Robot Pirate Ninja

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20005474-503544.html
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“Should we limit speech from people we find abhorrent?” Paul asked. “Should we limit racists from speaking? I don’t want to be associated with those people, but I also don’t want to limit their speech in any way, in the sense that we tolerate boorish and uncivilized behavior because that’s one of the things that freedom requires… that we allow people to be boorish and uncivilized, but that doesn’t mean we approve of it.”

Paul’s views on the issue first came under scrutiny last month during an interview with the Louisville Courier-Journal.

“I like the Civil Rights Act in the sense that it ended discrimination in all public domains, and I’m all in favor of that,” he said. “I don’t like the idea of teling private business owners — I abhor racism… I do believe in private ownership.”

The Courier-Journal in an editorial said that Paul’s remarks were “repulsive” and declared that it could not endorse either Republican in the Senate primary.

Paul’s primary opponent, Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson,attacked Paul’s extreme views during the primary campaign, though that clearly did not deter enough voters from supporting Paul. Now that Paul is in a broader campaign, his Democratic opponent, Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway, is using the same strategy.

“These are not the views of mainstream Kentuckians,” Conway said about Paul’s beliefs in an interview with Talking Points Memo.

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Too funny. This is a perfect example of how the Tea Party will be the death of the GOP. Rand’s view that businesses should have the “freedom” to be racist assholes might resonant with the TP folks, but it’s a tough sell to a normal demographic slice of the American pie.

BTW, I’d like someone to ask him how involved he was in drafting Daddy’s racist newsletter in the 80’s. That would have been during Rand’s formative years, and given his adherence to Dad’s political leanings… It should be a good question to ask.

Second BTW, anybody else thinks it’s funny that one of the more anti-government government officials we have is setting up a political dynasty?