Showing posts with label Rand Paul. Show all posts
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Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Rand Paul, Carly Fiorina Cut From Main GOP Debate Lineup

January 12, 2016 Carly Fiorina Cut From Main GOP Debate Lineup , Rand Paul 0 Comments

By Steve Peoples, Jan 11, 2015 Yahoo

Real estate mogul Donald Trump, the leader in most recent polls, will again appear center stage in the debate. He'll be joined on stage by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Ohio Gov. John Kasich.

Paul and Fiorina were invited to participate in a 6 p.m. ET "undercard" debate, although Paul said he would skip the second-tier faceoff.

"An artificial designation as being in the second tier is something we can't accept," he told CNN on Monday. "I won't participate in anything that's not the first tier."

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Monday, August 3, 2015

So The "Crazies" Are Now "Insane"

So The "Crazies" Are Now "Insane"

August 03, 2015 'Loss Of Sanity' Trump's Rise , GOP Rival Donald Trump 0 Comments

Rand Paul Attributes Trump's Rise To A 'Loss Of Sanity'

By Jesse Byrnes, July 30, 2015 The Hill

Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.) is attributing GOP rival Donald Trump's rise in the polls to a momentary "loss of sanity."

"I think this is a temporary sort of loss of sanity, but we're going to come back to our senses and look for someone serious to lead the country at some point," Paul told CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer on his show, when asked about a new national poll showing Trump still atop the crowded GOP field.

Paul pointed to the extensive media coverage of the controversial candidate.

"Television works, Wolf," said Paul. "If you would give some other candidates time from 8 in the morning to 8 at night, all day long, every day for three weeks, I'm guessing some other candidates might rise as well."
Paul lamented the lack of any network "going gaga" over his own policy ideas, including a recently unveiled tax plan.

Paul had previously criticized Trump's coverage, saying that he is getting "a billion dollars worth of free advertising."

Trump drew 20 percent support in a Quinnipiac poll released Thursday, ahead of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Jeb Bush, while Paul tied with several candidates for fourth place in the poll, taking 6 percent.

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Thursday, July 30, 2015

Rand: “I’m Horrified By These Videos And Everybody Is"

Rand: “I’m Horrified By These Videos And Everybody Is"

July 30, 2015 Defund Planned Parenthood , Horrified 0 Comments

Rand: I Think We Have 58 Votes To Defund Planned Parenthood

By Ian Hanchett, July 22, 2015 Breitbart

Kentucky Senator and Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)93%
 said that he thinks there are about 58 senators who will vote to defund Planned Parenthood on Tuesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel.

Rand said “I’m horrified by these videos and and everybody is. When i think of ultrasound, I think of the pictures of my kids before they were born and the happiness we had. To imagine that doctors are using ultrasound to manipulate the body around, turn the body around to take body parts from a baby, it just — it sickens me. And so, I’ve been fighting to defund Planned Parenthood. I don’t think they should get any taxpayer dollars. And we got good news today, we are going to get a vote on this. The Senate will vote on defunding Planned Parenthood before we leave in August.”

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Sunday, July 19, 2015

Has Rand Paul Run This Plan By His Dad?

Has Rand Paul Run This Plan By His Dad?

July 19, 2015 Calls , GOP presidential candidate 0 Comments

Report: Rand Paul Calls For Scrutiny Of Muslims

By Bill Theobald, July 18, 2015 USA Today

Breitbart News is reporting that GOP presidential candidate Rand Paul told one of its reporters backstage at a speech in Houston last night that the U.S. should provide extra scrutiny of people coming into the country from predominantly Muslim countries after the Chattanooga, Tenn., terrorist attack on Friday.

"I’m very concerned about immigration to this country from countries that have hotbeds of jihadism and hotbeds of this Islamism," Paul told Breitbart. "I think there does need to be heightened scrutiny. Nobody has a right to come to America, so this isn’t something that we can say ‘oh, their rights are being violated.’ It’s a privilege to come to America and we need to thoroughly screen those who are coming."

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Saturday, July 11, 2015

"Abolishing Civil Marriage Is The Same-Sex Marriage Endgame, So Let The Dems Own It"

"Abolishing Civil Marriage Is The Same-Sex Marriage Endgame, So Let The Dems Own It"

July 11, 2015 Bait , Gay Marriage 0 Comments

Rand Paul On Gay Marriage:, Don’t Swallow The Bait

By Stella Morabito, July, 9, 2015, The Federalist

Sen. Rand Paul has walked straight into a bait and switch trap set by big-government proponents like Cass Sunstein. In a recent Time magazine commentary, Paul reacted to the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage by pitching the idea of abolishing state recognition of marriage.

Paul noted that since the ruling may soon lead the state’s police power to intrude into churches and other religious institutions, “perhaps the time has come to examine whether or not governmental recognition of marriage is a good idea for either party.” He suggests that people draw up contracts instead of obtaining state-issued licenses.

Watch your step, Rand! That plan would not at all limit government. It’s central planning in disguise. I know this seems counter-intuitive. After all, libertarians have an old mantra that goes: “Let’s just get the government out of the marriage business!” But that’s an empty slogan. It blindly assumes that government will leave you alone once it no longer has to recognize you and your spouse and potential offspring as bound together as a family unit. These days, nothing can be further from the truth, as I’ll explain below.


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Thursday, July 9, 2015

Libertarianism And Welfare State ARE NOT Compatible!

Libertarianism And Welfare State ARE NOT Compatible!

July 09, 2015 Mexican illegal immigrant , President 0 Comments

Rand Paul Calls For An End To Sanctuary Cities, Says There Should Be Populist “Revolution” Against Unsecured Border

By Katie Mchugh July 8, 2015, Breitbart

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)93%
 called for an end of “sanctuary city” policies after a Mexican illegal immigrant, shielded by city authorities from deportation, allegedly shot and killed 32-year-old Kathryn Steinle on Pier 14 in San Francisco.

As CNN notes, there is no strict legal definition of a “sanctuary city,” a term that advocates for mass immigration dislike for its revealing nature. The movement began thanks to American churches in the 1980s who welcomed illegal aliens from Central America purportedly fleeing violence from the Third World, much as they do today. Now, more than 200 state and local jurisdictions defy federal immigration law by refusing to detain illegal aliens who are usually caught in the commission of another crime for deportation.

“Conservatives say we believe in the rule of law, and the beginning of the rule of law is enforcing the law. Since 1986, there was a promise we would enforce the law on border security. We’ve done squat. We’ve done nothing… Eleven million people have crossed over illegally,” Paul said on the Laura Ingraham show on Tuesday. “So, the first thing we have to do is enforce the law.”

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

"Thanks Matt Drudge "

June 02, 2015 Breitbart , Matthew Boyle 0 Comments
Exclusive — Rand Paul Slams Establishment Republicans, Declares Victory Over NSA

By Matthew Boyle, June 1, 2015, Breitbart

Late Sunday the National Security Agency (NSA) shut down its bulk data collection program as the PATRIOT Act expired thanks to Paul’s efforts. He tells Breitbart News exclusively that “we’re excited by the fact that the battle has been won.”

“The president has been told in no uncertain terms—and by the end of the week this will be in writing—that he can no longer illegally collect all of Americans’ phone records and keep them in Utah,” Paul said.

I think this is a big rebuke for the president. The courts told him it was illegal and he just kept doing it anyway. I think most Americans, particularly Republicans, don’t trust this president. This is the same president who went after Tea Party groups and went after religious liberty and religious groups. I don’t understand why some of the big government Republicans up here don’t get it because most Republicans I meet across the country don’t want this president to have access to all their phone records.

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Monday, June 1, 2015

He Could Have Compared Him To George W. Bush

He Could Have Compared Him To George W. Bush

June 01, 2015 Michael Eric Dyson , MSNBC 0 Comments
MSNBC's Dyson Compares Rand Paul To Segregationist George Wallace

By Jeffrey Meyer, May 31, 2015, Newsbusters



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Pataki On The Attack

June 01, 2015 Associated Press , George Pataki 0 Comments
Paul Takes Heat On Patriot Act, Isis Stances 

Rand Paul (Credit: Jeff Malet, maletphoto.com)
By Associated Press, May 31, 2015

Republican presidential hopeful George Pataki says GOP rival Rand Paul is putting the nation at risk for political purposes with his legislative tactics stalling the extension of the Patriot Act.

Pataki was New York governor in 2001 when the 9/11 terrorists struck. He says Paul's maneuvers in the Senate can only suspend parts of the anti-terrorism act for several days, not block them permanently, so letting those provisions expire has no value even for people who oppose them. He says Paul is "putting Americans at risk for a political reason."

The National Security Agency stands to lose legal authority to collect and search domestic phone records for connections to international terrorists unless senators find a way Sunday to avoid a lapse. Paul and other civil liberties advocates argue surveillance programs authorized by the NSA have not produced significant results in protecting Americans from terrorism.

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Friday, May 29, 2015

Walker Distances Himself From Rand On Foreign Policy

Walker Distances Himself From Rand On Foreign Policy

May 29, 2015 2016 presidential campaign , National Security Agency (NSA) 0 Comments
Scott Walker: I Just Respectfully Disagree with Sen. Paul on NSA and ISIS

May 28, 2015



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Monday, May 18, 2015

She's BEEN Asked--And Says She Was Mislead

She's BEEN Asked--And Says She Was Mislead

May 18, 2015 2016 presidential campaign , Chuck Todd 0 Comments
Rand Paul on Jeb’s Iraq War Answer: ‘Same Question Ought To Be Asked of Hillary, If She Ever Takes Questions’

May 17, 2015



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Friday, May 8, 2015

Paul As Naive As Obama?

Paul As Naive As Obama?

May 08, 2015 Jonah Goldberg , NSA Scandal 0 Comments
Jonah Goldberg: Rand Paul Is Wrong on Court’s Ruling on NSA Phone Data Collection

May 7, 2015

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Constitution is NOT A Suicide Pact

Constitution is NOT A Suicide Pact

May 08, 2015 NSA Scandal , Rand Paul 0 Comments
Steve Hayes: Rand Paul’s Rhetoric on Phone Data Collection ‘Is Overwrought’

May 7, 2015

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Thursday, April 23, 2015

Graham vs. Paul on Iraq War

Graham vs. Paul on Iraq War

April 23, 2015 Barack Obama , Foreign Policy 0 Comments
Lindsey Graham: Rand Paul ‘Been More Wrong than Obama’ on Foreign Policy

Apr. 22, 2015


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Monday, April 13, 2015

Gloves are off

Gloves are off

April 13, 2015 Hillary Clinton , President 0 Comments
Rand Paul Releases New Ad Slamming Hillary - ‘She Represents the Worst of the Washington Machine’

 Apr. 12, 2015



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Same position as Dick Cheney!

Same position as Dick Cheney!

April 13, 2015 Gay Marriage , Rand Paul 0 Comments
Rand Paul on Gay Marriage: Laws Should Allow People To Have Contracts with Another

 Apr. 13, 2015



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Sunday, April 12, 2015

Stands head and shoulders above any other national politician...

April 12, 2015 Injustice , Issues 0 Comments
'Who's Better Than Rand Paul on Racial Injustice Issues'?

By Nick Gillespie, Apr. 10, 2015, Reason.com

When Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) took his nascent presidential campaign to South Carolina yesterday, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow castigated him for not specifically talking about the fatal police shooting of Walter Scott during his speech at the U.S.S. Yorktown. Maddow, via Mediaite:

"It’s gonna be really interesting to see how long does he get to keep getting credit for being a brave criminal justice reformer when he walks into the epicenter of a huge national discussion about race and criminal justice reform and he has absolutely nothing to say about it.”

I know I would have preferred it if Paul had in fact commented on the killing during his main speech (which was mostly devoted to foreign policy and defense issues). But Maddow is wrong to say that Paul didn't comment on the Scott shooting while in South Carolina.

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Monday, February 2, 2015

Media minimized Rev. Wright, Bill Ayers, Tony Rezko...

February 02, 2015 David A. Fahrenthold , Rand Paul 0 Comments
How Rand Paul Tried To Lead An Eye Doctors’ Rebellion

By David A. Fahrenthold, Feb. 1, 2015, Washingtonpost.com

The letters came from a young ophthalmologist in Kentucky. He was recruiting for an eye doctors’ rebellion.

“We won’t be trod upon,” he wrote, using the language of 1776. “You can’t promulgate injustice without consequences.”

The injustice he was talking about was a new rule, from the powerful group that deems American ophthalmologists to be “board-certified.” It required younger doctors to take a test that older doctors did not have to take.

The Kentucky doctor was so outraged that he seceded — and started his own Board of Ophthalmology, so he could certify himself.

“You can send a clear message to the establishment” by signing up to be certified by the new board, too, the letter said. “Check the appropriate box and return the card with your $500. Sincerely, Rand Paul, M.D.”

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

His for the taking

January 14, 2015 Gov. Scott Walker , Gravis Marketing 1 Comments
Iowa poll: Romney Leads Nascent Iowa Field With 21%, Bush At 14%, Walker 10%
Neil W. McCabe, Jan. 13, 2015, Gravis Marketing

After two years of dampening expectations, Romney—spooked by Bush’s momWentum—is now working to the phones in order to put the band together for one more national tour.

Former Arkansas governor Michael D. Huckabee garnered the support of 9 percent. 

Kentucky’s Sen. Randal H. “Rand” Paul was the choice of 8 percent and Texas’ Sen. R. Edward “Ted” Cruz (R.-Texas) was the choice of 7 percent.

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Friday, December 12, 2014

Rand's soft bigotry of low expectations

December 12, 2014 Ann Coulter , Black America 0 Comments
Coulter: Black People The Media Hate (And Rand Paul Isn't Wild About)

Ann Coulter, Dec. 3, 2014, Townhall

If Rand Paul thinks black people are rooting for black crack dealers to go free, he's even crazier than his old man.

It was African-Americans, exploding in rage at the devastation crack was inflicting on their neighborhoods in the 1980s, who demanded severe penalties for crack cocaine. In a typical news story from 1986, Julius Lee, the black city commissioner in Fort Pierce, Florida, said, "Drugs are terrible things, but these cocaine rocks are the terriblest of the terrible." Black grocer Eugene Gibson sadly remarked, while sweeping the sidewalk in front of his store, "We're in a world of trouble here. ... It's these cocaine rocks."

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