Photo of the stage and crowd at Shrinefest shortly after Rand Paul unexpectedly bailed out of speaking at the event.
Saturday in Lexington the Oleika Shriner’s Temple had their annual Shrinefest. The increasingly camera-shy Kentucky Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul was sort of there for a little while, and was supposed to be one of the featured scheduled speakers for the event. Of course, Rand Paul may suddenly have had an awkward realization—that he was going to be speaking at an event that raised funds for the very same disabled children who he believes are unfairly holding back private businesses by requiring them to let the disabled have access to those businesses.
Paul’s entourage also busily questioned anyone who was carrying a camera at the event, apparently alarmed by the understandably frightening prospect that Rand Paul’s crazy words would be recorded and require further explanation and scandal to explain away.
Or perhaps Rand Paul just decided that there weren’t enough people there for him to bother staying and speaking to. There is no doubt that Paul was scowling and visibly upset during the event. Despite Rand Paul having been scheduled to speak, he stormed out of the event without any explanation to the public. Which led to the askwardness and embarrassment created by the increasingly erratic Rand Paul when the announcer called Rand Paul’s name in front of the crowd, only to learn that Rand Paul had abruptly left the event.
Is the pressure getting to Rand Paul? Is Rand Paul cracking up even before the rigors of Fancy Farm?
Since Rand Paul left before his public speech, as a public service, below is another image of the Paul family which was caught at the event:
Also, in one of the greater ironies in booth placement, the bridge booth located in between the booth of Gatewood and the booth of Rand Paul? None other than that of the Free America Society. Liberty toking teabaggers unite! They may just conquer the world!
Is there any vid of Rand acting goofy?
Generally speaking, there are millions of hours of the stuff. But at this event, no. That may be why they got him out of there, to avoid him being recorded yet again.
Is Ne-rand-er paul going to speak out against Rogers’ little earmark? I doubt it; after all he’s mainline republican’t — not some counter-cultural deadbeat. Enjoy.