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Marco Rubio Was Apparently An Afterthought In Law School Too

The University of Miami newspaper finally admits that Marco Rubio went to UM Law after compiling some shockingly tepid quotes from people who knew him in school.

220px-Marco_Rubio,_Official_Portrait,_112th_CongressIt may be hard to wrap your head around, but this “Marco Rubio” character is actually trying to be the next president. At least that’s what his school paper is saying. Frankly, we don’t believe it.

Even though Fox News has exclaimed repeatedly that he’s the real GOP frontrunner — and he has the string of second- and third-place finishes to prove it! — it just doesn’t feel like this guy is actually in the race. Apparently his school newspaper agrees, because they cashed in with the most unintentionally hilarious headline of the week with the understated acknowledgement — in March — that Rubio is one of those guys running for president. In the paper’s defense, they wanted to hold off on this story for a while, but realized their headline probably wouldn’t be accurate for much longer.

This is the Miami Hurricane’s headline from WEDNESDAY:

UM Headline

I guess after Rubio finally won something — the Minnesota Caucuses, don’tcha know? — on Tuesday, they figured people might be interested. The preceding months of campaigning hadn’t piqued anyone’s interest yet. And the accompanying story drives home how few f**ks anyone at Miami gave about Marco Rubio:

“I do remember that he was very well-spoken,” said Williamson, who couldn’t recall personal interactions with Rubio due to the size of the class.

With the GOP race almost over, the best source the paper could muster was, “Oh, that guy… I think I remember that guy.” And this isn’t a cherry-picked passage. Other quotes in the story include, “although he met with Rubio multiple times, he could only recall that Rubio was focused on his academics as a student,” and, “[h]e was quite taken with politics, as I recall….”

So take heart, average law students! You don’t have to be a memorable gunner to go on to lose an embarrassing string of primaries.

Law school alumnus Sen. Marco Rubio running for U.S. president [The Miami Hurricane]