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JaneyVee

(19,877 posts) Fri Jun 6, 2014, 05:56 PM Jun 2014

Rand Paul wants to trade 5 Democrats instead of 5 Taliban. [View all]

https://mobile.twitter.com/SenRandPaul/status/475002836107816960

Between this very un-presidential statement (among many others), Ben Carson comparing ACA to 9/11 and slavery, and Ted Cruz being batshit crazy, it looks like that GOP 2016 straw poll is now moot. I can just see the attack ads now...

ETA: And they wonder why the Prez doesn't want to work with these inbred racist faketriots.

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Rand Paul wants to trade 5 Democrats instead of 5 Taliban. [View all] JaneyVee Jun 2014 OP

Shut up, Rand shenmue Jun 2014 #1

RP looks like Jamaal510 Jun 2014 #11

Maybe we should have given Rand Paul to the Taliban The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2014 #2

Oh really? That asshole wants to go there. I knew that libertarian creep was stupid but Cha Jun 2014 #3

Maybe he just needs a good, hard slap in the face randys1 Jun 2014 #4

and media whores are outraged over Susan Rice JI7 Jun 2014 #5

how about one Rand Paul? dhill926 Jun 2014 #6

I support this idea! Initech Jun 2014 #9

Joker LLD Jun 2014 #7

Anything to get his name in the media. lpbk2713 Jun 2014 #8

He thinks he'll get a free stick of gum Blue Owl Jun 2014 #10

We have some on DU wanting to trade a Democratic Senator to the Taliban. former9thward Jun 2014 #12