Scott_in_PA
10-22-2015, 09:16 PM
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4573768114001/alan-colmes-and-sen-rand-paul-/?#sp=show-clips
Thursday on “The Alan Colmes Show,” Alan spoke with Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who is running for the Republican nomination for President of The United States. Sen. Paul, who has written a new book called Our Presidents and Their Prayers, talked to Alan about military action in Afghanistan, Vice President Joe Biden not running for President, Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) views on democratic socialism, and the problems of the underclass in America:
COLMES: Is there a perception that in terms of your presidential race, that as a non-interventionist, you don’t differ enough from the current President, President Obama who’s perceived as a non-interventionist, where all the other republican candidates seem to be more militaristic than you are.
SEN. RAND PAUL: I think the interesting thing is that I actually differ from President Obama in ways that are very, very specific and very, very distinct. For example, I don’t think we should be bombing anybody in Afghanistan. You know we bombed a hospital the other day and I do blame the policymakers that are still dropping bombs in Afghanistan.
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COLMES: Is it good or bad for republicans that Biden is not running?
SEN. RAND PAUL: Well, I tweeted out a snarky tweet, and my snarky tweet was with Biden out I guess we have a choice between socialism and corruption. And it’s a little bit how I feel. I think Bernie is an interesting guy but I think socialism is a really, really bad system.
COLMES: So you’re calling Hillary Clinton corrupt?
SEN. RAND PAUL: Yeah, I think the whole Clinton Foundation thing really, really bothers me. The fact that Bill was getting money from entities that were in the process of selling a uranium company that had to be approved by Hillary Clinton.
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COLMES: Everybody’s not wealthy we have a growing 1 percent and a not growing underclass in this country.
SEN. RAND PAUL: I guess but compare, and nobody says it easy for those who are in poverty so I’m not trying to downplay it. But poverty in our country compared to poverty anywhere in the world, if you compare them and economically say what happens to people in poverty. Do people in poverty have a television set? Do people in poverty have an air conditioner? A refrigerator? Compared to anywhere else in the world, to their poverty to their lowest 1 or 2 or 3 percent in their society, capitalism has brought everyone along.
COLMES: Are you saying that if you have a television set you’re not really poor?
SEN. RAND PAUL: No what I’m saying is, that if you compare it to the Sudan or Afghanistan or any of the other controlled societies that the poorest people in our society are probably doing better than the poorest people in societies where the government controls the economy.
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SEN. RAND PAUL: I will say I think the whole slate of republicans are better than what we have on the other side. And I think where is a philosophical difference. Socialism does have a home in the Democratic party.
Thursday on “The Alan Colmes Show,” Alan spoke with Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who is running for the Republican nomination for President of The United States. Sen. Paul, who has written a new book called Our Presidents and Their Prayers, talked to Alan about military action in Afghanistan, Vice President Joe Biden not running for President, Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) views on democratic socialism, and the problems of the underclass in America:
COLMES: Is there a perception that in terms of your presidential race, that as a non-interventionist, you don’t differ enough from the current President, President Obama who’s perceived as a non-interventionist, where all the other republican candidates seem to be more militaristic than you are.
SEN. RAND PAUL: I think the interesting thing is that I actually differ from President Obama in ways that are very, very specific and very, very distinct. For example, I don’t think we should be bombing anybody in Afghanistan. You know we bombed a hospital the other day and I do blame the policymakers that are still dropping bombs in Afghanistan.
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COLMES: Is it good or bad for republicans that Biden is not running?
SEN. RAND PAUL: Well, I tweeted out a snarky tweet, and my snarky tweet was with Biden out I guess we have a choice between socialism and corruption. And it’s a little bit how I feel. I think Bernie is an interesting guy but I think socialism is a really, really bad system.
COLMES: So you’re calling Hillary Clinton corrupt?
SEN. RAND PAUL: Yeah, I think the whole Clinton Foundation thing really, really bothers me. The fact that Bill was getting money from entities that were in the process of selling a uranium company that had to be approved by Hillary Clinton.
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COLMES: Everybody’s not wealthy we have a growing 1 percent and a not growing underclass in this country.
SEN. RAND PAUL: I guess but compare, and nobody says it easy for those who are in poverty so I’m not trying to downplay it. But poverty in our country compared to poverty anywhere in the world, if you compare them and economically say what happens to people in poverty. Do people in poverty have a television set? Do people in poverty have an air conditioner? A refrigerator? Compared to anywhere else in the world, to their poverty to their lowest 1 or 2 or 3 percent in their society, capitalism has brought everyone along.
COLMES: Are you saying that if you have a television set you’re not really poor?
SEN. RAND PAUL: No what I’m saying is, that if you compare it to the Sudan or Afghanistan or any of the other controlled societies that the poorest people in our society are probably doing better than the poorest people in societies where the government controls the economy.
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SEN. RAND PAUL: I will say I think the whole slate of republicans are better than what we have on the other side. And I think where is a philosophical difference. Socialism does have a home in the Democratic party.