{"id":546348,"date":"2021-05-30T19:50:47","date_gmt":"2021-05-30T23:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=546348"},"modified":"2021-05-30T19:50:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T23:50:49","slug":"stephen-colbert-defends-richard-marx-after-he-celebrates-violence-against-rand-paul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-colbert-defends-richard-marx-after-he-celebrates-violence-against-rand-paul\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Colbert Defends Richard Marx After He Celebrates Violence Against Rand Paul"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fstephen-colbert-defends-richard-marx-after-he-celebrates-violence-against-rand-paul%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=546348&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\/Colbert.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Last week, pop singer Richard Marx, known mostly for his 1980s rock ballads, celebrated the neighbor who attacked Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), causing six broken ribs, which later necessitated the removal of part of Paul\u2019s lung.<\/p>\n<p>\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 tweeted Marx.<\/p>\n<p>Marx also previously tweeted in January: \u201cMy wish for 2021 is that Rand Paul\u2019s neighbor moves next door to Ted Cruz.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.0243902439024\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My wish for 2021 is that Rand Paul\u2019s neighbor moves next door to Ted Cruz.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Richard Marx (@richardmarx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/richardmarx\/status\/1347267796518899712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Though Marx was not technically calling for violence against Rand Paul, he was undoubtedly celebrating violence against him, showing no remorse or reverence for the fact that a man had caused severe bodily damage to a duly elected senator. Shortly after Marx made his declaration about Rand Paul\u2019s neighbor, the senator received a white powder substance in the mail, prompting Paul to publicly rebuke Richard Marx without mentioning him by name.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI take these threats immensely seriously. As a repeated target of violence, it is reprehensible that Twitter allows C-list celebrities to encourage violence against me and my family,\u201d tweeted Paul.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.4722222222222\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I take these threats immensely seriously. As a repeated target of violence, it is reprehensible that Twitter allows C-list celebrities to encourage violence against me and my family.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e1rQ6uwPdf\">https:\/\/t.co\/e1rQ6uwPdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandPaul\/status\/1396973910994915328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Comedian Stephen Colbert, however, believed Richard Marx did nothing wrong and invited the singer onto his show, allowing him to plug his memoir and upcoming concert dates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRichard Marx has over 300,000 followers on Twitter; I believe they\u2019re called Marxists,\u201d said Colbert. \u201cAnd with that kind of social media platform, you have to be careful about what you say. Still, to think that Richard Marx is dangerous is just ridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.986301369863\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/richardmarx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@richardmarx<\/a> breaks into our broadcast to address Sen. Rand Paul. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LSSC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LSSC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bXvzY04qug\">pic.twitter.com\/bXvzY04qug<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 A Late Show (@colbertlateshow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/colbertlateshow\/status\/1397400841707876353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As noted by Christian Toto of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/stephen-colbert-rand-paul-richard-marx\/\">HollywoodInToto<\/a>, Stephen Colbert previously offered no pushback to Vice President Kamala Harris, then-senator, when she said that riots over the death of George Floyd were \u201cnot going to stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re not going to stop \u2026 This is a movement, I\u2019m telling you. They\u2019re not going to stop and everyone beware, because they\u2019re not going to stop,\u201d she said. \u201cThey\u2019re not going to stop before Election Day in November and they\u2019re not going to stop after Election Day. Everyone should take note of that on both levels. They\u2019re not going to let up, and they should not and we should not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Rand Paul underwent surgery to have a part of his lung removed as a result of the felony assault committed by his neighbor Rene Boucher, a Democrat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Kentucky senator told police that his neighbor \u2018came onto his property and tackled him from behind, forcing him to the ground and causing pain.\u2019 The attack left him with six broken ribs, pleural effusion, and, consequently, pneumonia,\u201d reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/rand-paul-has-part-lung-removed-days-after-ilhan-molly-prince\">The Daily Wire<\/a>. \u201cRene Boucher, 59, was arrested in November 2017 after he attacked Paul outside his Bowling Green, Kentucky, home. He was reportedly upset after Paul blew some leaves onto his property with his lawnmower. The judge presiding over the case referred to the attack as a \u2018dispute between neighbors\u2019 and denied that it was politically motivated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>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&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, pop singer Richard Marx, known mostly for his 1980s rock ballads, celebrated the neighbor who attacked Sen. 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