In a discussion about Rand Paul’s presidential chances on MSNBC’s The Last Word, a panel featuring Josh Barro and Richard Wolffe managed to hit Republicans for being anti-immigrant while also accusing Paul and conservatives – not the Obama administration – of misleading on Benghazi. Paul has received media criticism recently for fleeing a dinner with Congressman Steve King when the Iowa Republican was approached by two so-called “dreamers” regarding his opposition to the President’s DACA program.
Josh Barro, who recently made news for suggesting on Twitter that socially conservative attitudes need to be ruthlessly “stamped out,” had more unkind things to say about those who support more border security. He whined that “so much of the Republican base...is just very strongly anti-immigration.” He elaborated further on the subject: “And when Republicans talk about these immigration issues, they come off as sort of nasty.”