My favorite line from CNN Debate was from - RUBIO: "America is not a planet.”

[kpete]

Republican presidential candidate and Sen. Marco Rubio (FL) said very confidently during the CNN debate on Wednesday night that America is not a planet.

"America is a lot of things, the greatest country in the world, absolutely,"[/[] Rubio said, talking about climate change. "But America is not a planet."

The Internet had some fun with Rubio's statement. Here are some of the best Twitter responses:

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/marco-rubio-america-not-planet

[DetlefK]

1. For what it's worth, the article has a poll embedded.

76% think the democratic candidate (whoever that will be) will win over the republican candidate (whoever that will be)
12% think the other way round
12% undecided

The GOP is royally fucked this election. In 2012, all candidates except Romney were horrible. (And he was as charismatic as the stick of a popsicle.) But now all their candidates are horrible!

[Scuba]

2. "First they came for Pluto and I said nothing."

[CTyankee]

4. I love it!

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. Lol!!!!

[treestar]

3. The comments are funny too

Rubio is an idiot.

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. It's the whole answer that is appalling

The context shows that his message was "it's not up to America to do anything about climate change." Look at this tosser:

While Tapper failed to ask them about their renewable energy plan, he did quote Ronald Reagan’s Sec. of State George Schultz in asking the candidates the following question:

Schultz reminds us that when Ronald Reagan was president, he faced a similar situation to the one we’re facing now. There were dire warnings from the mass consensus of the scientific community about the ozone layer shrinking. Schultz says Ronald Reagan urged skeptics in industry to come up with a plan. He said do it as an insurance policy in case the scientists are right. The scientists were right. Reagan and his approach worked. Sec. Schultz asks why not take out an insurance policy and approach climate change the Reagan way?

Rubio responded first saying, “Because we’re not going to destroy our economy the way the left-wing government that we are under now wants us to do.” Tapper reminded Rubio he’s citing George Schultz, a conservative in the Reagan administration. To which Rubio responded, Schultz “may have lined up with them on this position, but here’s the bottom line: Every proposal they put forward are proposals that will make it harder to do business in America—that will make it harder to create jobs in America.

“Single parents are already struggling across this country to provide for their families. Maybe a billionaire here in California can afford an increase in their utility rates, but a working family in Tampa, Florida or anywhere across this country cannot afford it. So, we are not going to destroy our economy, we are not going to make America a harder place to create jobs in order to pursue policies that will do absolutely nothing—nothing—to change our climate, to change our weather because America is a lot of things—the greatest country in the world, absolutely. But America is not a planet. And we are not even the largest carbon producer anymore—China is. And they are drilling a hole and digging anywhere in the world that they can get a hold of. So the bottom line is, I am not in favor of any policies that make America a harder place to live or to work or to raise their families.”

https://ecowatch.com/2015/09/17/climate-change-gop-debate/

Christie was almost as bad.

[Orsino]

7. It's a planet, a rock group, a continent, an SUV, a floor wax AND a dessert topping.

Or hasn't Sen. Rubio even heard of exceptionalism.

[lumberjack_jeff]

10. Heh. +1 n/t

[Tommy_Carcetti]

8. Sigh. I miss Jon Stewart. nt

[Filibuster Harry]

9. That was a good one.

There were so many last night:

Graham : I going to drink in the White House

Graham: Obama must go

Didn't Rubio also mention about it is criminals who break the law when referring to the gun issue??

Gov Jindahl wants the left to list those occupations in which Christians shouldn't have.

There were alot of zingers last night-- sad but true-- the Rs were at their best --for us!!