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okaawhatever

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Mon Dec 22, 2014, 12:08 AM Dec 2014

Paul fires back after Rubio labels him an Obama cheerleader

The foreign policy battle between Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) escalated Sunday on the political talk shows and Twitter, with the Florida lawmaker labeling Paul the “chief cheerleader” of Obama’s foreign policy.

“Rand, if he wants to become the chief cheerleader of Obama’s foreign policy, he certainly has a right to do that,” Rubio told ABC News. “I’m going to continue to oppose the Obama-Paul foreign policy on Cuba because I know it won’t lead to freedom and liberty for the Cuban people, which is my sole interest here.”

The two Republican lawmakers and possible 2016 presidential candidates have spent the better part of the week exchanging barbs over President Obama’s recently announced efforts to normalize relations with Cuba by easing trade and travel restrictions and reestablishing an embassy in Havana.

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Paul struck back on Twitter a few hours after Rubio’s appearance on “This Week,” saying the Florida Republican had forgotten to mention his own “support for Obama's funding of [the Muslim] Brotherhood, arming Islamic rebels, and Hillary's war in Libya.”

http://thehill.com/policy/international/227824-paul-fires-back-after-rubio-labels-him-an-obama-cheerleader

Note: "Hillary's war in Libya" they're already starting their anti-Hillary campaigning. Earlier today Ted Cruz said this:
“And income inequality — you know, I have to admit, I can only laugh any time President Obama or Hillary Clinton talk about income inequality, because it’s increased dramatically under their administration.”
Apparently Hillary was co-President with Obama, you know because it was "their" administration

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Paul fires back after Rubio labels him an Obama cheerleader (Original Post) okaawhatever Dec 2014 OP
AM NOT... elleng Dec 2014 #1
They're both so fucking stupid.. thanks okaawhatever Cha Dec 2014 #2
Marco is getting a little parched and nervous, I'd say--his entire Dog and Pony show is going out MADem Dec 2014 #3

MADem

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3. Marco is getting a little parched and nervous, I'd say--his entire Dog and Pony show is going out
Mon Dec 22, 2014, 01:13 AM
Dec 2014

the window with normalization w/Cuba....




Stay Thirsty, Wet Hen!!!!

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