Rand Paul on His Candidacy for the U.S. Senate

{ Posted on Sep 22 2009 by Jason Talley }
Categories : Interviews

WICHITA, KS – When the Motorhome Diaries rolled through Nashville we had the opportunity to speak with Rand Paul before a campaign fundraiser. Rand is, of course, the the son of Ron Paul who we had the opportunity to interview during our visit to his Texas congressional district back in May. Along with Peter Schiff and Adam Kokesh, who we also had the chance to interview, Rand is one of a number of candidates that many minarchists in the freedom movement are excited about.

There is a much-publicized money bomb to support Rand Paul’s candidacy tomorrow, September 23rd. And while I’m certain that Rand is the most pro-liberty candidate in his race a review of his rhetoric on fiscal responsibility, support for military entanglements in Afghanistan and strong border security to protect us from folks Rand calls “illegal-immigrants” make him sound like he’s taken his stances from the Republican playbook. Voters in Kentucky are likely very different than those who keep electing Ron Paul in Texas and it looks like Rand is running to win. But make no mistake, Dr. Rand Paul is not Dr. Ron Paul.

We encourage you to decide for yourself who the best candidate is. Or even better, to shun electoral politics like your pals at Motorhome Diaries.

For more on Rand Paul’s campaign you can visit his website, or don’t.

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One Response to “Rand Paul on His Candidacy for the U.S. Senate”

  1. By JBryce on Sep 22, 2009 | Reply

    I feel you guys on wanting to take the machine apart, I think most of us want that. However, since the machine is in place, we have to do our best to restrain it while we tear the cogs out. Rand doesn’t support a protracted war in Afghanistan, he is only interested in taking care of the criminals who claimed to be responsible for 9/11. As for illegal immigration, I’m all for letting them be in a general sense, but with the entitlement structure we have in place, they cost Americans a lot of our money. IF you’re going to operate in electoral politics, you have to address all of the problems we face, even the ones caused by the government itself. Hopefully we fix both our foreign and domestic policy, and we can return to the melting pot or forefathers had hoped for.

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