Rand Paul Should Stop Dodging And Rambling

TalkingSides.com ^ | 05/23/10 | CaroleL

[CaroleL]

wanted to watch Kentucky's Republican Senate Candidate Rand Paul on Meet The Press today. After a week of sound byte from and about Dr. Paul and his confrontational appearance on Rachel Maddow's program, I was hoping an interview on the more mainstream Sunday morning staple would allow the candidate to give a clearer impression of his views on civil rights and, specifically, the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Unfortunately, he refused to show up.

As a strong believer in smaller government and less government interference in the lives of American citizens, I consider myself part of the Tea Party movement and have been interested and intrigued by the candidacy of Dr. Paul. Many of his positions resonate with my own ideals and, though I haven't agreed with everything he has said, I did believe his opinions on the issues should be part of our national discussion. Then , the day after winning the Republican primary, he made his infamous statement

[AppyPappy]

He appears to be too smart.

[beebuster2000]

Rand Paul

NRFPT

[humblegunner]

Why excerpt from your blog?
It isn’t on the list of sources that must be excerpted:

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[reaganairport]

The really worrisome aspect of the incident:

While I would personally love to bash Ms. Maddow for taking things out of context or asking unfair hypothetical questions, her interview was generally fair and Dr. Paul seemed hapless and unable to clearly state his positions on civil rights and discrimination in the brief exchange.

(emphasis added)

He needs to get his act together, PDQ.

[RichInOC]

[traderrob6]

The latter.

[Fantasywriter]

Okay, how’s this. Just as soon as the MSM stops glossing over Jupiter-sized gaffes on the part of Democrats, we’ll start caring about moon-of-Pluto-sized gaffes on the part of our candidates. Deal?

[CaroleL]

While I certainly agree that the MSM glosses over (or outright ignores) Democrats’ gaffes, I expect better from “our candidates” regardless of what the media does.

[Fantasywriter]

Maybe I’m out of the loop. What did Paul say that was so horrific? [And no, I don’t buy the ‘we’re better than that’ argument. Either we’re competing on a level playing field, or we’re playing into their hands. Take your pick, but if the standards are good enough for us, they’re good enough for them, imho.]

[Larry Lucido]

She knows, but she won’t tell us (unless you venture to blogoland and give the secret handshake and click on their sponsors). The life of a blogger is very hard and they can’t convey information without first making a sale.

[whatisthetruth]

If you can't take the heat, then stay out of the kitchen. This will not go away until and unless Rand Paul articulates his position in a more forthcoming way. Hiding behind the skirts of the cowardly GOP bosses is not going to cut it. Wonder if they're the ones behind the sudden Rand Paul cancellation, I wouldn't doubt it.

[humblegunner]

This will not go away until and unless Rand Paul articulates his position in a more forthcoming way.

It may be hard for him to admit he is a kook.

[Longbow1969]

We are not even remotely close to being a libertarian nation. I’d have been far more comfortable with Rand as a libertarian leaning conservative were it not for the fact that his father is Ron Paul who is a certified nutcase.

It is just far too likely that Rand believes pretty much the same sorts of things his Dad does whether he admits it or not. There are going to be all manner of skeletons pouring out of this closet, and were liable to find out Rand associated with Truthers, anti-war moonbats, etc, etc.

Republicans should run conservative Republican candidates, not libertarians and certainly no one from the Paul family.

And yes, of course I’d vote for Rand over the Democrat. My point is this just wasn’t one of the better candidates we could have put forward. An unconventional candidate is fine, but a Paul?

[CaroleL]

Maybe I’m out of the loop. What did Paul say that was so horrific?

Not horrific per se but he did speak out against the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and wasn't very clear about exactly what he opposed or would do differently.

[CaroleL]

She knows, but she won’t tell us (unless you venture to blogoland and give the secret handshake and click on their sponsors). The life of a blogger is very hard and they can’t convey information without first making a sale. I do not have nor want sponsors and make no sales. I simply post an excerpt which summarizes the article and leave a link for those who want to read more about the topic.

[humblegunner]

I simply post an excerpt which summarizes the article and

And cut yourself off in mid sentence.

This is called a teaser.

There is also a term for folks who practice this.

Do you know what it is?

[LA Conservative]

I think most conservatives and libertarians should study the enemy more closely, as they always set traps to confirm their stereotypes. The one that Rand Paul got into trouble with was the Civil Rights amendment which began to grow the huge government entitlement complex. Of course the institutional segregationist policies were wrong and yes, the Republicans were instrumental in passing it, but this is also where Barry Goldwater was philosophically correct, but politically on the wrong side. Doctrinaire approaches will inevitably blow up, as it did with Paul.

[Hawthorn]

>> It is just far too likely that Rand believes pretty much the same sorts of things his Dad does whether he admits it or not. There are going to be all manner of skeletons pouring out of this closet, and were liable to find out Rand associated with Truthers, anti-war moonbats, etc, etc. <<

Agreed -- except I'd say that a lot of those skeletons are ALREADY out of the closet. See this anti-Paul piece from the David Horowitz organization:

http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/05/11/nine-out-of-ten-ayatollahs-agree-vote-paul/

The money quote from the article, AFAIC:

Rand and his father represent nothing less than a rejection of the Right’s commitment to engaging and assessing the world as it really is, rather than as we would like it to be, and an embrace of the Left’s belief in appeasement and anti-Americanism.

[Larry Lucido]

Yeah.

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