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EXCLUSIVE: Rubio Defends NSA Spying on Netanyahu In Private, Condemns It In Public
Breitbart ^ | December 30, 2015 | Patrick Howley

Posted on 12/30/2015 7:15:14 PM PST by JSDude1

BOONE, IOWA – Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)

79%

privately defended the National Security Agency’s (NSA) spying on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, even as he publicly condemned the practice. Rubio and his ally Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC)

86%

discussed the matter privately in a room away from reporters early Wednesday morning at the Royal Amsterdam Hotel in Pella, Iowa. The two men talked before they set out on a three-stop Iowa campaign tour to showcase Gowdy’s endorsement of Rubio.

This reporter heard the conversation while picking up a laptop computer and other materials left in a back room, away from where reporters were eating breakfast. Rubio, Gowdy, a couple of campaign staffers, and a Secret Service agent were the only ones present in the back room.

The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that the NSA monitored Netanyahu’s conversations, including conversations with U.S. legislators

“We spy on everyone,” Rubio told Gowdy, defending the practice of spying on a U.S. ally. “That’s the nature of intelligence.”

“It’s more complicated than the [WSJ] story makes it seem,” Rubio added.

Gowdy responded that people are upset because the U.S. decided to stop spying on leaders of Germany and some other nations, but still spies on Israel.

But Rubio sang a different tune around the same time Wednesday morning on the Fox News program “Fox and Friends.”

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; Israel; Politics/Elections; Russia; US: Florida; US: New York; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2016election; election2016; flipflop; florida; iran; israel; janus; lebanon; marcorubio; newyork; nsa; president; putingaveemthebomb; rubio; russia; trump; twoface; waronterror
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To: DesertRhino
The despotic part is that the NSA has been spying on Congress. That is 100% classic police state totalitarian crap.
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DUH!!!...Why do you think Tough guy Gowdy has hooked up with Rubio????...Hes compromised...Prolly something silly...but he realizes if he doesn't play the “GAME”...his next job is Dog Catcher....(you Don't get pampered as dog catcher)...

21 posted on 12/30/2015 7:36:24 PM PST by M-cubed ( Their hope is to find a way to pick a nominee who, if elected, would actually stay the course the w)
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To: onyx

Rubio is REALLY a nasty, snarky, low life POS !
So now he’s Chuckle’s puppet, pro-amnesty, pro0-ILKLEGALS all the time, and anti-Israel and anti-Bibi !


22 posted on 12/30/2015 7:36:43 PM PST by nopardons
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To: BigEdLB

LOL....and the amulet is dime sized :)


23 posted on 12/30/2015 7:36:44 PM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: M-cubed

SPOT ON.


24 posted on 12/30/2015 7:37:23 PM PST by nopardons
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To: Clyde5445

NO FR mail from you.


25 posted on 12/30/2015 7:37:30 PM PST by onyx
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To: JSDude1

This what Cruz was pointing out in the debate. You cannot spy on everyone to catch the guilty. It is too Orwellian. I gues Screwbio is okay with Orwell.


26 posted on 12/30/2015 7:37:43 PM PST by GrouchoTex (...and ye shall know the Truth and the Truth shall set you free....)
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To: nopardons; Jane Long

Yes, and to think that Gowdy just endorsed him ... LOL.
What a fool!


27 posted on 12/30/2015 7:38:51 PM PST by onyx
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To: onyx

WHY


28 posted on 12/30/2015 7:40:42 PM PST by Clyde5445
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To: onyx
I know; what a disappointment !

The damned RINOS are all outing themselves.

Trump must work to CLEAN OUT THE DAMNED SWAMP !

29 posted on 12/30/2015 7:40:57 PM PST by nopardons
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To: M-cubed

Absolutely. I think most of congress is owed. Hillary and her 900 files from filegate are pathetic amateur hour compared to today.


30 posted on 12/30/2015 7:45:48 PM PST by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
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To: nathanbedford

If Sheldon ever thought we weren’t spying on Netanyahu then he’s too naive to be so rich.


31 posted on 12/30/2015 7:46:58 PM PST by semimojo
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To: JSDude1

Our government spies on all leaders of all nations like Merkel as I believe was revealed by Snowden.

It comes as no surprise that Netanyahu was being spied on......


32 posted on 12/30/2015 7:47:21 PM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: onyx; nopardons

Gowdy has finally come out....of the RINO closet.


33 posted on 12/30/2015 7:48:29 PM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: Jane Long; nopardons; Clyde5445; RedMDer
Shame on him and if Gowdy thinks he can put South Carolina in Rubio's WIN column, he's got his work cut out for him.



My French Bulldog puppy, Louie, age: 6 months.
(photo taken this morning)

34 posted on 12/30/2015 7:55:42 PM PST by onyx
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To: onyx

is that one of your puppies


35 posted on 12/30/2015 7:59:04 PM PST by Clyde5445
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To: onyx

OMG.....look at adorable Louie in his Trump outfit!!

Even Louie stumps for Trump :)

Go Trump! Go Louie!!


36 posted on 12/30/2015 7:59:37 PM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: JSDude1

Rubio and Gowdy are thick as thieves.

Both should resign immediately.


37 posted on 12/30/2015 8:02:24 PM PST by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance)
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To: DesertRhino
"The despotic part is that the NSA has been spying on Congress"

Worse, they have been providing the content to the White House.

38 posted on 12/30/2015 8:05:27 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18 - Be The Leaderless Resistance)
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To: semimojo
The question is, did Rubio pass the litmus (loyalty) test?


39 posted on 12/30/2015 8:05:45 PM PST by nathanbedford ("Attack, repeat, attack!" Bull Halsey)
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To: JSDude1

Mucko Rubber-nose

(Old "Two-Faced" Strikes Again!!!)


40 posted on 12/30/2015 8:19:07 PM PST by Heart-Rest ( "Woe to those who call evil good and good evil!" Isaiah 5:20)
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