Marco Rubio quote

[Angelsjunky]

"America is the greatest force for good that the world has ever seen."

 

Dude. Really?

[Lhalo]

All politicians say that type of ish.

[Tank]

inspite of our problems, we're still one of the most humanitarian countries in the world.

 

we also invented reese's peanut butter cups, so there's that.

[Adam]

We fail to recognize our own deficiencies, but he is right. Compared to the rest of the world and history, the US has done a lot of good. 

[henry]

Rubio calling America a great force for good, Hillary talking about how she fights children and families. I see the two candidates are surely taking a different approach on the campaign.

[wopphil]

"America is the greatest force for good that the world has ever seen."

Dude. Really?

I don't see the issue. He is completely correct.

[Adam]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/09/28/countries-with-most-immigrants/2886783/

 

 

More dirty foreigners want to come here than anywhere else

[mtangelsfan]

I thought that was the commercial for the Navy.

[Angelsjunky]

I don't see the issue. He is completely correct.

 

Please study "American History."

[Lhalo]

I don't think Rubio will get most of the Native American vote. lulz

[wopphil]

Please study "American History."

Because other peoples of the world have done so much better?

I am honestly confused. Please tell us why the USA is so bad. I am not one whose first inclination is to point the finger at my country/people, so perhaps I am myopic on this.

[arch stanton]

It's like telling half the story. A more honest quote might be that America is the greatest force the world has seen. This brings both good and bad with it especially in areas that are essentially zero sum and mean the plus on our side becomes the minus for someone else. 

 

It's not popular on the con side (or on the lib side at the national executive level) to  acknowledge that we might be able to accomplish our goals without stepping on every toe along the way. 

[Tank]

There are several layers here spanning many, many decades. You can't look only at recent history. When you consider the whole, I think Rubio is correct.

[Angelsjunky]

Because other peoples of the world have done so much better?

I am honestly confused. Please tell us why the USA is so bad. I am not one whose first inclination is to point the finger at my country/people, so perhaps I am myopic on this.

 

I didn't say the US is "so bad," I just think his statement is ridiculous. It is hard to call any nation that has committed near genocide, had concentration camps, and dropped atomic weapons on civilian cities "the greatest force for good the world has ever seen."

Edited April 14, 2015 by Angelsjunky

[Crampknees]

Those speeches are just pep rallies and the GOP just needs to hear America the greatest, ISIS and Obama Care in the same sentence.

 

I think he is an interesting candidate, but is he nuts enough for the GOP is the question. 

[Jay]

"America is the greatest force for good that the world has ever seen."

 

Dude. Really?

This is a typical liberal democrat view, and one reason why I don't identify with that party. I know they think they're brilliant by saying, "America bad" but It's erroneous IMO.

[Jason]

I don't see the issue. He is completely correct.

America is evil and terrible. Where have you been? was Rubio supposed to come out and demonize this country?

Edited April 14, 2015 by Angels N Skins

[HaloMagic]

I think there is a whole lot of middle ground between "America is the greatest force for good that the world has ever seen" and "America is evil and terrible."

Interesting how the conservatives here are having one hell of a time discerning that middle ground.

[Crampknees]

"America is the greatest force for good that the world has ever seen."

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Great job Obama!

[Crampknees]

They all say "yesterday is over," however, The three R's: Reagan,Rubio,Republican bumper sticker is already being printed. Nope, cons don't live in yesterday. 

[Adam]

You cannot limit the "goodness" or "evil" of a nation to what the shitty dems and republicans do. 

 

We've got a lot of very giving people at all class levels.

 

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/and-the-most-generous-country-in-the-world-is-2014-11-18

[mtangelsfan]

I think there is a whole lot of middle ground between "America is the greatest force for good that the world has ever seen" and "America is evil and terrible."

Interesting how the conservatives here are having one hell of a time discerning that middle ground.

 

Interesting how libs think his statement is so radical as if their own candidates don't say the very same kind of things.  Hyperbole is typical campaign speech.  AJ acting like it is some over the top statement is silly.

[Adam]

Shitting all over the country worked well for Obama

[Jason]

I think there is a whole lot of middle ground between "America is the greatest force for good that the world has ever seen" and "America is evil and terrible

Interesting how the conservatives here are having one hell of a time discerning that middle ground.

Know doubt the U.S. has made mistakes. It's still the. best country and does the most good. I'm not sure sure why some libs won't stand up for a statement like that.

[Crampknees]

You cannot limit the "goodness" or "evil" of a nation to what the shitty dems and republicans do. 

 

We've got a lot of very giving people at all class levels.

 

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/and-the-most-generous-country-in-the-world-is-2014-11-18

Interesting chart.  I do pretty well in helping others and donating $.  Not so much in donating time anymore but think since getting older I am losing the energy.