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ProSense

(116,464 posts)
Thu Jul 25, 2013, 09:45 AM Jul 2013

Paul: Nobody In Congress Has ‘Stronger Belief In Minority Rights’ Than Me

Paul: Nobody In Congress Has ‘Stronger Belief In Minority Rights’ Than Me

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) trumpeted his commitment to minority rights on Wednesday, claiming that no one in Congress can match his record on that front.

During a visit to Iowa, the junior Kentucky senator and 2016 contender told Yahoo News that he's going to continue to do his part to lure blacks and Hispanics to a Republican Party that has been plagued by an inability to win over minority voters.

“I’m not easily dissuaded, so it’s not something that makes me shrink away, it makes me come out even stronger to say that I don’t think there’s anyone in Congress who has a stronger belief in minority rights than I do,” Paul said. “Because my conception of justice is that there have been many times in our history when we have done things unfairly to Japanese Americans, to black Americans. I still think that the justice system does not treat African Americans fairly in regard to non-violent drug crime, with regard to felonies being on your record.”

In April, Paul delivered a speech at Howard University, the historically black school located in Washington, D.C., that was notable for some awkward moments. During a question and answer session at the school, Paul denied that he's ever signaled opposition to the Civil Rights Act, despite infamously telling Rachel Maddow in 2010 that he was against sections of the law that require private businesses to accommodate all comers.

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http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/sen-paul-no-one-in-congress-has-stronger

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Paul: Nobody In Congress Has ‘Stronger Belief In Minority Rights’ Than Me (Original Post) ProSense Jul 2013 OP
Bullshit! sakabatou Jul 2013 #1
He actually said that with a straight face? hobbit709 Jul 2013 #2
I hate him JustAnotherGen Jul 2013 #3
Unfrigginbelievable. Yet another GOP attempt to rewrite history. n/t OneGrassRoot Jul 2013 #4
ayn rand paul tries desperately to repaper the walls. nt Javaman Jul 2013 #5
He's telling the truth, because he considers whites a minority. nt Mnemosyne Jul 2013 #6
Typical JustAnotherGen Jul 2013 #7
"We have the best health care in the world." is another example -the critters are speaking about Mnemosyne Jul 2013 #10
What a goofball BeyondGeography Jul 2013 #8
I'm really surprised ProSense Jul 2013 #23
"Minority" white rights. jwirr Jul 2013 #9
Well, 1% is a 'minority' of the population... Wounded Bear Jul 2013 #11
Exactly, Sir The Magistrate Jul 2013 #13
I was going to make the same point n/t n2doc Jul 2013 #17
It boggles the mind how Ron/Rand Paul and their supporters think... Spazito Jul 2013 #12
I have to wonder... Ohio Joe Jul 2013 #14
He thinks he's smarter than black people . . . kickitup Jul 2013 #15
"And when I say minority, I mean poor, white, oppressed Christians, of course." Arkana Jul 2013 #16
I like the expression of the woman in the photo flamingdem Jul 2013 #18
Right. Because the owner of the restaurant is a minority compared to the # of blacks he turns away. lumberjack_jeff Jul 2013 #19
Every time Rand Paul opens his mouth, he only proves himself to be the biggest dumbass in the Senate Initech Jul 2013 #20
Yup. n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #22
Some of his best insured patients are black. nt AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #21

JustAnotherGen

(31,828 posts)
3. I hate him
Thu Jul 25, 2013, 09:48 AM
Jul 2013

The way OWS haaaaaaaaaaaaaates Obama times 100 Million plus a trillion.

Who is he fooling with this? No one. Not a single one of us. We know precisely WHAT he is. I know it.

And I highly doubt there is a single black American who can't tell the difference between him and Strom Thurmond. Dirt bags both.

JustAnotherGen

(31,828 posts)
7. Typical
Thu Jul 25, 2013, 10:03 AM
Jul 2013

White male Republican puts a deck of cards on the table with a "race card" in there - then slips it up his sleeve at the 11th hour. Typical, typical, typical.

Mnemosyne

(21,363 posts)
10. "We have the best health care in the world." is another example -the critters are speaking about
Thu Jul 25, 2013, 10:09 AM
Jul 2013

themselves. We do not exist.

Jr. used to tell the truth all the time, but everyone always thought he was lying. If you realize that no one else matters to them, we don't even exist, then they are telling the 'truth'.

Pyschopathic asses.

Spazito

(50,377 posts)
12. It boggles the mind how Ron/Rand Paul and their supporters think...
Thu Jul 25, 2013, 10:21 AM
Jul 2013

people don't remember their vile positions on race, women's rights, etc. They are both vile, imo.

kickitup

(355 posts)
15. He thinks he's smarter than black people . . .
Thu Jul 25, 2013, 10:31 AM
Jul 2013

and that it's his job to educate them on how to vote. He believes that somehow they are incapable of determining which party is aligned with their own best interests.

That's all it boils down to, really, and he's a bigot of the worst sort because of it.

I'm sorry my state brought this man-child to D.C.

p.s. And I'm also sorry if my comments seem to lump all black people together, as though they all think alike or are "other." I just know people like Paul. They will deny they are racists (and I believe they are being honest when they deny it), while at the same time they hold the notion that black people are less capable in some way, although they would never come right out and say it. It's hard to explain unless you live around it.

Initech

(100,083 posts)
20. Every time Rand Paul opens his mouth, he only proves himself to be the biggest dumbass in the Senate
Thu Jul 25, 2013, 11:03 AM
Jul 2013
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