Posted on 02/12/2013 7:17:45 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Sen. Rand Paul will be delivering the 'tea party' response to Obama's state of the union address. He could overshadow the official Republican response, given by Sen. Marco Rubio.
On ABC's "This Week," GOP strategist Nicolle Wallace revealed Sunday that Sen. Marco Rubio (R) of Florida – who will deliver the official Republican response to President Obama's State of the Union address – has scrapped his original draft in favor of a more aggressive approach. According to Ms. Wallace, Senator Rubio's decision to rewrite his remarks was spurred by the tone of Mr. Obama's inaugural address, which many Republicans saw as "historically combative."
But we wonder if it's really Obama that Rubio is thinking about – or Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul.
Senator Paul, of course, will be delivering the official "tea party response" to Obama's address, a tradition started two years ago by Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann (who famously failed to look into the camera throughout her remarks), and repeated last year by Herman Cain.
Even before they've been delivered, the dual responses are already being cast as yet another example of the base-versus-the-establishment schism in the Republican Party. That division has been on full display in recent weeks, with news of a new, Karl-Rove-backed political group that will aim to weed out "unelectable" far-right candidates in Republican primaries – a move that many tea party conservatives saw as a declaration of war.
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This is why the GOP needs a credible threat of a third party hanging over their heads.
BUMP
And it’s not Rubio.
Amen.
How can a person be “too” principled?
:-)
An ideology is a set of ideas that constitute one's goals, expectations, and actions.
Sounds like a plan to me.
Bachman looked squarely at the camera for her constituency, the Tea Party website cam, she ignored the MSM camera on purpose.
Lets hope Rand Paul kicks ass and takes names tonight.
This is why the GOP needs a credible threat of a third party hanging over their heads.
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Just heard Matt Kibbe from FreedomWorks interviewed. He’s talking 3rd party.
Rubio?
The non-eligible?!!!!!
Why a gop at all...the reason alan stang referred to gop as...Red from The start...
Semper Semper
*****
Rubio has already flushed his conservative cred down the toilet. No matter what he says or does tonight, few conservatives will believe him. He can kiss his presidential aspirations goodbye.
Wasn’t the camera at a bad angle or something?
Rubio is an open borders RINO! This guy is learning from the GOPe Zen Masters like: McConnell, McCain, Graham, etc. I guess Rubio will be the next “sure thing” being tossed at us by Rove and the other Establishment Pukes!
Bull Crap!
If Rubio does deliver a "more aggressive" response to 0bumb0, it is only to portray himself as more conservative and pandering to the TEA Party conservatives. In reality, Rubio is just another idiot RINO, who is more than willing to pander to illegal aliens, bring in more illegals, give them citizenship, and is stupid enough to think that the GOP will be able to out-pander the socialists demTurds who will have the illegal alien votes already locked up as a demTurd voting bloc.
The GOP-e continue to be the Stupid party by copy catting the dems in their rush to legalize & create 20 million or more illegal alien Hispanics as new Amerikan citizens. Our Republic is and will be no longer! If anything we need two separate countries.... a conservative, Christian, patriotic country, and let the libs, dems, socialists, unions, gays, illegals & muslims have the other half.
Great get on the Red Infested ‘republicans’. The article may be found: http://www.newswithviews.com/Stang/alan30.htm
I’m planning to only Watch Rand Paul.
There were multiple cameras. Bachmann was filmed speaking into the Tea Party camera, as a Tea Party supporter. CNN filmed it and played it LIVE, as the Tea Party response, but showing Michele speaking away from the CNN camera, making us look like programming hay seeds. Bad logistics.
Will anyone force Marco R. to reveal documents showing he is eligible to run for Pres? Oh, and just for laughs, the docs should include dates of parent’s citizenship.
Have I said, yet, today, that I-can-not-STAND-Nicole-Wallace?
“...a move that many tea party conservatives saw as a declaration of war...”
Ummm...yeah, It was.
And we aren’t going away.
“...How can a person be “too” principled?...”
When the other side has none, of course!
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