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In reply to the discussion: Doesn't anybody else think that the water-drinking wasn't funny and all the fuss about it is stupid? [View all]AsahinaKimi
(20,776 posts)31. No one coached him about
What to do on Television, obviously. Those who run the Republican party, haven't a clue, about how to behave on TV. Reaching nearly off camera for a bottle of water was a huge blunder, because it made him look awkward and unprofessional. Also, people will long forget the speech he made, but they will remember this moment.. Not because he needed a drink of water, but he had to go clear outside the box to get one. If you are going to drink, you have to look good doing it.
This all reminded me of something Chevy Chase would do, to get a few laughs, only with him, it would have been a full fall on his face kind of moment. Rubio didn't fall on his face, but as far as Television etiquette, he certainly did. It was unexpected, and not only that the expression in his face, was like the kid being caught grabbing cookies out of the cookie jar. HE KNEW he messed up! He knew it was awkward and I bet you it will never happen again.
Rubio: "Note to self, don't act foolish on TV" Lesson learned.
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Doesn't anybody else think that the water-drinking wasn't funny and all the fuss about it is stupid? [View all]
HomerRamone
Feb 2013
OP
It was made for SNL and it was funny as hell. Sorry, we all knew Rube was in over his head from
monmouth3
Feb 2013
#1
He should be grateful that people are focused on the water and not his lousy speech.
JaneyVee
Feb 2013
#3
It stood out so much because what he was saying wasn't standing out at all. eom
ChisolmTrailDem
Feb 2013
#5
My only valid thought is that it's difficult to take bumper-stickers seriously
LanternWaste
Feb 2013
#53
"If you are going to drink, you have to look good doing it." Absolutely, ma'am. I
ChisolmTrailDem
Feb 2013
#62
Haha, classic indeed! Thankfully it was just awkward enough to make him famous for it, lol. eom
ChisolmTrailDem
Feb 2013
#66
Boehner also took a few sips as Obama was talking, and Boehner wasn't even speaking.
FarCenter
Feb 2013
#23
It's not about funny. It's about Rubio being a not-ready-for-prime-time politician.
Zen Democrat
Feb 2013
#39
It's the water-drinking in a 15-minute speech, when the President went almost four times that
Arkana
Feb 2013
#40
I think it was oddly funny, and I also think there hasn't really been much of a fuss...
LanternWaste
Feb 2013
#43
If it wasn't for the occasional humor, real or imagined, politics would be even more disgusting.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2013
#55
Krugman would agree: Marco Rubio Has Learned Nothing (government's role in the housing crisis)
pampango
Feb 2013
#56
Rubio and Ryan just might have diabetes. We have no idea. But that is a symptom I think
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#61
agree totally. infantile. on a level with 'the dean scream' and all similar attentions to
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#68