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In reply to the discussion: Rand Paul Poll [View all]JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)46. He's not to the left of anybody.
He's a right wing nutjob who takes positions that appear to be liberal, only because he thinks it will help him get other extreme right positions overlooked.
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Excellent point. We cannot fall for a Republican who is actually right-wing just because he has
Louisiana1976
Aug 2014
#27
Precisely Gen.. ol Rand on Ferguson says ""There is a very good chance that this had nothing to
Cha
Aug 2014
#61
Thank you. One of the dumbest, not to mention most poorly written, OP's I've seen in a while
Number23
Aug 2014
#89
Other: Those who overlap with Paul ideologically are just as dangerous as he is. nt
conservaphobe
Aug 2014
#5
That's a toupee? FUCK, I thought it was a recently deceased mange-ridden wombat!
11 Bravo
Aug 2014
#31
Is legalization of pot to the left of the Third Way? Is his anti-war rhetoric to the left?
Scuba
Aug 2014
#64
i think a problem arises when raising his "lefty" positions in absence of context
0rganism
Aug 2014
#34
I think that the idea that Rand Parul could appeal to Democrats is dowright stupid.
JDPriestly
Aug 2014
#42
I thought Rand Paul holds positions under some kind of fur bearing critter.
Spitfire of ATJ
Aug 2014
#58
I didn't say all positions, or even most positions. I think most DUers have a good enough ...
Scuba
Aug 2014
#81
It's not a question of logic, but that it can mean 'some', or it can mean 'overall'
muriel_volestrangler
Aug 2014
#82
"Holds positions" does not imply all positions. Anyone inferring that it does is not being logical.
Scuba
Aug 2014
#88
I'm probably fairly described as a Third Way Democrat. I despise Rand Paul (nt)
Algernon Moncrieff
Aug 2014
#85
The problem people are having here is we are describing two-axis politics with only one axis.
NutmegYankee
Aug 2014
#94