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Is Rand Paul Becoming Just Another Republican?

Posted: September 4, 2014 at 2:41 pm

For several years Rand Paul, the junior senator from Kentucky and the son of presidential candidate Ron Paul, has been one of the most interesting politicians in his party and in congress as a whole. At a time when new ideas have become increasingly scarce, and the policy bandwidth increasingly narrow in Washington, Mr. Paul, whether speaking about US intervention and foreign policy or more recently about militarization and the police, has been one of the few politicians with views outside of his partys mainstream. With the 2016 presidential election approaching, this has made Mr. Paul one of the most intriguing presidential candidates. But whats made him special mayalso may be changing.

As the 2016 election draws nearer, Mr. Paul, according to Politico has bolstered his circle of advisors with a mix of conservativeinsiders like anti-tax advocate Grover Norquist, former Bush administration official and previous president of the International Republican Institute (IRI) Lorne Craner and James Jay Carafano of the Heritage Foundation, as well as with a number of organizationsthat are not usually found advising Republican presidential hopefuls, including the ACLU and Families Against Mandatory Minimums, an organization working to reform prison sentencing.

Lastweek Mr. Paul, who since being elected to the senate in 2010 has been one of the most influentialvoices against a broadly interventionist foreign policy, called for a very strong military response to ISIS. This view places Paul firmly in the mainstream of his party and of most of the American foreign policy establishment. ISIS is also a sufficiently significant threat that Mr. Pauls statement is not inconsistent with his general view that intervention should only occur when U.S. national security is threatened.

Based on his advisors and his recent public statements on issues as diverse as ISIS and Ferguson it is apparent that Mr. Paul is being pulled between his purerLibertarian principles and the demands ofRepublican primary voters and conservative donors. During the next few months Mr. Paul will need to resolve this tension. He can either remaining a Libertarian and continue to take positions on issues from prison sentencing to the NSA that differfrom his partys establishment. Or he can sidle closer to that establishment in a way his father never did, by becoming another voice for an interventionist foreign policy and conservative social policies. In a political environment with no shortage of conventional and timid politicians, it would certainly make for a more compelling campaign if he chose the former.

Lincoln Mitchell is the national political correspondent for the Observer. Follow him on Twitter @LincolnMitchell.

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Power to the Players: Futurist Jack Uldrich to Address GameStop's Executive Summit

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Dallas, TX (PRWEB) September 04, 2014

GameStop Corp, a Fortune 500 company, is one of the largest multichannel video game retailers in the world, and on Thursday, September 4th they will be hosting their Executive Summit featuring Futurist Jack Uldrich as a keynote speaker.

GameStop's entire network of retail stores and family of brands are spread over 6,650 company operated store locations, which are placed in 15 countries in the world. So obviously they are committed to future-proofing themselves when it comes to the future of gaming. Uldrich, as a futurist, best selling author and international speaker aims to deliver insightful information on how to prepare for that future.

Uldrich says, "It is too soon to know whether all the latest and greatest technologies will work as promised but its not too soon for financial planners, healthcare professionals and environmentalists along with countless other industry professionals, especially those in the gaming industry, to begin exploring how augmented reality tools can be used to help their clients and customers achieved their stated goals."

His talk, "Business as Unusual: How to Future-Proof Your Business" is custom designed for GamesStop's Executives who will be making key decisions in the coming years on the industry's future. Combining predictions, his business acumen, tangible examples, and his key principle of unlearning, Uldrich intends to arm the GameStop executives with all the power they need in order to continue their tremendous success. Lending even more credence to GameStop's motto of "Power to the Players."

Jack Uldrich, in addition to speaking on future trends, emerging technologies, innovation, change management and leadership, is also a leading expert on assisting businesses adapt during times of transition. He has served as an advisor to Fortune 1000 companies and is noted for his ability to deliver provocative, new perspectives on competitive advantage, organizational change and transformational leadership.

Highly regarded for his unique ability to present complex information in an entertaining, understandable and digestible manner that stays with his audiences long afterwards, Uldrich has spoken to hundreds of businesses and organizations, including the American Medical Association, Fiatech, FS Systems, Cisco, and United Healthcare, along with hundreds of other clients in both the corporate and non profit sectors all over the world.

Following his keynote for GameStop, and throughout the month of September, Uldrich will be speaking in Vancouver at the Western Energy Institute Annual Meeting, AgBank's District CFO Meeting in Minneapolis, the PMMI in Chicago, the CPSU Society in Anaheim, The National Council for Continuing Education & Training in Denver and the Textile Rental Services Association in Las Vegas, NV.

Parties interested in learning more about Jack Uldrich, his books, his daily blog or his speaking availability are encouraged to contact Amy Tomczyk at (651) 343.0660.

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Internationally Acclaimed Futurist Jack Uldrich to Headline 7 Events in September

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New York, NY (PRWEB) September 04, 2014

Jack Uldrich, global futurist and best-selling author of "Foresight 20/20" will be presenting seven keynote speeches nationally and internationally throughout the month of September.

Uldrich is a renowned business trend expert and the author of eleven books, including: "The Next Big Thing is Really Small: How Nanotechnology will Change the Future of Your Business" and "Jump the Curve: 50 Strategies to Help Your Company Stay Ahead of Technology." A former naval intelligence officer and Defense Department official, Uldrich also served as the Director of the Minnesota Office of Strategic and Long Range Planning under Governor Jesse Ventura.

His schedule for speaking during the month of September is currently as follows:

Sept. 4: GameStop Executive Summit, Southlake, TX

Sept. 8: Western Energy Institute Annual Meeting, Kelowna, British Columbia

Sep. 16: AgBank District CFO Meeting, Minneapolis, MN

Sep. 17: Packaging Machine Manufacturers Institute (PMMI), Chicago, IL

Sep. 21: CPSU Society, Anaheim, CA

Sep. 29: The National Council for Continuing Education & Training, Denver, CO

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BBC 14 Russian Invasion and NATO Expansion – Video

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NATO Secretary General Pre-Summit Press Conference – 01 September 2014 – 1/2 – Video

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