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27 Oct 2010 23:21

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Politics: Dear Rand Paul head-stomper: You’re not getting an apology.

  • I am offended and outraged by the words of Tim Profitt. Profitt said the attack was ‘not a big deal,’ that Lauren ‘instigated it’ and that ‘she should apologize’ — words that are eerily familiar to many women who have faced assault and abuse.
  • MoveOn.org spokesperson Ilyse Hogue • Chewing on the piece of meat thrown to her by Rand Paul head-stomper Tim Profitt. Profitt, see, had the gall to say this about the stompee, 23-year-old MoveOn.org volunteer Lauren Valle: “I would like for her to apologize to me to be honest with you.” He also blamed his stomping on, get this, “back problems.” Are you sure you don’t live in San Diego instead of Kentucky, Tim? Because you certainly know how to stay classy. To be clear, guys, we’re not criticizing the Paul campaign: They’ve been pretty smart about dealing with this incident. No. We’re criticizing Tim Profitt. source
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27 Oct 2010 10:25

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Politics: Rand Paul head-stomper: I was trying to protect Rand!

  • To our activist friends, please don’t be like the head-stomper. Don’t physically assault the other side and justify it to the press so they have to write sentences like this one: “Profitt told the Herald-Leader that he was concerned the woman was trying to attack Paul and acted only to subdue her.” You’re gonna get charged for your actions and anyone with half a brain is going to be able to see through an argument like that. The Rand Paul volunteer, Timothy Profitt, will face fourth-degree assault charges for the incident and he’s no longer volunteering for the Paul campaign. Sounds right. source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

26 Oct 2010 10:37

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Politics: Rand Paul backers get violent towards MoveOn.org protester

  • Look, you disagree with someone, you don’t stomp on their head outside of a debate. That’s a basic rule. So, even though you disagree with this MoveOn.org supporter, you don’t stomp on her head. Because that’s not classy. Rand Paul’s people agree with us on this one: “Violence of any kind has no place in our civil discourse and we urge supporters on all sides to be civil to one another as tensions rise heading toward this very important election.” Let us be clear here: We think there’s a lot of tension going on with this election. Both sides need to chill. source
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19 Oct 2010 10:56

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Politics: Kentucky Senate race: “Aqua Buddha” now a talking point

  • Jack Conway’s attack adWith the election coming up quickly, the Democratic candidate for Kentucky Senate released this ad designed to make Rand Paul look ungodly based on some stupid things he did back in college. To us, it just looks desperate and could hurt Conway’s campaign.
  • Rand Paul’s response ad While we haven’t been particular fans of Paul’s campaign, we have to admit that his ad is not only better, it takes a (slightly) higher road than Conway’s ad does. Bad move, Jack. This election is about the economy, not morals. Now Rand looks like the respectable one. source
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03 Oct 2010 20:08

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Politics: Kentucky Senate race: Paul vs. Conway = national vs. regional

  • I’m not saying Dr. Paul is crazy. I think some of his ideas are outside the mainstream … He doesn’t understand Kentucky.
  • Democratic Kentucky Senate candidate Jack Conway • Sizing up opponent Rand Paul in a debate aired on “Fox News Sunday” this morning. While Conway was emphasizing Kentucky in the debate, Paul was trying to make it a broader debate on the Obama administration’s success and failure rate. “This is really about the president’s agenda,” he said. “Do you support it or oppose it?” Perhaps Paul should start focusing on those local issues – he lost a huge lead and is only up on Conway by a couple of points right now. source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

28 Sep 2010 15:59

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Politics, U.S.: GOP big-wigs pull the plug on Rand Paul’s ads

  • yesterday For the first time, Senate polls in Kentucky found Democrat Jack Conway within striking distance of Tea Party favorite Rand Paul.
  • today The National Republican Senatorial Committee has pulled all advertising from Kentucky airwaves. Surely, just a coincidence. source
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27 Sep 2010 19:54

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Politics: Rand Paul’s support (finally) slipping in Kentucky

  • 15% Rand Paul’s lead in the KY Senate race as of two weeks ago
  • 2% Paul’s lead now, according to the same SurveyUSA poll
  • +/-4% Margin of error in said poll source
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18 Sep 2010 23:32

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Politics: Rand Paul, Christine O’Donnell have something else in common

  • rand After a rough week of on-the-defensive press appearances, Paul cancelled on “Meet the Press.”
  • christine After O’Donnell had a similarly rough week, she cancelled on multiple Sunday shows. source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

17 Jul 2010 19:50

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Politics: A “Tea Party caucus”? Many Republicans won’t go THAT far

  • I don’t know about that. I’m not sure I should be participating in this story.
  • Sen. Bob Corker • Responding to the idea of joining a potential Modern Tea Party Caucus in the Senate. Who pitched this idea? None other than Rand Paul, who hasn’t even been elected yet. That said, it’s gaining a little traction – Michele Bachmann, shortly after hearing about Paul’s idea, applied to make a similar caucus for the House. Paul’s optimistic it could happen. “If we get another loud voice in there, like Mike Lee from Utah or Sharron Angle from Nevada,” he says, “there will be a new nucleus” for promoting Tea Party principles. Which is a big “if,” by the way, because they still have to win their elections. source
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12 Jul 2010 21:10

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Politics: Rand Paul somehow argues that the poor have it good

  • First, it started with the Cold War. Then it went to this argument that the U.S. has the engine of capitalism. Then he noted that the Soviets were thrown off because Americans had color TVs. Then he made this whopper of an argument: “The poor in our country are enormously better off than the rest of the world. Doesn’t mean we can’t do better, but we have to acknowledge and be proud of our system of capitalism, be proud of our American way.” Uhhhhh … source
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