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Good. Now Rand can get even more serious about winning his campaign without that guy.
"I don't think that is how things work. He got Romney anointed. So there is a certain amount of pay back due. He's proven his worth and there will be many other opportunities."
Yeah, I hear there are openings on custodial staff of the Hart Senate Office Building.
"Anyone who thinks that Jesse Benton will not be a major part in Rand's Campaign is kidding themselves."
How is he going to do that behind bars? Organize a prison caucus?
Got your lawyer yet Collins?
Thank you Reason, for that wonderful headline:
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"Debt is the drug, Wall St. Banksters are the dealers, and politicians are the addicts." - B4L
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Last edited by orenbus; 08-29-2014 at 11:35 PM.
It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds. -Samuel Adams
"Foreign aid is taking money from the poor people of a rich country, and giving it to the rich people of a poor country." - Ron Paul
"Beware the Military-Industrial-Financial-Pharma-Corporate-Internet-Media-Government Complex." - B4L update of General Dwight D. Eisenhower
"Debt is the drug, Wall St. Banksters are the dealers, and politicians are the addicts." - B4L
"Totally free immigration? I've never taken that position. I believe in national sovereignty." - Ron Paul
Proponent of real science.
The views and opinions expressed here are solely my own, and do not represent this forum or any other entities or persons.
In New Zealand:
The Coastguard is a Charity
Air Traffic Control is a private company run on user fees
The DMV is a private non-profit
Rescue helicopters and ambulances are operated by charities and are plastered with corporate logos
The agriculture industry has zero subsidies
5% of the national vote, gets you 5 seats in Parliament
A tax return has 4 fields
Business licenses aren't a thing
Prostitution is legal
We have a constitutional right to refuse any type of medical care
after a while he'll end up on Fox or MSNBC
Unless Jesse Benton (from his statement today) is saying that the Washington Post is just making it up, it does sound like from their report that the federal investigation is now focusing on Ron Paul 2012 campaign staff in relation to payments made to Kent Sorenson.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...ea-is-ongoing/One focus by federal prosecutors now appears to be on people involved in Paul’s 2012 operation.
Edit: This story was posted (Thursday) one day before Benton's announcement that he was going to resign.
Edit2: Okay here is the piece in the article that must have prompted Benton to consider resigning:
Jesse Benton, a Republican strategist who is married to Paul’s granddaughter, served as chairman of Paul’s 2012 campaign. He is now running Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s reelection campaign and is expected to play a significant role in a 2016 presidential bid by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.).
It is unclear if Benton knew about the payments made to Sorenson, but emails published last year by the TheIowaRepublican.com and OpenSecrets.org show that Benton wrote to a Sorenson associate in the fall of 2011, asking if the then-state senator would be “joining our team.”
Neither Benton nor the McConnell campaign returned requests for comment.
Last edited by orenbus; 08-30-2014 at 12:03 AM.
It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds. -Samuel Adams
Well, this is great news for everyone who was worried Benton would be involved in Rand Paul 2016 -- that seems decidely unlikely now.
These $#@!heads don't know a goddamned thing about principles...and they don't even know how to fake it. Fat $#@!ing bastard jackasses.
Just saw Deb's post from the Sorenson plea thread the other day.
The downside here is, you know the media and the feds aren't just going to stop at Jesse Benton, some innocent people are going to get caught up in this.Neither Lori Pyeatt, Ron Paul’s granddaughter and the treasurer of his 2012 presidential campaign, nor Jesse Benton, who was Paul’s campaign manager (and is now manager of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s re-election campaign), had responded to requests for comment at the time this post was published.
http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2014...back-ron-paul/
Last edited by orenbus; 08-30-2014 at 12:35 AM.
It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds. -Samuel Adams
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For old times' sake
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthr...f-Jesse-Benton
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Some of us who Supported Ron Paul knew we smelled $#@!,, we just didn't know who was tracking it in.
Many called this long ago,, and were disparaged for questioning the staff. (it was likely more than one)
It is unfortunate.. but it is history. Ron is not running again.
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