Marco Rubio's drinking problem

By Pablo Fanque, National Affairs Editor

During Marco Rubio’s official GOP-Tea Party response to the President’s State of the Union address last night, it was clear he was struggling with cotton mouth, and at one point, wiped a drop of sweat away.  So, yeah, he took a drink of water.  Now, a day later, there are hundreds or articles, blog posts, talk show rants, tweets, memes and of course, a now-famous animated GIF of him drinking the water. 

"His words may or may not be long remembered, but 
Senator Marco Rubio's swig lives on and on and on."  (Reuters)

Interestingly, FDR drank water during one of his speeches, and was roundly praised for it.  As David Michael Ryfe wrote in "Franklin Roosevelt and The Fireside Chats,":  "He often employed such personal touches as stopping to take a drink of water during the broadcasts."

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