Thread: REPORTS: TEA PARTIERS HECKLE RUBIO OVER AMNESTY IN ORLANDO

Notice that the FOX reporter made sure the women from New Mexico were described as "elderly".
REPORTS: TEA PARTIERS HECKLE RUBIO OVER AMNESTY IN ORLANDO




by MATTHEW BOYLE
30 Aug 2013

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is trying to regain credibility with the conservative base by helping Sens. Ted Cruz (R-FL), Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rand Paul (R-KY) with their effort to defund Obamacare in the upcoming Continuing Resolution (CR), but Tea Party activists are still placing pressure on the junior Senator.

“Amid a smattering of boos and yells of ‘no amnesty,’ Sen. Marco Rubio waded through a rowdy summer-recess crowd on Friday where he tried to focus more on the push to defund ObamaCare than the ongoing debate over immigration legislation,” Fox News’ Serafin Gomez reports from Orlando’s Americans for Prosperity Summit.

During his remarks, Gomez notes, “Rubio made no mention of immigration legislation that has irked some in the audience—including a group of elderly women from New Mexico who were wearing ‘Pink Slip Rubio’ buttons.”

The Washington Post’s Matea Gold reports that Rubio “did not acknowledge” the heckling crowd and did not directly address immigration legislation before Congress.

The Post quoted a couple Tea Party activists in the crowd disappointed by Rubio’s performance in Washington.

“I’d like to see Marco Rubio, just so I can tell him what I think of his positions: He’s on the wrong track of being a conservative,” Rick Barr, an activist from Indianapolis, told Gold.

“We’re all a little irritated with Marco,” Judy Peterson, an activist and retired special education teacher, said, according to Gold.

“Now, that doesn’t mean we’ve thrown him under the bus. But we
would like him to, just come on. He hasn’t explained it very well.”

The continued pressure from the conservative base against Rubio comes as Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), an opponent of the immigration legislation that Rubio shepherded through the Senate, predicted House Majority Leader John Boehner will lose his Speakership if he allows the Senate bill or anything like it to become law.

“If he allows something to pass out of conference that looks anything like the Senate bill and is passed with a majority of Democrats, I think that will be the final thing he does as speaker,” Paul said on Laura Ingraham’s radio program on Friday. “So, I think he knows that, and I think he’s going to be very cautious, and I hope he will defend us on this and not pass something that looks like the Senate bill.”

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Conservatives shower Sen. Cruz of Texas with praise at Orlando gathering

by Warner Todd Huston 1 Sep 2013, 5:32 AM PDT
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An attempt to rehabilitate the reputation of Senator Marco Rubio (R, FL) failed in Orlando this weekend, showing that the Senator has a long way to go to make up the ground he lost with conservatives over his stance on immigration.

On Friday, August 30, Florida's Republican Senator, Marco Rubio, spoke in his home state at the Defending The American Dream Summit being held at the Universal Orlando theme park and while many were respectful, he was loudly booed and heckled during his speech by a strong, passionate contingent of grassroots activists.

Rubio said many of the right things to the conservative crowd brought together by the activist group Americans For Prosperity but his recent imbroglio with the conservative base over immigration obviously still rankles many.

Heckling calls of "no amnesty" and "Secure the border" were heard around the room and throughout Rubio's presentation. In fact, calls of "traitor" were even heard in some corners of the audience. The catcalls proved that few were pleased with Mr. Rubio.

It seems to be no accident that the advocacy group chose the heart of Rubio’s home state in which to hold their summit. It is the first time this summit has been held outside of Washington D.C. and not only does it end up in Rubio’s stomping grounds but he was also a featured, keynote speaker.

Early in July AFP President Tim Phillips gave Rubio cover saying that he has a "bright future" among conservatives regardless of the immigration issue but went on to tacitly acknowledge that in supporting Rubio he was going against many of those in his own organization.

"We know that there’s a lot of folks on both sides. But I think the vast majority of people appreciate the fact that Senator Rubio is doing what he thinks is best for the country. And that he’s doing it in an open and honest way," Phillips said.

As AFP works to support Rubio in his quest for comprehensive immigration reform, Phillips may have gotten a louder example than he bargained of one of those "sides" this weekend with the boisterous opposition Rubio experienced at AFP's own event.

For his part, the Senator avoided talking about the immigration sore spot altogether during his general session remarks preferring to focus on his position on defunding Obamacare.

On that issue Rubio said that he would vote for no budget that funded the President's take over of our health care system and his position on this issue brought hearty applause from the conservative crowd.

The Florida Senator also said that he would not vote to raise the debt ceiling unless there was a deal to fix the budget process so that there could never be another debt raising again. Rubio then said that he would only agree to another debt ceiling hike if the proposal came with a balanced budget amendment.

As he wrapped up his remarks most of the crowd of nearly 2,000 summit attendees gave him polite applause, yet still a cascade of boos were delivered as he left the podium. The catcalls from earlier in his speech were renewed with vigor at that point, as well.

It was plain that the young Senator still has many fences to mend with the conservative base. If this crowd was any indication, it may be that he will never be able to make those amends.

Earlier in the day Senator Rubio held a private, on-the-record gathering in a small room with around 30 supporters. There he was also pressed on immigration and at that time he did answer to his controversial immigration position saying that the system as it stands now is broken and he intends to attempt to fix it.

Breitbart has exclusive video of those remarks.

(Video at the source link.)

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