Sec of State Kerry schools little dunce child Rubio

[misterhighwasted]

Concerning ISIS IRAN And foreign relations in authorizing military use against Isis.
CSpan.
Rubio is too ignorant to be sitting on such a powerful committee.
Marco is a stupid kid using big words to appear smarter than he will ever ever be.

Kerry set him straight on ME policy & Rubio's chair appeared much lower following the Kerry intellectual beatdown.

[MBS]

1. do you have a link?

was this Sec. Kerry's budget presentation to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee? or something else?

I tried to Google "Kerry Rubio exchange&quot , and the scary thing is (and one more reminder of the importance of Dems getting their message out) that what popped out was Rubio propaganda making preposterous claims that Rubio "reduced Kerry to rubble".
As if:
To state the obvious, Rubio is completely delusional, since Kerry far outshines Rubio in experience, knowledge, and intelligence (not to mention Kerry's fantastic debate skills).

But seeing all the RW stuff did make me want to see the exchange for myself.
Can you give us a little more information?

[misterhighwasted]

2. no link but Yes it was on CSpan ..the Senate Foreign Rel Budget

..Rubio's turn to question Kerry came up & its was entertaining to watch Marco sit there in the camera spotlight make a bumbling fool of himself.
He should have just stayed quiet today rather than go up against Kerry.

No link for you but CSpan will probably replay this later today/night. If thats any help to you.

[HappyMe]

3. What was the water situation?

He's such a dufus.

[misterhighwasted]

5. lol..oh dear i sorta forgot about that one.

Dufuss.
And he wants to be Prez?

[HappyMe]

6. He doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell.

I think he knows that too.

[MBS]

4. if it's today (ISIS hearings?), video link is here

http://www.c-span.org/video/?324700-1/john-kerry-ashton-carter-general-martin-dempsey-testimony-use-force-isis

Judging from previous experience, I 'm sure video will be archived, and will still be accessible via this link.
Looking forward to seeing this!!

[misterhighwasted]

7. Yes its from today. I think Rubio's questions to kerry come nearer the first part

Just in case you are looking for it.

Kerry kept correcting Rubio's misstatements.

[MBS]

8. Here's the archived video:

http://www.c-span.org/video/?c4530873/sen-marco-rubio-sec-john-kerry-exchange

Wow, Kerry was fantastic.

and here's also an article reporting this (which is where I got the link)
http://thinkprogress.org/world/2015/03/11/3632393/john-kerry-obliterates-marco-rubios-conspiracy-theory-iran/

. . .Kerry added that the nuclear talks have not impacted America’s strategy in Iraq and Syria. “There is no grand bargain being discussed here in the context of this negotiation. This is about a nuclear weapon potential, that’s it.” Rubio floated his theory again, this time suggesting that America’s coalition in its fight against ISIS also believes that the nuclear talks are undermining the goal of defeating terrorists.
“Senator, that actually is flat wrong also, flat wrong,” Kerry said. “I just came back from the meeting in the Gulf in Riyadh. I met with King Solmon who completely supported what we’re doing. I met with all of the GCC [Gulf Cooperation Council] members, they all sat around the table and they all articulated their support for what we’re doing and they believe we are better off trying to prevent them from getting a bomb diplomatically.”. .

[misterhighwasted]

9. That's it. Rubio you are flat wrong..FLAT WRONG

what a dummy

[babylonsister]

10. Here:

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/kerry-teaches-rubio-the-basics-about-the-middle-east?cid=sm_fb_maddow

Kerry teaches Rubio the basics about the Middle East
03/11/15 05:04 PM—Updated 03/11/15 05:06 PM
By Steve Benen



At the recent CPAC gathering, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), a likely Republican presidential candidate, seemed to stumble on one of the basic facts of the Middle East. “The reason Obama hasn’t put in place a military strategy to defeat ISIS is because he doesn’t want to upset Iran,” the Florida Republican said.

The senator seemed confused. In reality, President Obama has put an anti-ISIS military strategy in place, and that’s fine with Iran, since Iran and ISIS are enemies.

I’d hoped that Rubio just misspoke, or had been briefly poorly but an aide, but apparently not - -at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing this afternoon, the far-right Floridian continued to push this strange theory, pressing Secretary of State John Kerry on the point. “I believe that much of our strategy with regards to ISIS is being driven by a desire not to upset Iran so they don’t walk away from the negotiating table on the deal that you’re working on,” Rubio said. “Tell me why I’m wrong.”

And so, Kerry told him why he’s wrong.

For those who can’t watch clips online, here’s the heart of the exchange.

KERRY: What’s important, senator, with respect to your question is to understand this. And I think this has been a misread by a lot of people up here on the Hill, to be honest with you. There is no grand bargain being discussed here with regards to this negotiation, this is about a nuclear weapon potential. That’s it. And the president has made it absolutely clear they will not get a nuclear weapon. Now the presumption by a lot of people up on the Hill here has been that we somehow aren’t aware of that goal even as we negotiate that goal. Our negotiation is calculated to make sure they can’t get a nuclear weapon. It’s really almost insulting that the presumption here is that we’re going to negotiate something that allows them to get a nuclear weapon.

RUBIO: Well I haven’t discussed about the nuclear weapon but I – and I’m not saying there is a grand bargain – what I’m saying is that I believe that our military strategy towards ISIS is influenced by our desire not to cross red lines That the Iranians have –

KERRY: Absolutely not in the least.

Rubio went on to insist that many of our Sunni allies in the region – including Jordan and U.A.E. – feel as if we’ve kept them “in the dark” about the nuclear talks with Iran, reducing our “trust level” in the region.

Again, Kerry had to patiently explained to the Republican, “Senator, that is actually flat wrong.”

Honestly, it was like watching a competent teacher trying to explain the basics of current events to a student who failed to do his homework. Andrea Mitchell said the Secretary of State took Rubio “to school.”

Rubio recently said he’d have an important advantage in the race for the White House because he, unlike the GOP governors, has “a clear view of what’s happening in the world.” The senator added that for governors running for president, international affairs will be “a challenge, at least initially, because they don’t deal with foreign policy on a daily basis.”

That’s not a bad argument, though it’s predicated on the assumption that senators who deal with foreign policy actually have some idea what they’re talking about. This afternoon, Rubio fell far short.

For more on today’s committee hearing, be sure to check out msnbc’s related coverage.

[MBS]

11. great description of Kerry as teacher dealing with stupid student . .

"Honestly, it was like watching a competent teacher trying to explain the basics of current events to a student who failed to do his homework."
Perfect . .

If we're sick of, and appalled by, these jokers, how do you think people like Kerry must feel. .I admire his stamina.

[babylonsister]

12. Ha! I wonder a lot when the next

outrage the rethugs come up with, what the Prez thinks? Kerry, too. He was aghast! I was also. They never cease to amaze me at their crassness.

[MBS]

13. " " " "

I would love to be a fly on the wall and listen to private conversations between Obama and Michelle, or with trusted aides, when the latest outrage erupts. Ditto conversations between Sec. Kerry and Teresa (or perhaps also with his dog Ben, who might hear a lot of venting too : )).