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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.”

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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: onyx
How were Rubio's crowds in Iowa? IIRc, he had two rallyies on the same day that Trump drew an enormous crows there. Were the crowds larger with Gowdy endorsing him?

South Carolina has given us a trio of truly awful politicians: Graham, Nikki Haley, Gowdy. All three ready to sell out this country.

41 posted on 12/30/2015 8:19:36 PM PST by Jane Austen (Boycott New Orleans.)
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To: DesertRhino

Yep.
Many of our Founders wanted us to avoid the habits from the Continent. We have failed them.


42 posted on 12/30/2015 8:22:32 PM PST by ExpatGator (I hate Illinois Nazis!)
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To: Clyde5445

Louie is my only puppy!

He’s ALL IN FOR DONALD TRUMP!

Good night.


43 posted on 12/30/2015 8:27:18 PM PST by onyx
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To: onyx

May be the best thing that ever happened! Adelson of Las Vegas gets wind of this story and Rubio may get to stay campaign broke!

Rubio has been playing porter to Adelson in the same way he has been smarmying up to his Establishment colleagues.

Somehow, in that overheard conversation, I was not convinced that Gowdy was all that impressed with Rubio’s blow off of the whole spying affair.

I can not figure out what Gowdy has to gain from sidling up to Rubio and making so many enemies. McCarthy cut his legs out from under him on Benghazi, and now comes baby cakes Rubio, the other shill for the Establishment. Go figure?


44 posted on 12/30/2015 8:32:45 PM PST by RitaOK ( VIVA CRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming)
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To: JSDude1

If he wins the nomination, we’ll need lubio.


45 posted on 12/30/2015 8:37:11 PM PST by RinaseaofDs
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To: DesertRhino

They can spy on Israel and Congress but they can’t find anybody who has overstayed their visa.


46 posted on 12/30/2015 8:38:08 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: M-cubed

I’m convinced. You’re spot on, about that. I am in shell shock that Gowdy has been knocked around to show up for Marco Rubio. That is incredible on its face.

First, the Establishment sent McCarthy to blow up the Benghazi Committee, and now this Rubio card is played against him.

Yep, they have something on Trey. And, I thought Trey wanted to retire after this term. They may not let him.
Something fishy is in the air. And I hate conspiracy crap.


47 posted on 12/30/2015 8:38:19 PM PST by RitaOK ( VIVA CRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming)
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To: gwgn02

Rubio really is a clusterfu!#.
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Doesn’t “rubio” in Spanish mean “blond”?

Might explain his flip-flopping from liberal to claiming conservative views. He can’t make up his mind.


48 posted on 12/30/2015 8:40:30 PM PST by octex
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To: BillyBoy; LS

Ping


49 posted on 12/30/2015 8:42:02 PM PST by Impy (They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
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To: onyx

AWWWWW! PUH-Leeeeze! How wonderful this little darling is!
We desperately need more of these pictures of LOUIE.

LOVE THE LITTLE TRUMP JACKET!!!!

LOUIE = FR MASCOT!

His little face! He is in a mood about the GOPE, too! How sweet!


50 posted on 12/30/2015 8:42:17 PM PST by RitaOK ( VIVA CRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming)
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To: tennmountainman

Are they REALLY??? I never heard that. I was thinking Gowdy support was a mob buy, right out of the GOPE horse’s head in the bed Committee.


51 posted on 12/30/2015 8:44:21 PM PST by RitaOK ( VIVA CRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming)
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To: JSDude1

Rubio is a con man and unfit for office.


52 posted on 12/30/2015 8:46:46 PM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: DesertRhino

It is a problem when Israel is treated like an enemy while Iran is treated like a friend. it is a big problem.

Also Congress. Obama is a traitor.


53 posted on 12/30/2015 8:48:10 PM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

He is not even a natural born citizen, should not be in the race. I hear that Gowdy is extreme amnesty supporter.


54 posted on 12/30/2015 8:48:43 PM PST by Jane Austen (Boycott New Orleans.)
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To: onyx

Louie is adorable. Sooooo cute.


55 posted on 12/30/2015 8:49:26 PM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: RitaOK

Name another straight male who changes their haircut ten times in a few years ?


56 posted on 12/30/2015 8:49:47 PM PST by sunrise_sunset
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To: sunrise_sunset

LOL!! You got me on THAT one! LOL!


57 posted on 12/30/2015 8:52:13 PM PST by RitaOK ( VIVA CRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming)
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To: JSDude1

Say one thing in private to the donors and the opposite in public. Rubio is bought and paid for.

If only there were a candidate who had FU money and didn’t need donors.


58 posted on 12/30/2015 8:53:27 PM PST by Rebelbase
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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.

When is he going to be impeached? When Obama shoots Richardson? is that what it is going to take?

59 posted on 12/30/2015 8:56:31 PM PST by Stepan12 (Our present appeasementof Islam is the Stockholm Syndrome on steroids.)
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To: onyx

MORE pics of Louie! Less pics of Stubio.


60 posted on 12/30/2015 9:12:23 PM PST by EinNYC
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