Rand Paul speech and interview at #RebootCongress [video]

[Foreigner]

Rand gives 5 minutes of remarks on technology and privacy issues, followed by an 25 min interview with TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington
at the #Reboot Congress Conference. A conference held by Lincoln Labs, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The interview contains many vitty remarks from Rand, and he shows a good understanding of complicated tech issues. Recommended watching!

Could not find a tube, but MSNBC has the full video here:
http://www.msnbc.com/shift/watch/rand-paul-wants-to-reboot-congress-397922883876#


Also the MSNBC writeup from the event, which funny enough, is a comparison between Rand's successful inroads with Silicon valley, and Ted Cruz's lackluster performance:

WASHINGTON – If Republicans Rand Paul and Ted Cruz were competing in the 2016 tech primary, the senator from Kentucky on Thursday showed why he’s ahead — even if he managed to also highlight his weaknesses as a potential presidential candidate during the same appearance.

Both Paul and Cruz appeared at Lincoln Labs’ #RebootCongress conference at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington (subtitle: “Get S#!t Done”), giving a speech and answering questions from organizer-selected moderators.

“I love tech,” Cruz declared as he paced the stage for nearly half an hour with microphone in hand, regaling the scattered crowd with stories of how his parents were programmers in the 1950s and 1960s — echoing the standard campaign trope of telling, say, an Iowa audience which distant relative was born in a town that somewhat resembles a hamlet in the agricultural state.

The Silicon Valley-oriented, mostly tieless, often denim-clad crowd stared back at him. “The principle I’m going to suggest to you is, don’t mess with the Internet!” Cruz said. Exactly two half-hearted claps came from the back of the room. “The two ‘don’t mess with us caucus,’” Cruz said, laughing nervously, “and the remainder are looking to be messed with.”

It was a study in contrasts with Paul, who sat onstage with TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington and bantered easily back and forth about Bitcoin currency, net neutrality and how urban liberals could find common ground with rural conservatives. His fluency served as a reminder that he has something of a leg up with the tech crowd; the billionaire PayPal founder Peter Thiel has donated more than $2.5 million to a PAC backing his father, former Rep. Ron Paul, and Rand Paul has traveled to the Valley to raise money. Napster co-founder Sean Parker has donated to RandPAC.

Read more:
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/ted-cruz-and-rand-paul-battle-tech-cred-rebootcongress

 

[Scrooge McDuck]

cool picture of Rand in the MSNBC article

 

[RabbitMan]

Excellent, excellent interview. Lately, he definitely has been showing his inability to 'fire people up' and show 'conviction' on his sleeve, but in a way it's actually refreshing and makes him come off as more authentic and...well..cool. A guy you would want to have a beer with.

I hope this trend continues.

 

[specsaregood]

good, personable interview