Marco Rubio Slams Donald Trump's 'Birther' Tendencies

Marco Rubio Slams Donald Trump's "Birther" Tendencies

By Brandon K. Thorp Sat., Apr. 9 2011 at 10:19 PM

...and this is why we like Marco Rubio. Disagree with his politics, fine. His opinions differ from yours. Whatevs. At least he's not willing to completely sell out his rational faculties for some desperate scoop at the bottom of the electoral barrel, à la Donald Trump. And he says so!
Yeah, he's polite about it. Marco Rubio is congenitally incapable of being anything other than pleasant; the worst he can manage is a little harriedness -- a little pickup in the pace of his conversation, which ever-so-subtly says: "You're wasting my time."

This is by no means obviously good politics. The Donald's birther schtick has made him the second-best-polling putative candidate among the nation's Tea Partiers -- people who probably don't actually believe that Barack Obama's not a United States citizen but who hate the man so much that they're willing to attack him with anything at their disposal, be it true or untrue. The means, we now seem to believe, justify the ends.

Not Rubio, though. We're living in a political moment when hysterics win points, but those are points that Marco Rubio plainly feels he can do without. Good for him.

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ChrisStrunk

Try it again with spell check-

Like BHO, Rubio's protection is his complexion along with the SMOM- How about your association with Aztlan and La Raza?

Mr. Trump is coming late to this matter, which speaks loudly. He has joined the Long Form BC snipe hunt setup my BHO, Clinton and his SMOM masters et al. to hide the elephant in the room - BHO has dual allegiance at birth to a natural father British subject on a student visa married to a minority aged US Citizen. Mr. Trump is a quick study but has a ling way to go on this one.

Mr. Trump will have to come to me here in Brooklyn where since 2008 I have a NYS Supreme Court case first with 29642-08 and now with 6500-2011 that is directly linked to a SCOTUS Petition for Writ of Prohibition with quo warranto inquest in lieu of recusal of various justices et al. as related to SCOTUS 10-1170 for writ of Certiorari. Which are variously posted at the bottom of the web page starting with

http://associationforsovereign...

and

http://associationforsovereign...

Give me a call Donald 845-901-6767

ChrisStrunk

Like BHO, Rubio's protection is his complextion along with the SMOM- How about your association with Atzlan and La Raza?

Mr. Trump is coming late to this matter, which speaks loudly. He ha jointed the Long Form BC snipe hunt setup my BHO, Clinton and his SMOM masters et al. to hide the elephant in the room - BHO has dual allegiance at birth to a natural father British subject on a student visa married to a minority aged US Citizen. Mr. Trump is a quick study but has a ling way to go on this one.

http://associationforsovereign...

and

http://associationforsovereign...

Give me a call Donald 845-901-6767

Icabod

You idiot! Trump has the same "dual allegiances" His mother was born in Scotland!

Virgil Starkwell

I agree with you Brandon. Marco Rubio is a lot more rational than many on the left think. And I don't believe his policies are that far out of the mainstream.

Compared to Allen West, Michelle Bachmann, Sarah Dingbat and Trump, Rubio is JFK.

Trump is a shemeless self- promoter who would do anything for publicity. He has lost all credibility with this birther claim and will live to regret it. He forgets that his brand attracts millions of people who are disengaged politically. Those same people are not prone to believe such extreme claims like the birther issue. He has hurt his brand.

Donald, you're fired!

KennyPowersSays

You might be falling for an age old trick. Parade out the lunatics and a lesser lunatic becomes palatable.

Virgil Starkwell

You might be right. That was Glenn Beck's function.

blondienewspaper

Let Mr. Trump end this controversy once and for all. Rubio, it isn't costing you anything. So shut up.

Robert

Wounds from a sincere friend are better than many kisses from an enemy. Proverbs 27:6

Tony Zeibekis

YOU ARE A PUSSY MARCO RUBIUO. THIS NATION IS BEING DESTROYED BY OBAMMMMA AND WE SHOULD ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT WHERE HE WAS BORN ????? THIS GUYS MIDDLE NAME IS HUSEEIN!!!!!!! I HAVE MY BIRTH CERTIFICATE .. I BET YU HAVE YOURS SHOW THEM!!!!!!!!!!! JUST LIKE OBAMMMMA SHOULD TO EVERYONES SATISFACTION........THIS MAN IS RESPOSIBLE FOR MY FAMILYS SAFETY AND YUR SAFETY EVERY NIGHT AND DAY ... IT IS OUR DUTY TO ASK QUESTIONS!!!!!!! NO MR RUBIO , GET SOME BALLS YOU PUSSY.. MR TRUMP HAS THEM.

KennyPowersSays

Thank you for exposing yourself. Now we know you are out there on the fringe.

anon

Every day, thousands of Tea Partiers like Tony Zeibekis demonstrate that they are imbeciles.

Hey Tony

He showed it when he was sworn in dickhead. You think that just get's overlooked? The sure sign of an idiot is all caps and excessive exclamation points. You've checked both boxes nicely. You should be more concerned with getting an education than the President. Assclown.

Virgil Starkwell

And you're middle name is Ignoramous. If you only knew the truth behind who Barack Obama really is, your jaw would drop and you'd have egg all over your face.

Anyone who thinks that some "outsider" could get anywhere close to the White House is a uninformed dolt. You do not have a clue as to who runs this nation, and I assure you, they did not "select" some secret Muslim.

Don't be stupid, you moron.