Rand Paul filibustering Brennan nomination on Senate floor

[BamaAla]

I have pissed at least four times since Rand started. I'd be a terrible senator.

Heck, I've peed double that, ate twice, and cleaned the kitchen! Rand Paul is a freaking STUD!!

 

[phill4paul]

I'd like to see you pull off what Rand has done today.

Oh, just fuck off already. He is doing a great job. Outstanding. Something that has not been seen in today's lifetime. But praising him for being able to stand for 9 hours without pissing is just rediculous.

 

[rubioneocon]

Yes. Mike Lee giving him a breather right now.

Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) finishing up here

 

[kcchiefs6465]

She said Rand Paul is a terrible messenger and can't help talking about Hitler.

I should care because? For the record, Maddow is an angry little man. Her opinion is hardly even heard and she bumps her celebrity by having fake twitter accounts tweet her stupid shit. I really wish she would just go away somewhere.

 

[Matthew5]

I'm pretty sure it's implied that you have to stand in the Senate chamber.

I dunno...lawyers love to bend the meanings of words.

 

[georgiaboy]

Yes.

Without losing the floor, Rand yielded to Mike Lee. Sen. Lee has been talking for at least 20 minutes now.

 

[green73]

I have pissed at least four times since Rand started. I'd be a terrible senator.

Me too but I've drank a fifth of vodka.

 

[NOVALibertarian]

“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.” - Mahatma Gandhi

 

[mac_hine]

Glenn Greenwald ‏@ggreenwald
Fascinating day: Tea Party Senator filibusters torture-supporting CIA nominee over civil liberties, while Dem establishment mocks & fumes

 

[bunklocoempire]

Any call from the prez yet?

Barack Obama -The guy who recently swore an oath to the constitution:

He went on to attend law school, where he became the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review. Upon graduation, he returned to Chicago to help lead a voter registration drive, teach constitutional law at the University of Chicago, and remain active in his community.

President Obama's years of public service are based around his unwavering belief in the ability to unite people around a politics of purpose. In the Illinois State Senate, he passed the first major ethics reform in 25 years, cut taxes for working families, and expanded health care for children and their parents. As a United States Senator, he reached across the aisle to pass groundbreaking lobbying reform, lock up the world's most dangerous weapons, and bring transparency to government by putting federal spending online.

Transparency doesn't apply to our government and individual rights or...?

 

[Mr.NoSmile]

Remark by someone on Facebook:

"While just about everything Rand Paul says is wrong, I give him props for actually carrying out a filibuster for once, even though he is filibustering over his ridiculous misinterpretation of the US drone program..."

 

[JoshLowry]

Oh, just fuck off already. He is doing a great job. Outstanding. Something that has not been seen in today's lifetime. But praising him for being able to stand for 9 hours without pissing is just rediculous.

I think most are trying to determine if this is going to go all night or as long as his bladder holds out.

 

[rubioneocon]

Rand demanding clarification from the White House . . .

 

[Harald]

John Barrasso R-Wyoming is helping out

 

[kcchiefs6465]

Remark by someone on Facebook:

"While just about everything Rand Paul says is wrong, I give him props for actually carrying out a filibuster for once, even though he is filibustering over his ridiculous misinterpretation of the US drone program..."

A Maddow bot?

 

[georgiaboy]

John Barrasso, Senator R-Wyoming, up now.

 

[supermario21]

I don't care. Just giving a survey of the media lol.

 

[Todd]

Remark by someone on Facebook:

"While just about everything Rand Paul says is wrong, I give him props for actually carrying out a filibuster for once, even though he is filibustering over his ridiculous misinterpretation of the US drone program..."

Remark back, If it is a ridiculous misinterpretation, why doesn't the Obama administration set him straight with a straight "No we will not kill American's on American soil without due process."

 

[Mr.NoSmile]

A Maddow bot?

No. Just someone I know.

 

[acptulsa]

Yes.

Without losing the floor, Rand yielded to Mike Lee. Sen. Lee has been talking for at least 20 minutes now.

Rand yielded for a question. If you simply yield the floor, they don't have to give the floor back to you. If you yield for a question, they do have to give the floor back to you--so you can answer the question.

But, yeah, mostly what we've seen is speeches with little questions tacked onto the end.