Posted on 04/10/2015 10:44:23 AM PDT by Citizen Zed
Republican senator Rand Paul walked out of a live interview with the Guardian on Friday, in the third testy exchange he has had with a journalist since launching his campaign for president three days ago.
Paul, who said during his campaign launch on Tuesday he would like to see “any law that disproportionately incarcerates people of color is repealed”, responded awkwardly when asked which specific piece of legislation he would repeal.
In a live broadcast via the smartphone app Periscope, Paul said he had “a host of bills” that would amend or repeal part of the statute.
Midway through his answer, he added: “Let me answer the question, you complain I don’t answer the question … I am giving you the specifics.”
Paul spoke about the various pieces of bipartisan legislation he has brought to reform the criminal justice system, but did not point to a specific criminal law that he would repeal.
In his final question, he was asked about research showing that white Republicans do not agree with his view that the criminal law is applied in an unequal fashion.
“I think your premise is incorrect,” he said. “Actually I think I can take that message into a white evangelical church anywhere in Iowa and give exactly the same speech and be received well.”
When the reporter attempted a follow-up remark quoting a Washington Post-ABC poll about Republican views on criminal justice, Paul walked off camera.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
As Rand Paul intimates, the American people are pro-life generally, but wants exceptions. Turning the implicit attack in media “questions” around is, generally, a good idea to rebut their argument and show yourself to be a person of common sense. This is called “pivoting.” Humor is also good. Humor shows perspective. Ronald Reagan was great at interjecting humor. When I read the Gospels, it seems to me that Jesus used exaggeration, humor and sarcasm a lot.
The Guardian lying today, doesn’t change years of reality about Paul, and his gaffes and his temper.
Nope. You are just doing your usual lying thing.
The knives are out. Not just for Rand, but Rubio and Cruz too...
As the liar that you are, you can never find the lies that you claim as direct quotes and transcripts are posted to you.
You just think that your lying covers everything.
You got to be joking of course...
Rand is pro-life. Despite your lies.
Run along now troll.
To: Starstruck
Yup. Only he wants to adapt, evolve and advance the homo agenda and open borders more than the older democrats were able to do. Sorry, young Turk Rand. Young comrade Obama beat you to it. Forward!
25 posted on 4/6/2014 6:03:30 PM by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
To: SeekAndFind
FURP! Rand Paul is randomly unreliable, ie, a liberaltarian squish.
4 posted on 06/26/2013 5:46:32 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
So you are giving up on your lie that Rand is pro-coice...
Good. You are making progress.
Ted Cruz is NOT a communist, if your referring to those who support Ted Cruz.
You got to be joking, thinned skinned ?
It seems those who are trowing around personal insults are the ones who are thinned skinned.
How does that help Jeb Bush?
No, I quote him, but that doesn’t work on a dishonest troll that just posts to vent and play games.
You serve as proof that Paul attracts the weirdos and flakes.
Judging by the radical abortion platform you used to support when you supported the libertarian platform, it isn’t surprising that you would still be pushing a pro-choice candidate today
Let’s be fair then with Rand Paul.
Rand Paul should go on TV and explain some issues that do concern conservatives.
For example, Rand Paul supports ?
Please explain in Rand Paul’s speech, or clarify what he meant when he said to the effect that : Laws that dispportionately incarcerates people of color ( blacks ) should or need to be repealed....
What did he do here that was so “nasty,” exactly?
No joke — you are spreading foreign communist lies. You should own it, and proudly call yourself a tool of foreign communists.
I am Ted Cruz supporter, far from being a commie...
So ? Any Ted Cruz supporter who asks Rand Paul supporters questions , legitimate questions about views that Rand Paul supports are communists now ?
Hey folks ?
Plummz says now that Ted Cruz supporters who are critical of Rand Paul are communists now...
Amazing as it is folks,
You get that folks ?
So now ? TED CRUZ supporters are communists who are critical of Rand Paul according to some Rand Paul supporters.
Mis-quoted you mean.
And no, I never support a “radical abortion platform”.
Ever.
So, that means your bot programming hasn’t changed at all. Still as dishonest and obtuse as ever.
Show me the misquote.
Why do you never actually point out anything that supports your wild troll claims of lies and misquoting? It is because they don’t exist.
As far as your supporting a radical platform , you sure did, you used to be a member of the libertarian party, and their platform was ZERO abortion restraints or restrictions or limits, including full term abortions.
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