Posted on 05/24/2015 8:59:12 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
Not the endorsement someone heading into the Republican primaries would normally want, but it's the one Rand Paul got. On today's This Week [hosted by Jonathan Karl in the absence of Stephanopoulos], far-left Rep. Keith Ellison declared that on a variety of issues, including opposition to the Patriot Act, he is "proud to stand" with Rand Paul.
Roll the video and watch Bill Kristol look on benignly as Ellison praises Paul. You can imagine he was thinking that every Ellison accolade was another chunk of GOP primary voters lost for Kristol's least-favorite Republican candidate. In the unkindest cut, Kristol claimed that it was Paul standing with Ellison, not the other way around, since Ellison and his fellow lefties were first to stake out these positions and Paul has now decided to become a "liberal Democrat" on those issues. Ouch!
View the video here.
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Far left Dem Rep. Keith Ellison says he’s “proud to stand” with Rand Paul in opposition to Patriot Act and other issues.
Ping to Today show list.
Well, that’s a kiss of death for Paul. But of course he didn’t really need one.
The proverbial Kiss of Death for Paul. Ellison wants end of patriot act spying on the Enemy Within, islamonazis who Obama has moved or let into almost every city in America. The obvious answer is to repatriate the Moslems to their own 57 countries and end patriot act spying on Americans .
True, anyone in the GOP who gets high praise from extreme lefties is someone who will sell us out in a minute. Oh, and of course Rand has buddied up with Mitch McLoser, so definitely a no vote for Rand here.
Godfather has spoken, “C’e il baccio de morte per ti!”
Arrivederci, Rand. All the Mr. Clean there is won’t get that Ellison smell off of you.
Rand Paul: Time for GOP to soften war stance...by softening its edge on some volatile social issues and altering its image as the party always seemingly "eager to go to war... We do need to expand the party and grow the party and that does mean that we don't always all agree on every issue" ... the party needs to become more welcoming to individuals who disagree with basic Republican doctrine on emotional social issues such as gay marriage... "We're going to have to be a little hands off on some of these issues ... and get people into the party," Paul said.[Posted on 01/31/2013 5:08:50 PM PST by xzins]
Rand Slams Congress for Funding Egypt's Generals: 'How Does Your Conscience Feel Now?'Sen. Rand Paul is hammering his fellow senators for keeping billions in financial aid flowing to Egypt's military -- even as Cairo's security forces massacre anti-government activists. [by "anti-government activists" is meant church-burning Christian-murdering jihadists][Posted on 08/15/2013 5:44:10 PM PDT by Hoodat]
Rand Paul's immigration speech...The Republican Party must embrace more legal immigration.[Posted on 03/19/2013 7:04:07 AM PDT by Perdogg]
Unfortunately, like many of the major debates in Washington, immigration has become a stalemate-where both sides are imprisoned by their own rhetoric or attachment to sacred cows that prevent the possibility of a balanced solution.
Immigration Reform will not occur until Conservative Republicans, like myself, become part of the solution. I am here today to begin that conversation.
Let's start that conversation by acknowledging we aren't going to deport 12 million illegal immigrants.
If you wish to work, if you wish to live and work in America, then we will find a place for you...
This is where prudence, compassion and thrift all point us toward the same goal: bringing these workers out of the shadows and into being taxpaying members of society.
Imagine 12 million people who are already here coming out of the shadows to become new taxpayers.12 million more people assimilating into society. 12 million more people being productive contributors.
Rand Paul calls on conservatives to embrace immigration reformLatinos, should be a natural constituency for the party, Paul argued, but "Republicans have pushed them away with harsh rhetoric over immigration." ...he would create a bipartisan panel to determine how many visas should be granted for workers already in the United States and those who might follow... [and the buried lead] "Imagine 12 million people who are already here coming out of the shadows to become new taxpayers...[Posted on 04/21/2013 1:52:42 PM PDT by SoConPubbie]
[but he's not in favor of amnesty, snicker, definition of is is]
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I took the older...Obie and a cup of coffee..animation...replaced the ‘old “ “obie” with the current ice cream cone carrying model...and voila.
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What? Are they being shot?
Ron & Rand Paul, the RLC and other libertarian groups have always been the first and most courageous in speaking out against the Patriot Act and surveillance programs.
If Kristol says it is the Dems/statists that are first, then his intel is again faulty.
The big problem of the neo-cons is not that they are wrong on a particular issue. It is that they have trouble connecting their agenda with more than one point of reality. They do succeed in connecting to one point of reality. Yes, Sadam was a bad dude. Yes, the US could defeat his army in a week. But then what?
The neo-cons can’t get beyond the first two moves in the chess game without behing dis-honest.
An endorsement is supposed to increase the credibility of the endorsed person, not destroy the credibility of the person making the endorsement.
Tells me most of what I need to know about Rand Paul. RIP, RP candidacy.
I don't think so. The way the discussion came down, there was acknowledgement that there are those on the left and right of the political spectrum that don't like freedoms being taken away by some sections of the Patriot Act. It's those in the middle (both parties) that are defending our loss of freedom. There was an acknowledgement that hillary could be vulnerable, that the Patriot Act and other privacy issues are important, and that those who agree on that are speaking out. Kasich was given a lot of interview time. Maybe that means that the puppetmasters are giving up on Jeb and Christie.
Overall, it was a fun show.
You’re correct..Paul is going nowhere and never will. He still has his followers....just like the Scientologists have theirs.
Paul may not even keep his senate seat next time.
If Rand Paul is good for Keith Ellison, he certainly is not good for me.
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