Rubio challenged on marriage equality

Kind of an interesting piece. It's obvious that Rubio was VERY uncomfortable with the exchange on same-sex marriage. To be honest, this issue puts GOP candidates on the spot (I mean, what are they supposed to say? At least Rubio didn't say something dumb like hate the sin, love the sinner.) But maybe being put on the spot isn't a bad thing. Mindlessly reciting a position paper -- which Rubio was ripped for doing in Saturday's debate -- won't cut it, and it would be good if they actually had to *think* about an answer on the issue of gay rights. The Republican position on gay issues isn't going to be changing anytime soon, but the more people have to think about the issue, and why they are opposed to gay marriage and nondiscrimination laws, the better. Maybe eventually logic will prevail and some will start to see just how out of touch opposition to equality is.

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/marco-rubio-challenged … e-equality


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  • I think Bernie will surprise a ton of people with southern voters. Everyone seems to think that blacks will only vote for Hillary and blue collars only vote for Republicans. But I'm voting for Bernie. Most of my friends will only vote for Bernie.
    doankyl 02/11/2016 03:58 PM
  • There is one GOP candidate who could very easily win election in November -- John Kasich, the Ohio governor, who finished second in the New Hampshire primary. I certainly hope he's NOT the GOP nominee. As a moderate Republican, he would be a very formidable opponent for whomever the Democratic nominee is. I don't think the GOP electorate is of a mind to nominate a moderate, but we'll see.

    BTW, Hillary has to still be considered the favorite of the Dems, until Bernie proves that he can capture minority and blue collar votes in large enough number to win. I doubt that he can do that, but we will find out for sure on March 1, which is Super Tuesday and includes a bunch of states with heavy minority populations, including Texas. Money shouldn't be a huge problem for him, as liberals donate heavily, but it is also still unknown if he will have the type of campaign operation set up to compete outside Iowa and New Hampshire. I'm not ruling him out as the nominee -- lord knows, Hillary is not well liked by a goodly chunk of the population, including Democrats -- but he still has much to prove, despite Tuesday's big win.
    BearinFW 02/10/2016 07:42 PM
  • they all drink from the same cup of poison and spew it out continually.
    BDGF 02/10/2016 05:39 AM
  • Well, after Rubio's dismal fifth-place finish in New Hampshire, it's clear that his campaign is in trouble. Couldn't happen to a more deserving guy!!!
    BearinFW 02/10/2016 03:45 AM
  • my sincere wish is that some day very soon these republicans and most of their supporters will wake up in the 21 century.... ( sigh )
    matureblktopman 02/09/2016 04:56 PM
  • Have seen a couple of posts claiming that a picture shows him dancing at a foam party in Miami when he was 19. Goddess I hope someone can prove this.

    Rubio actually scares me more than most of the GOP Clown Car. He's young, good looking (to some) and with lifts is taller than Hillary. The tallest person usually wins. He spouts the same crap as Cruz and Trump but it doesn't sound as bad.
    txholdup 02/09/2016 03:38 PM