Rand Paul is an entitled, arrogant, ignorant motherfucker who should fuck off

[elehhhhna]

As should anyone else posting any loving RP shit on DU.

[joeybee12]

1. And those are his good points...knr

[4now]

2. He sure has got under the skin of some people around here

Why all the excitement?

[Voice for Peace]

21. If anyone dares to point out that RP has some sane thoughts regarding

warmongering, civil liberties, war on drugs, etc., they are
attacked here as a Rand Paul troll.

My point of view, having listened to many young people
in recent months -- not those who've been active Obama
supporters, but their peers, far and wide: they find these
issues compelling; they also are sick of both political
parties in general and lean "libertarian." I will point out
there are vast numbers of them. They may be poorly
educated about politics but they're a force.

Posters who express this sort of thing are not promoting
Rand Paul, but suggesting Hillary may have some serious
competition, if she's the candidate, because of these
particular issues.

[Cha]

38. Yeah, Rand Paul isn't really good on civil liberties for Women, Gays, and Blacks.. they need

to understand that, Voice for Peace..







The Inanity of Rand Paul's quote on Ferguson, MO..

Judd Legum ✔ @JuddLegum
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Rand Paul on Ferguson: "There is a very good chance that this had nothing to do with race."

3:44 AM - 24 Aug 2014 90 Retweets 25 favorites

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/08/24/rise-and-shine-and-chat-on-5/

"Let's say you're African-American and you live there, let's say none of this has to do with race. It might not, but the belief — if you're African-American and you live in Ferguson, the belief is, you see people in prison and they're mostly black and brown, that somehow it is racial, even if the thoughts that were going on at that time had nothing to do with race.

"So it's a very good chance that had(sic) this had nothing to do with race, but because of all of the arrest and the way people were arrested, that everybody perceives it as, 'My goodness, the police are out to get us,' you know? And so that's why you have to change the whole war on drugs. It's not just this one instance."

More..
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/24/rand-paul-hillary-clinton_n_5704507.html

Our bad.. we only "perceive it" as such.. Only Rand Paul in his infinite wisdom knows what's going on here... and there's a "very good chance that this had nothing to do with race "

I like this from the comment section at the link..

"So some white guy from Kentucky is telling the black people in Ferguson that it’s all in their head. Rand Paul doesn’t know a dam thing about what it’s like to be black." anniebella

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025439015

[Voice for Peace]

53. It's easy to get misunderstood here, or else I express myself poorly.

I'm not a fan of him or his policies, and I don't know enough
specifics to inform others. I am talking about the superficial
impressions of many young people who aren't terribly
informed politically, to whom Paul has an appeal because
of his "apparent" stands on issues that matter to them.

I can pass along links and so on to a few of them, but I
think it's worth a concerted effort on the part of progressives
and/or the democratic party to understand the libertarian
appeal to the young. They do not think of it as Republican,
they think of it as less authority.

[NCTraveler]

44. Yes, they are attacked as Rand Paul trolls.

As they should be. Also, extreme right wingers. I don't think he holds the positions you think he does on the issues he mentioned. Why do you feel it would be a positive move to pull our money out of Africa? Why do you think it would be a good move to pull back from the people we aid across the globe? That is what you get when you claim to support his thoughts regarding war mongering. It truly has nothing to do with war to him. It is about isolation, not war. People need to educate themselves with respect to this scum bag. He is completely opposed to progressive values. Very interesting you would even mention him with civil liberties. Shallow thinkers just sit back and go "he would never go to war with Iran". Never having the cognitive capacity to ask themselves why.

[Voice for Peace]

52. I don't disagree with you and am not informed enough to educate others.

My only point about this: it's not that I think Rand Paul
is great; it's that he has an appeal to a large contingency
of young people without a particular political affiliation.

[MFM008]

34. hes a teabagging pos

him and his old man.

[LanternWaste]

49. Less excitement, and more frustration with less-than-subtle trolls advertising agendas...

"Why all the excitement?"

Less excitement, and more frustration with less-than-subtle, half-witted trolls advertising obvious agendas-- wasting time and bandwidth.

[Baitball Blogger]

3. Is it possible that there are pro-Clinton supporters who were trying to make the point

that if you're against Hillary Clinton then you must be in favor of FRP?

[Dragonfli]

5. unsuccessfully perhaps, it comes of as either paranoia or an unfounded smear when not actually

aimed at a true Paulbot.

Paulbots do try to post here, but they get nailed at the front door within 1 or 2 posts. MIRT is very good at what they do.

[bullwinkle428]

28. WORD. The subtle implication of the OP is that DU's own MIRT

is about as competent as the Ferguson, MO police department.

[tularetom]

9. Ya think?

It isn't enough to say that you believe Paul to be a Koch Brother stooge and an unqualified douchebag. You must also swear undying loyalty to Hilarity or you are a troll.

[XRubicon]

4. He should take your advice and fuck off.

[Segami]

6. The clowns come home to roost....

[brer cat]

7. absolutely, Segami. nt

[RufusTFirefly]

8. Hurry! The two minutes of hate are almost done for today! n/t

[conservaphobe]

11. A Paulite would invoke Orwell to defend their man. nt

[RufusTFirefly]

12. Honestly, I feel sorry for you.

I can't tell if you're delusional, obtuse, hateful, or well paid. But I do.

[LanternWaste]

50. The shrill melodrama in confusing disdain with hate is very self-serving.

The shrill melodrama in confusing disdain with hate is very self-serving and rather ethically convenient.

[Texasgal]

10. Word!

You GO sister! K&R

[malaise]

13. Great post

+1,000

[Kablooie]

14. Listening to him is like having your teeth pulled.

Primarily because he's an ex-dentist.

No... wait.

He was an eye doctor.

OK, listening to him is like having your eye poked out with a sharp stick.

[Voice for Peace]

23. lolol DUzy

[treestar]

27. lol

[freshwest]

15. THANK YOU!

I think this is the first time we've found common ground. Kudos.

[LloydS of New London]

16. K&R to THAT!!!

[LWolf]

17. Imagine there's no Rand Paul

It's easy if you try
No neo-liberals below us
Above us ideals high

Imagine all the people
Working for left-wing change....


Hot topics = lots of energy expended, keeping the topic in the forefront of the public consciousness. Want a topic to go away?

Stop feeding it.

[smirkymonkey]

18. I haven't wanted to slap the shit out of someone so badly since W was in office.

And that's saying something.

[Autumn]

19. I need a link to any loving RP shit on DU that has been posted. Someones imagination does not count.

It has to be an actual post on DU, by a DUer.

I'll go one better, fuck his daddy too.

[Vattel]

20. He is great on some issues.

[Voice for Peace]

24. you'd better duck..

[Vattel]

25. nice photo! thx

[Logical]

22. Ahh, someone is grumpy and needs a nap! nt

[shenmue]

26. And his hair sucks

That's a Tribble. Don't tell me that's not a Tribble.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

30. Rand Paul thinks Deep Space 9 was the best Star Trek franchise.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

29. Rand Paul takes ownership of another head at DU.

[XRubicon]

31. Fuck off Rand Paul

[Prophet 451]

32. Fuck Rand Paul

First off, I can't stand libertarians, especially American ones. The USA is already a low-tax/low-service country, about as close to a Libertarian country as you can be and still be a first-world nation. An American Libertarian is just someone who would rather have poor people starve than pay taxes. They're just fuckers who want every program that helps the poor abolished to save a few cents in taxes. I fucking hate libertarians.

Second, he's not even a consistent libertarian. One of real libertarian's very few redeeming features is a respect for women's right to choose but Paul is pro-life.

He's just another religious fanatic Republican who calls himself "Libertarian" because he figures it'll fool a few idiots into thinking he's sane.

In conclusion: Fuck him and I hope he follows Jesus's example and gets crucified.

[MFM008]

35. excellent..

[Enthusiast]

36. +1 an entire shit load.

[Cha]

40. "He's just another religious fanatic Republican who calls himself "Libertarian" because he figures

it'll fool a few idiots into thinking he's sane."



Thanks Prophet

[cyberswede]

33. Right on.

[BainsBane]

37. Jury results

On Tue Aug 26, 2014, 05:52 AM an alert was sent on the following post:

Rand Paul is an entitled, arrogant, ignorant motherfucker who should fuck off
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025442773

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

Over the top drama. Rand is bad, but he at least wants to end the war on drugs and shut down the American Military Industrialization Complex --- he's to the left of many darling Democrats on these issues, even if he is a piece of crap overall.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Tue Aug 26, 2014, 06:03 AM, and the Jury voted 1-6 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Acceptable assessment of our enemy. A bit colorful, yes, rule violation...no.
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: And that goes for you, too, alerter.
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #4 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: The fucking nerve of someone to alert on besmirching an ultra right winger like Rand Paul is over the top. Anyone who supports that Neo-nazi piece of trash doesn't belong on a Democratic site. He is to the left of no Democrat. You alerter need to get back to Stormfront where you came from.
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: I don't like this post. But, if people think it's over the top then they can say so. If this person wants to continue to alienate people just for entertaining the idea that Rand Paul has some to the left of Hillary ideas then so be it, the poster can handle the wrath of angry fact bearers.
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Why alert on this?

Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.

[Cha]

39. Brawaaaaa..

Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: The fucking nerve of someone to alert on besmirching an ultra right winger like Rand Paul is over the top. Anyone who supports that Neo-nazi piece of trash doesn't belong on a Democratic site. He is to the left of no Democrat. You alerter need to get back to Stormfront where you came from.

LOLOLOLOL Rofl. thanks Bains

[BainsBane]

41. Get this

I just alerted on a post where someone linked to the John Birch society to support Rand Paul. Check out this comment defending the Birch Society.

Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Pretty tame compared to what Hillary's Bush-o-crats are posting

.

[Cha]

42. No, not really, Juror #5. "Hillary's Bush-o-crats".. lol.. the juror would rather have John Birch..

gotta wonder where some of these jurors come from. The Juries I've been on.. so many aren't capable of figuring what a "personal attack" is.. and, we're talking blatant here.

[BainsBane]

43. "gotta wonder where some of these jurors come from"

I think Juror 5 on the jury for this OP already call that.

[randome]

46. And the one hide couldn't be bothered to explain his/her vote.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Sometimes it seems like the only purpose in life is to keep your car from touching another's.[/center][/font][hr]

[conservaphobe]

56. And we're told no Paul supporters exist on here.

[Cali_Democrat]

57. LOL!

[hobbit709]

45. And those are his good points

[Orsino]

47. He is a tool, a rentboy.

If he comes across as arrogant, it's because of the enormous pile of his masters' money he's hiding behind.

[Kablooie]

48. But man, is he HOT!

Potato.

[liberalmuse]

51. If you Google "Democratic Underground", you'll see...

"Democratic Underground in Rand Paul Freakout Mode" a few links down. Very true. What's up with all the Rand Paul stuff here lately? How is he in any way relevant? Maybe I've missed something?

[Matrosov]

54. Paulbots are mobilizing

It appears the Paul supporters are starting to make their way to various political discussion sites again. I also like to monitor some conservative sites, and there they are also busy trying to emphasize the positions that might appeal to conservatives while trying to downplay his opponents as "unelectable."

One common tactic is to claim Democrats and Republicans are the same and Rand Paul is going to go against this status quo.

[liberalmuse]

55. I thought maybe...

there was a poll where Paul and Clinton were neck and neck or something. Even so, I would never vote for Rand Paul under any circumstance. He is a phony, and a right wing racist to boot, but I guess many politicians will be whomever they think will get the votes. I already know what this man stands for, and will never support his agenda. I may not be totally on board with Clinton, and would prefer someone much more liberal, but I'll certainly vote for her if she is the one who ends up the candidate.