Rand Paul

Step up. Cast aside these attacks on my personal religion. Jack, you should be ashamed of yourself. You should apologize. Have you no decency? Have you no shame?

When this debate ends, you will notice that I will not be shaking his hand tonight. I will not shake hands with someone who attacks my religion and attacks my Christian beliefs.

You just out-and-out lie because you have nothing to stand on. Run a race as a man. Stand up and be a man, instead of just calling me names.

When this debate ends you'll notice that I will not be shaking his hand tonight. I will not shake hands with someone who attacks my religion and attacks my Christian beliefs.

You just out and out lied because you have nothing to stand on. Run a race as a man, stand up and be a man instead of just calling me names.

Now Jack Conway is attacking Rand Paul's faith. Rand Paul keeps Christ in his heart and in the life he shares with his wife and three boys.

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I want to make the Republican Party believable as fiscal conservatives again.

I have a message, a message from the Tea Party, a message that is loud and clear and doesn't mince words: We have come to take our government back.

I mean it in a friendly way when I say, Washington, here we come.

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