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

[Chef Ramsay]

Fox News excludes Rand in head to head polling against Hillary Clinton

It's on page 20. They polled just about every other Republican verses Clinton, including candidates who aren't polling high at all such as Fiorina and John Kasich. This is outrageous but to be expected. Rand did the best against Hillary in their poll last time, so they had to exclude him this time. We're just going to have to expect more of this throughout the entire campaign.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/interactive/2015/05/13/fox-news-polls-huckabee-seen-as-more-ethical-than-most-clintons-favorable-slips/

I saw the segment earlier on Fox's Special Report w/ Bret Baier and the hatchet job was to show Rand polling at 7% because Carson just got his post announcement bump which much of his support is transferable to and from Rand. They either didn't poll Rand against Hillary which doesn't make sense, so instead they found out what normally happens (Rand polls highest against Hillary than any other republican) and decided they wouldn't include it in the news segment so they could only show Bush eeking Hillary out rather than Rand too. Very dirty.

This is the frame that I saw which tipped me off to look into this whole thing even further especially because the posted the GOP poll results of Rand out of the race and down at 7% but wouldn't show him in a matchup against Hillary.

[Chef Ramsay]

I would expect that Fox's audience of millions would note that there was one glaring and obvious dismissal and hiding aspect here and that is that Rand isn't showing on the list above, despite their thoughts toward him that were driven over time by the channel towards him. Hello, where's Waldo/Rand? Sadly, I doubt it even crossed their radar which is what sux and is disgraceful.

[Chef Ramsay]

Rand Paul on Stephanopoulos' 'breach of journalistic etiquette' – Hannity 5/14/15

http://video.foxnews.com/v/4237447215001/paul-on-stephanopoulos-breach-of-journalistic-etiquette/

Great interview by Rand and it was damning upon George Steponallofus. GS is part of the Clinton Cartel that needs to be seen far and wide.

[Chef Ramsay]

Sen. Rand Paul: What You Discuss on Your Phone Is None of the Government’s Business

The sacrifice of our personal liberty for security is and will forever be a false choice

I’ve long said what you discuss on your phone is none of the government’s business, and the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit agrees.

Today, the federal court struck down the government’s sweeping, undefined, and illegal war on civil liberties, ruling that it is unlawful for the National Security Agency to collect the bulk phone records of American citizens.

The three judge panel slams the overreach of the NSA’s limitless metadata collection and privacy intrusion, writing in the opinion that the program was an “unprecedented contraction of the privacy expectations of all Americans.” The court judges the program’s premise as ineffectual, stating “the records demanded are all-encompassing; the government does not even suggest that all of the records sought, or even necessarily any of them, are relevant.”

This is an important victory for privacy, but the fight for liberty must continue in the Supreme Court and Congress until this grave miscarriage of justice is completely repealed.

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http://time.com/3851286/nsa-court-decision-rand-paul-patriot-act/

[Chef Ramsay]

Meet Rand Paul Monday May 18th in Philadelphia! (Independence Hall)
https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/599040878703874049/photo/1

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Black Caucus Members, Sen. Rand Paul Meet on Justice Reform

Eight members of the Congressional Black Caucus met today with Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) in a small room adjacent to the cloak rooms on the House floor. The members convened the bipartisan meeting to focus on what they might be able to work on in the future regarding justice reform.

Attending the gathering were Reps. Bobby Scott (D-VA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Frederica Wilson (D-FL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Al Green (D-TX), Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), and staff members from House Judiciary. Sen. Paul could be seen on the House floor chatting with members before the meeting as the House voted on the USA Freedom Act.

The justice reform powwow was convened by Rep. Scott who has successfully worked with Republicans and fellow Senate Democrats to pass several justice reform bills into law in recent years. Over the last five to even years, justice reform has become increasingly bipartisan.

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http://www.crewof42.com/cbc-2/black-caucus-members-randpaul-meet-on-justice-reform/

[Chef Ramsay]

Rand Paul Tries to Stake Territory as Lone Candidate Who’d Guard Civil Liberties

SAN FRANCISCO — Senator Rand Paul can’t stop swearing.

“What the hell is a Republican doing in San Francisco?” he blared to a crowd of 150 Bay Area tech entrepreneurs intrigued enough to come hear him speak on Saturday.

The people who support his crusade against the National Security Agency’s surveillance dragnet? “The leave-me-the-hell-alone coalition,” Mr. Paul calls them.

Then there is his biggest and most reliable stump-speech applause line: “What you do on your phone is none of the government’s damn business.” Mr. Paul may soon put it on T-shirts. They would make nice companions to the $15 “NSA Spy Cam Blocker,” which covers laptop webcam lenses in hopes of shutting Big Brother’s prying eyes.

As Congress and the courts try to resolve the difficult question of how far the federal government may go in collecting data on citizens’ private communications, Mr. Paul has become the most unabashed and unambiguous opponent of renewing those far-reaching powers of any presidential candidate.

“The right to be left alone is the most cherished of rights,” he said here over the weekend. “There’s not one other candidate on the Republican side or the Democratic side who’s willing to say: ‘On Day 1 I’d stop it all. I would end all bulk collection of records.’ ”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/12/us/politics/rand-paul-tries-to-stake-territory-as-lone-candidate-whod-guard-civil-liberties.html?_r=0

[Chef Ramsay]

2016 Presidental Candidate
“Senator Rand Paul”
Accepts Palm Beach County (FL) Tea Party’s Invitation

Thursday, May 21, 2015
FAU Lifelong Learning Society, Jupiter Campus
5353 Parkside Drive, PA-134, Jupiter, FL 33458
Doors open at 6:30pm – $25.00 P.P.

Dr. Rand Paul is the junior U.S. Senator for Kentucky. Elected in 2010, he has proven to be an outspoken champion for constitutional liberties and fiscal responsibility, and a warrior against government overreach. Among his first legislative proposals: cutting $500 billion in federal spending and a plan to balance the federal budget in just five years. He has since introduced similar bills with growing support. In the Senate, Rand serves on the Foreign Relations, Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Homeland Security and Government Affairs, and Small Business Committees.

Rand has been a vocal advocate for term limits, a balanced-budget amendment, a Read the Bills Act, and an audit of the Federal Reserve. He has gained prominence for his independent positions on many political issues.

Rand has been married for 23 years to Kelley Ashby of Russellville, Ky., and they have three sons.
A graduate of Duke University School of Medicine, Rand was a practicing ophthalmologist in Bowling Green, Ky., for 17 years.

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Rand Paul Tries to Stake Territory as Lone Candidate Who’d Guard Civil Liberties

SAN FRANCISCO — Senator Rand Paul can’t stop swearing.

“What the hell is a Republican doing in San Francisco?” he blared to a crowd of 150 Bay Area tech entrepreneurs intrigued enough to come hear him speak on Saturday.

The people who support his crusade against the National Security Agency’s surveillance dragnet? “The leave-me-the-hell-alone coalition,” Mr. Paul calls them.

Then there is his biggest and most reliable stump-speech applause line: “What you do on your phone is none of the government’s damn business.” Mr. Paul may soon put it on T-shirts. They would make nice companions to the $15 “NSA Spy Cam Blocker,” which covers laptop webcam lenses in hopes of shutting Big Brother’s prying eyes.

As Congress and the courts try to resolve the difficult question of how far the federal government may go in collecting data on citizens’ private communications, Mr. Paul has become the most unabashed and unambiguous opponent of renewing those far-reaching powers of any presidential candidate.

“The right to be left alone is the most cherished of rights,” he said here over the weekend. “There’s not one other candidate on the Republican side or the Democratic side who’s willing to say: ‘On Day 1 I’d stop it all. I would end all bulk collection of records.’ ”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/12/us/politics/rand-paul-tries-to-stake-territory-as-lone-candidate-whod-guard-civil-liberties.html?_r=0

Being the "Lone Candidate Who’d Guard Civil Liberties" should help Rand stand out in the crowded field.
I used to really like watching the TV debates, but those first few this year are going to have way too many people on the stage.

[Chef Ramsay]

Being the "Lone Candidate Who’d Guard Civil Liberties" should help Rand stand out in the crowded field.
I used to really like watching the TV debates, but those first few this year are going to have way too many people on the stage.

I just hope Rand gets more time than his dad used to get. At some point, I just couldn't take it watching an hour and a half debate and Ron getting like 2mins of time to speak. I think this time around the venues or the channel doing the debate may set some criteria to keep the number of candidates between 7 and 12 cause, yeah, you can't have everyone and their brother running. No point in making people tune out by having a dog and pony show considering ratings are on the line. There's usually some post debate poll taken allowing people to text their debate winner and this is something we've always succeeded at and they don't like reporting that our guy is the chief to all the viewers.

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 Among his first legislative proposals: cutting $500 billion in federal spending and a plan to balance the federal budget in just five years.

Rand has been a vocal advocate for term limits, a balanced-budget amendment, a Read the Bills Act, and an audit of the Federal Reserve. He has gained prominence for his independent positions on many political issues.

I love that he is a vocal advocate of term limits...politicians are meant to serve as a duty to country, not as a means for a high paying career. More politicians should follow his lead on this.
If he could balance the budget in Year 1, I'd give his more credit...5 year plan is too pansy, be a STRONG leader and stop the insane overspending.
Finally, if Dr. Paul will once and for all support mandatory vaccinations (as it is not a matter of allowing individual liberty to a few nutjobs, but rather putting millions of others in potential harm), he would lock in my vote, along with 10's of millions of like minded Americans, should he make it to the General election.

[Chef Ramsay]

Rand Paul rips Jeb, Hillary over foreign policy

Fairfield, Ia. – Rand Paul sought to shape the foreign policy debate among 2016 contenders on Saturday, criticizing fellow White House hopefuls Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton for their views on the Middle East.

The Republican senator also railed on a Patriot Act that allows the government to collect Americans' phone data, vowing to fight against its renewal in Congress in coming days.

The speech came after a week of questions around Bush's views on the Iraq War and ahead of a week of debate on the Patriot Act in Washington.

"We had a question this week that was asked to a certain candidate who used to be the governor of Florida who's running in the Republican primary," Paul said, referring to Bush and his appearance Monday on Fox News. "And the question was: Knowing what you know now do you think it was a good idea to topple Hussein, to begin the war in Iraq?

"He fumbled around, and I think he had four or five different questions on four or five different days. But one of his responses was a very defensive response: 'Well, that's hypothetical. What would that have to do with this election?' I think the question has everything to do with this election."

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More...http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2015/05/16/rand-paul-rips-jeb-hillary-foreign-policy/27448265/

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You Can Become A Delegate like me

Each state has its own rules for national convention delegate selection. States may and often do change their state laws and party rules between national conventions.
 
Under their national rules and U. S. Supreme Court decisions, state Democratic parties may adopt rules for national convention delegate selection which are inconsistent with state laws. The national Rules of the Republican Party now also provide that state Republican Party rules for national delegate selection prevail over state law on this subject.
 
Most delegates are elected in states with primaries, but primary and convention rules vary greatly from state to state. Learning your state's applicable laws and party rules is a key, first step toward becoming a delegate.
 
If your state is one of the many which have no presidential primary, you may have to mount a major operation to attract people to a caucus or win support from local delegates to a district or state convention. If you already know how to draw a crowd, work a convention, use parliamentary procedure, form alliances, and count votes, you have a head start on the road to the Big Convention.
 
If your state elects delegates in a presidential primary, your problems will be somewhat different. A primary can involve precinct organization, TV, radio, and press advertising, a great deal of money and many, many more people than a convention. But, while it helps to be an expert at convention politics and primary election politics, your personal reputation and your candidate preference are likely to prove much more important.
 
Some states have "winner take all" presidential primaries. Other states use proportional representation. Under this system, presidential candidates who get a majority of the primary votes get to select only a majority of the state's delegates, and candidates who received a sizable minority of the primary votes get to pick some delegates from the state.

- See more at: http://www.leadershipinstitute.org/Writings/?ID=12&Cat=campaigns#sthash.C3MekRtM.dpuf

[Chef Ramsay]

Rand Paul Appears on NBC's Meet the Press- May 17, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwAeFAFYxTE
The education subject is so important to winning.
When students hear the message of being able to attend an online college level class, with a Harvard or MIT instructor that is dirt cheap compared to what they would pay if they where in that professors class room, they will vote for him just for the opportunity and the savings. This is a very powerful way to attract not only youth, but stay at home parents, specifically women who want to finish their degrees. This needs to be pushed, because it is the youth, female and minority vote that will win Rand the election.

[Chef Ramsay]

Rand Paul’s NSA Filibuster Vow Complicates Senate’s Memorial Day Getaway

The Senate is supposed to be finishing up a six-week work period, but would lawmakers really leave for the Memorial Day recess without resolving the debate over National Security Agency surveillance?

For Sen. Rand Paul the answer is “yes,” because a lack of affirmative legislative action by the Senate by June 1 would mean the expiration of the authorities under Section 215 of the Patriot Act.

“We could do something extraordinary,” the Kentucky Republican said Thursday. In the event of an outright lapse in the authorization, Paul said, “I see no reason why we couldn’t use the Constitution for awhile.”

Paul, whose filibuster of CIA Director John O. Brennan’s nomination over drone policy elevated his profile nationally, plans to do it again.

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McConnell, who has favored a full extension of the program until near the end of the next presidential administration, floated a two-month stopgap late Thursday, but Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., tweeted shortly thereafter, “Two months is two months too long.”

The White House also upped the pressure, with spokesman Eric Schultz telling reporters Friday the Senate should not go home without clearing the House bill.

If senators fail to pass the House bill, “they will be weakening our nation’s security and stand in the way of reforms … that would enhance the American people’s trust and confidence in the agencies tasked with protecting them.”

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http://blogs.rollcall.com/wgdb/rand-pauls-nsa-filibuster-vow-complicates-senates-memorial-day-getaway/?dcz=

[Chef Ramsay]

Rand Paul Asks: What Happens When We Topple Secular Dictators?

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said Sunday the renewed debate over the Iraq War should raise a more forward-looking question: "Is it a good idea to topple secular dictators? And what happens when we do?"

The origins of the Iraq War have been in the news again as Jeb Bush — another top contender for the GOP presidential nomination in 2016 — stumbled last week in trying to answer whether or not his brother made a mistake invading Iraq in 2003. Bush first said he would have done the same thing, then said it was a hypothetical question he could not answer, then said mistakes were made and he would not have done it.


In an interview aired on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday, Paul said he does not believe the world would be a better place if Saddam Hussein were still in charge in Iraq. But he noted, "when Hussein was toppled, we got chaos. We still have chaos in Iraq. I think it emboldened Iran. I think — we now have the rise of radical Islam in Iraq as well."


"So you have this radical brand of jihad, this radical brand of Islam, that is now strong and growing stronger because of sort of the failed state that Iraq is," Paul added. "You have the same thing going on in Libya. So this is a valid debate and we're gonna have to have this debate, not only in the Republican primary but in the general, as to whether or not it's a good idea. Is intervention always a good idea? Or sometimes does it lead to unintended consequences?"

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/05/17/iraq-war-paul-rubio-2016/27484055/

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Rand Paul Dings NSA For Tracking "Innocent Americans"

Washington (CNN) Sen. Rand Paul says the National Security Agency's bulk collection of data on "innocent Americans" has led federal law enforcement officials to lose sight of real threats -- including the Boston Marathon bombers.

"I think if you're not spending so much time and money collecting the information of innocent Americans, maybe we could've spent more time knowing that one of the Tsarnaev boys, one of the Boston bombers, had gone back to Chechnya," the Kentucky Republican senator said on NBC's "Meet the Press."

"We didn't know that, even though we'd been tipped off by the Russians. We had communicated, we had interviewed him, and still didn't know that."

Paul, who's seeking the GOP presidential nomination, said if he's president he would keep the NSA but target the intelligence agency's operations toward more likely terror suspects.

More...http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/17/politics/rand-paul-nsa-election-2016/

[Chef Ramsay]

Rand Paul just got vindicated BIG TIME!!!

ICYMI, Remember this exchange of Rand grilling Hillary about potential weapons shipments going on out of Libya during that epic Benghazi cmte hearing when Hillary said "what difference does it make" in answering another Senator?

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

Well guess what Judicial Watch uncovered this morning:

Thanks to Judicial Watch obtaining new memos, Fox News is now reporting that the Obama administration knew that Benghazi was being used as a hub for the transfer of lethal weapons to Syria back in 2012. Former CIA Deputy Director Mike Morell suggested to Bret Baier that the CIA wasn’t doing the transferring, but was watching someone else do it.

Read more: http://therightscoop.com/new-judicial-watch-memos-reveal-obama-lies-about-benghazi/#ixzz3aWYDpIOK

Here's Fox News reporting on this ordeal earlier today:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oTeMREoeHI
If you watch the full video, you notice they mention Hilary's testimony about the weapons in Libya, but FOX never mentions who she had with it.

[Chef Ramsay]

Rand Paul: Bill Clinton put ‘generation’ of black men in prison

PHILADELPHIA — Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul says he will bash Hillary Clinton over her husband’s record of putting “a generation of black men in prison” if he is the nominee.

Paul, a freshman senator from Kentucky, says he will compete with Clinton in Philadelphia, where Democrats have a 7-to-1 registration advantage, and other impoverished cities by highlighting his support for criminal justice reform.

“If I were the nominee, we will compete in Philadelphia,” he told CBS radio talk show host Dom Giordano at the National Constitution Center.
“I’ll ask Hillary Clinton, what have you done for criminal justice? Your husband passed all the laws that put a generation of black men in prison. Her husband was responsible for that,” he said.

“She’s changing her tune now. She’s changing her tune because people like me have been speaking out against these injustices,” he said.

As president, Clinton signed the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, which gave states fiscal incentives to enact tougher sentencing laws.

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http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/242382-rand-paul-bill-clinton-put-generation-of-black-men-in

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Sen. Rand Paul Releases Third Edition of ‘The Waste Report’
Uncovers Thousands of Dollars of Waste in the U.S. Department of Education

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Rand Paul today released the third edition to ‘The Waste Report,’ which is an ongoing project highlighting egregious examples of waste within the U.S. government.

The third edition of the ‘The Waste Report’ exposes thousands of dollars of waste in the U.S. Department of Education. In the coming weeks, the U.S. Department of Education will offer a multi-day writing course designed to teach twenty of their employees how to write an e-mail in the workplace.
‘The Waste Report’ can be found HERE or below.

U.S. Department of Education - $240/Hour E-mail Class

It is on your computer, it is on your phone. From sharing recipes to writing serious communication; email has become a part of everyday life. In fact Jacob Morgan of Forbes declared in a 2013 article, “Everyone has an email account.”[1]

Perhaps this is why earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Education (Dep. of Ed), of all federal agencies, awarded a contract (at about $240 per hour) for an “Email Writing Course” to be given to twenty of their employees (in two cohorts).[2][3] According to the solicitation, participants should come away knowing things like, “when to write an email,” and the “[p]roper tone and etiquette,” of an email.[4] Keep in mind; these are not students, but federal workers at the Dep. of Ed’s Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

As pervasive as email is, one would expect this course to be a simple one or two hour “tune-up” on writing skills. Instead the Dep. of Ed, is asking for a two to three DAY course. Even some prospective venders were skeptical of the time requirement. In an addendum to the original solicitation, the Dep. of Ed. responded to vender questions, including one that rightly asked how many hours of training was expected for each session. The response was shocking, “The Department anticipates that these days will be full days of training.” Another asked if the two to three day requirement is meant to provide for both cohorts (which would be somewhat more reasonable). The response, “The requirement is for 2 separate offerings of a 2-day or 3-day course.”[5]

http://www.paul.senate.gov/about-rand/issues/the-waste-report-waste-in-the-us-government-