Oh, my! As Twitchy reported earlier, Sen. Rand Paul embarked on a filibuster, which his staff began calling #Filiblizzard.
I think #Filiblizzard may be one of my favorite hashtags ever created. 😉
— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) March 6, 2013
Other senators joined in.
https://twitter.com/RileyRebel129/status/309400859660398593
We should all thank @SenRandPaul @tedcruz @JerryMoran @SenMikeLee for standing up for the Constitution and due process.
— Jim DeMint (@JimDeMint) March 6, 2013
The predicted snowstorm Saturn may have been a bust.
.@TWCBreaking reports 0.2 inches if snow at DCA as of 1 pm. #Snowbust
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) March 6, 2013
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/309400207915905024
But, the #filiblizzard is a hit.
Yep. Fascinating and thoughtful. RT @politicalwire Kids, this is the way to filibuster
— Burn, Democrat-Run Cities, Burn! (@NolteNC) March 6, 2013
This filibuster is a basically conservative/libertarian porn. Grab a chair. LIVE: http://t.co/nsAD3H0QAD
— Eye on Politics (@EyeOnPolitics) March 6, 2013
I would buy this filibuster on dvd!
— Kristen Faiola (@KristenFaiola) March 6, 2013
Of course, some weren’t fond of the hashtag itself.
DON'T use that hashtag, Senator. RT @SenRandPaul: I will not sit quietly and let President Obama shred the Constitution. #filiblizzard
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) March 6, 2013
MUST I BE TROLLED IN MY OWN OFFICE???? RT @Joelmentum: Rand Paul breaks the two-hour mark on his #filiblizzard (sorry, @freddoso)
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) March 6, 2013
Nevertheless, the filibuster tweets were full of win. Here are some of our favorites:
If CPAC organized this filibuster, they'd invite Trump to speak next.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) March 6, 2013
BREAKING: @JoeBiden thinks its 2006, joins the filibuster.
— Mike (@ThePantau) March 6, 2013
I hope @MarcoRubio comes to the Senate floor, hands @SenRandPaul a bottle of water and joins in his filibuster.
— Dean Clancy (@DeanClancy) March 6, 2013
https://twitter.com/TPCarney/status/309395329348935681
Hey Libs: Remember "The Stackhouse Filibuster" episode of The West Wing? You're living thru it now, on the losing side.
— Kevin Creighton (@ExurbanKevin) March 6, 2013
Lovin' Drudge right now: #filiblizzard pic.twitter.com/9epIvgmNRc
— Michelle Fields (@MichelleFields) March 6, 2013
https://twitter.com/RileyRebel129/status/309398993312555008
https://twitter.com/Aaron_RS/status/309403002865844224
This is the best thing on TV since Banshee. #StandWithRand
— Stephen Green (@VodkaPundit) March 6, 2013
If a couple more senators join Rand Paul's filibuster, they can merge into a giant battle robot called Filibustron Prime.
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) March 6, 2013
Here we go…Ron Wyden is up. Damn, why didn't he get the Senate Intel Chair! This is why we can't have nice things.
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) March 6, 2013
RT @MelissaTweets: RT @DrewMTips: Funny, I remember a lot more MM interest when Bernie Sanders held his leftwing filibuster.
— WhiteHousePressCorps (@whpresscorps) March 6, 2013
RT @ExJon: When threatened, Rand Paul, Mike Lee & Ted Cruz can combine into a giant Constitutional Megazord.
— Allie Gravitt (@alliegravitt) March 6, 2013
I hope there are plenty of breathless "Freshman Cruz ruffles Senate colleague feathers" articles after this #filibuster assist. #GoTed
— SFK (@stephenkruiser) March 6, 2013
And Glenn Beck scores big.
Watch @SenRandPaul's filibuster LIVE. He started at 11:45am ET. I've been out-monologued. http://t.co/wMC5ZW0lzY SJ
— Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) March 6, 2013
Heh.
Keep the tweets coming, Twitter.
Update: Ask, and ye shall receive! Some late entries:
Senators Rand Paul, Rubio, and Lee filibuster. Somewhere, Karl Rove shakes his fist.
— Razor (@hale_razor) March 6, 2013
So Rand Paul pretty much owns Twitter right now. Well, Rand and Lil Kim
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) March 6, 2013
https://twitter.com/noahpollak/status/309417009802772480
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