Joe Scarborough is pretty pissed about this Rubio ad:
Did you hear anything offensive there? Joe sure did:
Marco goes full-on nativist. Says he feels out of place in his own country. It's such a crass play. It's offensive. https://t.co/RPtlejaTyV
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) December 15, 2015
Here are Rubio’s exact words:
“This election is about the essence of America, about all of us who feel out of place in our own country. A government incredibly out of touch and millions with traditional values branded ‘bigots’ and ‘haters.’ This is about wages growing slower than the cost of living. A generation drowning in debt. And a president humiliated by Putin, Iran, and Islamic jihadists. I’m Marco Rubio. I approve this message because this is about the greatest country in the world, and acting like it.”
Yeah … that’s not nativism, pal.
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/676835628542263296
https://twitter.com/heathhouston/status/676836178767777792
@JoeNBC He's obviously referring to values, not foreigners. Take a pill.
— Lt. Colonel Lucky Peter (@spongeworthy2) December 15, 2015
Call us crazy, but there are presidential candidates out there who have said — and done — things that are actually offensive. Certainly more offensive than anything Rubio says in that ad.
@JoeNBC You're not really dumb enough to believe this is "nativism," are you?
— gloomhauer (@gloomhauer) December 15, 2015
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/676835871329529856
https://twitter.com/BenjySarlin/status/676840040383668224
@JoeNBC Yes, you nailed it Joe. https://t.co/RSJY90qOdl
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) December 15, 2015
https://twitter.com/Thorrison/status/676836278835519488
https://twitter.com/Aaron_RS/status/676835285573832706
How the hell…? Goodness you've become petty. https://t.co/EYiEbPkd82
— Senate Popular VotEEE (@EEElverhoy) December 15, 2015
@JoeNBC you're an idiot, joe. i've been watching mojo since the beginning but marco derangement syndrome is making you lose your mind.
— Ryan (@chasinghumility) December 15, 2015
@alwaysonoffense @JoeNBC "Marco Derangement Syndrome" is perfect. Wish he would explain what it's all about.
— Jason (@jasonechambers) December 15, 2015
Maybe these tweets’ll clear things up?
The second most nativist statement according to pollsters is “These days, I feel like a stranger in my own country.” https://t.co/sxKxMQ1tA2
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) December 15, 2015
It was offensive when Democrats said they didn't feel at home in their own country when GWBush was president. It's just as much now.
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) December 15, 2015
To Marco (& movie stars promising to move to Canada if a Republican is elected), if that's how you feel about America, just leave now. #USA
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) December 15, 2015
Dude. Come on.
Does Joe need a refresher course in anti-Americanism?
@JoeNBC Oh? And only being proud of your country for the 1st time in your life after your husband won the nomination for President is ok?
— (((Jay Lampert))) (@MortChristenson) December 15, 2015
But is he proud of his country for the first time?
dear god, how do you play this game w/o slashing your wrists? https://t.co/o64loVWOfs
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) December 15, 2015
Guess Joe’s just taking a page from former Obama senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer and former Obama speechwriting director Jon Favreau’s playbook, “The Art of Selective Memory”:
https://twitter.com/BenjySarlin/status/676841959944675328
Of course:
Rubio imitating Trump's tone has an air of desperation that we havent seen from his campaign to date https://t.co/zYeRpsG1o4 via @YouTube
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) December 15, 2015
"Those of us who feel out of place in our own country." Congrats, Marco – you succeeded in sounding just like Trump: https://t.co/BDPK5nBOxt
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) December 15, 2015
Whatever, guys.
https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/676841751403999234
There certainly is an air of desperation here. https://t.co/Zyb5jYZ9Dkhttps://t.co/VbmsrYhxhG
— BT (@back_ttys) December 15, 2015
https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/676842347808821249
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