Was Rand Paul named after the Libertarian Goddess Ayn Rand? nm

[rhett o rick]

[Ruby the Liberal]

1. That was the first thing I thought when I first heard about him.

[WeDidIt]

2. Because Ron Paul is a nutburger n/t

[rhett o rick]

3. Dont think I have ever heard "nutburger". I am thinking you are being nice. nm

[WeDidIt]

17. When you grind up a bunch of nutty political stances and then form them into a single philosophy

you get a nutburger.

[David Zephyr]

4. Who else?

His father worships her.

[librechik]

5. Yes.

appellation is inclination, apparently, at least in his case.

[MARSHALOTIS]

6. What's in a name?

I think there used to be a Fan Dancer named Sally Rand in Boston around the 1940's or there abouts.

[proud2BlibKansan]

7. Is there an open invitation to DU out there in teabagger land today?

Sheesh. I'm running out of pizza here.

[JuniperLea]

10. WTF?

Why are you screaming troll on this post?

:shrug:

[proud2BlibKansan]

15. Low post count mainly

Also defending Rand.

There's been a ton of them today. They come in droves some days. LOL

[JuniperLea]

18. I really don't think the poster was defending Rand Paul at all...

And we all had a low post count once... some of us twice.

[rhett o rick]

23. Interesting. So what was the poster trying to say? What was the point of the posta? nm

[JuniperLea]

She was famous for her fans...

[rhett o rick]

21. LOL. Is that your best. Not worth what ever they are paying you. But I did like your Sally Rand

stuff. I'd give you half credit.

[Karenina]

8. He was named Randall and shortened it in her honor nt

[nemo137]

9. No, his given name's Randal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rand_Paul

"Randal Howard "Rand" Paul (born January 7, 1963) is an American ophthalmologist and politician who describes himself as a "constitutional conservative".<2>"

I don't doubt that he and his dad love Ayn Rand, but not to the point of handing out names.

[David Zephyr]

11. Howard Fineman of Newsweek wrote he was named for Ayn Rand

http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/thegaggle/archive/2010/05/18/rand-paul-wins-kentucky-sen-gop-primary-now-democrats-will-want-to-make-him-the-issue.aspx

[nemo137]

16. And Rand himself gives a rambling explanation of his name saying that he wasn't.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfQ04fmj9oc

[rhett o rick]

13. Why do you doubt he and his dad loved Ayn Rand? nm

[nemo137]

14. I don't, at all.

The two of them have the same fetish about "producers" that she did, and the same lack of any empathy.

[bridgit]

12. That would be messed up - but it can be short for Randall, Randolph, etc

[C_U_L8R]

19. It certainly wasn't Paul Rand

http://www.paul-rand.com/

who should post-humulously take back his name from the backwards one

[miscsoc]

20. I find it hard to imagine he doesn't use that name because of Ayn Rand

Despite his claims

[rhett o rick]

22. Does anyone else get zero rec's for their posts? nm