Republican Sen. Rand Paul won plaudits from some unexpected quarters yesterday with his 13-hour filibuster over the administration’s drone policy. Van Jones, Code Pink and Hollywood dove John Cusack tweeted their support, but comedian and “Saturday Night Live” alumnus Colin Quinn thought he’d play the contrarian and tweet, #randpaulswrong.
Actually, Quinn is wrong in saying that Paul is necessarily anti-drone. The focus of the filibuster was on due process for American citizens and the distinction between imminent and immediate threat.
This shows Republicans and Democrats know nothing about the Constitution compared to me. #allenemiesforeignanddomestic #mynewshowisgreat
— Colin Quinn (@iamcolinquinn) March 7, 2013
We can’t vouch for the quality (or even the existence) of Quinn’s new show, but he brings up an important point that might have been lost in the enthusiasm for Paul’s efforts yesterday — drones have taken out enemies pretty efficiently. Code Pink might have put together a nice thank you note for the senator yesterday, but will they still love him tomorrow?
.@iamcolinquinn accurate? if by accurate you mean they kill brown people then yea thats pretty accurate
— #tacorevolutionary (@JustSikko) March 7, 2013
It's targeting Americans! Waah! What is every American so great? Lot of jerks in this country could us a nice hot droning. #imho
— Colin Quinn (@iamcolinquinn) March 7, 2013
I mean, as long as there's due process beforehand, I don't see the problem with a couple of "hot rockets" into some "Americans" pocket.
— Colin Quinn (@iamcolinquinn) March 7, 2013
If anyone’s better at trolling than Colin Quinn, it’s his followers.
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@iamcolinquinn your agent and acting teacher should be 1st and 2nd on the list
— Mike M (@mendelmy) March 7, 2013
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Update: Mr. Quinn is learning that becoming America’s preeminent drone comedian isn’t all that glamorous.
If I meet #randpaul I would say "Hey, you want to ban predator drones because of the constitution? What about the 2nd amendment? #think
— Colin Quinn (@iamcolinquinn) March 8, 2013
I don't know why Rand Paul wants to ban the drones themselves. If the legal ramifications are an issue, then he should say so. #bedirect
— Colin Quinn (@iamcolinquinn) March 8, 2013
https://twitter.com/SE73N2/status/309861174588080129
I guess that's why when I was bartending we'd say, don't talk politics or religion, heheh, keep it to sports. Same with comedy I guess!
— Colin Quinn (@iamcolinquinn) March 8, 2013
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