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LIVE THREAD: Rand Paul is filibustering John Brennan nomination
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Posted on 03/06/2013 9:03:24 AM PST by JohnPDuncan
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To: thouworm; MestaMachine
They are supporting Paul, in that they have promised to yield back the floor to him...technically Paul has NOT yielded the floor..rather, he is allowing them to ask "questions" or make comments..these can go on for as long as each senator chooses..this gives Paul time for a drink..rest his voice..not sure about leaving the floor for a bathroom break..I believe, ( though not sure) that under the new rules the senator MUST remain on the floor; if another one want to join in..then Paul can yield the floor to him, and leave..to have it yielded back to him later..
sometimes these things snowball...
IT will be very interesting to see if Paul's fellow Kentuckian, Mitch McConnell, joins the party..
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posted on
03/06/2013 1:11:38 PM PST
by
ken5050
("One useless man is a shame, two are a law firm, three or more are a Congress".. John Adams)
To: ken5050
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posted on
03/06/2013 1:20:22 PM PST
by
MestaMachine
(Sometimes the smartest man in the room is standing in the midst of imbeciles.)
To: MestaMachine
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posted on
03/06/2013 1:31:04 PM PST
by
Chickensoup
(200 million unarmed people killed in the 20th century by Leftist Totalitarian Fascists)
To: ken5050; MestaMachine
“under the new rules the senator MUST remain on the floor;”
Somebody, get the men a bucket, some liquids, and some food.
“sometimes these things snowball...”
hoping....into 6pm timeslot and/or beyond.
Rubio! keep em coming!
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posted on
03/06/2013 1:34:30 PM PST
by
thouworm
(DEMOGOGUE: leader who makes use of prejudices, false claims and promises to gain power.)
To: Rappini
"I think RP is the only Senator that has a pair."
I would include Ted Cruz, too.
To: thouworm
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posted on
03/06/2013 1:42:42 PM PST
by
MestaMachine
(Sometimes the smartest man in the room is standing in the midst of imbeciles.)
To: MestaMachine; All
did anyone else lose their C-Span feed? I was watching delayed on cable, so I don’t know how long feed was disrupted?
Now, feed came back & Saxby Chambliss (R) is on -— supporting? or rino sent in to disrupt? How long has he been speaking? Was has he said.
REID!!!!!! Hitting a nerve!
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posted on
03/06/2013 1:45:48 PM PST
by
thouworm
(DEMOGOGUE: leader who makes use of prejudices, false claims and promises to gain power.)
To: Cyber Liberty
Looks like he’s caving now. He said that if he receives a phone call from the White House telling him that the administration will not use drones to kill US citizens in the US in the absence of an imminent threat, then he will drop the filibuster.
Paul obviously does not give a damn about Brennan’s consistent efforts to help the rise of Islamofascism throughout the world.
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posted on
03/06/2013 1:47:59 PM PST
by
Piranha
To: MestaMachine
Reid wants to get this momentum out of primetime!
“We will continue tomorrow.”
...when know one is watching!
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posted on
03/06/2013 1:50:01 PM PST
by
thouworm
(DEMOGOGUE: leader who makes use of prejudices, false claims and promises to gain power.)
To: MestaMachine
Reid wants to get this momentum out of primetime!
“We will continue tomorrow.”
...when no one is watching!
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posted on
03/06/2013 1:50:26 PM PST
by
thouworm
(DEMOGOGUE: leader who makes use of prejudices, false claims and promises to gain power.)
To: thouworm
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posted on
03/06/2013 1:52:15 PM PST
by
MestaMachine
(Sometimes the smartest man in the room is standing in the midst of imbeciles.)
To: thouworm
What reid? Cable flickering. What about reid? What did I miss?
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posted on
03/06/2013 1:56:05 PM PST
by
MestaMachine
(Sometimes the smartest man in the room is standing in the midst of imbeciles.)
To: MestaMachine
Rand Paul sounds like he is getting a second wind.
My C-Span channel went out. Came back in but don’t know how much I missed.
Reid came on the floor and tried to dictate how much time senators would have to FINISH UP. Then he said, “We will continue this tomorrow.”
Reid does NOT want this to go into evening hours when people come come from work and it has the (remote) possibility of hitting the evening news. He wants to force it into tomorrow when momentum has waned and no one is watching.
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posted on
03/06/2013 2:04:13 PM PST
by
thouworm
(DEMOGOGUE: leader who makes use of prejudices, false claims and promises to gain power.)
To: MestaMachine
What reid? Cable flickering. What about reid? What did I miss? Nothing really, Reid just declared the Senate is hereby dissolved and from now on he'll be deeming the votes on bills and confirmations having "passed" or "failed."
Ducking
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posted on
03/06/2013 2:10:26 PM PST
by
Cyber Liberty
(I am a dissident. Will you join me? My name is John....)
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posted on
03/06/2013 3:28:01 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
To: Uncle Miltie
Thanks, Uncle Miltie.
Had a feeling, because of who said it, that it was going to be not nice at all.
To: hummingbird
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posted on
03/13/2013 1:17:43 PM PDT
by
Rappini
(Veritas vos Liberabit)
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