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Miles Archer

(22,918 posts)
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 10:28 AM 6 hrs ago

Rand Paul tearing Markwayne Mullin a new ***hole may seem redundant, but...he took off the gloves & let him have it

During a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on Wednesday, Paul recalled that a neighbor assaulted him, causing six of his ribs to be broken and needing a part of his lung to be removed.

"Over the year of recovery, I began to cough up blood. Complications led to an infection in the space between my lung and chest wall," Paul said. "Recently, Senator Mullen, if you have time to listen, you were confronted by constituents that were angry because you voted against my amendment to stop all funding for refugee welfare programs."

"You told the media that I was a freaking snake and that you completely understood why I had been assaulted," he continued. "I just wonder if someone who applauds violence against their political opponents is the right person to lead an agency that has struggled to accept limits to the proper use of force."

"You have never had the courage to look me in the eye and tell me that the assault was justified," the senator insisted. "So today you'll have your chance. Today, I'll give you that chance to clear the record. Tell it to my face."

https://www.rawstory.com/rand-paul-markwayne-mullin-hearing/

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Rand Paul tearing Markwayne Mullin a new ***hole may seem redundant, but...he took off the gloves & let him have it (Original Post) Miles Archer 6 hrs ago OP
. . angry because you (Mulllin) voted against my (Paul) amendment to stop all funding for refugee welfare programs Strelnikov_ 6 hrs ago #1
It's unbelievable.... PCIntern 6 hrs ago #2
I was having the same reaction PatSeg 5 hrs ago #7
I know right - it's like Max Miller and Tucker Carlson in their recent dust up. harumph 5 hrs ago #8
Paul is exponentially more intelligent displacedvermoter 6 hrs ago #3
there is no 'winner' in this fight - and certainly nothing to applaud, on either side of the exchange stopdiggin 6 hrs ago #4
Sen. Fetterman is doing the exact opposite. He's oasis 5 hrs ago #5
Of course he is... displacedvermoter 5 hrs ago #6
I'm glad the New York Times ran a picture of the hearing. COL Mustard 4 hrs ago #9
Fight fight fight you bag of rats! GenThePerservering 3 hrs ago #10
Fuck Rand Paul mercuryblues 3 hrs ago #11

Strelnikov_

(8,150 posts)
1. . . angry because you (Mulllin) voted against my (Paul) amendment to stop all funding for refugee welfare programs
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 10:39 AM
6 hrs ago

Two world class dickheads.

PCIntern

(28,289 posts)
2. It's unbelievable....
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 10:41 AM
6 hrs ago

This crowd is so goddamned awful that you don’t know who to root against MORE. It’s like your choice between a bagful of dog shit and a bagful of cat shit.

PatSeg

(53,189 posts)
7. I was having the same reaction
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 11:26 AM
5 hrs ago

Though it is rather nice to see them go after their own.

displacedvermoter

(4,320 posts)
3. Paul is exponentially more intelligent
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 10:57 AM
6 hrs ago

than Markwayne. Makes me wish Trump nominated Paul, instead of shit-for-brains the plumber.

stopdiggin

(15,376 posts)
4. there is no 'winner' in this fight - and certainly nothing to applaud, on either side of the exchange
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 11:13 AM
6 hrs ago

two rabid hyenas snarling and snapping at one another - arouses little other than disgusted and contempt.
And certainly nothing like approval for the yappier of the two ...

COL Mustard

(8,174 posts)
9. I'm glad the New York Times ran a picture of the hearing.
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 12:29 PM
4 hrs ago

I'd never seen a 5' 8" asshole before.

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