Rubio: Back room deal ‘what’s wrong with American politics’
by Jane Musgrave | October 29th, 2010PALM BEACH GARDENS – Republican U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio weighed in this morning on reports that former President Bill Clinton tried to broker a deal to get Democratic candidate Kendrick Meek out of the race to boost independent candidate Charlie Crist’s chances of winning.
“If you ever needed a reminder of what’s wrong with American politics today this story is a great reminder of back door deals,” he told reporters, including Palm Beach Post political writer George Bennett, at a campaign stop.
“That’s what got us some of this bad public policy that’s putting America on the wrong track. That’s what got us Obamacare,” Rubio said. “That’s in part what I’m running against … people in Washington that are willing to compromise principles to acquire power.”
During a speech to about 100 supporters at the Original Pancake House, he didn’t specifically mention the growing controversy.
But, he alluded to it at one point: “Here’s the deal,” he began. Then, he paused, “Well, maybe that’s the wrong word to use today.”
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October 29th, 2010 at 10:51 am
Back room deal?
Rubio, you got to be kidding. Wasn’t it a “back room deal” that had you forced upon us?
October 29th, 2010 at 11:04 am
It’s intriguing that the Democratic party that has so longed for the black vote would throw their candidate under the bus to further their national agenda. What ever happened to standing up for minorities? Dirty tricks as usual the Dems will do anything to win an election.
October 29th, 2010 at 11:05 am
what deal? The Dems know he is the future start of the Republican party. He is a true Conservative. Hes the DemaRats worst nightmare. Good luck on Tuesday.
October 29th, 2010 at 11:10 am
Lest we not forget that it was Marco Rubio’s very-own wheeling-and-dealing that gave the People of Florida their current no-fault automobile insurance nightmare that we all now have to live with!
We don’t need his kind of representation in Washington!
October 29th, 2010 at 11:24 am
We need Charlie Crist closet homosexual who would throw his own mother under the bus if it would garner him votes.
October 29th, 2010 at 11:35 am
What’s wrong with America is the extreme far right led by Rubio=Palin=O’Donnell.
It is time for the rational center to unite behind Governor Crist.
October 29th, 2010 at 11:41 am
It’s all back room deals… that’s all politicians do…
October 29th, 2010 at 11:41 am
Lets all get behind Crist, Pelosi and Barny Frank as they spend us till oblivion, rally the troops boys, get those PETA and Huffington Post droids together they represent socialist America!
October 29th, 2010 at 11:51 am
Yeah the kind of back door deals that now have the Repubs scrambling in Alaska because another candidate, Joe Miller was nor properly vetted. Now he is in 3rd place and they have stopped their attack ads on the former Republican in the elction and are now focusing on attacking the Democrat now that they see Miller may be in trouble…
Go Crist– we can’t afford to have these candidates that the Tea PArty has cropped up…
October 29th, 2010 at 11:55 am
Marco Polo is a Cubin Extremist thats funded by castro himself.this guy has talked about obama care but its his people who inpart has raised this nations debt by floating too this country illeaglely putting the burden of taking care of these illeagles on the american people.what a joke this guy is and those who support this castro implant will see his true colors once in office and its not RED, Its Not WHITE And Its Surley not the BLUE.
October 29th, 2010 at 12:45 pm
Here is some polling from Mason-Dixon on the 2006 Senate race. Was it accurate? You decide. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15547023/
October 29th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
Hey Boat Rafter. You are nothing but a retarded, illiterate, bigot. No wonder you’re a Democrat.
October 29th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
Here is another flawed Mason-Dixon poll. I wouldn’t give too much importance to this Mason-Dixon polling. In the past it has not proven very reliable. http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_96140.asp
October 29th, 2010 at 5:01 pm
As a Republican voter, all I can say is if Marco Rubio is the “future of the Republican Party” as fgp says, then I am off to register as a INDEPENDENT because Rubio is more left than Crist, he just hides it well. Boat, you are scary stupid, with well stated Republican and racist views of Cuban Americans. Bob W. do you not know your party lines when you read one? It is the Republicans who IGNORED the IMMIGRATION ISSUE even AFTER 9/11. Yet now, that has been labeled a failure of the Democratic POTUS. Disingenuious nonsense and it cracks me up that you think Boat is a Dummycrat. If you cant recognize your own brothers handwriting, political posturing and racist views, you might be a redneck.
October 29th, 2010 at 5:04 pm
Craig, were you asleep during the Bush years? I thought so. Nice of you to join us. Now, go do some homeworks and look who spent us into what we have now. Dont forget, the Dems were not in control of the house or senate until the last two years of Bush. There ya go, do you see it now..Ok, you can go back to sleep now.
October 29th, 2010 at 8:44 pm
Rubio = FRAUD
October 30th, 2010 at 8:52 am
Charlie Crist: From Governor to a Truck Stop Hooker
http://www.practicalstate.com/?p=3047
Cheers