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Senator Paul to Speak at Berkley
Posted on 3/12/14 at 7:57 am
Posted on 3/12/14 at 7:57 am
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Posted on 3/12/14 at 8:01 am to RollTide4Ever
That'll go over like a fart in church.
Posted on 3/12/14 at 8:02 am to RollTide4Ever
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Join UC Berkeley students, staff, and faculty at the Chevron Auditorium in International House for an address by Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky on the National Security Agency and personal privacy.
That just doesn't seem right. Like mixing oil and water.
ETA: I know Chevron is based out of San Ramon, CA, thus it's affiliation with UC Barkeley.
This post was edited on 3/12/14 at 8:04 am
Posted on 3/12/14 at 8:33 am to RollTide4Ever
You gotta give Paul credit. He's not just giving lip service to minority and youth outreach, he's actually doing it. I think his views on foreign policy, the war on drugs, drone use and domestic spying will probably go over pretty well there. Check out what MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell had to say about him last night:
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Posted on 3/12/14 at 8:39 am to jcole4lsu
quote:He's talking NSA vs Snowden. He falls on the Berkley side of that equation. Clinton/Obama don't.
That'll go over like a fart in church.
Paul will need to tread carefully there. It is Berkley. There will be anarchist types in the audience who'll want to push their POV. Paul needs to ensure he doesn't get drawn too far out, but he has a shot at driving in yet another wedge for the Dems to contend with.
Brilliant if he can pull it off.
Posted on 3/12/14 at 8:57 am to NC_Tigah
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He's talking NSA vs Snowden. He falls on the Berkley side of that equation. Clinton/Obama don't.
Exactly! If Paul manages to get the nomination and faces Hillary, I predict he will be attacking her from the left as much as he's attacking her from the right, and that will give minorities and young people something to think about.
Posted on 3/12/14 at 10:36 am to NC_Tigah
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There will be anarchist types in the audience who'll want to push their POV.
Really at Berkley? I know there will be big liberal types. I guess there could be that end of the spectrum too.
Posted on 3/12/14 at 10:49 am to RollTide4Ever
Paul has learned a lot from his father.
He will have by far the widest base of the political spectrum in both the primaries and general election.
He will have by far the widest base of the political spectrum in both the primaries and general election.
Posted on 3/12/14 at 10:54 am to bamafan1001
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Really at Berkley? I know there will be big liberal types. I guess there could be that end of the spectrum too.
you have a complete misunderstanding of liberalism
Posted on 3/12/14 at 11:15 am to NC_Tigah
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He's talking NSA vs Snowden. He falls on the Berkley side of that equation. Clinton/Obama don't.
audience has to come in with open heart/ears to be receptive of the message. there will be far too many douchebags there just to disrupt the place, and that will likely draw all of the attention.
Posted on 3/12/14 at 11:24 am to jcole4lsu
Rand has a pair of brass ones if he's speaking at Berkley. Good for him if it works, but I see some damn hippy protesters starting shite before he even speaks.
Posted on 3/12/14 at 11:34 am to yumahog
If it goes well, I'll be real interested to hear what the folks at FOX News have to say about him.
Posted on 3/12/14 at 11:49 am to yumahog
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Rand has a pair of brass ones if he's speaking at Berkley
He's an anytime,anywhere guy, you have to give him that. The left will find someway to smear him, but it won't be because he's afraid to talk to anyone..
Posted on 3/12/14 at 11:53 am to CamdenTiger
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He's an anytime,anywhere guy, you have to give him that. The left will find someway to smear him, but it won't be because he's afraid to talk to anyone..
I have a hunch that he will be attacked more from the right than from the left. Jennifer Rubin seems to be already attacking him on a daily basis.
This post was edited on 3/12/14 at 11:55 am
Posted on 3/12/14 at 11:59 am to trackfan
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I have a hunch that he will be attacked more from the right than from the left. Jennifer Rubin seems to be already attacking him on a daily basis.
Without a doubt, he is seen as a threat to the establishment GOP, which is a good thing.
Posted on 3/12/14 at 12:02 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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you have a complete misunderstanding of liberalism
I understand liberals fine thank you
Posted on 3/12/14 at 12:03 pm to trackfan
quote:Rep. Peter King hates him.
I have a hunch that he will be attacked more from the right than from the left. Jennifer Rubin seems to be already attacking him on a daily basis.
Regarding Paul's NSA stand:
King says, “I think it’s an ignorant strategy, which shows that he’s unfit to be a leader of a party.”
Posted on 3/12/14 at 3:05 pm to NC_Tigah
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King says, “I think it’s an ignorant strategy, which shows that he’s unfit to be a leader of a party.”
I don't think I've read anything said by Peter King that did not tempt me to have an apoplectic fit.
Posted on 3/12/14 at 4:06 pm to yumahog
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Rand has a pair of brass ones if he's speaking at Berkley.
He does, but this speaking engagement at Berkeley is not a particularly ballsy thing to do.
He is speaking on the NSA and Personal Privacy. This is one of the safest possible topics at an institution like Berkeley, where the NSA is looked upon with utter contempt.
If Rand goes to Berkeley and speaks on the second amendment, or the minimum wage, or extension of federal unemployment benefits, or repeal of Obamacare, or Benghazi, or the IRS' involvement in Tea Party groups, or the EPA, or climate change, or the Keystone pipeline, or deficit/debt reduction, or states' rights, etc. - THEN it would be meaningful.
It's a safe subject in a safe environment before a crowd that will be in full agreement with his position on the NSA and personal privacy.
Posted on 3/12/14 at 4:21 pm to NC_Tigah
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Rep. Peter King hates him.
Regarding Paul's NSA stand:
King says, “I think it’s an ignorant strategy, which shows that he’s unfit to be a leader of a party.”
If Peter King hates him, that just makes me like him more.
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