Rand Paul Says ‘I Am Running for President’

[XemaSab]

Source: New York Times

Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky declared himself a candidate for the Republican nomination for president on Tuesday, aiming to upset the political order in Washington and disprove those in his own party who doubt that a fiercely libertarian conservative can be a serious contender.

“I am running for president to return our country to the principles of liberty and limited government,” Mr. Paul wrote in a post on his website on Tuesday.

Mr. Paul’s brand of politics could make him both an outlier and a target among his rivals. In a primary contest of candidates debating which of them is the most doctrinaire conservative, Mr. Paul is likely to be the only one arguing for reducing federal drug penalties, clamping down on the nation’s intelligence agencies and taking a more deliberative approach to military intervention.

On social issues like abortion and same-sex marriage, however, he does not stray from the Republican Party line.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/08/us/politics/rand-paul-republican-presidential-nomination.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

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[onehandle]

1. KKKlown KKKar Filling Up. I'm waiting for the Donald.

Put up or shut up, you hairless impotent non-billionaire reality show freak.

Sue me.

[Erose999]

2. President of what, the Hair Club for Men?

[jmowreader]

26. What do you have against Hair Club for Men?

It looks more like Rand skinned out a possum one of his clients paid him with and glued the pelt to his empty melon.

[samsingh]

3. who cares

[samsingh]

4. who cares

[spinbaby]

5. Here's my theory

I think the likes of Rand Paul and Ted Cruz are being put out there to make Jeb look like a reasonable, sane candidate.

[Jon Ace]

8. DING DING DING! (nt)

[glinda]

17. They are out there to get their "message time" bigger. Just think about it...

If you have 10 Conservative candidates who all get 10 hours a week via print or interviews and you have only 3 Dems getting if lucky, 2 hours a week in print or media, then how is it anywhere near fair.
People will be inundated with crap this time worse than before.

[Beacool]

24. They both have huge egos.

They are putting themselves out there. They are delusional if they think that either one can win their party's nomination, let alone the GE. Cruz is a nasty, arrogant jerk who is disliked by most in the Senate. Paul is a Libertarian. He too will bite the dust before all is said and done.

[harun]

28. Yeppers

[underpants]

6. Has the ballot law been changed in Kentucky?

Did the GOP win both Ky houses?

[Panich52]

18. No GOP majority but they have rather back door plans to circumvent the law. As usual

[Cryptoad]

7. Will Comrade Snowden get to come home in time to,,,,

work on Paul's campaign?

[FSogol]

9. Fuck Rand Paul. n/t

[Shadowflash]

10. Yeah.

Good luck with that.

[Cryptoad]

11. Gays are a "Moral Failure" - Rand Paul.

Anti-Gays are NOT "Libertarians" by any stretch of the imagination.

[brooklynite]

12. Live Feed of announcement

http://www.c-span.org/video/?325139-1/senator-rand-paul-rky-presidential-campaign-announcement&live

[Cryptoad]

13. how can you go wrong with people like this?

[Blue_Tires]

14. Time to officially draw the battle lines on DU once again...

The Paul Appreciation Society on DU will have to choose a side...

[Helen Borg]

16. Did not know there was one on DU. Live and learn...

[Helen Borg]

15. It will be fun to see him against Ted Cruz! What a circus.

[Panich52]

19. Dems should gain a Senate advantage by Paul's prez campaign.

KY law won't let him run for POTUS & Senate at same time. Quirky laws would prevent a Repub running in KY Senate race 2016, leaving Dem candidate w/o major opponent.

Wonder what back door, underhanded approach GOP will use to circumvent the law...?

[Cryptoad]

22. maybe

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=9&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CFAQFjAI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.randpaul2016.com%2F2014%2F12%2Frand-paul-to-seek-re-election-to-u-s-senate%2F&ei=iAYkVarGCcSogwT974CQCQ&usg=AFQjCNGJKciONoGYCkdJK0SkbkAc3fpuhg&bvm=bv.89947451,d.eXY

[truebrit71]

20. Add one more to the KKKlown Kar

...but we may finally get an answer as to just what the fuck that thing is on the top of his head....

[Cryptoad]

21. ,,,

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[Beacool]

23. Here's hoping that he's as successful as his dad was in all his previous runs.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

25. There's just something about an Aqua Buddah man

[calguy]

27. At his age.......

He'll able run for president at least 10 more times.