• Florida Senator Marco Rubio Announces 2016 Presidential Bid
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[quote]MIAMI — Senator Marco Rubio of Florida told his top donors Monday that he was running for president in 2016, becoming the third Republican to officially enter the contest. Mr. Rubio will make a formal announcement Monday evening here, when he is expected to present himself as the embodiment of generational change who can unite the Republican Party’s factions and offer economic solutions for the 21st century. At 43, the youngest candidate in the rapidly growing 2016 presidential field, Mr. Rubio is expected to cast himself as a forward-looking, next-generation leader — and an implicit contrast with both Jeb Bush, 62, whose family has dominated Republican politics for nearly three decades, and Hillary Rodham Clinton, 67, the wife of a former president and the most likely Democratic nominee.[/quote] [url]http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/14/us/politics/marco-rubio-2016-presidential-campaign.html[/url] Someone on NPR said that this is the GOP's "most neutral/reasonable choice" for a candidate.
he has even less of a chance than ted cruize
Florida Man finally reaching for the stars. [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Memeshit" - Big Dumb American))[/highlight]
Hes pretty good, hes hispanic too so maybe not all minorities will vote dem.
But did he announce his plans to make an announcement first? Already making mistakes.
[QUOTE=DJrorok;47519973]Hes pretty good, hes hispanic too so maybe not all minorities will vote dem.[/QUOTE] Cubans are typically the only minority in the US to vote Republican
will be played to death [img]http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/rubio1.gif[/img]
[quote]Mr. Rubio is expected to campaign on themes that emphasize American greatness and the American dream, an optimistic, aspirational message that he outlined in his newly released book, “American Dreams.”[/quote] because 'merica matters
[QUOTE=OvB;47519982]But did he announce his plans to make an announcement first? Already making mistakes.[/QUOTE] He announced an "inquiry" into running a few months ago iirc
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;47520611]He announced an "inquiry" into running a few months ago iirc[/QUOTE] He launched a commission that drafted an inquiry into the possibility of creating a committee that would look into the viability of considering the merits of putting together a theoretical group to research ways to consider running.
Does anyone have a list of what his plans/policies are if he is to become president? As a Floridian, I'm not too familiar with him
[QUOTE=joshuadim;47520675]Does anyone have a list of what his plans/policies are if he is to become president? As a Floridian, I'm not too familiar with him[/QUOTE] [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio#Political_positions[/url]
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;47520695][url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio#Political_positions[/url][/QUOTE] Ugh [QUOTE]Rubio has stated that he does not believe that human activity is causing climate change,[/QUOTE] I hate Republican Senators [editline]13th April 2015[/editline] The only thing I actually like about his positions is that he wants more bombings on ISIS, the only thing I can agree on from his list.
I'm skeptical of any candidate that's pro-bombing them simply because it can easily escalate into ground forces launching. Especially with the GOP.
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;47520716]I'm skeptical of any candidate that's pro-bombing them simply because it can easily escalate into ground forces launching. Especially with the GOP.[/QUOTE] It may very well come to that though
Everything you need to know about Rubio: [url]http://www.ontheissues.org/senate/Marco_Rubio.htm[/url] Here are some of the real standouts: - Pro-Life - Opposes Same-Sex Marriage - Wishes to extend Bush Tax cuts and does not support raising taxes at higher income brackets - Supports looser gun control measures - Voted in support of roving wiretaps, an extension of the so-called Patriot Act - Denies climate change science outright - Staunchly opposes any measures to address climate change - Supports amendment to prevent same sex marriage. - Opposes Employment Non-Discrimination Act - Voted against funding stem cell research. - Supports prohibiting human embryonic stem cell research. - Opposes Obama stimulus package - Supports lowering corporate tax rates. - "Death row appeals hinder justice." - Presided over $2.3B cut to Florida public education. - "Fix the environment with the free market, not government mandates." - No to gay couples as foster parents - Opposes government-run healthcare. - "Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market." - Opposes granting amnesty to illegal immigrants. - "English is de facto official language; let's recognize that." So on and so forth. Marco Rubio is a pretty "by-the-book" far right Republican.
[QUOTE=Ithon;47520049]will be played to death[/QUOTE] I feel so bad for the guy. He was trying to do something cool for his party by delivering the SotU response speech in both English and Spanish, so he had to talk for a really long time but the guys who planned the filming didn't make any reasonable accommodations for the heat in the room (which was way above normal IIRC).
So far the lineup is [I]really [/I]shitty.
Sometimes I feel like you guys are surprised when Republicans have Republican views.
[QUOTE=PolarEventide;47521509]Sometimes I feel like you guys are surprised when Republicans have Republican views.[/QUOTE] im just constantly amazed at their ignorance of how evil they are how the fuck is it not hypocritical to be pro-life but say "death row appeals hinder justice", jesus christ
[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;47520956]Everything you need to know about Rubio: [url]http://www.ontheissues.org/senate/Marco_Rubio.htm[/url] Here are some of the real standouts: - Pro-Life - Opposes Same-Sex Marriage - Wishes to extend Bush Tax cuts and does not support raising taxes at higher income brackets - Supports looser gun control measures - Voted in support of roving wiretaps, an extension of the so-called Patriot Act - Denies climate change science outright - Staunchly opposes any measures to address climate change - Supports amendment to prevent same sex marriage. - Opposes Employment Non-Discrimination Act - Voted against funding stem cell research. - Supports prohibiting human embryonic stem cell research. - Opposes Obama stimulus package - Supports lowering corporate tax rates. - "Death row appeals hinder justice." - Presided over $2.3B cut to Florida public education. - "Fix the environment with the free market, not government mandates." - No to gay couples as foster parents - Opposes government-run healthcare. - "Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market." - Opposes granting amnesty to illegal immigrants. - "English is de facto official language; let's recognize that." So on and so forth. Marco Rubio is a pretty "by-the-book" far right Republican.[/QUOTE] Ah so that's why my teachers keep complaining about the schools not having money, RIP
I get that it's fun to pick on people's views because they do not reflect your own, but, although the Republican National Convention will be considering Cobra Commander as a contender, on the whole they are not literally comic book villains and it really isn't right to consider them like that. The Death Row thing is particularly silly to straw-man against because, if you will commit to the idea that some people deserve to die for how heinous their actions are, then you should [I]actually kill them.[/I] However, because of the belabored appeal process, some people are serving out sentences on Death Row (which mind you is a particularly spartan and cruel accommodation) that reach in to handfuls of decades. I'm not going to itemize explanations for all of those platform decisions. It's not my job to defend the Republicans. I certainly won't vote for them. But this is a democracy, and there are enough people, whether you like it or not, who vote in that way on those issues with reasons that are in fact often more complicated than [I]I hate Mexicans.[/I] (Though they do sometimes just hate Mexicans.)
[QUOTE=Ithon;47520049]will be played to death [img]http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/rubio1.gif[/img][/QUOTE] This guy is definitely going to lose in California; there's not enough water here for him.
i feel compared to other english nations conservatives the republicans are comic book villains. like theres a ton of things that are non-issues in most modeen democracies but the republicans will throw a shitfest over them. id rather have tories, i might disagree with them but at least they arent insane
How do Republicans choose their candidate? They all say the same shit.
if he were to win you can kiss cuba relations goodbye
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKvZg2WZTDQ[/media] I love GOP responses
[QUOTE=Levithan;47522146]im just constantly amazed at their ignorance of how evil they are how the fuck is it not hypocritical to be pro-life but say "death row appeals hinder justice", jesus christ[/QUOTE] From his Wikipedia page: [QUOTE]the right to life is a fundamental one that trumps virtually any other right I can imagine[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=BigJoeyLemons;47522771]From his Wikipedia page:[/QUOTE] criminals are not people and DONT HAVE RIGHTS SHUT UP that's just my reactionary OPINION!! [editline]13th April 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=Crazy Ivan;47522373]I get that it's fun to pick on people's views because they do not reflect your own, but, although the Republican National Convention will be considering Cobra Commander as a contender, on the whole they are not literally comic book villains and it really isn't right to consider them like that. The Death Row thing is particularly silly to straw-man against because, if you will commit to the idea that some people deserve to die for how heinous their actions are, then you should [I]actually kill them.[/I] However, because of the belabored appeal process, some people are serving out sentences on Death Row (which mind you is a particularly spartan and cruel accommodation) that reach in to handfuls of decades. I'm not going to itemize explanations for all of those platform decisions. It's not my job to defend the Republicans. I certainly won't vote for them. But this is a democracy, and there are enough people, whether you like it or not, who vote in that way on those issues with reasons that are in fact often more complicated than [I]I hate Mexicans.[/I] (Though they do sometimes just hate Mexicans.)[/QUOTE] Yeah you're not wrong, but MAN it's hard to empathize with people that don't care at all for me, my friends, or my family. My posts here are more or less just cathartic venting because holy crap it's so grating to read about these people over and over and have it hammered into your head that a lot of people in power (for better or worse) want you to have a shittier life because they're either ignorant, hateful, or just plain selfish.
[QUOTE=Crazy Ivan;47522373]I get that it's fun to pick on people's views because they do not reflect your own, but, although the Republican National Convention will be considering Cobra Commander as a contender, on the whole they are not literally comic book villains and it really isn't right to consider them like that. The Death Row thing is particularly silly to straw-man against because, if you will commit to the idea that some people deserve to die for how heinous their actions are, then you should [I]actually kill them.[/I] However, because of the belabored appeal process, some people are serving out sentences on Death Row (which mind you is a particularly spartan and cruel accommodation) that reach in to handfuls of decades. I'm not going to itemize explanations for all of those platform decisions. It's not my job to defend the Republicans. I certainly won't vote for them. But this is a democracy, and there are enough people, whether you like it or not, who vote in that way on those issues with reasons that are in fact often more complicated than [I]I hate Mexicans.[/I] (Though they do sometimes just hate Mexicans.)[/QUOTE] You can agree with the idea that heinous people who committed such acts deserve to be put to death, but the reason we need these appeals for decades is because often times it really does take decades for a fact to surface that will reveal a death row inmate was in fact entirely innocent. Just going off stories I found on Facepunch about it, I found two cases where 30-years after conviction and their being handed a death sentence, that people where acquitted entirely. [url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1422191[/url] [url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1459214[/url] It's entirely right to attack people for opposing the appeals, even if you do support the death penalty. In both these cases, we would've found out far too late that these men were innocent, as the government would've murdered them by that point. The appeals might be lengthy and expensive, but they're there to prevent us from accidentally executing innocent people. If you want to oppose it, you have to accept that innocents will die so you can save money.
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