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Sen. Rand Paul Declares ‘Never Nikki’ in Anti-Endorsement for 2024

Posted by freedomforall 9 months, 3 weeks ago to Politics
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"“I don’t think any informed or knowledgeable libertarian or conservative should support Nikki Haley. I’ve seen her attitude towards our event [and] our interventions overseas. I’ve seen her involvement in the military-industrial complex, $8 million being paid to become part of a team.”

Mr. Paul also disagreed with Ms. Haley’s ideals on internet usage, saying he stands against making individuals register to use the internet: “I think she fails to understand that our Republic was founded upon people like Ben Franklin, Sam Adams, [James] Madison, John Jay, and others who posted routinely—for fear of the government—they posted routinely anonymously.

“And I think her failure to really understand that or to think that you should register through the government somehow on the internet is something that should disqualify her in the minds of all libertarian and libertarian-leaning conservatives.”

Mr. Paul teased his news the afternoon before with a post on X, formerly Twitter.

Following his video statement, Mr. Paul also pointed to Ms. Haley’s stance on the United Nations, where she served as U.S. ambassador, as problematic in a series of posts on X.
“She repeatedly praised the U.N. Secretary-General [Antonio Guterres, former president of Socialist International] and declared that they ’think alike,'” said Mr. Paul. And she was positive about the “results” the United Nations achieved and “the people who ran it.”

The Kentucky senator encouraged voters to go to nevernikki.net and “show her that you’re ‘never Nikki’ also.”"
SOURCE URL: https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/sen-rand-paul-declares-never-nikki-in-anti-endorsement-for-2024-post-5562661


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  • Posted by $ Markus_Katabri 9 months, 3 weeks ago
    The most compelling Never Nikki thing I’ve heard was calling her a Waffle House Waitress…….sounds about right. I’ll go with that.
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    • Posted by mccannon01 9 months, 3 weeks ago
      As I listened to her speak a few times at the UN I held her in high esteem. She didn't have much money then and actually seemed to work for a living. Then "poof" she was a multi-millionaire and is not the same, as Ramaswamy points out. Can't prove it, but I think she's bought somehow.
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    • Posted by JakeOrilley 9 months, 2 weeks ago
      I eat at Waffle House all the time - and most of the waitress's seem to make more sense that Nikki does now. I liked her as a UN Ambassador - but she has changed, and I am not sure of her message.
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      • Posted by 9 months, 2 weeks ago
        I can't afford the prices at Waffle House any more. ;^)
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        • Posted by JakeOrilley 9 months, 2 weeks ago
          Yeah, they have gone up quite a bit....but I am still on the road and cannot always have breakfast in my own kitchen!!
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          • Posted by 9 months, 2 weeks ago
            I've been on the road for the past 5 weeks in S. America. Most of the time I've had a limited kitchen and could make coffee and warm some bread, even had a range and gas oven part of the time. But I'm not racing to make business meetings so I have had time to make breakfast when I wanted to. (Restaurant food is much less expensive down here, too. My breakfast today was an omelette, toast, yogurt with fruit, juice, and coffee for $5.50.)
            I'm not looking forward to returning to frigid N. America from 80F shorts and sandals weather down here.
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            • Posted by JakeOrilley 9 months, 2 weeks ago
              Now that is a good breakfast for a reasonable price! And I bet you are not looking forward to getting back up to this weather. Safe travels!
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              • Posted by 9 months, 2 weeks ago
                I'm back and not enjoying the temperature. ;^)
                But I have some great memories, a nice tan, (and saved about 5k on the dental services compared to in US.)
                The 'news' has, as usual, over-reacted to the actions of drug dealers and the Ecuador government.
                Like all cities in the US, there are some areas to avoid in Ecuador for safety, but almost the entire country
                is quite safe as long as you aren't dealing or transporting drugs or have dealings with those who are.
                Year round temps in 75 to 85 is a compelling attraction, along with inexpensive, good quality, al fresco dining.
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                • Posted by JakeOrilley 9 months, 2 weeks ago
                  The media over-reacts??
                  Glad your back safe FFA although I bet you are not enjoying the temps. And as always when traveling, as long as you are not doing or dealing drugs, and have some sense about where to be and not be in any town - reasonable safe!
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  • Posted by mccannon01 9 months, 3 weeks ago
    Add to that her throw down of the gender card at Ramaswamy when he was pointing out double standards, possible corruption, and blatant media bias. She came off more like an identity politics lefty than a Republican running for president when she apparently would excuse such behavior if it was being promulgated by a woman. If she is the nominee, I'm staying home on election day as she's starting to look worse than Mitt Romney, who IMHO turns out to be just as bad as Obummer. [disclosure: Yeah, I voted for Romney, but have learned a lot since then even if I am an old guy.]
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    • Posted by 9 months, 3 weeks ago
      I lucked out; I was living overseas when that Oracist ran both times.
      (I'd have probably voted for the Libertarian anyway since the GOP
      hasn't run anyone I could vote for since Reagan in '80.
      The GOP didn't run Trump; he ran against both parties and will again.)
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    • Posted by $ blarman 9 months, 2 weeks ago
      I have to wonder if Romney didn't do what he did to try to protect his son. Remember it was one of his sons who was in business with Devon Archer and Hunter Biden at one point. A huge mistake to be sure, but parents will often try to shield their children from the consequences of their actions instead of encouraging responsibility. Not saying I condone what he did, only that it would be a plausible explanation.
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  • Posted by Aeronca 9 months, 3 weeks ago
    She is another slippery liar. Mark Dice put up a video showing back to back clips of her flip flop positions demonstrating her lies, and her lying to defend her lies.

    https://youtu.be/gE7Dlfvo2eI?feature=...

    Can we not look at these people's faces and see their lies, their slippery speech patterns...

    I kind of like Vivek for his excoriation of business as usual, but then I see his shock bright white porcelain veneers shining at me and I think twice...
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    • Posted by 9 months, 2 weeks ago
      One problem is that an honest person 'wants to believe' that someone running for high office is as honest as himself. (Innocent until proven guilty)
      Unfortunately, that isn't any more true than most of what precipitates from the politicians' mouths.
      Politicians should be well vetted in an unbiased way.
      That is the job of the media and they have purposefully failed for at least 60 years.
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      • Posted by Aeronca 9 months, 2 weeks ago
        It seems too tempting for a reporter-journalist to magnify their own one single vote by reporting-opining in ways that project their own personal wishes. Worse than that is reporter-journalists for sale.
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        • Posted by 9 months, 2 weeks ago
          Yet another way that biased education aka Deep State brainwashing has destroyed a vital part of the once almost free country of America.
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          • Posted by Aeronca 9 months, 2 weeks ago
            Don't journal-ISM schools teach that they have a responsibility far beyond REPORTing the news, but for shaping it?
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            • Posted by $ blarman 9 months, 2 weeks ago
              That's certainly the way it is being taught now. They've become as yellow as the stripes down their backs. Also doesn't help that many of the MSM media personalities used to work for the CIA. Not kidding. Anderson Cooper and many at MSNBC and CNN are "former" - though I suspect it is more like current - CIA trainees.
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            • Posted by 9 months, 2 weeks ago
              I don't know. My college roommate graduated in Journalism, but he never got a job in journalism. He was honest and he probably wouldn't have fitted their mold. Of course that was decades ago, too, but I think that field was firmly left liberal even then. My roommate became less and less 'liberal' the longer we shared an apartment.
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      • Posted by JakeOrilley 9 months, 2 weeks ago
        Agreed, FFA - we want to believe, as people of good faith in our dealings with others. The media, each of them with their own agenda are as bought and paid for as the politicians. We have to do the vetting ourselves.
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    • Posted by $ blarman 9 months, 2 weeks ago
      I like Vivek as well. He's very versed on the issues and presents a good vision. Only problem is that no one ever gets to be President their first run at this. And if he tries again in four years I suspect that not only DeSantis will be there but Ted Cruz as well, who stayed out this year because of Trump - a smart play in my opinion aside from the fact that we need Cruz in the Senate.
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      • Posted by term2 9 months, 2 weeks ago
        Trump should make him VP to prepare him and the country to elect him as president in 2028 and 2032
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        • Posted by $ blarman 9 months, 2 weeks ago
          He might, but his most recent comments toward Vivek don't bode well for that direction.
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          • Posted by term2 9 months, 2 weeks ago
            Ego is probably going to prevent that. Too bad. Trump is good, but has bad elements too. Lying about who pays tariffs on Chinese goods is one I can point out. I have cancelled checks that prove its NOT the Chinese that pay the tariffs, its USA people who pay the tariffs directly.

            Trump is the lesser of all evils that could possibly be elected president, so I will vote for him. The indian dude would never be elected as president right away. His idea of firing all government workers with odd or even SS numbers is a great idea, but would wind up in the courts immediately
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            • Posted by $ blarman 9 months, 2 weeks ago
              Tariffs are a mixed bag. They're really protectionist in nature because domestic products won't include the tariff price. As long as the domestic company can keep their costs of production comparable to foreign competition, the tariff is going to price the competition out of the market. Only if the domestic production price exceeds the foreign production price + tariff do foreign goods begin to look good to a consumer. So the notion that a tariff is paid by the consumer is indirect at best. IMHO, however, they are still far better than federal income taxes because there is an inherent market feedback built in to a tariff that isn't present in a straight income tax. I think the Founders understood this because they rejected the notion of a Federal income tax.

              As to the size of the Federal Government, it is the biggest problem facing our nation IMHO. Their wasteful spending will sink us even faster than all these illegals. :(
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              • Posted by term2 9 months, 2 weeks ago
                the damage of federal government expenditures "trickle down" to the average citizen in that there is less money around that can be spend on worthwhile things.
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  • Posted by term2 9 months, 2 weeks ago
    Fortunately Nikki Haley has no chance of actually winning the presidential race. I hope that the woman card is played by Trump in appointing a VP. VP pick for Trump should be Ramaswany.
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    • Posted by 9 months, 2 weeks ago
      Trump has been saying that he doesn't like him for any job.
      The only one I think can be trusted as VP is Rand Paul, but someone good would have to replace him in the senate.
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      • Posted by term2 9 months, 2 weeks ago
        I could see that there might be ego issues and arguments between two strong personalities. They both should project a bit to the future and see how when Trump cant run again in 2028 that Ramaswamy would have a good chance to extend conservativism for 8 more years.
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        • Posted by 9 months, 2 weeks ago
          Assuming Ramaswamy is truthful; and trustworthy, I agree. Talk is cheap.
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          • Posted by term2 9 months, 2 weeks ago
            Ramaswamy is a real green horn as far as politics is concerned. The left would tie him up in courts. He needs the experience Trump got when he was president to help him get things done. If Trump is re elected, he doesn't have to worry about re-election now. I hope he wins and trashes the left at every turn
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