Rand Hits Back at ‘Juvenile’ ‘Neocon Community’ Critics

Breitbart.com ^ | 04/08/2015 | Ian Hanchett

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) shot back at his “juvenile” critics who he said were members of the “neocon community” during an interview broadcast on Tuesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel.

Rand responded to an attack ad that played a clip of him saying Iran wasn’t a threat to the US’ national security by stating, “things do change over time. Also, I wasn’t campaigning for myself, I was campaigning to help my father at the time. But I would say that almost every element of the ad’s a lie. I mean, they say I’m helping the president. I’m actually one who has said to the president that this deal, when it becomes final, has to be finalized by Congress, and I said I’ve done that to actually strengthen the president’s hand. But I do want him negotiating from a position of strength,” which he said Obama isn’t, and expressed his concern over Iran’s “lack of sincerity” due to their rhetoric, sponsorship of terrorism, and threatening of Israel, and his belief they should never be trusted with a nuke.

[Arm_Bears]

Juvenile.

Is that like JV?

[massgopguy]

At his announcement. Paul said he has “the Constitution in one hand and the Bill of Rights in the other.” WRKO’s Jeff Kuhner is going after JEB for a goof he made in 2009.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

DON NOT TRUST RAND PAUL!™

[Georgia Girl 2]

I’m backing Ted Cruz for President but that ad again’st Rand Paul was just obnoxious.

[alloysteel]

“Neocon community” is codeword for “Jewish” or “Zionist”. This is a whack at Benjamin Netanyahu and his US supporters, and to add the adjective “juvenile” is to further denigrate those who are disposed to be of this opinion, as being adolescent and sophomoric.

Oh, grow up, “Grand” Paul.

[Durus]

Rand Paul for President Secretary of the Treasury.

[TADSLOS]

Rand Paul, for President Secretary of the Treasury Opthomalogist

[ansel12]

Rand wants to shrink our military at a time when we need to be increasing it, just like Obama does.

The man is a pandering idiot.

[mac_truck]

I’m backing Ted Cruz for President but that ad again’st Rand Paul was just obnoxious.

I heard Levin mention that the political action committee behind that attack had leads back to Jeb Bush.

Go figure.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Actually to be accurate what Rand Paul said last night is that he wants to significantly build up the military. He just wants to pay for it by making cuts in other areas such as doing totally away with the dept of Commerce. Hallafrickinluyah! And I would like to see the depts. of Energy, Education, and HUD added to that.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Nothing Jebbie and the Gee OH Pee do would shock me.

[Sam Gamgee]

By throwing around “neocon” he starts to sound like his father. Libertarians who start flailing with their argument always resort to the traditional name calling of “neocon”. Basically anyone who believes that the US should assert its interests with force is called a “neocon”.

[Sam Gamgee]

That IS sometimes true, although it might not always be that sinister. SOME libertarians are of the view the US an never do right in foreign affairs and so anyone who thinks otherwise is a neocon.

[ansel12]

Paul is a pandering idiot that very much resembles Mitt Romney in his inability to be honest and consistent.

[ansel12]

Libertarians are firmly weak on national defense, that has never changed, and is fundamental to libertarianism.

[Durus]

He would be better than Jeb Bush, Santorum, Huckabee, etc. but that is damning with faint praise.

[ex-snook]

Basically anyone who believes that the US should ALWAYS assert its interests with force is called a “neocon”.

I added the word ALWAYS. War is their only option on the table.

[Moleman]

Looks like the GOP elites are afraid of Rand, makes me like him more.