{"id":538389,"date":"2021-05-24T12:21:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T16:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=538389"},"modified":"2021-05-24T12:21:04","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T16:21:04","slug":"pop-singer-richard-marx-attacks-rand-paul-id-hug-the-neighbor-who-assaulted-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pop-singer-richard-marx-attacks-rand-paul-id-hug-the-neighbor-who-assaulted-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Pop Singer Richard Marx Attacks Rand Paul: I\u2019d Hug The Neighbor Who Assaulted Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpop-singer-richard-marx-attacks-rand-paul-id-hug-the-neighbor-who-assaulted-him%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=538389&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1210254389.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>On Sunday, pop singer Richard Marx, who has taken aim at former President Trump in the past, targeted Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) by citing Paul\u2019s neighbor who brutally attacked him, tweeting, \u201cI\u2019ll say it again: If I ever meet Rand Paul\u2019s neighbor I\u2019m going to hug him and buy him as many drinks as he can consume.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.3684210526316\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019ll say it again: If I ever meet Rand Paul\u2019s neighbor I\u2019m going to hug him and buy him as many drinks as he can consume.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Richard Marx (@richardmarx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/richardmarx\/status\/1396519422043385863?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After Marx, who is known for such songs as \u201cDon\u2019t Mean Nothing,\u201d \u201cSatisfied\u201d and \u201cRight Here Waiting,\u201d was criticized for the post, he responded, \u201cYou see, Johnny-Bob \u2026 unlike your hero\/fuhrer now residing down at MaraLoco, I never incited nor even suggested anyone be violent. Certainly not towards the traitor known as Rand Paul. I\u2019m just saying that the fact someone slugged him doesn\u2019t break my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.731117824773\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You see, Johnny-Bob\u2026unlike your hero\/f\u00fchrer now residing down at MaraLoco, I never incited nor even suggested anyone be violent. Certainly not towards the traitor known as Rand Paul. I\u2019m just saying that the fact someone slugged him doesn\u2019t break my heart. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uZTZ522KES\">https:\/\/t.co\/uZTZ522KES<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Richard Marx (@richardmarx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/richardmarx\/status\/1396683335070482433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Reaction to Marx\u2019s post came swiftly.<\/p>\n<p>Paul\u2019s chief strategist, Doug Stafford, fired back, \u201cSo, you\u2019re a cheerleader for felony assault that resulted in six broken ribs, 3 displaced, multiple pneumonias and part of a lung being removed?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.246073298429\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So, you\u2019re a cheerleader for felony assault that resulted in six broken ribs, 3 displace ,multiple pneumonias and part of a lung being removed?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Doug Stafford (@dougstafford) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dougstafford\/status\/1396626037270851585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Former Acting Director of the United States National Intelligence Richard Grenell added, \u201cDo you also celebrate the Iranian Regime pushing gay people off buildings?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.1081081081081\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Do you also celebrate the Iranian Regime pushing gay people off buildings? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IXHYjn1Nxs\">https:\/\/t.co\/IXHYjn1Nxs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RichardGrenell\/status\/1396605157341683714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Actor Nick Searcy: \u201cLeftists hate you and want you dead if you dare disagree with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.1896551724138\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Leftists hate you and want you dead if you dare disagree with them. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nA00jJ4lB0\">https:\/\/t.co\/nA00jJ4lB0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Searcy, INTERNATIONAL FILM &amp; TELEVISION STAR (@yesnicksearcy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yesnicksearcy\/status\/1396809366532071428?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fox News\u2019 Joey Jones chimed in, \u201cNo one cares that you cheer on criminals Ricky. No one.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.6859504132231\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No one cares that you cheer on criminals Ricky. No one. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cQOkYTP2fg\">https:\/\/t.co\/cQOkYTP2fg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joey Jones (@Johnny_Joey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Johnny_Joey\/status\/1396692772346900483?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Washington Examiner\u2019s Brad Polumbo: \u201cWhenever Rand Paul says something controversial, Twitter leftists like this immediately leap to glorifying the vicious, violent assault the senator faced at his neighbor\u2019s hands. It\u2019s reprehensible.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.585858585859\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Whenever Rand Paul says something controversial, Twitter leftists like this immediately leap to glorifying the vicious, violent assault the senator faced at his neighbor&#8217;s hands. It&#8217;s reprehensible. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hcqjNhzKMl\">https:\/\/t.co\/hcqjNhzKMl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brad Polumbo \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\u26bd\ufe0f \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@brad_polumbo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brad_polumbo\/status\/1396581805256593408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Marx was apparently targeting Paul because he had blocked a move in 2019 by Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York requesting unanimous consent, meaning no senator could cast an individual vote or debate the bill, on a bill funding health care for 9\/11 responders in perpetuity. But Paul had been clear that his objection was driven only by a desire for an amendment to offset the cost of the bill.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.2463768115942\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not blocking the 9\/11 bill \u2013 simply asking for a vote on an amendment to offset the cost.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandPaul\/status\/1151593436639879168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 17, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Paul stated, \u201cIt has long been my feeling that we need to address our massive debt in this country \u2013 we have a $22 trillion debt, we\u2019re adding debt at about a trillion dollars a year. And therefore any new spending that we are approaching, any new program that\u2019s going to have the longevity of 70, 80 years, should be offset by cutting spending that\u2019s less valuable. \u2026 We need to at the very least have this debate. I will be offering up an amendment if this bill should come to the floor, but until then I will object.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Mike Lee of Utah also objected in principle to the bill passing without a vote. His communications director Conn Carroll told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/07\/17\/politics\/rand-paul-objects-9-11-funding-unanimous-consent-gillibrand\/index.html\">CNN<\/a>, \u201cHe is seeking a vote to ensure the fund has the proper oversight in place to prevent fraud and abuse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, pop singer Richard Marx, who has taken aim at former President Trump in the past, targeted Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) by citing Paul\u2019s neighbor who brutally attacked him, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2312813,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1210254389.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Pop Singer Richard Marx Attacks Rand Paul: I\u2019d Hug The Neighbor Who Assaulted Him","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-538389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1210254389.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Pop Singer Richard Marx Attacks Rand Paul: I\u2019d Hug The Neighbor Who Assaulted Him","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=538389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538389\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2312813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=538389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=538389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=538389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}