Lawrence O'Donnell attacks Rand for 3rd time this week saying he voted for military action in Libya

1. Senate Resolution 85 is non-binding; it DOES NOT have the force of law.

2. It was passed in less than a minute after introduction, with no debate, and only the title about “condemning human rights violations” was read outloud. Here is the transcript:
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Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 85, which was introduced earlier today.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.

The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

A resolution (S. Res. 85) strongly condemning the gross and systematic violations of human rights in Libya, including violent attacks on protesters demanding democratic reforms, and for other purposes.

There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements be printed in the Record.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

The resolution (S. Res. 85) was agreed to.

The preamble was agreed to.

There was no vote in Congress authorizing our military action in a foreign country. Please read the Constitution. If you are required to obey laws, our country must also live up to its end of the bargain and obey its rules.

Rand never voted for ‘resolution 85’. It was passed on motion ‘without objection’ before Rand could even get back to the floor, wasn’t even read, so no one knew what was in it, and was explained away as ‘nonbinding’. Check out the Congressional Record, only the TITLE mentioning NO military action was read, even, before it was deemed passed. Wonder why they did it like that? Maybe because Rand Paul had been the only one to object to extending the Patriot Act for three years ‘by unanimous consent’ the same way? What sort of ‘representative government’ is this?

incidious about this screed. Am I the only one who thinks so?

MSNBC needs to be called out and forced to explain what is going on. MSNBC is always crying about how FOX lacks credibility and then they go and have this crap on their network. I hope FOX and others call them out on it. A simple dissection of this rant, line by line, image by image, would clearly show its bias, innaccuracy, and unnecessary nastiness.

Any opinions?

He is speaking vile things. He is a man of ignorance.

Gossip is the resource of the idle and vicious.

that anyone takes Lawrence O'Donnell seriously.
Nor most of the other MSNBC idiots.

I can't imagine that anything less than a public apology should be next. Totally messed up. As bad as FOX at twisitng the truth. If I were running that organization O'Donnell would have some explaining to do.

Apparently this "unamimous consent" procedure does not necessarily require any consent at all from a senator. For example, if you are not in your office when they call to ask for your consent, then you consent by default! That's just wonderful, isn't it?

Senators who object are to notify the majority leader, thereby placing a “hold” on the measure. When senators aren’t in the office to object, they agree to the approval by default.

http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/2011/01/tina-ko...

I don't if that's what specifically happened to Rand, but it sounds like there is all kinds of loopholes and tricks that can be played. Here is another example from the article of how this process is abused.

But occasionally - and most often at the end of a session, when a large proportion of unanimous consent items pass - important and expensive bills also squirm through, sometimes because senators have already headed home and can’t object.

Or is this a trick or lie from O'Donnell?

Did Rand get tricked on this?

I am confused as to the truth on this.

SOMEONE is lying.

their msm just represents their consumer base.. they don't care. most likely they would be saying "whatever, he deserved it anyway". every method has been pretty much exhausted to enlighten the left.. i'm afraid the rest is simply our enemy. no other way to put it.

Elisabeth - March 31, 2011 | 7:15 pm · Link

So I guess Paul’s been running around the halls of Congress demanding a (re)vote? Oh wait…Carl Levin’s the one pushing it.

Sorry, John, Rand Paul is likely against the no-fly zone but he’s hardly been at the forefront of demanding Congressional action.

General Stuck - March 31, 2011 | 7:17 pm · Link

I don’t see the big deal, though i didn’t watch O’donnell’s clip, or all the way to the end. I never thought it was binding and was done before the UN res. It was a “sense of the senate” res and it WAS passed by unanamyous consent, and Paul could have with held his consent, or objected. These things are never passed without all members agreeing not to object beforehand. If O’donnell said in his remarks in the clip that it was anything other than that, then he was wrong. But you didn’t say that in your thread post.

there you have it.. type of comments libs say. so i guess worshiping aqua budhha can justify outright lies about him too, as long as someone finds it objectionable. something was done that is wrong by an objective measure can now be replaced with a subjective observation someone else makes about him, justifying the misdeed against him retroactively.

keep cozying up to the rest of them hardcore left staying left even after being educated as much as libertarians could possibly try. pretty soon you'll be an enemy too.

At the 14 second mark of the first video, O'Donnell posts the resolution that Senators Lee and Paul are introducing. O'Donnell fails to mention that the resolution is a word for word quote of Senator Obama. How disingenuous can this guy be to not mention that fact to his audience?

O'Donnell, the ex-Chf of Staff Senate Financial Services is a hack for the banking overlords.

From the Vid - Really? All that drama for some "perceived" strawdog phony hypocrisy committed by Rand Paul? His acting skills are pitiful.

He also had a near-seizure the night Rand Paul was elected, recognizing Paul for the threat he is, to O'Donnell's Global Feudalist masters, as both a Senator, and likely strong Presidential candidate.

O'Donnell is on a pre-emptive attack course against Rand Paul, to derail a return to sound money, individual freedom, and a possible Prez candidacy. He knows Paul is a formidable threat.

The overlords are yanking O'Donnell's choke-collar to keep guard on the elitist castles.

When did Lawrence O'Donnell suddenly become a neo-con? The premise of his argument is so absurd and in light of the facts he is the egregious liar.

Here is another audio recording with Senator Paul's office:
http://h1.ripway.com/lololyesplz/randpaullibyaresolution.mp3

Same girl I think, she says the hotline is not legally binding and it's a sneaky procedure, a loophole, which Senator Paul disagrees with that allows the Senate to get things through without voting.

Lawrence O'Donnell is a liar who should apologize. What an idiot. Concern yourself with the people starting a 3rd war in a Muslim country, not some b.s. Senate loophole in some deceptively passed bill that wasn't defined.