Posted on 05/18/2015 3:55:32 PM PDT by Jack Black
PHILADELPHIA — Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul says he will bash Hillary Clinton over her husband’s record of putting “a generation of black men in prison” if he is the nominee.
Paul, a freshman senator from Kentucky, says he will compete with Clinton in Philadelphia, where Democrats have a 7-to-1 registration advantage, and other impoverished cities by highlighting his support for criminal justice reform.
“If I were the nominee, we will compete in Philadelphia,” he told CBS radio talk show host Dom Giordano at the National Constitution Center.
“I’ll ask Hillary Clinton, what have you done for criminal justice? Your husband passed all the laws that put a generation of black men in prison. Her husband was responsible for that,” he said.
“She’s changing her tune now. She’s changing her tune because people like me have been speaking out against these injustices,” he said.
As president, Clinton signed the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, which gave states fiscal incentives to enact tougher sentencing laws.
Paul noted that in some predominantly African-American communities such as Ferguson, Mo., there are substantially fewer black men than women because so many black men are incarcerated.
He touted bills he has introduced with Democratic support that would give judges more discretion in handing out sentencing and would reduce penalties for non-violent drug offenses.
Paul said he would also challenge Clinton about her vision for reinvigorating blighted urban centers.
“I’ll also ask her what she’s going to do for poor people in Philadelphia. I have a specific plan that would dramatically lower the taxes for people who live in zip codes of poverty and high unemployment. I would leave billions of dollars in Philadelphia over 10 years. What’s Hillary Clinton going to do?” he said.
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I love that he’s causing the Clintons to answer uncomfortable questions, but “injustice??”
I’m sure this act by Clinton has saved thousands of lives...mostly black.
““If I were the nominee, we will compete in Philadelphia,” he told CBS radio talk show host Dom Giordano at the National Constitution Center.”
If by compete, he means lose terribly, then yes we will compete.
105% democrat vote rather than the customary 110%.
That would be headway...
I live just outside Philly, and there is ZERO chance of a R winning anywhere in Philly.
He continues pandering to felons.
Obama won Pennsylvania by approx. 5.4%. Based upon turnout in the next election
it would only take a small percentage to flip PA to the GOP column.
I’m surprised the left isn’t accusing Rand of surpressing the black vote...by telling them the truth...
So many ways to rip Hillary and Rand chooses this?
Geez.
Release the thugs!
Vote Paul!
Just my guess that ultimately attacks on Bill will backfire unless it’s something directly tied to Hilary.
Of course they are an evil tag team, but “your husband did whatever” is eventually going to be seen as an unfair attack on her.
I guess you can tie her to democrat policies in general.
Yes, well he could talk about Benghazi more -— but that’s not going to create any news is it.
Most drug dealers sell to kids. Penalties should be increased for those sales.
Um, no, I really think that the criminals put themselves there...
Son Of Paul trying to be a panderbear.
So how was she responsible for what Bill did?
Hilly has plenty of her own ghosts.
Underhanded tactic.
It won’t come from Philly.
What is Rand talking about.
Most folks in poverty and high unemployment area don't pay federal income taxes. In fact they are actually PAID by the federal government with a tax "refund".
The nut doesn’t fall far from the tree.
We do need to get more of the black vote but pandering to the lowest common denominator isn’t the way to do it.
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