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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
Tue Apr 7, 2015, 09:47 AM Apr 2015

Why is Tweeety mischaracterizing Rand Paul as the "anti-war" candidate?

He is in favor of raising the defense budget by one hundred ninety billion dollars and was part of the Teheran 47 who informed the Iranian leaders not to enter into an agreement with the current administration because a future administration or Congress can nix it.

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Why is Tweeety mischaracterizing Rand Paul as the "anti-war" candidate? (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 OP
Maybe Tweety hasn't realized that Rand has started flip-flopping on several issues. DetlefK Apr 2015 #1
Rand's dad was a conviction politician even if he had the wrong convictions. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #4
Matthews is a clown. Orsino Apr 2015 #2
Because tweety lives in a "Beltway insider" world... JHB Apr 2015 #3
Because Chris Matthews is an idiot? Autumn Apr 2015 #5

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
4. Rand's dad was a conviction politician even if he had the wrong convictions.
Tue Apr 7, 2015, 10:34 AM
Apr 2015

Rand is a trimmer, like almost every other politician.

Orsino

(37,428 posts)
2. Matthews is a clown.
Tue Apr 7, 2015, 10:04 AM
Apr 2015

He may simply be too lazy to research, but he's also paid some very large bucks to keep it between the corporate ditches.

JHB

(37,161 posts)
3. Because tweety lives in a "Beltway insider" world...
Tue Apr 7, 2015, 10:30 AM
Apr 2015

...and said or did something once or twice that put him in their "anti-war" mental pigeonhole.

Something people need to remember even when Mattews occasionally calls out some conservative on his idiocy.

Autumn

(45,120 posts)
5. Because Chris Matthews is an idiot?
Tue Apr 7, 2015, 11:11 AM
Apr 2015

Or maybe Rand Paul gives him a tingle up his leg like Bush did? I'm not sure why anyone would bother to watch his program.

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