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Beaverhausen

(24,470 posts)
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 05:23 PM Feb 2013

Rand Paul to deliver ‘tea party’ response to Obama’s State of the Union

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/rand-paul-deliver-tea-party-response-obama-state-205223117--election.html

Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul will deliver his own public "tea party" response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address on Tuesday night that will stream live online, the Tea Party Express announced Friday.

Paul formed the Senate Tea Party Caucus in 2010 and continues to be one of the movement's most vocal proponents in the chamber. He will deliver his remarks from the National Press Club in Washington D.C. immediately after Florida Sen. Marco Rubio gives the official Republican Party response from Capitol Hill.

“We are happy to see that the Republicans have selected Tea Party conservative Senator Marco Rubio to deliver their response," said Tea Party Express Chairman Amy Kremer in a written statement. "Both Senator Rubio and Senator Paul will articulate pro-growth messages that will resonate with the American people."

The group began sponsoring "tea party" responses to Obama's State of the Union Address in 2011, when Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann gave a speech that was televised on CNN. In 2012, the organization chose former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain.

Obama's address is scheduled for 9:00 PM Tuesday.
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Rand Paul to deliver ‘tea party’ response to Obama’s State of the Union (Original Post) Beaverhausen Feb 2013 OP
I really wish the media would start nailing some of these chameleons down... Blue_Tires Feb 2013 #1
Dear Sen Paul (who will never be President): Cooley Hurd Feb 2013 #2
Short Version maxsolomon Feb 2013 #3
You gotta love that there are two parties on the republican side graham4anything Feb 2013 #4
Wait wut?? madinmaryland Feb 2013 #9
I think the poster was saying there are 2 GOP parties maxsolomon Feb 2013 #24
Rubio is giving the Gooper response. Isn't he a teabagger also? yellowcanine Feb 2013 #5
teabagger lulz AtomicKitten Feb 2013 #6
That is funny davidpdx Feb 2013 #11
Look straight into the camera politicasista Feb 2013 #7
"Fuck you Mario Rubio" says Tea Party Express. nt TeamPooka Feb 2013 #8
The Tea Party crowd is really pushing this guy out front and center. Beacool Feb 2013 #10
they have run out of players Trascoli Feb 2013 #12
Please proceed, Senator. Wednesdays Feb 2013 #13
Message auto-removed SquirrelHill4444 Feb 2013 #14
The Republicans think their message is so weak, they need TWO responses? DFW Feb 2013 #15
Crazy is as crazy does. And Crazy Rand is doing a lot in the cause of crazy. RBInMaine Feb 2013 #16
Does the Tea Party still exist? S.A.M Feb 2013 #17
I hope the TV networks cover the tea party response. aaaaaa5a Feb 2013 #18
Good luck there, Randy!!!! Wounded Bear Feb 2013 #19
Breaking: Awful rug on Baby Ron Paul's head to deliver response to Paul Adenoid_Hynkel Feb 2013 #20
Why does the Rs get to have two people respond to the state of the union address. The tea party is Filibuster Harry Feb 2013 #21
They are both teabagger republicans- they are all one party as you say. AlinPA Feb 2013 #23
Rubio is also a teabagger, so they should rehearse together. AlinPA Feb 2013 #22
I got Sen. Paul's speech in advance Yavin4 Feb 2013 #25
"Streamed live online!" LongTomH Feb 2013 #26

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
1. I really wish the media would start nailing some of these chameleons down...
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 05:27 PM
Feb 2013

It gets old seeing Paul change his republican/teabagger/pseudo-libertarian labels every time he makes an appearance...

 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
2. Dear Sen Paul (who will never be President):
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 05:28 PM
Feb 2013

This "Tea Party" you're so proud of your affiliation with. Who is in charge of it? Who signs the checks? How can one switch their "party affiliation" to it?

Until you can answer these questions, go pound salt, you fake ophthamologist...

 

graham4anything

(11,464 posts)
4. You gotta love that there are two parties on the republican side
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 05:30 PM
Feb 2013

May Rand be their Nader.

btw, I won't be watching either Rand or Rubio.

Is Rand going to be dressed all spiffy in confederate grey, surrounded by the John Birch Society?

madinmaryland

(64,933 posts)
9. Wait wut??
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 08:15 PM
Feb 2013

I thought Nader was a Republican. Maybe Nader should give the third Repub reply.

"All the parties are the same. Yada yada yada. Blah Blah Blah"

Go the fuck away, Ralphie.

maxsolomon

(33,345 posts)
24. I think the poster was saying there are 2 GOP parties
Mon Feb 11, 2013, 02:22 PM
Feb 2013

The Teabaggers & the Rovian Corporate Toadies.

Not a false equivalency accusation.

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)
5. Rubio is giving the Gooper response. Isn't he a teabagger also?
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 05:33 PM
Feb 2013

So why do they need another? Or is Rand Paul just being mavericky?

Beacool

(30,250 posts)
10. The Tea Party crowd is really pushing this guy out front and center.
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 08:39 PM
Feb 2013

It's not going to help. He'll never be their nominee, although he thinks that he's presidential material. Remember his supremely arrogant comment about firing Hillary if he had been president?

As if....................

Dream on Randy!!! The only way that you'll get into the WH is if you take a tour.

Response to Beaverhausen (Original post)

DFW

(54,403 posts)
15. The Republicans think their message is so weak, they need TWO responses?
Sat Feb 9, 2013, 04:33 AM
Feb 2013

Does this mean we get to have Bernie Sanders give the response to their responses?

aaaaaa5a

(4,667 posts)
18. I hope the TV networks cover the tea party response.
Sat Feb 9, 2013, 01:52 PM
Feb 2013


The last time only CNN did.



Let America see, there is the united Democratic Party, the fractured, hijacked Republican Party, and the right wing loons called the Tea Party.
 

Adenoid_Hynkel

(14,093 posts)
20. Breaking: Awful rug on Baby Ron Paul's head to deliver response to Paul
Sat Feb 9, 2013, 02:22 PM
Feb 2013

Seriously, what is the deal with that thing?

Filibuster Harry

(666 posts)
21. Why does the Rs get to have two people respond to the state of the union address. The tea party is
Sat Feb 9, 2013, 03:02 PM
Feb 2013

not a 3rd party; it is part of the Rs. So the next time there is a R president (God help us) the democrats should have two responses: the liberals and moderates; one democrat response and one black caucus response; or whatever as long as we have 2 responses like the Rs are doing.

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