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Why does Rubio want the immigration process to be so difficult?
The “Migration and Refugee Assistance Act,” enacted in 1962, authorized appropriations. in excess of $1.3 billion of direct financial assistance for Cuban immigrants. They were eligible for public assistance, Medicare, free English courses, scholarships, and low-interest college loans. Some banks even pioneered loans for exiles who did not have collateral or credit but received help in getting business loans that enabled many Cuban Americans to start up their own businesses.
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The Last Newspaper Reader is back with his take on world politics, Washington, DC and the kinds of governments he loves to hate. He always gets a little help from his friend upstairs who really would like to be the 2nd to last newspaper reader, if only the old man would just shut up. He may never do a rebuttal to the state of the union speech, but he’s a keen favorite on WHACKO-TVThe Last Newspaper Reader is back with his take on world politics, Washington, DC and... more
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Hope donors to PACs get more involved with researching just how the PACsters actually spend donations while they are whispering words donors want to hear while doing what they want to do to assure their own lifestyles on donor dimes.
From Think Progress http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2013/01/17/1465291/marco-rubios-pac-spends-five-times-more-on-overhead-than-political-contributions/?mobile=nc
"Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)’s leadership PAC, the Reclaim America PAC, boldly lists its motto as “electing conservatives to the United States Senate.” But despite raising more than $1.6 million in the 2012 cycle, less than five percent of that money went to other political candidates.
Rubio, elected to the Senate in 2010, registered his leadership PAC in August 2011. In a video announcing the committee, Rubio told supporters the it aimed to “help and assist like-minded candidates who want to come here and serve in the House, in the Senate, or maybe even in the White House to make a difference for America’s future.”
While his official Senate website biography boasts that he is “proud to represent Florida in the U.S. Senate where I’m working to fulfill my promise to restore fiscal discipline,” Rubio’s leadership PAC spending hardly seems disciplined. Out of $1,688,086 in receipts, Reclaim America reported spending over $370,000 on political consultants, more than $256,000 on fundraising expenses, and upwards of $450,000 on administrative overhead, according to the non-partisan Center for Responsive Politics.
That did not leave much for the PAC’s alleged purpose of electing more conservative Republicans: less than $78,000. This total just under $2,400 in independent expenditures, $15,000 sent to his party’s Senate campaign committee, money earmarked raised specifically for and transferred directly to other campaigns, and just five $2,500 donations to Senate candidates. ..."
More than $370,000 on 'political consultants'? Not sure about you, but I would love the list of who got paid and how much. Betting on some nepotism on that check register.
More than $256,000 on fundraising expenses? Again, I would like to see the check register. That's a chunk of change to raise that $1,688,086 they took in. Still, I reckon it's a better percentage than the GOP babes who sponged off of Komen for Con, err, Cure. But how do donors feel about a hair over 15% of donations going for raising donations when the PAC spent less than $78K on the alleged purpose of electing more conservative GOP candidates?
And look at that administrative overhead number! Whooo doggie, nearly $450,000 for that one, when the PAC was operating out of the Rubio home? Wowza! What kinda rent was his PAC paying to his own bad self for a little space? Just how much is a computer, printer, phone line, PO box and some paper? When I ran my own business from home it didn't take a lot of money for overhead. Wow, $450,000?
Oh, and I saw a thread here on Current that the Rubio home in FL is on the market. Guessing there is a LOT of equity in that home. Can't help wondering if a lot of the home's equity came out of that administrative overhead number his PAC paid out. Just what is the going rate for rent on a spare bedroom in that neighborhood?
Well, he certainly manages to plan his personal finances better than he plans his nationally televised speech/auditions.Hope donors to PACs get more involved with researching just how the PACsters actually... more
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“The government can’t change the weather. I said that in the speech. We can pass a bunch of laws that will destroy our economy, but it isn’t going to change the weather.”
By Adam Peck on Feb 13, 2013 at 12:37 pm
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) made an appearance on Fox and Friends Wednesday morning less than 12 hours after delivering the GOP rebuttal to President Obama’s State of the Union address. The Republican Party’s newest champion took the time to shoot down the realities of climate change and the kinds of regulations that he himself once supported as the speaker of the house in Florida.
During his speech on Tuesday, President Obama called for a market-based approach towards solving the climate crisis, stressing the economic as well as environmental benefits that derive from investments in clean energy. In response, Rubio attacked cap and trade legislation as an economic menace that would cripple the recovery, and he repeated the claim again this morning:
RUBIO: "The government can’t change the weather. I said that in the speech. We can pass a bunch of laws that will destroy our economy, but it isn’t going to change the weather. Because, for example, there are other countries that are polluting in the atmosphere much greater than we are at this point, China, India, all these countries that are still growing. They’re not going to stop doing what they’re doing. America is a country, it’s not a planet. So we can pass a bunch of laws or executive orders that will do nothing to change the climate or the weather but will devastate our economy."
In fact, Rubio is wrong that “there are other countries that are polluting in the atmosphere much greater than we are at this point.” There is only one — China — and it is still a long way away from reaching America’s level of cumulative carbon pollution, and it is the total pollution emitted to date that drives climate change. That’s why it is so important America lead the way on climate action.
Rubio’s anti-science rhetoric is no surprise since he has also expressed skepticism towards the nearly universal consensus among scientists that humans have played a detrimental role in climate change.
While Rubio is right that America is not a planet, he is wrong to suggest that cap and trade — which has in the past enjoyed bipartisan support — would hinder economic growth. In fact, just last week a consortium of 9 northeastern states and the privately owned energy companies that power them announced they would be expanding a regional cap and trade system that has been in place since 2008, citing the positive economic and environmental benefits reaped over the last five years.
Rubio himself sought to turn Florida into “the Silicon Valley” of the green energy industry, lauding the state’s push for a version of cap and trade legislation as a potential moneymaker for Floridian businesses during a 2008 floor speech. There is also ample evidence to suggest that investments in renewable energy would help create millions of jobs and quicken the economic recovery, not hamper it as Rubio claims.
As President Obama noted in his address, other countries — China and India included — have raced ahead of the United States in the development of clean, alternative energy. And in Europe, countries like Germany have taken far greater strides than the U.S in solar energy, producing as much as 80 times more electricity relative to energy consumption through photovoltaic panels as compared to the United States.“The government can’t change the weather. I said that in the speech. We... more
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"Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) appeared to be having some trouble delivering the GOP rebuttal to President Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday night, when he awkwardly reached for a sip of water midway through his speech. "
The comments are a hoot and will send you off to your slumber with a giggle.
"Watergate"
"Whitewater? Benguzzle?"
"tomorrow it will all be bottled water under the bridge."
"I think Stewart and Colbert can take the week off and just run this video on a loop."
Ah yes, the panel has spoken: another Not Ready For Prime Time GOP pol.
And of course, some speculation as to what sort of attention deficit moderating drugs makes a guy's mouth that dry.
Me? Hells bells, I grew up watching Nixon sweat and parch. Horrible flashbacks from the Rubio video. Horrible flashbacks.
I heard Boehner is grumbling that his gin bottle is a tad light. And Bobby Jindal is singing and dancing."Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) appeared to be having some trouble delivering the GOP... more
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Democratic strategist Alexis McGill Johnson and Current TV’s Cenk Uygur, John Fugelsang, Michael Shure and David Shuster react to the GOP’s State of the Union rebuttal, delivered by Marco Rubio.
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I guess Marco took enough heat to change his answer from "We don't really know. It's a mystery."
What's interesting is being Roman Catholic, it's fine for him to believe the Earth is 4.5 billion years old because Catholics don't necessarily believe in a literal interpretation of the Bible. But for some reason, Rubio was afraid to give a straight answer to an easy question in his GQ interview.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/05/marco-rubio-earth_n_2244484.htmlI guess Marco took enough heat to change his answer from "We don't really... more
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Uhhhh.... Marco ... meet rock ... meet rock's friend radiometric dating ... age of Earth is 4.54 billion years, give or take a few million. I just solved your mystery.
Here we go again, Republican wonder boy Marco Rubio channeling Rick Perry.
Here is Rubio's full quote from a GQ interview:
"I'm not a scientist, man. I can tell you what recorded history says, I can tell you what the Bible says, but I think that's a dispute amongst theologians and I think it has nothing to do with the gross domestic product or economic growth of the United States. I think the age of the universe has zero to do with how our economy is going to grow. I'm not a scientist. I don't think I'm qualified to answer a question like that. At the end of the day, I think there are multiple theories out there on how the universe was created and I think this is a country where people should have the opportunity to teach them all. I think parents should be able to teach their kids what their faith says, what science says. Whether the Earth was created in 7 days, or 7 actual eras, I'm not sure we'll ever be able to answer that. It's one of the great mysteries."
Nothing is more frightening to me than ambitious politicians who are willfully and even proudly ignorant of basic science.
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/11/marco-rubio-age-earth-gq-science-bible.html
http://a.abcnews.com/images/Politics/nc_marco_rubio_ll_120828_wg.jpgUhhhh.... Marco ... meet rock ... meet rock's friend radiometric dating ... age... more
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On the Sunday talk show circuit, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) criticized the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act as nothing more a giveaway to trial lawyers.
“Just because they call a piece of legislation an equal pay bill doesn’t make it so,” he said on ABC’s “This Week.” “In fact, much of this legislation is, in many respects, nothing but an effort to help trial lawyers collect their fees and file lawsuits, which may not contribute at all whatsoever to increasing pay equity in the workplace.”
The 2009 law makes it easier for women to sue their employers if they’re being paid less than men for doing equal work. Rubio said he supports the principle but opposes the Ledbetter legislation as a way of achieving it.
“If you’re the most qualified person for the job, you should be able to get paid — you should get paid as much as your male counterpart,” he said. “Everyone agrees with that principle.”
The law has become a flashpoint for the women’s vote in the presidential race. President Obama often points out that the Ledbetter act was the first bill he signed into law. Mitt Romney’s campaign has recently struggled to clarify his view of the law, saying he does not have a position on whether he would have signed it if he were president in 2009 but that he won’t try to get rid of it if elected.
Republicans, including vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan, broadly opposed the measure in 2009. Earlier this summer they filibustered legislation offered by Senate Democrats’ to strengthen protections for women in the workplace, in part by forbidding employers from retaliating against women who sue for pay discrimination.
Defending his opposition to the so-called Paycheck Fairness Act, Rubio similarly called it an effort to help trial lawyers instead of women.
“It’s pure election-year politics,” he told reporters in June. “This bill reads more to me like some sort of a welfare plan for trial lawyers.”On the Sunday talk show circuit, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) criticized the Lilly... more
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By David Shuster / current.com / @DavidShuster
There are now several reports that presumed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has whittled down his running mate search to just two or three people. Last week in this space I identified the seven women who I thought were at the top of his list. Here are my picks for the seven men.By David Shuster / current.com / @DavidShuster
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By Jonathan Kuperberg and Morgan Miller / current.com
Marco Rubio is one of the most talked about contenders in the Republican veepstakes. The Florida senator is a newcomer to the political scene; he served as Speaker of the Florida House before running for Senate in 2010. With less than two years of Senate experience, on paper he seems like an unlikely candidate. However, the vivacious senator commands attention.
The Cuban-American West Miami native is now well known for his memoir “An American Son,” which chronicles his parents’ immigration to the United States after Castro came to power — or wait, was that before Castro took over? Perhaps more infamous than the book is Rubio’s claim that his parents came to the United States three years after they truly did. Many are calling this conveniently timed “error” a political move.
Here are seven things you might not know about Marco Rubio:By Jonathan Kuperberg and Morgan Miller / current.com
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Florida senator Marco Rubio stopped by Meet the Press today to promote his new book An American Son and talk about immigration policy. David Gregory highlighted a passage from Rubio’s book suggesting much of the anti-immigrant rhetoric has a racial tone to it. Rubio explained that the remark was not directed at just people in his own party, and praised the GOP as being overwhelmingly “compassionate to the plight” of illegal immigrants, while admitting many Hispanics would not just simply vote for Mitt Romney because of a change in position on immigration.
Gregory read an excerpt from the book where Rubio says, “I begin to wonder if some of the people who speak so disparagingly about immigrants would be just as worked up if most of them were coming from Canada.” He told Rubio this suggests a “level of racism” coming from the anti-immigration people, and asked about what kind of problem the Republican party in particular has with this issue.
Rubio first clarified that not all the voices he’s referring to are Republicans, and defended his party as a whole for its position on immigration.
“The enormous, vast, and overwhelming majority of Republicans are supporters of legal immigration, are compassionate to the plight of… illegal immigrants, but understand that America cannot be the only country in the world that doesn’t enforce its immigration laws.”
He criticized the DREAM Act as “too broad, and said no serious immigration reform would get done this year because firstly, it’s an election year, and secondly, because the issue has been “politicized by the president.”Florida senator Marco Rubio stopped by Meet the Press today to promote his new book An... more
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Luke Rudkowski of WeAreChange confronts U.S. Senator for Florida Marco Rubio on Bilderberg. Watch Luke navigate hotel obstacles to repeatedly find & confront the Senator....
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When the dust settles POTUS's announcement today will be seen to have more to do with the electorate than with the issue of immigration.When the dust settles POTUS's announcement today will be seen to have more to do... more
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For over half century, a collection of world leaders have been meeting annually across the globe, but this year the Bilderberg group, which many believe sets global agendas, is gathering in Chantilly, Virginia. A lot of people think the decisions made here only benefit the rich and powerful. Abby Martin joins us for more on Bilderberg.
http://youtu.be/wgxR5a_JH2sFor over half century, a collection of world leaders have been meeting annually across... more
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With over a thousand protesters heading to the site of the 2012 Bilderberg Group meeting, Bilderberg insiders are becoming increasingly concerned at how the spectacle will impact their much cherished desire for secrecy, according to our sources
As we divulged earlier this month, Alex Jones has developed two sources who have intimate connections with the Bilderberg Group, the shadowy organization set to meet this week at the Westfields Marriott Washington Dulles hotel in Chantilly, Virginia.
The sources, one of whom was able to relate that the code name for this year’s confab is the “Palm Tree Conference,” tell us that Bilderberg’s inner circle has become irate in recent days over having to beef their security preparations in anticipation of record numbers of demonstrators.
Bilderberg is also fuming over the significant amount of press coverage they have received before the conference has even started, most notably a Politico article that highlighted an Infowars.com story about Florida Senator Marco Rubio being a Bilderberg favorite for Romney’s VP.
Bilderberg has worked for over 50 years to keep the details of their meetings private, but this year’s confab promises to deliver a deluge of revelations about the group’s agenda, a threat that has Bilderberg running scared.
Bilderberg’s attitude towards those who rail against the group’s underhanded influence on world affairs is notoriously elitist. During the 2010 conference in Spain, London Guardian journalist Charlie Skelton overheard Bilderberg organizers complain about the fact that people had “enough income” to be able to travel and protest against Bilderberg.
These demonstrators represented a “permanent threat” to Bilderberg and their presence was “very scary” to Bilderberg attendees, according to the conversation overheard by Skelton.
Given how Bilderberg members were confronted during last year’s meeting in St. Moritz, Switzerland, don’t expect the attendees to be taking any “nature walks” this time around.
In addition to the Politico piece, the Drudge Report, which drives more news traffic than Twitter and Facebook combined, has already posted a poll asking readers if they believe Bilderberg represents a gathering of “the real power masters,” the majority of whom clearly think so.
Bilderberg organizers are stuck between a rock and a hard place because while they want protesters to be kept well away from the hotel, footage of police cracking heads would represent a public relations nightmare for an organization that loathes the spotlight, which is why security is normally kept as low key as possible....
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We are in the business of keeping both sides honest and want the best possible proposal for DREAMERS. Which is why we will check BOTH sides. Here, the connection between FAIR, CIS, and alternative proposals the to DREAM Act deserve to be checked.We are in the business of keeping both sides honest and want the best possible... more
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