Just In Case
Y’all, just in case you might ever start feeling the least bit sorry for Rand Paul because his neighbor walked over to his house and beat the crap outta him, don’t.
He earned that beating.
Sen. Rand Paul has used political donations to spend more than $11,000 at restaurants in Italy and Malta and thousands more for European hotels and limousine services in connection with fundraising and other political events.
Paul’s political leadership committee also spent $337 on apparel at a Men’s Wearhouse in Omaha, Nebraska, in September 2014, and $438 on apparel at a New York Allen Edmonds in February 2016. The figures were provided by two independent watchdog groups.
The articles itemizes some of the expenditures.
In the 2017-2018 election cycle, Paul’s committee has spent $11,043 at restaurants in Italy and Malta, $4,492 on a limousine service in Rome, and $1,904 at the St. George Lycabettus Hotel in Athens.
There’s also no pity for the poor suckers who gave him their hard earned money to push the libertarian viewpoint. Stealing money from fools is the libertarian viewpoint.
Thanks to Deb T for the heads up.
No wonder Rand Paul was one of the very few who offered support for Trump after the Summit with Putin. Rand Paul handles other peoples money like he’s a mini-Trump, but with a riding lawn mower and disgruntled neighbor, rather than a limo and disgruntled former chauffeur.
1Talk like a libertarian, live like a Republican.
2And vote like a weasel.
3I thought it was illegal to accept campaign contributions from foreigners. Why would you hold fundraisers in Europe? For vacationing Americans who are tired of touring museums? Or is it naïve to think any laws are still being enforced?
4Sometimes I can’t help myself and I follow the links. August 27, 2017 Greek Reporter (paper) describes Rand Paul as “Senator Paul, son of former US congressman Ron Paul, was one of the first contenders for the 2016 Republican presidential ticket to drop out of the race.”
5Now, that there is something to be famous for.
I’m just saying
Well hell, it beats having to work for a living, right?
6Actually, I’d much rather he spent campaign contributions like this rather than for GOTV and other things to win elections. If you are foolish enough to give him money, you’ve got it coming.
7What the heck was he doing in Malta, I have been there and
8I cannot imagine anyone there having an interest in the US elections.
Joan: just like Pruitt going to Morocco and Paris, though that was on the taxpayer dime. I hope that jerk gets convicted of crimes and serves time. And pays us back. What a creep, thief and weirdo. Oh, and a grifter, too.
9Joan,
10Malta is a notorious center of offshore dark/black banking activity, especially favored by, and catering to, Russian oligarchs and mobsters.
Just ask billionaire Wilbur Ross, Trump’s Sec of Commerce (notice I didn’t write ‘the US or our’ SoC), who did scads of very questionable business there over many years, and even continues while SoC (even intense pressure hasn’t gotten him straight yet, still one crooked mofo).
To quote Thom Hartmann, “Libertarians are just Republicans who want to smoke dope and get laid.”
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