Rand Paul Puts Clinton Book Up for Auction

[SilentBull]

Hillary Clinton sent Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul a signed copy of her book this week, and now he’s putting it up for auction.

The Republican presidential hopeful inscribed Clinton’s book “Hard Choices” with an attack on her leadership at the State Department, which is now listed on eBay for auction, along with a signed copy of Paul’s own book, “Taking a Stand.”

“Your refusal to provide security to our mission in Benghazi should forever preclude you from higher office!” Paul wrote, next to his signature.

“Senator Rand Paul is a big fan of fiction,” Paul spokesman Sergio Gor said in a statement. “Hard Choices is a great example of revisionist history. We encourage everyone to bid and get their own copy now!”

http://time.com/4065536/rand-paul-hi...-book-auction/

[TheTexan]

Someone should buy that book and then have Trump sign it. Then it would be worth, huuuge money

[LatinsforPaul]

Up to $670 already with over two days to go...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/231713581239

[timosman]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/231713581239

$670 now, it counts as a campaign contribution

[angelatc]

$720!

[robertwerden]

I'd say donate the money the book earns to the families of those who died at our consulate in Bengazi.

[squirl22]

$1.125 now

[liberty_nc]

I hope this gives him a news bump

[libertyplz]

What happens if the bid price goes above the contribution limit?

[TheNewYorker]

What happens if the bid price goes above the contribution limit?

Why would something that he's selling have to be a campaign contribution? If he's selling his car, just because he's running for office it would be capped on selling price? I don't think so...

[timosman]

Why would something that he's selling have to be a campaign contribution? If he's selling his car, just because he's running for office it would be capped on selling price? I don't think so...

Because he plays by the rules.

[squirl22]

Maybe he's donating it to charity

[libertyplz]

Why would something that he's selling have to be a campaign contribution? If he's selling his car, just because he's running for office it would be capped on selling price? I don't think so...

I'm not the one saying it should or shouldn't be a campaign contribution. It is stated on the auction that it will be counted as a campaign contribution

When you order an item from the Rand Paul 2016 store, what you're really doing is making a contribution to the campaign. So when you order a hat, you are helping the campaign in two ways: 1) sharing your support of Rand Paul by wearing the hat; and 2) helping to fund our outreach efforts as we take Rand's message of Constitutional conservatism across the country. In most cases, your order will ship from the the Rand Paul store within 48-72 hours from the time you place it. Shipping time takes - on average - 2-5 days for most places across the United States. Please note, because your order is treated as a contribution, it will count against FEC limits. So, if you have contributed the maximum amount allowed by law, you may have your order rejected. Fulfilled by VictoryStore.

I wonder what happens if the bidding goes to say... $5000, will all the auctions past $2700 just get cancelled I guess? Either way if it does get a lot of bids will probably get some media attention

[timosman]

I'm not the one saying it should or shouldn't be a campaign contribution. It is stated on the auction that it will be counted as a campaign contribution



I wonder what happens if the bidding goes to say... $5000, will all the auctions past $2700 just get cancelled I guess? Either way if it does get a lot of bids will probably get some media attention

He should sell the book to the store for $1 dollar and let them pocket the difference. Somebody in the campaign was not thinking this scenario through.

[Schifference]

Current bid:US $1,325.00

[Mad Raven]

That's funny, considering Hillary's signed books normally go for $100.

That's called creating wealth! By simply inscribing a note in that book he's created something that's worth tremendous value to some people.

[CPUd]

Someone with an ebay account ask seller a question about the $2700 limit.

http://contact.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI...ellerM2MFAQ_VI

[limequat]

I asked, "What happens if this goes above the $2700 limit?"

We'll see.

[timosman]

A family could spend $5400.

[nikcers]

A family could spend $5400.

I'm not sure if they can donate monies that go over the limit to wounded warriors but that would be a burn against her foreign policy.

[liberty_nc]

its now over limit, $6,100

[luctor-et-emergo]

its now over limit, $6,100

lol wtf.

Couldn't he take this as a donation to his leadership PAC or something?

[Liberty74]

lol wtf.

Couldn't he take this as a donation to his leadership PAC or something?

PACs cannot have any say with a campaign and vice versa. If they converse in any way, they are breaking campaign finance laws.

[ChristianAnarchist]

This is a great idea but I don't see in the item description that you are getting Rand's book as well. It is shown in the picture but there's nothing in the description about the second book.

[William Tell]

Why would something that he's selling have to be a campaign contribution? If he's selling his car, just because he's running for office it would be capped on selling price? I don't think so...

Because he's doing it through his campaign, in order to benefit his campaign.

[Virgil]

I wonder if he can count it as Hillary donating to his campaign (for more epic troll purposes).

-virgil

[rg17]

I would use Hillarys book as toliet paper.

[dusman]

Oh that's hilarious.

Maybe the difference can be donated to Hillary to pay for her expenses for that second plane of baggage.

[SilentBull]

Just did my regular "Rand Paul" search on Google News and was surprised to see that most stories are actually positive. That hasn't been the case in a long time. Hopefully this means good news for the next poll.

[presence]

cute jab

I don't agree with Rand regarding Benghazi though.

Clinton shouldn't have "provided more security" in the form of US boots, she should have insisted upon 24 hour guard from Iraq or pulled our people out.

If its a consulate its defended by the host nation and we should feel safe and secure without concern.
If its a military base its defended by the foreign nation; an occupation.

So what was Benghazi?


Were we honoured ambassadors of the host nation?
Or did we occupy a forward base to funnel black op cia guns to the opposition?


...to call a spade a spade...