Rand Paul Walks Off Interview with The Guardian (Hmm... Did he?)

[Wilikon]

The definition of the word "presstitute"...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2z6nf99WSE

https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/586571764244684800

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[notlist3d]

Video was worth a watch.  I only hope the debates are this exciting *crosses fingers* he does same thing when questions get hard at debates.

I think he has some interesting ideas.  But still think he has no chance of being front runner.

[Lethn]

This happened with Ron Paul and CNN if you remember, they claimed he 'stormed' off, too bad they keep posting video evidence of what's going on lol.

[Wilikon]

This happened with Ron Paul and CNN if you remember, they claimed he 'stormed' off, too bad they keep posting video evidence of what's going on lol.

Yep.

[(oYo)]

This happened with Ron Paul and CNN if you remember, they claimed he 'stormed' off, too bad they keep posting video evidence of what's going on lol.

Yep.

I actually thought you made a mistake in the title and posted about the Ron incident, not Rand.

The media is definitely comprised of "presstitutes"! I love that term. It's so spot on.

[Somekindabitcoin]

It's too bad the Koch bros are going to pay for the next president. I, for some reason, want Rand to win.

[Bit_Happy]

He obviously had to leave, since the time was up. The "reporter" is a slimy rodent educated by a messed up system.

[notlist3d]

He obviously had to leave, since the time was up. The "reporter" is a slimy rodent educated by a messed up system.

He could have finished the question.  I'm surprised he just left.  He should have said he had to go to other interview not just turn and walk away, I would have believed it then.

I do agree the reporter was happy it happened.  He knew it would get air time.   But you can't blame a reporter for being happy they got a good blip to sell to news channels.

[Spendulus]

It's too bad the Koch bros are going to pay for the next president. I, for some reason, want Rand to win.

Aren't the Koch bros libertarian?

[Somekindabitcoin]

Yeah sure they are which is why they spend millions on presidential campaigns so they could pay less on their taxes for the next few years. This is why we can't have things we ask for during presidential elections and why they lie about their offerings to us as a society.

[Bit_Happy]

It's too bad the Koch bros are going to pay for the next president. I, for some reason, want Rand to win.

Aren't the Koch bros libertarian?

Not really, they support a mainstream type of "fake" libertarian that has effectively divided and watered-down the Libertarian movement for over 30 years.

[Wilikon]

He obviously had to leave, since the time was up. The "reporter" is a slimy rodent educated by a messed up system.

He could have finished the question.  I'm surprised he just left.  He should have said he had to go to other interview not just turn and walk away, I would have believed it then.

I do agree the reporter was happy it happened.  He knew it would get air time.   But you can't blame a reporter for being happy they got a good blip to sell to news channels.

"Last question..." A venue like this is not free or cheap for CNN. Even the rodent 'journalist' knew that. He NEVER took the opportunity to ask his SOOOOO important last question minutes before someone said "LAST QUESTION!". And even then he asked another question, not that SOOOOO important  last question he was dying to ask... You know, the one that came after rand paul was called again by the CNN crew.

How come we never see a longer video of at least 30 minutes BEFORE the "scandal"? Do you know why those videos are always so tightly edited when you can have 10 minutes of free space on youtube and then let the public decides?

Why is that? Do you have an answer? I do.

[notlist3d]

He obviously had to leave, since the time was up. The "reporter" is a slimy rodent educated by a messed up system.

He could have finished the question.  I'm surprised he just left.  He should have said he had to go to other interview not just turn and walk away, I would have believed it then.

I do agree the reporter was happy it happened.  He knew it would get air time.   But you can't blame a reporter for being happy they got a good blip to sell to news channels.

"Last question..." A venue like this is not free or cheap for CNN. Even the rodent 'journalist' knew that. He NEVER took the opportunity to ask his SOOOOO important last question minutes before someone said "LAST QUESTION!". And even then he asked another question, not that SOOOOO important  last question he was dying to ask... You know, the one that came after rand paul was called again by the CNN crew.

How come we never see a longer video of at least 30 minutes BEFORE the "scandal"? Do you know why those videos are always so tightly edited when you can have 10 minutes of free space on youtube and then let the public decides?

Why is that? Do you have an answer? I do.

I will play the opposite just for fun.  It could be that people get bored easily and just showing the highlight will get more views.   Maybe the reporter hit a nerve with his last question.

The real answer is it's politics.  You are under a microscope on everything you do.  If you are going to run for president wether or not you are a front runner, it makes you news.    And a 30 second blip is easy  for most news outlets to put into show. Politicians I think are use to having every answer fact checked, every move watched.   It's part of the politics game. 

[Wilikon]

He obviously had to leave, since the time was up. The "reporter" is a slimy rodent educated by a messed up system.

He could have finished the question.  I'm surprised he just left.  He should have said he had to go to other interview not just turn and walk away, I would have believed it then.

I do agree the reporter was happy it happened.  He knew it would get air time.   But you can't blame a reporter for being happy they got a good blip to sell to news channels.

"Last question..." A venue like this is not free or cheap for CNN. Even the rodent 'journalist' knew that. He NEVER took the opportunity to ask his SOOOOO important last question minutes before someone said "LAST QUESTION!". And even then he asked another question, not that SOOOOO important  last question he was dying to ask... You know, the one that came after rand paul was called again by the CNN crew.

How come we never see a longer video of at least 30 minutes BEFORE the "scandal"? Do you know why those videos are always so tightly edited when you can have 10 minutes of free space on youtube and then let the public decides?

Why is that? Do you have an answer? I do.

I will play the opposite just for fun.  It could be that people get bored easily and just showing the highlight will get more views.   Maybe the reporter hit a nerve with his last question.

The real answer is it's politics.  You are under a microscope on everything you do.  If you are going to run for president wether or not you are a front runner, it makes you news.    And a 30 second blip is easy  for most news outlets to put into show. Politicians I think are use to having every answer fact checked, every move watched.   It's part of the politics game. 

And to play the opposite of your opposite  , I will ask myself that question: how come politicians do not surround themselves with staff loaded with GoPro cameras pointing at that nest of 'journalists'? All you need is 2 guys/gals and 4 GoPros 4K black edition, front and back.
Every angle would be recorded (a burned time code would be best) BUT from the politician's point of view...

I think if rand paul is open minded enough to accept bitcoin he will be open for that experiment.. At least it will be the best recorded campain event ever. Shot in 4K. 2X360° fisheye!

Rand paul bitcoin supporters should tell him about that idea.

[jaysabi]

It's too bad the Koch bros are going to pay for the next president. I, for some reason, want Rand to win.

Aren't the Koch bros libertarian?

Lol, no. The Koch bros are crony capitalists.

[Wilikon]

It's too bad the Koch bros are going to pay for the next president. I, for some reason, want Rand to win.

Aren't the Koch bros libertarian?

Lol, no. The Koch bros are crony capitalists.

Obama, the Democrats and their crony capitalist friends


President Obama has been spending a lot of time with the 1 percent lately, trying to get them to pony up to keep Democrats from losing control of Congress in November.

In the process, he's shown just how much the Democrats have become the party of crony capitalists and paternalistic rich liberals who would rather throw coins to the poor and middle class than give them real opportunities.

On Wednesday, Obama was in Cambridge, Mass., for a "roundtable discussion" with about 25 supporters who paid $32,400 each for the opportunity, followed by a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in Boston where the tickets started at $5,000 a pop.

On Tuesday, Obama attended a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee fundraiser at the home of former Sen. Chuck Robb in McLean, Va. -- one of many inside-the-Beltway havens for people who have gotten rich off federal government cronyism funded by U.S. taxpayers. Price of a ticket: $10,000 to $32,400.

How many of the middle-class Americans who pay taxes to make these people rich could afford that?

The Democrats like to complain about the "evil" Koch brothers, one of whom, David, recently donated $35 million to the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History to build a new hall for its collection of dinosaurs. That's the largest single donation ever to the publicly-administered museum and nearly twice the $18 million both brothers have spent on federal elections since 1989.

On the list of top political donors compiled by OpenSecrets.org, the Koch brothers rank only 59th. Meanwhile, the top 10 list is dominated by unions and corporations which benefit from handouts and special favors from government (which really means you, the taxpayer) and give overwhelmingly to the party that keeps them coming, the Democrats.

"The heart of who we are as Americans but also who we are as Democrats, as the party of Jefferson and FDR and JFK, is the simple premise that everybody in this country, if they work hard, can get ahead; that everybody has a chance to live out their dreams; that opportunity is there for the taking if you work hard, if you are responsible," Obama told the rich donors in Boston.

Really? The Democrats' actions speak louder than their words.


http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/obama-the-democrats-and-their-crony-capitalist-friends/article/2545178

[Chef Ramsay]

It's too bad the Koch bros are going to pay for the next president. I, for some reason, want Rand to win.

Aren't the Koch bros libertarian?

Lol, no. The Koch bros are crony capitalists.

Obama, the Democrats and their crony capitalist friends


President Obama has been spending a lot of time with the 1 percent lately, trying to get them to pony up to keep Democrats from losing control of Congress in November.

In the process, he's shown just how much the Democrats have become the party of crony capitalists and paternalistic rich liberals who would rather throw coins to the poor and middle class than give them real opportunities.

On Wednesday, Obama was in Cambridge, Mass., for a "roundtable discussion" with about 25 supporters who paid $32,400 each for the opportunity, followed by a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in Boston where the tickets started at $5,000 a pop.

On Tuesday, Obama attended a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee fundraiser at the home of former Sen. Chuck Robb in McLean, Va. -- one of many inside-the-Beltway havens for people who have gotten rich off federal government cronyism funded by U.S. taxpayers. Price of a ticket: $10,000 to $32,400.

How many of the middle-class Americans who pay taxes to make these people rich could afford that?

The Democrats like to complain about the "evil" Koch brothers, one of whom, David, recently donated $35 million to the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History to build a new hall for its collection of dinosaurs. That's the largest single donation ever to the publicly-administered museum and nearly twice the $18 million both brothers have spent on federal elections since 1989.

On the list of top political donors compiled by OpenSecrets.org, the Koch brothers rank only 59th. Meanwhile, the top 10 list is dominated by unions and corporations which benefit from handouts and special favors from government (which really means you, the taxpayer) and give overwhelmingly to the party that keeps them coming, the Democrats.

"The heart of who we are as Americans but also who we are as Democrats, as the party of Jefferson and FDR and JFK, is the simple premise that everybody in this country, if they work hard, can get ahead; that everybody has a chance to live out their dreams; that opportunity is there for the taking if you work hard, if you are responsible," Obama told the rich donors in Boston.

Really? The Democrats' actions speak louder than their words.


http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/obama-the-democrats-and-their-crony-capitalist-friends/article/2545178

Yep, this is one of the greatest myths being spread around by the phony left and their media puppets. Their policies are so bad that they need to keep their herd in line by portraying the enemy on the other side and thus all this evil Koch money when in reality, the lefty union rackets blow the Kochs out of the water in terms of political contributions. The real crony capitalists are those that give to both parties and expecting that policy be made to benefit their industries: banking, health care, military contracts, etc. While there's plenty of blame to go around on the republican side of things, there's that much and plenty more in the democratic party. Obama and Hillary mark a major change in the democratic party going forward and someone knew needs to push them and their minions to the side and get that party back in line. Rand is leading the charge on the right side of the isle and is trying to transcend the two party system by his stances on the issues.

[AtheistAKASaneBrain]

The definition of the word "presstitute"...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2z6nf99WSE

https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/586571764244684800

Rand Paul is good, but he lacks the charisma and knowledge of Ron Paul. It's a shame he'll probably meet he same destiny as his father: Always being the runner up for presidency but ever making it.