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Paul on Trump's decision to boycott debate: 'Good riddance'
CNN Politics ^ | January 27, 2016 | Eugene Scott

Posted on 01/27/2016 5:50:37 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Washington (CNN)--Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul on Wednesday welcomed Donald Trump's announcement that he was skipping the upcoming Fox News debate, saying the "IQ of the debate went up."

"It's an improvement to the debate. The IQ of the debate went up a couple dozen points, I would say," he told Fox News Wednesday morning.

"He thinks he's already elected himself king. I say, good riddance. We're going to have a much better debate," Paul added.

Paul is returning to the debate stage after he boycotted the last Republican event earlier this month because Fox Business Network assigned him to the "undercard" stage...

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TOPICS: Iowa; Campaign News; Parties
KEYWORDS: debates; iowa; randpaul; trump
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1 posted on 01/27/2016 5:50:37 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

And why exactly is Mr. 0.5% still wasting oxygen on stage?


2 posted on 01/27/2016 5:52:09 PM PST by longsufferingjetsfan
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To: longsufferingjetsfan

Does anyone really care what that twerp says?


3 posted on 01/27/2016 5:52:53 PM PST by odawg
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Why are the Pauls even a part of the equation?


4 posted on 01/27/2016 5:53:20 PM PST by AFreeBird
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

LOL. And Rand Paul skipped the previous debate because he sat at the kiddie table.


5 posted on 01/27/2016 5:54:19 PM PST by kabar
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

there will be more minutes to divide between him and the Mailman’s Son tomorrow night. And Jeb.


6 posted on 01/27/2016 5:54:52 PM PST by bigbob ("Victorious warriors win first ande then go to war" Sun Tzu.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Dear Rand,


7 posted on 01/27/2016 5:56:53 PM PST by Hugin ("First thing--get yourself a firearm!" Sheriff Ed Galt, Last Man Standing.)
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8 posted on 01/27/2016 5:58:10 PM PST by orbitboy
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9 posted on 01/27/2016 5:58:35 PM PST by RC one ("...all persons born in the allegiance of the United States are natural-born citizens" US v. WKA)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

First I heard that Rand Paul boycotted the last debate. Guess the media did not think it was worth reporting.


10 posted on 01/27/2016 5:59:19 PM PST by Bernard (The Road To Hell Is Not Paved With Good Results)
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Paul was back in the debate?

ROFL

that’s a whole other reason for Trump to skip this joke of a debate!

Paul should be at the kiddie table with jeb.


11 posted on 01/27/2016 5:59:28 PM PST by TexasFreeper2009 (You can't spell Hillary without using the letters L, I, A, R)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

His reaction seals my vote. Im with the right guy.


12 posted on 01/27/2016 6:00:03 PM PST by hillarys cankles
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
FLASHBACK: Ronald Reagan Skipped Last Debate Before IA Caucus---Went on to Win in Landslide
13 posted on 01/27/2016 6:00:05 PM PST by gg188 (Ted Cruz, R - Goldman Sachs)
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Yawn


14 posted on 01/27/2016 6:00:42 PM PST by Redleg Duke (The Federal Government is nothing but a welfare program with a dress code!)
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To: orbitboy

LOL, this is funny!


15 posted on 01/27/2016 6:01:14 PM PST by Catsrus (I callz 'em as I seez 'em)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

His reaction seals my vote. Im with the right guy.


16 posted on 01/27/2016 6:01:57 PM PST by hillarys cankles
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To: Bernard

Yes! He boycotted the kiddie debate.


17 posted on 01/27/2016 6:02:52 PM PST by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Turks (Muslims))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Did you know Randy Paul has the first known case of cancer of the hair?


18 posted on 01/27/2016 6:03:13 PM PST by heights
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To: orbitboy

LOL!!! You just made my day. Thanks! :)


19 posted on 01/27/2016 6:04:15 PM PST by ANKE69 (German Conservative and proud of it!!!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yeah. a guy who believes in the Constitution, actually KNOWS the issues, and is a surgeon. What a loser!


20 posted on 01/27/2016 6:08:23 PM PST by Forgotten Amendments (Nessie ... Sasquatch ... The Free Syrian Army ...)
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