Marco Rubio delivers Weekly Republican Address: America is a nation where “anyone from anywhere can accomplish anything”

By: SunshineStateSarah (Diary)  |  January 28th at 07:16 AM  | 

Hello, I’m Marco Rubio, a Senator from Florida. Right now all eyes are focused on my home state ahead of next week’s Republican presidential primary. It’s an exciting contest and I know that passions are high. So I wanted to take a moment to explain to the rest of the country why Republicans in Florida are so excited about this primary: Because we believe our country is in big trouble…

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Yet another blatantly false liberal media attack on Marco Rubio

By: SunshineStateSarah (Diary)  |  January 26th at 01:07 PM  | 

Churchill never had the opportunity to meet Marco Rubio, but I believe he would have felt a kinship with my Senator. Today, Reuters joined the unholy alliance of jokers and schemers who have been engaged in a vicious quest to smear the name of Marco Rubio in the eyes of the American public, and specifically in the Hispanic community.

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No, Marco Rubio does not support SOPA

By: SunshineStateSarah (Diary)  |  December 30th at 11:21 PM  | 

The internet makes sharing information quick and easy, but sometimes it also facilitates the spread of misinformation. Such is the case withHR 3261, the Stop Internet Piracy Act (“SOPA”).

Let me take a quick moment and point out that I do not support SOPA. Erick Erickson wrote a post last week that lays out some of the main problems with the bill, but the short story is that it gives too much power to a government agency without proper safeguards to protect free speech.

I have seen some chatter online this month criticizing Senator Marco Rubio for supporting SOPA, but this criticism is misdirected. Part of the confusion seems to stem from Rubio’s co-sponsorship of a separate bill in the Senate, S. 968, the Protect IP Act.

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Marco Rubio on O’Reilly Factor

By: SunshineStateSarah (Diary)  |  October 25th at 07:42 AM  | 

Marco Rubio discusses his family history, the situation in Libya, the 2012 Republican Presidential Primary, and the VP issue with Bill O’Reilly.

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Those Crazy Racist Southern Republicans Did It Again!

By: SunshineStateSarah (Diary)  |  October 23rd at 07:22 AM  | 

In case you missed it, Bobby Jindal, the Republican Governor of Louisiana, was reelected last night.

And, oh, by the way…notice how all those evil racist Southern Republicans voted to reelect an Indian guy? Those crazy racists, they keep voting for candidates like Susana Martinez in New Mexico, Nikki Haley and Tim Scott in South Carolina, and Florida’s Marco Rubio and Allen West. And then there’s all those racists who are propelling Ted Cruz to the top of the Texas Senate race and keep voting for Herman Cain at the straw polls.

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Aggressively Stupid: WaPo Attacks on Marco Rubio

By: SunshineStateSarah (Diary)  |  October 21st at 09:42 AM  | 

The Washington Post published a ridiculous hit piece on Marco Rubio yesterday, claiming that “documents show” that Rubio had “embellished the facts” about his family’s history, specifically how they came to America from Cuba.
You can pinch your nose and read the article here.

Because Rubio’s family emigrated to America from Cuba in 1956, and Fidel Castro did not officially take power until 1959, writer Manuel Roig-Franzia claims that Rubio should not be able to say he is part of the Cuban exile community, and accuses Rubio of exaggerating his family’s history for political gain.

I have decided I will not call this article journalistic malpractice, because that would imply that what Roig-Franzia published yesterday was journalism, instead of an egregious attempt at character assassination. Roig-Franzia’s belligerent distortions of history makes him a prime candidate to create the next campaign video for Alan Grayson (of “Taliban Dan” fame).

The Washington Post and Manuel Roig-Franzia (as well as whichever blind and ignorant toad of an editor approved that article) owe Rubio a huge apology.

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Marco Rubio and Florida’s Primary Date: Are We Looking at the Wrong Conspiracy?

By: SunshineStateSarah (Diary)  |  October 17th at 05:24 PM  | 

Judge for yourself: what makes more sense? That some D.C. staffer has some dark and nefarious power over Florida politicians he’s never even met, and Rubio psychically predicted over five years ago that he would be a vice presidential contender? Or that a group of political operatives with an axe (or two) to grind would spread a false rumor?

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Marco Rubio: America Should Stand Up For Religious Freedom in Iran

By: SunshineStateSarah (Diary)  |  September 30th at 04:11 PM  | 

My Senator, Marco Rubio, is currently in Libya as part of the first Congressional delegation to visit since the Qadafi regime was deposed. Senator Rubio has been speaking out more in foreign policy topics recently and yesterday, National Review posted his op-ed on the subject of religious and political oppression in Iran.

Rubio highlights the plight of a Christian pastor named Yousef Nardarkhani, who is facing execution for abandoning Islam and refusing to recant his Christian faith:

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Reality check on George LeMieux’s “conservative” voting record

By: SunshineStateSarah (Diary)  |  September 21st at 07:23 AM  | 

Let me ask you a question: when you were a child, did you ever sneak a cookie from the cookie jar? You waited until your mother had left the kitchen, right? No kid is dumb enough to try and swipe a cookie while Mommy is watching.

In essence, LeMieux’s claims of a conservative voting record are the equivalent of attempting to get praise for not stealing cookies while Mommy is watching.

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Ed Schultz Calls Marco Rubio “Stupid” – Seriously?!

By: SunshineStateSarah (Diary)  |  September 3rd at 08:39 AM  | 

Just in case there was any doubt that liberal and conservative brains are different, here comes MSNBC’s Ed Schultz to remind you. As you may have heard, my Senator, Marco Rubio, gave an incredibly moving speech at the Reagan Library about a week and a half ago. (If you haven’t seen it yet, click here.) Normal people and journalists watched that speech and felt that it | Read More »