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Another Dr. Paul in Congress?
The New American ^ | June 06, 2009 | Thomas R. Eddlem

Posted on 06/06/2009 7:27:27 PM PDT by GoldStandard

Dr. Ron Paul’s son, Rand Paul, has formed an exploratory campaign for U.S. Senate from Kentucky. Rand Paul is similar to his father in ideology; he favors a strict application of the Constitution to federal government matters, thus opposes the Federal Reserve Bank and the U.S. Department of Education and supports lower taxes and less spending.

A grass-roots movement formed several months ago to draft Dr. Rand Paul to run for the U.S. Senate after incumbent Republican Senator Jim Bunning. Bunning has left hints he may not run for reelection. Bunning, who had a career spanning 15 years in Major League Baseball prior to election to Congress, has polling numbers as low as 28 percent in Kentucky. He has also openly feuded with the establishment Republican Senator from Kentucky, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

The 45-year-old Dr. Rand Paul became a medical doctor (opthamologist) after graduating from Duke medical school, the same medical school his obstetrician father attended. “We believe that the Republican Party in many ways has lost their believability on issues like the deficit.” Dr. Paul told supporters on his exploratory campaign website. “We have a chance to win in this primary.”

Dr. Paul has already garnered more than $64,000 in donations in addition to more than 2,700 supporters on his Facebook cause.

(Excerpt) Read more at thenewamerican.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: 111th; kentucky; ky2010; paul; paulestinians; paulistinians; randpaul; ronpaul
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1 posted on 06/06/2009 7:27:27 PM PDT by GoldStandard
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To: GoldStandard

Is he an anti-Semite and yellow belly on defense too?


2 posted on 06/06/2009 7:28:58 PM PDT by fortunate sun (Tell me what books you want to ban and I'll tell you what type of politics you hold.)
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To: GoldStandard

How does he differ from his father?


3 posted on 06/06/2009 7:35:13 PM PDT by wastedyears (Rock and roll ain't worth the name if it don't make ya strut)
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To: GoldStandard

If Bunning doesn’t run, I’d consider voting for him.


4 posted on 06/06/2009 7:38:38 PM PDT by alicewonders
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To: fortunate sun

This anti-Semite nonsense regarding Ron Paul is pure, unadulterated bs. Please cite your source for this claim if you can. I’m certain you can’t.

As far as “yellow belly” on defense, he authorized the invasion of Afghanistan. He declined on Iraq, on Constitutional grounds.

What ox of yours is gored by the Constitutional concept of limited government?


5 posted on 06/06/2009 7:39:27 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: GoldStandard
Is he a hypocrite on immigration too?
6 posted on 06/06/2009 7:45:13 PM PDT by JLS
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To: GoldStandard

Depends on the Mother if she was a bimbo the kids intellect suffers no matter who the father is.


7 posted on 06/06/2009 7:45:27 PM PDT by Cheetahcat (Zero the Wright kind of Racist! We are in a state of War with Democrats)
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To: GoldStandard

Ron Paul may be a distraction devise set up by Democrats to cause conservatives to go stray and vote third party in 2012. This could result in Obama getting re-elected with less than 40% of the overall vote.


8 posted on 06/06/2009 7:45:52 PM PDT by Thunder90
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To: GoldStandard

Does he like shrimp?


9 posted on 06/06/2009 7:46:21 PM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: JLS

The Paulites don’t like the illegals having ID
Something about the constitution.
Only the illegals should not come under the constitution.

The Pauls are anti war, just like the left wing.


10 posted on 06/06/2009 7:54:06 PM PDT by SoCalPol (Reagan Republican for Palin 2012)
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To: RegulatorCountry

Paul is a fraud. Do your own research on his anti-Semitism. Based upon your response, I’m not the first who has brought it up. His allegiance to the Constitution is when it suits him.
I don’t believe Congressman Paul would recognize limited government if it bit him on the ass. My concept of limited government? Defense of borders and an army and only the taxes enough to pay for it.


11 posted on 06/06/2009 7:54:53 PM PDT by fortunate sun (Tell me what books you want to ban and I'll tell you what type of politics you hold.)
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To: Thunder90

Not to worry about the Dems and/or Ron Paul. There are enough Republican politicians that based on their actions (or lack thereof), will push many conservatives to vote third party.


12 posted on 06/06/2009 7:57:56 PM PDT by Born Conservative (Bohicaville: http://bohicaville.wordpress.com/)
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To: fortunate sun
Do your own research on his anti-Semitism.

You can't back up your ridiculous slander.

13 posted on 06/06/2009 7:58:06 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: SoCalPol; All
The Paulites don’t like the illegals having ID
Something about the constitution.
Only the illegals should not come under the constitution.

Am I the only one who can't understand what the heck this is supposed to mean exactly?

14 posted on 06/06/2009 8:00:14 PM PDT by GoldStandard
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To: IMissPresidentReagan; CourtneyLeigh; Just Kimberly; Knuckrider; MBohman; republicanbob1; jcwky; ...
A Kentucky Ping.

15 posted on 06/06/2009 8:01:11 PM PDT by skinkinthegrass (When you put Democrats in charge, stupid / deadly things happen... :^)
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To: wastedyears

It doesn’t look like he does in most respects. I wonder if he comes across the same way his dad does. If he doesn’t come across as so negative, he could get some real support in these times.


16 posted on 06/06/2009 8:02:45 PM PDT by Mr. Blonde (You ever thought about being weird for a living?)
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To: Born Conservative

Voting third paarty is self-defeating and only keeps the fascists in power... historically third parties benefit the democrat in any election — the latest example is Norm Coleman and Al Franken, without a third party Coleman likely would have won and we wouldn’t have an idiot on his way to DC any day now.


17 posted on 06/06/2009 8:03:13 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: GoldStandard
But how is it on supporting Kentucky’s shrimp industry??
18 posted on 06/06/2009 8:04:57 PM PDT by org.whodat ("Way past time for new commodities regulation")
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To: RegulatorCountry

Actually I don’t respond to “sources” or “link please”. You keyboarded yourself here. Keyboard Ron Paul and anti-Semite and tell me how much you found. He’s an anti-Semite PERIOD!!!
If he ain’t, he can sue me. But truth is always a defense.


19 posted on 06/06/2009 8:06:19 PM PDT by fortunate sun (Tell me what books you want to ban and I'll tell you what type of politics you hold.)
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To: Arizona Carolyn
Democrats claim that Barkley took more votes from them. The guy did have positions that appeal and don't appeal to both sides.

Either way, no one "owns" votes. Neither Coleman nor Franken were entitled to the votes of anyone who voted for Dean Barkley. Candidates should have to earn them.

20 posted on 06/06/2009 8:07:14 PM PDT by GoldStandard
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