Rand Paul: 'I Don't Remember Anything About' The Aqua Buddha Story

Rand Paul continued to deny having any recollection of a purported college-aged incident in which the now-Kentucky GOP Senate candidate allegedly kidnapped a female classmate in a haze of marijuana smoke and forced her to bow down to his god, "Aqua Buddha."

Speaking with conservative radio show host and author Laura Ingraham on Wednesday, Paul maintained his ignorance of the ordeal and said that he didn't even remember the woman who has been at the foundation of the story.

"I wish I had a great story about it, I don't remember anything about the story," Paul told Ingraham Wednesday morning. "We were kind of nerds," Paul said, explaining his college demeanor.

The decades-old follies have been adopted by Paul's Democratic opponent, Jack Conway, as the basis of a controversial attack ad that calls on the Tea Party-backed candidate to explain the "Aqua Buddha" incident, as well as reports that he belonged to an anti-Christian parody group that frequently mocked Baylor University's Baptist roots.

Paul has since retaliated with a religiously focused ad of his own, and appeared so upset at a debate between the two candidates that he didn't even offer his hand to Conway at the end of proceedings. He said shortly thereafter that he was considering canceling the final debate, though he told Ingraham Wednesday that he might go through with the event.

Politico reports:

"On the one hand, I think it's demeaning to me to appear with this guy," Paul told Ingraham, but he added that voters "deserve to hear about the issues" and that he'd appear "under the rule" that Conway couldn't "rattle off accusations about my religion."

While the Conway campaign continues to insist that their concerns over the supposed happenings are valid, Rand Paul is rallying a defense to buffer himself against the attacks. On Tuesday, Paul organized a conference call with pastors and reporters to counteract the religious jab. Rand Paul's wife, Kelley, is also scheduled to hold a news conference Wednesday to defend her husband against the ad's implications. For his part, Conway has responded with a new ad focusing on taxes.

Comments

[DAE]

03:00 AM on 10/22/2010

The whole imbroglio just highlights the sheer stupidity of theist beliefs

[Deltalk]

12:32 AM on 10/22/2010

Never underestimate the American People.

On november 2nd 2010; We, The People, take America back!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Os0cwpCQE&feature=player_embedded

[mcmutter]

01:13 AM on 10/22/2010

NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER .....

of corporate money and money from outside the USA ....

or Chamber of Commerce corruption .....

[twinite]

02:44 AM on 10/22/2010

Or better yet....we take it forward.

[AlGionfriddo]

12:26 AM on 10/22/2010

The most often uttered statement by Ronald Reagan... "I don't recall."

[Pamela King]

12:21 AM on 10/22/2010

Wonder if he remembers inhaling?

[rjaxone]

11:55 PM on 10/21/2010

How dare he not remember the great Aqua Budda. I'll bet he hasn't forgotten the great "Aqua Bonga..."
who is probably responsibe for his not remembering the Aqua Budda...

[denicci1977]

11:09 PM on 10/21/2010

I am still laughing @ this. Oh man, he really got himself in a mental meltdown over Conway attacking Aqua Buddha. How dare anyone assault the great one ?! Lmao, he needs to ask Aqua Buddha to help him do something with those poodle bangs on the top of his head.

[gustafson]

10:57 PM on 10/21/2010

he must be smoking some more of that killer gon-ja, really helps to remember things from the past (not!)!!! or maybe he has smoked so much that he can't remember (to many brain cells got killed) which would explain alot about some of the things he has said.....he must be high!!!!!

[Luna C666]

09:45 PM on 10/21/2010

Does anyone else assume that 'bowing to the aqua buddah' was just college slang for taking a hit off of a waterbong?
Wasn't that part of the story?

[Marnie1]

12:19 AM on 10/22/2010

I believe that is the general assumption, and he doesn't seem to be denying it.

Pot doesn't generally cause memory loss though. So he was doing something a good bit stronger than that.

[Luna C666]

05:44 AM on 10/22/2010

"I don't remember" is politician-speak for "You know everything you need to know already, but I'm not going to admit to you you are right"

[chicagurl]

09:38 PM on 10/21/2010

He "doesn't remember"? Okay, now I get it. I know exactly what Aqua Buddha was.

[kilowat]

09:27 PM on 10/21/2010

if the republican ever win back the congress and the president look forward to this
Oct 23, 2006 Youtube of George Bush discusses his plans to privatize Social Security
Jul 16, 2010 … John Boehner: Raise Social Security Retirement Age to 70 … that the Republican “blueprint” is to privatize Social Security and Medicare,

Sep 28, 2010… Congressmen Paul Ryan, Eric Cantor, and Kevin McCarthy .Paul Ryan Discusses privatizing Social Security and Medicare vouchers.

Jul 12, 2010 … 9 Responses to “VIDEO: Rand Paul Says Privatize Social Security”

[drini]

12:21 AM on 10/22/2010

currently costs SS 2/10 of a cent for each claim....privatizing would run 5 cents a claim the FIRST year and you know it would rise dramatically from there.

so how would privatizing SS help? follow the money.....wall street is salivating.

[2garen]

09:15 PM on 10/21/2010

The Chief Actuary of Social Security analyzed a proposal from Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), the GOP's ranking member on the budget committee, who could become its chairman in January, and found that new entrants in the US workforce could see massive decreases in their payouts upon retirement.

This came out of Raw Story

[Skyhawk]

09:11 PM on 10/21/2010

Does Aqua Buddah use Aqua Velva?

[chicagurl]

09:36 PM on 10/21/2010

Maybe Aqua Buddha uses Aqua Net.........

[RevSpaminator]

08:55 PM on 10/21/2010

So where is his Aqua-Buddha now and why won't he share with everyone?! I think he's being a little selfish.

[DurangoSteve]

07:57 PM on 10/21/2010

Paul could have made this whole thing go away by simply saying, "I did some stupid stuff in college." But no, he dissembles and the story lives on. Not too bright, Rand.

[Marnie1]

12:24 AM on 10/22/2010

Which tags him as a chronic lair. He is used to being able to lie and not be challenged on it, so he can repeat the lie freely.
Now he is being called out and his only response is to do what he always has done which is to repeat the lie.

He has never learned that the way to end the matter is to fess, up because he has no practice doing that.

[Gyrogeerloose]

12:24 PM on 10/26/2010

Exactly right. Everybody did stupid stuff stuff when they were that age, myself included. I really would consider this a non-issue if he's just come right out and copped to it. It's the lying that's the problem.

[gintheb]

07:43 PM on 10/21/2010

" I don't remember" ?
Marijuana has been known to do that to some people.