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And the winners are . . .
“Who says my message is watered down?”
DALE STOUT, Sebastopol
“Better a ‘Poland Spring’ than a ‘Greek Summer’ caused by Obama’s massive debt.”
MICHAEL SHEEHAN, Rohnert Park
“Sometimes I swallow my water like I do my words — fast and furious”
RON BARZ, Bodega Bay
“Who says Republicans don’t care about clean water?”
PETE FOPPIANO, Healdsburg
“I don’t always drink water, but when I do, I prefer Poland Springs. Stay thirsty my friends.”
KELLIE AMBROSE, Santa Rosa
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I’m so sick of water! Now I understand what water torture is all about.
I took to the Republican State of the Union Response like a duck to water.
Like a bridge over troubled water, I’m water under the bridge.
My dreams are of water. And my nightmares.
Whether I float or sink in 2016, I’m definitely feeling kinda soggy.
I may have a dry mouth, but Obama is all wet.
Better a “Poland Spring” than a “Greek Summer” caused by Obama’s massive debt.
Now that I’m the official Republican water boy, I can’t seem to get my head above the water.
It’s the nature of water to run down hill. I hope I don’t get dehydrated before the Big Race in 2016.
You know, even I can’t swallow some o this stuff we’re peddling without help
I have to hand it to you Mr. Ryan, you got me on that one.
When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat.
Water is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer.
You can’t trust water. Even a straight stick turns crooked in it.
When I strap two of these on the bottom of my feet, I can walk on water!
“People believe I was reaching for this water, actually I was ducking!”
Who says Republicans don’t care about clean water?
Worked for me, you should try it sometime.
And, y’see, this here’d only cost you 38¢ instead of 39¢, but for Big Bad Government and all those unnecessary regulators making sure it was safe to drink.
I’ll never party with Rick Perry ever again! Darn cottonmouth, oops.
My speech trickled through my head like water through a sieve.
I’m an instant star. Just add water and stir me up.
Dang, I could’ve had a V8.
Latinos are Republican. They just don’t know it yet.
Instead of drinking it, I should have used the water to put out the fire on Obama’s pants.
The face that launched a thousand sips!
Some critics thought my reaching for this bottle would be my “Waterloo”.Now they are the ones swallowing their words, not me.
Read my now famous lips, I’ll raise this bottle, but I’ll never raise taxes.
The sip heard round the world!
What, me worry?
“Bidding starts at one hundred dollars on E bay. God, I love this country.”
Did you have a hard time swallowing all that too?
Like Napoleon Bonaparte once said, “In politics stupidity is not a handicap.”
We’ll ALL need a big drink after 4 more years of Obama’s tsunami of stupidity.
Good thing I bought 100,000 shares of Poland Springs a week before I gave the Republican response speech.
Comedians love me!
Big government won’t help you. And apparently a little water won’t either.
Dang, now I gotta tinkle!
You can lead a politician to water, but you can’t make him think.
Who says my message is watered down?
Marco Rubio…the republican flavor of the day.
Look, we don’t need a big government regulating our air,food, and water. If we pollute our water too much,we can just import it from Poland! What? It’s from Maine? Sorry, my bad!
Oh what a relief it is.
Chug-a-Lug,
Chug-a-Lug
I’m an Agua Velva man.
Hope Springs eternal.
Try Poland Spring, when you’re words are too unbelievable to swallow.
Next time I want a podium, a glass of water and a couple of fans.
I know what your thinking, No, I was not paid to drink this brand on TV. I just got thirsty and it was the nearest thing on hand.
Some people use a glass, I just take mine straight from the bottle.
Cha-cha-chug it down. Only $25 a bottle!
Close — but no cigar.
My new nickname is Seven Eleven…because of my big gulp!
I’m so excited! Dubya himself just called and said, “Heck of a job, Marco!”
Any publicity’s good publicity in politics. And it helps divert attention away from the crappy job we’re doing.
Buy American, buy Poland.
I’m on tap to be the next President.
Drinking water was a pour choice.
I’m afraid my message got a little gargled.
My numbers just went up in the Poles.
I’d like to propose a toast to Governor Christy.” Keep eating Governor, keep eating.”
You all know I don’t believe in global warming, but just in case I’m wrong, you’ll need plenty of this.
No sweat, no thirst, no problem. Nailed it!
I had to give main stream media something to write about since they have been avoiding the real news-worthy stories.
Someone moved my water bottle and I think it was an inside job.
“And live from New York its Saturday Night!”
Now on ebay, you too can bid on the bottle from “the gulp heard around the world.”
My fundraising plan for 2016? We sell this: meteor repellant
Minimum wage? Early childhood education? Gun control? My proposal – liberty and bottled water for all!
The great Republican hope – bottled water.
“Let me begin by congratulating President Obama on the start of his second term.”
This Republican State of the Union is brought to you by Poland Spring water the top-selling spring water brand in America, from the great state of Maine.
Drink this tax and spend water. It will make you feel better about how much money the goverment is pouring down the drain.
Whenever I get dry mouth from making hypocritical political attacks, I reach for Poland Spring water!
This is the preferred drink of honest politicians.
I got this water from Dick Clark and I’m really 97 years old.
Believe me, I meant to use AMERICAN water…someone switched it on me.
I don’t always drink water, but when I do. I prefer Poland Springs. Stay thirsty my friends.(The most uninteresting man in the world).
It’s not true that I’m trying to steal away the Hispanic voters, but really this is, “aqua muy buena”.
I do a great Dennis Hopper impression.
“Blue Velvet” is my favorite.
If you donate $25 or more to my Reclaim America political action committee, I’ll send you a genuine Marco Rubio water bottle.
“water, water, everywhere, just don’t gulp it on the air.”
Let’s get rich, Poland Springs right from the tap!
I filled this with the best vodka money can buy! Thanks tax payers!
Better a dry mouth than a forked tongue, like our Fearless Leader.
It’ll fix all that ails ‘ya…
fluoridated water.
It’s not industrial waste anymore!
…and when I grow up I hope to be the pitchman for Viagra just like Bob Dole!
Well, my speech may have been a dud, but at least I got an endorsement deal with Poland Spring!
Some tmes I swallow my water like I do my words….fast and furious!
Gotta love the left wing media. With them I was able to turn this water into whine.
It’s called truth serum…Obama should try some!