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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Mon Apr 20, 2015, 12:17 PM Apr 2015

Rand Paul's Brother: Ron And Rand Have Same Philosophical Views

Ronnie Paul, Sen. Rand Paul's (R-KY) older brother, said recently that there's "no difference" between Rand and his father, Ron Paul, philosophically — just when it comes to "implementation."

Libertarian podcaster Israel Anderson asked Ronnie Paul if Rand and his father were the same, according to an audio recording highlighted by Buzzfeed News on Saturday.

Ronnie explained that the father and son have the same libertarian goal, but approach that goal differently.

"Basically, if we’re both going the same place, you may have a favorite way to get there and I may have a little different way to get there. We both are going to the same place," Ronnie Paul said. "So they’ve taken different paths. Do you take little pieces at a time? Do you try for the whole thing at one time?"

"The path is a little different. The end goal without a doubt is the same," Ronnie Paul continued. Anderson then asked if Rand and Ron Paul had the same philosophical views. "The difference is purely in implementation," Ronnie Paul said. "If you had a philosophical discussion on what the world should look like, there would be no difference."

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ronnie-paul-rand-ron-the-same

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Rand Paul's Brother: Ron And Rand Have Same Philosophical Views (Original Post) DonViejo Apr 2015 OP
Is that supposed to be some sort of endorsement? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #1
Ron seems a fairly principled nutter. And sociopath. Orsino Apr 2015 #2

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

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1. Is that supposed to be some sort of endorsement?
Mon Apr 20, 2015, 12:44 PM
Apr 2015

Ron is a totally self-centered nutter, so that's no compliment to Rand.

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