Rand Paul vs Jack Conway at Farm Bureau Forum

I enjoyed watching this. I assume the Farm Bureau is a powerful special interest in this election. I've never seen a one on one debate between a guy who panders and a guy who has principal before a group of established special interests.

However, if he knows anything about farmers, he should have known his brand of libertarian ideas would be like rain on a rock to these people.
They'd rather string the guy up who's saying do away with farm welfare than to listen for 2 minutes.
The other problem is that they are VERY much pro-union also.

By the way, conway is REALLY a tool and I'd bet $100 he's a punk and has been a bully too.
hiw most original thought was, my daddy was 6' 6" and i used to look for uh, his hat when i was lost in . . a . . . cornfield. uh, ya. That's why you should vote for me!
conway seems like he does know the audience he was talking to. the farmers want a safety net from the gub-mint.

I'm without question biased but Conway sure seems to come off as a whiney bitch. lol

I enjoy watching them because it is rare to see debates between mainstream politicians and principled, Jeffersonian ones. Much can be learned from watching this for future reference. As a 'movement' we have to learn to counteract the spin of those who will say anything to come to power and then throw out the rule book once they arrive to that power. We are at a short run disadvantage because we cannot just pander to an our constituency but we are at a long term advantage. As our philosophy takes hold and one by one we come to power our reverent power (power stemming from integrity and adherence to principle) will begin to outweigh all other forms of power. We have already seen the scope of this power in Ron Paul. Despite the concerted effort of those currently in control of the power centers to thwart him his (Ron Paul's) power is seemingly inexhaustible as it stems from reverent power. Debates like these are classrooms where we can learn how to overcome these short term disadvantages and thus realize our long term advantages.

I can't understand why anyone would vote for him.

He is clearly a career politician that will follow Obama/Reid/Pelosi on all matters...

and Rand was excellent. I was waiting for Rand to say the National Socialist Democrats and although true in Washington some there in Louisville may have taken offense.