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07-19-2014, 03:21 PM
RAND PAUL AT REBOOT CONFERENCE: IDIOTS AND TROLLS IN WASHINGTON CAN'T OUT THINK THE MARKET
by RAHEEM KASSAM
19 Jul 2014, 1:45 PM PDT
SAN FRANCISCO, California – Senator Rand Paul (R) delivered a speech to the ‘conservatarian’ Reboot conference in Silicon Valley today, where hundreds of libertarians and conservatives gathered to discuss technology, politics, and innovation.
Paul kicked off by talking about his disdain for Washington, D.C., claiming that he could not help but think of the Ayn Rand book the Fountainhead whenever he thought about Washington, D.C.
The Senator’s speech was heavily geared towards the small government advocates in the audience, though he was repeatedly cautious enough to say that he didn’t believe in no government at all. His thoughts on education reform were well received. He claimed that politicians can’t deliver better education, “they can barely put their shoes on”.
Rather, he said, “Teaching and education should be like professional football or baseball. There are extraordinary people... but they [couldn’t] be in every classroom. But [thanks to the internet] now they can be in every classroom.”
“We’re going to see a revolution in education where the LeBron James of education is going to have two million people watching him every day teaching calculus or whatever it is”
“Hopefully the marketplace figures out how to give them extraordinary rewards”.
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read more:
http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-London/2014/07/19/Sen-Paul-Comments-Reboot
by RAHEEM KASSAM
19 Jul 2014, 1:45 PM PDT
SAN FRANCISCO, California – Senator Rand Paul (R) delivered a speech to the ‘conservatarian’ Reboot conference in Silicon Valley today, where hundreds of libertarians and conservatives gathered to discuss technology, politics, and innovation.
Paul kicked off by talking about his disdain for Washington, D.C., claiming that he could not help but think of the Ayn Rand book the Fountainhead whenever he thought about Washington, D.C.
The Senator’s speech was heavily geared towards the small government advocates in the audience, though he was repeatedly cautious enough to say that he didn’t believe in no government at all. His thoughts on education reform were well received. He claimed that politicians can’t deliver better education, “they can barely put their shoes on”.
Rather, he said, “Teaching and education should be like professional football or baseball. There are extraordinary people... but they [couldn’t] be in every classroom. But [thanks to the internet] now they can be in every classroom.”
“We’re going to see a revolution in education where the LeBron James of education is going to have two million people watching him every day teaching calculus or whatever it is”
“Hopefully the marketplace figures out how to give them extraordinary rewards”.
...
read more:
http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-London/2014/07/19/Sen-Paul-Comments-Reboot