When Rand Paul has been calling Trey Grayson a traitor for months, and Grayson has been calling Paul kooky, the slugfest that is the Republican primary can tend to seem like a blurring and continual repetition.
Until Ron Paul wades in. Roger Alford reports:
Former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul accused GOP leaders in Washington of meddling in Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race by trying to handpick the party nominee.
U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas made the statement in advance of his Saturday visit to Louisville where he will campaign for his son, Bowling Green eye surgeon Rand Paul.
Ron Paul was aiming the barb at Republican Senate candidate Trey Grayson, the beneficiary of a fundraiser held at the National Republican Senatorial Committee in Washington last September. More than 20 sitting Republican U.S. senators attended the event.
“For Republican senators to get together in Washington and try to dictate the race, that’s a badge of honor for a person who wants to challenge the Washington establishment,” Paul said.
Rand Paul has tried to establish himself as an outsider candidate. His father’s statement was intended to bolster that image.
Grayson campaign manager Nate Hodson countered by calling Rand Paul the hand-picked candidate of “out-of-state Libertarian crusaders.”
“Rand Paul’s only asset in this race is his career politician father’s out-of-state donor base,” Hodson said. “Neither of the Pauls have ever lifted a finger to support the Republican party in Kentucky, and instead they continue to openly attack and disparage Kentucky Republicans.”
This is a testament of how biased US media are. Rand Paul is one of the few decent politicians and yet attacked by idiots like this “bob”
Hello there Karl -
Welcome.
You are so right about a biased media. It’s been mistreating liberals for nigh on 30 years now. As soon as the last of the family owned and operated news orgs went to a buy-out by hedge fund financed media partners, the only value present in media decison matrices was profit: Profit is from advertising; advertising is “big-bidness”; advertising doesn’t like regulation, environmental issues, labor relations where labor wins, global climate shift or lunch-counter sit-ins challenging private property rights that didn’t exist in the first place – but wealthy property owner believe exist as phantom property rights. It also endorses teaching creationism, denying evolution, posting the tin commands, anything else to ensure a stupid retail market of buyers. Remember profit depends upon the consumer paying too much for goods and services that are too cheap at half the price.
What makes you think randpaul is decent? Are you from Bowling Green? Are you one of his patients? Are you an opthalmic physician? Are you even eligible to vote? Have you listened to this notcase blend aynrand atheism with birtherism and richardland populist avarice +-tianity.
Bob and his boys are the big leagues. Did my old anti recruit you to replace her?
Her fav-o-rite nefew,
Lum
Bob is a boob
Bob likes boobs. So do I!
There, fixed it for you doofus. Now go do your 6th grade homework.