Accuser: Rand Paul Did Not Kidnap Me But He Did Make Me Worship Aqua Buddha

[kpete]

Greg Interviews AquaBuddha Worshipper
Josh Marshall | August 11, 2010, 2:01PM

The woman at the center of Rand Paul's "Aqua Buddha" scandal spoke to Greg Sargent. Here's what she had to say: Paul and his friend didn't force her to do anything, or kidnap her, but they did blindfold her, put her in a creek and make her worship his made-up water god.

From Sargent:
In our conversation, she elaborated that she doesn't want her name in print because she's a clinical psychologist who works with former members of the military, some of whom are Tea Partyers, and fears that complicating Paul's Senate run could put her in danger.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/08/rand_pauls_accuser_clarifies_k.html

more:
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/08/accuser-rand-paul-did-not-kidnap-me-but-he-did-make-me-worship-aqua-buddha.php?ref=fpi

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Before or after she inhaled?

[xultar]

2. Just a college prank.

[PJPhreak]

7. This was my first thought,

Sounds a lot like the same kinda shit myself and a bunch of my friends would do back in the 70's

We used to call it "Shits and Giggles" The same kinda stoned thinking that would lead us to break into a dorm room,close the door,then build a brick wall on the other side so when the occupant came back from their weekend outing and opened the door...

[Lance_Boyle]

3. There are far better reasons to go after Rand Paul than

foggy (and now retracted) accusation of college drug use and pranking.

[asdjrocky]

4. For the record, Aqua Buddha is what we called hydro pot in the 80s.

It was a pretty well known label, in Cali at least.

[11cents]

5. Christ (or Aqua Buddha) on a crutch...

There's no story here whatsoever. TPM and Salon were guilty of sensationalizing it in the first place, but Josh Marshall is following up responsibly. Salon, meanwhile, is turning into a cacophonous unedited sewer a la HuffPost -- and in the HuffPost mode is more and more dependent on free content, basically just blog entries.

Horseshit like this ends up just helping Rand Paul.

[JonLP24]

6. Ok that is slightly more believable

I'm not willing to convict the guy based on an anonymous source.