[Video] Rand Paul on Meet the Press w/ Chuck Todd 5/17/15

[Brian4Liberty]

 

[Foreigner]

Khan Academy FTW!

Oh yes! Rand also praised it before.

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Intelligent poor people have no problem acquiring an education in the US. The middle wage or upper middle wage earners are the ones that are suffering.

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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]That's not something you would say if you went to a crummy inner city school where many of the students can't even read, and many don't graduate. At home they have failed families, so their parents can't compensate the crappy education they receive at school.[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]Besides, at an early stage in a childs development, I seriously doubt that there are dumb kids and smart kids - unless there is some brain damage. The human mind can develop extraordinary - especially at an early age, but it needs inspiration and dedication to do so. I know 5-year old kids that are fluent in english, norwegian and then a third language. (usually the mother tongue of one of the parents) They didn't learn it because they are smart - they automatically learned it because they where exposed to it regularly. It's the same with maths, they will learn it easily if somebody inspires them to like it, and pushes them to work on it regulary. That's the power of the human brain.[/FONT]

 

[Sola_Fide]

I get so frustrated when I watch Rand interviews. He's clearly head and shoulders above anyone else who's running and at the same time he sucks.

Haha...I feel the same way.

 

[ctiger2]

Go on?

It's as simple as this. I loathe politicians. Politicians & News Media hate(d) Ron Paul. Therefore, I loved Ron Paul. Everytime they attacked him, I felt like they were attacking me personally. When Ron didn't back down, it brought a sense of euphoria into my body. I felt a deep bond to the guy. Rand is an enigma to me, divided between politician & principle. He'll say something principled and I'll start to resonate, then he switches to politician and it really turns me off. I want to like him, but I just can't do it, so it essentially makes me angry listening to him. I should probably just ignore him from now on, better for my health.

 

[JohnGalt23g]

It's as simple as this. I loathe politicians.

Lesson One in the garnering/exercise of power:

Never try to take the politics out of politics...

 

[Jamesiv1]

The education subject is so important to winning.
When students hear the message of being able to attend an online college level class, with a Harvard or MIT instructor that is dirt cheap compared to what they would pay if they where in that professors class room, they will vote for him just for the opportunity and the savings. This is a very powerful way to attract not only youth, but stay at home parents, specifically women who want to finish their degrees. This needs to be pushed, because it is the youth, female and minority vote that will win Rand the election.

yes, that is an awesome, forward-thinking proposal. First I've heard about it. Has he been talking about this?

 

[JohnGalt1225]

It hits on several levels.

First, it provides access to lower income Americans.
Next, it provides access even outside of America - Good for a nation of immigrants.
Next, it provides a huge money-making proposition to people like Peter Thiel who has been pushing this idea. Deep pockets.
Then, it gets the teachers' unions fired up. But in a way that there is no mistaking who they are really concerned about. Hint: it ain't the kids.
Finally, it helps with a younger generation that is looking for new ideas for old problems.

This issue is a winner. Hopefully, he baited some unions with this discussion...

Exactly, it's very refreshing to see genuinely innovative ideas being proposed. The education system in this nation has flaws and far too often those on the right have ceded the issue to leftists who just talk about "investing" in education, or a conservative will just talk of vague "reform" or vouchers. What Rand is talking about is more specific and very forwarding looking. It's truly "progressive."

 

[dude58677]

It's as simple as this. I loathe politicians. Politicians & News Media hate(d) Ron Paul. Therefore, I loved Ron Paul. Everytime they attacked him, I felt like they were attacking me personally. When Ron didn't back down, it brought a sense of euphoria into my body. I felt a deep bond to the guy. Rand is an enigma to me, divided between politician & principle. He'll say something principled and I'll start to resonate, then he switches to politician and it really turns me off. I want to like him, but I just can't do it, so it essentially makes me angry listening to him. I should probably just ignore him from now on, better for my health.

His voting record should give you europhia. He talks like a politician but votes like Ron Paul.

 

[Brett85]

It's as simple as this. I loathe politicians. Politicians & News Media hate(d) Ron Paul. Therefore, I loved Ron Paul. Everytime they attacked him, I felt like they were attacking me personally. When Ron didn't back down, it brought a sense of euphoria into my body. I felt a deep bond to the guy. Rand is an enigma to me, divided between politician & principle. He'll say something principled and I'll start to resonate, then he switches to politician and it really turns me off. I want to like him, but I just can't do it, so it essentially makes me angry listening to him. I should probably just ignore him from now on, better for my health.

That's understandable, but at the same time, if he tried to get your support he would have no chance at all to win the GOP nomination.

 

[r3volution 3.0]

Excellent work by Rand!

On the other hand, Todd's biases were showing clearly.

Trying to insinuate that Rand was a fan of Saddam, trying to insinuate that Rand sympathizes with Iran, and then most obviously - his idiotic remark about education. One teacher teaching millions of students via the internet =/= nationalized education (duhfuck?). Does he think "nationalized" means "nation-wide"? What an idiot. I actually don't think that one was a smear attempt (or if it was it a really pathetic one), more a reflection of Todd's own confusion. Rand fumbled slightly on his answer, presumably because he couldn't believe that Todd was actually saying the incredibly stupid thing he appeared to be saying.

I'm getting really sick of guys named Todd...

 

[francisco]

Rand knocked it out of the park in that interview

 

[Crashland]

Todd's biases were obvious but at least he kept the questions short and let Rand talk.

 

[dillo]

He needs to start prepping on how to debate the "merica" crowd.

I get the non-intervention thing, but it takes a brain to comprehend the concept that as a country we aren't always right. Most of the country lacks the ability to rationalize that.

 

[squirl22]

Besides, at an early stage in a childs development, I seriously doubt that there are dumb kids and smart kids - unless there is some brain damage.

I worked in early childhood development for a number of years and what I saw is that all children are equally smart with the exception of those with brain damage of some sort or those who are exceptionally brilliant. It isn't until children enter school that suddenly there are dumb kids and smart kids. So, you are absolutely correct.

 

[squirl22]

His voting record should give you europhia. He talks like a politician but votes like Ron Paul.

Rand has a 96% rating with the Heritage Foundation;Rubio has an 88%. Over at HotAir, Rand is called a weirdo and Rubio a conservative. Obviously, there are a lot of conservatives who have no idea what conservative means..they are really neocons who want to blow the bejesus out of anyone and make a lot of money for the gunrunners and moneychangers. It's very discouraging and coming over here to where there are supposed to be Rand supporters and hearing the same garbage about Rand is also discouraging. He's walking the path...same as his father...but he wants to win, unlike his father.

 

[anaconda]

Good God Rand is getting smooth as silk. And starting to sound more like his dad every day.

 

[anaconda]

Rand has a 96% rating with the Heritage Foundation;Rubio has an 88%. Over at HotAir, Rand is called a weirdo and Rubio a conservative. Obviously, there are a lot of conservatives who have no idea what conservative means..they are really neocons who want to blow the bejesus out of anyone and make a lot of money for the gunrunners and moneychangers. It's very discouraging and coming over here to where there are supposed to be Rand supporters and hearing the same garbage about Rand is also discouraging. He's walking the path...same as his father...but he wants to win, unlike his father.

You fully get it. Hope there will be many more that wake up like you have done. Nice to have you on the RPFs.

 

[anaconda]

Todd's biases were obvious but at least he kept the questions short and let Rand talk.

Agreed. Well said, succinct and spot on.

 

[Feeding the Abscess]

Good God Rand is getting smooth as silk. And starting to sound more like his dad every day.

Well, aside from saying we should keep the NSA.

 

[01000110]

Good interview.

I like his stance on the NSA, but I think he needs to be careful with that line he's walking as I imagine Rubio and Bush will claim we'll end up with more Boston bombers if we do away with the spying on citizens.