Know what? I don’t care if Rand is a complete blooming idiot or even if he was Nancy Pelosi for that matter. I have problems with Trump not inviting him and then making a huge point of him not being there. Bad taste... Poor form...
That is a direct intimidating threat to those who were there and were invited. “See what happens if you don’t do what I tell you to do! That is what happened to this guy! He was not invited because he did not do what I wanted him to do!”
| This is politics... And Trump wanted to make sure people know exactly why Randall Paul was not invited. And yes, it's a shot across the bow of other Republicans who are thinking about voting against President Trump's agenda. One other thing: it's time for the guy who calls himself "Rand" to go by his real first name, Randall. I suspect Randall Paul adopted the nickname "Rand" to try to link his libertarian politics to the philosophy of Ayn Rand. But libertarians like Randall are not in sync with the philosophy of Ayn Rand. Here's what Goggle's search summary says:
No, Ayn Rand was not a libertarian and vehemently opposed the movement, viewing it as a dangerous offshoot of anarchism and a rejection of the principles of capitalism she supported. However, her philosophy of Objectivism has been a significant influence on many modern libertarians, particularly in the United States, who sometimes use her ideas to justify their own political views, even while Rand condemned their perceived embrace of anti-capitalism, according to Wikipedia and Libertarianism.org. If there's one US politician who exemplifies the pro-capitalism and strong leadership of a Howard Roark or John Galt, it's:
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“That is a direct intimidating threat to those who were there and were invited. “See what happens if you don’t do what I tell you to do! That is what happened to this guy! He was not invited because he did not do what I wanted him to do!”
I’m not seeing the problem here.
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