Posted on 04/29/2014 12:26:17 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
BOSTON (AP) — Fighting to move beyond his father’s shadow, Sen. Rand Paul is crafting new alliances with the Republican Party establishment during a Northeast tour that began Friday in Boston.
The 51-year-old Kentucky Republican, son of libertarian hero and former Texas Rep. Ron Paul, headlined an afternoon luncheon hosted by top lieutenants of former presidential nominee Mitt Romney — a private meeting that comes as Paul weighs a 2016 presidential bid of his own. To succeed in a national campaign, however, those close to Paul acknowledge that he must broaden his appeal beyond the Tea Party and libertarian-minded activists who rallied behind his father’s long-shot presidential runs.
Paul offered a unique blend of what he called “libertarian-ish” politics while addressing Harvard University’s Institute of Politics Friday afternoon.
“The Republican Party will adapt, evolve or die,” Paul declared.
He railed against perceived civil liberties abuses in the Obama administration, while suggesting his party should focus less attention on social issues. He also said the GOP should abandon calls to deport millions of immigrants and offered that armed school officials might help prevent further mass shootings.
But more than what he said publicly, Paul’s private actions on Friday marked a new step in his push to strengthen his political standing.
The freshman senator attended the luncheon at the private-equity firm Solamere Capital, a Boston-area company led by Romney’s his former national finance chairman, Spencer Zwick, and Romney’s oldest son, Tagg. Romney himself serves as a senior adviser to the firm and has an office there, although he did not attend the gathering.
Zwick arranged a private audience of just a dozen key members of Romney’s inner circle, including senior advisers Beth Myers, Bob White and Ron Kaufman.
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So, when and as they create a never ending list of “Groups”, who will the Blacks fight for ?
Will they fight against the Gays ?
Will the Gays fight against the Women ?
Will the gays fight against the Muslims ?
Will the women fight against the Muslims ?
Will the Hispanics fight against the Blacks ?
And somehow the “Orientals” have only managed to offend the Blacks.
I can’t say Asian, cause I don’t walk on an “Asian Rug”.
Scenes from Movies:
The Racist Midget, In Burges
It gets really interesting around 4:20.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGD9wEr9Zkc
Not just a few of them post here.
Then you should not be planning to run a Runt Paul or his ilk.
They will team up with other against rational and moral conservatives not matter what.
They already side with each other.
You don’t have a point.
And their groups are ossified; they don’t need any new groups.
Unless of course you want to count voting for cloture then voting against the bill, as Susan Collins did on ACA.
What exactly has Rand Paul done, other than that silly filibuster.
I know this is a tough question Hilary's minions could not answer it either.
No compromise.
It’s just that these “Groups” have been protected, they have been given their small slice of their desperately needed identity. Soo much respect, that they will disrespect all other groups in order to be perceived as “authentic”.
It is a house of cards, that will soon crash into a reality that their masters, their heros have created.
It’s simply a matter of time.
Democrats/Liberals/Progressives can only extend this time by isolating them.
It’s already happening.
They are going to eat themselves into meaninglessness.
The LGBT is under attack from within and their need to be more inclusive.
They moved to LGBTQ, to be more “Inclusive”.
Well that offended some, so LGBTQQ was adopted. And that offended some more. LGBTQQA, and it goes on and on.
It’s an alphabet soup into the sublime.
My Daughter was “Corrected” by one of her peers in her college class for not being “Up to date”. And when the first objector was “Corrected” by another, she said, out loud, that they should have an “alphabet song” so we can keep track. One person laughed.
Virtually everyone is being silenced into uncertainty.
Whatever happened to Dido ?
I saw her at the Merriweather Post Pavilion years ago.
Pouring down rain.
Great Show.
Whatever happened to Jewel for that matter ?
oh boy
Ansell,
I need to ask you a question.
Does this guy represent what you want to see at a National level ?
Dr. Greg Brannon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVh97WXEc3I&sns=fb
I say yes, but I also recognize that he can’t win in a National election.
Sad, but not today.
He can’t win because he has defined himself.
He would be unfairly destroyed by the zombies.
Just explain your stupid claim.
To: Zeneta
"As a result, virtually all our social issues will be decided at the local level."
Rand Paul is running for the presidency, which locality decides federal policy and law on abortion in the military, in federal employment, and in immigration?
37 posted on 4/29/2014 1:43:56 PM by ansel12
He also, can't be elected.
Your dishonesty is showing, why not explain your post.
“As a result, virtually all our social issues will be decided at the local level.”
Rand Paul is running for the presidency, which locality decides federal policy and law on abortion in the military, in federal employment, and in immigration?
You take my comments “out of context” I’ll take your FR about page “out of context”.
If I took them out of context of a post on this thread, then why don’t you merely correct me?
Is this the “context”?
“”By removing the Federal Government, we will place our faith in the hands of the individual.
As a result, virtually all our social issues will be decided at the local level.””
Our Constitution is Anti-Government and Anti-authority.
Your position is 100% Authoritative.
Being right or wrong is not the point.
Being the Authority is the point.
Who do you trust ?
I just realized, you thought “dishonesty” referred to quoting my homepage, it wasn’t.
It was about how you refuse to explain your post and answer the question in regards to Rand’s campaign to head the federal government.
Which locality decides federal policy and law on abortion in the military, in federal employment, and in immigration?
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