Marco Rubio's Watergate Moment: Funniest Memes and Tweets

Sen. Marco Rubio's awkward water break during the Republican response to the State of the Union has been gleefully immortalized on the Internet. Here are some of the funniest memes inspired by what has become known as "Watergate" and the "Gulp Heard 'Round the World":

Rubio's water break has also been immortalized in GIF form.

Even Rubio managed to poke a little fun at himself by Tweeting this photo after delivering his speech:

Poland Spring belatedly seized on the PR opportunity by posting the following photo on its Facebook page, along with this message: "Reflecting on our cameo. What a night!"

And here are some of the funniest Tweets about Watergate:

"Even Marco Rubio is playing Marco Rubio drinking games." @-bradplumer

"Marco Rubio, the man you want to have a desperate gulp of water with." -@PaulBegala

"Marco Rubio experiencing some climate change during his speech." -@lizzwinstead

"Now if Rubio could talk while the Koch brothers drank a glass of water, *that* would be big news." -@DailyKos

"Zero Dark Thirsty #RubioFilms" -@UnitedLiberal

"#RubioFilms A river runs through it" -@adept2U

"Like Water For Elephants. #RubioFilms" -@RL_Miller

"Waterworld #RubioFilms (Also a disaster.)" -@UrquhartMP

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