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Title: Updated: Ron Paul Endorses Son Rand as "Best Hope" to Lead Country
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Reason
URL Source: https://reason.com/blog/2015/08/14/ ... on-paul-endorses-son-rand-as-b
Published: Aug 14, 2015
Author: Nick Gillespie
Post Date: 2015-08-15 19:38:23 by Bill D Berger
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Comments: 27
Scroll to bottom for update. Should the son inherit the votes of the father? Ron Paul, the former congressman and presidential candidate who sparked a libertarian "revolution" during his last two bids for the White House, is endorsing his son, Sen. Rand Paul, for president. In a letter that Paul campaign insiders say is "going out all over, early states, donors," Paul senior writes things such as: Rand is the ONLY one in the race who is standing up for your Liberty, across the board....he is our best hope to restore liberty, limited government and the Bill of Rights and finally end the big spending status quo in Washington, D.C.... Remember, truth is treason in the empire of lies. And nowhere is that more true than when it comes to Washington, D.C. and their media mouthpieces. Even where Rand and I do have minor differences of opinion, I would take Rand's position over any of his opponents' in both parties every time.... And there's this: There is not one candidate who has run for president in my lifetime who can say they fully share my commitment to liberty, Austrian economics, small government, and following the Constitution, [more] than my son, Rand Paul. That's why I have wholeheartedly endorsed him. I know the media likes to play this little game where they pit us, or certain views, against each other. Don't fall for it. They're trying to manufacture storylines at liberty's expense. You've spent years seeing how the media treated me. They aren't my friends and they aren't yours. The full letter will be published publicly later today; we'll post the full text as soon as we get it. Will Ron Paul's full-throated endorsement and call for support revive Rand Paul's slumping campaign? Certainly it should shake things up a bit. Ron Paul's fan base is, well, fanatical and there's no question that it's been a bit standoffish to the senator. This was due to a number of reasons, most of which were overblown in my opinion. Rand was too hawkish for some, if not a downright "neocon" (about the worst insult a Ron Paul supporter can hurl). Or he was too compromised by working with Mitch McConnell, or was too ambitious, or too successful, or whatever. Ron Paul's imprimatur should silence a lot of the chatter. Whether it will really translate into fervor is an open question, but an interesting one in a presidential race that seems more interested in focusing on Donald Trump's tele-obstetrics and Bernie Sanders' protectionism to the exclusion of just about everything and everyone else. As someone who is very sympathetic to Rand Paul and his candidacy, here's hoping that Ron Paul's public support will push the Kentucky senator to, as I put it a few weeks ago, "Go Libertarian or Go Home." Rand Paul has been at his most electrifying and popular precisely when he has been at his most libertarian: his filibuster against the confirmation of John Brennan at CIA; standing up to Obama's unconstitutional bombing of Libya and his attempts to go to war with Syria; saying that "we will find a place" for anyone who wants to come to America and work, rather than piling on the GOP contempt for immigrants; pushing sentencing reform and an end to the war on drugs; and the like. As Ron Paul suggests in his endorsement letter, the country needs a candidate who will stand up for free minds and free markets, for libertarian values that include economic and social freedom, "across the board." One of the main reasons the president, Congress, and other members of the political class are held in such low esteem is precisely because they are viewed as unprincipled and opportunistic. We're hungry for a candidate that sticks to his or her guns out of principle, not to mention one who seems to have at least a weak grasp of reality. Rand Paul could be that candidate for the Republican Party. Update (2.43pm): Dave Weigel of the Washington Post reports on the chatter the endorsement should end: The headlines neatly tell the story [of Ron Paul's supposed wariness toward his son]. "Ron Paul’s Passive-Aggressive Campaign Against Rand Paul." Rand Paul Has a Daddy Issue." "Like Father, Like Son? Not Exactly." Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has endeavored so much to distinguish his "libertarian-ish" views from his father's "voluntarist" politics that any snark from the paterfamilias generates a story. He'll joke that he's still looking at who to endorse; it will be reported like Saturn devouring his offspring. There will be no snark this weekend. As Rand Paul heads out of the country for a medical mission to Haiti, Ron Paul will make a print and e-mail pitch to donors. It is his first such email on Rand Paul's behalf since the April 7 start of his presidential bid. 
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#1. To: Bill D Berger (#0)
It's way too late for Randi.
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
Olde Ron speaks from experience, having spent twenty two long years there, leaving as a multi millionaire.
This hipster is really full of himself. Maybe he should go back to work for Teen Machine magazine.
Sorry Ron, many of us still love you but we're not going to fall in line to vote for Rancid.
John Howard says: There are 4 schools of economics: Democrats don't mind war as long as they can have big government. Republicans don't mind big government as long as they can have war. Which is, I trust and suspect, why Ron's doing it now :-) Anybody who votes for Randi because of this deserves whatever happens to them as a result.
Look, he's the guy's 81yo dad; what's he gonna do? Give his son some love and know that's all that he can do at this stage of the game. Rand's cooked his own goose by not remaining true to his dad's core beliefs. “The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
================================== WHO is Ron Paul? U.S. Constitution - Article IV, Section 4: NO BORDERS + NO LAWS = NO COUNTRY
www.youtube.com/watch? v=1fwpOQj-5vo
I agree and I'm not wasting anymore of my time and money supporting Rand Paul. He started off but it didn't take long before he was just another Republican such as supporting Israel and saying put Edward Snowden in prison for a few years. Just a few years; not life or death like most Republicans but prison nevertheless.
My last donation to Rand was when he ran for the senate, no more. (That's when I believed that he would be like his father.) “The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
I knew from his first 15 seconds of fame he was pathetic. Hooray for me :-)
I had to seriously restrain myself from posting Ann-Margret on Tommy nudie scenes.
corruptissima re publica plurimae leges - Tacitus
corruptissima re publica plurimae leges - Tacitus
Is one picture worth one thousands words? Or maybe just a "Fuck you, Rand Paul..."??
#2. To: Bill D Berger (#0)
Remember, truth is treason in the empire of lies. And nowhere is that more true than when it comes to Washington, D.C. and their media mouthpieces.
#3. To: Bill D Berger (#0)
Ron Paul's imprimatur should silence a lot of the chatter.
#4. To: Bill D Berger (#0)
Marxism: steal everything
Keynesianism: steal by counterfeiting whenever needed
Chicago school (Milton Friedman): steal by counterfeiting at a steady, predictable rate
Austrians: don't steal
'Wiped off the Map' – The Rumor of the Century
#5. To: Lod (#1)
It's way too late for Randi.
#6. To: NeoconsNailed, PnbC, 4 (#5)
#7. To: Lod (#1)
It's way too late for Randi.
#8. To: HAPPY2BME-4UM (#7)
#9. To: Lod (#1)
It's way too late for Randi.
#10. To: DWornock (#9)
#11. To: Lod (#10)
#12. To: NeoconsNailed, Lod (#11)
#13. To: Lod (#10)
make me a bird
so I can fly
far, far away
#14. To: Bill D Berger (#0)
-Alex Kurtagic
#15. To: X-15 (#14)
Love...
Love will keep us together...
corruptissima re publica plurimae leges - Tacitus
#16. To: Lod (#1)
yeah - I was one of those who had high hopes for the kid, but he has bee disappointing to say the least. If he would just stop pandering to the warmongers, I'd respect him a lot more. It's way too late for Randi.
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
#17. To: DWornock (#9)
That was pretty much what did it for me - saying that Snowden belongs in the same jail cell as Clapper. The ironic thing is that if it were not for Snowden, Rand wouldn't have been able to do his 10 1/2 hour filibuster dance against the NSA, the very organization that Snowden exposed. He started off but it didn't take long before he was just another Republican such as supporting Israel and saying put Edward Snowden in prison for a few years.
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
#18. To: Bill D Berger (#16)
Yeah, if he was only like 15% less corrupt, then I'd trust him. Yay Randi!!!
corruptissima re publica plurimae leges - Tacitus
#19. To: Dakmar (#18)
His love of zion cooked his goose here. He'll be lucky to remain the senator from KY at this pace.
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
#20. To: Bill D Berger (#17)
Wow, that's a good point. They're so shallow, these knaves and knavesses. The ironic thing is that if it were not for Snowden, Rand wouldn't have been able to do his 10 1/2 hour filibuster dance against the NSA, the very organization that Snowden exposed.
#21. To: NeoconsNailed, Bill D Berger (#20)
Wow, that's a good point. They're so shallow, these knaves and knavesses. =============================================== The ironic thing is that if it were not for Snowden, Rand wouldn't have been able to do his 10 1/2 hour filibuster dance against the NSA, the very organization that Snowden exposed.
U.S. Constitution - Article IV, Section 4: NO BORDERS + NO LAWS = NO COUNTRY
#22. To: HAPPY2BME-4UM (#21)
He talks like a fag :-)
#23. To: Lod (#19)
He doesn't care, he can do his six year term and then he's got that lifetime congressional pension (vested after 5 years) to supplement his optical clinic. He'll be lucky to remain the senator from KY at this pace.
-Alex Kurtagic
#24. To: X-15 (#23)
================================== IIRC, the lifetime congressional pension was brought up in the first '16 GOP debate for about FIVE SECONDS, when Paul sluffed it off. He doesn't care, he can do his six year term and then he's got that lifetime congressional pension (vested after 5 years) to supplement his optical clinic.
U.S. Constitution - Article IV, Section 4: NO BORDERS + NO LAWS = NO COUNTRY
#25. To: HAPPY2BME-4UM (#24)
Oh, GREAT -- how can anybody have any further use for these obscene neocucks????
#26. To: Lod (#10)
(That's when I believed that he would be like his father.) That when I donated over $1,000 and I feel it's money wasted. Rand needed us (Ron Paul supporters) at time so he did sound like his father. Otherwise, without our donations, he had no chance of being elected to the senate. However, once he was elected, he didn't need up to get re-elected. For a while, I gave him the benefit of the doubt, but there was a limit and he greatly exceeded it. My last donation to Rand was when he ran for the senate, no more.
#27. To: Bill D Berger (#17)
Just by continuing to be a typical Republican, he can get re-elected to the senate; especially in a Republican state like Kentucky. However, as his poll numbers show being a typical Republic doesn't get you elected president. A few months ago Rand was about 10 percent and now it is half that; about 5 percent.
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