Rand Paul's Filibuster Humored by Twitter Users

Sen. Rand Paul's epic filibuster was closely followed on social media on Wednesday with Americans reacting mostly in to good humor to the nearly 13 hours of non-stop talking put on by the Republican from Kentucky.

Many Twitter users cheered Paul on as the clock ticked, making quips about the length of his speech.

At 9 hours and 18 minutes, Rand Paul's filibuster is now longer than the theatrical version of the Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

— Matt Ford (@HemlockMartinis) March 7, 2013

When comes the part in the filibuster when Rand Paul starts reading tweets about the filibuster?

— Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) March 6, 2013

They should add a wacky neighbor for season two of the Rand Paul filibuster.

— Tim Siedell (@badbanana) March 6, 2013

Others made jokes about Paul ending the filibuster by saying that he needed to pee.

Is it awkward that we all know Sen Rand Paul is having the best pee ever right now? #FinalQuestion

— Breeanne Howe (@breeannehowe) March 7, 2013

Tuned in just in time to hear Rand Paul end his filibuster. It was not as climactic a finish as I'd hoped, but at least he made a pee joke.

— Stephen Miller (@sdavidmiller) March 7, 2013

The filibuster netted Paul 40,000 more Twitter followers, thanks to members of his staff live tweeting from the Senate floor.

Thank you to my colleagues in the House & Senate, and to all the Americans who stood w/ me tonight in support of preserving civil liberties.

— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) March 7, 2013

The filibuster was part of Paul's crusade to prevent the confirmation of President Barack Obama's counterterrorism advisor, John Brennan, as director of the CIA. Rand was opposing Attorney General Eric Holder's refusal to rule out the use of unmanned drones in targeted assassinations on American soil in "extraordinary circumstances."

"I will speak until I can no longer speak. I will speak as long as it takes, until the alarm is sounded from coast to coast that our Constitution is important, that your rights to trial by jury are precious, that no American should be killed by a drone on American soil without first being charged with a crime, without first being found to be guilty by a court," Paul said.

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