Welcome to this week’s Rand Paul 2016 media watch update. Iapologize for falling behind a bit as of late- I’ve been putting in long hourson the job. Sen. Paul continues to thumb his nose at the leadership of bothparties- namely, the advocates of the so-called “bipartisan consensus” onforeign policy. The Senator staged an attempt to defund foreign aid to theEgyptian government. He has also begun his formal advocacy for school choice.But the most significant storyline of the week continues to be the media-fueledwar of words between Sen. Paul and Gov. Chris Christie. Check it out! Links tothe original media sources are included in the file description; included audiocan be heard in the order listed below:

(0:00) Sen. Rand Paul in TN says Republican Party mustexpand its base. Video posted by TheTennessean. (7/29)

(1:28) Christie, Paul spar over national security. ReasonMagazine’s Matt Welsch joins MSNBC’s ChrisHayes. (7/29)

(8:49) News and Views with Steve Deace- On the Paul/McConnell alliance and the GOP’s multiple personality disorder.(7/29)

(22:11) Ted Cruz with Foxnews.com’s Chris Stirewalt: TedCruz: “I am proud to stand side by side with Rand Paul.” Video archived at MofoPolitics. (7/29)

(24:06) Chris Christie calls Rand Paul "anotherWashington politician" – Video posted at nj.com.(7/30)

(25:37) The war between isolationism versus interventionismwithin the GOP. Political analysts David Corn and Jonathan Alteron MSNBC’sHardball with Chris Matthews. (7/29)

(31:13) Sen. Rand Paul on talks his spat withChristie, school choice and drones on WMAL AM 630’s Mornings on the Mall (Washington, DC).  (7/30)

(39:30) Rand Paul responds to Chris Christie.Jeffrey Kuhner engages the AM680 WRKO (Boston, MA). (7/30)

(57:50) Dr. Rand Paul’s Chris ChristieComments on TheMike Huckabee Show. (6/30)

(1:10:10) “Success for Our Children: A Forum on SchoolChoice”-Hosted by Sen.Rand Paul. (7/30)

(1:20:18) Sen. Paul Appears on CNN’s The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer. Video Part 1 and Part 2. (7/30)

(1:29:18) Rand Paul and Chris Christie duke it out overpotential GOP presidential nomination. TheYoung Turks guest host Mark Thompson and panel discuss. (7/31)

(1:32:31) DennisMiller Time : Rand Paul vs Chris Christie on Fox News’ O’Reilly Factor. Video by Youtube User: Steven Laboe. (7/31)

(1:35:10) Is Rand’s Buddy Mitch threatened by Matt Bevin inprimaries? Carl Cameron weighs in on FoxNews about the upcoming primary. (7/31)

(1:43:33) GOP Catfight: Chris Christie vs Rand Paul vs PeterKing. Ana Kasparian, Dave Rubin, and John Iadarola discuss on The Young Turks. (7/31)

(1:50:21) Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Amendment, Urges theSenate to End Illegally Aiding Egypt. Video Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3). (7/31)

(2:20:05) Sen. Rand Paul on war of words with Gov. Christie.Kentucky lawmaker speaks out on FNC’sNeil Cavuto. (7/31)

(2:33:05) Hillary Clinton vs. Rand Paul a ‘tough choice’ forplayful McCain. Report by WHAS-TV11 (ABC – Louisville, KY) .(7/31)

(2:33:36) Newt Gingrich Decides to Join the Winning Team - “I’mon Team Paul-Cruz.” Audio archived at POLITICO.(8/1)

(2:34:09) POLITICORand Paul vs Chris Christie - 2016 GOP Dream Ticket?

(2:35:39) CNNReport - War of words Rand Paul vs. Chris Christie. (8/1)

(2:37:26) RolandMartin Talks With Senator Rand Paul About The Benefits Of Charter SchoolsOver Public. (7/30)

(2:46:27) Libertarianism 101 Rand Paul edition - TheWashington Post’s Karen Tumulty talks about the rise of libertarianleaders. (8/1)

(2:49:37) 2016's first debate Rand Paul vs- Chris Christie –Reuters TV givesviewers a peek at what a debate between the two might look like. (8/2)

(2:52:32) George Will sides with Rand Paul over ChrisChristie. Video compliments of YouTube User: mudihah hadeen. (8/4)