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title: "2 Rand Paul Quotes By Chris Matthews"
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> [ I'm closer to anybody who believes that we should lead not from behind, but from the front. Rand Paul is one step behind, leading from behind. So, yes, even \[Barack\] Obama is more aggressive. Obama believes you can kill Anwar… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-m-closer-to-anybody-who-believes-that-we-should-lead-not-from/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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> [When I hear Rand Paul, who is much younger, saying wars are verkakte, I agree with him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/when-i-hear-rand-paul-who-is-much-younger-saying-wars-are-verkakte-i/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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## More by Chris Matthews

> [You don't know whether he's thought through how this is going to affect the Middle East.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/you-don-t-know-whether-he-s-thought-through-how-this-is-going-to/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [Natural-born American means you don't have to be naturalized. You were born to an American mother, like President Obama, no matter where you were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/natural-born-american-means-you-don-t-have-to-be-naturalized-you-were/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [ I think that the candidates who are doing it \[not debating\] are doing a great disservice to the party. It's a sign of an… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-think-that-the-candidates-who-are-doing-it-not-debating-are-doing-a/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [To become a saint in the Catholic Church, the normal procedure is, beatification, requiring one miracle in your name, then canonization, roughly in five…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/to-become-a-saint-in-the-catholic-church-the-normal-procedure-is/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [The whole reason we organize grassroots is, we think any politician that gets elected needs to be held accountable 365 days a year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/the-whole-reason-we-organize-grassroots-is-we-think-any-politician/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [ I don't sense an \[Barack\] Obama party. I think politics is transactional for him. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-don-t-sense-an-barack-obama-party-i-think-politics-is-transactional/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [What happens to conservatives when they get near the White House? How come they only seem to be talking the good talk at, say,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/what-happens-to-conservatives-when-they-get-near-the-white-house-how/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [I'm closer to anybody who believes that we should lead not from behind, but from the front. Rand Paul is one step behind, leading…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-m-closer-to-anybody-who-believes-that-we-should-lead-not-from/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [Let's not forget, Sarah Palin may not have a golden touch, but she gave Christine O'Donnell candidate a big touch that got her over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/let-s-not-forget-sarah-palin-may-not-have-a-golden-touch-but-she-gave/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [Here's the Republican Party with round heels for anybody who says the right thing at the current moment. Regardless of their record, regardless of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/here-s-the-republican-party-with-round-heels-for-anybody-who-says-the/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [When lightning strikes you want to be there, right there in the room. You, not everybody's going to say yes to you. Just don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/when-lightning-strikes-you-want-to-be-there-right-there-in-the-room/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [Sarah Palin is an empty vessel ready to be filled by ideology that she doesn't even understand, and that is really scary. Nothing is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/sarah-palin-is-an-empty-vessel-ready-to-be-filled-by-ideology-that/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [“Earlier that year, at the hundredth anniversary of his Harvard club, a member was talking about the spirit of Harvard College and saying how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/earlier-that-year-at-the-hundredth-anniversary-of-his-harvard-club-a/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [ I think we all \[americans\] think we're a special country. But the question is, what - what call does that give us? ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-think-we-all-americans-think-we-re-a-special-country-but-the/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [I'm not just gonna go after the black Jesse Jackson they all want to make fun of, but I know the wrong people are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-m-not-just-gonna-go-after-the-black-jesse-jackson-they-all-want-to/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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