurting the entire US, then I hope they sink faster than CA or IL (no offense to the good folks there).

    He’s as decrepid as Byrd and quite possibly no longer lucid. Enough already for the rest of us. Do they have recall elections in NV?

  • gflyer3364qt

    So yeah probably no need to overanalyze the VP nominee. VP won’t decide the election.

  • checkmate2012

    wanna be? I think so and hope that most Americans realize that sound judgement trumps an in your-face-liar that can occasionally sing an Al Geen song. But here we sit in an Idol mentality.

    I think Mitt will win b/c history tells us that a Republican has to clean up the mess from a Dem every time, be it Reagan after Carter, GWB after Clinton and now Mitt after O.

    Clean up on the White House again, to restore dignity. The only problem is the mindset and population has changed since the greatest generation who votes the most. This may be our last chance to restore our nation and I’m truly scared for our future.

  • checkmate2012

    in the pot is an expression my younger sister used and I had to ask her to explain…she did and you’re 100% right. Don’t they gig frogs?

  • commonsenseobserver

    How else did we win in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Florida, Massachusetts, etc?

    And don’t curse us. “Obama is going to be re-elected. Nothing we can do.”

  • commonsenseobserver

    Something more constructive would be visiting the RNC’s platform website.

  • johnsonr

    The truth is while I like Rubio he has not been any better than most of the others in Washington on really trying to cut the budget and solve the REAL issue of Government being WAY too big.
    But of all the choices for VP he is at the top of the list in my book. I think Ron Paul is right on at least one thing when he stated that the politicians will never have the courage to deal with the debt and spending. The only thing that will change anything for real will be total collapse of our economic system. Then it can be rebuilt.

  • renny

    Product of a Midwest machine, nothing in foreign policy, but just guts.

  • kipling

    :)

  • acat

    We’d be better off replacing the weasels before they sell out, of course; after the fact they morph into Lugar or Bennett or Trey Greywhatsisface and are much harder to get rid of.

    Mew

  • lwoods

    He seems authentic and a true conservative

  • http://www.RightFace.us dkolonia

    To me a public debate about who Romney picks as VP is as important as any other debate topic on this forum. Public opinion matters and we know the campaign watches sites like this one. Voices our views on channels such as this is another means of letting the politicians know how we feel about things.

  • gflyer3364qt

    I’m just taking a break from it for the time being haha.

  • piker

    I always thought if you were born here then you were considered a citizen. Anchor baby deal. So why do some people say Rubio is not eligible to be President? Clearly, he thinks he is eligible based on prior statements he has made.

  • michaell

    Romney will pick a boring white guy even though Brian Williams is not available. The Nation has changed. It is not what it was when GW Bush was elected. The GOP needs to appeal to Hispanics more if they are going to win. That is just the simple truth even if people don’t want to admit it. So there are two ways; 1) Pander to them which is what the Republicans have been trying to do lately and it does not work or 2) Show them what being a conservative truly means. Stop letting the Democrats define what a conservative is to them and start defining it ourselves. We have the perfect opportunity to start that process with Marco Rubio.

  • blujay83

    took three presidential runs to get the nomination. He lost in 1968 and 1976. By 1980, we finally saw the light.