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Ian David

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5. It's a topsy-turvy world, and maybe the problems of one person doesn't amount to a hill of beans...

Thu Nov 7, 2013, 10:30 AM

Nov 2013

But this is my hill. And these are my beans!

And I'm not quitting. It's not over!

Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!

And it ain't over now. 'Cause when the goin' gets tough... The tough get goin'! Who's with me? Let's go!

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Rand Paul has threatened to quit politics -- Help to Write his Resignation Speech for Him... [View all] KurtNYC Nov 2013 OP

Buh-Bye. JoePhilly Nov 2013 #1

You won't have Rand Paul to kick around anymore Dyedinthewoolliberal Nov 2013 #2

Don't let the door hit ya... magical thyme Nov 2013 #3

Ha! LisaLynne Nov 2013 #16

DUzy!!! Scuba Nov 2013 #57

SOmeone nykym Nov 2013 #4

It's a topsy-turvy world, and maybe the problems of one person doesn't amount to a hill of beans... Ian David Nov 2013 #5

just a small insert BillStein Nov 2013 #7

Shame on you! MyOwnPeace Nov 2013 #39

well this isn't hard: "You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I could' kydo Nov 2013 #6

Here's one that I wrote all by myself, feel free to borrow as you choose Rand. Ganja Ninja Nov 2013 #8

Hey! I was gonna write that speech for Sen. Paul! Honest The Second Stone Nov 2013 #12

You have to post the whole thing. Ganja Ninja Nov 2013 #21

That would be a perfect speech for Rand to plagiarize! LonePirate Nov 2013 #14

tl;dr. LisaLynne Nov 2013 #17

Oh my paws and whiskers, that was painful. Thanks, Obama, sparing us from that! freshwest Nov 2013 #30

God, my brain hurts hatrack Nov 2013 #46

"I am not a crook" has to be in there somewhere. City Lights Nov 2013 #9

"I am quitted." -Rand. randome Nov 2013 #10

It's impossible for words to describe what is necessary to those who do not know what horror means. myrna minx Nov 2013 #11

the Star Wars is a nice touch KurtNYC Nov 2013 #22

I LOVE this one!! Myrina Nov 2013 #44

In all the decisions I have made in my public life, I have always tried to do what was best for the ecstatic Nov 2013 #13

+1 KurtNYC Nov 2013 #23

It can start, "When in the course of human events...." FSogol Nov 2013 #15

Four score and seven years ago...nt magical thyme Nov 2013 #18

Aw, I was gonna do that one..... louis-t Nov 2013 #75

GBCW: Teabagger Senator style. nt stevenleser Nov 2013 #19

Please do...go crawl in some Kentucky bat cave and never emerge again! gopiscrap Nov 2013 #20

He's really being true to his namesake, isn't he? Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2013 #24

entitled crybabies who don't get their way 2naSalit Nov 2013 #61

Only one thing is impossible for me ... ananda Nov 2013 #25

But I don't think of you. JHB Nov 2013 #26

ooooh...touche!!!!! seriously DUzy magical thyme Nov 2013 #71

"Read my lips: I am not a crook. If it does not fit, you must...iQuit!" KurtNYC Nov 2013 #27

I wouldn't want him to be MY doctor. Laelth Nov 2013 #28

Nobody puts Baby in a corner. (nt) DreamGypsy Nov 2013 #29

reallllly? Leave the Senate before the end of his term? librechik Nov 2013 #31

WTF, can't he just find one online? Cut and Paste, Cut and Paste. Coyotl Nov 2013 #32

Rand Paul: "I realized that I am an idiot. AndyA Nov 2013 #33

As long as Breshear appoints a Democrat to replace his inbred ass. Buddha_of_Wisdom Nov 2013 #34

He is amazed that he has to fight for the crazies. Thanks Ted Cruz. grantcart Nov 2013 #35

He could always consult Charlie Sheen..I'm sure he has some eloquence to "borrow" SoCalDem Nov 2013 #36

"I'm leaving now. I don't need nothing." bmbmd Nov 2013 #37

Oh god, he finally found his "special purpose". myrna minx Nov 2013 #73

He can plagiarize 'A Tale of Two Cities,' by Charles Dickens: freshwest Nov 2013 #38

Would be ironic if he became a footnote in history Blue Owl Nov 2013 #40

Why can't he just plagiarize a speech from LibGranny Nov 2013 #41

Except that he's not a REAL doctor ... Myrina Nov 2013 #42

Good riddance. n/t Paper Roses Nov 2013 #43

He could become a high power lobbyist Dopers_Greed Nov 2013 #45

Old senators never die; they just fade away. Botany Nov 2013 #47

Damn it! You beat me to it! 11 Bravo Nov 2013 #50

Stop picking on me or I'm quitting Lifelong Dem Nov 2013 #48

here we go MissMillie Nov 2013 #49

I'd contribute fredamae Nov 2013 #51

"Ask not what your country can do for you, JimboBillyBubbaBob Nov 2013 #52

I Checked And Nobody Had Used This DallasNE Nov 2013 #55

Hahahaha.......... JimboBillyBubbaBob Nov 2013 #77

As You All Know DallasNE Nov 2013 #53

GO, Rand Paul.... ReRe Nov 2013 #54

"Frankly My Dear, I don't Give A Damn..." Katashi_itto Nov 2013 #56

Hey Rand, Fuddnik Nov 2013 #58

Your wish is my command KamaAina Nov 2013 #59

Rand needs to establish his very own Rodent Inspired Hair Club For Men graywarrior Nov 2013 #60

He plagiarized that look from Fred Schneider (B52s) KurtNYC Nov 2013 #78

John Lennon allude to the rumor that Ichingcarpenter Nov 2013 #62

"What a town. DC..." KansDem Nov 2013 #63

Resignation letters online. Rand, Google is your friend Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #64

Ohh. Resignation speech. Now where can I steal one of those from? eom MyNameGoesHere Nov 2013 #65

I'll call U-Haul for ya Senator to make it easy. Left Coast2020 Nov 2013 #66

That's a threat? Wounded Bear Nov 2013 #67

Go ahead and make my day, Rand. Just don't say "AAAh'll be back" ok? Erose999 Nov 2013 #68

Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation . . . Major Hogwash Nov 2013 #69

I am a shulb libodem Nov 2013 #70

So long, farewell malaise Nov 2013 #72

why was he in politics in the first place? promised the position when he crushed dear old Dad? Sunlei Nov 2013 #74

Great. At least at his old job, Jamaal510 Nov 2013 #76

If only. n/t Tarheel_Dem Nov 2013 #79

Boy, does he have a thin skin. Beacool Nov 2013 #80

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, applegrove Nov 2013 #81

It couldn't happen soon enough madokie Nov 2013 #82

what a brat Skittles Nov 2013 #83

On the Waterfront nadinbrzezinski Nov 2013 #84