Last night on My View Matters, David Adams – an employee of Rand Paul’s “exploratory” campaign – had some interesting things to say.
For all intents and purposes, he admitted that Rand Paul is running for the U.S. Senate. And that his “exploratory committee” is just an FEC formality more than anything else.
Won’t say I told ya so.
16 responses so far ↓
1 jake // Jul 10, 2009 at 2:25 pm
Aww… the Paultards can’t handle it. Making threats in the comments and via email. How cute.
We can’t wait to see photos of you tomorrow.
2 jake // Jul 10, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Ha – check their latest threats:
Here’s some advice for the Paultards (folks who worship Ron Paul and his offspring like they’re deities): We didn’t come up with “Paultards” – the Google machine is your friend.
3 jake // Jul 10, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Oh, look, yet another attack:
How cute.
Now we know Rand Paul supporters not only make personal threats but spread homophobia. Nice.
4 E // Jul 10, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Calvano…
Lighten up dude…politics is a contact sport.
I’ve been called worse than a Paultard (right, Jake?)
5 TJ // Jul 10, 2009 at 3:24 pm
They are passionate for sure.
6 E // Jul 10, 2009 at 3:33 pm
I’m passionate…and I’m a Rand and Ron Paul fan.
But after some hard learned lessons about politics, I’ve gotten to where, unless something is an unmitigated and unwarranted personal attack…I blow it off.
Once I found out the origins of the ‘Paultard’ moniker, and exactly who it applies to…it’s actually kind of funny.
7 brian smith // Jul 10, 2009 at 9:10 pm
In my experience, anyone who uses the phrase “like a man” is highly unlikely to be any sort of threat, particularly when the phrase is used in written communication. It merely indicates a deep-seated insecurity about how their own manhood is perceived by others. It’s compensation.
And the word “faggot” speaks volumes as well. It’s compenisation.
8 David Adams // Jul 10, 2009 at 9:56 pm
You had me running for the Urban Dictionary there, Brian, but I came up empty.
9 Larry West // Jul 10, 2009 at 11:17 pm
Jake: I think that it is inappropriate for you to call people names they do not like to be called, just as I think it is wrong for them to call you names, even if you are trying to make a point in doing so.
All this reminds me of the “News of the Weird” event that occured during the 2004 Republican County Convention with the name calling between John Lawlor and Peter Hayes. (See http://www.trutv.com/weird/nothing-to-be-proud-of/2004/04-16-2004-nothing-to-be-proud-of.html).
The name-calling, on both sides, is “nothing to be proud of” and should cease immediately. Please show that you are capable of taking the high road, even if some unfortunately are not able.
10 Taylor // Jul 11, 2009 at 1:20 am
Larry- please, please, please note that ‘Paultard’ and ‘faggot’ are two very different words that, other than their use as a general term of insult, have nothing in common. not the same
11 E // Jul 11, 2009 at 10:07 am
Taylor…from what I can tell, all Larry was trying to say is that insults period…are unnecessary and debase the level of any discussion, causing people to become defensive, and therein removing any chance for mutually profitable progress.
…and he’s right.
12 Larry West // Jul 11, 2009 at 10:18 am
My point, Taylor, is that neither side likes to be called by those words and it most likely stirs them up to anger, so in that case, they do have something in common. Both are generally used as terms of derision and neither has a place, in my opinion, in general conversation.
Granted, a ‘faggot’ is a piece of wood to be placed on a fire for burning up (see the movie Blazing Saddles, where the word was used correctly) implying that the person calling the other person that wants him to be killed, but I don’t think there are that many people who use the term realize the word’s origin. I don’t know Mr. Calvano personally, but I doubt that he really believes that Jake should be killed by fire. Neither do I believe that Jake thinks that these people have an under 60 IQ and are incapable of mentally functioning in the outside world – the fact that they are able to read and write in forums such as this shows that is an error. (But then, I don’t know Jake personally either.)
Perhaps some education is in order here — at least some consideration of civility is, on both sides.
13 jake // Jul 11, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Anyone who thinks “Paultard” is an insult hasn’t Googled around and doesn’t understand the origin of the term.
14 E // Jul 11, 2009 at 7:07 pm
Here’s some perspective.
I met Rand Paul and some of his ‘people’ today…THEY get the humor of it!
15 NayJevin // Jul 11, 2009 at 7:46 pm
When arguments about politics become a thing of machismo, a feeling of ‘fighting for the winning team’ or a blind spirited support of an idea like one might root for a home team in sports, it only serves to
DIVIDE US
as politicians on both sides of the aisle
BEND US OVER :)
16 Conservative // Jul 13, 2009 at 12:46 am
Blazing Saddles?
One of the best — and most politically incorrect — movies of all time.
Maybe they should name that toll bridge on the east end of town after Greg Stumbo.
“Stumbo Thruway? What’ll that asshole think of next?”
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