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progressoid

(49,998 posts)
Tue Apr 7, 2015, 11:23 PM Apr 2015

Photos Of People Endorsing Rand Paul Are From German-Based Stock Photographer

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul launched his presidential campaign Tuesday complete with a page to endorse the new presidential candidate.

The endorsements are then presented on a map of the United States.

The people on the endorsement map, however, appear to be stock images from a Italian photographer Andrea Piacquadio who goes by the name Olly or Ollyy on stock image sites,and according to his Shutterstock page, is based in Germany.


Here’s how the page for endorsing Rand Paul looks, complete with an endorsement map:



more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/rand-paul-features-germans-not-americans-on-his#.rlGblOqOw
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Photos Of People Endorsing Rand Paul Are From German-Based Stock Photographer (Original Post) progressoid Apr 2015 OP
he is worse than a repuke olddots Apr 2015 #1
Pitiful alcibiades_mystery Apr 2015 #2
Nah, the ends justifies the means. Incapable of embarrassment, they are. n/t freshwest Apr 2015 #5
It fits right in with Rand's tendency to plagiarize texts in his speeches aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2015 #3
Ding ding we have a winner malaise Apr 2015 #6
Aren't they all? Elmer S. E. Dump Apr 2015 #12
You win malaise Apr 2015 #13
Busted right at the starting blocks. lpbk2713 Apr 2015 #4
Recommend.. KoKo Apr 2015 #7
His dad suckered a lot of Liberals into supporting him... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2015 #8
... warrprayer Apr 2015 #9
Nobody will notice. Turbineguy Apr 2015 #10
Yeah, I imagine some genius thought they could get away with it if they used people from a European progressoid Apr 2015 #11
1 female, 4 young men, and no senior citizens. Looks about right. pnwmom Apr 2015 #14
They should go all out & use all stock photos lovemydog Apr 2015 #15
Rand has lots of stock supporters in Germany rpannier Apr 2015 #16
 

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)
2. Pitiful
Wed Apr 8, 2015, 12:06 AM
Apr 2015

A team that's truly not ready for prime time.

Good for us. Except, of course, for the imbecile Rand fans and other libertarians who still fancy themselves "progressives." Embarrassing as all hell for those jackasses.

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
3. It fits right in with Rand's tendency to plagiarize texts in his speeches
Wed Apr 8, 2015, 12:08 AM
Apr 2015

as Rachel Maddow has pointed out and again talked about in her Tuesday show.

lpbk2713

(42,766 posts)
4. Busted right at the starting blocks.
Wed Apr 8, 2015, 12:41 AM
Apr 2015



This does not bode well for the remainder of his pathetic campaign.

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
8. His dad suckered a lot of Liberals into supporting him...
Wed Apr 8, 2015, 10:09 AM
Apr 2015

Back during Dubya the Republicans were strutting around claiming they would have majority rule till the end of time so having a guy in their ranks against the war was a big deal. Ron Paul supporters came up with that "rEVOLution" With the backwards love just to sucker Liberals into supporting him. Then the racism surfaced. Then the type of Libertarian he was surfaced. He feels government should let corporations do anything they want and let the magic of the "free market" handle things like pollution.

Dad's time was DONE as soon as Liberals got wise to him.

His son is trying to ride that former fame that vanished long ago.

progressoid

(49,998 posts)
11. Yeah, I imagine some genius thought they could get away with it if they used people from a European
Wed Apr 8, 2015, 12:42 PM
Apr 2015

stock agency.

Too bad that Google image search thingy is global.

pnwmom

(108,991 posts)
14. 1 female, 4 young men, and no senior citizens. Looks about right.
Wed Apr 8, 2015, 09:45 PM
Apr 2015

At least they're being realistic. Women and old people won't be voting for him.

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)
15. They should go all out & use all stock photos
Thu Apr 9, 2015, 12:19 AM
Apr 2015

for everything. Like the 'this is your brain on drugs' for people who support that racist creep.

rpannier

(24,337 posts)
16. Rand has lots of stock supporters in Germany
Thu Apr 9, 2015, 01:44 AM
Apr 2015

Now he just needs to find the same 'stock' support in the USA

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