Marco Rubio says America risks becoming like Cuba
10/27/2010
Using images of the Great Depression, the military, a child holding an American flag, Republican Marco Rubio has a two minute video presenting the closing argument of his campaign for the U.S. Senate.
After all the touching images, Rubio warns that the America is going downhill - "If we stay on this road Washinton has us on right now we will risk the essence of what makes us exceptional."
Rubio talks about his parents fleeing Cuba and how good America has been to his family.
"So now we are being asked whether we want to keep all that or whether we want to become more like the place my parents came from."
Really? That's the choice? Florida voters must decide whether we want a communist dictatorship or Marco Rubio?
Glad he let us know.
Here's the video:
The title of post is unfair. As much as I disagree with Mr. Rubio on U.S. policy toward Cuba, what he appears to suggest in the ad is that the U.S. risks loosing its unique place as the land of opportunity and becoming more like every other country in Latin America where its is almost impossible for the son of poor parents to achieve his/her dreams. He does not appear to be suggesting that the U.S. is at risk becoming a communist or authoritarian state.
Posted by: Tomas Bilbao | 10/27/2010 at 02:44 PM