Marco Rubio Complains That People 'Heckle And Scream' At Town Halls

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo



By ESME CRIBB Published FEBRUARY 26, 2017, 3:34 PM EDT

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) said Sunday that he decided not to hold town halls during the congressional recess because people "heckle and scream."

"It's all designed to be able to have news coverage at night that says, look at all these angry people screaming at your senator," Rubio said in an interview on Miami CBS affiliate WFOR. "They are designed to basically heckle and scream at me in front of cameras so that Channel 4 and other networks and other stations at night will report." He said that he would have "no problem" holding public events as long as they were a "productive engagement."

"I enjoy that process very much," Rubio says. "The problem now is, and it's all in writing, I'm not making this up, what these groups really want is for me to schedule a public forum."

He referred to an "'Indivisible' document," apparently referring to the website Indivisible Guide, which describes itself as "a practical guide for resisting the Trump agenda."

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[Charles Bukowski]

1. Man up, "snowflake".

Nonstop adulation isn't part of the job description.

[NCjack]

3. Democracy can get noisy. Listening reduces the loudness. nt

[DBoon]

26. Is Marco afraid he will melt if someone yells at him?

snowflake indeed

[JenniferJuniper]

2. Little Marco is scared!

[yallerdawg]

4. King George felt the same way back in 1776.

Why would any of our elected representatives want to pay attention to their constituents?

Our recent election proved we don't live in a democracy - why would they care if they have the consent of the governed?

[KingCharlemagne]

37. Hah! I was thinking the same about Louis XVI and 1789 - nt

[jalan48]

5. It wasn't that long ago that people threw rotten vegetables and eggs.

Be thankful that it's only "screaming and heckling".

[bucolic_frolic]

8. It's not American

but let's not forget ... SHOES!!!

[Guilded Lilly]

6. And we as voters would like nothing more...

Than Congress being a productive engagement, constructive and actually doing their job.

Isn't going to happen.

Face your constituents, you little coward. You work for them! they pay you. Do your job.

[bucolic_frolic]

7. He is SO not cut out for this

He just wants to manage dissent with theology and public relations techniques

By 2020 no one is going to be buying what he's selling

[murielm99]

9. I know he has been in government for a while,

but how did he feel about the tea party disruptions of town halls? Shoe is on the other foot, hmmm, Marco?

[Judi Lynn]

19. He must have slept through the last 8 years: Marco Van Winkle. n/t

[csziggy]

33. That would explain how he missed so many Senate votes! nt

[mahina]

10. Thanks for the plug Marco.

For what it's worth, I'm not a big fan of screaming either. I prefer the New Zealand approach, throwing dildoes.

No, seriously, I think it's better to be orderly, have clear signs that make the crowd's feelings plain, and speak one at a time. I loved the tactic from a recent event when one woman said, everyone impacted by this health care bill, stand and the whole room stood! Powerful!

There was a reason the Montgomery marchers were dressed nicely and were always civil. Impression management.

Others disagree and thank God, it's still a free country. So far.

[Leith]

11. If He Would Just Do What's Best for the People

instead of squirreling around, grabbing power, and kissing billionaire ass, he wouldn't get screamed at.

There, Marco! Fixed it for ya. Now get out there and talk to your constituents.

[stopbush]

12. As opposed to Rs in Congress destroying peoples' lives every day of the week.

Fuck you, Rubio!

[calimary]

13. As opposed to the way the teabaggers behaved toward Democrats.

When the teabaggers yelled and screamed and heckled, well, THAT was okay.

[neeksgeek]

14. Well, you see, Marco... we've already tried having a nice polite discussion.

That hasn't work out so well. This had a lot to do with certain people on YOUR side of the political fence screaming and heckling. So now, it's our turn.

[wordpix]

24. yes, we tried for 8 frickin years but the Republics

stopped us whenever they could. So take it Little Marco

[riversedge]

15. Put you big shoes on little man and face the people -or get out of the kitchen!

[LakeArenal]

32. !! Such a small little manchild..

[cstanleytech]

16. Welcome to the start of what you and your fellow Repugnants did for the past +8 years

to Obama and the Democrats, on the bright side the Democrats won't try to prevent you from voting like you and your fellow Repugnants did to many Americans just because they don't tend to vote or support things that you do.

[videohead5]

17. UH OH

Now Trump is going to want to grab him because Rubio is a big p#$$y.

[littlemissmartypants]

18. This made me chuckle.

Seriously why doesn't someone just publish the graphic novel version, of the man baby whiners play book. Wet diapers for dummies seems like a winning title.

[BumRushDaShow]

20. Seems he's been "found"

[Thor_MN]

21. Little Marco, if your bosses are yelling at you, you might not be doing your job correctly

Just a thought. These are the people that employ you.

[Beartracks]

22. Rubio: "I can't meet with my constituents. They're angry!!"

That sums it up.

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[wordpix]

23. don't bother to discover why they're angry & do something about it

No, that would be working for his constituents, oh my!

[keithbvadu2]

25. Little Marco found it fine to heckle Trump about the size of his genitalia.

Little Marco found it fine to heckle Trump about the size of his genitalia.

Little Marco has his own interests.

[Thinkingabout]

27. It was okay to listen to Trump heckle, mock the disabled, make horrible remarks

About many, does not seem to bother Rubio. Now it is time for Rubio's constituents to voice their voices.

[nocalflea]

28. whiner n/t

[MurrayDelph]

29. With that reasoning

He should have skipped The State of the Union.

[delisen]

30. Marco, Welcome to democracy, embrace it, would you rather be in Cuba?

Marco sounds as though he would prefer a well-ordered dictatorship.

[Blue Idaho]

31. Well we're not yelling and screaming at everyone...

Only at the people who are betraying our Democracy...

[Vinca]

34. Manbaby, Jr. ?

[ploppy]

35. Boo Hoo!

He is just an idiot.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

36. Aw the poor little snowflake

That's your job loser.