WashPost: Rand Paul is the most interesting man in the (political) world

[Harald]

The first six months of 2013 have made two things very clear: 1) Rand Paul is running for president and 2) Rand Paul is the most interesting politician in the country at the moment.

More at the link

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...-most-interesting-man-in-the-political-world/

 

[Harald]

Another good quote from the article:

“Rand is the first real candidate in thirty years with the potential to alter Reagan’s three-legged stool of defense hawks, fiscal conservatives, and social conservatives. He really has a modern appeal that has a much higher ceiling with today’s electorate than anyone else in the party right now.”

 

[ObiRandKenobi]

It's pretty cool how he has so much clout and garners so much attention despite being so understated and soft-spoken.

 

[radiofriendly]

This is a keeper! So many good lines...

"...he also showed that he acts and other 2016ers react. That includes Marco Rubio..."

 

[ctiger2]

Rands really exceeded my expectations overall. Just go back to '09 when he was drafted and look how much trouble he's causing now. My donations were money very well spent IMHO.

 

[jllundqu]

Excellent article... wtf is happening at WaPo?

 

[eleganz]

Waiting for national anarchist to come tell us how rand betrayed his father last year

 

[georgiaboy]

stay thirsty, my friends.

 

[FriedChicken]

Waiting for national anarchist to come tell us how rand betrayed his father last year

goodness knows no love is lost between myself and that specific forum member but isn't that kind of bating him to reply? I hope this thread isn't derailed into another topic, especially that one.

 

[Origanalist]

Waiting for national anarchist to come tell us how rand betrayed his father last year

He's banned.

 

[NoOneButPaul]

I can't wait to see where this goes... I just hope if Rand can win he doesn't screw it up.

 

[anaconda]

I can't wait to see where this goes... I just hope if Rand can win he doesn't screw it up.

I wonder how many deals he will have to make along the way. Short of a populist tsunami in the electorate, he's probably going to need help from people he doesn't like and that don't like him. It could get unsavory and tricky.

 

[PatriotOne]

It could get unsavory and tricky.

There's an understatement . As much as I am trying to enjoy Rand's popularity right now it's always tempered with the knowing that "they" will soon unleash Cerberus the three-headed hellhound on Rand. Luckily most of us have been in political bootcamp for yrs now! This is what we have been training for! Release the Kraken!

 

[anaconda]

I am at a loss to explain the complete opposite of a media blackout with Rand. It's an effective tool (see Ron Paul campaigns) and he's downright dangerous to the establishment. It makes me nervous. It seems like the elitists have already resigned themselves that they can either work with Rand, or use him as a scapegoat for nefarious plans.

 

[Sola_Fide]

I am at a loss to explain the complete opposite of a media blackout with Rand. It's an effective tool (see Ron Paul campaigns) and he's downright dangerous to the establishment. It makes me nervous. It seems like the elitists have already resigned themselves that they can either work with Rand, or use him as a scapegoat for nefarious plans.

It says something about Rand that is kind of troubling. The establishment (still) knows that it is impossible to work with a freedom fighter like Ron. With Rand they see someone that is close enough to them to be acceptable.

 

[TheTyke]

I am at a loss to explain the complete opposite of a media blackout with Rand. It's an effective tool (see Ron Paul campaigns) and he's downright dangerous to the establishment. It makes me nervous. It seems like the elitists have already resigned themselves that they can either work with Rand, or use him as a scapegoat for nefarious plans.

Actually not for me... Ron got all kinds of coverage prior to his 2012 announcement. He was on FOX pretty often, and they even touted his polling numbers tied against Obama. Then when he announced, it was an overnight blackout. Rand has been enjoying the pre-announcement treatment, and amplifying it further still by his positioning and choice of issues.... but I expect it to go to a complete blackout like Ron's once he announces, while they pump up a "top tier" of Bush, Christie, and Santorum (swapping out the latter two every so often.)

My hope is that it will look even more ridiculous to black him out given his positioning and polling, and it'll be hard to put the genie back in the bottle when he's already polling so high. That and we're saving money, making donor contacts, getting training, and we're ready to put up a fight many times what we did last time.

It will take everything we have to beat the establishment. But this is the best chance we've ever had - and may ever have for many decades in the future.

 

[hauntedbaby]

Sorry - wrong thread/tab!

 

[anaconda]

It says something about Rand that is kind of troubling. The establishment (still) knows that it is impossible to work with a freedom fighter like Ron. With Rand they see someone that is close enough to them to be acceptable.

I think they felt that with adequate damage control, Ron was unelectable, so they didn't need to resign themselves to Ron becoming POTUS.

 

[anaconda]

Actually not for me... Ron got all kinds of coverage prior to his 2012 announcement. He was on FOX pretty often, and they even touted his polling numbers tied against Obama. Then when he announced, it was an overnight blackout.

I wonder if they may resort to disinfo and mudslinging for Rand, as opposed to a complete black out. I expect some degree of blackout plus a hostile media (the usual predictable crap...things like a Newsweek cover picturing Rand, with the caption "Is Rand Paul Playing Politics With America's Security?" or CNN "roundtables" with pundits discussing "Are Rand Paul Economics Red Meat for Out of Control Corporations?," and "Is Main Street Ready for Rand Paul's Austerity Plan?," etc. etc. ).

 

[DGambler]

The comments below that article tells me either a) we still have a lot of work to do or b) government operatives are getting paid overtime.