Rand Paul On The Run

Mother Jones:

Stalking jittery campaign workers certainly wasn't how I'd hoped to cover Paul, who is seen as one of the tea-party-type Republicans most likely to capture a statewide seat this fall. But then, I didn't have much choice: Paul, the son of libertarian stalwart Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), has gone to near-comic lengths to avoid what Sarah Palin calls the "lamestream media." Everyone, from Paul and his top staffers to the lowliest door-knockers, has virtually stopped talking to reporters. The campaign did not return any of my phone calls requesting interviews over the course of three months. Even after I flew across the country and drove two hours to Paul's busy campaign HQ in Bowling Green, I was politely turned away. "I'm sorry that I can't be more helpful," said a volunteer who avoided eye contact, seemingly shaken by the appearance of a live journalist. After myriad phone calls, I finally got one of Paul's county-level campaign coordinators on the line, but he demurred: "It's nothing to do with you; I just don't do interviews, period."

Read the whole story: Mother Jones

Comments

[kinoptikation]

02:11 AM on 10/29/2010

Follow the stench of P00P

[jdrourke]

04:41 AM on 10/28/2010

Paul should just go back to being an eye doc...

http://jdrourke.wordpress.com/2010/10/28/uh-rand-paul-security-and-rabid-supporters/

[Paul Russell]

02:41 PM on 10/24/2010

Not really surprising

Paul and most Tea Party candidates can't openly discuss their issues because they are too stupid to actually give an explanation about the important issues

They need to be in front of their own followers who wont question them on their general, inaccurate talking points

[murphysgirl]

10:56 AM on 10/24/2010

All these Tea Party candidates are playing the Palin card.

[Beyrak]

10:43 AM on 10/24/2010

There was a new poll released just this morning from 'The Lexington Herald-Leader & Kentucky.com', as spoken about this morning on 'Meet the Press', as Rand Paul has moved out to a five point lead, Paul at 48% to Jack Conway's 43%.

Yea, Rand Paul 48% to Jack Conway 43%.

[kaptaintripps]

08:31 PM on 10/23/2010

Don't any of the voters--I mean even the down-home-stewpid ones...have to begin wondering why these people won't talk to anyone...or answer questions...from anyone but Faux News...?

[babyboomerorig]

02:16 PM on 10/23/2010

I've been trying hard to understand why so many of these so-called candidates won't talk to anyone outside Fox Noise. Sharron Angle went so far as to say that she wanted her opinions heard....but won't answer journalists questions. Who do they think they are? Do they see themselves as so important that they don't have to answer to the common voter? Why would people vote for someone that doesn't have the gonads to get on stage at a debate and make a total fool of themselves? (O'Donnell comes to mind) Do they think their websites are going to magically get them elected?

The only reason some know the names of these people is because the media has brought them to the forefront. Nobody would know who they were if not for the "lamestream" media.

[BritishColumbian]

07:49 PM on 10/23/2010

Palin wannabes?

[Sean777]

12:29 PM on 10/23/2010

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.

[jazz41]

12:28 PM on 10/23/2010

Press shy...baloney! Rand Paul just doesn't want to answer questions. People who vote for this guy...don't be surprised if he wins and doesn't listen to any of you people who voted for him.

[mytwocents02]

12:05 PM on 10/23/2010

Paul isn't press-shy by any means. The coward knows that the moment he opens his mouth, all the skeletons will fall out.

[Forever True]

04:22 AM on 10/23/2010

Clearly not his father's son. Sorry Ron.

[Carolyn LeBeauf]

01:55 AM on 10/23/2010

Run Rand run .I guess he thinks Agua Budda can't save him.

[madisonhack]

01:37 AM on 10/23/2010

Wow...a couple of rednecks on that thread the article is linked to. Dumbasses.

[tempting]

01:13 AM on 10/23/2010

He's afraid to say what he really thinks about the USA. He wants to take the country back to slavery days. Too bad ann RAnd....we're diversified and if you can't face us how can you help us????

[goodmarina]

12:46 AM on 10/23/2010

This is the Republican Party's modus operandi ...

In Texas, the Republican (incumbent) Gubernatorial candidate refuses to debate or participate in any public forums. He just run ads on TV - that's as much as I we have heard from him.

It shows these candidates absolute disrespect for the people that they claim to care about and want to represent ... while also showing disdain for the press. If they are speaking the truth and believe it and live it .... what are they afraid of?