Rand Paul Not a Kidnapper "In a Legal Sense," Accuser Says

[ccharles000]

An unnamed woman who told GQ Magazine that, as college students, Kentucky Republican Senate candidate Ran Paul tried "force" her to "take bong hits" tells the Washington Post that Paul never technically "kidnapped" her. She stands by her story, however, that Paul and another student took her out of her apartment and pressured her to smoke marijuana, in what was effectively a hazing ritual.

A profile of the Tea Party-backed candidate in GQ Magazine related a bizarre anecdote from Paul's days as a student at Baylor University. An unnamed woman alleged that Paul and another student went to her apartment, tied her up and took her to a creek where they told her to worship "Aqua Buddha." She also said, "They took me to their apartment and tried to force me to take bong hits."

Paul has come out swinging against the allegations. He denied he was ever involved in a kidnapping, and his campaign threatened to pursue legal action against GQ.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20013376-503544.html

[karynnj]

1. Interesting to see if the Republicans ignore this as they did Bush branding freshman at Yale

The key to me here is that this led her to break her ties with Paul and his friends. (All and all this is weird - and less concerning than Bush's actions at Yale and blowing up frogs.) I wonder if this will hurt him with women - especially as Conway is handsome and he seems (frome the only clip I saw) that he comes across as a nice guy.

[geek tragedy]

2. That's quite a parse. nt

[catgirl]

3. Someone needs to find the other guy

Could this be Rand's checkups for chickens moment?

Worship the Aqua Buddha!

[SoxFan]

4. He is, however, a douchebag.

In the legal sense.

[LiberalFighter]

5. Never technically kidnapped her? Is she that stupid?