Discussion: Rand Paul To MSNBC: When Your Network Stops Lying, Then We Can Chat

system1 · July 30, 2014, 10:00pm

Discussion for article #225761

marby · July 30, 2014, 10:16pm

Did anyone else see this interview? I would be interested in your responses. Rand Paul sounded reasonable until this point of the interview. The bill he and Cory Booker are working on is a needed one, and I am all for bipartisan governing, but the Paul/Booker camaraderie seemed so phony and forced that I was turned off.

bigbraxstone · July 30, 2014, 10:19pm

I know what I heard when he was interviewed by Rachel Maddow. There was no Gotcha. It was a straight forward interview. No matter, how he tries to deny it, no matter what type of legislation he co-sponsors with Corey Booker will change his Ayn Rand libertarian religion he has espoused. He’s Ron Paul’s son!!! Apple don’t fall far from the tree.

wiscojoe · July 30, 2014, 10:19pm

This begs the question. Can Rand Paul name one media outlet that he believes “does 24-hour news telling the truth”?

The answer might be enlightening. Please, Senator. We’re all seeking the truth. Can you point us to the appropriate venue?

mickeyg · July 30, 2014, 10:25pm

Straight outta the Newt Gingrich playbook : “and if anybody quotes me word for word, they’re a f*@&ing liar” ! ! ! !

marby · July 30, 2014, 10:26pm

and it would have been great if he had been asked that question (tactfully phrased, of course) . .

wiscojoe · July 30, 2014, 10:27pm

Claims to care more about voting rights for black people than John Lewis. Demands that everyone else tells the truth.

Being a libertarian must be so liberating. You can pretty much say and do anything you want, and yet still feel morally superior to people that abide by logic and basic community standards.

chammy · July 30, 2014, 10:28pm

Isn’t that fresh?

arc_of_the_universe · July 30, 2014, 10:30pm

Since he was in the process of lying about what he said way back in the 2010 Rachel Maddow interview, he’s presented MSNBC with a sort of a Catch-22: How can the network commit itself to truthfulness in order to put a liar on as a guest?

bob · July 30, 2014, 10:32pm

NEWS FLASH! ATTENTION GOP
MSNBC only cable news outlet to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

douglashh · July 30, 2014, 10:36pm

Interesting comments from a man that was caught plagiarizing most of his speeches not that long ago.

wiscojoe · July 30, 2014, 10:38pm

Rand Paul, a bigger advocate for black people’s voting rights than John Lewis.

Rand Paul, promoting federalism to allow Texas greater freedom to make the criminal justice system more fair at the state level.

Rand Paul, getting drones out of the hands of the federal government and into the hands of private security forces where they belong.

Rand Paul, defender of 24-hour truth telling.

tflick · July 30, 2014, 10:45pm

Let’s roll the footage, shall we? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZfqdJieNTM

neastsider · July 30, 2014, 10:46pm

Paul thinks since he’s a gop/bagger senator no one should dare challenge his lies and deceits and fraudulent comments. He’s openly criticized the president and called him a liar on everything from ACA to Zero immigration. Paul is the top bald faced lair in Congress and needs to be exposed for what he truly is.

georgekaplan · July 30, 2014, 10:46pm

I remember when Rand Paul was running for the senate. He went on the Rachel Meadow show and said he did not think he would have supported the1964 Civil Rights bill. He also thought that businesses should be allowed to serve who they wanted. It sounds like Jim Crow to me. Rand Paul is a liar.

ralph_vonholst · July 30, 2014, 10:47pm

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said he had no interest in talking about his position on the Civil Rights Act.

Fair enough. I heard his interview with Rachel Maddow and I have all the information I need on Mr. Paul’s stance on civil rights. As to whether or not he discusses this any further on MSNBC, this self-serving, plagiarizing, squirrel coiffed, animated anus must be mistaking THIS audience member for someone who gives a shit.

doremus_jessup · July 30, 2014, 10:48pm

Forget about his stance on the Civil Rights Act, ask him about his desire to ‘Audit the Fed’ and then stand back and watch.

marby · July 30, 2014, 10:51pm

You are correct to be skeptical of Rand Paul’s positions - and your reasons are right on point. I worry about him as a candidate because I fear that young people relate to some of his libertarian ideas (especially on decriminalizing drugs). In this interview, I can see him targeting minority voters. These voters, I think and hope, aren’t that naive - and showing his 2010 interview with Rachel Maddow will highlight the “real Rand.”

jjrothery · July 30, 2014, 10:53pm

GOLD! WEED! AQUABUDDHA!!

(damn that felt good…haven’t done that for a while)

roxsteady1 · July 30, 2014, 10:53pm

Rand Paul is a fraud and Booker needs to stay as far away from this liar as possible. I too saw the Rachel Maddow interview and it was quite clear where Paul stood. Comparing himself to John Lewis is a joke. And why is it that Paul seems to care more about voting rights for people who were in jail than he does for those of us African Americans who have never been arrested? While what he and Booker are trying to do is commendable, I would never vote for this snake oil salesman. My guess is that he thinks this will go down easier with the teabaggers than, say voting for a minimum wage increase or restoring unemployment insurance. If Rand Paul thinks he’s reaching out to African Americans, his wig is way too tight!