Glenn Greenwald defend Rand Paul against "Democratic myths"

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41. Exactly,

"He tried that with Hillary in the hotseat a month or so ago, and it sort of fizzled."

...and it "fizzled" because people called him on it. This was different. Instead of calling Paul on his hypocrisy and false claims, the chant became: Stand with Paul. People who were opposed to Brennan jump in even as Paul stated that this wasn't about Brennan.

They could have easily called attention to Brennan during Paul's sideshow instead of given Paul credibility on an issue that he is clearly demagoguing and is clearly a hypocrite.

It's only after the fact that a few people are trying to separate him from the issue, but it's too late. They've given him a platform to continue demagoguing this issue, and people will now defend him whatever he does.

NRSC Raises Money Off Rand Paul Filibuster

By Joshua Miller

The National Republican Senatorial Committee Wednesday launched a fundraising effort tied to Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul’s ongoing talking filibuster.

The organization charged with winning GOP control of the Senate in 2014 set up a special fundraising webpage, headlined “STAND WITH RAND!”

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“NRSC Chairman Jerry Moran and Vice Chairman Ted Cruz went to the Senate floor today to join his filibuster,” the NRSC wrote on a fundraising page. “Please join them in standing with Rand!”

“(I)f you want to really help secure a Senate that believes in upholding the Constitution, donate below to help us gain the 6 seats needed for a Republican Majority,” the NRSC wrote.

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http://atr.rollcall.com/nrsc-raises-money-off-rand-paul-filibuster/

The Filibuster’s Top 10 Winners and Losers

WINNERS

1) Civil liberties: <...>

2) Libertarianism: <...>

3) Twitter: <...>

4) Ted Cruz: <...>

5) the GOP: <...>

6) Rush Limbaugh: <...>

7) the Fifth Amendment: <...>

8) Glenn Greenwald: <...>

9) America’s image: <...>

10) Bipartisanship: <...>


LOSERS

1) Interventionists: <...>

2) John McCain: <...>

3) Lindsey Graham: <...>

4) Drones: <...>

5) Lincoln: <...>

6) the absentee Democrats: <...>

7) Executive power: <...>

8) Marco Rubio: <...>

9) Eric Holder: <...>

10) President Obama: <...>

http://www.mediaite.com/online/the-filibuster%E2%80%99s-top-10-winners-and-losers/

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