[Video] Rand Paul on CNN w/ Wolf Blitzer 3/19/13

[Brett85]

Does anyone here really think abortion will be banned? I really don't think it is possible there are just too many women who think it is a right and too many men who don't want to take responsibility. If he comes across too strong on this issue if he runs and wins the nomination people will vote against him on this issue alone. Even if he would come out strong against the wars including the drug war. Women want the right to kill their child terrible as it is it is a fact.

And if he doesn't come out strong against abortion he won't win the GOP primary, particularly when he's already taken a more libertarian position on issues like marriage and drugs. He can't be seen as a social liberal across the board. When I watched his interview with Wolf Blitzer he made it sound like he was already running in a general election campaign for President.

 

[itshappening]

I know this might be taken as an insult, but Rand is an amazing politician. "Silver-tongued" doesn't quite do justice the way he waltzed through that landmine-filled interview.
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Hannity and now Wolf, he's definitely getting a serious vetting by the press but he's well up to the job.

 

[itshappening]

And if he doesn't come out strong against abortion he won't win the GOP primary, particularly when he's already taken a more libertarian position on issues like marriage and drugs. He can't be seen as a social liberal across the board. When I watched his interview with Wolf Blitzer he made it sound like he was already running in a general election campaign for President.

He will probably sound more strongly against it at events in Iowa than on CNN.

 

[Jon311]

Hannity and now Wolf, he's definitely getting a serious vetting by the press but he's well up to the job.

Wolf really, really wanted Rand to start some more beef with McCain. But Rand wouldn't have any of that.

 

[robert68]

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Having said that, they will never succeed in this endeavor. Liberals are NOT going to tolerate the outlawing of pre-viable (or whatever the timeframe is) abortions. And I don't blame them. If conservatives ever get close to passing something like this, they will get annihilated in the election following their effforts and the Democrats will mobilize like you've never seen before.

Many “pro-lifers” have either no awareness of, or any regard, for the fact that the abortion “debate” has been going on for 40 years, since the Roe vs. Wade decision. The “pro-life” cause has had political success over the years, especially with Presidents Reagan, Bush Senior, and Junior, all being “pro-life”. That political success however didn’t and hasn’t resulted in reducing the legal availability of abortions by much if any.

Furthermore, most “pro-lifers” are pro mass murder when in comes to the lives of non-Americans, so “pro-life” political success requires making a deal with pro mass murder “pro-lifers”.

 

[Brett85]

Furthermore, most “pro-lifers” are pro mass murder when in comes to the lives of non-Americans, so “pro-life” political success requires making a deal with pro mass murder “pro-lifers”.

Well, then maybe the anti abortion rights position would be more popular if pro lifers supported a pro life foreign policy. Rand Paul wants to go in that direction, so maybe he would get more support for his position against abortion rights.

 

[Brett85]

The left is already accusing him of flip flopping on the abortion issue.

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/03/rand-paul-isnt-100-pro-life-any-more/63324/