Using Rand Pauls OWN LOGIC it'd be OK for a "private" hospital NOT to treat an Asian person because

[uponit7771]

...they're Asian and the hospital has free speech rights or some other bullshit.

At the LEAST Rand Paul did not think through this position nor it's consequences before he preferred it and just like other absolutist (aka purist) he gets caught with other perspectives and is made to look foolish because he wanted to "stay the course" on his ideals.

If Rand Paul turns out to be another racist Tea Bagger (UW Study on TB racism) I would not be shocked nor surprised...

[Duer 157099]

1. ...and the Free Market will take care of it because

next time that person will choose a different hospital waiting room to die in.

[uponit7771]

3. RIGHT!!! I frequently tear "free Market" folks new ones with thier own logic they usually run

[aquart]

2. Yes, that really needed to be an OP.

[rocktivity]

4. Randi Rhodes' sidekicks did a great commerical about this today

"I abhor the idea of a plane crashing into a playground, but I support the right of privately-owned airlines to create their own flight plans..."

:rofl:
rocktivity

[rocktivity]

14. Here's the commerical!

http://media.ccomrcdn.com/media/station_content/5261/Rhodes_Vignette_05-20-10_1274459488_17408.mp3

:headbang:
rocktivity

[Ruby the Liberal]

5. Aw, come on now. They can leave their race at the door

just like people can leave guns in their cars before entering a restaurant.

:freak:

[Horse with no Name]

6. Or even better

A private hospital that refuses to treat republicans. I can ALMOST live with that!

[NYC Liberal]

7. Wonder what his position would be if a store refused to serve white people?

Easy for him to support things that will never affect him.

[MajorChode]

13. I think he would still support it

The thing about teabaggers is they really aren't true Looneytarians. They support racist agenda because they genuinely are racists. The vast majority of them haven't a clue what Looneytarianism is or means, even if they are able to throw out an Ayn Rand quote now and then they can't possibly understand. Rand Paul is a card carrying Looneytarian and genuinely buys into the Looneytarian BS. Really the only similarity he has to teabaggers is all you have to do is give him an open mic and it won't take him long to reveal his idiocy. Looneytarians believe in "liberty" so strongly they want to give people the liberty to infringe on other people's liberty. In essence, that's what Looneytarianism is all about.

[FrenchieCat]

8. The fact that the person being denied treatment doesn't have the right

to go where he/she wants to get treatment,
means that Rand Paul doesn't believe in individual freedom!

[Puzzler]

9. Who does Rand Paul believe grants actual "private property" rights?

The government, that's who. And who's ultimately going to enforce your actual legal right to your property? The government, that's who. Without the government (and the rule of law enforced by the government) your private property "rights" are pretty much meaningless. Unless, your idea is to stake out your property claim and defend your property borders with a gun.

[Quantess]

10. Why should a doctor be forced to treat someone if he doesn't like their race?

/sarcasm

[dkf]

11. Actually they would be more apt to deny coverage to people who cannot pay.

Libertarianism is pretty brutal in practice. But that is probably the point of it.

[sandnsea]

12. Actually

Did you miss that whole Jim Crow thingy? In fact, I'd bet there are a number of people in parts of Arizona who would love to put up a "no beaner" sign.

[Rex]

15. And then he whines and calls daddy for backup when people shove

his own bullshit back down his throat.