Tea party's Rand Paul wins Senate seat in Kentucky

[onehandle]

Source: AP

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Republican Rand Paul tapped into tea party support to rise from obscurity to win election to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Jack Conway in a nasty race that drew attention for a skirmish and hard-hitting ads.

Paul, 47, a Bowling Green eye doctor, was an early tea party enthusiast who attracted conservative support for his condemnation of budget deficits, the economic stimulus and the health care overhaul. The first-time candidate often overlooked Conway to turn the race into a midterm review of President Barack Obama.

An Associated Press analysis of exit poll data showed Paul defeating Conway. With 20 percent of precincts reporting, Paul was leading Conway 55 percent to 45 percent.

Paul was a first-time candidate with a strong political pedigree: His father is maverick Texas congressman and unsuccessful 2008 GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101102/ap_on_el_se/us_kentucky_senate_2

[FSogol]

1. The loser is Kentucky....

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[FSogol]

6. NOBODY deserves that asshole. n/t

[cyr330]

15. YES, the idiots who vote for him do!!!

Not the poor folks who are just stuck with him who voted for the other candidate.

[MellowDem]

10. Not the Democrats there... nt

[cyr330]

16. Good point. . .

The poor folks who voted for the other candidate will have to put up with his shit, and that's too bad.

[enough]

7. And the US, of which he will be a Senator. My current fear is that he may be the

Republican nominee for President in 2012, and that his particular neurotic affect may be more powerful at that point than we like to imagine.

[tpsbmam]

26. The losers are all of us -- this POS is going to be in OUR Senate.

I'm nauseous and disgusted. :puke:

[handmade34]

2. ...

;(

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. ....

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[SoCalNative]

5. Once people get a load of his batsh*t brand of crazy

along with Angle and a couple of others, the teabagger faves will all be "one-termers."

[subterranean]

8. Not necessarily. Kentucky kept re-electing Jim Bunning, after all.

[pscot]

9. Well, it is Jim Bunning's seat

Paul is probably a real improvement.

[Blue_Tires]

11. KY deserves what it gets...

Paul ran there for a reason...

[Swede Atlanta]

12. Pisses me off......

That bald man...should have been open enough with the Murkan people to show he ain't got no hair (nor nor balls). He will be chewed up in the Washington machinery and spit out.

[FSogol]

14. His brand of stupidity will ensure that Kentucky receives no Federal dollars.

In a couple years, they'll be ready to run him out of town.

[Ter]

13. I think we're in for a surprise with Rand Paul

Remember, he hates the Patriot Act, opposed the Iraq War, hates neo-cons, and didn't vote for Bush or McCain. He's no liberal, but seems better than a Bush neo-con.

[onehandle]

18. If he's truly anything like his father. I think he's a fake. nt

[MilesColtrane]

31. Yeah, but he's also anti-choice even in cases of rape and incest.

He wants to get rid of the Department of Education, repeal the 14th Amendment, and supports unlimited direct campaign donations from individuals and corporations.

Not to mention that he doesn't believe the federal government should worry about racial segregation.

There may be some common ground, but the rest of his acreage is Loony World.

[No Elephants]

63. Fail.

He hates the Patriot Act, Iraq War, and neo-cons only because he doesn't want federal government spending a dime on ANYthing, even war or empire building. He no doubt hates OASDI and Medicare, too.

As far his not voting for Bush and McCain, he sure did not vote Democratic, either. Did he vote for someone even dumber and nuttier than Dummya and McNuts? Or didn't he vote at all?

Btw, how do you know his vote? You take that nutter at his word? Hell, if I voted for Dummya and McNuts, I would deny it.Did he vote for someone even nuttier and dumber than Bush and McCain? Or didn't he vote at all?

Take a mighty selective presentation of facts to make Paul seem like a kissin' cousin of us Dems, Ter, but I don't think any here will buy it.

[AzDar]

17. They voted for the clown... now enjoy the circus.

Dumbasses.

[rasputin1952]

19. Incredible!...

"Know-Nothing" actually the projected winner!

incredible...Maddow had fun w/it though after she stated how he literally ran away from his own statements....will be interesting to watch McConnell's head explode as well...:eyes:

[Joanne98]

20. FUCK U RAND!

[Odin2005]

21. BOOOOOO!!!

[TygrBright]

22. Let the head-stomping begin... n/t

[Ishoutandscream2]

24. Yeah, a real kick in the head...

[No Elephants]

66. Do you mean, let MORE head stomping begin? That poor woman!

[newspeak]

23. yeah, and child labor is just fine

and any business can boot anyone who they don't like, that includes the color of your skin. I wonder if Paul has read any history of the struggle in Kentucky with the miners. How many died--how about the robber barons? And, how can Kentuckians vote for a man who is against their struggles--oh yeah, they're all going to be rich one day.

This country, those who do not learn from history--we've been in the "gilded age" part II, and the robber barons are winning the global front. You can kiss this country good-bye. Too bad, no one told the teabaggers that robber barons are global now and they could care less what happens in this country, as long as the money keeps rolling in.

[era veteran]

25. Enough Kentucky bashing, we didn't all vote for the

dullard. alert yourself,

[newspeak]

27. sorry, maybe I should have said more than half

IF they elect him. But, hey, I'm in Nevada so you can bash me if another "no nothing, corporate loving, anti-labor, woman hating" beastie wins.

And, if all of the teabagging, nut jobs win, is there another country we may find where sanity reigns? Because, Studs Terkel may have had faith in the American people, but I'm leaning to the side of too many people who have crossed over to the mammon, "screw your neighbor" stupid side.

[willing dwarf]

28. This country is going down....

Oh dear God. If Rand Paul can get elected, we are really doomed. This is it. The end of all that was ever good, tolerant or wholesome about this country has come to an end. The only hope is that the capitalist system, which is itself so corrosive, will squelch the vitriol of this idealoge.

[AsahinaKimi]

29. This is really sad...

IF the Tea party gets real power in this country, we will be in a world of...Crap. WTF
are people thinking? Right now I could scream a dozen expletives...

To TEA BAGGERS: Jigoku ni ochiro! Shinde kure!

[and-justice-for-all]

30. FAIL..nt

[bullimiami]

32. just wait til the establishment pukes have to start dealing with these assholes.

[rgbecker]

33. Rand Paul win Kentucky

Source: Yahoo.com, AP.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101102/ap_on_el_ge/us_tea_party;_ylt=Aqh0CHSk4ceRa5LwRlC2p3Rlk79_;_ylu=X3oDMTFjcXE3NTAxBHBvcwMxBHNlYwN5bl9lbGN0X2hlYWRsaW5lcwRzbGsDdGVhcGFydHktYmFj


By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Nedra Pickler, Associated Press – 4 mins ago
WASHINGTON – Anti-tax crusader Rand Paul's election victory Tuesday gave the tea party a flag bearer to send to the Senate and hope that more like-minded Washington outsiders would be elected to Congress.

The first-time candidate and champion of small government upended the Kentucky Senate race by trouncing the Republican establishment's hand-picked candidate in the May primary and then winning decisively against Democratic state Attorney General Jack Conway on Tuesday.

Candidates with tea party support were on the ballot in more than 70 House districts, seven races for Senate and three for governor. Paul, an ophthalmologist and son of libertarian hero Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, was elected to a seat currently held by a Republican, so the win did not contribute to GOP hopes for gains in the Senate. He will replace Republican Sen. Jim Bunning, who is retiring.


Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101102/ap_on_el_ge/us_tea_party;_ylt=Aqh0CHSk4ceRa5LwRlC2p3Rlk79_;_ylu=X3oDMTFjcXE3NTAxBHBvcwMxBHNlYwN5bl9lbGN0X2hlYWRsaW5lcwRzbGsDdGVhcGFydHktYmFj

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Yahoo is calling victory for Rand Paul. WTF?

[fascisthunter]

34. Jesus... people voted for that guy?

[Bobbieo]

36. Think this may be the first of "Jesus....people voted for that guy". or gal!

[AntiRightWing]

44. What?!!

How in the world could he have won after that Aqua Buddha commercial?!!

[No Elephants]

64. He framed it as an attack on his religious beliefs and folks fell for it.

Besides, Kentucy was not about to go Dem.

[kywildcat]

35. I live in KY and I can't believe

it. I know that the vast citizenry here is stupid, willfully ignorant morons - but this is just beyond anything I could imagine.

[deminks]

37. He'll always be the aqua buddha head stomper to me.

How fast has he reinstated Profitt into his entourage? 3...2...1...done.

[mike_c]

38. well, he'll either provide Kentuckians with good representation...

...in which case more power to him, or he won't, and the idiots who elected him will get their lesson in populist civics. Either way, it's all good. And more to the point, Rand Paul will be a real thorn in SOMEONE'S butt, and I'll bet it's more likely to be the republicans in the senate than the democrats.

[No Elephants]

65. Mike_C, please sit next to Ter--and see Reply #s 23, 31 and 63.

[valerief]

39. In three years, poll officials will be indicted for tampering with the KY machines. :sigh: nt

[cutlassmama]

41. Or never. Look at Jr's race, The machines said he won, even though it's

highly doubtful.

[Ranting_Wacko]

40. I'm calling foul...

The polls have barely been closed 45 minutes. There's still a lot of Kentucky left uncounted and the exit polls showed an overwhelming number of people showing up in the cities.

[truth2power]

43. I think the polls in KY close at 6 pm. eom

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[mahina]

45. First time I ever hit the 'unrec' button

nothing personal, just can't see that hit the greatest page. It is definitely not the greatest.

[KoKo]

46. Seems that Idiot Won..but not first time we had Idiots in the Senate...We can Survive this..

and Truly...we've had many RW Idiots there. Maybe he can be "turned."

[AlbertCat]

53. We can Survive this

Alas, this may need to happen in a lot of states....hitting rock bottom.... before the rubes and credulous get it.... if they are able.

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[pmorlan1]

48. Yuck

What was really annoying was to tune in to my local news and see the anchor tell the viewers that the Washington Post and the AP are calling the election for
Rand Paul with only 1% reporting showing up on my tv screen. I can only hope that Rand Paul gives the Republicans heart burn when he gets to Washington.

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[JournalistKev87]

51. ACK!!!!!!!!

WHAT THE BLOODY FUCK FUCK?!?!?! YOU STUPID SHEEP!!!

[MilesColtrane]

52. His supporters are so happy, they're going to go out and stomp some minorities.

[Hawkeye-X]

54. He'll be the first Senator in 200 years to get his ass booted

within his first 90 days.

They'll tire of his rants and both aisle agree that he's too nucking futs to remain a Senator.

[proReality]

55. Not yet!

It may eventually be true, but it "ain't over till it's over." Conway is still ahead: http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/KY/22208/37536/en/summary.html

Not ahead by much anymore, but only 3 of our 120 counties have reported fully.

[AsahinaKimi]

56. This is really sad

IF the Tea party gets real power in this country, we will be in a world of...Crap. Right now I could scream a dozen expletives...

To The TEA BAGGERS: Jigoku ni ochiro! Shinde kure!

[indy legend]

57. This is living proof, you can't fix stupid.

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[ramapo]

59. Jim Bunning was a nut too

So this is an even replacement. No surprise here either.

[Turbineguy]

60. He's a freshman

and an idiot. And he replaces Bunning who was just an idiot.

[glinda]

61. Can't believe anyone voted for this crazy vapid idiot.

[era veteran]

62. I use dullard but vapid is a good description too.