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Who Does Ron Paul Think Will Get The 2016 GOP Nomination? Hint: Someone Who Lives In KY

By Ed LaRue 9/27/2013 2:50 am Ron Paul made a well-received appearance on NBC’s The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. While there, the former Congressman from the state of TX was asked by Leno who he thinks will get the Republican Nomination. Paul’s answer?  “Well probably someone who lives in Texas, I mean used to live in…

Guardian: Cruz “publicly reprimanded” by fellow Republican John McCain

Speaking to reporters after his speech, Cruz was unrepentant, insisting he wanted to give the American people a voice in the process. Photograph: Jason Reed/Reuters By Dan Roberts in Washington Thursday 26 September 2013 Ted Cruz’s anti-Obamacare speech exposes rift within Republican party Cruz was publicly reprimanded by fellow Republican John McCain, but the hardline conservative remained unrepentant.…

The All-Time Longest Filibuster Ever Was…..

(Watch Ted Cruz’s Live Ongoing Obamacare Filibuster HERE.) …24 Hours 18 Minutes Long The distinction goes to the late Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, who filibustered the Civil Rights Act of 1957 for a whopping 24 hours and 18 minutes. On August 28 at 8:54 PM, Thurmond began a filibuster during which he read the Declaration of Independence, the…

Paul wins 2016 presidential GOP poll, Christie comes in second

MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich., Sept. 22 (UPI) — Organizers said Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul won a 2016 presidential poll of Republican leaders and activists at a Michigan conference. Paul was the keynote speaker at the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference, and won the unofficial poll with 36 percent of the vote. “We’re pretty excited about it,” Paul said.…

Rand Paul: Hillary Clinton “the least likely to protect your privacy”

by Ed LaRue CHANTILLY, VA – In what may be the opening salvo in the battle for the 2016 White House, Senator Rand Paul on thursday used his speech at the Liberty Political Action Committee in Chantilly, VA to lob a libertarian-style truth grenade at the likely Democratic nominee.  “Who is probably the least likely to protect…

Rand Paul: GOP can win upset victories by seeking blue state coalitions

Republican candidates who favor restraint in foreign policy abroad and a renewed commitment to civil liberties at home can build new coalitions in blue states and win upset victories, Sen. Rand Paul told The Daily Caller at a campaign stop in New Jersey Friday. Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2013/09/17/rand-paul-gop-can-win-upset-victories-by-seeking-blue-state-coalitions/#ixzz2fD3w1TCe