http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/postmodernconservative/2013/02/13/the-rubio-response-the-rhetorical-problem-the-reality-problem-and-the-media-problem/ A First Things Blog Thu, 23 May 2013 13:31:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/postmodernconservative/2013/02/13/the-rubio-response-the-rhetorical-problem-the-reality-problem-and-the-media-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-33525 The Rubio Response: The Rhetorical Problem, The Reality Problem, And the Media Problem | CATHOLIC FEAST Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:11:04 +0000 http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/postmodernconservative/?p=10727#comment-33525 [...] 1. Rubio’s speech was fine. It had the correct populist working-class and middle-class focus. Rubio’s speech compares favorably with Romney’s Republican convention speech despite Rubio having a tougher environment. 2. This isn’t a criticism of the speech, but Rubio’s middle-class message needs policies that could plausibly produce tangible benefits for the Source: Postmodern Conservative   [...]

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