TPM: Rubio Takes Awkward Water Break At State Of The Union Speech (VIDEO)

[highplainsdem]

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/rubio-takes-sip-of-water-midway-through-sotu

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.

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[Snarkoleptic]

1. I hope someone makes a nice .gif of that!

[malaise]

10. You're late

http://gif.mocksession.com/2013/02/rubio-is-thirsty/

Al Sharpton says Rubio should check New York - the Apollo on Wednesday night - amateur night

[Coyotl]

30. EarlG has a meme thread up to

[yellowcanine]

53. It was funny how he tried to keep looking into the camera and at the water at the same time.

He should fire his handlers. Damn embarrassing.

[malaise]

54. It was hilarious

What was he thinking?

[yellowcanine]

56. Not. Going. To. Let. That. Water. Get. Away.

[malaise]

62. I'm betting it's not the first time he panicked like that

but damn I still laugh every time I see it.

[AsahinaKimi]

31. Someone did

[TroglodyteScholar]

2. Furtive glance, bob&weave, GLURP, and right back into it...

A thing of beauty, and even funnier b/c the cameraman was clearly like wtf?

[ChisolmTrailDem]

4. You made me snort iced tea into my sinuses! eom

[tallahasseedem]

38. LOL!

[rocktivity]

64. Eleven minutes into a fourteen-minute speech, he runs dry

in more ways than one.


rocktivity

[nmbluesky]

3. Viral video

[Coyotl]

5. I can't wait for late night comedy tonight, and Saturday Night Live too!!

This is going to live in political infamy as the best wet your whistle moment in public speaking ever.
These people really think ahead

[nc4bo]

6. You know, I think he's playing his own personal version of the Drinking Game!

[ChisolmTrailDem]

7. Hahahah! Racheal "a big awkward lurch"! Funny as hell! eom

[Lifelong Protester]

8. Well, someone's gotta say it....

"stay thirsty, my friends"

[Beartracks]

12. ROFL "I don't often get invited to spew talking points after a SOTU speech. But..."

"... when I do, I drink Poland Springs."



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[texanwitch]

9. What the hell was that.

He is there big hope for the future.

[Volaris]

27. Not after that he's not, scratch one more "also-ran" for 2016 lol

and I just figured it out...modern political theater is much better delivered if you've actually WORKED IN THEATER. No AMATEUR actor would make an on-camera mistake like that, and no wonder these loons can't seem to replace the vaunted Saint Ronnie.


(BTW, fine and performing arts classes are part of a LIBERAL Arts curriculum at most colleges nowadays. You guys over there on your side OBVIOUSLY aren't doing yourselves any favors by getting rid of that kind of stuff LOLOLOLOLLOLLOLHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA).

I'm going back to watching Star Trek now...it's PROPER fiction.

[Beartracks]

11. Weird, he reminds me of that teenage conservative wunderkind. But...

... that kid later disavowed all the fire and brimstone tripe he used to parrot back at fundraisers and such, noting how, quite simply, he had grown up since then.

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[russspeakeasy]

13. Batter up ! He swallows, He chokes..!!

Back to the minors.

[Marie Marie]

14. I love that his head almost went out of frame.

What a doofus.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

15. Huh?

[Demonaut]

16. omg....that is hilarious!!

[HiPointDem]

17. who.cares.com of all the things that might be criticized, this is possibly the stupidest.

[SidDithers]

19. Oh, Hannah...

Sid

[joshcryer]

23. +1

Dude got dry mouth on national TV, didn't have a proper setup to get water, and stuttered through the entire rebuttal. It was an embarrassment, the water bit was just the icing on the cake.

[blue_heron]

24. wihey theping sweat

I knew he was in trouble when he was wiping his temple...and then the lurch...and then wiping his mouth.....

It was an embarassment. First I was dropping my jaw at what he was saying, which sounded just like a Romney campaign speech, and then I couldn't focus on what he was saying. It was like watching one of those awkward American Idol try outs, when they go in with bluster and confidence and then totally face plant.

[SidDithers]

25. Started to remind me of Albert Brooks in Broadcast News...

Sid

[WilliamPitt]

18. mb hmk zxvl;

^^^ my face against the keyboard ^^^

Holy shit.

[nolabear]

21. Thing of beauty, enit? Debate team flop sweat.

Child will have to get a WHOLE lot more chill if he's going to survive.

[WilliamPitt]

22. I have no words

but lots of joy.

Hee.

[SidDithers]

20. That's fucking hilarious...

What a boob.



Sid

[calimary]

26. AHA! Thanks! I was hoping somebody would post a clip of it.

I just had no interest whatsoever in watching either him or his little teabagger pal. No interest in listening, or hearing what malarky they had to offer. Just not interested. So Thank You, highplainsdem for helping to make sure I didn't miss the good part!

He's certainly not ready for prime time.

[Rex]

28. He drank the water to fool people into thinking he was not a robot!

"Oh sure, robots don't drink water...still, some keep an eye on him!"

[SunSeeker]

29. It looked like he was bending over to give a Koch brother a bj.

Imagine my relief when he came up with a glass of water!

[MADem]

32. You can lead a dork to water but you can't make him think. nt

[6000eliot]

33. They had no time to plan this?

Why the fuck couldn't they have put the water closer to him so he didn't have to bend over to get it? Does the Republican party have ANYONE who doesn't look as if he or she stepped right out of a clown car?

[jsr]

34. Smooth as a pro

[OnyxCollie]

35. At least he didn't take a leak. nt

[cartach]

36. Give us a break. How many speeches have you watched?

Close to none if you get a hard on over that sip of water.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

37. How many SOTU responses have I seen with a water break?

None. Worse still (from the GOP's point of view) is that their entire message has been eclipsed by that one sip, just as their whole "Second Amendment rights are sacred" meme is overwhelmed by the presence of Ted Nugent in the audience. All he needed was his rifle:JC Penney

[yellowcanine]

58. Spare us your self righteous indignation. It is unbecoming.

No one is getting sexually aroused. It was unexpected and funny for that to happen to a politician during a planned national speech. These things are usually carefully choreographed. One could watch a hundred of these speeches and not see anything like that. Furthermore, it wasn't taking a sip of water, it was the very awkward way he did it.

[MissNostalgia]

39. Yikes I missed this

Are we sure it wasnt vodka?

[Javaman]

40. He was trying his new ventriloquist act...

only problem is ass didn't cooperate. LOL

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

47. Only he was the dummy - see this hilarious bit by Albert Brooks

starting at the 3:00 minute mark:

[CBGLuthier]

41. Looks like Product Placement to me

Probably suddenly remembered he took a check for 50,000 in return for flashing a product.

[K8-EEE]

45. I THOUGHT THE SAME THING!

Especially since it really is hard to randomly grab a bottle and end up with the label towards the camera with your hand not covering the brand name.

[LiberalAndProud]

57. That would be one way for Poland Spring to write off their political donations

wouldn't it?

[valerief]

42. "Baw-Baw" Rubio. nt

[Rozlee]

43. I'm wearing a paper bag over my head.

He's humiliated Latinos everywhere. No gravitas or demeanor of competence and confidence. He's exactly what the GOP was looking for: a token front man to appeal to a vital minority they're striking out with. So, they picked a vacuous cover model who does the equivalent of cooing about world peace when asked about his qualifications for Mr. America. A Hispanic teabagger makes me cringe. How many Latinos were at the Boston Tea Party, I wonder.

[grantcart]

44. He should have stayed in a Holiday Inn last night.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

46. Maybe this should be his new theme song

Nevermind, it's too beautiful for the dirtbag. He can't have it.

[Jennyjen38]

48. Gee, the President spoke for an hour....

HE didn't need a water break. lol

[RILib]

49. wasting our time

on nonsense like this instead of doing something constructive. Just saying. It's like Republicans carrying on about Mrs. Obama's fashion sense.

[AndyA]

50. He kept flicking his temples, too.

Not sure if he was wiping away sweat or trying to get rid of a mosquito, but he did it several times that I noticed.

He came across as very awkward and unsure of himself, almost as if he knew the words he was speaking were full of crap.

[Blue Owl]

51. Go H2RubiO

[CubicleGuy]

52. Here's my guess as to what happened

Rubio was reading from a teleprompter, and when he decided to go for the water, he realized that the teleprompter was going to keep on scrolling without him. He panicked, because he didn't want to lose his place in the speech. Probably had a very conflicted moment where he was tempted to forget the water, but he had already made his move, and he figured he'd look even MORE stupid if he attempted to back out of taking his swig. Therefore, he wouldn't take his eyes off the teleprompter for fear of screwing up the speech.

Educated guess.

[yellowcanine]

55. But pubbies don't use teleprompters, right??????

[treestar]

61. That is what is funny about it!

It's now there to be used next time they claim Democrats do nothing but read!

The use of teleprompter is very obvious. I thought all Republicans spoke from the heart!

[treestar]

60. who put the water where it was?

It should have been in easier reach!

The Obama team would have done that. Obama would have taken the swig while people were clapping and cheering. This guy didn't have a chance for that.

[underthematrix]

63. This is hilarious!! because he looks ridiculous