Rand Paul blames Obama for 'inflaming' Occupy Wall Street protests, worries of 'lawlessness'

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Friday that he believes the Occupy Wall Street protests stem from divisive rhetoric from President Obama, who has called for the richest Americans to pay increased taxes to help close the budget deficit.

"I see the president's rhetoric of envy inflaming the public and saying, 'Go get yours because rich people don't deserve it,'" Paul said on Fox Business.

Paul said he was worried that the president would stoke the protestors' passions to the point that they could become violent.

"I see it as inflaming this Paris mob that I hope doesn't result in a lawlessness where they say, 'Well, gosh, those nice iPads through the window should be mine and why don't I throw a brick through the window to get them because rich people don't deserve to have them when I can't have them,'" Paul said.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/186311-rand-paul-blames-obama-for-inflaming-occupy-wall-street-protests-worries-of-lawlessness-?utm_campaign=briefingroom&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitterfeed

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Flashback: Rand Paul followers, after their passions are stoked:

[eleny]

1. Some libertarian he turned out to be

[moondust]

2. I worry

about this guy finding his way out of bed in the morning.

[AnnieBW]

3. Ain't that a kick in the head?

Literally.

[Confusious]

4. He thinks everyone is a dim bulb like himself

And doesn't get pissed about this stuff on their own.

Or, that we're all sheep needing to be lead, like his followers. Obama getting his sheep riled up!

Or some combination of the two.

[Angry Dragon]

5. Rand Paul looks like he is coming off a three day bender

the little boy has trouble thinking

[chemp]

6. "rhetoric of envy"

What the fuck is this rat haired bastard talking about!?!

[Fire Walk With Me]

7. #OWS is about principles, not iPads. (facepalm)

[LonePirate]

8. His idiocy is so brazen and crass nowadays. I'm not sure if it saddens me or terrifies me or both.

[The Traveler]

9. Hey Rand ... what you fear will meet you half way.

I hope it doesn't ... but that seems to be one of history's lessons. Ya might wanna take a different road, buddy.

[notadmblnd]

10. Okay, that's Cantor and Paul expressing their concern

Are they trying to send a message to someone? So far, the only people who have been violent are the police. I'm beginning to believe that they are trying to provoke the protesters into violence.

[GReedDiamond]

12. The only people who would respond with violence...

...to the idiotic, delusional, fear-mongering statements made by Paul and Cantor are their teahadist followers, especially the gun-toting sociopaths who like to dress up in paramilitary camo at the 'bagger "rallies" - IMO.

[krabigirl]

11. ugh...

[Kalidurga]

13. What a teatard

people are protesting over lack of jobs not lack of opportunities to steal...

[chollybocker]

14. Has that silver soup tool ever earned any honest day's pay in his entire life?

He's like a walking rhetorical question.

[MADem]

15. WTF is wrong with that guy's head? Is that a bad Hair Club weave, or a dead squirrel?

What an asswipe. He's hoping, no, praying, that there will be 'trouble' at these events, so that he can blame Obama further.

Now I'm really wondering why the teabaggers are starting to love the OWS effort...