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Trump: 'Lightweight' Rand Paul doesn't belong in debate
The Hill ^ | September 12, 2015 | Cory Bennett

Posted on 09/12/2015 6:18:26 PM PDT by maggief

GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump poked at rival Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Twitter on Saturday, calling him a “lightweight” who shouldn’t be allowed in Wednesday’s CNN presidential debate.

Trump needled Paul in a series of tweets:

(see below)

Trump’s shots came hours after Paul joked about the GOP frontrunner in an interview with Politico. “I think I was a little too easy on Donald Trump last time,” Paul said in the interview, referencing a heated exchange the two had in an August Fox News presidential debate. “That’s given in jest," he added.

Later in the interview, Paul unfavorably compared Trump to Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who suspended his presidential bid Friday.

“You have a long-term governor from a large conservative state leaving the field, and meanwhile, the media continues to reinforce a celebrity that really doesn’t have qualifications for office and in fact would alarm me if he were in charge of our nuclear weapons,” Paul said.

“So, really, I think it’s a serious versus the unserious. And there is a danger that if we continue to laud so much attention on basically someone whose level of discourse is that of junior high, I think there’s a problem, there’s a great risk for the country.”


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Kentucky; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; 2ndgopdebate; election2016; newyork; paultardation; paultardnoisemachine; politico; randpaul; randpaulnoisemachine; randsconcerntrolls; rickperry; texas; thekycandidate; trump
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Donald J. TrumpVerified account ‏@realDonaldTrump

Lightweight Senator @RandPaul should focus on trying to get elected in Kentucky--- a great state which is embarrassed by him.

12:55 PM - 12 Sep 2015

I truly understood the appeal of Ron Paul, but his son, @RandPaul, didn't get the right gene.

12:56 PM - 12 Sep 2015

Too many people on stage for debate. @RandPaul at 11th, with 2% in @RealClearNews, shouldn't be allowed to participate.

3:01 PM - 12 Sep 2015

1 posted on 09/12/2015 6:18:26 PM PDT by maggief
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To: maggief

Donald pls don’t self-destruct until Yeb, Marco, Ben & Carly have dropped out.


2 posted on 09/12/2015 6:19:48 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: maggief

Senator Jheri Curl speaks again...


3 posted on 09/12/2015 6:20:54 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Beware the Wisconsin Weasel - GOPe Plan B)
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To: maggief

Well Paul said something and now the game is on....


4 posted on 09/12/2015 6:23:06 PM PDT by HarleyLady27 ("Go TRUMP 2016!!! All the Way to the White House!!!)
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To: skeeter

There were originally only supposed to be 10 spots. So Carly gets in because she is at three so whomever is 11th gets the hook, right?


5 posted on 09/12/2015 6:23:14 PM PDT by mazda77
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To: skeeter

Rubio may be the next to last still standing....maybe after the next debate we will get some more light on who will be leaving sooner rather than later.


6 posted on 09/12/2015 6:23:17 PM PDT by rrrod (Just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.)
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To: maggief

I expect Paul to run fro president for the next 30 years LOL.
He is his daddy’s little boy!


7 posted on 09/12/2015 6:24:40 PM PDT by rrrod (Just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.)
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To: maggief

Didn’t get the right gene..............lol


8 posted on 09/12/2015 6:25:37 PM PDT by LuvFreeRepublic
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To: skeeter

I don’t see Rand Paul getting much sympathy on FR. I like Rand but he’s poking the bear so he needs to expect to get poked back. Politics is a full contact sport.


9 posted on 09/12/2015 6:25:41 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2
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To: maggief

“So, really, I think it’s a serious versus the unserious.”


Seriously, is there any thing more unserious than advocating for the abandonment of the rule oof law and the surrender of the country to fraudulently documented foreigners?

If we do not stop the ongoing invasion/colonization/cheap labor importation we won’t have a nation.


10 posted on 09/12/2015 6:26:34 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: maggief

"the media continues to reinforce a celebrity that really doesn’t have qualifications for office and in fact would alarm me if he were in charge of our nuclear weapons,” Paul said.

SAYS ONE OF THE MORONS WHO JUST HELPED PUT IRAN IN CHARGE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS!?!?!?!

11 posted on 09/12/2015 6:27:06 PM PDT by chris37 (hearltess)
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To: maggief

One thing Paul said might have been a joke, but the other things were not. This is written to sound like Trump started this feud - which he clearly did not.


12 posted on 09/12/2015 6:29:14 PM PDT by Catsrus (Trump/Cruz - the only 2 worth voting for. I callz 'em as I seez 'em.)
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To: rrrod

So Rand Paul will be the new Harrold Stassen?


13 posted on 09/12/2015 6:30:12 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: rrrod

So Rand Paul will be the new Harrold Stassen?


14 posted on 09/12/2015 6:30:12 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: maggief

Rand - Whatever you did - You shouldn’t have. The velociraptor has a bead on you. LOL


15 posted on 09/12/2015 6:30:42 PM PDT by BigEdLB (Congress will have blood on their hands if anything happens because of the Iran appeasement)
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To: maggief

I know I’m not supposed to like Trump, but when he says stuff like this I simply can’t help myself.


16 posted on 09/12/2015 6:30:47 PM PDT by Yardstick
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To: Georgia Girl 2
Rand can go, too.

I would like to see Trump throw a few other major policy initiatives out there soon, though. Things the GOPe would never go for but the taxpaying population would love.

Hopefully he's saving them for the right time.

17 posted on 09/12/2015 6:31:57 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Rand has his supporters on FR, but they spend most of their time posting nasty things about Donald Trump instead of trying to raise up their guy.


18 posted on 09/12/2015 6:35:03 PM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: skeeter

Well Trump is giving a national security speech Tues from the deck of the USS Iowa memorial so we shall see what he’s come up with.


19 posted on 09/12/2015 6:36:06 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2
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To: maggief

Paul reminds me of McCain and Romney. It seems that he really isn’t interested in winning.


20 posted on 09/12/2015 6:37:10 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Liberals keep looking for ways to be offended. I keep looking for ways to offend them.)
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