Rand Paul: No One In Congress ‘Has A Stronger Belief In Minority Rights Than I Do’
Posted in: Today's ChiliSen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is pushing forward with Republican outreach efforts to black and Hispanic voters, asserting in a Yahoo News interview that he doesn’t “think there’s anyone in Congress who has a stronger belief in minority rights than I do.”
His comments were delivered in the wake of controversy surrounding the senator’s aide Jack Hunter, who resigned within the past week. Hunter, the co-author of Paul’s book The Tea Party Goes to Washington, came under fire for his past radio commentary supporting neo-Confederate ideology and denouncing the possibility of “a non-white majority in America.”
Paul has addressed that controversy head-on, defending Hunter as a talented and thought-provoking writer whose previous work was designed for political shock value.
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