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I agree completely. Randy Paul has been running the best campaign. He flew to Des Moines Friday night and had an event at a winery near the airport. Wise move, people are looking for a drink Friday after work. On Saturday morning, he had an event for Congressman Rod Blum. Then he goes to the Iowa State-Texas Tech basketball game in Ames, goes to a watch party for Iowa State students next door, and has a private supper event for wealthier people.

In a 24 hour period, he had 5 well designed events!

Des Moines Register: Rand Paul shoots for some Hilton magic

1 posted on 02/12/2015 1:54:17 PM PST by iowamark
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To: iowamark
I am sorry that I inadvertently lopped off the beginning of the article:

""I know this won’t be popular on these pages, but the National Journal’s article calling former Republican Party of Iowa Chairman, A.J. Spiker, Rand’s “Iowa Albatross” was a bunch of crap.

It is true that many establishment Republicans and county party activists despise Spiker. Here is what you need to remember – Rand Paul is never going to get Andy Cable’s, Don Kass’, or Doug Gross’s vote. Spiker is tasked with organizing the people who he has a good rapport with. This is nothing new to politics. Campaigns of every shape and size target certain coalitions of voters, and Spiker is tasked to work with the libertarian leaning voters.""

2 posted on 02/12/2015 1:58:57 PM PST by iowamark (I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy)
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Then he met with some illegals at a gay bathhouse, and broke out his personal stash and giant bong he made in pottery class.


3 posted on 02/12/2015 2:02:29 PM PST by Beagle8U (NOTICE : Unattended children will be given Coffee and a Free Puppy.)
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To: iowamark

The comparison to loser Romney is nothing to brag about. FURP!! Amnesty pimps need not apply.


4 posted on 02/12/2015 2:05:22 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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Hat tip to SunkenCiv for compiling this list.

Rand Slams Congress for Funding Egypt’s Generals: ‘How Does Your Conscience Feel Now?’
Sen. Rand Paul is hammering his fellow senators for keeping billions in financial aid flowing to Egypt’s military — even as Cairo’s security forces massacre anti-government activists. [by “anti-government activists” is meant church-burning Christian-murdering jihadists]
[Posted on 08/15/2013 5:44:10 PM PDT by Hoodat]
Rand Paul On Shutdown: “Even Though It Appeared I Was Participating In It, It Was A Dumb Idea”
I said throughout the whole battle that shutting down the government was a dumb idea. Even though it did appear as if I was participating in it, I said it was a dumb idea. And the reason I voted for it, though, is that it’s a conundrum. Here’s the conundrum. We have a $17 trillion debt and people at home tell me you can’t give the president a blank check. We just can’t keep raising the debt ceiling without conditions. So unconditionally raising the debt ceiling, nobody at home wants me to vote for that and I can’t vote for that. But the conundrum is if I don’t we do approach these deadlines. So there is an impasse. In 2011, though, we had this impasse and the president did negotiate. We got the sequester. If we were to extend the sequester from discretionary spending to all the entitlements we would actually fix our problem within a few years.
[Posted on 11/19/2013 12:16:51 PM by Third Person]
Rand Paul: Time for GOP to soften war stance
...by softening its edge on some volatile social issues and altering its image as the party always seemingly “eager to go to war... We do need to expand the party and grow the party and that does mean that we don’t always all agree on every issue” ... the party needs to become more welcoming to individuals who disagree with basic Republican doctrine on emotional social issues such as gay marriage... “We’re going to have to be a little hands off on some of these issues ... and get people into the party,” Paul said.
[Posted on 01/31/2013 5:08:50 PM PST by xzins]
Rand Paul’s immigration speech
...The Republican Party must embrace more legal immigration. Unfortunately, like many of the major debates in Washington, immigration has become a stalemate-where both sides are imprisoned by their own rhetoric or attachment to sacred cows that prevent the possibility of a balanced solution. Immigration Reform will not occur until Conservative Republicans, like myself, become part of the solution. I am here today to begin that conversation. Let’s start that conversation by acknowledging we aren’t going to deport 12 million illegal immigrants. If you wish to work, if you wish to live and work in America, then we will find a place for you... This is where prudence, compassion and thrift all point us toward the same goal: bringing these workers out of the shadows and into being taxpaying members of society. Imagine 12 million people who are already here coming out of the shadows to become new taxpayers.12 million more people assimilating into society. 12 million more people being productive contributors.
[Posted on 03/19/2013 7:04:07 AM PDT by Perdogg]
Rand Paul calls on conservatives to embrace immigration reform
Latinos, should be a natural constituency for the party, Paul argued, but “Republicans have pushed them away with harsh rhetoric over immigration.” ...he would create a bipartisan panel to determine how many visas should be granted for workers already in the United States and those who might follow... [and the buried lead] “Imagine 12 million people who are already here coming out of the shadows to become new taxpayers...
[Posted on 04/21/2013 1:52:42 PM PDT by SoConPubbie]
[but he’s not in favor of amnesty, snicker, definition of is is]

6 posted on 02/12/2015 2:16:55 PM PST by lormand (Inside every liberal is a dung slinging monkey)
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To: iowamark

Winery? In Indianola?


8 posted on 02/12/2015 2:35:24 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
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To: iowamark
... Rand Paul is never going to get Andy Cable’s, Don Kass’, or Doug Gross’s vote.

Or Ingtar's, or most of the Party's, or of America's vote either.

9 posted on 02/12/2015 2:38:32 PM PST by Ingtar (Is this the Ebola and rumors of Ebola mentioned in the Bible?)
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To: iowamark

If Rand is running for President then he needs to resign so someone else can represent KY instead of using the state like a cheap hooker.


10 posted on 02/12/2015 2:48:42 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: iowamark
Remember:


12 posted on 02/12/2015 3:12:49 PM PST by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: iowamark

Who cares about Iowa? Hasn’t the last 5 presidents all lose in the Iowa cacaus?


13 posted on 02/12/2015 3:16:05 PM PST by Fledermaus (The GOP is dead to me! McConnell and Boehner can drop dead!!)
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To: iowamark

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17 posted on 02/12/2015 7:38:57 PM PST by rdb3 (Meh! A hole-in-one is just an eagle. Sink an albatross!)
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To: iowamark

No thanks.


18 posted on 02/13/2015 12:14:46 AM PST by Impy (They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
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