Rand Paul: I Can’t Possibly Be Expected To Remember All The Crazy Things I’ve Ever Said (video)
Paul agreed that he wants to end the practice of subsidizing farmers with federal tax money, but he took issue with Conway’s other characterization of his plans.
“I see we’ll probably have to clarify some misinterpretations of my position,” he said. “I’m not for getting rid of the Department of Agriculture. We can get that one out of the way.”
But at a press conference after the event, Paul said that he may well have once called for eliminating the department in charge of regulating most of the nation’s food production — but, honestly, who can be expected to remember something like that?
“I don’t think I’ve ever said that I was for getting rid of the Department of Agriculture and if I did say that, that’s not my position,” Paul said. “But I don’t think I’ve ever said that.”Paul explained that with his long history of taking controversial positions, it’s hard to keep track of which arms of the government he’s called for eliminating and when.
“It’s always funny because I’ve been in public life and not been afraid to speak my mind for probably twenty-some-odd years,” Paul said in response to a reporter’s question about his position on the Agriculture Department. “And so people always say, you know, ‘Did you say this?’ And it’s like, ‘Well, I don’t know, it’s been 20 years of me popping off and saying what I thought.’”
Hilarity ensues. Links and video in original, as well as more.