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Kentucky GOP senator and tea party supporter Rand Paul blasted Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich Friday, calling the former House Speaker a big government, status quo Republican.
Gingrich is not from the tea party. He is not even a conservative, Sen. Paul wrote in an opinion piece for The Des Moines Register. He is part of the Washington establishment I was sent to fight. He has been wrong on many of the major issues of the day.
Paul, a freshman senator elected largely on a wave of tea party activism, went on to assault Gingrichs record, specifically his work for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
While one candidate in the race, my father, Rep. Ron Paul, was publicly warning about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the crisis they were helping to create, Gingrich was earning millions to not only endorse but also promote the status quo.
Paul also noted such Gingrichs history of global warming commercials with Nancy Pelosi, support for cap-and-trade, funding Planned Parenthood, and, recently, announcing that life does not begin at a conception."
Read more: Rand Paul | Newt Gingrich | Tea Party | The Daily Caller
Gingrich is not from the tea party. He is not even a conservative, Sen. Paul wrote in an opinion piece for The Des Moines Register. He is part of the Washington establishment I was sent to fight. He has been wrong on many of the major issues of the day.
Paul, a freshman senator elected largely on a wave of tea party activism, went on to assault Gingrichs record, specifically his work for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
While one candidate in the race, my father, Rep. Ron Paul, was publicly warning about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the crisis they were helping to create, Gingrich was earning millions to not only endorse but also promote the status quo.
Paul also noted such Gingrichs history of global warming commercials with Nancy Pelosi, support for cap-and-trade, funding Planned Parenthood, and, recently, announcing that life does not begin at a conception."
Read more: Rand Paul | Newt Gingrich | Tea Party | The Daily Caller