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 (R-KY) in 2014 or possibly waiting until 2016 to take on Paul.

Conservative WMAL radio hosts Brian Wilson and Larry O'Connor asked Paul to react to the news on Wednesday.

"I heard she lives in Scotland, I thought she was running for Parliament," Paul quipped to the radio hosts delight. "I think she'd fit right in, in the English Parliament."

"She's way damn too liberal for our country, for our state," he added. "She hates our biggest industry, which is coal. So, I say, good luck bringing the 'I hate coal' message to Kentucky."

"Here's the other thing. She's got to get back and forth from Scotland and Kentucky to campaign and they don't have the Concord anymore. It's going to be tough."

Listen to the audio below from WMAL, broadcast Dec. 5, 2012.