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re: Senator Paul to Speak at Berkley
Posted on 3/12/14 at 4:06 pm to yumahog
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.
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Posted on 3/12/14 at 4:27 pm to NHTIGER
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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.
I will venture to say the crowd will be split about 60/40. There will be some who will want to hear him but there will be the other who will show up and raise hell because the letter before his name is "R".
Posted on 3/12/14 at 4:42 pm to NHTIGER
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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.
But can you think of a successful politcian in the history of American politics who lead with his chin? Walter Mondale ran against Ronald Reagan in 1984 on a promise to raise taxes, but I wouldn't call getting routed 49 states to 1 a successful campaign.
EDIT: I also don't expect him to talk about cutting off aid to Israel, his support for a peace deal with Iran or pulling American troops out of the Mideast when he speaks at an AIPAC gathering either.
This post was edited on 3/12/14 at 4:47 pm
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