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calimary

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8. Welcome to DU, Honest_Abe!

Reply to Honest_Abe (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 02:00 PM

Jul 2013

Glad you're here. Yeah. He knows what he wrote was "stupid" because it revealed more about his inner feelings and positions than he wanted the world to know. 'Cause it looks bad. Not because it IS bad. They're all about shallow surface appearances. Cosmetics. They might as well be the Real Housewives of Max Factor.

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Rand Paul Aide Resigns After Confederate Views Stir Controversy [View all] onehandle Jul 2013 OP

Now if we could get Senator Paul to resign that would be better. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #1

Note that... Honest_Abe Jul 2013 #2

Welcome to DU, Honest_Abe! calimary Jul 2013 #8

It was "stupid" because he got caught. It was "stupid" because it revealed the truth. hatrack Jul 2013 #19

Yep, that sums it up pretty nicely, hatrack. "Because he got caught." calimary Jul 2013 #20

For the record, Honest_Abe Jul 2013 #29

Same here, SCALA13 Jul 2013 #32

The Modern Day John2 Jul 2013 #11

Yep. Saying it was stupid. Thinking it was just fine. Doctor_J Jul 2013 #24

I heaven05 Jul 2013 #3

Did anybody tell this whacko? Tarheel_Dem Jul 2013 #4

Sigh... I lost all respect for her when she did this. calimary Jul 2013 #7

You & me both. nt Tarheel_Dem Jul 2013 #9

What's even more sickening is that they are among us, and "uncensored". Tarheel_Dem Jul 2013 #10

We have plenty of Libertarian water-carriers here. Ikonoklast Jul 2013 #26

It's worse than that. Honestly, I'm having trouble distinguishing some of the tp's I hear from the Tarheel_Dem Jul 2013 #27

Oh, no, that's not Rand 'Personhood Bill' Paul's office. That's her Stand With TX Women pic! Right? freshwest Jul 2013 #30

That is deplorable. Have I said lately, just how much I hate these a*holes? Tarheel_Dem Jul 2013 #31

So that by 2015 it'll be forgotten. Orsino Jul 2013 #5

In the day of the internet it won't be forgotten rurallib Jul 2013 #14

The few hundred people who will remember this episode won't count. Orsino Jul 2013 #15

Paul Rand should resign and drag McTurtle with him. Mr. David Jul 2013 #6

I have no doubt that Ron and Rand Paul are also "Southern Avengers" Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #12

Neither Paul is principled enough even to be a good racist. Orsino Jul 2013 #16

"...assassin John Wilkes Booth's "heart was in the right place"..." SoapBox Jul 2013 #13

Got rid of some pond scum but Progressive dog Jul 2013 #17

Eh...Whoever replaces the aide will just hide it better... Blue_Tires Jul 2013 #21

Incredibly talented racist. Sounds about par for the course. Ed Suspicious Jul 2013 #18

Is Jesse Benton UglyGreed Jul 2013 #22

Kentucky is a slave state The Wizard Jul 2013 #23

I skipped over aide... ileus Jul 2013 #25

sick of libertarians denying they are racists Tom Hastings Jul 2013 #28