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To: TimF who wrote (567411)	5/21/2010 1:16:35 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577060

Rand Paul: Obama's criticism of BP 'un-American' By MICHELE SALCEDO Associated Press Writer (AP:WASHINGTON) Taking another unconventional stand, Kentucky's Republican Senate nominee Rand Paul criticized President Barack Obama's handling of the Gulf oil spill Friday as anti-business and sounding "really un-American." Paul's defense of the oil company came during an interview as he tried to explain his controversial take on civil rights law, an issue that has overtaken his campaign since his victory in Tuesday's GOP primary. "What I don't like from the president's administration is this sort of, 'I'll put my boot heel on the throat of BP,'" Paul said in an interview with ABC's "Good Morning America." "I think that sounds really un-American in his criticism of business." The Obama administration has used the "boot heel" phrase to describe its commitment to holding BP accountable for the spill and its cleanup. Other Republicans have criticized the administration's handling of the oil spill, but few have been so vocal in defending BP, the company responsible for the deep well and offshore rig that exploded last month, killing 11 workers. Paul appeared two days after a landslide primary victory over the Republican establishment's candidate, Trey Grayson. He has been scrambling to explain remarks suggesting businesses be allowed to deny service to minorities without fear of federal interference, even though he says he personally abhors discrimination. On Friday he said he wouldn't seek to repeal the Civil Rights Act or Fair Housing Act, which prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of race, among other areas. On the oil spill, Paul, a libertarian and tea party favorite, said he had heard nothing from BP indicating it wouldn't pay for the spill that threatens devastating environmental damage along the Gulf of Mexico coast. "And I think it's part of this sort of blame-game society in the sense that it's always got to be somebody's fault instead of the fact that maybe sometimes accidents happen," Paul said. The senate candidate referred to a Kentucky coal mine accident that killed two men, saying he had met with the families and he admired the coal miners' courage. "We had a mining accident that was very tragic. ... Then we come in and it's always someone's fault. Maybe sometimes accidents happen," he said. An eye doctor and political novice, Paul defeated a rival recruited by Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell. He immediately invited Obama, whose approval ratings in Kentucky are fairly low, to campaign for the state's Democrats. Paul, 47, credited tea party activists with powering him to victory on Tuesday. The first opinion poll since then showed him with a wide lead over his Democratic rival, Jack Conway. Paul blamed the 24-hour news cycle for the controversy over his civil rights law comments, a point his father, Rep. Ron Paul, -Tex., endorsed. In a sometimes testy exchange with reporters in the Capitol on Thursday, the elder Paul said liberals were treating his son unfairly and reporters were hoping to stop his political momentum with "gotcha" questions based on out-of-context remarks. "Making something out of nothing is just not fair," he said. news.ino.com

To: TimF who wrote (567411)	5/21/2010 1:20:32 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577060

the takeover of the Republican Party by right-wing extremists The tea party and those with similar ideas have become a force in the Republican party, but unfortunately they haven't taken it over. I don't know........its sure looking that way. They tell the Rs to jump.....and the Rs ask "how high?". Also they are not "right wing extremists". Yes, they are very much extremists.......a minority POV. Many on the left argue, instead, that it’s about race, the shock of having a black man in the White House — and there’s surely something to that. There is almost nothing to that. I don't agree. Rs are not being honest about their feelings over race. I think Rand Paul is more typical of where Rs are at.