Rand Paul continues attacks against Hillary Clinton
By KENNETH P. VOGEL | 8/29/14 6:57 PM EDT
DALLAS – Rand Paul continued his assault on Hillary Clinton and trumpeted the potential of his own brand of libertarian-infused Republicanism in a Friday afternoon speech to several thousand small-government and tea party activists.
The annual summit of the Americans for Prosperity proved predictably fertile turf for the Kentucky senator, who grew raucous cheers by repeatedly lambasting the federal government’s intelligence-related data collection.
“There are things the government has to do. There are things the government needs to do. But, frankly, when you’re looking at your cell phone, listening to a download from the Internet, it’s none of the government’s damn business,” declared Paul, a prospective 2016 GOP presidential candidate.
Paul bemoaned Washington dysfunction – quipping “we are so dysfunctional that we cannot pass legislation even when we agree on it” – and called for term limits to bring in fresh blood.
He mocked President Barack Obama over the controversies that have plagued his second term
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