Do you know the REAL reason Rand Paul filibustered?

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You do have a contradiction here. Hundreds of thousands of dollars is six figures, not five. But I think you are mostly correct that it was to raise money. It was probably even more to gain some support for when he runs for President in 2016 and he was being a "copycat". Senator Bernie Sanders did a filibuster just last year. A few things were different. Paul's speech rambled on and didn't say anything coherent other than it was long. Sander's made his speech to make a point on corporate greed and the decline of the middle class. The theme was consistent throughout such that it was published as a book, "The Speech". z

it quite is not any longer only the Democrats, and not each and all the Democrats. Paul's action did no longer have the help Republican management, and a couple of Democrats quite took section interior the filibuster. the biggest undertaking maximum persons have is that he grow to be fencing at windmills: no person has stated that armed drones ought to, might, or might desire to be utilized in our borders. maximum Democrats seen his filibuster an unwarranted affront, accusing the President of strikes that have been on no account into attention. it quite is an previous political scam - as quickly as LBJ informed an aide to unfold a rumor that his opponent enjoyed carnal expertise of his sows. The aide stated that they won't call the guy a pig F*****r, no person might have faith it. LBJ spoke back " i do no longer care in the event that they suspect it, i want to hearken to that SOB deny it! there is not any indication that a drone strike might ever be used interior the U. S., yet Paul wanted to stress Obama to disclaim it. The extra liberal Democrats that supported the filibuster argue for extra oversight into any use of armed drones, even exterior of the country.

Rand Paul is just a tool for the tea party. His rhetoric to protect terrorists was disgusting and dangerous. To their credit many of the republicans called him on it.

He is a grandstanding windbag trying to get attention since he will probably throw his hat into the " protect the rich " 2016 version of the Republican primaries. Useless excuse for a Senator. I hope he crapped himself during his 13 hour dumbass act.

Isn't 5 figures tens of thousands?

The donations came after dum bass.

I think you need to gets some friends. That way you could share with them all these news stories. And then you'd only use Y!A for actual questions.

Because he had a moral disagreement with the president killing citizens?

i'm waiting to see if this forces the GOP to take a more libertarian approach; or if the establishment repubilcans will crush the insurgents once and for all.