Seems like it’s the Week of the Bird in media coverage. Not long after T-Mobile CEO John Legereanswered a question on Twitter by dropping the f-bomb, GOP presidential candidate Rand Paul reacted in a similar fashion to losing his place on the main stage for the most recent Republican debate.

1. Rand Paul Shows Fox How He Really Feels
About Debate Demotion
Seems like it’s the Week of the Bird in media coverage. Not long after T-Mobile CEO
John Legereanswered a question on Twitter by dropping the f-bomb, GOP presidential candidate Rand
Paul reacted in a similar fashion to losing his place on the main stage for the most recent Republican
debate.
Fox Business used an average of several polls and only tapped seven contenders to stand on the main
stage. Four others were invited to take part in the earlier debate, including demoted candidates Rand
Paul and Carly Fiorina. Carly chose to take the opportunity as presented, but Paul was unwilling to be
seen with what he believes is the B-team of most likely also-rans.
“We don’t consider that we have a second tier campaign. We are not going to announce to the
American people that we are no longer in contention because we absolutely are in contention,” CNN
reported Paul saying. “We have raised $25 million. We have a first tier campaign. We can’t accept an
artificial designation by the media and by the party.”
So, instead of participating in the debate, Paul held his own “conversation” with voters.
In an interview with ABC News Radio, Paul put the blame for his demotion squarely on the shoulders of
the media. When asked for his thoughts on the matter by ABC correspondent Aaron Katersky, Rand
simply raised his middle finger, letting everyone who relegated him to B-tier status know they’re

2. officially, “Number One.”
The move might gain Paul some support among the hardcore Libertarians who flocked to his father’s
political banner, and it might even endear Paul to fiscal conservatives who aren’t especially socially
conservative, but it will find scant support among rank and file Republicans, most of whom tend to be
more conservative, and to expect a more socially conservative manner from their elected officials.
Sure, they may be more than willing to launch a Tall Man at “idiots” in traffic, but they expect better
from the POTUS pick. Especially in Iowa, where faith is strong, and values are very conservative … a
lesson Paul may be about to learn the hard way.
David Milberg is an investment banker from NYC.