Rand Paul’s Latest Hire: Give Edward Snowden the Nobel Peace Prize

[Suzanimal]

Rand Paul’s Latest Hire: Give Edward Snowden the Nobel Peace Prize

I think this is suppose to be an attack piece.

Shocking!

UPDATE 3:11 P.M.: Copenhaver has also opposed the Pledge of Allegiance because it was “developed by Francis Bellamy, a socialist” as a way to “sell more issues of [the] magazine Youth’s Companion.”

“The pledge was conceived as a way to promote nationalism in order to sell flags to schools as a premium to solicit subscriptions,” says an image she posted to her Facebook page.

“I posted a picture and story explaining this when I first started my page but this sums it up beautifully,” wrote Copenhaver.

In another post, she wrote, “The pledge of allegiance and the ‘roman salute’ was created by Francis Bellamy, a christian socialist, to promote socialism” and posted an image that said the pledge was “adopted later by the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazis).”

She also criticized drones as “Devastating U.S. War Crimes” and promoted the anti-Israel group Breaking the Silence.

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A blogger who has been hired to do social media work for Sen. Rand Paul’s (R., Ky.) likely presidential campaign is not a fan of “stupid armchair jingoes” in the Republican Party, says Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.) “will use anything to satisfy his blood lust,” and wants Edward Snowden to receive a Nobel Peace prize, according to her Facebook page.

Marianne Copenhaver, also known as “Libertarian Girl,” joined Paul’s team a few months ago to do contract work, the Daily Beast has reported.

Copenhaver’s recent Facebook posts are filled with vehement attacks on the GOP’s foreign policy on Iran, Russia, the Islamic State, Syria, and Israel.

“Nothing makes me rage harder than the GOP trying to start another god damn war. Listen up you stupid armchair jingoes, we (libertarians, constitutional conservatives, and anti-war dems) want nothing to do with your bullshit special interest fueled wars,” wrote Copenhaver in November 2013.

“And to those who listen to the Iran fear mongering on the news and from politicians, just because it’s 2013 does not mean that propaganda doesn’t happen anymore. So keep your drones, and your blind nationalism the rest of the civilized population is done with it.”

Copenhaver added: “Side note: A big f*** you to Lindsey Graham and John McCain.”

Copenhaver got into an argument in December 2013 with another Facebook user who told her, “I stand with Israel.”

“Then go over there to Israel and fight,” replied Copenhaver. “You don’t get to use the lives of other people because of your irrational allegiance to them.”

She also weighed in on the Malaysian airline plane shot down by Russian separatists last year, writing that McCain wanted to use it as a pretext for war because he “will use anything to satisfy his blood lust.”

“Even *if* this Malaysian Airliner was shot down in the eastern part of Ukraine and there were Americans on board, that’s NOT an act of war on the US. Senator McCain said there would be ‘hell to pay’ if the plane was shot down by the Russian military or separatists,” wrote Copenhaver. “He will use anything to satisfy his blood lust. The key words here are ‘Ukraine’ and ‘Malaysian.’”

She also expressed strong support for NSA leaker Edward Snowden last January.

“Edward Snowden deserves a Nobel Peace Prize NOT President Obama,” wrote Copenhaver.

The blogger went on to defend Vladimir Putin’s refusal to extradite Snowden to the United States, calling America a “bully.”

“This is what happens when the American government runs around acting like it can control other countries, it’s own citizens, and keeping it’s nose in everyone’s business,” she wrote. “No one wants to play nice with the bully.”

Last March, Copenhaver criticized Sen. Paul’s public call for Russian sanctions after the Crimea invasion. But she also agreed with another Facebook user who wrote that Paul was just “play[ing] the game” and did not genuinely support these sanctions.

“I know and I understand that,” wrote Copenhaver. “It just always hurts to hear him say these things when he knows damn well they’re wrong.”

In addition to blogging and Facebook commentary, Copenhaver also co-hosted a short-lived YouTube show called “Beauty & the Bow Tie” with Jeffrey Tucker, a libertarian pundit who has been accused of writing some of the racist portions of Ron Paul’s infamous newsletters.

Paul’s team said Copenhaver was hired to do part-time social media and graphic design work for the senator’s political action committee, RandPAC, and had no involvement in policy or writing. She traveled with Paul and his staff to Las Vegas last week to test out social media ideas from the road.

Copenhaver did not immediately respond to request for comment.

http://freebeacon.com/politics/rand-paul-blogger-give-edward-snowden-the-nobel-peace-prize/

 

[Anti-Neocon]

In addition to blogging and Facebook commentary, Copenhaver also co-hosted a short-lived YouTube show called “Beauty & the Bow Tie” with Jeffrey Tucker, a libertarian pundit who has been accused of writing some of the racist portions of Ron Paul’s infamous newsletters.

Wait, first of all Ron was responsible now they're trying to tie Rand to the newsletters by 6 degrees of flimsy association? When will they give up with these damn newsletters? It's really comical at this point.

 

[twomp]

Add Alana Goodman to the long list of hack journalists. Shotty journalism reeks its ugly head out again.

 

[CaptUSA]

Smart girl. She used her beauty to develop a Facebook following and it has blossomed into a career for her. Real smart.

 

[amy31416]

I like that she's passionately anti-war, I'm sure many of you guys like her for other reasons.

That said--is she a good rep for Rand? I don't know, but she's blunt, doesn't seem to be playing political games and I respect that.

 

[MaxPower]

You can feel the tendentiousness in every sentence, and it just keeps getting worse, culminating in the obligatory (and cartoonishly desperate) suggestion that Rand Paul must be a racist, since he hired someone who once appeared on a YouTube program with someone who was accused of having once written something racist.

 

[CaptUSA]

I like that she's passionately anti-war, I'm sure many of you guys like her for other reasons.

That said--is she a good rep for Rand? I don't know, but she's blunt, doesn't seem to be playing political games and I respect that.

She's a novice, but pretty media-savvy. She is a true believer, though. She ended up supporting Gary Johnson in 2012. Believe it or not, her page actually has some excellent content.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Smart girl. She used her beauty to develop a Facebook following and it has blossomed into a career for her. Real smart.

I wondered why she looked so familiar, I saw her with Rand Paul's peeps when he came to Arizona last thursday, she seemed really nice

 

[supermario21]

I think she's from Ohio as well, another reason for me to like her. Rand has a great staff it seems. More power to him.

 

[jmdrake]

I like that she's passionately anti-war, I'm sure many of you guys like her for other reasons.

That said--is she a good rep for Rand? I don't know, but she's blunt, doesn't seem to be playing political games and I respect that.

I can only see the beauty of her mind.

 

[NIU Students for Liberty]

Smart girl. She used her beauty to develop a Facebook following and it has blossomed into a career for her. Real smart.

 

[Spikender]

She sounds fine to me. Even if this was supposed to be a hit piece, it turned out to be more of a hype piece for other libertarians. Nice.

 

[Brett85]

Good job Rand!

 

[Brett85]

I would say that anyone who's a Christian should be opposed to the pledge of allegience as well. We should pledge our allegiance to Jesus Christ alone, not to any government or flag.

 

[Liberty Commentary]

This girl is freaking awesome.

No holds barred! She's as blunt as Ron Paul.

 

[dillo]

I would say that anyone who's a Christian should be opposed to the pledge of allegience as well. We should pledge our allegiance to Jesus Christ alone, not to any government or flag.

yea and lets have people screaming alluh akbar before school starts

 

[eleganz]

jennfer rubin digs into her too but i wont even post it. not worth it

 

[jmdrake]

jennfer rubin digs into her too but i wont even post it. not worth it

Oh the hate of the homely chic.

 

[jmdrake]

yea and lets have people screaming alluh akbar before school starts

I don't think TC was saying that people should be required to pledge allegiance to Jesus, but rather that Christians to only pledge allegiance to Jesus and thus not submit to any other pledge. Think of Nebuchadnezzar trying to force everyone to bow down to his golden statue and the three Hebrew boys refusing.

 

[dillo]

I don't think TC was saying that people should be required to pledge allegiance to Jesus, but rather that Christians to only pledge allegiance to Jesus and thus not submit to any other pledge. Think of Nebuchadnezzar trying to force everyone to bow down to his golden statue and the three Hebrew boys refusing.

you can already abstain from saying the pledge, at least we could at my school. Yea if people want to pray than they should be allowed to, but I thought he was saying that everyone should be forced to pledge to jesus everyday, which I am opposed to.