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Trump: Rubio not under consideration for VP Pick
CNN ^ | 5/16/16 | Sophie Taum and David Mark

Posted on 05/16/2016 11:29:15 AM PDT by ek_hornbeck

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To: xzins

“Gingrich was on a couple of times. He was always in command. He has the verbal WOW factor and he fights like hell. He knows policy, both foreign and domestic, inside and out. And Romney hates him. He doesn’t bring a constitutency or a state, but he does bring the counter-argument to the Clinton’s “we balanced the budget.” He says, “Like hell. We FORCED a balanced budget.” He is fully ready to step in and be president if called upon. I also think he’d take ‘president of the Senate’ very seriously.”


My own sentimental favorite is Newt, for all of the reasons you cite. My only concern is his age - 2 old guys, with that bastard Ryan as back-up, isn’t being risk averse.


61 posted on 05/16/2016 1:03:17 PM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: ek_hornbeck

No latinohomorino. Good.


62 posted on 05/16/2016 1:07:05 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Cinnamontea

I like Sarah Palin - I think that she really got a bum rap in ‘08. However, I can’t see Trump dealing with her and her voice every day. She’d be a great Secretary of the Interior - combined with Rick Perry at Energy, they’d open up the entire country and our territorial waters to fracking, etc., and make this country independent of the Saudis, Venezuela, etc. This would create a couple million good jobs and do a lot to fix the balance of payments deficit.

But Sarah as Veep...nope, to rich of a target for the media, too much of a distraction. It isn’t fair, but it is reality.


63 posted on 05/16/2016 1:07:32 PM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: ek_hornbeck

I have not seen Cathy McMorris Rodgers mentioned in the VP potential cholces. Any reason why not?


64 posted on 05/16/2016 1:07:58 PM PDT by golf lover (goingf)
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To: ek_hornbeck

Best news all day.


65 posted on 05/16/2016 1:10:11 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: Cobra64

“Do you really believe Trump is going to take Carson’s vetting seriously? It’s smoke.”

No, but then why bother?


66 posted on 05/16/2016 1:10:26 PM PDT by riverdawg
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To: Cobra64; riverdawg

“Do you really believe Trump is going to take Carson’s vetting seriously? It’s smoke.”


I agree. I think that Trump either knows who it is already, or has it down to 2 or 3 people. No need for a committee to vet a bunch of people, except for theater and to keep the possibles lined up supporting him for as long as possible before reality sets in.


67 posted on 05/16/2016 1:10:28 PM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: ek_hornbeck

Read that sweet tweet this morning. Too bad he didn’t mention Lyn’ Ted as well when he wrote: “The @washingtonpost report on potential VP candidates is wrong. Marco Rubio and most others mentioned are NOT under consideration.”


68 posted on 05/16/2016 1:12:24 PM PDT by Reno89519 (Make America Great Again Starts with America First! I stand with Trump.)
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To: ek_hornbeck

Trump’s just screwing with people’s heads. He’s not going to send. Dr. Carson out to leak actual top candidates...


69 posted on 05/16/2016 1:31:25 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: nickcarraway
I guess no real conservatives are being considered

Do you have the list of the "real" conservatives?

70 posted on 05/16/2016 1:31:30 PM PDT by showme_the_Glory ((ILLEGAL: prohibited by law. ALIEN: Owing political allegiance to another country or government))
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To: ek_hornbeck

Mr. T! Wise choice, that! ABR
Anyone But Rubio. The Senator lied to WTP once, and the dirty rotten traitor would not fail to do so a second time. Of course, it is your decision, but we beg you - not him, not now, not ever.


71 posted on 05/16/2016 1:52:13 PM PDT by V K Lee (uTRUMP TRUMP TRUMP to TRIUMPH Follow the lead MAKE AMERICA GREAT)
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To: The Continental Op
Best all-around pick is Jeff Sessions.

Sessions would be great in office, but as a candidate / as a political calculation, he'd be less than ideal. Alabama is a mortal lock for the GOP already, so he's no help there. And he's as old as Trump (69), so he doesn't have as much of a "he'll be ready to be the nominee in 8 years" quality. (Newt has some of the same problems at 74.)

72 posted on 05/16/2016 1:53:55 PM PDT by pogo101
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To: ek_hornbeck

Trump knows that Rubio, like Cruz, is ineligible because of the requirements of Article II of the Constitution.

Rubio was born in the US to 2 legally residing resident aliens. Per the Constitutions 14th Amendment he is a “born” citizen, (jus soli only). However Rubio is NOT a Natural Born Citizen, who,, by definition, must have 2 citizen parents.


73 posted on 05/16/2016 2:15:03 PM PDT by Forty-Niner (The barely bare, berry Bear formily known as Ursus Arctos Horrilibis (or U.A. Californicus))
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To: ek_hornbeck

Rubio, born to foreign nationals is ineligible.

The one thing Trump could do to make me not vote for him is to pick Cruz, Rubio or Jindal for Veep. I demand the constitution be obeyed.


74 posted on 05/16/2016 2:18:22 PM PDT by upsdriver (I support Sarah Palin.)
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To: golf lover

Because she has three names.

Avoid three name females.

She is also a complete GOPE RINO tool useless fop.

The GOP itself is basically and endless pit of crap.


75 posted on 05/16/2016 2:29:58 PM PDT by chris37 (heartless)
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To: Newfy

Newt would be the most loyal. Don’t know if that’s necessary in a VP. I think he needs to be in the middle of the action.


76 posted on 05/16/2016 2:43:13 PM PDT by nikos1121 (A Trump America will be like Greece's Golden Age of Pericles)
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To: golf lover

Because she’s a Cheap Labor Express stooge


77 posted on 05/16/2016 3:34:58 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: upsdriver

Haley, too, but he wouldn’t have picked her anyway.


78 posted on 05/16/2016 3:39:33 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: riverdawg

It gives Carson something to do.


79 posted on 05/16/2016 3:57:23 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: Ancesthntr

You’re right. “theater” is the proper term.


80 posted on 05/16/2016 4:05:40 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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