Rand Paul filibustering Brennan nomination on Senate floor

[acptulsa]

Most likely he will be the lead story on the Sunday morning national news shows.

Actually, Brandon, I doubt that very much. Broadcast television in general, and The Longest Running Shows in Television History in particular, are specifically designed to insulate the old folks who vote religiously from any form or sort of actual political news at all, while making them feel like they're informed. Which is why none of them even mentioned that Ron Paul was a candidate for president until five days after Super Tuesday.

No, the news that doesn't fit the agenda doesn't get on the Sunday Morning Blather Hours until Rome has already burned to the ground. Fortunately, we don't have to wait that long to see UWD's new sig.

So far the runaway favorite is:

Do yourself a favor

DISREGARD THIS POST

But UWD seems to be sleeping late, so there's still time to vote:
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?406751-Pick-UWDude-s-New-Sig!/page2

 

[RockEnds]

http://www.npr.org/2013/03/09/173830060/double-take-toons-rand-pauls-drone-strike


Double Take 'Toons: Rand Paul's Drone Strike?
March 09, 2013 6:03 AM

 

[Barrex]

yup.

You are wrong. Bet wasnt about "when will article be written/posted" bet was about "will there be articles about Rand". There are obviously articles and: You lost.

 

[newbitech]

here is the NPR discussion that aired Friday.

Dude lost the bet I think. Pretty easy to see that this story lost it's legs and hailed a taxi.

http://www.npr.org/2013/03/08/173815758/13-hours-later-did-rand-paul-have-a-point

 

[newbitech]

Friday

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/03/rand-paul-moment-has-arrived.html

 

[newbitech]

Friday at after 5pm


http://www.newsday.com/opinion/colu...reilly-gop-can-learn-from-rand-paul-1.4780642

 

[UWDude]

You are wrong. Bet wasnt about "when will article be written/posted" bet was about "will there be articles about Rand". There are obviously articles and: You lost.

You obviously don't understand what the bet was about.

But, see my new sig.

However, it looks like a vast majority of the "news" left on the filibuster is on political junkie shows. It's not headline anywhere anymore.

The reason why I said "13 hours aint shit" because I heard Rand was doing a filibuster, and an hour later, it was over. It was a nice political stunt, but if he could have gone on for 24 hours, or longer, it really would have made waves. And if he kept going, people would have started to attack him for not just giving up and shutting up, which would have been a good thing.

Instead, it got some people excited for a day, started a little discussion (which is better than none at all), and then it went to political analyzers who asked less about drone strikes and more about "What is Rand Paul's future in the GOP."

 

[Barrex]

lool

 

[rubioneocon]

You are wrong. Bet wasnt about "when will article be written/posted" bet was about "will there be articles about Rand". There are obviously articles and: You lost.

It is Saturday morning . . .
unlike before this aint going away - Rand and photos of Rand Paul are all over the place CNN, MSNBC, Fox . . .

so, the GOP establishment wins with Jeb Bush on the Sunday morning circuit of weekly news shows . . .

This turns out perfect . . .
ignore Rand for the week . . . until the CPAC returns come in . . .

 

[UWDude]

Anybody know 4409?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qML3xoF8tF0

 

[FSP-Rebel]

Anybody know 4409?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qML3xoF8tF0

They're affiliated with Freedom's Phoenix and may lean anarchist. Anyone that labels Rand's filibuster as a publicity stunt is either a hater or a tard, both useless and preoccupied with self-importance.

 

[Dr.3D]

Anybody know 4409?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qML3xoF8tF0

Isn't that some sort of degreasing agent. Formula 4409 I think it was. People use it to clean up around the kitchen and bathroom.

 

[torchbearer]

Isn't that some sort of degreasing agent. Formula 4409 I think it was. People use it to clean up around the kitchen and bathroom.

4409 was their meet-up number during the 2008 campaign for liberty.

 

[UWDude]

I'm still not convinced I was wrong. The steam on this thread sure has died, hasn't it?

Game changer? Viral?

I just don't see it.

 

[affa]

I am still not sure I will lose. I wont be here tonight, though, so you all will have to wait until tomorrow to see what the sig will be.

glad to know you're pinning your hopes on something not going well for you, us, the Pauls, and liberty. Yea, that's some character you've got there.

 

[RockEnds]

I'm still not convinced I was wrong. The steam on this thread sure has died, hasn't it?

Game changer? Viral?

I just don't see it.

Saturday is not usually a big news day. Sunday morning has a large political audience. There are still new stories, though. Here's one from CNN:

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/03/09/inside-sen-pauls-filibuster/

March 9th, 2013
04:14 PM ET
30 minutes ago
Inside Sen. Paul's filibuster
politicalmugshot
Posted by
CNN Political Unit

(CNN) - If he had to do it again, he would wear a different pair of shoes. [cont at link]

 

[UWDude]

Saturday is not usually a big news day. Sunday morning has a large political audience. There are still new stories, though. Here's one from CNN:

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/03/09/inside-sen-pauls-filibuster/

There was actually very little news coverage, almost no new broadcast segments on Friday. A few bloggers here and there said something. Now it goes to the shows of political junkies like Washington Week and Meet the Nation. Perhaps exciting to watch by a handful of people, but certainly nothing to keep the momentum going.

 

[phill4paul]

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Do Yourself a favor DISREGARD THIS POST

There was actually very little news coverage, almost no new broadcast segments on Friday. A few bloggers here and there said something. Now it goes to the shows of political junkies like Washington Week and Meet the Nation. Perhaps exciting to watch by a handful of people, but certainly nothing to keep the momentum going.

 

[anaconda]

The steam on this thread sure has died, hasn't it?

Game changer? Viral?

I just don't see it.

This thread was principally a vehicle for people to comment during the course of the 13 hour filibuster. It's a moment by moment posting of observations rather than a thread involving a particular issue. More so than other threads, a given post fades quickly in relation to another (if that even occurs in this situation) and the sheer quantity and diversity make it difficult to follow up on or even locate a previous comment of your own or someone else's. It's meant to be discarded after the event that it follows ends, in lieu of new threads that might raise specific issues related to that event. I mean, the thread for Ron's $6 million money bomb probably fizzled a few hours after the money bomb ended, to be supplanted with other related threads the next day that could be more robust with categorical analysis.

I think 580,000 Tweets and universally wide media coverage qualifies as "viral." And as Rand is now short listed by the MSM as one of the pioneering new leaders of the GOP, one must seriously consider that this was indeed a "game changer."

 

[TheTexan]

Fucking CNN of all places in a top story called Rand the "leader" of the GOP, Gingrich taking up for Rand over mccain, this isnt just game changer but more like an ass backwards alternate universe.

Very strange. WRT Rand, I am impress

Now if only he can keep their attention before theyre all like oh look a squirrel