Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., takes a sip in the middle of his GOP response to President Obama's 2013 State of the Union address.

Feb 12, 2013 · Marco Rubio takes an awkward break during his State of the Union responseSubscribe to the Times Video newsletter for free and get a handpicked selection of t...

Feb 13, 2013 · At the very least, Rubio has given the political world a teaching moment: position a tall, clear glass of water on an easily accessible flat surface near the politician.

Dec 6, 2015 · Marco Rubio can be particular about how he takes his water at public events. In May 2008, when Marco Rubio retired as Florida’s House speaker, he bid his colleagues farewell with a...

Feb 12, 2013 · Dry-mouthed Marco Rubio awkwardly drinks water during his 2013 GOP response to President Obama's State of the Union in a moment that will haunt his political career forever. ...more.

Feb 13, 2013 · But he interrupted his thought to grab a small water bottle apparently at his side, ducking down and nearly out of of the camera frame, before taking a sip and continuing with his remarks.

Instead, audiences over the years noted that Marco Rubio has a fixation on drinking water during his speeches. In fact, during many important speeches, Rubio pauses mid-delivery to reach...

Feb 13, 2013 · Part of the reason Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's water grab during his response to the State of the Union on Tuesday night made such a splash was surely political.

Jan 8, 2015 · Twitter, being Twitter, couldn't talk about anything else. First there was shock at Rubio's awkward grab for his bottle of water: Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus...

Feb 12, 2013 · RT @ alexparkerdc: Rubio made a huge gaffe by drinking water, indicating he is a carbon-based human life form requiring H2O for sustenance. Now, if Rubio reached for a mojito that would...