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Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)
Wed Apr 29, 2015, 08:51 PM Apr 2015

Rand Paul Blames 'Lack of Fathers' for Baltimore Unrest—But His Own Son Was Just Arrested

Rand Paul Blames 'Lack of Fathers' for Baltimore Unrest—But His Own Son Was Just Arrested for Drunk Driving
Does the presidential aspirant blame himself?
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/rand-paul-blames-lack-fathers-baltimore-unrest-his-own-son-was-just-arrested-drunk
As for root causes, Paul listed some ideas of his own. "There are so many things we can talk about," the senator said, "the breakdown of the family structure, the lack of fathers, the lack of a moral code in our society."

It's a pretty interesting explanation, given what happened with Paul's own son earlier this month. Young William Hilton Paul, 22, crashed his car into an occupied car after driving drunk, “the third time that William Paul has had a run-in with the law involving alcohol.” Perhaps the Senator shouldn't throw rocks while living in a glass house?

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Rand Paul Blames 'Lack of Fathers' for Baltimore Unrest—But His Own Son Was Just Arrested (Original Post) Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 OP
Wow, talk about living in a glass house. . . DinahMoeHum Apr 2015 #1
Does that also apply to Sarah Palin douggg Apr 2015 #2
"More authoritarianism will fix everything," moondust Apr 2015 #3
K&R freshwest Apr 2015 #4
ditto Daniel Moynihan--the Senator you had to phone before noon because he was blackout MisterP Apr 2015 #5

DinahMoeHum

(21,788 posts)
1. Wow, talk about living in a glass house. . .
Wed Apr 29, 2015, 09:07 PM
Apr 2015

He should STFU and address his own family issues before talking about others.

The "speck in your brother's eye. . .the plank in your own. . ." and all that jazz.

MisterP

(23,730 posts)
5. ditto Daniel Moynihan--the Senator you had to phone before noon because he was blackout
Wed Apr 29, 2015, 11:27 PM
Apr 2015

drunk the other three-quarters of the day

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