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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRand Paul: Republican brand 'sucks' and is 'broken'
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Rand Paul: Republican brand 'sucks' and is 'broken'
By Theodore Schleifer, CNN - Tue May 26, 2015
Washington (CNN)Presidential candidate Rand Paul has christened himself a different kind of Republican, and now he's embracing a unique moniker: tree hugger.
In a new book released on Tuesday, Paul said he composts and believes in clean air and clean water. Paul notes that he has planted giant sequoias in his yard and repurposed old trees used for a fort to build compost bins.
~Snip~
"Right now, the Republican brand sucks. I promised Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, that I would stop saying the GOP sucks, and I will (except for this last time)," Paul writes. "I believe the Republican Party and minorities have common ground.
Full article:
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/26/politics/rand-paul-book-gop-brand-election-2016/index.html
By Theodore Schleifer, CNN - Tue May 26, 2015
Washington (CNN)Presidential candidate Rand Paul has christened himself a different kind of Republican, and now he's embracing a unique moniker: tree hugger.
In a new book released on Tuesday, Paul said he composts and believes in clean air and clean water. Paul notes that he has planted giant sequoias in his yard and repurposed old trees used for a fort to build compost bins.
~Snip~
"Right now, the Republican brand sucks. I promised Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, that I would stop saying the GOP sucks, and I will (except for this last time)," Paul writes. "I believe the Republican Party and minorities have common ground.
Full article:
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/26/politics/rand-paul-book-gop-brand-election-2016/index.html
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Rand Paul: Republican brand 'sucks' and is 'broken' (Original Post)
think
May 2015
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Rand Paul to minorities: "Just do not expect me to serve you at my lunch counter"
gordianot
May 2015
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gordianot
(15,237 posts)1. Rand Paul to minorities: "Just do not expect me to serve you at my lunch counter"
Skittles
(153,147 posts)2. it's been that way for decades, asshole
A Little Weird
(1,754 posts)3. Fuck Rand Paul
It needed to be said.
Throd
(7,208 posts)4. He's right.
Blind squirrel finding a broken clock and all that....
TheNutcracker
(2,104 posts)5. Don't worry Rand! We have Bernie! Just quit and campaign for him!