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HOLLYWOOD
05-16-2010, 08:31 AM
Nice media coverage for Rand, except for this nonsense: "He(Rand) has been able to spend liberally on his campaign thanks the connections of his wealthy father (Ron)..." :rolleyes:

No mention of the people and grassroots funding VS. Grayson's Fascist Funding, but great analogy of Grayson near the end.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8684618.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8684618.stm)

By Paul Adams
BBC News, Lexington
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The Republican hopefuls in Kentucky traded insults in a televised debate



Voters are preparing to go to the polls in several US states on Tuesday in a round of primary elections regarded as crucial tests for the future direction of both the Democratic and Republican parties, ahead of Congressional mid-term elections in November.
In the heart of Kentucky's bluegrass country, where white picket fences and rolling pasture speak of the state's equestrian passions, the Republican Party is locked in one such race.
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We don't need more career politicians
Mica Simms

"Rand Paul is definitely an anti-establishment candidate," said Tom Siedel, a volunteer at the Kentucky Horse Park, just outside Lexington.
Mr Paul, a Bowling Green opthalmologist, is running an insurgent campaign against Kentucky's Secretary of State Trey Grayson, who enjoys the support of the Republican leadership.
"You get the idea he's going to go into Washington and he'll kick butt," Mr Siedel said of Mr Paul. "He's not going to play politics."

Tea Party
It is an upstart, outsider image that Mr Paul is only too happy to cultivate.
"I upset the apple cart," he told the BBC outside Malone's steakhouse in Lexington.
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Rand Paul has been able to spend liberally on his campaign

"I don't run to become part of the system. I want to help the Republican Party regain its believability as fiscal conservatives."
With his low-tax, small-government, economically libertarian views, Mr Paul has attracted fierce support from the conservative Tea Party movement activists whose disenchantment with Washington has already been felt in several races across the country.
His call for term limits for US senators appeals to Mica Simms, a local organiser in Lexington.
"We don't need more career politicians," she said with passion, adding that they are not what the Founding Fathers intended.
"Politicians are supposed to ride up in their horse and buggy, go serve the country and come home," Ms Simms insisted. "Now they stay up in Washington and they're so disconnected."

Establishment
Mr Paul is leading in the polls. He has been able to spend liberally on his campaign thanks the connections of his wealthy father, the Texas congressman and one-time presidential candidate, Ron Paul.
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This is an election in which the Republican Party is figuring out what its future is

Al Cross
University of Kentucky

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The enthusiastic endorsement of former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, the Tea Party's populist heroine, has also helped.
If he wins on Tuesday, it will represent a slap in the face for the Republican leadership, especially Mitch McConnell, the Senate minority leader.
Sen McConnell, who also represents Kentucky, hand-picked Trey Grayson for this race.
"This is an election in which the Republican Party is figuring out what its future is," said Al Cross, the professor of journalism at the University of Kentucky.
"Will it go with the establishment that has led it for a long time, or will it strike out in a more conservative, pugnacious, anti-establishment tangent?"

'Populist rhetoric'
In a televised debate in Lexington, the two main candidates traded insults, with Mr Grayson challenging Mr Paul about alleged "flip-flops" on policy and Mr Paul accusing his rival of lying to get elected.
Mr Grayson told me afterwards that voters should not be seduced by his opponent's populist rhetoric.
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Trey Grayson was hand-picked by the Republican Party leadership

"We've got some serious issues to grapple with," he said. "But the trick is we've got to be solution-oriented."
In truth, he has the look of a candidate who fears that the energy surrounding Mr Paul is going to sweep him away.

Scott Jennings, a high-ranking Kentucky Republican and former White House official during the Bush administration, said the party needed to understand what was going on.
"The… leadership in Washington really does have to pay attention to the activism coming into the party when it comes to fiscal matters," he said.
And if that happens, Mr Siedel, of the Kentucky Horse Park, will be a happy man.
"The spending has gone ridiculous!" he said. "How much more can we spend?"

malkusm
05-16-2010, 08:36 AM
Mr Paul is leading in the polls. He has been able to spend liberally on his campaign thanks the connections of his wealthy father, the Texas congressman and one-time presidential candidate, Ron Paul.


Huh?

sailingaway
05-16-2010, 08:50 AM
Yeah, I commented on this on the other thread on this article.. It sounds like the Kennedys talking to the Vanderbilts, not a network of small donor activists.

hugolp
05-16-2010, 09:19 AM
The wealthy and most influential families in the world: the Rockefellers, the Rothchilds, the Paul's and the Morgan. I bet the bastard even pay for the blimp himself and not his supporters...

:rolleyes:

Can they get more ridiculous?

catdd
05-16-2010, 09:19 AM
"Mr Paul is leading in the polls. He has been able to spend liberally on his campaign thanks the connections of his wealthy father, the Texas congressman and one-time presidential candidate, Ron Paul."

So, did Paul Adams decide to sneak a cheap shot in or is he just ignorant? http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/news/pauladams.shtml

Stary Hickory
05-16-2010, 09:25 AM
Rand will be POTUS one day. The sooner the better.

Peace&Freedom
05-16-2010, 09:33 AM
Expect a new quantum jump in attention to the Tea Party and Paul movement once Rand wins the primary Tuesday. What will be interesting is the nature of the coverage---will it be more positive "growing clout" stories, or "a dangerous extreme trend" coverage?

HOLLYWOOD
05-16-2010, 09:36 AM
This morning on ABC's THIS WEEK they covered the primary race in KY and Rand Paul.

Gesus checkout this hit piece from a NYT reporter... some socialist liberal clown named HELENE COOPER of the New York Times made this statement:


" I think This whole thing... this referendum... this shows a test to the Tea Party and Rand Paul is a bit overstated... in reality, a lot of his (Rand Paul} backing and stature is about Ron Paul and Ron's support/backing and not the Tea Party."

That DipShit reporter forgot to mention that the TEA PARTY endorsed Rand Paul, not Trey Grayson AND no mention where all the money is coming from for Grayson.
Paul Adams BIOs:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/news/pauladams.shtml (http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/news/pauladams.shtml)

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hugolp
05-16-2010, 09:56 AM
Paul Adams BIOs:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/news/pauladams.shtml (http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/news/pauladams.shtml)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Adams_(journalist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Adams_(journalist))

Contact the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/feedback/ (http://www.bbc.co.uk/feedback/)

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Done.

This is what I wrote them:


In this article http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8684618.stm (http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/news/pauladams.shtml) by this "reporter" [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/news/pauladams.shtml, states that Ron Paul is a wealthy man, and that his connections have financed his son campaign.

This is a factual mistake. For the amount of money that politics and bussiness move in the USA, Ron Paul is not a wealthy man. Wealthy families are the Kenedies or the Rockefellers, for example.

Also, the article states that Ron Paul connections helped his son Rand Paul campaign. Rand Paul campaign has been financed through a grassroot effort, not by his father "connections". The average quantity of the donations was very small, but in big quantities, and that is what gave Rand Paul enough money to compete in the race.

In contrast, his opponent campaign has been financed by the big guns of the Republican party, and even Bush vice-president has step in to help him.

It is a big misrepresentation what this article states. If BBC has any resemblance of a news media organization it will correct the error, and will call out this "reporter" for spreading lies.