Tuesday was a slow news day in the 2016 Republican presidential primary race. Just ask Marco Rubio.
A video of the presidential contender and avid football fan tossing a wobbly pass to a Des Moines, Iowa, boy went viral after the ball hit the tyke in the face when he failed to make the catch — the boy was fine.
Bloomberg Politics posted the video on social media:
.@marcorubio goes long in Iowa… and… d’oh. Don’t worry, the kid’s okay! http://t.co/Ly9sThFm0T https://t.co/6NtUT5Eqhk
— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) August 18, 2015
Rubio showed his sense of humor when he responded to an ESPN post on the incident, saying what any football fan knows to be true:
The QB always gets the blame. https://t.co/8AZfjCv28I
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) August 18, 2015
And while it was all in fun, the Rubio team once again showed its prowess in turning a negative into a positive.
Macon business took down Confederate flag, and put THIS up to make a point
Just as they capitalized on the junior senator from Florida being ridiculed for grabbing a drink of water while giving the Republican response to President Obama’s 2013 State of the Union address, they took Tuesday’s lemon and made lemonade.
Get our new Team Marco throwback t-shirts in time for football season! Click here now —> http://t.co/eK1T7cPp1V pic.twitter.com/gGP635mhb6
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) August 18, 2015
But that didn’t stop conservative political commentator Bill Kristol from having some fun at the expense of politically correct progressive liberals. Nonetheless, the consensus among social media users seemed to be that the kid was at fault — like we said, it was a slow news day.
Here’s Kristol’s post and a few other responses from Twitter:
Typical Republican, embracing #WarOnKids. #KidsFacesMatter. https://t.co/83ptb3BBXA
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) August 18, 2015
If that little kid was better at football he wouldn’t have gotten hit in the face. He’s learned an important life lesson. #Rubio2016
— Sonny Bunch (@SonnyBunch) August 18, 2015
@seanhackbarth @moody If you can get your hands to the ball you should catch it. C’mon kid!
— Andrew Staroska (@astaroska) August 18, 2015
I guess it’s the former HS quarterback in me, but @marcorubio put the ball on the money. The kid’s gotta catch that pass. #IAcaucus
— Erin Murphy (@ErinDMurphy) August 18, 2015
Marco Rubio is not at fault for hitting a kid in the head with a football. that kid’s gotta get better hands https://t.co/4MizCPUv1F
— Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) August 18, 2015
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