Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Republican Rebranding, DREAM Act Edition
During a political event in Iowa on Sunday, far-right bigot Rep. Steve "Cantaloupe Calves" King was approached by two DREAM Act activists while eating with Presidential hopeful Sen. "Ayn" Rand Paul (Rethug- Galt's Gulch). The two Latinos questioned Cantaloupe Calves' opposition to meaningful immigration reform, including opposition to the DREAM Act, which allows immigrants who were brought here as children to work toward citizenship. The best part of the scene was Ayn scooting out of camera range when the conversation got started, after one bite of his burger (about 19 seconds into this video):
Ayn wants you to believe he can tackle not only domestic problems, but national security and international problems, but he runs away from two young Dreamers who have come to engage him in a dialogue.
BONUS: Driftglass has some wonderful photographic examples of "Ran" Paul running away from things here, here, and here.