February 16, 2013
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4:58Now Playing"When Senate Republicans blocked Chuck Hagel's confirmation to be secretary of Defense this afternoon by voting against a cloture motion to end debate and move to a final vote, they insisted it was not a filibuster. "This is not a filibuster. I realize that's the headline the majority leader would like the papers to write," Texas Sen. John Cornyn said on the Senate floor while filibustering Hagel."*
Jim Inhofe and the conservatives who filibustered Chuck Hagel for defense secretary have pulled some pretty hypocritical moves in this unprecedented case. Remember the made-up "Friends of Hamas" group they linked Hagel to? Now, a certain key player is going against his own words. Cenk Uygur and Ben Mankiewicz break it down.
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