Posted on 06/09/2015 3:10:26 PM PDT by Kaslin
After doing a deep dive on the Rubio's traffic violation history last week (just kidding, it wasn't a deep dive but instead information handed over by the far left American Bridge), the New York Times is back for more...publishing of American Bridge material. This time, the NYT is letting everyone know just how broke the Rubio's were when they were young(er), just like everyone else in America. Oh, and that he's had trouble with his finances...like every other person in America. And, he likes fun toys...like any good man in America.
For years, Senator Marco Rubio struggled under the weight of student debt, mortgages and an extra loan against the value of his home totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. But in 2012, financial salvation seemed to have arrived: A publisher paid him $800,000 to write a book about growing up as the son of Cuban immigrants.
In speeches, Mr. Rubio, a Florida Republican, spoke of his prudent plan for using the cash to finally pay off his law school loans, expressing relief that he no longer owed “a lady named Sallie Mae,” as he once called the lender.
Oh, and guess what guys? Marco Rubio had the nerve to buy a speed boat...in Florida. How irresponsible. UPDATE: It was a fishing boat for his family, not an "extravagant" "luxury speedboat" as the NYT claims.
But at the same time, he splurged on an extravagant purchase: $80,000 for a luxury speedboat, state records show. At the time, Mr. Rubio confided to a friend that it was a potentially inadvisable outlay that he could not resist. The 24-foot boat, he said, fulfilled a dream.
Here's a photo of the boat, and no, that isn't Rubio driving the boat.
This is so ridiculous I'm actually laughing at my computer right now. Rubio had student loan debt? Yeah, so? A lot of people do. The Rubios had trouble balancing their spending? Who doesn't? Rubio took out a loan on his home to make ends meet? Good for him, lots of people do. He was paid a hefty amount of money to write a book about his upbringing that he used to pay off debt? Even better. He had more than one home now? Cool, wish I did too. He spent $80,000 on a speed fishing boat in ocean surrounded Florida after paying off his debt? How could he?!
Marco Rubio and his family are normal people chasing the American Dream and that scares the hell out of "dead broke so we could pay mortgages" Hillary Clinton supporters. The different between Rubio and Clinton is that Rubio embraces success and policies that allow every American to own multiple homes and a speed boat someday. Clinton, however, relishes in wealth instead of encouraging Americans to become wealthy themselves to live the good life. According to Clinton, not everyone can be queen.
I will give the NYT credit for actually digging into the shady and corrupt debacles over at the Clinton Foundation. They should do more of that and less of this.
H/T Ed Morrissey
Editor's note: The headline has been updated to reflect the fact Rubio purchased a fishing boat, not a speed boat. A photo of the boat in question was also added.
NO.. Rubio is irresponsible BECAUSE he is tool of the left..
Even republican leftists..
Right mooring state but wrong residence state. At the time of purchase, Kerry was senior US Senator from (and obvious resident of) Massachusetts, a state frequently aliased as Taxachusetts.
It was that state's cost of ownership / taxes that drove the esteemed US Navy Vet to follow the common tax-avoidance strategy of keeping an asset away from the tax assessors & collectors! An amazing act of self-interest by a champion of larger government (driven by larger tax requirements!)
NYT is upset about Rubio’s small boat.
Meanwhile doesn’t have time to cover Capt. “Yellow-Stain” keeping our Ship of State up “Schitt’s Creek”!
That’s a twin engine with a cabin. Its not that small. And its 20% of his after tax money. But I do agree, so far Rubio seems a lot like an upper middle class normal guy. If he weren’t in government jobs, he would be making far more as a lawyer.
It is nice to see a guy who has most of the same problems as the rest of us.
They attack him stupidly as if they are trying to make me like him.
I actually do like him, but not for president, not now. He needs to watch Cruz from his senate seat for a couple of terms, to see how its done. Then we’ll talk.
Yep, its almost exactly $80K Century 2400 WA. In fact its now $81K
Just look at the Liberals commenting on the NYT site. My two Comments were being “moderated”, which means they will never see the light of day.
You would think Rubio is a Serial Killer who uses his “Luxury Speedboat” to dump the Bodies of his Victims into the Ocean.
It's a normal size fishing boat with a center console. . NOT a cabin! The cabin is on Kerry's boat. . .jeez!!
The folks at the NYT are clearly ignorant about boats, and a lot of other things. A true luxury boat, even a small one, can easily cost a couple hundred thousand dollars. Rubio bought himself a nice, practical boat in my opinion. Smart choice for family fun.
You would think Rubio is a Serial Killer...
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LOL!!! That’s a good one.
Liberalism truly is a mental disease.
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There are no limits to liberal lunacy.
I don’t care if he bought Sonny Crocket’s fast boat as long as he votes the right way. He does not. That’s my beef with Rubio.
Anyway new, its $81K. I found it online several places. But like my horses, its not the cost of the boat that gets you. Its the cost of the gas, mooring and upkeep that will send you to the poor house.
that seems to be the going price.
here’s one for 115K. the twin yamaha 150’s are about 15,000 each. boats are not cheap altho some are cheaply made.
http://www.boattrader.com/listing/2014-Edgewater-245CC-102127723
Are there no boat owners in NY? In Louisiana there are more registered boats than there are residents in the state.
I had a chat friend who lived in Long Island and he had a fishing boat
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