Summary: <br> Welcome to this week’s Rand Paul 2016 media watch update. I<br> apologize for falling behind a bit as of late- I’ve been putting in long hours<br> on the job. Sen. Paul continues to thumb his nose at the leadership of both<br> parties- namely, the advocates of the so-called “bipartisan consensus” on<br> foreign policy. The Senator staged an attempt to defund foreign aid to the<br> Egyptian government. He has also begun his formal advocacy for school choice.<br> But the most significant storyline of the week continues to be the media-fueled<br> war of words between Sen. Paul and Gov. Chris Christie. Check it out! Links to<br> the original media sources are included in the file description; included audio<br> can be heard in the order listed below:<br> <br> <br> (0:00) Sen. Rand Paul in TN says Republican Party must<br> expand its base. Video posted by <a href="http://www.tennessean.com/article/20130729/NEWS02/307290041/Sen-Rand-Paul-TN-says-Republican-Party-must-expand-its-base?gcheck=1">The Tennessean</a>. (7/29) <br> <br> (1:28) Christie, Paul spar over national security. Reason<br> Magazine’s Matt Welsch joins <a href="http://video.msnbc.msn.com/all-in-/52616811#52616811">MSNBC’s</a> Chris<br> Hayes. (7/29)<br> <br> (8:49) News and Views with <a href="http://stevedeace.com/headline/deace-show-podcast-07-29-13/">Steve Deace</a><br> - On the Paul/McConnell alliance and the GOP’s multiple personality disorder.<br> (7/29)<br> <br> (22:11) Ted Cruz with Foxnews.com’s Chris Stirewalt: Ted<br> Cruz: “I am proud to stand side by side with Rand Paul.” Video archived at <a href="http://www.mofopolitics.com/2013/07/29/ted-cruz-i-am-proud-to-stand-side-by-side-with-rand-paul/">Mofo Politics</a>. (7/29) <br> <br> (24:06) Chris Christie calls Rand Paul "another<br> Washington politician" – Video posted at <a href="http://videos.nj.com/star-ledger/2013/07/video_chris_christie_calls_ran.html">nj.com</a>.<br> (7/30)<br> <br> (25:37) The war between isolationism versus interventionism<br> within the GOP. Political analysts David Corn and Jonathan Alter<br> on <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3036697/ns/msnbc-hardball_with_chris_matthews/vp/52615563#52615563">MSNBC’s</a><br> Hardball with Chris Matthews. (7/29)<br> <br> (31:13) Sen. Rand Paul on talks his spat with<br> Christie, school choice and drones on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1zEShjr5Dg">WMAL AM 630’s</a> Mornings on the Mall (Washington, DC). (7/30)<br> <br> (39:30) Rand Paul responds to Chris Christie.<br> Jeffrey Kuhner engages the <a href="http://audio.wrko.com/a/78860965/rand-paul-responds-to-chris-christie.htm">AM 680 WRKO</a> (Boston, MA). (7/30)<br> <br> (57:50) Dr. Rand Paul’s Chris Christie<br> Comments on <a href="http://www.mikehuckabee.com/on-the-show-today?ID=071c1b59-4698-4b67-bc6e-0264460d319b">The Mike Huckabee Show</a>. (6/30)<br> <br> (1:10:10) “Success for Our Children: A Forum on School<br> Choice”-Hosted by <a href="http://www.paul.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=913">Sen. Rand Paul</a>. (7/30)<br> <br> (1:20:18) Sen. Paul Appears on CNN’s The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer. Video <a href="http://www.paul.senate.gov/?p=video&id=909">Part 1</a> and <a href="http://www.paul.senate.gov/?p=video&id=908">Part 2</a>. (7/30)<br> <br> (1:29:18) Rand Paul and Chris Christie duke it out over<br> potential GOP presidential nomination. <a href="http://current.com/shows/the-young-turks/videos/rand-paul-and-chris-christie-duke-it-out-over-potential-gop-presidential-nomination">The Young Turks</a> guest host Mark Thompson and panel discuss. (7/31)<br> <br> (1:32:31) Dennis<br> Miller Time : Rand Paul vs Chris Christie on Fox News’ O’Reilly Factor. Video by Youtube User: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqRYsaO5Jvo">Steven Laboe</a>. (7/31)<br> <br> (1:35:10) Is Rand’s Buddy Mitch threatened by Matt Bevin in<br> primaries? Carl Cameron wei
