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Rands cockamamie conspiracy theory: With top allies under indictment, Rand thinks DOJ is out to get himRand Paul invited a shady, scandal-plagued operative into his 2016 inner circle, and it's blowing up in his face
SIMON MALOY
When news broke yesterday that the Justice Department had indicted several Rand Paul associates, including one of Pauls top lieutenants, for their alleged role in a hilariously stupid political payola scheme (more on that in a bit), there was really only one way the Paul campaign could respond: they played the conspiracy card.
Senator Rand Paul is disappointed that the Obama Justice Department chose to release this just prior to the highly anticipated first Republican presidential debate, read a statement from Rand HQ, it certainly appears suspiciously timed and possibly, politically motivated. So, according to Paul World, the president and DOJ are out to sabotage Rand Pauls presidential campaign just before the first primary debate of the 2016 election cycle. How deviously Machiavellian.
Its not surprising that Rand went this route he is, after all, an accomplished conspiracy theorist. Unfortunately for him, these complaints about the politicization of the indictment process are undermined by a bit of basic logic and the fact that Rand Paul brought this on himself.
This all goes back 2012 Republican presidential primary. In December 2011, as the Republican candidates were scrambling to win the Iowa caucuses, then-Iowa state senator and Tea Party darling Kent Sorenson made a dramatic announcement: he was rescinding his endorsement of Michele Bachmann and was instead lining up behind Ron Paul. As it turns out, Sorenson had demanded several thousand dollars from both campaigns in exchange for his endorsement. Payments were made, the endorsement was secured, and, after whistleblowers within both campaigns went public, criminal investigations were launched. Sorenson ended up pleading guilty last August.
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http://www.salon.com/2015/08/06/rands_cockamamie_conspiracy_theory_with_top_allies_under_indictment_rand_thinks_doj_is_out_to_get_him/
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Rand’s cockamamie conspiracy theory: With top allies under indictment, Rand thinks DOJ is ... (Original Post)
DonViejo
Aug 2015
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Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)1. Watch the little pigges
squirm. Just the tip me thinks.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)2. Rand Paul and Aqua Buddha
Rand believes in many things
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)3. I have it on reliable authority
If you haven't done anything wrong, you shouldn't have anything to worry about, Sen. Paul. Also, if you fully and promptly comply with all orders from a twitchy-fingered law enforcement officer, you will probably not be shot to death.
It's a real education to see the difference in attitude between someone is gunned down or locked away for decades, and when it's these overpriviliged jerks getting the slightest bit of official attention from the proper authorities.