Sen. Marco Rubio fill GOP Foreign Policy Vacuum.

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Our great young Senator from Florida, Marco Rubio, gave a brilliant foreign policy speech at the Jesse Helms Center in Wingate, North Carolina this past Tuesday, Sept. 13th.

Marco Rubio recalled how Jesse Helms and Ronald Reagan in 1976 forced passage of a “morality in foreign policy” plank to the Republican Party platform which declared that “The goal of Republican foreign policy is the achievement of liberty under law and a just and lasting peace in the world.” This same principle, Rubio said, should animate the Republican Party’s foreign policy today.

Sen. Rubio also went on to say: "If we refuse to play our rightful role and shrink from the world, America and the entire world will pay a terrible price. And it is our responsibility to clearly outline to the American people what our proper role in the world is and what American interests are at stake when we engage abroad."

Sen. Rubio then did just that by presenting what his vision of America’s interests, and of our country's role in foreign affairs, from Latin America to the Middle East.

I would be nice if our Republican candidate would do the same. A mere 9 minutes was devoted to foreign policy by the commentators and the candidates in the last debate.

If you want to know what you should have heard on that debate stage, take the time to listen to our rising star of the U.S. Senate; Sen. Marco Rubio.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SH0a3Uis0ck

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I looked at some of the comments left by viewers of the video and was rather amused at some of them.

One commenter struck a note that has been left by a couple of people on this forum about President Obama not being a natural born citizen because his father was not a US citizen. The commenter stated that Marco Rubio's father was not a US citizen at the time he was born in the US, either. If the sauce is good for the goose ... however that was just a ridiculous comment by a viewer.

Rubio has no foreign policy experience. He is a good speaker - from a teleprompter, too. Too bad he is a Tea Party extremist. Moderates do not like the extremists.

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You can say Tea Party extremist a million times and it will not be so. Moderates from the right got America into this mess by running the moderate McCain. The Tea Party will bring down this villainous regime in the White House and make America great again. The alternative will be the end of the World's great hope, the USA.

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The problem is that we don't follow our words with actions.

Remember the tin-pot dictators that Presidents of BOTH parties supported. Every President I can remember has gotten into bed with despots that we wish would have never happened.

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Our great young Senator from California, Marco Rubio, gave a brilliant foreign policy speech at the Jesse Helms Center in Wingate, North Carolina this past Tuesday, Sept. 13th.



I thought Marco Rubio was from Florida?

http://www.kansascity.com/2011/09/15/3143758/is-fla-sen-rubio-on-gop-contenders.html

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God He has got to run now

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I thought Marco Rubio was from Florida?

http://www.kansascity.com/2011/09/15/3143758/is-fla-sen-rubio-on-gop-contenders.html

I know he's from Florida. Why I originally wrote California is a mystery to me.

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Our great young Senator from California, Marco Rubio, gave a brilliant foreign policy speech at the Jesse Helms Center in Wingate, North Carolina this past Tuesday, Sept. 13th.

Marco Rubio recalled how Jesse Helms and Ronald Reagan in 1976 forced passage of a “morality in foreign policy” plank to the Republican Party platform which declared that “The goal of Republican foreign policy is the achievement of liberty under law and a just and lasting peace in the world.” This same principle, Rubio said, should animate the Republican Party’s foreign policy today.

Sen. Rubio also went on to say: "If we refuse to play our rightful role and shrink from the world, America and the entire world will pay a terrible price. And it is our responsibility to clearly outline to the American people what our proper role in the world is and what American interests are at stake when we engage abroad."

Sen. Rubio then did just that by presenting what his vision of America’s interests, and of our country's role in foreign affairs, from Latin America to the Middle East.

I would be nice if our Republican candidate would do the same. A mere 9 minutes was devoted to foreign policy by the commentators and the candidates in the last debate.

If you want to know what you should have heard on that debate stage, take the time to listen to our rising star of the U.S. Senate; Sen. Marco Rubio.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SH0a3Uis0ck

(whispers- Richie, our great young Senator from Florida.) Rubio may not have foreign policy experience, Buggy, but he does seem to have a grasp of freedom, liberty and American exceptionalism.

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I looked at some of the comments left by viewers of the video and was rather amused at some of them.

One commenter struck a note that has been left by a couple of people on this forum about President Obama not being a natural born citizen because his father was not a US citizen. The commenter stated that Marco Rubio's father was not a US citizen at the time he was born in the US, either. If the sauce is good for the goose ... however that was just a ridiculous comment by a viewer.

Rubio has no foreign policy experience. He is a good speaker - from a teleprompter, too. Too bad he is a Tea Party extremist. Moderates do not like the extremists.



Figures you wouldn't focus on his great speech, and instead seek to impugn him. This poised eloquent young politician is going to be a force to be reckoned with by the Democrat Party for many years.

There was no teleprompter. He gave this long speech the old fashioned way. He had notes on the dais.

Unlike Obama, there is irrefutable proof of Marco Rubio's birth on American soil. There is nothing questionable about it.

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Rubio, from Florida, does seem to have an excellent speechwriter, a good teleprompter presence, and presents the speech in a positive way.

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Rubio is a great speaker, from south florida,with immigrant parents I believe...Unfortunately he represents a constituency in south Florida that still is busy yelling "communista" at everyone that disagrees with them..I don't know his feeling on immigration laws but I have a huge problem with Folorida's "wet foot,dry foot" policy...If folks are not aware of it simply put if your feet touch land you are granted assylum...If you are Cuban......Rosanna Danna in DC was instrumental in getting this horrific/discriminatory law passed...

Ritchie's google button is not workin too good,maybe that splains the Cal reference..

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Rubio, from Florida, does seem to have an excellent speechwriter, a good teleprompter presence, and presents the speech in a positive way.

If you ever, ever heard Sen. Rubio speak directly to the people and even off the cuff on the House floor where he wipes the floor with his inept opponents, you would know he "don't need no stinkin' speechwriter".

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Rubio might be able to "wipe the floor with his inept opponents" but can he do the same with the "ept opponents"? Richie, I knew what you meant - but a Senator like Rubio speaks on the Senate floor. A Representative speaks on the House floor. Just a slip of your conservative fingers on the keys.

As we all know, all politicians have speechwriters who are able to take the Congressman's ideas and talking points and make them sound like "off the cuff" remarks and to sound brilliant. It is when the politician is in an interview and the topic goes somewhere that is not included in the script - such when Sarah Palin was asked which US Supreme Court decisions she did not agree with besides Roe v Wade or which newspapers she read on a regular basis - that is the time when the politician gets the stunned look of a cow just hit by a hammer before slaughter.

If Rubio can learn to compromise with other Senators, he could be a very good leader some day. Give him some time.

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when they see a great speaker without a teleprompter who happens not to belong to their ideals or party affiliation.

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Rubio might be able to "wipe the floor with his inept opponents" but can he do the same with the "ept opponents"? Richie, I knew what you meant - but a Senator like Rubio speaks on the Senate floor. A Representative speaks on the House floor. Just a slip of your conservative fingers on the keys.

As we all know, all politicians have speechwriters who are able to take the Congressman's ideas and talking points and make them sound like "off the cuff" remarks and to sound brilliant. It is when the politician is in an interview and the topic goes somewhere that is not included in the script - such when Sarah Palin was asked which US Supreme Court decisions she did not agree with besides Roe v Wade or which newspapers she read on a regular basis - that is the time when the politician gets the stunned look of a cow just hit by a hammer before slaughter.

If Rubio can learn to compromise with other Senators, he could be a very good leader some day. Give him some time.

There are 2 Houses of Congress. I was taught this as a child. In case you weren't, I'm posting a pdf from Scholastic News for kids.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/magazines/edition4/pdfs/SN4-102708-REPRO-2.pdf

You can apologize to me later.

Also if you want to see the cajones and brilliance of Marco Rubio "without speechwriters", watch him make Dem. Sen. John "F" Kerry look small in this video on "the Senate Floor" when he yields the floor to a question (almost unheard of by an Senator who has the floor as they don't want to risk getting caught with their pants down). He thinks on his feet and he doesn't stutter. Don't underestimate this guy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_68GjR6V6zI

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Wow...I saw that the day it happened and Kerry won the argument..He called the tea party out for their "at any cost attitude".

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I could never believe that a klutz like Kerry could win anything. He is the biggest fake in politics.

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Well he whipped rubio on the floor..and he loves to square off with the Tea Party..Another good Vietnam Vet...

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Well he whipped rubio on the floor..and he loves to square off with the Tea Party..Another good Vietnam Vet...

You are too funny. I can't stop laughing and laughing.

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No, I cannot apologize, Richie. It is just semantics but I was taught there are two chambers and not houses. The House of Representatives and the Senate. No big deal on either count.

Rubio is good. He will be someone to contend with in the future. I got nothing bad to say about the guy.

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No, I cannot apologize, Richie. It is just semantics but I was taught there are two chambers and not houses. The House of Representatives and the Senate. No big deal on either count.

Rubio is good. He will be someone to contend with in the future. I got nothing bad to say about the guy.

You are so charming when you're wrong. The Senate is the "upper House of Congress". The Founding Fathers said so, and they wrote "the book".

http://edhelper.com/ReadingComprehension_34_28.html

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Wow, you really want to be told you are right, Richie. Must be a Teamster thing or a New Jersey thing. If I agree you are right, do I get a seat with a good view of the "scenery" next time we meet?

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Wow, you really want to be told you are right, Richie. Must be a Teamster thing or a New Jersey thing. If I agree you are right, do I get a seat with a good view of the "scenery" next time we meet?

Absolutely, I'll pick one out with the greatest field of vision personally. (But when you're right, you're right, and technically, I'm right:)) You know I don't give up easily, and I really do enjoy the bantering.

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Absolutely, I'll pick one out with the greatest field of vision personally. (But when you're right, you're right, and technically, I'm right:)) You know I don't give up easily, and I really do enjoy the bantering.

Gee, maybe you two should rent a room.:MOJE_whot::MOJE_whot::MOJE_whot:

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Gee, maybe you two should rent a room.:MOJE_whot::MOJE_whot::MOJE_whot:

idiot :laugh:

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idiot :laugh:


:jester: I prefer Jester, it is more politically correct.;)

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Just received an e-mail from Nugent and Rubio..Both waited till Boehner announced they were going to circle the wagons and "just say no" to any attempt of passing the Jobs act..We'll have to wait and see how this plays out in the next election but it looks like there is nothing going to be done till then..More of the "Obama out at any cost to this country".My mantra will remain, ALL INCUMBENTS OUT...Time to impose term limits and get a message up there that the days of disagreement and disfunctional politics are over, and the time for action is here..They need to know they are to represent people,Not corporations! Corporations are not benefactors,they are greedy. Just look at your friendly Exon for the answer to that question...

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Dysfunctional

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Rubio is a great speaker, from south florida,with immigrant parents I believe...Unfortunately he represents a constituency in south Florida that still is busy yelling "communista" at everyone that disagrees with them..I don't know his feeling on immigration laws but I have a huge problem with Folorida's "wet foot,dry foot" policy...If folks are not aware of it simply put if your feet touch land you are granted assylum...If you are Cuban......Rosanna Danna in DC was instrumental in getting this horrific/discriminatory law passed...

Ritchie's google button is not workin too good,maybe that splains the Cal reference..

Proud Dem: I have listened to Rubio address his opinion on immigration on more than one occassion. Essentially he believes all immigrants should follow the same legal path to citizenship. Rubio is more than just a good speaker. Listen to common sense non-partisan suggestions for dealing with our problems. His parents came to america from cuba, becoming legal citizens. Marco Rubio was born in America and is a firs generation American-Cuban. His citizenship can be easily vetted, unlike that of Obama

Marco Rubio would get my vote if he would only run...but he won't and time is running out.

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glad to hear of his views of immigration,
I never questioned them, just his constituents...I also said I believe him to be american by birth, that was never questioned. I am sad that the e-mail I received from him offerred no alternate plan from the senate republicans other than tax reform..I know that is important and it should be addressed but that has been going on all my life,talks of tax reform..We do need some type of bi partisan action now to keep this economy from double dipping and there are a lot of folks in this country suffering..I don't believe the answer is solely to maintain tax breaks for the rich and to subsidize oil companies..to me that is a no brainer..

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:jester: I prefer Jester, it is more politically correct.;)

It's what I'm meant, but in my head it came out as a smiling, jocular "idiot".

Glad you understood my mood, though. We're getting better at this.

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It's what I'm meant, but in my head it came out as a smiling, jocular "idiot".

Glad you understood my mood, though. We're getting better at this.

I understood, but if it was directed to me from your liberal buddy, I would be suspect. So, were oK, huh? Idiot.:laugh:

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I understood, but if it was directed to me from your liberal buddy, I would be suspect. So, were oK, huh? Idiot.:laugh:

Yes, of course........idiot :laugh:

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Yes, of course........idiot :laugh:

Im relieved. Idiot:laugh:

By the way, I was a union Ironworker. I won't be bullied either. : )

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So we got a teamster...an ironworker...and an electrical lineman(me)..Not a bad crowd....

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Im relieved. Idiot:laugh:

By the way, I was a union Ironworker. I won't be bullied either. : )

Cool; I love meeting fellow union members that haven't partaken of the kool-aid

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I think that's the "RIGHT"s drink...lol

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Cool; I love meeting fellow union members that haven't partaken of the kool-aid

Sorry, that was in the 70's when I returned from Vietnam. I quit the union and haven't looked back. I'm not fond of unions, but what the heck, my brother is a union truck driver, so I guess I'm kind of neutral. I have taken the Villages Kool-Aid but I don't think that is what you mean?

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I thought Marco Rubio was from Florida?

http://www.kansascity.com/2011/09/15/3143758/is-fla-sen-rubio-on-gop-contenders.html



Don't confuse the ********* - ******* make stuff up as they go along. How many times have we heard "there were no terrorist attacks in this country while Bush was president"?

Rubio is as experienced in foreign affairs as The Wasilla Quitta - well, not quite as much. Presumably, Rubic Cube can't see Russia from his porch.

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Don't confuse the ********* - ******* make stuff up as they go along. How many times have we heard "there were no terrorist attacks in this country while Bush was president"?

Rubio is as experienced in foreign affairs as The Wasilla Quitta - well, not quite as much. Presumably, Rubic Cube can't see Russia from his porch.

Are you saying that people who partake in the sexual act of teabagging, make things up? I think it is wrong to discriminate on people's sexual preferences. Why would a person who is active in a particular sexual act have an opinion contrary to another person who likes other sexual acts?

I once knew a guy who liked....no I will not go there...but he was an independent.:laugh:

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Don't confuse the ********* - ******* make stuff up as they go along. How many times have we heard "there were no terrorist attacks in this country while Bush was president"?

Rubio is as experienced in foreign affairs as The Wasilla Quitta - well, not quite as much. Presumably, Rubic Cube can't see Russia from his porch.

Doesn't read the progressing thread; uses sophomoric obscene sexual references; doesn't know history; thinks Saturday Night Live is a news show; and comments on things not listened to.

It's another wonderful beginning...............and.........we're off.

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Doesn't read the progressing thread; uses sophomoric obscene sexual references; doesn't know history; thinks Saturday Night Live is a news show; and comments on things not listened to.

It's another wonderful beginning...............and.........we're off.

Yes, I guess as we approach the coming election scene, we will be having all kinds of giddy fun. The Moonbats will be out in force. Moonbats that haven't contributed in years will come here with an authority presence that will suffocate the normal.

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"an authority presence that will suffocate the normal"

I had to think about that for a minute. I think I'm liking the phraseology. Good one!

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Whatsa matter guys,you don't like to share your playground? I've only been here a yr but get used to me..I kinda like it here..

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"an authority presence that will suffocate the normal"

I had to think about that for a minute. I think I'm liking the phraseology. Good one!

Thanks, I don't know where that came from but since it was almost midnight, my nightcap might have played a supporting role.:laugh: