Rand Paul makes up his own Board Certification in Opthalmology

[MotF Bane]

Necrotroll!

 

[Craig234]

Since this got bumped, here's yet more bizarre dirt on this radical (for other reasons):

WASHINGTON – Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul of Kentucky on Tuesday denied suggestions he ever kidnapped anyone or forced them to use drugs, and said he hasn't ruled out a lawsuit against a magazine that ran an article describing events from his college days.

The article in GQ quotes an unnamed woman as saying Paul and a friend once blindfolded her, tied her up, drove her to their house and tried to force her to smoke marijuana. The woman said she and Paul were teammates on the Baylor University swim team at the time, about a quarter-century ago.

In an interview with Fox News, Paul did not directly answer when asked about another detail in the article attributed to the woman — that he and his friend drove her to a creek, where they told her their god was "Aqua Buddha" and she should bow down to him.

"To produce someone anonymously, and then I'm supposed to somehow respond to an anonymous person from 27 years ago, who in the end says — whoever this person was, says — we didn't do any harm to them and it was all in fun and we didn't do anything wrong — and yet it's being characterized as kidnapping, it's kind of a craziness," Paul said.

"But the thing is, is we used to have journalist ethics in our country, that you wouldn't report something from one anonymous source, particularly accusing somebody of something like that. It's so ridiculous, I don't know where to start," he said.

Asked whether the incident could have been playful fun, he replied, "I think I would remember if I'd kidnapped something and — someone — and I don't remember and I absolutely deny kidnapping anyone ever."

Jim Nelson, GQ's editor in chief, defended the story in a statement issued before the television interview. "We stand by the story, and we gave the Paul campaign every opportunity to refute it. We notice that they have not, in fact, refuted it," he said.

Paul used the issue to raise money. In a letter posted on his campaign website, he asked supporters to contribute so that he can beef up his staff and to pay for political ads.

"It's become very clear you and I will NOT be able to count on anything approaching a fair shake from the media," he wrote. "So we're going to have to go around them."

In a radio interview with Sean Hannity, Paul angered parishioners at a small-town Kentucky church by saying he and other politicians who attended its fundraising picnic had to worry about having beer thrown on them. The picnic does not serve alcohol as it's in a dry area.

"We were in a place called Fancy Farm, which is just a wild picnic where they boo your entire speech. And it's a very partisan thing, and you do worry about people throwing beer on you and throwing things at you," Paul said.

Parishioner Mark Wilson at St. Jerome called for Paul to retract the unflattering comments, fearing they would discourage families from attending.

"We have never known of any objects being thrown, and especially we've never heard of any problems with beer being thrown," Wilson said.

 

[MotF Bane]

Since this got bumped, here's yet more bizarre dirt on this radical (for other reasons):

Dirt? That's called unconfirmed allegations, and you'd shit yourself if someone tried the same thing for one of your so-called "progressives".

 

[Red Dawn]

Kentucky Republican Senate Candidate Rand Paul rejected allegations Tuesday from an anonymous woman that during his college days he and a friend kidnapped her and attempted to force her to use marijuana.

The allegations were part of a larger profile for the GQ magazine by their reporter Jason Zengerle. The piece describes Paul's years as a student at Baylor University, during which the alleged incident took place.

I'm surprised GQ would publish this using an anonymous source. Reeks of the Inquirer or one of Rupert Murdochs rags.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/08/10/paul-dismisses-kidnapping-forced-drug-use-allegations/

 

[bamacre]

I'm surprised GQ would publish this using an anonymous source. Reeks of the Inquirer or one of Rupert Murdochs rags.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/08/10/paul-dismisses-kidnapping-forced-drug-use-allegations/

I'm not. "They" have been out to get him. The other day there was a headline on HuffPo saying he didn't have a college degree. Of course one would have to actually read the article to see he graduated from Duke Medical.

I'm not sure what to think about Rand, I don't like some of the stuff that comes out of his mouth. I'm not sure if he actually believes the shit he says, or he's saying it to get elected as a Republican. Either way, it's a turn off.

 

[Red Dawn]

I'm not. "They" have been out to get him. The other day there was a headline on HuffPo saying he didn't have a college degree. Of course one would have to actually read the article to see he graduated from Duke Medical.

I'm not sure what to think about Rand, I don't like some of the stuff that comes out of his mouth. I'm not sure if he actually believes the shit he says, or he's saying it to get elected as a Republican. Either way, it's a turn off.

I know but he's perfect for Kentucky. You do know that Spidey's from Kentucky right?

 

[MotF Bane]

I know but he's perfect for Kentucky. You do know that Spidey's from Kentucky right?

We The People of Kentucky are wide awake! OUR EYES ARE WIDE OPEN!

 

[bamacre]

I know but he's perfect for Kentucky. You do know that Spidey's from Kentucky right?

 

[spidey07]

We The People of Kentucky are wide awake! OUR EYES ARE WIDE OPEN!

Yep. And Rand is still 10 points ahead in the poll. You wouldn't believe how much enthusiasm this state has for him no matter how many hit pieces come out. We're a free state and want to stay that way.

Wide awake we are. Stopping obama we will.

 

[CallMeJoe]

Yep. And Rand is still 10 points ahead in the poll. You wouldn't believe how much enthusiasm this state has for him no matter how many hit pieces come out. We're a free state and want to stay that way.
Wide awake we are. Stopping obama we will.

Yoda you are not.

 

[Vette73]

Yep. And Rand is still 10 points ahead in the poll. You wouldn't believe how much enthusiasm this state has for him no matter how many hit pieces come out. We're a free state and want to stay that way.

Wide awake we are. Stopping obama we will.

Yea 10points sounds big, but when you compare it to before he was at near 30 points ahead. Let alone recent polls now only show a 5-8 pont lead.

He has been on a drop since he started talking.

 

[hal2kilo]

Quote-The article in GQ quotes an unnamed woman as saying Paul and a friend once blindfolded her, tied her up, drove her to their house and tried to force her to smoke marijuana. The woman said she and Paul were teammates on the Baylor University swim team at the time, about a quarter-century ago.

Do they have medical marijuana laws in Kentucky (lot of home grown thar in the hills). Should recommend it for his gluocoma patients.

 

[CallMeJoe]

When you get drawn into denials of kidnapping and people start to associate you with prayers to Aqua Bubba, it can't be good for a political campaign.

 

[her209]

When you get drawn into denials of kidnapping and people start to associate you with prayers to Aqua Bubba, it can't be good for a political campaign.

Aqua Buddha is mad because you called him Aqua Bubba.

 

[werepossum]

When you get drawn into denials of kidnapping and people start to associate you with prayers to Aqua Bubba, it can't be good for a political campaign.

When the machine is reduced to old, unsubstantiated charges that you once blindfolded a woman and attempted to force her to smoke marijuana it's very good for a campaign. How many politicians are this clean that the radical lunatic fringe is all that can be dug up?

/necrotroll

 

[CallMeJoe]

Aqua Buddha is mad because you called him Aqua Bubba.

I thought the Kentucky branch worshipped the Aqua Bubba...

 

[CallMeJoe]

When the machine is reduced to old, unsubstantiated charges that you once blindfolded a woman and attempted to force her to smoke marijuana it's very good for a campaign. How many politicians are this clean that the radical lunatic fringe is all that can be dug up?
/necrotroll

I don't think this is anything more than a distraction for the campaign, but even a minor distraction can be damaging.
Then again, the more they keep Rand Paul talking about something other than his political philosophy, the better for him.

Let's just hope for the Pauls' sake that they keep cousin Ru on the sidelines...

 

[hal2kilo]

I don't think this is anything more than a distraction for the campaign, but even a minor distraction can be damaging.
Then again, the more they keep Rand Paul talking about something other than his political philosophy, the better for him.

Let's just hope for the Pauls' sake that they keep cousin Ru on the sidelines...

I agree this is a plus for him. Keeps people hearing his message.

 

[CallMeJoe]

I agree this is a plus for him. Keeps people hearing his message.

My point was that it keeps people from hearing his message; like Sharron Angle, the more he remains a symbol and the less he talks the better for him.

 

[OutHouse]

Since this got bumped, here's yet more bizarre dirt on this radical (for other reasons):

WASHINGTON – Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul of Kentucky on Tuesday denied suggestions he ever kidnapped anyone or forced them to use drugs, and said he hasn't ruled out a lawsuit against a magazine that ran an article describing events from his college days.

The article in GQ quotes an unnamed woman as saying Paul and a friend once blindfolded her, tied her up, drove her to their house and tried to force her to smoke marijuana. The woman said she and Paul were teammates on the Baylor University swim team at the time, about a quarter-century ago.

well it looks like this story is bust sorry craig. the woman totally refutes it.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/08/10/woman-said-rand-paul-kidnapped-backs-away-allegation/

 

[feralkid]

Wide awake we are. Stopping obama we will.

I am America and so can you!

 

[spidey07]

well it looks like this story is bust sorry craig. the woman totally refutes it.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/08/10/woman-said-rand-paul-kidnapped-backs-away-allegation/

Wow. Talk about a media hit piece out to get the guy. Even their source says that's not what happened.

 

[OutHouse]

Wow. Talk about a media hit piece out to get the guy. Even their source says that's not what happened.

yup it was totally an media assassination attempt on Rand and i hope the editor and writer are thrown out of the business.

 

[werepossum]

I don't think this is anything more than a distraction for the campaign, but even a minor distraction can be damaging.
Then again, the more they keep Rand Paul talking about something other than his political philosophy, the better for him.

Let's just hope for the Pauls' sake that they keep cousin Ru on the sidelines...

What, and lose the all-important tranny-lover vote?

Actually, as a black man making a pretty damned good living being a transvestite, Ru Paul might make a pretty good adviser!

Side note more interesting than Rand Paul - I had a cow-orker back in the early eighties that went to see Ru Paul in an Atlanta stage production of Rocky Horror Picture Show, back when he was Ru Paul Jones. After the show they just got up and went back stage to meet the cast, unannounced and uninvited, and ended up spending a couple hours with Jones and some of the other cast members. Ru Paul gave him a book he had written - literally written out longhand and photocopied - with his philosophy. Gems like "Ru Paul Jones on abortion: It's your pussy, do what you want with it." It was a pretty cool story and it's given me a lasting if vague fondness for Ru Paul (one that admittedly doesn't extend to listening to his records or watching his TV shows.)

 

[Turin39789]

well it looks like this story is bust sorry craig. the woman totally refutes it.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/08/10/woman-said-rand-paul-kidnapped-backs-away-allegation/

When the machine is reduced to old, unsubstantiated charges that you once blindfolded a woman and attempted to force her to smoke marijuana it's very good for a campaign. How many politicians are this clean that the radical lunatic fringe is all that can be dug up?

/necrotroll

I didn't post about it because the anonymous reeked of unreliable, but I also wouldn't say she "totally" refutes it. She certainly refutes the kidnapping aspect of it, but I still get the feeling that in the complicit hazing he still showed up stoned, with a bong, and asked her to worship the aqua buddha.

In fact the washington post article that fox cites begins

The woman who sparked a national firestorm by recounting Rand Paul's
youthful indiscretions to GQ magazine is now clarifying her account: She says she was not kidnapped nor forced to do drugs by Paul.

But she reiterated other odd aspects of her earlier story, including her claim that Paul and another college friend blindfolded her, tied her up, and told her to smoke pot and worship the "Aqua Buddha," even if they didn't physically force her to do these things.

and ends

In our conversation, she elaborated that she doesn't want her name in print because she's a clinical psychologist who works with former members of the military, some of whom are Tea Partyers, and fears that complicating Paul's Senate run could put her in danger.

Even the KY coverage at the Herald Leader hasn't entirely let him off the hook.
http://www.kentucky.com/2010/08/12/1389697/commentary-rand-paul-should-come.html
http://www.kentucky.com/2010/08/12/1388978/report-accuser-says-paul-didnt.html


Harmless shenanningans IMHO but whatever happened to the moral majority? Don't they get upset about that kind of stufff?