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When Your Best Argument Is “That Guy Went To Duke,” You Shouldn’t Run For Senate

Mar 16, 2010, 9:00 PM UTC

â†µSo some improbably-named guy is running for the U.S. Senate in Kentuckyâ†µand is taking on some other improbably-named guy in the Republicanâ†µprimary. They both give off the whiff of student government, so perhapsâ†µit’s appropriate that Trey Grayson, Improbably Named Guy No. 1, isâ†µattempting to use Duke-hatred as a component of his platform. â†µ

â†µâ†µIt turns out that Rand Paul, Improbably Named Guy No. 2, went to a goodâ†µmedical school. Normally this would be an asset for the guy who is a Little Lebowski Urban Achiever, but in this case the school is Duke and this is aâ†µstate where theâ†µbasketball coach’s face is on the bourbon. And he’s running againstâ†µa true-blue southerner:â†µ

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â†µThat’s really all. None of those “issue” things, justâ†µGRAAAA DUKE. It would have been more effective to make fun of the guy’sâ†µweird hair and pink shirt.â†µâ†µI’m naturally suspicious of anyone who went to Baylor and then Duke,â†µbut at least Rand Paul respondedâ†µwith a zinger:â†µ

â†µâ†µâ‡¥â†µâ‡¥Well, I guess that might be a real issue if you’re running forâ†µâ‡¥student council.”â†µâ‡¥

â†µâ†µâ†µThis blogger endorses that guy*. Louisville fans, get thee toâ†µthe polls.â†µ

â†µâ†µ*(Attention FCC: not really. Please pay no attention to this. What’sâ†µthat over there!? It’s probably really interesting. I bet it might beâ†µLady Gaga’s delicate parts.)â†µ

â†µâ†µ(H/T to The Dagger)â†µ

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