10 Of The Best Responses To Rand Paul’s Announcement He Is Running For President
Dr. Rand Paul (as he now prefers to be called) is officially running for president. Here are 10 of the best responses, via Twitter.
Libertarian Tea Party Republican Dr. Senator Rand Paul. The Kentucky politician has about as many political identities as he has positions on important issues, but one thing is clear: Rand Paul is emerging as a bit of a joke candidate, albeit a dangerous one to civil rights, regardless of just how far he gets.
Here are 10 of the best responses to his 2016 presidential candidacy:
Rand Paul was in favor of cutting US aid to Israel—before he was against it. http://t.co/zPLDi94vQH
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) April 7, 2015
Where Rand Paul stands on vaccines, climate change and evolution. http://t.co/m4nt1GOO2O pic.twitter.com/B64erhKUnk
— Mashable (@mashable) April 7, 2015
He opposes choice and gay rights. He supports more war. Rand Paul is no Libertarian. http://t.co/1wyVJ9jJ5j @joanwalsh
— AlterNet (@AlterNet) April 7, 2015
The gap between Rand Paul’s budget and Paul Ryan’s is nearly as big as the gap between Ryan’s and the Democrats’: http://t.co/e3JvSnZsHj
— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) April 7, 2015
Rand Paul would be the worst president on civil rights since Reconstruction http://t.co/syg522KwFN pic.twitter.com/lXHIXsXIj0
— TP Elections (@TPElections) April 7, 2015
The Rand Paul campaign store is everything pic.twitter.com/1Sw5qHypG1
— daveweigel (@daveweigel) April 7, 2015
The vast majority of Americans and Silicon Valley innovators support a free and open internet. Rand Paul opposes it: pic.twitter.com/gH5RD0wssA
— The Democrats (@TheDemocrats) April 6, 2015
Rand Paul won’t talk to DREAMers about immigration reform but will run for president: https://t.co/c8qXrgpJLF
— The Democrats (@TheDemocrats) April 6, 2015
Rand Paul opposes choice and gay rights, supports more war. Yet media call him a libertarian w/youth appeal http://t.co/MYixKtkRYc
— Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) April 6, 2015
$1,000 autographed Rand Paul Constitutions. Why do I want him defacing such a historic… http://t.co/jxbECxfPSa pic.twitter.com/V0TzRdpNeE
— Christopher  John (@thetechguychris) April 7, 2015
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