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Sen. Rand Paul’s son arrested for public intoxication
Update below: Airline claims it didn’t serve alcohol to minor. The son of Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) was arrested Saturday morning at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport, according to The Charlotte Observer. The 19-year-old William Hilton Paul was reportedly arrested after the plane landed for public intoxication, and ultimately charged…
Sen. Rand Paul congratulates Michigan on new right-to-work law
Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky on Tuesday congratulated the heavily-unionized state of Michigan after its legislature approved a so-called “right-to-work” bill. “I offer my congratulations to the Michigan state legislature on their hard work on and passage of freedom in the workplace legislation, and to Gov. Rick Snyder for…
Rand Paul: Ashley Judd ‘way too damn liberal for our country’
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Wednesday reacted to a possible Senate run by Ashley Judd by saying that the actress was so “damn liberal” that she did not even belong in the United States. Earlier this week, Politico reported that Judd “is seriously exploring” a bid against Sen. Mitch McConnell…
Sen. Paul backs states rights on marijuana, saying he’s ‘interested’ in 2016 race
In a wide-ranging interview with ABC News reporter Jonathan Karl on Tuesday morning, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said he’s “interested” in running for President of the United States in 2016, explaining that he believes his brand of libertarian-infused Republicanism is just the thing the party needs to help conservatives appeal…
Rand Paul rebukes Romney over ‘throwing more money at the military’
Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky on Wednesday criticized Mitt Romney’s push for aggressive actions in the Middle East. The Republican presidential candidate has called for the U.S. provide weapons to the Syrian rebels, using the conflict as a proxy war with Iran. Romney has also called for increased defense…
Shorter Rand Paul: White People Get to Keep What They Steal
So, there’s been an ongoing court battle of a handful of gold coins that the federal government required people to turn in back in 1933, which was a necessary move to keep people from hoarding gold and clinging to what might be my second favorite wingnut delusion*: that the gold…
Sen. Rand Paul: Obamacare is still unconstitutional
At the Republican National Convention in Tampa on Wednesday night, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) insisted that the health care reform law was unconstitutional, regardless of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling. “When the Supreme Court upheld Obamacare, the first words out of my mouth were: I still think it is unconstitutional,”…
Rand and Ron Paul’s next project: Fracture the Internet freedom movement
One of the emerging Internet freedom movement’s greatest assets — the hyper-aware, ever-connected, techno-libertarian crowd that has fervently supported Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) for president — is about to become one of it’s greatest opponents. Paul and his son, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), are taking up a new project that,…
Rand Paul: Court declaring health law constitutional ‘doesn’t make it so’
Tea party-backed Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) isn’t willing to give the United States Supreme Court the final say on whether or not President Barack Obama’s health care reform law is constitutional. In a statement posted to his website on Thursday after the court declared the that law did not violate…
Fugelsang: Following Jesus and Ayn Rand like following Gargamel and the Smurfs
Current TV host John Fugelsang poked fun at Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Wednesday for introducing an amendment to a flood insurance bill that would define life as beginning at the moment of conception. “You know I gotta say, it’s hard being both a Christian and being a fan of…
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