Posted on 08/13/2021 9:29:02 PM PDT by RandFan
CNN - Sen. Rand Paul just got temporarily kicked off YouTube for an inaccurate tirade against masks.
Sen. Mitch McConnell, meanwhile, has been airing ads that urge people to go out and get the vaccine. The two Kentucky Republicans now perfectly exemplify the national divide over how to handle a deadly virus that is still ravaging the country -- and they couldn't be more diametrically opposed. McConnell has been one of the most consistent voices in the GOP when it comes to promoting health precautions, while Paul has become the face of the Republican resistance to Covid restrictions.
Of course, this is hardly the first time the Bluegrass State's senators have been at odds. McConnell has built a reputation as a calculated and methodical tactician, whereas Paul, a libertarian-minded Republican, is known for his brand of rabble-rousing politics and has no qualms about being a loner in his own party. Just this week they split on supporting a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill.
But the duo's latest divergence goes beyond politics or legislating styles: It's a debate over public health. And while Paul has told CNN "I'm not anti-vaccine," his message is threatening to directly undermine McConnell's mission to protect the people of Kentucky and beyond — an objective that is deeply personal for McConnell, a polio survivor.
Despite their differences, McConnell and Paul have, at times, had a marriage of political convenience. After Paul stunned the political establishment by defeating McConnell's hand-pick candidate in the 2010 Senate race, the two developed a bond after the senior senator counseled the tea party conservative and gave him advice in navigating the choppy terrains during the tumultuous general election.
And in 2014, McConnell benefited from his alliance with Paul in beating back a primary challenger on his right.
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Ditch is a Hack, not a Doctor.
‘CNN’! LOL!
"Inaccurate" is a gratuitous editorial comment, meaning the entire article is opinion, not fact.
No need to read further.
Has Ditch yet to side with State’s rights on voting issues?
I didn’t think so.
And that the classes have NOTHING to do with the "mask theater" going on in this country?
So, Rand Paul is correct about masks, and these two failed English majors are just popping off their yaps about stuff they know nothing about.
mitch is deep state. rand is libertarian.
I stand with Rand.
These two XiNN airheads think the current "mask theater" actually does something about covid.
Yes, indeed. The moment I saw the word I asked myself, "is this a news article or an opinion piece?" It's so glaringly obvious!
Isn’t it just time to call Mitch McConnell a Democrat Party stooge and boot him from the GOP?
Rand Paul good.
Mitch McConnell bad.
The obsequious sycophants of the Treason Media call truth lies and lies truth.
Mitch gets good press, because he leaks to the liberal media. As far as covid, I remember Mitch tweeting for Americans to wear masks while ANTIFA and BLM were destroying cities. He needs to go.
That time came long ago. And yet ...
I must have overlooked the MD after McConnell’s name.
Censorship destroys trust.
What he stated on boobtube concerning masks was 100% factual. There is absolutely no debating what he said. CNN is the reich’s information of truth. It’s absolutely scary to think we have a supposed media that’s to defend the 1st Amendment yet they cheer censorship. I can’t wait until this bites all these outfits when they are the one’s censored. What then?
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