I suppose that while Marco Rubio was perusing his Bible for quotes to tweet out to his followers, he never came across the 9th Commandment prohibiting bearing false witness, because that is exactly what he did this morning when he posted this:
Last night one of our canvassers wearing my T-shirt and a Desantis hat was brutally attacked by 4 animals who told him Republicans weren’t allowed in their neighborhood in #Hialeah #Florida
He suffered internal bleeding, a broken jaw & will need facial reconstructive surgery pic.twitter.com/36QpbySg58
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) October 24, 2022
First of all, Marco, there was nothing in the police report about four attackers, and police also explicitly stated that there was no indication of a political motive for the assault…
“Hialeah police arrested a 22-year-old man accused of attacking a canvasser handing out political flyers on Sunday evening in Hialeah…
…a Hialeah police arrest report obtained by Local 10 News makes no mention of any additional attackers or any stated political motivation…”
That’s two lies by commission, Marco – there were not four attackers but only the one, and the assault, while reprehensible, was not motivated by politics as far as the police are concerned.
And then there is the matter of lies of omission, Marco, you neglected to tell your followers that your canvasser is a known white nationalist, who attended the Charlottesville “Unite the Right Rally and had been charged with assault himself, with a flagpole sporting a confederate flag…
“Monzon has been in the news before.
Back in 2017, the then-22-year-old was arrested at a protest in Hollywood ahead of a city commission meeting over whether to change the name of streets honoring Confederate leaders.
Police accused Monzon, a counter-protester who was wearing a shirt that said “League of the South,” of jabbing a flag, containing a Confederate design, at people.At the time, he faced charges of aggravated assault, inciting a riot and disorderly conduct.”
Ah, here he is:
Christopher is infamous for a 2017 incident where he attacked activists at a confederate street name ex protest in Hollywood, FL with a confederate flag. He plead no contest to aggravated assault, served jail time and two years probation.
Here’s one of several videos. pic.twitter.com/2qC7bF13it
— Miami Against Fascism 🌴☕️ (@MIAagainstFash) August 14, 2021
Now, assault is never O.K., Marco, I think we can agree on that, but then lying is not OK either, if that is the case here, and a U.S. Senator should have all his facts straight before making a public statement to make sure he is not bearing false witness.
I will be interested to say what ex-police Chief Val Demmings will have to say about this incident.
If ever there were a time for a Bible verse, Senator! Something about not lying, maybe? pic.twitter.com/7MACpnrniv
— Rachel Vindman 🌻 (@natsechobbyist) October 24, 2022
I believe you are right, Rachel.
— General Putnam (@GeneralPutnam2) October 24, 2022
Yup
Aaand the truth is here. Jesus, Rubio, can’t you ever tell the truth? https://t.co/dAQf3dceoj
— Outspoken™️ (@Out5p0ken) October 24, 2022
Maybe you should read your Bible a little more thoroughly, Rubio.
Why is it that Republicans (looking at you, Rubio) have to embellish (i.e. LIE) instead of telling what actually happened? Talk about SNOWFLAKES; that fits you and all the rest of the Republicans. Never seen so much whining from grown men….
Does the phrase “They can dish it out but they can’t take it” ring any bells???
They thump their Bible, but never actually open it and read it.