The Grey Lady’s Onion Breath
Sen. Marco Rubio is not my favorite GOP presidential contender. I much prefer Scott Walker, who sits on a throne made of the skulls of his enemies, and Gov. Rick Perry, who can reprise the role of Reagan after Obama’s Jimmy Carter. But the New York Times just can’t seem to stay away from the Senator.
Last week it published a hit piece handed to it by the liberal activist group American Bridge. This week it’s Rubio’s money troubles including, gasp, the fact he bought “$80,000 luxury speedboat” with proceeds from a book advance.
Now I don’t know much about boats because I learned when I was a kid from the experience of my electrician brother-in-law that BOAT stood for “bust out another thousand”. Boats to some people are like donuts are to others. They are irresistible but bad for you. And I immediately recognized that $80k won’t get you a luxury anything let alone a boat. And sure enough it turns out it wasn’t a luxury speedboat but a fishing boat.
Oh and he leased a $50,000 Audi. Note that he didn’t buy it, he leased it. Wow! Big spender who can afford a $400/month lease payment. Hillary Clinton could buy, not lease, 6 of those for a single speech at UCLA. Of course she doesn’t drive so she has no need for them.
The Onion regularly runs non-stories like “Dad Wants to Show You Where Fuse Box Is,” and “Longtime Coffee Shop Employee Thought Customers Would Care More About His Last Day.” By running stories that should be headlined “Marco Rubio’s Wife Has a Lead Foot,” and “Marco Rubio is Middle Class” the Grey Lady might want to consider popping a few Tic-Tacs to rid itself of onion breath.
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