Call your Senators to support Rand's bill to end foreign aid (update: bill defeated 10-81)

[ClydeCoulter]

"Wipe Isreal Off The Map" shit again.................

 

[LibertyEagle]

Ugh. How did New Hampshire elect Kelly Ayotte?

 

[Occam's Banana]

Graham just said "If you want to support terrorists, pass this amendment."

War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength.
Lindsey Graham is a patriot.

 

[LibertyEagle]

We are broke, Corker!

 

[jmdrake]

We are broke, Corker!

I just called Corker's office and Alexander's office. I know both are going to vote yes. The both stink. But I called anyway. I hope our Ron Paul democrat kicks Corker's butt! (I know it won't happen but I can hope anyway).

 

[tsai3904]

Rand's one hour speech on the Senate floor:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtdY9SGPq5E

 

[Valli6]

Rand on now! (Fri 4:15 eastern)
http://www.c-span.org/Live-Video/C-SPAN2

 

[specsaregood]

Nice headline at 9:55 into that ^.
Nice bit about us taxpayers paying foreign aid to china for "economic development" and to russia at 14min.

 

[LibertyEagle]

Rand just spoke again about the folly of foreign aid and why they hate us. Man, was it good. Anyone who doesn't think he is his father's son, should hear this.

 

[IndianaPolitico]

Just called both Sen. Coats, and Lugar. I have a feeling they won't do anything.

 

[BamaFanNKy]

Um.... should I call Rand? I think McConnell is backing Rand on this one.

 

[LibertyEagle]

Um.... should I call Rand? .

Yeah. Tell him THANK YOU.

 

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[tsai3904]

So did rand go the whole hour because no other senator wanted to speak out on his side?

He was speaking during general speeches. The formal debate on the bill will come later. I'm curious to see which Democratic Senators will speak on his side though.

 

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[Occam's Banana]

Rand's one hour speech on the Senate floor:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtdY9SGPq5E

DAMN! That is a truth bomb with an hour-long fuse.

Here's one of the truthiest fragments: (28:15 - emphasis in the original)

Why did the Arab Spring [become] an Arab Winter? [How did it become] an anti-American protest? Because the tear gas that rained down on them for decades was made [in the U.S.A]. Because the police batons were paid for [by the U.S.]. [...] [W]hen they hated Mubarek, they hated [us] also. They hated us because we - were - Mubarek. The hated us because we were Ben Ali in Tunisia. They hated us because we were [...] Sadaam Hussein's friend. If we don't understand this, [things are never going to get any] better.

 

[bunklocoempire]

"The learning curve around here is so slow that we will get 10, maybe 20 senators to place any restrictions on foreign aid"

Edit: @ 44:40