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

[Chef Ramsay]

‘President Paul! President Paul!’: Rand Paul Had Young Conservatives Going Nuts at CPAC

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Republican Party may be sizing up a crowded field of presidential contenders, but in the minds of his supporters, one guy is already the man to nominate.

And he has a lot of supporters.

After winning Sean Hannity’s impromptu voice poll of CPAC-goers, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul showed up late to the Conservative Political Action Conference (delayed by a Senate vote) and blew the crowd away with his brand of libertarian conservatism.

“Those who love liberty must rise to the occasion,” Paul told the packed crowd. “Will you lovers of liberty rise to the occasion?”

Young Paul supporters crowded the room, standing numerous times during Paul’s speech to cheer, wave signs and chant, “President Paul! President Paul!”

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More...http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/02/27/president-paul-president-paul-rand-paul-had-young-conservatives-going-nuts-at-cpac/

[Chef Ramsay]

Paul thrills CPAC with sermon on liberty

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) got a rock star’s reception at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday where he preached to his supporters about liberty and defended his positions on foreign policy.

Paul’s young supporters are out in force at the conference, handing out posters and wearing “I Stand With Rand” buttons and t-shirts. The Potomac Ballroom at the Gaylord National Convention Center just across the border from the nation's capital overflowed for his speech, with young attendees packing the middle section like a mosh-pit and others pressed standing against the walls.

“It’s time for a new president,” Paul declared, provoking chants of “President Paul!” from the conference goers.

“There comes a time in the history of nations when fear and forgetfulness calls a nation to hesitate, waver and perhaps even to succumb,” he said. "When that time comes, those who love liberty must rise to the occasion. Will you lovers of liberty rise to the occasion?”

It was just one of a handful of lines that sent his supporters into a frenzy.

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More...http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/234131-paul-thrills-cpac-with-sermon-on-liberty

[Chef Ramsay]

Rand Paul: ‘It is Time for Hillary Clinton to Permanently Retire’

"I came up a half hour ago to see Rand, and it didn't work, so I thought I'd try again," joked Cato Institute vice president David Boaz. (For the record, he was not wearing one of the T-shirts.)

Paul's delay, which was delayed by 20 minutes away in the Capitol, had aftershocks. When Hannity polled the crowd for their views of the 2016 candidates, Paul got a roar of approval. The names of Jeb Bush and Chris Christie drew loud, lusty boos, duly recorded by hundreds of reporters and tweeters. Trump, never a disciplined speaker, ran into the same bear trap when he suggested "boots on the ground" could defeat ISIS and had his hair (figuratively) blown back by jeers.

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"We need a foreign policy that encourages stability, not chaos," Paul said. "At home, conservatives understand that the government is the problem, not the solution. As conservatives, we should not succumb to the notion that a government inept at home will somehow become successful abroad." That was not just a whack at the party's hawks. "It is time for Hillary Clinton to permanently retire," said Paul, though that line did not generate as many cheers as the self-criticism of the GOP did.

More...http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-02-27/rand-paul-it-is-time-for-hillary-clinton-to-permanently-retire-

[Chef Ramsay]

CPAC 2015 Straw Poll: Rand Paul wins again — but Scott Walker is surging

Sen. Rand Paul won The Washington Times/CPAC presidential preference straw poll for the third time in a row while Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker surged to second place, as they trounced the rest of a strong but crowded field of potential candidates Saturday.

Sen. Ted Cruz slipped to third place, down a rung from his showing last year, with retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson in fourth and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush fifth. Mr. Bush was booed by the crowd when his name was announced in the poll results, suggesting how polarizing a figure he is among conservatives.

The more than 3,000 activists who voted at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference also showed commanding support for legalizing marijuana, with a strong plurality of 41 percent saying it should be legal for recreational use, and another 26 percent saying Americans should be able to at least use it for medicinal purposes with permission of a doctor.

More...http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/28/cpac-straw-poll-rand-paul-wins-scott-walker-surgin/#disqus_thread

Walker had been leading the latest polling, which I posted here recently, so how could he be surging according to this article? Point is and hope yall are paying attention, whenever a Paul is in hot pursuit or the outright lead in a poll the media reporting of is shows how they state the obvious and then gloss over it w/ a secondary outtake that they're trying to drive home. Watching Fox right now and they reported it the same way. You'd think w/ Paul winning they'd want to talk to him and glorify what a great job he's doing..

[Chef Ramsay]

Rand Paul Supporters Walk Out Of Jeb Bush Speech

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- A determined band of supporters of Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) walked out on former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) on Friday as he spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

A few dozen Paul backers -- many of whom donned red "Stand With Rand" T-shirts -- quietly made their way down the middle aisle and out the door during Bush's speech. Once outside the main ballroom at the Gaylord National Convention Center, where Bush was speaking, they rowdily gathered and denounced the man many see as the Republican Party's leading candidate for president in 2016.

"We're here at CPAC, and I almost think it's a joke having Jeb Bush here because he doesn't stand for conservative principles," said Timothy Simons, 21, the Connecticut chairman of Young Americans for Liberty and one of the Paul supporters who walked out.

"I was part of the walkout, and I'll tell you why," said Allen Skillicorn, vice chairman of the Kane County Republican Party in Illinois. "If Jeb Bush is nominated, Hillary Clinton will be the next president of the United States. ... How is he any different?"

Video and more...http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/27/jeb-bush-cpac_n_6756876.html

[Chef Ramsay]

Rand Paul: GOP needs to care about more than gun rights

The Republican Party needs to prove it values rights like freedom of speech and the right to a speedy trial as much as it values gun rights, Rand Paul said Friday.

"We do a great job defending the Second Amendment, and everybody knows that," the Kentucky senator and potential presidential candidate said at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). "But we have to defend the whole Bill of Rights."

"To defend the Second amendment, you have to defend the Fourth Amendment," he continued. "You need the First Amendment to protect the Second Amendment... The Fifth, the Sixth -- we should have speedy trials in our country."

Paul cited the case of Kalief Browder, an African-American teenager accused of a crime who spent three years in jail without even getting a trial. While behind bars, he tried to commit suicide several times.

Browder "lives in that 'other America' that Martin Luther King talked about," Paul said.

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More...http://www.cbsnews.com/news/rand-paul-gop-needs-to-care-about-more-than-gun-rights/

[TheButterZone]

Load of crap. If the GOP cared about gun rights, it would have uninfringed the 2A each and every time it held the White House & majorities in Congress. Jim Crow is alive and well in America and law-abiding mentally sound people are getting killed daily because they were illegally disarmed by "gun control".

[Chef Ramsay]

Load of crap. If the GOP cared about gun rights, it would have uninfringed the 2A each and every time it held the White House & majorities in Congress. Jim Crow is alive and well in America and law-abiding mentally sound people are getting killed daily because they were illegally disarmed by "gun control".

No doubt about that but it's generally thought of as a GOP issue whether they actually are strong on it or not. He's trying to make a point about the other amendments that GOP candidates/politicians should stand up for, thus differentiating himself as the person to broaden support and have a better shot at winning a national election in the eyes of primary voters.

[Chef Ramsay]

Rand Paul On His CPAC Straw Poll Win: ‘Constitutional Conservatives Have Spoken’

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), a likely 2016 GOP presidential candidate, thanked participants at the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) for handing him a victory in the 2015 CPAC straw poll.

“I am humbled by the enthusiastic support and encouragement I received this week at the Conservative Political Action Conference,” Paul said in a statement.

Our party is filled with constitutional conservatives who have chosen to stand with me for a third consecutive straw poll victory. Since President Ronald Reagan, the Conservative Political Action Conference has been the gold standard on where conservatives stand.

The Constitutional Conservatives of our party have spoken in a loud and clear voice today. I plan on doing my part and I hope you will join me as I continue to make the GOP a bigger, better and bolder party.

More...http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/02/28/rand-paul-on-his-cpac-straw-poll-win-constitutional-conservatives-have-spoken/

[TheButterZone]

Load of crap. If the GOP cared about gun rights, it would have uninfringed the 2A each and every time it held the White House & majorities in Congress. Jim Crow is alive and well in America and law-abiding mentally sound people are getting killed daily because they were illegally disarmed by "gun control".

No doubt about that but it's generally thought of as a GOP issue whether they actually are strong on it or not. He's trying to make a point about the other amendments that GOP candidates/politicians should stand up for, thus differentiating himself as the person to broaden support and have a better shot at winning a national election in the eyes of primary voters.

The GOP is welcome to take a real stand on any BoR amendment at all and allow more than 1 token quasi-libertarian in the Senate (Paul) and another in the House (Amash). But you cannot exercise any of your constitutional/human rights if you're laying murdered in a ditch somewhere because you were disarmed. The fundamental human right is self-defense, and if it's not your single issue, no one will be left to speak for you.

[Chef Ramsay]

Senator Rand Paul wins straw poll in boost to 2016 presidential prospects

Senator Rand Paul won a straw poll of conservative activists on Saturday, giving his potential bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016 a boost, and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker came in second in a surprising show of strength.

Whether the victory for Paul will have long-lasting benefit is unclear since his libertarian views may not have broad appeal in the Republican Party.

Paul, a 52-year-old Kentucky Republican, outdistanced most other potential candidates by taking 25.7 percent of the vote at the Conservative Political Action Conference, a gathering of activists on Washington's outskirts of Washington.

"The constitutional conservatives of our party have spoken in a loud and clear voice today," Paul said in a statement. " I plan on doing my part and I hope you will join me as I continue to make the GOP a bigger, better and bolder party."

More...http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/01/us-randpaul-idUSKBN0LW0YY20150301

[PenguinFire]

Silly Republicans, politics are for adults.  If only one of your candidates could go a month without saying something hateful and praising Jesus for your success with hedge-funds.  Jesus supports shipping jobs to China and corporate welfare. 

[Chef Ramsay]

Unenthused Rand Paul Lifelessly Applauds Netanyahu Speech

With his outspoken views against foreign aid and a muscular foreign policy, Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul was less-than-enthused by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech on the Iranian nuclear threat. And people definitely noticed. The senator’s office released a statement following the speech. “Israel is and has always been America’s friend and ally,” Paul said. ”I was pleased to hear Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech to Congress today, and join him in calling for peace and standing together for our mutual interests. It is important to work together to prevent a nuclear Iran, and the spread of Radical Islam.”

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/414746/unenthused-rand-paul-lifelessly-applauds-netanyahu-speech-brendan-bordelon -  I'd post the link but since this is a neocon propaganda outfit I prefer to minimize their traffic, especially their hatchet job of trying to paint Rand as an anti-Semite cause that's the meme they're trying to fuel. However, goes to show that Rand isn't falling for the Israel game on Iran like all the other repubics.

[Chef Ramsay]

PHOTOS: 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference

And the rest of the 900 pics can be observed at the photo-journalist's flicker page - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/sets/72157651095744861/

[Chef Ramsay]

Rand Paul 2016: A Clear Message - Supporter Ad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCs1M5z1BSQ
1.25 mins long
The supporter created videos from 2008 and 2012 were always an inspiration. I have tried to capture some of that enthusiasm in this piece. Be sure to give it a like and share if you so choose!

[Chef Ramsay]

With Eye on 2016, Rand Paul Courts Sheldon Adelson (Casino Magnate)

Rand Paul said Wednesday that he met with the Las Vegas casino magnate Sheldon Adelson this week while Mr. Adelson was in Washington for a congressional address by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.

Mr. Paul and Mr. Adelson are not especially close — personally or in their world views. Mr. Adelson, a staunch supporter of Israel, favors a robust, activist military policy. Mr. Paul, the junior senator from Kentucky and a likely candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, has advocated a more restrained approach overseas.

In an interview on the radio program “Jewish Moments in the Morning,” Mr. Paul said that Mr. Adelson had assured him he would not fund an effort by Republicans to defeat him. The New York Times reported last week that Mr. Adelson had told associates that he was open to the idea of underwriting such a campaign. Many hawkish Republicans are worried about the prospect that Mr. Paul could gain traction in the primary and are already attacking him as ill-equipped to lead a country at war with extremists.

In the interview, Mr. Paul said that he met with Mr. Adelson and his wife, Miriam, and that “they assured me there was no truth to that.”
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More...http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/03/04/with-eye-on-2016-rand-paul-courts-adelson/

[Chef Ramsay]

National Defense Ad for Rand Paul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw49L1KjNME
This would be a great ad of sorts in any of the early primary states to showcase Dr. Paul's policies on foreign policy. I urge all of yall to view it and if you're impressed to donate to Rand @ Randpac.com to urge him to run for president if you're an American. Stay tuned for all those that are foreign nationals cause we can all foster a road together in this fight.

[Chef Ramsay]

Rand was going to be on NBC's Parks and Rec but backed out at the last minute

Sen. Rand Paul was apparently set to appear on NBC’s “Parks and Recreation” for its recent episode filmed in Washington, but one of the show’s co-creators says the Kentucky Republican backed out at the last minute.

Responding to a question about which dream guests he had hoped to land over the course of the show’s seven-season run, Michael Schur told HitFix that the show’s plot and timeline also prevented the show’s producers from asking a certain Democratic presidential front-runner to appear.

“Hillary Clinton, but that became impossible once we jumped to 2017, because we would’ve had to have answered a question that she probably wouldn’t have wanted us to even pose at this point,” Schur said.

A February episode featured appearances from a bipartisan crowd of politicos, including Democratic Sens. Barbara Boxer of California, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Cory Booker of New Jersey; GOP Sens. Orrin Hatch of Utah and John McCain of Arizona; and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.

But at least one senator turned down the chance to rub elbows with Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler).

“We also wanted Rand Paul to be in the Washington episode, and he agreed, but then bailed at the eleventh hour. I think he thought we were making fun of him or something, which we were not, at all,” Schur said, adding that it was meant to be a flattering comparison to the show’s Ron Swanson character (Nick Offerman).

”I get the sense that maybe interpreting writing and humor is not his strong suit,” he said.

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/rand-paul-hillary-clinton-parks-and-recreation-115785.html

What a nasty and passive-agressive way to voice their displeasure at this. Surely they should have understood that since he's planning to run for president, he's not offered absolute freedom in where he chooses to appear in the media?

[Chef Ramsay]

Quinnipiac March 2015 Walker, Bush Lead (Rand 5th)

REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERS......................
                                   Wht    POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
                            Tea    BrnAgn CONSERVATIVE  Mod/
                     Tot    Party  Evang  Very   Smwht  Lib    Men    Wom
 
Bush                 16%     5%    15%    10%    19%    19%    14%    18%
Carson                7     10      9     10      7      5      7      7
Christie              8      4      5      3      9     12      8      7
Cruz                  6     12      7      8      6      5      7      6
Graham                1      -      -      1      1      -      -      1
Huckabee              8     14     12     10      7      7      7      9
Jindal                2      1      2      1      1      5      1      3
Kasich                1      1      1      1      2      1      2      1
Paul                  6      9      4      5      6      6      8      3 Fart
Perry                 1      2      2      1      2      2      2      1
Rubio                 5      4      4      3      5      6      5      5
Santorum              2      -      -      1      2      2      1      2
Walker               18     26     18     34     15      5     22     14

More...http://www.quinnipiac.edu/news-and-events/quinnipiac-university-poll/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=2172

If you're not satisfied with this then plan on what you're going to do to help the situation. It's early of course.

[Chef Ramsay]

Rand Paul's Austin Office Set to Open Monday

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is preparing to open the Austin outpost of his likely 2016 presidential campaign, a move that is expected to come Monday, according to sources familiar with the plan.


The office will be housed in Capital Factory, the startup incubator in downtown Austin, one of the sources said.


Paul will be in Texas' capital city Sunday for an interview with Texas Tribune CEO and Editor-in-Chief Evan Smith as part of the South by Southwest festival. Paul is also slated to attend other public events this weekend in the city.

http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/rand-pauls-austin-office-open-monday/