Science Fact Check: Rand

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Koch Brothers will spend $889 million on 2016 elections; Marco Rubio says, "No problem."

Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio traveled to Iowa to suck up to the Koch brothers. Here’s one lovely part of their trip:

As the three senators addressed the audience of rich donors — effectively an audition for the 2016 primary — they dismissed a question about whether the wealthy had too much influence in politics. At times they seemed to be addressing an audience of two: the Kochs themselves, now among the country’s most influential conservative power brokers.

Rand Paul just got his ass—and credibility—handed to him by Jon Stewart

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Rand Paul just challenged me to a duel?

"I take it as an insult, and I will not lie down and say people can call me dishonest, misleading or misrepresenting -- I have never intentionally done so and like I say, 'If dueling were legal in Kentucky, if they keep it up, you know it'd be a duel challenge.'"

—Senator Rand Paul (Republican, Kentucky)

What's he talking about? Oh, just the fact that he's a plagiarist.

Rand Paul has no understanding of medieval history (BOOM!)

At a recent public event, Senator Rand Paul (Republican, Kentucky) told a crowd that from “Boston to Zanzibar, there’s a worldwide war on Christianity,” which our government is propping up. The way the followers of Christ are under attack today, Paul says, it’s “almost as if we lived in the Middle Ages.’’

Um… the “Middle Ages” is a term used to describe Europe from approximately 476-1350 CE. During that time, Christianity reigned supreme in Europe. It was not a time that Christians were under attack. The Middle Ages were a time when Christians were ON the attack against unbelievers!

Or to put it more simply: Rand Paul, the great mind of the Republican Party, don’t know shit.

So, which is it?

“This isn't some damn game!”
—House Speaker John Boehner 

“We’re going to win this.”
—Senator Rand Paul (Republican, Kentucky), talking to Mitch McConnell on a hit mike. (Of course, we know who's losing—this eight-year-old cancer patient who can't get treatment with the FDA shutdown.)