[Vision2020] Rand Paul

[Rosemary Huskey]

I am utterly opposed to the drone attacks.  For that reason I do not support
the appointment of John Brennan under any circumstances.  I don't give a
hoot about Rand Paul who is sophomoric at best and a dodo at  worse (which
is most of the time) when it comes to political theory.  A prince for Fox
News perhaps, but no hero in a more thoughtful universe.  He is a stunter
from the get go, and so is his more than creepy old man, Ron.   I  don't
know what in the world you are talking about when you use terms like  the
militarization of the police force.  Surely, you don't include the Moscow
Police Department in that hyperbole .  If so, take a deep breath, and relax.
They are good people who work hard and serve with dignity an often
ungrateful public - you,  for example.  

Did you have crab apples for dessert tonight, Paul?  It sure sounds like it.
Or, maybe you are just drinking heavily from the tea pot of discontent and
brewed by  local Palouse Patriots.  I warn you, it is a bitter brew and a
guy with your brains will choke on it before you're done.

Have a pleasant evening, Paul.

Rose

 

From: Paul Rumelhart [mailto:godshatter at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 6:43 PM
To: Rosemary Huskey
Cc: 'Vision 2020'
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Rand Paul

 


"Showboating", huh?  Whatever.

The vast amount of drone strikes overseas have either been against people on
their kill list going about their day, not currently involved in a violent
attack, or they have been against people they can't identify but that they
are reasonably sure are terrorists because of their associations.  Again,
not taking them out while they are actively engaged in combat, just
assassinating them wherever they happen to find them, doing whatever they
happen to be doing at that moment.  Doing the dishes, blam, dead, along with
who knows how many people nearby.  No due process, no vetting of evidence,
no jury of their peers, no idea even what criteria our President uses to
determine who gets to die that day.

Nobody I've seen is saying that we can't use drones, even on American soil,
against people actively involved in combat.  The problem is that that isn't
what they are being used for.

If you want to wish this away as some kind of stunt because he's a Paul or
because he's a Republican or because you don't like his haircut, then you're
part of the problem.  Our President is out of control with these
assassinations, and our police departments are out of control in their
militarization.  Drop the damned Us vs. Them crap, please.

Paul

On 03/06/2013 06:06 PM, Rosemary Huskey wrote:

Should there be a disclaimer with this "purist's" showboating?   Where does
shooting someone in self-defense, or those occasions when law enforcement
officers are forced by a  critically dangerous situation (for example  a gun
battle) to shoot to kill come into this equation?  I am sure that Rand will
zoon right to the top of the list of right wing nutbags with this stunt.  

Rose

 

 

From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Paul Rumelhart
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 5:55 PM
To: Vision 2020
Subject: [Vision2020] Rand Paul

 

I found this on Google+, I didn't make it and I don't claim it.  

I don't agree with this guy on everything by any means and I wish he'd left
out the "on American soil" part, but I am behind him on this.

Rand Paul's
filibuster


Paul

 

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