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billhicks76

(5,082 posts)
22. So True...We Need Our Own Democrat Lovers Of Liberty To Step Up And Lead Past The Right Wing Faux
Tue Oct 29, 2013, 05:18 PM
Oct 2013

Rand Paul sucks and this makes it even more obvious. I am sick of those who bring Rand Paul and so-called Paul-Bots into every conversation as an excuse to limit liberty but I am way more sick of idiots like Rand Paul who in my opinion really has no political philosophy and carries water for the Right. The guy isn't very bright and basically rode his more thoughtful father's coat-tails to power. Don't get me wrong, I do not support all of Ron Paul's ideas but I wonder sometimes when people attack him as enemy #1 and not Jeb Bush or Bush Sr. or Cheney etc. Paul is right about the wars, constitutional rights, drug wars and the racism from private prisons...he is just a congressman so I'm not afraid of his contorted views on other issues that I disagree with him on(helping others less fortunate). Find me a Democrat who his as vigilant about ending atrocities in the Middle East, ending the drug war, reigning in the Fed, prosecuting bankers etc etc and they will have my full support as guys like Grayson, Russ Feingold, Bernie Sanders, Mark Udoll and Ron Wyden already do. It seems like it's the military industrial complex who is most turned off by Ron Paul and I dont like cheerleading for them whether I disagree or not...that's their job and they seems pretty effective at it. I loved that Ron Paul threw a wrench in the NeoCons agenda and whether or not he took bribes or was a jerk at some point isn't important as I'm sure most of them do. I am more afraid of politicians that push WAR whether they come from our side or their bosses on the Right. Rand will never get far hopefully as he is a straight up Republican and not a smart one at that...he is just filling a vacuum and you know what they say about history...it's about stepping up at the right time and place when the right conditions set already. That's why we need a courageous Grayson type but I'm sure whoever that is would be worried about being assassinated because the power and wealth of those running the show ensures it. I was really upset when Paul Wellstone died...he was the real deal and appealed to may with his good nature and down to earth attitude.

Because, you know, liberty!!! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2013 #1
And keeping big government out of our lives. gtar100 Oct 2013 #14
So True...We Need Our Own Democrat Lovers Of Liberty To Step Up And Lead Past The Right Wing Faux billhicks76 Oct 2013 #22
Rand "Poll Test" Paul n/t pamela Oct 2013 #2
Everyone needs to get on Rand Paul's Facebook page TlalocW Oct 2013 #3
HEY, RAND, HOW'S THAT NON-FREE LIBERTY WORKIN' OUT FORYA? drynberg Oct 2013 #4
Two losers trying so hard....FAIL!!! monmouth3 Oct 2013 #5
K & R SunSeeker Oct 2013 #6
Huge K&R!! tosh Oct 2013 #7
Wow--I can't help but wonder how the complaining libertarians square this appearance with their Rand MADem Oct 2013 #8
Sweep all that stuff under your rug, Rand Blue Owl Oct 2013 #9
Rand Paul--most alarming potential candidate on the scene. JohnnyLib2 Oct 2013 #10
No governmental involvement, eh Rand? nt TBF Oct 2013 #11
Awesome, Earl G! flpoljunkie Oct 2013 #12
What's ironic is that Jamaal510 Oct 2013 #13
And people still try to convince me that libertarians are NOT just another branch........ wandy Oct 2013 #15
I could not agree more. Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #16
A libertarian is just a Repubican... teknomanzer Oct 2013 #17
All the Republicans do those things already, what a libertarian is is a Republican who Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #18
There are many repubs christx30 Oct 2013 #30
Their is a common thread that binds libertarians to the GOP.......... wandy Oct 2013 #33
LOL! The event was even more creepy: ProSense Oct 2013 #19
"warning that people who are short, overweight or less intelligent could be eliminated" wordpix Oct 2013 #29
I bow to EarlG... jjewell Oct 2013 #20
I live nearby and saw the signs.....two bozos. Gin Oct 2013 #21
Smooth move, Senator Ex-Lax. Major Hogwash Oct 2013 #23
Because... Gattaca! nt nyquil_man Oct 2013 #24
Turnout VA! obxhead Oct 2013 #25
Watching Rachel tonight Politicalboi Oct 2013 #26
but he's FOR taking contractor money wordpix Oct 2013 #27
That doesn't sound very libertarian to me... gopiscrap Oct 2013 #28
Is Paul a Christian Dominionist from the New Apostolic Reformation/7 Mountains Theology Movement? blkmusclmachine Oct 2013 #31
Meanwhile, every single one of my republican relatives in VA are supporting Sarvis arcane1 Oct 2013 #32
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