Monday, October 14, 2013

Rand Paul: Proud to be a Republican

Published on Oct 13, 2013 by the Washington Free Beacon - As a guest on CNN's 'State of the Union', Sen. Rand Paul laughed off Candy Crowley's question Sunday about whether he'd consider leaving the Republican Party and even becoming a Democrat.

Rough Transcript -

CC: Do you see yourself, at any point in the future, being anything other than... politically... a member of the Republican Party?

RP: Hmm. (small laugh) You mean... you're implying a third party or some other party?

CC: ...Or if you wanted to become a Democrat. There are lots of... lots of other parties out there. Do you see yourself as being anything other than a Republican?

RP: (Laugh) No. I've always been a Republican and I'm one of those people who is actually a real lover of the history of the Republican Party from the days of abolition, to the days of civil rights. The Republican Party has a really rich history. In our state, I'm really proud that the ones who overturned Jim Crowe in Kentucky were Republicans fighting against an entirely unified Democrat Party. So I am proud to be a Republican. I can't imagine being anything else.

Link: http://youtu.be/VhN9XuBFvzM

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