Rand Paul Walks Back Voter ID Criticism: 'Nothing Wrong With It'

[DonViejo]

CATHERINE THOMPSON – MAY 14, 2014, 7:13 AM EDT

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) clarified Tuesday that he doesn't oppose his party's voter ID efforts -- he just thinks the GOP shouldn't emphasize the issue.

“There’s nothing wrong with it … I don’t really object to having some rules with how we vote,” Paul said on Fox News host Sean Hannity's radio show.

The Kentucky Republican had appeared to distance himself from the party's voter ID efforts Friday in an interview with the New York Times.

“I think it’s wrong for Republicans to go too crazy on this issue because it’s offending people,” he told the newspaper.

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/rand-paul-clarifies-voter-id-comments

[leftyohiolib]

1. the greed over people party is offending so many on so many issues that if they were to

stop doing things b/c theyre offending people the gop would have nothing to do.

[spanone]

2. a man of no conviction

[merrily]

4. How can you say that?

He seems very convinced that he wants to be President.

[merrily]

3. I wonder what time Koch's office called Paul.

If they have to choose between losing some potential voters and losing the money people, the money people win.

[ProSense]

5. His original

"Rand Paul Walks Back Voter ID Criticism: 'Nothing Wrong With It'"

...comment, as pointed out here (http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024936757), wasn't expressing disapproval of the policy, just wanting Republicans to stop talking about it because it was "offending" people.

It's a Republican tactic. They prefer not to talk about it they can't find a way to spin their other offensive policies

GOP Memo Coaches Members To Show Empathy Toward Unemployed
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024295890

Republican Staffers And Candidates Are Taking Classes To Learn How Not To Offend Women
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2013/12/05/3024231/gop-classes-women/

GOP still being coached on how to talk
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/gop-still-being-coached-how-talk

[GeorgeGist]

6. Rand stands for Freedumb™.