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While speaking to the New Hampshire chapter of Generation Opportunity about the need for privacy and the extent of government overreach, Sen. Rand Paul (R – Ky.) managed to fit in a joke that included both disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner and the woman at the center of the IRS scandal, Lois Lerner.
“How many people here have a cellphone? How many people think it’s none of the government’s damn business what you have on your cellphone?” Paul asked, as quoted by Breitbart News.
“I’ve been thinking that’s true. But I’m really, really worried about Anthony Weiner. Because you know he likes to take his selfies, and he’s had trouble finding a place to put them where the government can’t find them. So I’m thinking maybe Anthony Weiner should put his selfie in Lois Lerner’s emails.”
Paul also took several hits at President Obama during his speech, focusing his attention on Obama’s numerous executive actions.
“Man, who started that?” Paul joked with the man, who was in his mid-20s.
“I know, it’s crazy,” the young man followed up. “You spoke for a bit on the executive orders tonight. If you were to receive the presidency would you repeal previous executive orders and restrain the power of the presidency?”
“I think the first executive order that I would issue would be to repeal all previous executive orders,” Paul replied to resounding cheers through the Manchester pub, named for the beer bearing the namesakes of American revolutionary Sam Adams. “Democracy is messy, but you have to build consensus to pass things. But it’s also in some ways good, because a lot of laws take away your freedom. So it should be hard to pass a law. And it, frankly, when you do it the proper way, is. We’ve done way too many things [the wrong way]: Signing statements, altering legislation by the president, are wrong and unconstitutional and shouldn’t happen. Executive orders shouldn’t either.”
