Posted on 08/04/2020 12:01:07 PM PDT by RandFan
.... He took a few minutes to make his short stump speech about his parents coming to this country legally and how he has lived the American dream.
He then addressed two issues, with the first being the COVID crisis, which he said is real and serious.
“But this Fauci guy,” said Sethi obviously connecting with his audience, “I’ve had about enough of this guy.”
Over the cheering and applauding crowd, Sethi continued, “It’s time for the president to bring him into the board room and say ‘You’re fired!’”
With regard to hydroxychloroquine, Sethi said we’re not sure, but it saved a colleague of his.
“Where does Facebook get off freezing the accounts of doctors who are talking about this? Did that Mark Zuckerberg guy get an M.D.? Where did he go to med school?”
“It’s time for Facebook and Twitter to get out of our business,” Sethi demanded.
The second thing Sethi addressed was the attacks by his opponent, saying he has always been against Obamacare and he was recently endorsed by Gun Owners of America.
He said that’s what the establishment does is to try to fool the voters that they’re conservative while they are calling him a liberal.
“If I’m so liberal, how come Rand Paul is sitting here right now?”
While the opponent came out with another attack ad earlier in the day, Sethi said he was going to take the high road, “Because I believe in you.”
“I’m here today because of you. Because the people of Tennessee gave the American dream to me and my family.”
“In these final hours, I’m asking for your help and your support,” Sethi asked so that they could stay on TV and fight the establishment.
In introducing Paul, Sethi said, “This guy, now he knows a thing or two about taking on the establishment because in Kentucky they threw just about everything except the kitchen sink at this guy and he has stood for true conservative values. He has fought to keep big government out of our life. He has fought to protect our First Amendment rights, our rights against search and seizure. He is a true constitutional conservative, ladies and gentlemen, Senator Rand Paul.”
“Oh my goodness, I think I smell victory,” Paul told the receptive crowd.
He mentioned the turnout at events held over the past couple of weeks and said, “Manny is the real deal and he’s got a real chance, but we’ve got to finish this thing.”
“I promise you, if any of the attack ads were true, you wouldn’t see me, Ted Cruz, Levin, Jim DeMint,” said Paul, silently counting off Sethi’s four conservative supporters on his fingers.
“We are the conservatives of the conservatives. We are the remnants of the conservatives.”
Elaborating further, Paul said, “I’ll tell you why I’m involved. I think Tennessee will send a Republican. But, it’s important what kind of Republican you send.”
Paul reviewed how Republicans promised to repeal Obamacare if they were given the House and the Senate. When Republicans got both houses of Congress and they voted to repeal Obamacare, Obama vetoed it.
When Republicans got the White House, too, Paul forced the vote on the exact same legislation.
As Paul described, every Republican voted for repeal under Obama when he could veto it. But, when Republicans had all three branches and voted on repeal, “We lost seven Republicans. You may know, because some of them were from Tennessee.”
Paul said he had no doubt that if they were able to have the vote again, “Manny will vote to repeal Obamacare.”
“We need people who will not be a rubber stamp for leadership. Leadership is not always conservative. Many of them are the furniture in Washington that occasionally you move around, but they do nothing.”
Paul went on to discuss how he has had to stand against Republicans on the never-ending wars, government spending, borrowing and waste, topics he is particularly passionate about and well known for.
“This primary makes a difference. You gotta help me bring Manny Sethi to Washington.”
“I’m so glad you came out to support my friend, Manny Sethi. We need something different.”
Adding that he wasn’t there to condemn the opponent, Paul explained, “We need someone who won’t be a rubber stamp for leadership. We need someone who will stand on their own two feet to defend the Constitution, to defend your values.”
Paul was encouraging in saying that Sethi had come a long way in the past month from being as much as 20 points down to being even or ahead.
He reminded attendees, “You have much more power than you think,” and urged making phone calls on Sethi’s behalf.
“We’ve got a real shot here. The country needs this,” said Paul.
“Just having Republicans versus Democrats is not enough, because half of them don’t believe in the Constitution.”
“I would not be here today if I didn’t really believe Manny Sethi was the answer. Please help me to support my friend, Manny Sethi,” Paul concluded to a cheering crowd.
Jacobs wrapped up the event by saying that a year ago today when the campaign started, he thought Sethi was “a good dude, smart guy, but he hasn’t got a chance.”
“That’s not the case now. Because of the work this campaign has done, because of all of you, I think he’s got a really good chance. But it is you that is going to push him over the line,” adding specifically that Sethi “needs your vote, needs your support and, yes, he needs your money.”
Sethi and Paul then took questions from the media.
In response to when he decided to support Sethi, Paul told The Star that he had met Manny probably a year prior and had been meeting and talking with him and watching the campaign, before making the public decision a month or two ago. He wanted someone who is a “sincere conservative.”
The Star then asked Paul if he has been taking a lot of heat from Senate leadership on his endorsement or if people perceive it as him bucking President Trump when he seems to be a strong supporter?
“President Trump and I are really close, and I think President Trump is really going to like Manny. The night Manny wins, I’ll be on the phone with the president and I guarantee the president will be calling to congratulate Manny,” Paul said. “He knows Manny is a real good supporter.”
“I think more is made of that because I think it happened before Manny really got going in the campaign and they didn’t think there was much going on, Paul added. “I think Manny’s going to be a great supporter of the president, and I’m a good supporter of the president.”
Dr. Fauci, do yourself a favor. Live whatever years you have left within the confines of the Beltway.
You are not going to receive a very warm welcome out here.
Trust me on that.
I think the fool(Sethi) is done.
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3871377/posts
So much for the judgment of Ted Cruz.
It’s an Open seat (Lamar Alexander is retiring).. the former ambassador to Japan and this doctor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Hagerty_(politician)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manny_Sethi
Cruz is there RIGHT now supporting Dr. Manny along with many other conservatives (Rand Paul, DeMint, Mark Levin)
Please, it’s Dr. Fauxci...or, Dr. Fraudci...
Either will suffice....
Primary is THIS THURSDAY.... we need to support Dr. Sethi... the alternative is another RINO... can’t have that!!
If I did that the Mods wont be happy so to have to stick to Fauci :)
HUGE early voting turnout in TN...
That will help Manny I think but polling day will be the big test
I’m thinking the Haggerty endorsement was a mistake. Sethi seems to be the better conservative.
Be interesting to see what the voters do. it’s going to be close I think.
Liberals never are described as “Slamming” someone by the MSM.
I would stick with Trump’s endorsement.
I already voted and voted for Sethi. I’m afraid that all we will get with Hagerty is another Bob Corker or Lamar Alexander.
Nope. Hagerty, the lifelong RINO liar and coward is done. He gave much more to Al Gore, Willard the Rat, the Bushes, and McQueeg.
Huge mistake. The folks vetting Hagerty lied to the President. 100% Derp Stater.
Sethi is pro-Trump. Hagerty is for Hagerty and the Derp State class. Willard, McQueeg, Gore, the Bushes. All $$ donors to them.
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