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Marco Rubio On Newt Gingrich Pulling Florida Attack Ad: ‘He Made The Right Choice’

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Sen. Marco Rubio — the popular Florida Republican whose name has been brought up as a possible GOP Vice-Presidential candidate — was a guest on CBS This Morning Thursday, and addressed Newt Gingrich‘s pulling of a Spanish-language attack ad on Mitt Romney that accused him of being anti-immigration. Gingrich said he pulled the radio ad out of respect to Sen Rubio, who had problems with the divisive language used.

Rubio explained how the entire thing transpired, terming it “very simple,” and saying someone asked what he felt about it.

“I didn’t think it was accurate,” he said. Rubio reminded host Charlie Rose that Florida is a swing state, and statements like this could come back to haunt the GOP in November.

“Whoever wins this nomination is going to have to come back to Florida and win again. And I want to make sure that we don’t have candidates out there saying things that we’re going to have to come back later on and defend or clean up in the fall when we have to campaign in Florida. I wouldn’t characterize it as scolding. I was asked my opinion about an ad. I made my opinion. I think Speaker Gingrich made the right decision.”

Erica Hill later followed up with a question trying to bait Rubio — who has not made an endorsement — into opining on which of the candidates, “has the best message and plan to help people in Florida and around the country.”

“Yeah…yeah,” Rubio said, laughing. “Nice try!”

Watch a clip of the interview with Rubio below, courtesy of CBS:

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  • Anonymous

    http://spectator.org/archives/2012/01/24/reagans-young-lieutenant/4

    ” Was there a letter out there from ten House Democrats, including then-Majority Leader Jim Wright, playing up to the Nicaragua Sandinista Communist Daniel Ortega — even as Reagan worked to fund the Contras and their fight for democracy?”
    ” It was Newt Gingrich who made a point of getting a debate on the House floor, flatly accusing Wright and the others in their sycophantic “Dear Comandante” letter of violating the Logan Act. The law that prohibited anyone other than the executive branch from conducting American diplomacy.
     ”Jim Wright is corrupt,” Newt remarked at one COS meeting in my presence… a sign of things to come.”
     It was Gingrich who boldly filed the ethics charges against the powerful Speaker Wright in 1988 — charges that eventually forced Wright to resign as Speaker in 1989. There are many who believe the ethics charges against Speaker Gingrich, charges Romney is now trying to use against Gingrich, were made up and sold to a Gingrich-hating media by livid congressional liberals as payback for both nailing Wright and humiliating O’Neill — not to mention Gingrich’s role in electing a GOP House for the first time in forty years.”
    ” For Romney to be following this line gives the impression he can be easily taken in by both the liberal media and the anti-Newt Democrats and GOP Establishment.”
    “And so on. And on. Newt Gingrich’s “work product” in the Reagan years was and remains highly visible and on the historical record.”
    ” Unlike Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich was not busy defensively claiming his independence and running from Reagan.”

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    How kind of the man with the Jello Spine to share some time with us today. I hope he has some time to share some more Family Fables with us today. Castro going undercover as a bartender to blend some poison daiquiris for Marco Rubio’s mother. Castro buying the Rubio’s laundry of choice and staffing it with his allies who are washing Rubio’s father’s boxer shorts in radioactive isotope laden water. Childhood innertube flotation training to smuggle anti-Castro leaflets into Havana Bay. The stories are apparently legion.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    What a wondrous paranoia case study. Thank you very much, indeed. I hate to mention this, but Newton Leroy has been “Roved” and the future for this particular lying degenerate seems to be dimming by the moment. I hope not, to be sure, but I do want you to be prepared.

  • Anonymous

    Isn’t this a bit like TV trial dramas where the attorney scores a point and the opposition yells, “Objection!” which is followed by “Withdrawn”

  • http://www.facebook.com/carlyle.rogers1 Carlyle Rogers

    What happen The Real Royal Emperor?  The truth offends you?  When Newt was supporting and yes criticising Reagan, where was Mitt?  A registered independent who disavowed the Reagan Bush years.  If Mitt wins the nomination, expect to see Obama in 2012.  I don’t care what people like Ann Coulter says…and even if Mitt wins, expect to see weakness all around.  The last one term governor who won the presidency was one Jimmy Carter.  Go figure…..history repeating itself..

  • Anonymous

    Did he really say “Ppeaker Gingrich” or you are just taking the piss?

  • Anonymous

    You might try reading the whole article.

    Gingrich’s bona fides as a Conservative are without question and his boldness and courage in confronting the Liberal agenda are not just recent constructs for this campaign.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    Once again, Ditzy, I have read the entire article. You seem to have a profound problem distinguishing news from commentary, as I clearly established in your failing attempts to peddle the Byron York commetary piece yesterday.

    And, once again, I hope Newton Leroy gets the Republican nomination. It would insure the Side of the Angles not only retaining the White House and the Senate, but also recapturing the House.

    Your whines are misguided.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    I haven’t a clue what you said, but I’ll defend to the death your right to flood cyberspace with authentic American gibberish.

  • Anonymous

    Well, I’ll second that. What Howard Johnson says is true! Nominate Newt! Don’t wait, vote early, whatever you have to do. But nominate Newt! 

    Four more years.

  • Anonymous

    I hadn’t heard any of those! Would I have to buy another stupid republican’s book to get the details, or is there a link you can share?

  • Dave Francis

     

    TAXPAYERS ARE THE PAYEE FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS

     

     

    It’s not condescending, but if you came to America by
    whatever means without permission of the People via the US government, you are
    violating this country’s sovereignty rights? I doubt if there is any country on
    Mother Earth, where you would not be imprisoned or immediately deported?
    Mexican laws have very strict statutes, that illegal entry is punishable as a
    Felony. Congress and being owned by special interests money doesn’t impose a
    felony. It’s a walk away “slap-on-the-hand punishment and then unless it’s
    a second entry after deportation, you can now walk away from being
    incarcerated–thanks to the executive order from President Obama. Life has been
    made so easy for foreign nationals, which they can even demonstrate in the
    streets, demanding rights without any recourse from ICE? They shouldn’t even be
    here, but they are able to ride the welfare programs through a poor
    interpretation of the 14th Amendment. People come from every hemisphere after
    waiting years for a visa, but others steel in disguised as a tourist with
    unborn babies or just steal across our perforated border fence. Then they go
    about stealing somebody’s Identification to get a job, procure that persons
    credit.

     

    Our once praiseworthy schools are now poorly recognized for
    performance, as they were 30 years ago. The top State for education originated
    in California and now it is somewhere around the bottom of the barrel.
    Millions who swarmed into Los Angeles County have turned it into miles of
    poverty stricken neighborhoods, without any countermeasures from the
    immigration police. Hospitals are hurting from unpaid treatments and Border
    States saw many of these institutions go bankrupt—another good example of
    unfunded mandates. Prez Obama is on hunt for more votes in 2012, so it makes
    major sense to fly off to Nevada, heavily populated with illegal aliens and a
    very poor set of voting regulations. Every American must be involved to oversee
    the outcome of every precinct and the value of Absentee Ballots that are easily
    forged.  How can the United States
    government expect to support, the senior citizens, along with veterans,
    homeless and infirm citizens, when they are subsidizing 440 000 illegal alien
    infants annually. Why patriotic Americans who speak up for themselves should,
    be forced to feel guilty or defend their stance on illegal immigration. The Tea
    Party doesn’t–that for sure, and rigidly holds the line on another blanket
    amnesty, sanctuary city policies, and dream acts, family chain migration or
    any other law, which eventually falls to the taxpayers in supporting unfunded
    mandates.

     

    I think the President is in for a rude awakening as
    pro-illegal alien Democrats, Republicans lawmakers start to lose their seats in
    the Senate or House in the forthcoming months. Why should Americans be forced
    by the law courts to be the payee for the rest of the world? No matter for what
    issue, whether foreign or domestic policies? We must look to employing our own
    low income, white and blue collar labor and stop the incessant pandering to
    lawbreakers. Our Immigration laws are not broken as the Liberal press assures
    us, as they are either eating out of the hands of the newspaper owners or
    carefully manipulated by unions, non-profits and radical groups. With probably
    the most important Election in decades we must be seriously vigilant of no real
    movement on behalf of this administration, to stop non-citizens voting. They
    will and have driven by are manufactured ACORN organization who are
    accomplished in fraudulent canvassing for votes. All would-be presidential
    candidates should be well aware of illegal aliens voting, specifically when
    they are very likely to be issued a deportation order. Of course if other
    states akin to Arizona are crushed by the iron hand of the Department of
    In-Justice, run by Liberal progressive Eric Holder who reputation is ruined by
    his involvement in the gun running carnival, which killed a US border Patrolmen?
    Simple and with no cost to taxpayers is the well documented “ATTRITION BY
    ENFORCEMENT.” Self-Deportation will commence when Aliens cannot support their
    families, with the implementation of Mandatory E-Verify.

    Two bills are ready to arrive at the floor of the House of Representative,
    which could injure the mechanism that awards criminal acts of illegal
    immigration. E-Verify –The “Legal Workforce Act” that can
    contain the 8 million working illegal aliens and will halt them in their
    tracks. The E-Verify program must be succeeding as 4 Democrats have now
    co-sponsored this bill and you should contact your federal or local lawmaker at
    202-224-3121.  A simple method of
    identifying who is hired by companies, that doesn’t want to become a victim of incompetence,.
    They know full well that when this law is passed, they will be facing heavy
    fines, loss of assets and even time behind bars. A few citizens or authorized or
    lawful residents, which fall through the cracks, can find relief by going to
    the local Social Security office; aliens will flee, rather than entering a
    federal agency.  Another bill less publicized by the Liberal press or
    other media, is the “Birthright Citizenship” amendment, which would offer
    no more foothold for the illegal parent or parents of children smuggled into
    America. No more easy preference for a pregnant Mother so she can immediately
    get public assistance, hospital birthing, food stamps or anything else given
    freely by our indifferent government. Whoever wins the presidency–Newt
    Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum or even Ron Paul must be held accountable,
    for every promise they declare to the public audience.

     

     

    Make your own judgment for who you will vote for, whether a
    new state governor, a new state senator or those in the highest levels of
    government who have been secretive in pouring billions in taxpayer money to
    support the 20 million and more who have settled here illegally. Any search
    engine such as Google Yahoo will show you hundreds of reports on the real
    costs, graphs and other statistics. The power of the American people, that is
    the TEA PARTY, is sickened by the complete abuse of laws from the founding
    fathers. NumbersUSA has displays of grafts and the presidential hopeful’s grades
    on illegal immigration. Want to know how minority speaker deceived the system
    through her corruption; it is well illustrated in the legal watchdog pages of
    Judicial Watch. Want to know the nauseating cost if President Obama slips through
    a blanket amnesty, that’s found at Hermitage Foundation.

     

    The TEA PARTY does not alienate
    any race or nationality as the Liberal media would like you to think? It just
    requests the 1986 Immigration law (IRCA) enforced and not altered to pander to
    illegal migrants and immigrants.

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