You know he was the same with the Olympics. Salt Lake City was embroiled in a massive bribery scandal a the time, and was falling apart. In came Mitt and papered everything over. Same people, same scumbags, no one got fired.... he just put a big gosh darn happy Mormon face on over all the corruption, and told everyone to move on.
Which is weird, because when he was governor in Massachusetts, he actually uprooted a ton of the corruption.
I lived in MA during his tenure, and he was quite honestly, one of the best governors Mass has had (which isn’t saying much — but still). His first year, he cleaned house, and it helped immensely. But it seemed like towards the end he had given up trying to do the right thing, and ever since, has become more and more corrupt himself. Very sad.
We in Utah have zero good senators, My representative, Rob Bishop is great, but retiring and I am uncertain of the new guy. Sean Reyes has been a rockstar, maybe he could primary Mittens.
Trump managed to get through only because he made himself look like a clown at first. They weren't counting on him actually winning. But had he not won as much support as he has, this sht coming out the wazoo would have been swept under the rug..... Thank fuck. Now it's time to win this thing.
Give him some credit too, pied Piper and media attacks he damned his trade, foreign and most importantly immigration policies aligned with the will of the majority of Americans from day 1.
I watched my caucus get rigged for Romney. I was unfortunately a stupid stoned kid who was too shocked to speak up. Could not believe my eyes. Until Trump, Ron Paul was the only politician I believed to be anything other than a puppet.
It's tough as Don really did teach them how to fight and how to win. DeSantis and Noem both deserve a lot of praise for not giving in to the lockdowns. Honestly the GOP could field a dozen candidates that I'd actually be strongly tempted to vote for when the sad day comes that I can no longer vote for Trump, but I'm still holding out hope he can win his 3rd term in 2024.
This won't be the kind doctor who followed dad's footsteps. He has seen the beast and it tried to kill him. Rand would not have cucked out before they tried to kill him, and assaulted his wife. Betrayed by his own friend, Cory Booker, for a few pieces of silver.
Mark my words, this is a changed man. He will act on the constitution, as written, in the Original Intent. He is someone where, while we may not always agree, we can always trust. While he serves the interests of Kentucky, he cannot be bought or sold. Clean of special interests any scandal will have to be fabricated, any criticism a hypocrisy.
a ton of people in this thread are forgetting what happened to rand. no way you go through all that and come out the same man. they tried to fucking kill him. TWICE.
Several witnesses said their lives were saved by the presence of the Capitol Police, who were there because of Scalise's position as the House Majority Whip. The Capitol Police immediately engaged Hodgkinson and kept him pinned down, preventing him from continuing to fire on the unarmed baseball players. Rep. Davis and Sen. Rand Paul separately said that if not for the presence of the officers, the incident "would have been a massacre."[28][4][29]
I know we don't need to be huffing hopium around here, but, the SCOTUS isn't necessarily done. There are other things brewing and they may get involved again. I'm not saying to trust. Just to watch warily.
When a women adopts 2 black kids from haiti for no apparent reason like ACB, you know there is a lot of leftist in their head.
The only reason that could make sense is if they were offered to her and she accepted. If she sought out those kids then shes virtue signalling like all the other white female celebs adopting black kids to show off.
“I stand with President Trump on the need for a border wall and stronger border security, but the Constitution clearly states that money cannot be spent unless Congress has passed a law to do so.”
Meanwhile the left and RINOs had already already shown countless times what they think of the constitution, and the country and yet Rand threw us under the bus for “MUH PRINCIPLES”. I understand he finally got a taste of what the average American experiences from the violent left first hand since then, but I still don’t trust him to do the right thing to save this country. You cannot continue to play by a rule set that the other team won’t even admit exist, and I don’t trust him to be able to do this. Sorry. 🤷🏼♂️
Edit: Honestly though, none of this matters if we allow this sham of an election to stand. The country will be finished anyway.
I love Rand Paul and if standing by his principles is his only drawback then I can live with that. That only bothers me because Democrats love using your rules against you while not following them. It can be a costly way to conduct politics.
Yeah this is why we love him. I disagreed with him on much as well. One of my main mistakes that I made was my disagreement with him on Iran. I was wrong, he was right. It took four years for me to understand his argument. Guess who turned me around on this position? President Donald J. Trump.
Rand may be right about appropriations. You may be right about congress betraying our Constitution (you are).
Rand is going to contest the election. He, you, and I are all right about that.
First there was Ron Paul. The principled Spartacus in the land of the compromised. It earned him many fans, but few allies.
Then there was Rand Paul. Similar ideals, but he seemed ready and able to play ball. Knowing when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em could be a valuable skill, and Rand always took a stand when the time was right. The GOP needed a change of approach like that.
Then Trump barges in and flips the table. But in doing so, he shows conservatives the light. He shows them how to fight, and how to win.
Now Rand has been absorbing the lessons of Trump. Now he knows, with deadly seriousness, how far the left is willing to debase themselves, and how to truly fight back.
There's potential for Rand Paul to emerge reforged into the hero we need.
If the Trump administration allows the GOP to allow Biden into office I'm not sure. We need him so we can reset the table and unlatch FANG (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Google) and neoliberalism from the DNC. The tactic of threatening Americans with violence if they resist the democrats must to be stomped out. I do not know if we can do that without Donald J. Trump.
I know how to run some ground game for a counter-insurgent political campaign. Bringing weapons into street fights is not my ideal scenario. Having technology companies spy on us to support violent actors suppressing our voices, less ideal. As a strategist, it has been obvious to me for some time that the "everyone but me is a racist that must be physically attacked and economically ruined" memetic was loaded up to fire whether or not we had a Trump admin.
This is only a small window into what's going on. Booker made a pact with the devil. The devil made it's demands. Kelley pleaded with Cory. He allowed her to be attacked in the streets, and offered no comfort after the fact. I can only imagine the sting of that betrayal and feel nothing but the deepest sympathy for what are two of our best.
Understand that these are US Senators. Not the lower house, or one of us lowly plebeians. One of one hundred. The most powerful body on earth. There are no mistakes being made here.
I have been following this closely for a long time. It's been darker than most people know for a while. President Trump has every right to put an end to this. Every President up to Kennedy would have.
Senator Booker will get his reward in the end. The devil always gets his due.
No one ever will again. I think people fail to realize that. If Trump loses on a rigged election (not if he had lost outright) we lose America forever.
Yeah, I don't know why people keep making suggestions for 2024. There is no future if we don't win this one. There will only be the uniparty. Any "Republican" win we would have in the future would not be a true Republican. They'd be a Romney or McCain meant to keep Republicans complacent and thinking their vote matters.
Exactly... and look at what uniparty systems produce... see all inner city conditions. This is the end game... its either we fight or we die. It is literally now or never. Christ is coming.
Rand: 2nd President of The New Republic of The United States. (After Trump’s 8 years as the 1st, following his 8 years as President of The Old Republic).
Rand is exactly the kind of guy who could submit 12 seemingly unrelated bills that include shit like “death penalty for election rigging” and “helicopter fuel appropriations” over the course of 3 years until the exact legal framework exists for uh...
Paul the Elder is a very kind man. Tucker Carlson noted that in a counter-rally against John McCain's "nomination". McCain's goblin daughter also admitted later on that there was genuine fear Ron Paul was going to sweep the election. His momentum was taking Iowa and New Hampshire. They stole the vote.
It didn't take a rugged man or a power thirsty man. It took a principled man and a statesman. We won, and we who were close knew we took Iowa in a landslide three times. New Hampshire as well. This was many of our first glimpse into voter corruption. Nothing new under the sun here.
As you said we have grown. As you mentioned some rugged patriotism is in order. The kind that burns vipers and folds weaker men. Looking through discussion on some of the old r3v network -- people are very serious about changing things, and we already sat a US Senator. I think we can do more.
Mitch McConnel fought tooth and nail to prevent Rand from being elected to that seat. Hopefully Rand remembers all that Mitch did to sling his name through the mud.
He and his wife could have been killed if it wasn't for one very brave security guard.The people behind that assault are the ones cheered by the ones who stole the election.
I have yet got four brothers and part of them will vote for you any way and if you let your whiskers grow I will try and get the rest of them to vote for you you would look a great deal better for your face is so thin. All the ladies like whiskers and they would tease their husbands to vote for you and then you would be President.
He should start lifting weights and getting jacked
He just needs to get based! And spend more time talking to his Dad
Ron Paul was also cheated
Yup,.. by Romney in the primaries
Romney and all other RINOs who let election fraud grow into the beast it is today
That’s why hes so adamant for Trump to concede.
You know he was the same with the Olympics. Salt Lake City was embroiled in a massive bribery scandal a the time, and was falling apart. In came Mitt and papered everything over. Same people, same scumbags, no one got fired.... he just put a big gosh darn happy Mormon face on over all the corruption, and told everyone to move on.
He’s a sick man
Just like his Father who also failed as president
And his grandfather who fled the country
I had no idea about the Olympics - the amount of red pills I get on TD after being here for 5 years surprises me still
just watched a video on it - thank you for mentioning it
Which is weird, because when he was governor in Massachusetts, he actually uprooted a ton of the corruption.
I lived in MA during his tenure, and he was quite honestly, one of the best governors Mass has had (which isn’t saying much — but still). His first year, he cleaned house, and it helped immensely. But it seemed like towards the end he had given up trying to do the right thing, and ever since, has become more and more corrupt himself. Very sad.
Romneycare? Really?
He just hated the competition.
He gives us a bad name (Republicans, also members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
I hope he’s Primaried out. I live in AZ. Show me a Utah MAGA senator and I’ll donate.
We in Utah have zero good senators, My representative, Rob Bishop is great, but retiring and I am uncertain of the new guy. Sean Reyes has been a rockstar, maybe he could primary Mittens.
He got cheated by the RNC just like his dad did in 2012
Trump managed to get through only because he made himself look like a clown at first. They weren't counting on him actually winning. But had he not won as much support as he has, this sht coming out the wazoo would have been swept under the rug..... Thank fuck. Now it's time to win this thing.
He also had the help of the Clinton machine through their "pied piper" strategy. They wanted him to win because they thought he'd be easy to defeat.
Give him some credit too, pied Piper and media attacks he damned his trade, foreign and most importantly immigration policies aligned with the will of the majority of Americans from day 1.
I watched my caucus get rigged for Romney. I was unfortunately a stupid stoned kid who was too shocked to speak up. Could not believe my eyes. Until Trump, Ron Paul was the only politician I believed to be anything other than a puppet.
Same here, I thought Ron Paul was America's last hope until Trump came along.
Romney probably had a little fraud organization going.
Watching what they did to Ron Paul was legit my first red pill.
I couldn't believe they could get away with it like they did
Media blackout & vote rigging like we saw in the DNC
That was the beginning of my political black pull (I'm an ancap now).
I remember 2012 very well, Dr Paul was my first ever vote.
He's already based. He's just trying to do what he can while in the machine.
Good dude.. I'd vote for him
He needs to stop being a stereotypical Libertarian.
Rand Paul becomes RAND WALL!
He'll be ready the next time his neighbor fucks around.
And then go knocking on that wittle pussy who was too coward to attack him from the front.
Whoever benches the most becomes president 💪
Big Mike currently chasing Barrack around the house demanding he helps pull down a new Bench shirt that was gifted by Beijing.
Cruz/Paul 2024? After they ensure Trump 2020, obv.
I'll vote a truck load from New York for that ticket!
I'd bulk adjudicate an entire district remotely from Germany for that ticket
You have my plywood friend!
Keep one in the senate to become senate majority leader. Fuck mitch
Well, I guess KY pedes need to start digging around to try to get someone to primary him.
Looking now. I'm ky. Screw Mitch mcconnell
Maybe he'll be out sooner than that.
Or Paul/Cruz ;)
4 years then they switch?
Do the biden/kamala switcheroo
If Pence does what I think he will do 1/6, then he deserves 8 years.
Nah he doesn’t have what it takes. Rand and Cruz are much smarter.
Pence needs to go in the senate and lead that ratfuck.
Paul/Constitutionalist *
YES! We need a beardless Trump for the ten, and bearded Trump for the twenty.
Top hat!!!
His hair is his brand, its never going.
It's tough as Don really did teach them how to fight and how to win. DeSantis and Noem both deserve a lot of praise for not giving in to the lockdowns. Honestly the GOP could field a dozen candidates that I'd actually be strongly tempted to vote for when the sad day comes that I can no longer vote for Trump, but I'm still holding out hope he can win his 3rd term in 2024.
If the Constitution doesn’t matter anymore to the SCOTUS then let’s have a 3rd term.
We need to make sure we have someone smart enough to never let the Deep State get that far out of control again. They need to be a genius like Trump.
Based Texas pede, I see you
I stand with Bearded Rand!
based beards, I like it. Fitting for the MAGA party
This won't be the kind doctor who followed dad's footsteps. He has seen the beast and it tried to kill him. Rand would not have cucked out before they tried to kill him, and assaulted his wife. Betrayed by his own friend, Cory Booker, for a few pieces of silver.
Mark my words, this is a changed man. He will act on the constitution, as written, in the Original Intent. He is someone where, while we may not always agree, we can always trust. While he serves the interests of Kentucky, he cannot be bought or sold. Clean of special interests any scandal will have to be fabricated, any criticism a hypocrisy.
We are blessed to have him.
a ton of people in this thread are forgetting what happened to rand. no way you go through all that and come out the same man. they tried to fucking kill him. TWICE.
Three times. He was accosted in the streets but had security with him recently.
Does no one remember the GOP train incident?
That's 4 times.
And Rand and his wife being surrounded and terrorized by pro-fascists while trying to walk to their hotel
And this was the other, in 2017 -
Several witnesses said their lives were saved by the presence of the Capitol Police, who were there because of Scalise's position as the House Majority Whip. The Capitol Police immediately engaged Hodgkinson and kept him pinned down, preventing him from continuing to fire on the unarmed baseball players. Rep. Davis and Sen. Rand Paul separately said that if not for the presence of the officers, the incident "would have been a massacre."[28][4][29]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Congressional_baseball_shooting
I know we don't need to be huffing hopium around here, but, the SCOTUS isn't necessarily done. There are other things brewing and they may get involved again. I'm not saying to trust. Just to watch warily.
Kavanaugh is a weak willed pussy and you can see it all over him. He has no morals. ACB is just a dumb cunt. Rand comes from Ron. Different breed.
When a women adopts 2 black kids from haiti for no apparent reason like ACB, you know there is a lot of leftist in their head.
The only reason that could make sense is if they were offered to her and she accepted. If she sought out those kids then shes virtue signalling like all the other white female celebs adopting black kids to show off.
Can not trust 100%, too many "hidden hand" pictures of Cruz. He'll pull though, and has, but what do those mean as far as his true allegiance?
did they literally get shot?
Yes.
They’re also forgetting this. He fucked us hard!!!
https://www.paul.senate.gov/news/dr-rand-paul-releases-statement-national-emergency-vote
“I stand with President Trump on the need for a border wall and stronger border security, but the Constitution clearly states that money cannot be spent unless Congress has passed a law to do so.”
Meanwhile the left and RINOs had already already shown countless times what they think of the constitution, and the country and yet Rand threw us under the bus for “MUH PRINCIPLES”. I understand he finally got a taste of what the average American experiences from the violent left first hand since then, but I still don’t trust him to do the right thing to save this country. You cannot continue to play by a rule set that the other team won’t even admit exist, and I don’t trust him to be able to do this. Sorry. 🤷🏼♂️
Edit: Honestly though, none of this matters if we allow this sham of an election to stand. The country will be finished anyway.
I love Rand Paul and if standing by his principles is his only drawback then I can live with that. That only bothers me because Democrats love using your rules against you while not following them. It can be a costly way to conduct politics.
Yeah this is why we love him. I disagreed with him on much as well. One of my main mistakes that I made was my disagreement with him on Iran. I was wrong, he was right. It took four years for me to understand his argument. Guess who turned me around on this position? President Donald J. Trump.
Rand may be right about appropriations. You may be right about congress betraying our Constitution (you are).
Rand is going to contest the election. He, you, and I are all right about that.
I know. It's time. Call the fucking banners.
And he learned nothing about the left from it.
https://thedonald.win/p/11R4bzk3G9/x/c/4DqeaDQiWCe
I love the Pauls.
First there was Ron Paul. The principled Spartacus in the land of the compromised. It earned him many fans, but few allies.
Then there was Rand Paul. Similar ideals, but he seemed ready and able to play ball. Knowing when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em could be a valuable skill, and Rand always took a stand when the time was right. The GOP needed a change of approach like that.
Then Trump barges in and flips the table. But in doing so, he shows conservatives the light. He shows them how to fight, and how to win.
Now Rand has been absorbing the lessons of Trump. Now he knows, with deadly seriousness, how far the left is willing to debase themselves, and how to truly fight back.
There's potential for Rand Paul to emerge reforged into the hero we need.
The beard is the first sign.
I've been saying it for ages. We need more beards in Congress.
Well said.
If the Trump administration allows the GOP to allow Biden into office I'm not sure. We need him so we can reset the table and unlatch FANG (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Google) and neoliberalism from the DNC. The tactic of threatening Americans with violence if they resist the democrats must to be stomped out. I do not know if we can do that without Donald J. Trump.
I know how to run some ground game for a counter-insurgent political campaign. Bringing weapons into street fights is not my ideal scenario. Having technology companies spy on us to support violent actors suppressing our voices, less ideal. As a strategist, it has been obvious to me for some time that the "everyone but me is a racist that must be physically attacked and economically ruined" memetic was loaded up to fire whether or not we had a Trump admin.
I don't know how to counter message this yet.
I pray you are right. It sounds like no one said shit to McConnel when he was telling them to not object to the slate of voters earlier today, though.
I'm curious, how did Cory Booker betray him?
Rand and Cory were friends. Or, at least Cory led Rand to believe it.
Here is a part of the story of what's been going on with Rand:
https://www.independentsentinel.com/kelley-pauls-open-letter-to-cory-booker/
This is only a small window into what's going on. Booker made a pact with the devil. The devil made it's demands. Kelley pleaded with Cory. He allowed her to be attacked in the streets, and offered no comfort after the fact. I can only imagine the sting of that betrayal and feel nothing but the deepest sympathy for what are two of our best.
Understand that these are US Senators. Not the lower house, or one of us lowly plebeians. One of one hundred. The most powerful body on earth. There are no mistakes being made here.
I have been following this closely for a long time. It's been darker than most people know for a while. President Trump has every right to put an end to this. Every President up to Kennedy would have.
Senator Booker will get his reward in the end. The devil always gets his due.
Ah, I remember reading that article when it came out but completely forgot about it. Thanks for the explanation and reminder!
Yeah you bet. If you see the devil out there, spit in his eye for me.
Couldn't have said it better.
No one ever will again. I think people fail to realize that. If Trump loses on a rigged election (not if he had lost outright) we lose America forever.
Yeah, I don't know why people keep making suggestions for 2024. There is no future if we don't win this one. There will only be the uniparty. Any "Republican" win we would have in the future would not be a true Republican. They'd be a Romney or McCain meant to keep Republicans complacent and thinking their vote matters.
Exactly... and look at what uniparty systems produce... see all inner city conditions. This is the end game... its either we fight or we die. It is literally now or never. Christ is coming.
Rand: 2nd President of The New Republic of The United States. (After Trump’s 8 years as the 1st, following his 8 years as President of The Old Republic).
Bingo.
Because they’re shills and commies. Pass it on.
100% ....game over.
NO IF
Rand is exactly the kind of guy who could submit 12 seemingly unrelated bills that include shit like “death penalty for election rigging” and “helicopter fuel appropriations” over the course of 3 years until the exact legal framework exists for uh...
If they "successfully" rig this, there will be no elections.... until all the commies are dead.
Doesn't matter who runs for president if we don't have fair elections.
Trump and MAGA turned the boys that were Ted Cruz and Rand Paul into rugged patriotic MEN
Paul the Elder is a very kind man. Tucker Carlson noted that in a counter-rally against John McCain's "nomination". McCain's goblin daughter also admitted later on that there was genuine fear Ron Paul was going to sweep the election. His momentum was taking Iowa and New Hampshire. They stole the vote.
It didn't take a rugged man or a power thirsty man. It took a principled man and a statesman. We won, and we who were close knew we took Iowa in a landslide three times. New Hampshire as well. This was many of our first glimpse into voter corruption. Nothing new under the sun here.
As you said we have grown. As you mentioned some rugged patriotism is in order. The kind that burns vipers and folds weaker men. Looking through discussion on some of the old r3v network -- people are very serious about changing things, and we already sat a US Senator. I think we can do more.
Yeah, but when Trump's terms in office are over, America can't let off the gas pedal one bit. Is Ted up to that? I doubt it.
He turned them into ALPHAS.
Just like the 1800s when men began to part from Faggotry Britain where makeup and wigs were norm.
Rand has always been a man of the constitution.
They should. He never said he wouldn't do it if they didn't.
Mitch McConnel fought tooth and nail to prevent Rand from being elected to that seat. Hopefully Rand remembers all that Mitch did to sling his name through the mud.
Mitch has become drunk off his own power.
Yes.
I know Rand Paul, yes if he thought he should, he would.
We have until January to push it and to spam our Senators and Representatives for if they don't.
This is just infuriating. Does no one care at all who the people actually voted for?
Now that he has a beard he has no choice.
*Hawley
I have no problems with him, but voter fraud will ensure he never wins if we don't address it now.
I’ve never seen a dude look so cosmopolitan yet so Kentucky at the same time. Confusing
Just tweeted him earlier saying similar.
As much as he annoys us from time to time, he is with us. And is the SON of the ORIGINAL OG.
I'd vote for him in 2024 without hesitation.
He's too soft and too gentlemanly. In another day and age he may have been an amazing President. We need a street fighter who fights fire with fire.
He and his wife could have been killed if it wasn't for one very brave security guard.The people behind that assault are the ones cheered by the ones who stole the election.
I like the timeline where Elon chips him and turns him into an cyborg with laser eyes.
Ain’t no running for anything if this Fraud is left to stand.
Yikes I recognize that stare
Have the men figured out the thing about beards?
As if someone like Rand Paul has a ghost of a chance of getting elected dog catcher in China's America.
im a big fan of him an cruz growing beards. solid move.
Ron an Rand i feel are like some of the last bastions of liberty we have. need more officials like them.
I would vote for him, however, if this doesn't work out we have to do Trump 2024
He has. And, I voted for him.
If only voting worked...
This fucker and Lion Ted.
You notice how supporting Trump has put more hair on both Rand's and Ted's face?
Super male vitality!
He looks like he's on the tail end of his black pill.
...White pill incoming...
Maybe, my guess Tom Cotton ?
Why does he look like Alex Jones's long lost Brother?
While he does good work sometimes, I don't think he has the dragon blood required to be potus.
Don't trust him. Always makes a 'principled stink' but caves for pork. Nope nope! Not his dad!
Sadly more true than not. His dad at least inspired more than 100 people in his 'selected district'
He grew a beard, too? Is he going to run with Cruz? Beard/Beard 2024. I could vote for that...
He might run, but Dominion will ensure he never wins.
All discussion of future elections is meaningless if this isn’t fixed right now.
Based war beard. Sidney Powell as AG Tom Fitton head of FBI
Let the tendies hit the floor!
He needs to be Senate Majority Leader
He won't win unless the election fraud is dealt with.
My boy, back before many here where born. Ron Paul, aka Dr No was his dad.
Rand Paul has been threatened, attacked, and lost part of his lung, dude is all out of fucks to give.
Wow, the beard looks really good on him
Too nice to run for pres. I want a shit talking motherfucker.