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[Eric the Green]

I had to do a search and rescue in "nebraska" to retrieve this thread. I had to do it when I saw this article. Twitter burns! That sounds like a new meme!

Rubio suffers serious Twitter burns from a high school student and a veteran turned congressman
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/2/...=emaildkre

By Laura Clawson
Friday Feb 23, 2018 · 6:40 AM PST

Ouch! An already-defensive Sen. Marco Rubio has to be feeling the burn from this one, from a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School survivor:

Sarah Chadwick// #NEVERAGAIN
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@sarahchad_
We should change the names of AR-15s to “Marco Rubio” because they are so easy to buy.
10:34 PM - Feb 22, 2018

That’s not the only damage inflicted on Rubio on Twitter in the last day or so. After Rubio tweeted this (as previously mentioned, he’s feeling a little defensive) …


Marco Rubio
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@marcorubio
Will msm ever clarify to public that so called “Assault Rifles” are NOT machine guns? They fire at rate no faster than most hunting rifles
12:19 PM - Feb 22, 2018

… Rep. Ruben Gallego, (D-AZ) an Iraq veteran, went in on him, from correcting him on the facts:

Ruben Gallego
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@RubenGallego
So wrong. Cyclical rate of fire on an AR15 is much faster than a typical bolt action hunting rifle. https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/96...6174379008 …
12:59 PM - Feb 22, 2018


To summing up what Rubio is doing here:

22 Feb

Ruben Gallego

The combination of all those elements make the AR15 a killing machine for humans. Your typical hunting rifle is not.

Ruben Gallego

If @marcorubio wants to kiss ass to the @NRA he should just be honest and say he doesn't want to ban the AR15 because he is afraid of the NRA. Not use lame excuses.
12:59 PM - Feb 22, 2018


Not a good 12 hours or so for Rubio, there.