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Mr.Bill

(24,031 posts)
17. When it comes to national elected office
Sun Jan 26, 2014, 08:10 PM
Jan 2014

campaigning to the republican base is campaigning against yourself. They did this to themselves and it's a beautiful thing. Keep speaking loud and clear, Mr. Paul, you are cutting your own throat.

The only thing dumber than campaigning against Obama, who is not running for office, is campaigning against Bill Clinton, who is not only never running for office again, but enjoys a higher approval rating than Obama.

not enough juicy Obama drama Skittles Jan 2014 #1
Sadly, his base quite agrees with every racist line his daddy wrote, I believe. djean111 Jan 2014 #2
Yep, however beyond that... He’s absolutely dead.. busterbrown Jan 2014 #3
I don't even really think Paul is spewing this stuff for personal "gain" - the entire djean111 Jan 2014 #4
Are you actually conflating The Christie Story w/t Monica L. episode? busterbrown Jan 2014 #6
No - but all that is needed - is trash. Cheap headlines. djean111 Jan 2014 #8
Where are you coming from? karynnj Jan 2014 #21
As I have said, I don't think they are trying to sway people who are going to vote for HRC, they djean111 Jan 2014 #22
demo;ish kardonb Jan 2014 #19
I worked for a state medical association in the early 1980s. Paul sent his handwritten screed there. Hoyt Jan 2014 #5
I wish you still had that paper... busterbrown Jan 2014 #10
I do too. No one knew who he was back then other than some crazy ole racist physician from Texas. Hoyt Jan 2014 #12
He is a rancid can of worms. kairos12 Jan 2014 #7
He’s a scary threat in my opinion. busterbrown Jan 2014 #9
If he got the nomination and ran for president, Rand Paul's landslide loss would set a record. Ikonoklast Jan 2014 #16
Twenty-year-old women ARE women rocktivity Jan 2014 #11
Can someone please Baker Act him? L0oniX Jan 2014 #13
i think we should readdress lying us into war. AAO Jan 2014 #14
Bill Clinton? I LOL at Republicans having to go back almost 20 years to find anything to say... Taitertots Jan 2014 #15
When it comes to national elected office Mr.Bill Jan 2014 #17
The only thing dumber than campaigning against Obama, who is not running for office, is campaigning djean111 Jan 2014 #20
The one who brought up Bill was his wife in a Vogue interview. Beacool Jan 2014 #18
K&R Cha Jan 2014 #23
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