Shorter Rand Paul: My dad is nuts.
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Kevin (@Crevek) February 05, 2013Ron Paul refuses to apologize for his tweet attacking war hero and murder victim Chris Kyle. Meanwhile, in an interview with Breitbart.com, Ron Paul’s son, Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.), offered a different take:
[Ron] Paul’s son, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has told Breitbart News exclusively, “Chris Kyle was a hero like all Americans who don the uniform to defend our country. Our prayers are with his family during this tragic time.”
While Sen. Paul did not condemn his father’s remarks, he at least was willing to call Chris Kyle what he was: An American hero. To many Twitter users, that itself is a significant difference, as the elder Paul seems to see Kyle as the trigger-happy personification of American imperialism:
Seems like Rand Paul is quietly backing away from his old man's remarks: theblaze.com/stories/2013/0…—
T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) February 05, 2013
Rand Paul is not Ron Paul. Don't hold Rand accountable for Ron's words. I can't tell you how many things my dad and I disagree on.
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Jedediah Bila (@JedediahBila) February 05, 2013
Fortunately, Rand Paul is the product-improved version of Ron Paul, praised Kyle's heroism instead of acting the fool. breitbart.com/Big-Government…—
Trent (@Travesham) February 05, 2013
Rand Paul disagrees with his Dad– he knows Chris Kyle was an American Hero! Ron Paul should be ashamed of himself! #americanhero—
Mary Roach (@momish24) February 05, 2013
Good for him. RT @benshapiro: EXCLUSIVE: Rand Paul Responds to Ron: 'Chris Kyle Was a Hero' shar.es/CLxUB via @BreitbartNews—
AG (@AG_Conservative) February 05, 2013
THANK GOD HE'S NOT AS CRAZY AS HIS OLD MAN~~~ fb.me/2KW01MWZi—
Ann M.Huss Prueter (@AnnPrueter) February 05, 2013
Hammers, why Rand is not Ron… Rand Paul loves America and those who sacrifice to defend the American people:… fb.me/26LQ8tnOX—
Greg Halvorson (@GHalv) February 05, 2013
Generational Growth!; Rand Paul Responds to Ron: 'Chris Kyle Was a Hero' breitbart.com/Big-Government…—
(@Paratisi) February 05, 2013
Sometimes the apple DOES fall far from the tree. MT @sarahcgoldstein Rand Paul Responds: 'Chris Kyle Was a Hero' shar.es/CLk9E—
(@TraderRLH) February 05, 2013
Still, a few tweeters were unsatisfied, noting that the Senator did not denounce his father’s remarks or comment on his father’s reprehensible statement blaming Kyle’s military service for his death.
@SenRandPaul if you want to win #Iowa in 2016 then you must denounce your father's sentiments. What you told #Brietbart was not good enough.—
Jamie Johnson (@JamieJohnsonUSA) February 05, 2013
No Rand, Chris Kyle was more than an a hero. Quit playing good cop/bad cop w/ your daddy: Rand Responds to Dad bit.ly/WqFyHV—
Firelight (@_Firelight) February 05, 2013