Marco Rubio gave one of greatest convention speech I have seen in years. He gave the story of America being exception and that we are moire than a nation. America is an idea unique in the history of the world. It was a deep and powerful speech that reminded me of being a young kids in the 1980’s and seeing Reagan speak.
TAMPA — Marco Rubio introduced the leader of his party to the nation Thursday night, but judging by the roar of the crowd, some initially wished it was the other way around at the Republican National Convention.
The freshman Florida senator had just 15 minutes as the warm-up act for Mitt Romney, and Rubio made the most of them.
Speaking occasionally in Spanish, Rubio’s address served three purposes: It branded him as a national Hispanic leader in the Republican Party. It played up the best parts of Romney’s biography. And it kept the focus on President Barack Obama.
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Rubio said his father, a bartender, worked 16-hour days and that his mother, a maid and K-Mart stock clerk, often worked overnight shifts.
“My Dad used to tell us: ‘ En este pais, ustedes van a poder lograr todas las cosas que nosotros no pudimos,’ ‘In this country, you will be able to accomplish all the things we never could,’ ” Rubio said.
Rubio compared his family’s struggles with those of Romney’s family, which had briefly fled to Mexico.
“His family came to America to escape revolution. They struggled through poverty and the Great Depression. And yet he rose to be an admired businessman, and public servant,” Rubio said.
“And in November, his son, Mitt Romney, will be elected President of the United States,” Rubio said.
Obama is thanking his lucky stars that Marco Rubio is not his opponent this year. This election would be over, because Rubio can speak better than Obama any day. He doesn’t even need a teleprompter!
As for Romney’s speech, I like most of it. I disagreed with his Wilsonian spread Democracy/nation building nonsense, but it was a good speech. My favorite part was when Romney talked about the relationship his parents had. I also loved it hen he mocked the god-king theme by referencing Obama’s promises to lower ocean levels and heal the plant. This is the key to defeating Obama, destroy the false godhood that has been created.
