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Nitram

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35. It will hurt him, but it's only one reason among many.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 12:22 PM

Apr 2015

The reason he's petulant with reporters is because they are exposing his frantic flip-flopping to the exact opposite of formerly held and firmly stated views. Great fodder for both his GOP opponents in the primaries and his Democratic opponent for the presidency.

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Rand Paul's Petulance With Reporters Will Ruin Him [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 OP

Reporters do have an outsized influence on this sort of thing el_bryanto Apr 2015 #1

Folks are superficial...While they generally don't like the press... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #2

My point is more - they may not like the Press - but the Press has real power to inject stories el_bryanto Apr 2015 #8

It's not wise to get into a fight with an entity that buys ink by the barrel... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #10

Let's not pretend that Guthrie wasn't asking important questions. Paladin Apr 2015 #9

No argument from me .He is deceitful, disingenuous, and dangerous... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #12

F*cking jerk*ff assh*le motherf*cking asshat. FUCK Rand Paul. Earth Bound Misfit Apr 2015 #3

Your efficiency with profanity has... 3catwoman3 Apr 2015 #20

Funny, I rarely use profanity except when the subject is Rethuglicans... Earth Bound Misfit Apr 2015 #32

he has the arrogance of a surgeon. they have a god/superiority complex GusBob Apr 2015 #4

Its probably partly that, but the root is the name - Paul Cosmocat Apr 2015 #6

He has the arrogance of a prominent doctor's kid. Paladin Apr 2015 #19

He has malpractice suits??? DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #22

I heard/read 2 suits GusBob Apr 2015 #34

Or.. Savannahmann Apr 2015 #5

He has a narrow audience Cosmocat Apr 2015 #11

The fact that large majorities of voters in many States have passed medical marijuana laws and Bluenorthwest Apr 2015 #14

I thought most of cosmocat's analysis was spot on... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #18

Not where I live Cosmocat Apr 2015 #29

That's hilarious, Rand Paul is not in favor of marijuana legalization, he's anti gay, anti choice an Bluenorthwest Apr 2015 #13

Yep. Rand and all RW Libertarians don't even live in reality... tridim Apr 2015 #16

Jimmy Carter favored decriminalization as far back as 1979 !!! DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #21

He compared abortion to infanticide on CNN./NT DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #23

May I please see a citation that he wants to legalize marijuana for recreational use? DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #15

Ok Savannahmann Apr 2015 #24

Medical marijuana DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #25

I didn't watch the Megan Kelley video of her questioning Paul on this. randome Apr 2015 #7

It doesn't matter. He wasn't going to get the nomination anyway. totodeinhere Apr 2015 #17

I think he's displaying his opinion of women as second-class citizens. babylonsister Apr 2015 #26

Falsus in unum, falsus in omnibus DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #27

Hey, I'm hardcore. babylonsister Apr 2015 #28

Another WAR WHORE. nt valerief Apr 2015 #30

He's been coddled his entire career, and fails every test. n/t Orsino Apr 2015 #31

Rand Paul is not suited to be POTUS Gothmog Apr 2015 #33

It will hurt him, but it's only one reason among many. Nitram Apr 2015 #35

He's going to desperately try to make it about the press but that dog won't hunt./NT DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #36

Sara Palin tried that too Nitram Apr 2015 #37

Rand Paul will not be the GOP nominee Gothmog Apr 2015 #38