Worse than disgraceful. I think it is reflective personality disorders.

The MSM should stick to something more substansive like comets being caused by global warming!

No way does Barack Obama outdo Ronald Reagan as a speaker. Reagan had empathy and a quality of sweetness; Obama lectures, scolds and delivers an unpleasant anger.

And Cnn said this could end Rubio´s career; can they really be considered a serious news organization? Give me a break. Rubio had substance in his speech; he did not lie, and he is a hero in every way. Go Rubio.

I didn´t watch either one because I no longer trust any politician, especially the fraud, phony lying grifter in the White House. I detest him and his party. They are traitors. Not one of them was available when the consulate was attacked and the deaths of those brave men were not even mentioned in the SOTU address. The Dems are gleefully destroying the U.S. and the only thing the media can focus on is that Rubio needed some water. A pox on all their houses!

If this is what the media is reporting, it´s because it´s what the Democrat party is feeding them.

This is what Rubio gets for being a liar about his stance on illegal immigration. If you cozy up to Democrats, they bite.

These are the same people that have no qualms with waiting in line for over 24 hours for an new iphone, or housing vouchers.

I think this is just a move to distract from the message (again). If someone has an important message, especially if that person has a conservative message, then let the distraction maneuvers begin. It´s like sticking your fingers in your ears and singing La, La La I can´t hear you. Just more childishness.

What’s wrong with some people (in this case, “journalists” being alleged to be people)?!?! Senator Marco Rubio was obviously sweating profusely in that combination studio/sauna at which he gave the excellently-thought-out response to BHO’s SOTU cavalcade of preposterous claims and empty promises.

Kudos for whoever wrote "Biggest PR coup in the water racket since Esther Williams" on the front page at Lucianne.com. You are a genius. Happy Valentines Day!

o - the great ´won´. The only reason the media thinks he is so great with speech delivery is he can only remember 3 or 4 words at most off each teleprompter.He´s a bumbling fool without the tele-p.

The left is just angry because he wasn´t drinking Kool-Aid.

The press focused on Rubio´s water the same way they focused on Obama´s "corpseman". /s

My only quibble with the article is the effort to equate it to the 57 States gaffe by Obama. That was never pushed by the big media but by individual observers. It is the difference between a real grass roots observation and organized opinion making. The 57 states gaffe is more substantial than needing a sip of water after speaking for a while. This just indicates that is Rubio is human. This reminds us that no conservative is ever perfect enough to hold high office and no liberal is ever depraved or traitorous enough to be disqualified.

They all belong in junior high school.

Do they know how silly they sound?! Ann Crowly threw herself under the bus for obama - it looks like all the lemmings are going to do the same. They just sound so silly.
There´s so many more impt things - one just has to wonder how truly ignorant these people are becoming and if they really believe their own blather.

I´m surprised they didn´t whine about 1 hair out of place. These MSM people are the worst sub-humans I´ve ever seen.

NEWSFLASH !!! Marco Rubio has beeen disqualified from running for president in 2016 because, as our crack investigative reporters have uncovered, he did not use a Windsor knot when tying his tie.

#9 has it right. The way to distract from a brilliant speech is not to refute its ideas; the way to distract is to talk about something else. The (Alinskyite) way to destroy a leading opposition figure is not to refute his ideas; the way to destroy him is to trivialize him. Talking about nothing but a gulp of water is a brilliant Obama, excuse me, MSM strategy.

#13 Great line.

If I were Rubio, I would take on the press by using sarcasm and charisma. The old "iron fist in a velvet glove" approach. The American people love a fearless fighter. This is what Reagan did so effectively.

Comparing Obama to Reagan as a speaker is easy. Can anuone quote one line from any of Obama´s speeches, expect for " They didn´t built that." His speeches are all a blur of lies with no memorable content.

The press attempted to trivialize Sarah Palin for writing on the palm of her hand, Dan Quayle for misspelling potato, and Mitt Romney for having carried his dog in a cage atop the family station wagon. The press act like "mean girls" who attempt to marginalize a school rival. Fortunately for Rubio, four years is much too long to run with a silly joke. If I were his consultant, however, I would advise him to slow down. In public speaking, less is more. We see quickly, but we hear slowly. The ear welcomes a slower pace punctuated by pauses. That is my only criticism of his night: delivering a splendid text in a rushed fashion.

The propaganda arm of the American Socialist Party . They´ve gotten so used to slinging mud and having it actually stick ( see Romney ) that they do it for real fun now . " Stop the presses !!" if Marco would have scratched his head with his middle finger .

Its is far from disgraceful it is crimminal what the LSM is doing. If I was a lawyer I´d sue every one of them over every little insult, let them lawyer up and pay like they do to everyone else.

Rubio should now start carrying a bottle of water everywhere he goes and every time he gives a speech. Throw it back in the leftists faces and make them look ridiculous - just as Alinsky suggested.

@#15 The 57 state remark that Obama made
was not a Gaffe. It was a cold calculated statement aimed at the muslim world

Obama was not referring to the United states
He was referring to the 57 States of the Islamic Conference
It is equivalent to the UN for muslim countries
Here is the link to that org
http://www.oic-un.org/index.asp

A deliberte denigration of anyone seen as a threat to their messiah.

We see the msm for what it is.

#26 - This morning FNC reported that Rubio´s campaign is offering Rubio water bottles at $20-$25 each.

Yesterday, I mentioned that the local CBS affiliate was claiming that Rubio had "disgraced" himself, and I couldn´t figure out what the hell they were talking about, since there wasn´t a single disgraceful line in Rubio´s excellent response to Obama´s gaseous oratory. So -- the big deal is that he had to take a sip of water? Looks like a deliberate attempt to, er, pigeon-drop all over Rubio´s speech, and direct the public´s attention away from it.

#26 has the right idea. Marco is going to be interviewed a lot from now on, so he should make a point of having a water bottle and taking a sip in every interview, which will trivialize the MSM right back.

#22 I hope someone on the Rubio staff reads your suggestion for him to slow down when he´s speaking. His content is great: he just needs to give listeners time to absorb what he is saying. The good thing, though, is that Marco is enthusiastic about what he is saying, which tells me he is willing to fight and refuses the be rolled over the way some of his GOP colleagues are allowing Obama and the Dems to do.

Teddy mixed it with scotch whiskey and drove off a bridge and killed a lovely young lady, and it only enhanced his political career.
Go figure.

Are you kidding me!!!!!! The propaganda machine won´t even touch Bengazi (where people died and people lied) yet they have done nothing but run with some "hot news" about a senator taking a sip of water - whoa that´s pretty amazing I can´t wait until they get to the bottom on that story - is this guy really able to do his senatorial duties? after all he drinks water. How about Menendez - nothing happening here - move along folks. I would say unbelievable but it is now typical. SAD!

Absolute proof that our society has lost it´s collective mind. Just like Rome in her last days.

All alinsky, all the time. "Freeze the target, isolate it, ridicule it".Doesn´t matter if it was a water bottle or over-filling his gas tank,
and the Gop will clap their hands in glee.
These GOPer rinos are so despicable. and they are allowing this by doing nothing/ Just like they ruined Palin governor office with all those law suits.If the donks were suing a democrat gov, there would be a visit by some goombahs and there´d be persuasion to stop.

It´s time to turn these guys off, take the initiative to set the agenda rather than allow morons with ever-diminishing audiences continue doing it to us. Fox News has gone wobbly, and the real unused weapon is entertainment programming. Time to create a "conservative" production company, like "Silver Screen Partners #X" and go to it. Create careers for conservative writers, artists and others in entertainment. Cheaper than big money campaigns for losers, and it may make someone money!

Four out of five CNN panelists think there´s something admirable about mass-murderer and cop-killer Chris Dorner.

Are you surprised they think taking a drink of water is scandalous?

There is no legitimate media in America.

Let me get this straight: Taking a drink of water ends Rubio´s career and being AWOL on Benghazi advances Barry´s. What planet are we living on??

His taking that drink did look awkward. Whoever put together that set and placing the water, was obviously an amateur or democrat. The fuss over this is so beyond ridiculous. It is truly scary to think that these mush-brained reporters are the ones feeding information to the voters. BOB WOODWARD -- do you have any comments?

What about the way obama the special was chewing an enormous wad of gum during the inauguration? Or was it a cud?

Thank God he didn´t pick his nose.

You can buy a Rubio water bottle at reclaimamericapac.com.