The super PAC endorsed by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) offered an explosive preview of an upcoming showdown between Paul and proponents of the national intelligence community’s metadata collection program.
The ad, produced by America’s Liberty PAC, has the feel of a professional wrestling commercial with heavy metal music and a deep voice chanting “Sunday. Sunday. Sunday.”
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), a week earlier, called on members of the Senate to come back on Sunday to vote on whether to renew the data collection program before it fully expires. Paul has been a strong opponent of the program. About a week ago he waged a filibuster over renewal of the Patriot Act.
“Get ready America for the biggest brawl for liberty of the century,” the voiceover in the ad said. “When the biggest rivals will go head to head.”
The ad then depicts an image of Paul’s head atop a very muscular, shirtless body as the narrator said, “Defender of freedom Senator Rand Paul versus the head of the Washington spy machine, Barack Obama and his so-called conservative accomplices, the capitulating Canadian Ted Cruz.”
The ad ends with the Capitol dome exploding before an eagle flies out.
“Watch them battle it out under the dome on the floor of the United States Senate. This Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!” the narrator said.
The ad is being backed with a “a small five-figure digital ad buy over the weekend” according to Jesse Benton, the lead consultant for the super PAC.
You’ll have to watch the full, bizarre ad to believe it:
(H/t: National Journal’s Lauren Fox)
(Photo credit: Youtube)
