Rand Paul Takes Lead In Kentucky Senate Race
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As most of you know, Libertarian Eye Surgeon Dr. Rand Paul is in a heated race in Kentucky to replace retiring Senator and hall of fame pitcher, Jim Bunning. Paul, running as a Republican, is not well liked by the state GOP establishment who is supporting Trey Grayson instead.
In The Agora's Joshua Clayborne notes today that Paul has overtaken Grayson according to the most recent polling data, and has raised substantially more than Grayson to date.
- Paul’s insurgence is interesting not only because it demonstrates distrust of current GOP leadership, but also because Paul doesn’t fit nicely into one of the GOP’s three traditional bases: social conservatives, business interests, and small-government types. He is solidly libertarian, and while libertarianism is not necessarily hostile to the goals of traditional conservatism, there are certainly important distinctions.
- Rand Paul is a strong states’ rights advocate who wants the federal government out of people’s lives. He opposes federal drug laws and says the U.S. government should not outlaw gay marriage because only churches should be in the marriage business. He is skeptical of foreign interventionism and doggedly Constitutional about any engagement. But more than anything he likes talking about fiscal issues and the need to scale back government intrusion in economics and reform the nation’s fiscal policies. For better or worse, GOP leadership during the last ten years has often been on the other side of the coin.
- Libertarian intrusions into Republican primaries are nothing new. But what separates Rand Paul from most other libertarian candidates (including his father) is that Rand is not a novelty act. He is a known commodity as a long-time practicing ophthalmologist in western Kentucky. Along with tremendous intellectual heft, Rand is a polished public speaker with a professional presence. In short, he is an ideal candidate for the libertarian cause. Rand Paul can sell the libertarian platform in a way that doesn’t sound crazy to the traditional Kentucky voter. His early success should give us hope that the future of the GOP is not yet lost.
See also:
Rand Paul Officially Declares (Cavuto Interview)
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Youtube Video: Dr. Rand Paul On MSNBC's Morning Joe -- September 17
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Nov 4, 2009 at 6:52 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWDH01d-SSg
http://dailybail.com/home/dr-rand-paul-officially-declares-for-a-kentucky-senate-run-a.html
http://dailybail.com/home/bailout-news-congressional-video-senator-jim-bunning-issues.html
http://www.randpaul2010.com/video-gallery/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INtoIkn0k28
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http://www.intheagora.com/archives/2009/11/rand-paul-emerges/
This interview is so cute! Ron Paul looks so happy when his son talks...... aw :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj3emi1GlgQ
Even funnier, here's a "tribute" to the secret agent cameraman, Chandler Jenkins.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Njadbpy1FE
The levels of corruption are too big to describe in any simple terms, but in the end, we are talking about absolute power of the largest, most powerful entities in the history of civilization. These things, (bailouts, elections, pardons, favors...) cannot exist in a system with transparency. And we can't expect transparency until we can crack the enormous physical and financial and political structures that have been created.
Send him money. Send him votes. Talk to people, pass this around, make people aware there is something happening. It is too valuable to pass up or overlook.
Death to the Republicrats, the bureaucrats, the Wall St. cats and every other low talent, blood-sucking parasite that has created a coccoon of power and wealth while the rest of us work day and night to prop them up. Fuck them.
Death to the Republicrats, the bureaucrats, the Wall St. cats and every other low talent, blood-sucking parasite that has created a coccoon of power and wealth while the rest of us work day and night to prop them up. Fuck them.