Comments on: RAND PAUL = TEA PARTY RACISM

By: Truthiz

Truthiz — Wed, 26 May 2010 19:17:27 +0000

Poor fella_smh. I wondered if “true" Libertarians would continue supporting Rand once it became clear he's NOT a “Libertarian”_? AP Wed. 5/26/10 @1:00 PM:"Rand Paul Faces Possible Challenge…." By Roger Alford FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Libertarian Party is considering running a candidate in Kentucky's U.S. Senate race, saying GOP nominee Rand Paul — the son of a former Libertarian presidential candidate — has betrayed the party's values.Party Vice Chairman Joshua Koch said Wednesday that Paul has been a black eye for Libertarians because of stands he's taken on issues, including his criticism of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.Koch said Paul is not a Libertarian. He called Paul and his Democratic opponent, Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway, "faces of the same bad coin."Koch said Paul's views on a variety of subjects differ from the Libertarian Party, including his promised support for any measures to ban abortion and his opposition to same-sex marriage."Trying to impose a national standard for that would throw the whole system out of balance, and that's definitely not Libertarian," Koch said.Koch also said Paul is out of step with Libertarians in his unwillingness to call for U.S. troops to leave Iraq and Afghanistan."The reason why we would even consider running somebody in this race is because we're not going to let Rand determine what a Libertarian stands for," he said. "I'm here to say Rand does not have the Libertarian ideology."Full story: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/7023249.htmlhttp://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/70… />H/T: HuffingtonPost

By: Truthiz

Truthiz — Tue, 25 May 2010 12:17:00 +0000

TUES. May 25thAnd in other GOP related news THIS is getting quite a bit of attention this morning:"GOP Palin Endorsed Candidate Swipes Obama’s Speech"(ChattahBox)— Really, you can’t make this stuff up. Vaughn Ward, a Republican “tea-party” candidate running for Congress from Idaho, has been heartily endorsed by the Sarah “the half governor” Palin.Just 24-hours before Tuesday’s primary contest, he is forced to explain a striking similarity between his January announcement speech and Barack Obama’s, much heralded 2004 speech given before the Democratic National Convention, when he was a U.S. Senator. And this isn’t the first time Ward has been caught cribbing from other sources.Ward’s heavy borrowing from Obama’s now famous speech, was highlighted in a YouTube video created by Republican blogger Lucas Baumbach.Below are the passages in question, according to Politico:Obama’s 2004 speech: “As we stand at the crossroads of history, we can make the right choices and meet the challenges that face us. If you feel the same urgency that I do, if you feel the same passion that I do, then I have no doubt the people will rise up in November and this country will reclaim its promise and out of this long political darkness, a brighter day will come.”Ward’s January 2010 speech: “As we stand on the crossroads of history, I know we can make the right choice and meet the challenges that lay before us. If you feel the same urgency and the same passion that I do, then I have no doubt that our voices will be heard in November. And our country will reclaim its promise and out of this darkness, a better day is on the horizon.”Video: http://chattahbox.com/us/2010/05/24/gop-palin-endorsed-candidate-swipes-obamas-speech/http://chattahbox.com/us/2010/05/24/gop-palin-end… />H/T: MSNBC/ Chatterbox & Politico

By: Truthiz

Truthiz — Mon, 24 May 2010 20:58:33 +0000

Actually Beth, I welcome your voice!No doubt, we'd probably disagree on any given issue_Rand Paul being just ONE. But this is a great site and I'm cool with Civil and thoughtful debate.

By: Beth Stanton

Beth Stanton — Mon, 24 May 2010 19:20:10 +0000

Mostly, I remain quiet here since this is a site with a rather obvious liberal bias. But I cannot remain silent in the midst of misinformation. Rand Paul is being crucified in the media for words he did not say. I won't take up your time or space by trying to explain it here, since I'm sure I'd be attacked anyway for my conservative opinion. Instead, I implore anyone seeking truth to Google search Rand Paul and learn what he really said. It is not what you think or are being misled to believe. Thank you.

By: Truthiz

Truthiz — Mon, 24 May 2010 18:42:49 +0000

Ooops I meant to write…..[But as a commenter on another site put it:"I know Neanderthal, quasi-theocrat and ne0-racists" SOUNDING bullsh*t when I hear/read it!]There. Now that's better 🙂