"OMG! Rand Paul ate a candy bar! That's worse than Rubio's sip of water…Right?" Said every network news anchor.
— Kelsow $ Farlander (@KelsowFarlander) March 6, 2013
OMG RAND PAUL JUST SIPPED WATER! Alert @CNN! It's a #CareerEnder!
— Bill Hobbs (@billhobbs) March 7, 2013
Yes, Sen. Rand Paul did take a sip of water sometime into the seventh hour of his epic filibuster to block a vote on John Brennan’s bid for CIA director. Will it be the “career-ender” that it reportedly was for his colleague Marco Rubio? Likely not; however, reporters covering the filibuster found Paul’s snack quite the distraction from whatever it was he was talking about — something about the Constitution.
Rand Paul Devours A Candy Bar During The Seventh Hour Of His Filibuster by @WaltHickey http://t.co/OmTmxy3YRE
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) March 6, 2013
Rand Paul now speaking in between bites of some sort of candy bar. Snickers or something.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) March 6, 2013
Filibuster continues, but Sen. Paul grabs another snack. Hard to tell what he's eating. Perhaps a small bag of peanuts? #fnr
— Jared Halpern (@JaredHalpern) March 6, 2013
chewing 16 times promotes good health. stay tuned for more bite to bite coverage
— michael viqueira (@mikeviqueira) March 6, 2013
https://twitter.com/TPCarney/status/309449568960016384
Rand Paul's office says it doesn't know what sort of candy bar he just wolfed down during his #filibuster. Looked like a Snickers.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) March 6, 2013
Rand Paul just shoved a candy bar in his mouth – talking with his mouth full #filibuster
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) March 6, 2013
Paul now chewing on another chocolate bar during his #filibuster.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) March 6, 2013
Rand Paul eating what we believe are Jelly Bellys. Just took sip of water. That can be dangerous during filibuster.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) March 6, 2013
Sen Mark Kirk just brought Rand Paul an apple and a green thermos and sits it on the desk. #filibuster.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) March 6, 2013
Kirk's office says the thermos sent to Paul on the floor was hot tea. Paul just unscrewed thermos and set it on the floor. #filibuster
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) March 6, 2013
Paul takes swig of Sen Kirk's hot tea. #filibuster
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) March 6, 2013
Rand Paul eats a piece of chocolate for sustenance, a huge piece of caramel hangs out of his mouth #journalism
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) March 6, 2013
The press’s “What’s Rand Paul eating?” game managed to spread to the public at large.
Developing: Rand Paul seems to have moved onto bite sized candy. Sources say it might be M&Ms. No word on if they are peanut or plain.
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) March 6, 2013
https://twitter.com/jaybonewald/status/309451307641602048
I have a Quaker Oats Granola bar in my pocket I forgot to give to my 2 year old. Can someone get it to Rand Paul?
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) March 6, 2013
As fascinating as Sen. Paul’s snack was, a few were more interested in what was coming out of his mouth, not what was going in it.
.@SenRandPaul Thanks for your efforts to protect liberty, get answers from WH on using drones against US citizens on US soil. #StandWithRand
— Michele Bachmann (@MicheleBachmann) March 7, 2013
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