Posted on 12/30/2015 7:15:14 PM PST by JSDude1
BOONE, IOWA – Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)
79%
privately defended the National Security Agency’s (NSA) spying on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, even as he publicly condemned the practice. Rubio and his ally Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC)
86%
discussed the matter privately in a room away from reporters early Wednesday morning at the Royal Amsterdam Hotel in Pella, Iowa. The two men talked before they set out on a three-stop Iowa campaign tour to showcase Gowdy’s endorsement of Rubio.
This reporter heard the conversation while picking up a laptop computer and other materials left in a back room, away from where reporters were eating breakfast. Rubio, Gowdy, a couple of campaign staffers, and a Secret Service agent were the only ones present in the back room.
The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that the NSA monitored Netanyahu’s conversations, including conversations with U.S. legislators
“We spy on everyone,†Rubio told Gowdy, defending the practice of spying on a U.S. ally. “That’s the nature of intelligence.â€
“It’s more complicated than the [WSJ] story makes it seem,†Rubio added.
Gowdy responded that people are upset because the U.S. decided to stop spying on leaders of Germany and some other nations, but still spies on Israel.
But Rubio sang a different tune around the same time Wednesday morning on the Fox News program “Fox and Friends.â€
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South Carolina has given us a trio of truly awful politicians: Graham, Nikki Haley, Gowdy. All three ready to sell out this country.
Yep.
Many of our Founders wanted us to avoid the habits from the Continent. We have failed them.
Louie is my only puppy!
He’s ALL IN FOR DONALD TRUMP!
Good night.
May be the best thing that ever happened! Adelson of Las Vegas gets wind of this story and Rubio may get to stay campaign broke!
Rubio has been playing porter to Adelson in the same way he has been smarmying up to his Establishment colleagues.
Somehow, in that overheard conversation, I was not convinced that Gowdy was all that impressed with Rubio’s blow off of the whole spying affair.
I can not figure out what Gowdy has to gain from sidling up to Rubio and making so many enemies. McCarthy cut his legs out from under him on Benghazi, and now comes baby cakes Rubio, the other shill for the Establishment. Go figure?
If he wins the nomination, we’ll need lubio.
They can spy on Israel and Congress but they can’t find anybody who has overstayed their visa.
I’m convinced. You’re spot on, about that. I am in shell shock that Gowdy has been knocked around to show up for Marco Rubio. That is incredible on its face.
First, the Establishment sent McCarthy to blow up the Benghazi Committee, and now this Rubio card is played against him.
Yep, they have something on Trey. And, I thought Trey wanted to retire after this term. They may not let him.
Something fishy is in the air. And I hate conspiracy crap.
Rubio really is a clusterfu!#.
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Doesn’t “rubio” in Spanish mean “blond”?
Might explain his flip-flopping from liberal to claiming conservative views. He can’t make up his mind.
Ping
AWWWWW! PUH-Leeeeze! How wonderful this little darling is!
We desperately need more of these pictures of LOUIE.
LOVE THE LITTLE TRUMP JACKET!!!!
LOUIE = FR MASCOT!
His little face! He is in a mood about the GOPE, too! How sweet!
Are they REALLY??? I never heard that. I was thinking Gowdy support was a mob buy, right out of the GOPE horse’s head in the bed Committee.
Rubio is a con man and unfit for office.
It is a problem when Israel is treated like an enemy while Iran is treated like a friend. it is a big problem.
Also Congress. Obama is a traitor.
He is not even a natural born citizen, should not be in the race. I hear that Gowdy is extreme amnesty supporter.
Louie is adorable. Sooooo cute.
Name another straight male who changes their haircut ten times in a few years ?
LOL!! You got me on THAT one! LOL!
Say one thing in private to the donors and the opposite in public. Rubio is bought and paid for.
If only there were a candidate who had FU money and didn’t need donors.
MORE pics of Louie! Less pics of Stubio.
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