Channeling WWE bombast, a super PAC supporting U.S. Sen. Rand Paul's presidential aspirations has released this video spot promoting the "Brawl for Liberty" guaranteed to take place under the Capitol dome this Sunday over aspects of the Patriot Act — which Rand Paul has vowed to kill. The video features a lot of screeching eagles and shooting flames and swipes at Barack Obama and Paul's Republican rivals like "The Capitulating Canadian," Sen. Ted Cruz. Last week's 11-hour filibuster by Paul and friends prompted the Senate to postpone a vote on the issue. But, the Washington Post reminds us, the Patriot Act is back on the agenda Sunday. "Get ready, America," intones the video voiceover, "for the biggest brawl for liberty of the century!"
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