Kelley Paul gets ready for her media blizzard

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Kelley Paul gets ready for her media blizzard

Lisa Belkin
March 25, 2015

Kelley Ashby Paul was dressed for the weather as she trudged through the last storm of the Washington, D.C., winter to meet a reporter. Fuzzy woolen hat, complete with earflaps and pompom, on her head. Knee-high waterproof boots with faux fur trim on her feet. Puffy white parka zipped in between.

Her husband, Rand, meanwhile, was home, still dry and warm, in the couple’s tiny Capitol Hill apartment. The junior senator from Kentucky and presumed presidential candidate had nowhere to be on this weekday morning because the federal government, in fact the entire city, was shut down. (No, not by the Tea Party; by the snow.) That Kelley was out in the storm made metaphorical sense, because she isn’t really “of” D.C., and unlike Rand, she doesn’t officially work for the government.

Home, for her, is still Bowling Green, Ky., where she was raising her three sons as a stay-at-home wife of a small-town ophthalmologist in the 20 years before Rand ran for office. Where she lived full-time until this year, when she finally took the next step in the transformation and enrolled her youngest in a D.C. private school. Now her tight circle of hometown friends takes care of her house — dealing, for instance, with the time a bird got inside and “pooped all over the bathroom” and picking her up at the airport when she manages to fly back once a month or so.

Politics, like the clergy and the military, is one of the few fields where it’s assumed that the spouse — particularly the wife — will take on part of the job. It is an anachronism from a time when all wives were defined by the work of their husbands, and it’s an increasingly tough role to navigate now that the political spotlight is brighter and the political pace is faster.

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[francisco]

Sounds to me that Kelley is going to be an extremely important asset to the campaign

 

[William Tell]

Sounds to me that Kelley is going to be an extremely important asset to the campaign

Yes, I think so.

 

[r3volution 3.0]

Stellar

 

[georgiaboy]

the not so secret secret weapon.

Kelley rocks.

 

[Todd]

That's a really good photo of her. Jackie O'..

 

[torchbearer]

great article. shared.

 

[Inkblots]

he finally took the next step in the transformation and enrolled her youngest in a D.C. private school.

Poor kid. I can't imagine going to school with a lot of politicians' and consultants' children -- a lot of them aren't terribly pleasant.

 

[ThePaleoLibertarian]

Boy, she is hot. She really shouldn't go back to that limp, straight haircut with bangs like she had during the 2010 race. Not flattering at all.

 

[Gage]

Kelley is so awesome and down to earth, and one of the nicest people I know.

 

[r3volution 3.0]

That's a really good photo of her. Jackie O'..

but but but....I was told this woman was the new Jackie O'

 

[asurfaholic]

Lol that HAS to be photoshopped

 

[ThePaleoLibertarian]

Lol that HAS to be photoshopped

Nah, Michelle Obama is just half orc.

 

[CaptUSA]

That's a really good photo of her. Jackie O'..

I thought the same thing when I saw that pic. If the campaign is wise, they will play that up. America loves their first lady to be fashionable.

 

[r3volution 3.0]

 

[ThePaleoLibertarian]

Lol, it's so funny how the media just repeats how "beautiful" and "elegant" Michelle is. Progs sure have an exceptional talent at denying what is right in front of their faces.

 

[anaconda]

Boy, she is hot. She really shouldn't go back to that limp, straight haircut with bangs like she had during the 2010 race. Not flattering at all.

And Kelley Paul needs to 86 the color painted nails and stick with the French manicured white tips. For the love of God.

 

[Chester Copperpot]

That's a really good photo of her. Jackie O'..

thats exactly what came to mind when i saw it too

 

[specsaregood]

And Kelley Paul needs to 86 the color painted nails and stick with the French manicured white tips. For the love of God.

yes, because clearly she needs to get fashion advice from the men of rpfs.

 

[alucard13mm]

Bust out carol paul. I wish ron wouldve used carol more to get through to other elderly ladies. Have large cooking shows... that wouldve been cool.

I also agree that michelle is quite ugly...