The Drink Heard Round The World

So Florida Senator Marco Rubio delivered the Republican response to the State of the Union Speech last night. (No, I didn't watch- I was at work and besides, given the reaction and round-up I'm reading it doesn't seem like anybody on either side of the aisle said anything worth listening to anyway.) And he got a little thirsty apparently...

And CNN has had it's undies in a bunch about this all day- Rubio's 'Water'gate they're calling it...

Seriously? WTF is wrong with the media these days? First, every salient fact about the Sandy Hook tragedy they intially reported was dead wrong. They spent like three hours last night telling us that the LAPD had found the ex-cop's body and it was all over when in fact the cabin was still burning and therefore law enforcement had found nothing of the sort and now they're spending acres of ink and television time talking about a Senator taking a drink of water.

Look, if anyone's at fault, it's whomever put the water somewhere near Virginia Beach instead of right next to him- that bottle of water is FAR away. So yeah, reaching for it looked a little awkward but Senator Rubio managed it, took a sip and got right back to his speech. (And no, I didn't watch that either...) Personally, I think it makes him look more human and like someone voters could relate too- (in other words, someone not perfectly packaged for television.)

At the very least, it's a small, small moment that's getting way too much attention. From everyone including me, I guess...

UPDATED: And then there's this... CNN wondering if a sip of water is 'a career-killer.' Dear God, CNN, just... wow. Seriously? Please do us all a favor and take yourselves off the air.