As I was checking up on Facebook today, a video caught my attention that was posted by David All. This video, which you can view here, was entitled "Marco Rubio: Rising Star and Republican's Barack Obama." As a Rubio supporter, I was excited to watch this video, but I do have to take issue with the title. I'll be quick and to the point, as there isn't much reason to go on about this subject.
Marco Rubio is NOT the Republican version of Barack Obama. Yes, he grew up with very little and rose to prominence at a young age. Yes, Marco Rubio is intelligent and articulate and rattles up crowds whenever he speaks. Yes, Marco Rubio is an ethnicity other than white. But there is a fundamental difference between Rubio and Obama that MUST be pointed out.
While the lock-step followers of Barack Obama (I like to call them Obamites) bought into the cult of personality that is Obama, Rubio supporters are not supporters because of the above reasons. We do not follow Rubio because he is young, good looking, articulate, non-white, captivating (although he is all of those things) or because of his life story. Unlike blind followers of Barack Obama who swoon over the man like he's the Messiah, regardless of the fact that they cannot name a single policy he supports, we Rubio supports want our candidate elected because we believe in the policies he supports. We believe in his politics, in his conservative message. And his message is not a vague, bumper sticker cliche like "change you can believe in". No, Marco Rubio has core values, he believes in real things. He can tell you what policies he supports and more importantly, why he supports them.
We do not follow the man Marco Rubio, oblivious to any mistakes he makes. We do not follow an interesting life story. We support policies and we want to elect a Senator that will enact them. We do not oppose Governor Crist in this race because he's a white-haired white guy. We oppose his policies, from the out of control spending in Florida to his unexplainable support of the "stimuls" package (and much, much more). We do not support Rubio versus Crist because he is younger and we relate to him more. We do not support Rubio just because we think he's "cool". We do not support Rubio because it's the popular thing to do. That's the difference between us and them.
The difference between Rubio and Obama is that Rubio supporters know their guy has substance and will make a good Senator. Obama supporters "like" their guy and that's about the jist of it. Rubio isn't the GOP's solution to their problems because of any characteristics that make him like Barack Obama. He is the cure to the GOP's dilemma because of his true conservative values. And values are not what Barack Obama was elected for.
Marco Rubio is NOT the Republican version of Barack Obama. Yes, he grew up with very little and rose to prominence at a young age. Yes, Marco Rubio is intelligent and articulate and rattles up crowds whenever he speaks. Yes, Marco Rubio is an ethnicity other than white. But there is a fundamental difference between Rubio and Obama that MUST be pointed out.
While the lock-step followers of Barack Obama (I like to call them Obamites) bought into the cult of personality that is Obama, Rubio supporters are not supporters because of the above reasons. We do not follow Rubio because he is young, good looking, articulate, non-white, captivating (although he is all of those things) or because of his life story. Unlike blind followers of Barack Obama who swoon over the man like he's the Messiah, regardless of the fact that they cannot name a single policy he supports, we Rubio supports want our candidate elected because we believe in the policies he supports. We believe in his politics, in his conservative message. And his message is not a vague, bumper sticker cliche like "change you can believe in". No, Marco Rubio has core values, he believes in real things. He can tell you what policies he supports and more importantly, why he supports them.
We do not follow the man Marco Rubio, oblivious to any mistakes he makes. We do not follow an interesting life story. We support policies and we want to elect a Senator that will enact them. We do not oppose Governor Crist in this race because he's a white-haired white guy. We oppose his policies, from the out of control spending in Florida to his unexplainable support of the "stimuls" package (and much, much more). We do not support Rubio versus Crist because he is younger and we relate to him more. We do not support Rubio just because we think he's "cool". We do not support Rubio because it's the popular thing to do. That's the difference between us and them.
The difference between Rubio and Obama is that Rubio supporters know their guy has substance and will make a good Senator. Obama supporters "like" their guy and that's about the jist of it. Rubio isn't the GOP's solution to their problems because of any characteristics that make him like Barack Obama. He is the cure to the GOP's dilemma because of his true conservative values. And values are not what Barack Obama was elected for.
