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Marco Rubio’s compelling family story embellishes facts, documents show
Washington Post ^ | October 20, 2011 | Manuel Roig-Franzia

Posted on 10/20/2011 5:54:25 PM PDT by Seizethecarp

During his rise to political prominence, Sen. Marco Rubio frequently repeated a compelling version of his family’s history that had special resonance in South Florida. He was the “son of exiles,” he told audiences, Cuban Americans forced off their beloved island after “a thug,” Fidel Castro, took power.

But a review of documents — including naturalization papers and other official records — reveals that the Florida Republican’s account embellishes the facts. The documents show that Rubio’s parents came to the United States and were admitted for permanent residence more than 21 / 2 years before Castro’s forces overthrew the Cuban government and took power on New Year’s Day 1959.

The supposed flight of Rubio’s parents has been at the core of the young senator’s political identity, both before and after his stunning tea-party-propelled victory in last year’s Senate election. Rubio — now considered a prospective 2012 Republican vice presidential candidate and a possible future presidential contender — mentions his parents in the second sentence of the official biography on his Senate Web site. It says that Mario and Oriales Rubio “came to America following Fidel Castro’s takeover.”

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: eligibility; eligible; ineligibility; ineligible; marcorubio; naturalborncitizen; rubio
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To: LADY J
“I think it's mostly about getting the latino vote & nothing more than that.”

I've seen an analysis showing that if the same percentage of Hispanics voted for McCain as for Bush then McCain would have been president.

The Rovian GOP establishment sees Rubio in the VP slot as the sure-fire way get back that enough Hispanics to win in 2012...or at least get Florida back in a pinch!

41 posted on 10/20/2011 8:34:52 PM PDT by Seizethecarp
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To: Scotswife
"he certainly could bring the “female vote” to the republican party."

The last time I looked - I'm a female!!! He would NOT ge my vote.

42 posted on 10/20/2011 8:49:17 PM PDT by LADY J ( Change your thoughts and you change your world.. - Norman Vincent Peale))
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To: LADY J

why don’t you like him?


43 posted on 10/20/2011 8:50:56 PM PDT by Scotswife
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To: Scotswife
"why don’t you like him?"

I don't dislike him as a person - but the reason for all the hype & promoting him as a VP & future President escapes me & my gut feeling just discounts any good reason for that.

All of them are spouting great 'Condervative' values, but that doesn't elevate them to such high levels with no apparent qualifications.

Why do you like him?

44 posted on 10/20/2011 8:57:01 PM PDT by LADY J ( Change your thoughts and you change your world.. - Norman Vincent Peale))
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To: Scotswife
"why don’t you like him?"

I don't dislike him as a person - but the reason for all the hype & promoting him as a VP & future President escapes me & my gut feeling just discounts any good reason for that.

All of them are spouting great 'Condervative' values, but that doesn't elevate them to such high levels with no apparent qualifications.

Why do you like him?

45 posted on 10/20/2011 8:57:40 PM PDT by LADY J ( Change your thoughts and you change your world.. - Norman Vincent Peale))
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To: All

I apologize for the repetitive posts.


46 posted on 10/20/2011 8:59:57 PM PDT by LADY J ( Change your thoughts and you change your world.. - Norman Vincent Peale))
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To: LADY J

I don’t know much about him.
I’ve seen him interviewed a couple of times, and he came off very well.
After the tea-partiers were sworn in and they kept pushing through continuing resolutions, I remember him bristling at that - that they weren’t sent to DC to pass CR’s.

Oh! He’s very easy on the eyes!!! LOL.

Other than that - I have more homework to do.
This WAPO story is amusing....since when are they interested in somebody’s personal history right?


47 posted on 10/20/2011 9:01:07 PM PDT by Scotswife
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To: Scotswife
"This WAPO story is amusing....since when are they interested in somebody’s personal history right?"

If it's anyone they label a Conservative - they dig way back for any negatives or mud they can rake up. With Obama - not so much!!

48 posted on 10/20/2011 9:10:03 PM PDT by LADY J ( Change your thoughts and you change your world.. - Norman Vincent Peale))
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To: bigdaddy45

So, you’re saying, screw the Constitution?

What part of National Law don’t you understand?


49 posted on 10/20/2011 10:56:45 PM PDT by SatinDoll (NO FOREIGN NATIONALS AS U.S.A. PRESIDENT)
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To: newzjunkey

“...The Naturalization Act of 1790...” was rescinded before 1800. So it matters not a tinker’s damn what it said over two hundred years ago.


50 posted on 10/20/2011 10:58:47 PM PDT by SatinDoll (NO FOREIGN NATIONALS AS U.S.A. PRESIDENT)
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To: Brilliant
Castro began his revolution in 1952. The mere fact that he did not actually overthrow Batista until 1959 does not mean that the Rubios were not motivated to leave by the rise of Castro.

Yes.

51 posted on 10/21/2011 6:41:48 AM PDT by truthkeeper (Vote Against Barack Obama in 2012!)
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To: Seizethecarp
WaPo has proved that Rubio’s family were not political refugees of the Communist Revolution, but were economic immigrants.

War refugees

52 posted on 10/21/2011 8:10:20 PM PDT by RedMonqey (A politician's integrity is usually only as strong as his poll numbers.)
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To: Seizethecarp

inelible bump


53 posted on 10/22/2011 12:42:38 AM PDT by Dajjal (Justice Robert Jackson was wrong -- the Constitution IS a suicide pact.)
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ineligible (it’s late)


54 posted on 10/22/2011 12:43:53 AM PDT by Dajjal (Justice Robert Jackson was wrong -- the Constitution IS a suicide pact.)
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