Okay, how in the hell did Rand Paul win the primary? He is batshit crazy...
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Fri May-21-10 11:25 AM
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Okay, how in the hell did Rand Paul win the primary? He is batshit crazy... |
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Edited on Fri May-21-10 11:26 AM by Blue_Roses
is this idiot for real? What an embarrassment ...:eyes:
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Fri May-21-10 11:28 AM
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1. Maybe it's a good thing he won |
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because it will give Jack Conway a huge change in general election.
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Fri May-21-10 11:47 AM
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12. All we Dems have to do is keep him in center stage. |
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Make sure the entire nation knows he's completely crazy!
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Fri May-21-10 11:28 AM
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2. The Republican right is batshit crazy |
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One plus one still equals two.
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Fri May-21-10 11:29 AM
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3. He's for real, he's a pale imitation of his daddy |
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and people thought they were voting for his daddy or they were giving the chinless wonder warning that they were sick of GOP politics as usual.
The good news is that there were half as many of them in a hotly contested race than there were of Democrats voting in a ho-hum primary.
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Fri May-21-10 11:29 AM
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Fri May-21-10 11:38 AM
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9. +1, they love them some crazy. |
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Fri May-21-10 11:54 AM
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Small minority population and his brand of racist talks to the rightwing.
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Fri May-21-10 11:31 AM
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5. There are many batshit crazy Republicans in Kentucky. |
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I've driven through several times. Never stay.
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Fri May-21-10 11:32 AM
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6. Republican primary voters are batshit crazy |
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That's how you get batshit crazy republican candidates.
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Fri May-21-10 11:33 AM
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7. He appeals to the bat shit in Kentucky...n/t |
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Fri May-21-10 11:37 AM
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8. We need more candidates like him. He's great! |
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Fri May-21-10 11:43 AM
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10. You answered your own question in the subject line. n/t |
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Fri May-21-10 11:45 AM
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11. Education, or the lack of it. |
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Edited on Fri May-21-10 11:46 AM by Lone_Star_Dem
Kentucky is near the bottom for adults with higher education degrees. Last I knew they were at around 17% if you included Associate degrees.
The problem really stems from the high dropout and illiteracy rates in the Central Appalachia region. The typical pattern of the poorer the region the less educated their children are persists there to this day. The end results are repressed wages and undereducated populations. It's a vicious cycle.
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Fri May-21-10 11:51 AM
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13. I think it had more to do with mainstream Republicans |
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Edited on Fri May-21-10 11:57 AM by rocktivity
not caring and staying home.
But the real question is, will the Dems repeat showing the kind of support they showed both their candidates?
:headbang: rocktivity
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Fri May-21-10 11:59 AM
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15. and DU thinks we can get the equivalent of Kucinich elected in conservative states |
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Edited on Fri May-21-10 11:59 AM by stray cat
its too much of a stretch for some states
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Fri May-21-10 12:02 PM
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16. How did George W Bush steal the presidency? He's batshit batshit. |
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It was close enough to steal. That's bad in itself. Rand Paul is what happens when the "Miss Me Yet" crowd puts their crayons down and votes.
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Fri May-21-10 12:17 PM
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17. He wouldn't have won if not for his father..... |
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He's riding his father's coat tails. That is at least part of it.
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Fri May-21-10 12:31 PM
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Fri May-21-10 12:19 PM
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18. In truth, he's mainstream GOP |
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Ayn Rand ideas have polluted that party for decades.
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Fri May-21-10 12:29 PM
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19. You answered your own question: he wond the GOP primary becasue he's batshit crazy. |
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The general election is different. He]s already stumbled over that. He may be too crazy even for Kentucky voters
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Fri May-21-10 12:31 PM
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20. People liked his father? no, not that. who knows. |
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Maybe they like medical marijuana? He is actually pro- that, one of the only good things about the guy really.
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Fri May-21-10 12:34 PM
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22. Hey I am not complaining! This bodes very bad for the GOP and |
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Fri May-21-10 12:35 PM
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23. Mainly because the US, as a country, has gone insane |
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The right wing/GOP segment is totally batshit crazy, and many on the other side are kind of whacked too. You have people on the so-called left who think the health-care bill was a good thing. You have people on the left who think the phony bank reform bill is a good thing. That's just crazy thinking.
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Fri May-21-10 12:40 PM
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24. Yes, I'd agree that both sides are whacked right now. |
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Fri May-21-10 12:41 PM
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25. because the people that voted for him are batshit crazy.... |
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Fri May-21-10 12:53 PM
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26. One of the reddest states |
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Kentucky is a very conservative christian state. I've visited it a few times and the people are nice but it is very conservative. My friend is from Kentucky. Everyone she knew growing up was a republican. She never knew anything good about democrats. Everything she heard on the news or read in the paper was pro republican and anti democrat. She didn't vote because she didn't know who to vote for. She knew that George Bush was an idiot because she heard him speak. Everything she heard about Gore and Kerry was the negative lies and distortions that fox news would tell. She couldn't understand why everyone loved George Bush. When she moved out of state, she heard and read real news. Now she is a strong democrat. She will explain to her family why fox news is lying and what the truth is on the issues.
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Fri May-21-10 03:17 PM
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was considered seriously enough to be nominated and run for a prominent elected position where she would be one bullet/heartbeat away from the Presidency. We have supersize loads of batshit crazy in this country.
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Fri May-21-10 05:34 PM
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28. I thought being 'batshit crazy' was the number one qualification for winning a Republican primary! |
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