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Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts) Thu Mar 7, 2013, 03:09 PM Mar 2013

McCain: All Rand Paul's stunt did was fire up impressionable libertarian kids in college dorms

Speaking on the Senate floor Thursday, Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) tore into Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) “ridiculous” 13-hour filibuster, chastising the junior senator for a speech that was “not helpful” and not in keeping with Republican orthodoxy on the terror war.

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McCain also quoted from a Wall Street Journal editorial that mocked Paul. “If Mr. Paul wants to be taken seriously, he needs to do more than pull political stunts that fire up impressionable libertarian kids in college dorms,” the editorial jibes.

Still, McCain emphasized that “if someone is an enemy combatant, that enemy combatant has nowhere to hide: not in a cafe, not anywhere.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/03/07/mccain-blasts-rand-pauls-filibuster-as-a-political-stunt/

You gotta admit, that's kind of funny.

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McCain: All Rand Paul's stunt did was fire up impressionable libertarian kids in college dorms (Original Post) Cali_Democrat Mar 2013 OP

Word, Dude, and way more than you ever did. Scuba Mar 2013 #1

McCain just likes the idea of going after "enemy combatants". That's his whole dealie. TwilightGardener Mar 2013 #2

Haha pick your champion DU! n/t whatchamacallit Mar 2013 #3

no shit frylock Mar 2013 #21

Taken seriously in a party that is doing abysmally with people under 40 JVS Mar 2013 #4

With Rand pulling this stunt, he has captured his fathers loyal base that so far, he hadn't been Purveyor Mar 2013 #5

I live in a college town in Texas and work on campus. sadbear Mar 2013 #6

This. n/t Still Sensible Mar 2013 #7

Political has-been, whining about the new kid on the block... TommyCelt Mar 2013 #8

With our law enforcement there is no need to use a drone on American soil. Ganja Ninja Mar 2013 #9

Well, what the hell they supposed to do, ya moron? Brother Buzz Mar 2013 #10

i am no mccain lover riverbendviewgal Mar 2013 #11

Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran LittleBlue Mar 2013 #12

You said a mouthful there. 99Forever Mar 2013 #14

I think there is a thresh hold that all youngsters must leap before getting WCGreen Mar 2013 #13

I was a big Paulite (his father) for two years. Did a 180 after seeing too much of the real world... Comrade_McKenzie Mar 2013 #17

He's right loyalsister Mar 2013 #15

McCain sure hit the nail on the head with that statement. Comrade_McKenzie Mar 2013 #16

McCain is quite the authoritarian. Dawson Leery Mar 2013 #18

I will be more vigilant in cafes, from now on. DollarBillHines Mar 2013 #19

the kinda kids McFivePlanes chases from his lawn(s) every day frylock Mar 2013 #20

so I guess the torch has been passed. Rand 2016? ecstatic Mar 2013 #22

Oh, Rand's definitely going to run for Prez in 2016 Bake Mar 2013 #24

If that is "all" he did... kentuck Mar 2013 #23

mccain & graham worship at the altar of drone strikes spanone Mar 2013 #25

Scuba

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1. Word, Dude, and way more than you ever did.