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Segami

(14,923 posts)
Thu Mar 7, 2013, 05:11 PM Mar 2013

John McCain BELITTLES Rand Paul's Filibuster As 'SIMPLY FALSE'


All Hell Is Breaking Loose on the Right After McCain Slams Rand Paul’s Filibuster



John McCain’s criticism of Rand Paul’s filibuster has set off a chain reaction of chaos within the Republican Party and the conservative movement.

Here is Rand Paul saying that the government would drop a Hellfire missile on Jane Fonda and Kent State:






Here is the video of McCain on the Senate floor:






McCain said, “Well, Mr. President, I watched some of that ‘debate’ yesterday. I saw colleagues of mine who know better, come to the floor and voice the same concern, which is totally unfounded. I must say that the use of Jane Fonda’s name does evoke certain memories with me, and I must say she is not my favorite American, but I also believe that as odious as it was, Ms. Fonda acted within her constitutional rights. And to somehow say that someone who disagrees with American policy and even may demonstrate against it, is somehow a member of an organization which makes that member an enemy combatant is simply false. It’s simply false.”



Later McCain said, “But to somehow allege or infer that the President of the United States is going to kill somebody like Jane Fonda, or someone who disagrees with policies is stretch of imagination which is frankly ridiculous, ridiculous. So, I don’t disagree that we need more debate, more discussion, and frankly more legislation to make sure that America does protect the rights of all of our citizens. To make sure at the same time that if someone is an enemy combatant, that enemy combatant has nowhere to hide, not in a cafe, not anywhere. But to say that we would hit them in a cafe with a Hellfire missile. First of all, there are no drones with Hellfire missiles anywhere near. They’re over in places like Yemen, Afghanistan, and other places in the world. So, we’ve done a, I think, disservice to a lot of Americans by making them think they’re in danger from their government. They’re not.”



The reaction to McCain’s comments has been all hell breaking loose on the right.




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http://www.politicususa.com/hell-breaks-loose-john-mccain-slams-rand-paul.html
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still_one

(92,619 posts)
1. no it isn't. What he is saying the the executive branch should have this authority. This is why
Thu Mar 7, 2013, 05:16 PM
Mar 2013

the Patriot Act and IWR happened

It should bother all progressives, conservatives, and independents that executive branch is given this type of power

SpartanDem

(4,533 posts)
11. It' should bother progressive that president has powers they've always had?
Thu Mar 7, 2013, 06:48 PM
Mar 2013

and Holder clarified for those not able to understand the first time around. The president can use military on citizens engaged in combat.


"Does the President have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on American soil?" Holder wrote. "The answer to that question is no."

Cha

(298,644 posts)
3. Well that's a surprise. What got into John McCain?
Thu Mar 7, 2013, 05:18 PM
Mar 2013

(

There are literally thousands of comments from rank and file Republicans criticizing McCain, but the vast majority of them can’t be reprinted here.)

Since the right wing media isn’t concerned with little things like facts, truth, or reality, they are happy to take Rand Paul’s side on this, but there is something bigger in play here.


Rand Paul’s filibuster was a verbal drone attack on reality, and the Republican Party is worse off today because of it.


thanks Segami
 

Segami

(14,923 posts)
4. Must have been that 'free dinner invite ' he got from POTUS.
Thu Mar 7, 2013, 05:20 PM
Mar 2013

You know,..that really made him feel important!

Common Sense Party

(14,139 posts)
12. What does it say about me that I saw your headline and the words I thought I saw
Thu Mar 7, 2013, 06:53 PM
Mar 2013

included "John" "Paul" and "BEATLES"?

markpkessinger

(8,412 posts)
13. It may be, and indeed is, ridiculous to suggest that THIS President would do such a thing . . .
Thu Mar 7, 2013, 06:57 PM
Mar 2013

. . . It is not so ridiculous to suggest that a future President might. And that, my friend, is the real problem here.

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