GOP - Rand Paul's Presidential Highlight Reel w/ his Libertarian Twist

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Rand Paul’s viral video surprise

Last week's "filibuster" of the deal to raise the debt limit was widely seen as a bust for Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). With great fanfare, one day before the CNBC presidential debate, Paul said that he would take the floor and make life difficult for the deal's backers "until we talk about proposals." In the end, he talked for less than two hours -- and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) arrived to talk even more.

Then, to the Paul campaign's surprise, one video of his speech transformed into a hit. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), a member of Paul's 2010 Tea Party class, shared the longest stretch of the Paul speech on Facebook. "I was proud to vote with Senator Paul on his point of order that would have protected Social Security, and I ask you to help me shine a light on what Washington has tried to hide from you in the darkness of night," Lee wrote. "If everyone who sees this message shares it, it will reach millions of Americans."

...https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/11/02/rand-pauls-viral-video-surprise/

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Rand Paul tells Larry Wilmore whether or not he’d consider being Trump’s running mate

Last night, Sen. Rand Paul became the third presidential candidate (and the first Republican) to join Larry Wilmore, host of Comedy Central’s Nightly Show, for a “Soul-Food Sit-Down” interview.

And that’s exactly what it sounds like: Paul and Wilmore ate soul food, tried not to talk with their mouths full, and discussed everything from the value of “yo mama” jokes as debate comebacks why Paul cares about criminal justice reform.

But perhaps the most interesting points in the interview—well, the most interesting after the part Wilmore offers a few thoughtful suggestions for Paul’s hair style—is when Paul discusses Donald Trump. Early in the clip, Paul highlights Trump’s obvious lust for personal power, and toward the end Wilmore asks whether Paul would consider being Trump’s running mate.

“It would be an utter and absolute disaster, and I would want no part of it,” Paul says. Wilmore enthusiastically agrees, proclaiming that Paul is a man who will keep it 100.


Video @ http://rare.us/story/rand-paul-tells-larry-wilmore-whether-or-not-hed-consider-being-trumps-running-mate/#Duz7qi5sxrcQ7rR8.99

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Video: Rand Paul Appears on Happening Now (Fox) with Jenna Lee

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=444&v=Fw2dYR96_8Y

They discuss federal spending, poll numbers and Rand's economic plan.

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Unleash Rand Paul!

Rand Paul has been running a strange, and underwhelming, campaign.

From the start, it had an explicit goal in mind: to take his father Ron's strong base of support in the GOP, but break the ceiling built by his father's orneriness and unwillingness to deviate even one iota from his libertarian orthodoxy, to not only win the nomination but reshape the Republican Party and, indeed, American politics and policy.

The problem is, his strategy has been to triangulate. Rather than emphasize the issues on which he's out of step with the Republican base, he's emphasized the issues where he's in step with them, such as a rabid distaste for taxes and government spending.

At first, I thought this strategy was smart. After all, Rand can take libertarians for granted — his last name and background is enough to tell them he's a true believer, and it's not like they were going to vote for Chris Christie anyway. Meanwhile, Rand needed to tell the Republican base that he's one of them, that he's not a crank like his father.

And Rand's decision to shape his critique of hawkishness as both anti-Barack and anti-Hillary, as well as as a form of realism, was smart both politically and on the merits.

Ron's base nearly put him over the top in Iowa and New Hampshire. With just a few more votes, Rand could win those states, and thus, be well positioned to win the nomination. Parts of the Republican establishment could live with him as a fervent tax cutter and small government ideologue; parts of the Republican base could live with him thanks to his pro-life credentials. And while national security conservatives have a very strong presence in the GOP elite, they aren't very numerous at the polls.

All that said, it's time to note that the strategy isn't working.

There are 57 other candidates running, or so it seems. Rand's job is to stand out, and saying that you hate taxes and want to cut them is not exactly the grandest way to announce yourself in a Republican primary — heck, even Kasich is saying it.

What's more, this primary is scrambling all of the rules of politics. Trump may be the frontrunner (with Carson nipping at his heels) but his "coalition" is not at all a "base" coalition — nor, needless to say, is he the establishment candidate. Typically, at this stage, the anti-establishment frontrunner is powered by evangelical votes, but Trump supporters are more secular than the typical Republican voter, not less.

The Republican Party's soul is up for grabs. No one knows in which direction the GOP is headed, and we have countless proposals. It's strange that the libertarian wing of the party, which was so strong in 2008 and 2012, thanks to Ron, is not making itself felt in the polls now.

I'm no libertarian, but I am deeply concerned about the erosion of civil liberties in the U.S., runaway executive power, and the sometimes reckless adventurism of foreign policy elites, both left and right. On top of being smart politics, these are debates the country needs, and these are fights Rand needs to pick.

Let Rand be Rand.

After all, at this point, what's he got to lose?

http://theweek.com/articles/586489/unleash-rand-paul

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Rand Paul says young people should treat offers of free college like heroin.

The Republican presidential candidate and Kentucky senator made the comments on Friday to Iowa radio host Jeff Angelos, arguing that America’s youth should think about “what is free and what is a drug, an addicting drug like heroin.”

“The main thing I would say is that nothing’s free,” Paul said. “If someone offers you something for free, treat it as if they’re offering you heroin and think about the repercussions of what is free and what is a drug, an addicting drug like heroin and the ramifications of that. There’s nothing free. It just means somebody else is gonna pay for it, you don’t see them. So the plumber, the welder, the carpenter, the people who don’t go to college are being asked to pay for your education.”

...http://www.buzzfeed.com/christophermassie/rand-paul-to-young-people-treat-free-college-like-somebodys#.tvnxMoOX5

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Rand at 4% in Fox News Poll

Donald Trump - 26%
Ben Carson - 23%
Ted Cruz - 11%
Marco Rubio - 11%
Jeb Bush - 4%
John Kasich - 4%
Rand Paul - 4%
Mike Huckabee - 4%
Carly Fiorina - 3%
Chris Christie - 2%
All others - 0%

...www.foxnews.com/politics/interactive/2015/11/04/fox-poll-gop-nomination-race-coming-into-focus/

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Rand Paul's revenge... Conway goes down in flames again!

Persistent media reports of 2016 GOP Presidential hopeful Rand Paul facing trouble back home in Kentucky have turned out to be completely off base as election returns in Kentucky have Dems wondering, what went wrong?

Tea Party fave Matt Bevin captured the Governor’s mansion from Dem control, Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes-known for her Senate race against Mitch McConnell-nearly lost, and that wasn’t all.

Democrat State Auditor Adam Edelen is out of a job despite outspending his Republican opponent Mike Harmon nearly $1 million to $40,000.

Harmon, a State Representative, won with about 51% of the vote with almost all precincts in.

Edelen was considering running against Senator Rand Paul for his Senate seat in 2016, but reports say that is now unlikely.

Paul put out robocalls and emails targeting Edelen to help Harmon’s campaign.

The victory at home comes as Paul’s campaign is picking up momentum nationwide after his speech railing against the Obama/Boehner debt ceiling deal went “viral.”

...http://conservativeintel.com/2015/11/04/media-stunned-kentucky-dems-on-the-ropes-as-rand-paul-foe-falls-in-shocking-upset/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SocialWarfare

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VIDEO: Rand Paul on Fox Business w/ Maria Bartiromo 11/4 - the next debate channel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=9&v=lk2NjPgWdvg


Great interview that centered on the Prez race including Rand v. Clinton on a host of issues.

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Media STUNNED: Kentucky Dems On The Ropes As Rand Paul Foe Falls In Shocking Upsey

Persistent media reports of 2016 GOP Presidential hopeful Rand Paul facing trouble back home in Kentucky have turned out to be completely off base as election returns in Kentucky have Dems wondering, what went wrong?

Tea Party fave Matt Bevin captured the Governor’s mansion from Dem control, Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes-known for her Senate race against Mitch McConnell-nearly lost, and that wasn’t all.

Democrat State Auditor Adam Edelen is out of a job despite outspending his Republican opponent Mike Harmon nearly $1 million to $40,000.

Harmon, a State Representative, won with about 51% of the vote with almost all precincts in.

Edelen was considering running against Senator Rand Paul for his Senate seat in 2016, but reports say that is now unlikely.


Read more at http://conservativeintel.com/2015/11/04/media-stunned-kentucky-dems-on-the-ropes-as-rand-paul-foe-falls-in-shocking-upset/

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Video: Rand talking about Syria & Prison Reform on CNN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=131&v=AXbzpCOctRg

They talk about foreign policy, domestics and what Rand has to offer via a new tax plan.

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Video: Rand Talks Black Business, School Choice, Criminal Justice Reform, BlackLivesMatter

http://newsone.com/3240305/newsone-now-exclusive-rand-paul-talks-2016-black-business/

Pretty good interview w/ Rand and the main news interviewer from the black community. Wide range of topics but Rand does quite well and is well worth the watch. Video at link.

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John Stossel talks to Rand Paul about Liberty, Religion & his New Book

In this web only video, I ask Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul about his new book on faith. He says religion is what makes people virtuous. But I think I’m a good person, and I’m not religious.
I’ll have more with Senator Paul this Friday, November 6th on STOSSEL. And airs friday night on Fox Business.

Preview:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHD1LfJWifw

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Sen. Mike Lee on Fox News talks about Sen. Rand's viral video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbVvMkpY_2I

Great talk by Senator Mike Lee about Rand and his move to force a vote on the latest budget implosion. Gotta check it out.

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Rand Paul Touts Ground Game

The message: Polls don’t matter. It’s ground organization that wins campaigns.

“You guys are the key piece in all of this,” Englander said

Englander referred to the leaked Bush memo that said Bush’s Iowa campaign had 76 county chairs or co-chairs out of 99 counties. The Paul campaign, he said, has chairs in all 99. With co-chairs, he said, they have 130 people. The Bush campaign reported having 129 precinct captains — people who will speak for a candidate during the caucus. The Paul campaign, Englander said, has 650. The Bush campaign reported making 70,000 phone calls in Iowa. Englander said the Paul campaign has made a quarter-million calls.

...http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/kathie-obradovich/caucus/2015/11/04/column-rand-paul-campaign-touts-ground-game-politics-caucuses-jeb-bush/75092168/

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Sen. Rand Paul Announces Legislation to Ban the Federal Reserve from Lobbying

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Rand Paul today announced plans to introduce legislation that would ban the Federal Reserve (Fed), and all of its personnel, from lobbying Congress and the American people against legislation to bring transparency to the Fed or other matters. The legislation, known as the Bring Accountability Now to the Fed Act, prohibits anyone acting on behalf of the Fed from actively supporting or opposing legislation before Congress.

“The Fed has used its immense power to bailout Wall Street and print money to finance our debt. When anyone rises up to challenge them, Fed officials use taxpayer dollars to lobby for more power and against oversight of their activities. It is time for Congress and the American people to say enough is enough,” Sen. Paul said.

...http://www.paul.senate.gov/news/press/sen-rand-paul-announces-legislation-to-ban-the-federal-reserve-from-lobbying

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This week, my son, Senator Rand Paul, reintroduced Audit the Fed and used a procedural maneuver to put us one step closer to finally getting a vote on my signature bill.

This step was necessary to escape the Senate Banking Committee’s stranglehold on Audit the Fed, placed there by an unholy alliance of Fed apologists like Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Bob Corker (R-TN).

As a result of Rand’s efforts, you and I are now just weeks away from forcing the Senate to vote on this historic legislation.

That will be the moment of truth:

Do your senators stand with the American people, in support of Fed transparency and sound money?

Or, do your senators stand with Wall Street and the banksters in support of continued Fed secrecy?

But I’m afraid there isn’t much time to act to gin up the support necessary to pass my Audit the Fed bill.

Won’t you please take immediate action today by signing your PASS Audit the Fed NOW Fax Petitions?

My staff will take care of sending them to your senators — all I need is your signature today!


http://chooseliberty.org/atfvote-S.aspx?pid=af115

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Video: Rand Paul Appears on The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson - November 4, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2yflabR1vg

Must watch cuz Rand goes above and beyond to talk about his tax plan and everything else. Must watch.

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Default Beck Blitz: The U.S. economy & more w/ 2016 hopeful Rand Paul (11-05-2015)


Glenn Beck interview Rand Paul. It's a pretty good interview for Rand.

https://soundcloud.com/glennbeck/beck-blitz-the-us-economy-more-w-2016-hopeful-rand-paul

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Rand Paul seeks balance as he courts Sen. (R-SC) Tim Scott’s endorsement

ROCK HILL
Republican presidential hopeful Rand Paul presented himself as a candidate with a balanced platform that can draw Republican, independent and Democratic voters to the more than 250 party faithful at the DiGiorgio Campus Center of Winthrop University on Friday.

His simple style impressed the crowd, many of the young students new to the political process.

But the person Paul hoped to impress the most was his host and colleague in the U.S. Senate, Tim Scott of Charleston.

Paul was the ninth person Scott has shared the stage throughout South Carolina as part of Scott’s Presidential Town Hall Series. Four more GOP presidential candidates are scheduled to appear with Scott through December.

When the Town Hall meetings are over, Scott will announce which GOP candidate he is endorsing for president.

...http://www.heraldonline.com/news/politics-government/election/article43483221.html#storylink=cpy

Good watch in front of 250 party faithful down in South Carolina: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=F_aLrzwEVUw

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Video (Fox Business on the Lou Dobbs' show) Rand Paul: We should audit the Fed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=39&v=2Dq6r8qLnjI

Out of the gate, Rand talks big about Hillary's so-called signing of an nondisclosure form about her SoS duties and then they move onto the Fed audit topic followed by the next debate in Wisconsin by the same channel. ~6mins