Senator Rubio hit the stage at CPAC 2013 earlier today.
Looking forward to speaking at #CPAC2013 at 1:15p.m. #CPAC13
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) March 14, 2013
@alcardenasacu about to introduce @marcorubio on stage at #cpac2013! #tcot pic.twitter.com/UenAKyody8
— CPAC 2020 (Text CPAC to 56479) (@CPAC) March 14, 2013
Of course, water bottles were all the rage.
spotted at #CPAC2013 (of course): Marco Rubio water bottles, for sale… http://t.co/bMBaC0ESMw
— Rick Klein (@rickklein) March 14, 2013
#CPAC2013 For the thirsty CPACers, Reclaim America (Marco Rubio PAC) has you covered for $25: pic.twitter.com/JnPOJ44H3J
— Kevin Cirilli (@kevcirilli) March 14, 2013
Marco Rubio water bottles for sale in the exhibit hall! pic.twitter.com/ziuD2Kp9wc
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) March 14, 2013
Rubio coming up. Does he do a water bottle joke? Consensus here is ABSOLUTELY. We'll see. #cpac2013
— Don Gonyea NPR (@DonGonyea) March 14, 2013
Consensus was correct!
"Love the hospitality, but this is an exaggeration" -Rubio, upon seeing water bottles at #CPAC2013 podium
— Lindsay Boyd Killen (@LindsayBKillen) March 14, 2013
Marco Rubio has several water bottles. Haha #CPAC2013
— Erin (@Erincclo) March 14, 2013
Sen. Marco Rubio takes the stage at #CPAC2013 w/ three water glasses on his podium! He called it a bit dramatic. lol
— Clay Arnold (@clarfton) March 14, 2013
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Still, there was another attraction: Senator Rubio himself.
Rubio Time at CPAC. People hustling in from the hallways, just like when they dim the lights at a rock concert.
— Robert Costa (@costareports) March 14, 2013
It’s a standing-room only crowd for Rubio at CPAC.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) March 14, 2013
We ran into @MarcoRubio and he was kind enough to take a picture with us! #CPAC2013 pic.twitter.com/6gyTmHga8t
— Baylor YCT (@BaylorYCT) March 14, 2013
An with @marcorubio, the event hall is full. #CPAC2013 pic.twitter.com/SPw5Siaji1
— Fred the Great (@fredontwittur) March 14, 2013
A packed house at #CPAC2013 listening to @marcorubio! pic.twitter.com/qYrsWC2X9G
— Evan Draim (@evan_draim) March 14, 2013
Marco Rubio knocked it out of the park as a motivator of conservative principled people #CPAC2013 pic.twitter.com/IJVf3SzzFV
— O. P. Ditch (@OPDitch) March 14, 2013
Some key points from his wide-ranging speech:
Marco Rubio: "The student loan debt is the next big bubble in America." #CPAC2013
— Roger Simon (@politicoroger) March 14, 2013
Rubio is not reading from prepared remarks. He has notes on a few sheets of paper.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) March 14, 2013
"Science has proven that life begins at conception." -Marco Rubio #CPAC2013
— LifeNews.com (@LifeNewsHQ) March 14, 2013
Bravo, Marco! MT @KatrinaTrinko Rubio slams those who believe climate change, but ignore the fact that life begins at conception. #cpac2013
— The 12th Fan (@Josh_Painter) March 14, 2013
.@marcorubio: "We need a pro-growth energy policy. Including oil and gas."
#CPAC2013 pic.twitter.com/WI6E7boEzq— Hair (@SHannitysHair) March 14, 2013
https://twitter.com/HaleyNForest/status/312253230988001280
https://twitter.com/foxnation/status/312269895058477057
#Rubio: "There is nothing progressive about million dollar loans to billionaires to build solar panels." #CPAC2013
— The American Spectator (@amspectator) March 14, 2013
America isn't our government, America is our people – @marcorubio #CPAC2013 pic.twitter.com/W4gt9X26h3
— Emily (@themilydaniels) March 14, 2013
Rubio on the rest of the world: "They may claim to hate us, but they sure do want to be us." #CPAC2013 #cpacnews
— ✭ Wayne Dupree ✭ (@WayneDupreeShow) March 14, 2013
Rubio at CPAC: “We don’t need a new idea. The idea is called America and it still works.”
— Jamie Weinstein (@Jamie_Weinstein) March 14, 2013
Rubio at CPAC: 'Just because I believe that states should have the right to define marriage in a traditional way does not make me a bigot.'
— Byron York (@ByronYork) March 14, 2013
Good line. @DRUDGE_REPORT: RUBIO: 'We don't need new idea. The idea is America, and it still works'… http://t.co/MtSDoCzY4X
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) March 14, 2013
Amen. You can watch his whole speech here:
FULL SPEECH: Watch Marco Rubio speak at CPAC 2013 http://t.co/fGhUoMIm8R
— ✟ Right Scoop ✟ (@trscoop) March 14, 2013
And it ended with more water buzz.
In closing, "never in the history of the world has water been so popular" – Sen Rubio at #CPAC2013
— Lauren Luxenburg (@LaurenC_Lux) March 14, 2013
Rubio says the left's criticism of his speech will be, "No. 1, he drank too much water." #CPAC2013
— Madeleine Morgenstern (@MadeleineinDC) March 14, 2013
As crowd cheers as he sips a glass of water: Rubio: “Never in the history of the world has water been so popular”
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) March 14, 2013
Rubio gets applause for taking a sip of water at #CPAC2013
— John McCormick (@McCormickJohn) March 14, 2013
https://twitter.com/Bridget_PJM/status/312254652068528129
Rubio just drank water again, everyone freak out #CPAC2013
— Dan Hirschhorn (@Inky_Dan) March 14, 2013
Sen. Rubio taking a sip of water almost as popular on Twitter as a seagull landing on a chimney on the Sistine Chapel. #CPAC2013 #conclave
— Random Loathing and hand washing (@RandomLoathing) March 14, 2013
Heh.
And a warning:
https://twitter.com/henrykelley/status/312287793164468225
Zing! It’s funny, because it’s true.
In case you missed it, Sen. Rand scored big as well earlier today.
.@marcorubio and @SenRandPaul are today's big speakers at #cpac2013 @nowthisnews @cpacnews pic.twitter.com/PwBxyc7Xdn
— Sara Pearl (@skenigsberg) March 14, 2013
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