Rand Paul Retaliates With Religious Attack Ad Of His Own (VIDEO)

The dogfight for Kentucky's U.S. Senate seat continued Monday as Republican Rand Paul released an ad blasting Democrat Jack Conway for his latest political advertisement that attempted to give legs to Paul's college-era indiscretions.

Paul's latest spot levels a 9th Commandment-based attack on Conway, charging that he "bear[ed] false witness against another man" by dishonestly airing his earlier ad, which focused on revelations stemming from a GQ article concerning marijuana-induced kidnappings, "Aqua Buddha" and anti-Christian mischief.

"Now Jack Conway is attacking Rand Paul's faith," Paul's latest ad says. "Rand Paul keeps Christ in his heart and in the life he shares with his wife and his three boys. Don't be fooled by Conway's desperate attack, it's shameless, disgraceful, gutter politics at its worst."

Paul made similar claims during a meeting between the two candidates at a debate on Sunday and even demanded an apology from Conway.

"Those who stoop to the level of attacking a man's religious beliefs to gain higher office, I believe that they should remember that it does not profit a man to gain the world if he loses his soul in the process," Paul said.

Conway, however, offered no apology, and instead defended the attacks. At the end of the debate, Rand Paul walked past Conway without giving a handshake or eye contact.

Conway's campaign responded in an email to the Washington Post's Greg Sargent Monday, saying that the ad was not intended to question Paul's faith, but rather to bring to light specific incidents that they believe need further explanation:

"Rand Paul can huff and puff all he wants, but he needs to answer for his actions, not his faith: Why he joined a secret society after the President of Baylor University banned it because it 'made fun of not only the Baptist religion, but Christianity and Christ.' Rand Paul needs to answer why a woman said Paul 'blindfolded me, tied me up...told me their god was 'Aqua Buddha' and that I needed to bow down and worship him.'"

HuffPost Pollster's latest analysis of the race shows Paul leading Conway by seven points.

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Comments

[dunkamania]

06:49 PM on 10/21/2010

I am AQUA BUDDHA!!!!! Watch my video or I shake my belly and cause earthquakes!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRoqapNhDos

[Pamela King]

10:15 PM on 10/19/2010

Conway didn't attack Paul's religion in his ad - he simply told it like it was. Rand Paul doesn't deny this happened and now he's citing scripture from the Bible. How dare he use the Bible to help him win elections. What a hypocrite!!!

[MyAhaMoment]

07:51 AM on 10/19/2010

If Rand Pual actually kept Christ in his heart, he wouldn't hate people so much. especially poor, uneducated, down-trodden, unemployed people. What a hypocritical pig!

[Clevelandinwi]

06:56 AM on 10/19/2010

I quote: "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross." Rand Paul is that carrier. It's worse than terrorism in a lot of ways.

[markie G]

06:09 AM on 10/19/2010

rand paul quoting scripture---dude, stop it--- you're killin' me, smalls

hmmm....i wonder---couldnt the animatronic studio have put a little more life in his eyes?

[Steve Rockett]

02:14 AM on 10/19/2010

Red herring! The real issue is the craziness of Rand Paul. I would like to know how grandma grizzlie Palin rationalizes Paul's wanting the repeal the Americans with Disabilities Act, given that Palin has a child with Down Syndrome. Is she willing to sacrifice her child's future in support of this shallow wannabe?

[Clevelandinwi]

06:57 AM on 10/19/2010

With her ego, she just might be.

[dudekabob]

02:11 AM on 10/19/2010

Being a gay man, I find nothing more despicable, more contemptible - and also TOTALLY WRONG - than the feminine stereotype that's associated with gay men in general. But I gotta tell ya, for me there's something very Larrycraigian about Rand Paul. Am I the only one who sees it?

[markie G]

06:07 AM on 10/19/2010

no

[Clevelandinwi]

06:58 AM on 10/19/2010

We've noticed.

[Jim Pasterczyk]

01:47 AM on 10/19/2010

If I were Rand Paul I'd be careful about accusing others of trespasses, particularly since I have a kidnapping in my history.

[whatchamean]

12:54 AM on 10/19/2010

way to go Jack. A demo with cajones. Who would have thought we'd find you in KY. Run for president will ya!

[hrpmap]

12:55 AM on 10/19/2010

You might want to wait and see how bad he loses first before you run him for any other office.

[rocketjsquirreil]

12:08 AM on 10/19/2010

Don't you love the type of people that take their faults and turn them back on you. GQ wrote the article but it's off limits for Conway to cite it?!

[hrpmap]

12:52 AM on 10/19/2010

Right now people are more interested in hearing the candidates talking about the economy, not each others religion. Conway should never have started this, it distracts from the debate.

[Steve Rockett]

02:16 AM on 10/19/2010

Sometimes you have to get into a pissing contest with a skunk to show what you stand for.

[ThankGodhesgone]

12:05 AM on 10/19/2010

"Rand Paul can huff and puff all he wants, but he needs to answer for his actions, not his faith"

Another example of moral outrage by a tbgr.

Do you deny what you did in college, Rand? Conway didn't attack your faith. He simply pointed out what you did. Answer the question.

[Sean777]

11:46 PM on 10/18/2010

IRONIC most Tea Baggers are retirees and blue collar workers and they are supporting Rand Paul who wants to eliminate Medicare and Medicaid for American seniors. Joe Miller who wants to lower the wages of American workers and eliminate unemployment benefits for all Americans despite the fact that his wife already collected unemployment from Taxpayers. Joe Miller and Christine O'Donnell are lecturing about expending but they are covering personal debts with their campaign founds. Sharron Angle who believes that government should not require insurance companies to cover autism or maternity care despite the fact she is using government health care for herself and her family and the list of anti-American proposals from Tea Baggers Candidates goes on and on. The biggest danger we are facing as Americans is the Tea Party, a movement that suppose to be about fiscal responsibility has emerged as an obstructionist force; instead of resourcing on economists to move a fiscal responsibility agenda the Tea Party is based on racism, hooliganism and predatorily politics we need to stop them on November.

[BillyClub]

11:22 PM on 10/18/2010

Rand Paul is not acting like a good Christian. He should simply "turn the other cheek."

[William1950]

10:51 PM on 10/18/2010

i can't cuss here... i really want to cuss here though... it is the only appropriate response. however i can share that in my latest conversation with her, god told me that these people are ALL wrong...

[dartagnan]

10:31 PM on 10/18/2010

""Rand Paul keeps Christ in his heart ... "

This is BULL. It is not possible to be both a disciple of Ayn Rand (an atheist and vehemently anti-Christian) and a Christian.