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How Marco Rubio charged thousands in personal expenses on his Republican Party credit card
Daily Mail ^ | 5/14/15 | Martin Gould

Posted on 05/14/2015 3:54:05 PM PDT by jimbo123

How Marco Rubio charged thousands in personal expenses on his Republican Party credit card including $4,000 flooring for his Miami home – and hired his ex-Dolphins cheerleader wife

Republican presidential front-runner Marco Rubio charged thousands of dollars of personal expenses on a party-issued credit card, used his home as the base for his political committee and hired his wife, who billed $5,700 in 'gas and food' expenses, a Daily Mail Online investigation into his finances has revealed.

Car repairs, fancy dinners and even a $134 haircut were among the items he charged on the American Express card, which was supposed to pay for only Republican Party-related expenses.

One former supporter even revealed the Florida senator confided to him that he charged more than $4,000 to the card to pay for new flooring in his Miami-area home.

'We were in a Starbucks in Tampa and we sat down to get to know one another,' former political consultant Chris Ingram told Daily Mail Online. 'I asked him if there was anything that might be a problem in his upcoming campaign. He told me "I have this issue with an American Express card where we accidentally charged $4-5,000 for home flooring."'

Rubio's history of mingling of personal expenses with those of his political party - he says he's paid them all back - are bound to come up during what promises to be a hard-fought primary battle and, if he is successful, to become a major part of next year's race for the White House.

'What worries me is if Marco Rubio were to win the party's nomination, you can be sure that Democrats will make a big deal of it in the general election,' said Mike Fazano, a former Majority Leader in the Florida House of Representatives,

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: amnesty; creditcardgate; marcorubio; personalfinances; rubio; rubio2016
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To: RKBA Democrat

An illustration of my last response: $$$


21 posted on 05/14/2015 4:34:08 PM PDT by dware (In 2016, the GOP has 2 choices: CRUZ OR LOSE!)
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To: rrrod

Jeb trying to create a diversion for sure.


22 posted on 05/14/2015 4:34:36 PM PDT by jimbo123
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To: tumblindice


23 posted on 05/14/2015 4:34:38 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: jimbo123

Post 15 for Prez & Post 17 for Vice Prez.

Or vice-versa if the demographics dictate.

Or just the graphics, for that matter. I’m easy.


24 posted on 05/14/2015 4:46:12 PM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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To: jimbo123

Right out of Alinsky’s,”Rules for Radicals”.


25 posted on 05/14/2015 4:48:49 PM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: jimbo123

This came up in Rubio’s senate race agains’t Charlie Crist. At the time he said he had paid all of the eronious charges back from his personal account. I guess it could accidentally happen but does not look good and did not look good then.


26 posted on 05/14/2015 4:51:00 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: jimbo123
if Marco Rubio were to win the party's nomination, you can be sure that Democrats will make a big deal of it in the general election

They won't say a word about it. Nobody on either party wants the charges to their party-issued credit card scrutinized.

This is one of those perks of the job that they'd rather not shine too much light on.

27 posted on 05/14/2015 4:52:08 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: Zhang Fei

The fastest way for a politician to get out of debt is to become an amnesty pimp for the Chamber of Commerce.


28 posted on 05/14/2015 4:54:46 PM PDT by jimbo123
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To: jimbo123
A candidate cannot use political contribution money for personal expenses, it's a law. It appears he is not in control of his personal finances today, not years ago when this happened. He had better have a trustworthy person in charge of contribution money and he never touches it for personal expenses.

When my husband was a Republican County Chair and primary election time came around, we completed a state document listing all expenses to hold that primary election. We received a state check and a special Primary Election account at the bank had to be opened. If we had paid for any personal expenses out of that money, we would have been jailed and the key thrown away. Among other political costs (printing of ballots, etc.), we paid the election judges/clerks out of that money. Every single cent had to be accounted for.

Rubio is not a dummy and he had to know he was breaking a law by paying for new flooring for his house out of that money, plus the other personal items he purchased. I don't care if he paid them back, there is no way he should have done that with that money in the first place.

The article says he didn't pay it back until he was caught. I don't know if that's true, but he never should have touched that money for personal expenses. Since he did that, I would not trust him as he had to know he was doing wrong and he did it anyway.

If Rubio is your man, I hope he weathers this storm. I don't think he will be the final candidate and that has nothing to do with his finances.

29 posted on 05/14/2015 5:05:30 PM PDT by Marcella (TED CRUZ Prepping can save your life today. Going Galt is freedom.)
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To: Marcella

Methinks Rubio’s other credit cards were maxed out and that’s why he used the party card.


30 posted on 05/14/2015 5:09:24 PM PDT by jimbo123
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To: jimbo123

More to do about NOTHING!


31 posted on 05/14/2015 5:18:24 PM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: jimbo123

“Methinks Rubio’s other credit cards were maxed out and that’s why he used the party card.”

I think you are right - but he wasn’t using the money to buy beans to eat or starve, or milk for the kids - he used it for a new floor in his house and other items he did not need to exist. There is no excuse for what he did. His judgment failed him. Psychologically, we mental health workers know “The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior”.


32 posted on 05/14/2015 5:19:39 PM PDT by Marcella (TED CRUZ Prepping can save your life today. Going Galt is freedom.)
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To: jimbo123

I think he used the “party card” for the same reason anyone else in his position would use it —because he thought he would get away with it.

I don’t give a hoot that he paid it back. He committed crimes and that makes him a crook and unfit for public office.


33 posted on 05/14/2015 5:31:53 PM PDT by Gator113 (~~Cruz, OR LOSE~~ Ted Cruz is the only true Conservative in this race.)
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To: tumblindice

I don’t like Rubio. I see him as a crook, but maybe I should rethink this.

He would sure change the overall appearance of the White House with her running around....and I am certain it would smell better.

Perhaps I have been too tough on this good man. ;>)

Wow.....


34 posted on 05/14/2015 5:39:38 PM PDT by Gator113 (~~Cruz, OR LOSE~~ Ted Cruz is the only true Conservative in this race.)
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To: EEGator

I just came here to read the article.


35 posted on 05/14/2015 5:41:05 PM PDT by Gator113 (~~Cruz, OR LOSE~~ Ted Cruz is the only true Conservative in this race.)
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To: Marcella

Haha Marco Rubio is like that Cuban-American Senator on Alpha House (produced by Amazon)


36 posted on 05/14/2015 5:45:57 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: dware

I guess from his perspective it beats working. He can do this gig for a few years, then join eric cantor and really cash in.

Professional flatterers of caesar don’t come cheap.


37 posted on 05/14/2015 5:57:24 PM PDT by RKBA Democrat (The ballot is a suggestion box for slaves.)
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To: jimbo123

Luke 16:10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much :and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.


38 posted on 05/14/2015 7:01:50 PM PDT by freedomfiter2 (Brutal acts of commission and yawning acts of omission both strengthen the hand of the devil.)
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To: jimbo123

Scheming with Schumer was enough.
I didn’t need to know he couldn’t be trusted with a credit card to know he couldn’t be trusted.


39 posted on 05/14/2015 7:17:20 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: jimbo123

At least he paid it back, with Whitewater???


40 posted on 05/14/2015 7:18:51 PM PDT by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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