Rubio takes quick water break in GOP response

February 12, 2013 @ 8:20 pm

WASHINGTON (AP) - Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's Republican response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address included an impromptu water break to quench his thirst.

Rubio appeared to wipe away sweat during his rebuttal from the Speaker's conference room in the U.S. Capitol shortly after Obama's address. At one point, Rubio reached out with his left hand and took a quick swig of water from a small Poland Spring water bottle.

The brief sip of water lit up social media outlets such as Twitter, with people commenting on Rubio's thirst.

Garrett Jackson, Mitt Romney's personal aide during his 2012 presidential bid, tweeted that he "would have had that water bottle closer, had it been the Gov. Haha. Marco needs an aide."

Rubio tweeted a photo of the water bottle.


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  • Rangerhawk wrote...
    As expected
    February 12, 2013 7:29 pm
    This is what the liberals got out of it.
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  • daveismenotyou wrote...
    Wow!
    February 12, 2013 8:06 pm
    What a story! Great job AP! How did you manage to pull off such a scoop? Did he go to the bathroom sometime tonight too?
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  • HikerACE wrote...
    Nice
    February 12, 2013 8:51 pm
    Now the left has something to distract us from the garbage Obama spewed. Great work.
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  • cigarfan wrote...
    You need at least 2 or 3 RWNJ responses......
    February 12, 2013 9:31 pm
    To Balance Obama. The RWNJ's should have GOP Rubio, crazy tea party Rand Paul and maybe Libertarian gary what's his name or Glenn Beck responding to re-elect president Obama. The right wing is slipping. ;)
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