Washington (CNN) – While real estate mogul Donald Trump continues to raise doubt over Obama's presidential credentials, Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky questioned Trump's legitimacy, not as an American, but as a Republican.
Speaking at a Merrimack County Republican Committee fundraiser on Thursday in Concord, New Hampshire, Paul said, "I've come to New Hampshire today because I'm very concerned. I want to see the original long-form certificate of Donald Trump's Republican registration."
"Seriously don't you think we need to see that?" Paul said, according to media reports.
The White House released Obama's birth certificate on Wednesday, after questions about the president's birthplace were repeatedly raised, most recently by Trump.
With the "Celebrity Apprentice" star busy questioning Obama's presidential qualifications, Trump's voting record and campaign contributions to Democratic candidates have also raised issues about his GOP credentials.
Records obtained by CNN earlier this week show that Trump changed his party registration three times over the past 20 years and did not cast a vote in the 2002 general election.
Paul's address also mentioned the thousands of dollars in donations that Trump gave to Democratic majority leader Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada and Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel of New York, in the last election cycle.
According to media reports, Paul's speech centered around concern that attention garnered by GOP candidates like Trump, distracts from pertinent discussions about the deficit and economy.
"Let's look to Republicans who not only talk the talk but walk the walk," Paul said. "If we find the right candidate I see no reason why we can't win in 2012."
Paul recently toyed with the idea of joining the pack of Republicans contending for the 2012 presidential bid, until his father, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas announced his exploratory committee earlier this week.
"He's my landlord in Washington. Can you imagine the family strife if we ran against each other?" Paul said according to media reports. "I'm afraid that I could be kicked out of my apartment."
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Well, Trump DOES have the bigot part down...
Trump needs to actually talk about the issues instead of this birther crap that has been disproven many times.
As for Rand Paul, if he can't see that Trump, as a businessman, wouldn't do what he can to get people to support his goals, then he doesn't understand things very well. The people that Paul is concerned about were people who had sway over business interest that Trump had. You can't be that BLIND, can you?
Ahahaha! Okay, Rand Paul, I think you're nutty too, but go for it! Get that long form!
uh-oh...The Donald will probably post an op-ed in some newspaper denouncing Rand Paul...he won't be able to help himself.
This is a problem for Mr. Trump. There's a pit bull coming for you.
(That is meant as a compliment toward the young Senator. He is most passionate and committed to his beliefs. He will get the answers he seeks, even if he has to conduct a Congressional hearing to do it.)
The Republican party is self-destructive– they stir up birther conspiracy theories that make themselves look loony, then nominate wingnuts like Sara Palin. They vote in rich, corrupt corporatists, thinking that somehow will help the little people ie trickle-down economics. They are self-destructive. So what else is new?
Trump is acting like a neo-MORON. Just what more cred is there to be considered a serious GOPer?!! Or is Rand saying that Trump hasn't acted stupid enough yet, or that Trump hasn't said and done as many stupid things as Rand himself has?
Rand says "walk the walk"......maybe he wants Trump to walk right into that brick wall of reality, facts, and dispassionate analysis that has embarrassed so many of these Teatard politicians.
I think we need full disclosure about Trump's bankruptcies, the long form details of why he is divorced so many times and long form depositions from his ex wives, a long form statement from his hairdresser about his goofy combover and we need to see the originals of his birth certificate, his high school diploma and a diploma and transcript from the colleges he attended. The guy is a bombastic arrogant pompous buffoon and is a memberof the far right wing delusional TEA Party lunatics.
Proof?? Perhaps the results of an IQ test. I guess Rand is gesturing to show that if it's small, he probably does have GOP cred. Trump should pass with flying colors.
Kicked out of the apratment and made homeless? Hummmmmmm, now there's an idea. Go for it Senator Paul.
Check trumps donation history. Butters his bread on both sides. dems get more action.
We all know Rand Paul is a legitimate racist who doesn't like the Civil Rights Act because he used it as his race card to win Kentucky. Even though I don't agree with Trump, but I sure hope he exposes the real Rand Paul because he's a racist first and a Republican second.
Hey, way to be the guy who finally addresses the Donald........Watch out though cause he is nasty and demeaning to anyone who gets in his way.
Obama/Biden 2012
So Rand, is President Obama an american citizen or not? Yes or no? No wishy washy answers
So the GOP wants Hispanics to show their papers and now their going to demand proof of credentials for other things as well (birth cert, Republican cert, baptism cert, etc). They should just jump right to the end game and start demanding proof of Aryan ancestry.
Got Fascism?
My God – A Republican with a sense of humor.
Don't be afraid Senator Paul, come and tell us where you are really from...
Good for the GOP/Tea Party! Trump, Palin, and Bachmann continue to dominate the media with their outlandish and absurd comments. Serious 1st tier candidates like Romney and Huckabee will find it harder to get the public's attention. The GOP/Tea Party primary season will be a three ring political circus.
First and will probably be the only smart thing this guy says.
hey fool your dad is to old to the president as for trump he can give money and vote for who he want to you racist fools don"t rule us.
Sen Paul, My Dad always used to say"even a broken clock is right twice a day". Welcome to your moment. I believe that Trump is a business man but that's about it. He wants to run America like one of his many busineses.
If his pat is any indication his plan must be to run America into the ground, declare bankruptcy and start another country. I don't know of ant Republican or Democrat that thinks that is a good idea.
Trump can run for top dog with the KKK. Am sure he will have no problem winning that position.
Maybe someone should ask for Mr. Trump's bill of health. There are not many explanations for the Trumpeter's outbursts over the past month or so. He's either in failing physical health, failing mental health, completely drunk, or he's trying to pull the biggest scam in history. Just sit back and watch Sen. Paul get all of these answers, and more.
Trump has succeeded where none other has managed before. He has upset every political party.
HA! HA! HA! this is going to be amazing! Go GOP! (and thanks so much on focusing on jobs and the economy, you pack of losers!)
I'd like to see the loony bin's certificate of release for Rand Paul.
Some where out there today, a teacher made a breakthrough with a struggling student who was about to give up on education. That's news that really matters, because that the type of stuff we would like to duplicate and spread.
Instead, we get this 24/7 recycle of partisan garbage from people who think its okay not to come up with solutions.
TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO funny!
Wonder if Trump has had time to manipulate, re-write, forge and doctor up his financial records which he said he
would release "at the appropriate time" and when President Obama released his birth certificate. Not a man of
his word, no suprise here.
One other bit of partisan hackery: If you remove the leading A from Aryan, it becomes Ryan.
I dont think Rand Paul has to worry now. Trump totally destroyed what little credibility he had with his stupidity in the past two months, his judgement skills could never be counted on again after all the outright lies he has told about the current President. His business empire took a huge credibility dive yesterday and most people that are smart will pull away from investing in anything with the name Trump on it. The Donald is not going to have the time or money to keep playing his sick little game now that it has totally backfired so there is little to worry about for Rand Paul.
Who knew? Randroid can sometimes make a funny. And here I thought animated automatons were incapable of humor.
I would love to write a caption for this photo...
between trump, palin and the other republican jokers running for president, this should be very entertaining. pass the popcorn. i cant wait for obama to wipe the floor with this cast of characters
trumps a lying tool
typical GOP as soon as trump loses out the GOP now asks for his credential, but while he carried water for the GOP/Birthers and rand paul they all remained silent...hypocrites...i cant wait to see the GOP dump the Tea parties like hot potato after they lose the General election on 11/05/2012...hahaha ....Obama,Biden 2012!!!
"I want to see the original long-form certificate of Donald Trump's Republican registration."
LMAO. This is priceless. Trump's more liberal than most liberals.
So what happens if the president's credentials are false...what happens now Mr. Trump two years later. Is he impeached? Is he exiled to Africa? Give me a break
Good one, Sen. Paul!!!!!!
Here's hoping your father crushes him. He may be the country's only hope. The establishment GOP and Dems continue to wreck the country (on orders from their international banker and corporation bosses).
This angry old man should go back into the woodwork. He hasn't got a prayer and he's a waste of time!
Speaking at a Merrimack County Republican Committee fundraiser on Thursday in Concord, New Hampshire, Paul said, "I've come to New Hampshire today because I'm very concerned. I want to see the original long-form certificate of Donald Trump's Republican registration."
Not a Rand fan, but that was funny!
This man embarasses me, I hate saying that I am apart of this state just because of Rand Paul. Atleast I can say I didn't vote for him.
If we find the right candidate I see no reason why we can't win in 2012." I see this reason: pulling the rug out from under middle class taxpaying workers when it comes to medicare and giving still more tax breaks to the uber rich. Throw Mama from the Train indeed.
He's looking out for his daddy!! Pretty comical!
I want to see the orignal long term certifcate that Donald Trumph is a human being.
Surely we need that before he can be officially declared human.
Show us the tax papers for the past 10 years, I don't think so then all of his underhand, dirty dealings wiill be exposed besides if Donald Trump were to become president, his head would literally explode off his body, he is so arrogant and narcistic he could not survive with any more power!
Lord, I hope he's not a Democrat! The Republicans can have him!!!
And now they start to eat their own.
The republican party is so jacked up they don't know who is in the party. Well I will tell you who is in the republican party.
Uneducated poor and lower middle class white people who are easily fooled by rich old white guys. And the blacks in the republican party are uncle Toms.
What a joke. Wingnuts are worried that Trump is messing up their Rommney plan. Didn't they slap a muzzle on Rand after Maddow punked him? When they kill Medicare,it won't matter who they force to walk the plank.
"If we find the right candidate I see no reason why we can't win in 2012."
The Pauls are very intelligent and well spoken. And Rand is right, Trump is not a true Republican. He is just an attention-grabbing blowhard who has been striving on the attention he gets from hate-mongering lately. He has no true affiliation. Everything he does is for Trump and Trump alone.
I am not sure my vote would go for Ron in 2012, but at least I would listen to him as he discusses the issues instead of resorting to baseless personal attacks. If Trump wins the Republican nomination in 2012 it will insure 4 more years of Obama. If that's what you Republicans want, so be it. As a moderate, I would rather have a choice in 2012.
Rand Paul should run. He's been an optometrist and now a Senator for 12 months. He makes Sarah Palin look over-qualified.
Now that's the kettle calling the pot black. What a circus.
Yes, he`s every bit a Republican as much as all the ultra right wingnuts and birthers. The Republican is a much more "inclusive and tolerant" party than the Demos. -– cudos to them--–
I can't stand this pig but what goes around ALWAYS comes around.
I don't care what Republican run against President Obama , They won't win. With this Paul Ryan Plan that you all voted for , will do you all end in 2012. The Paul Ryan Plan Is a bunch of crap.If you Republican really want to cut the deficit than do It fair and leave Medicare , Medicaid , And Social Security a lone. We be paying Into this all are live. If the Government didn't borrow from these program there wouldn't be a problem. So pay back all the money the Government borrow from these program over the Year and than they will be fine.
It,s too late now Rand Paul,the damage to the extreme right has already happened! You are Teaparty,you are just as responsible for the "Racial and Hatred" as Trump! Same with Gop. The damage is done. I hope your happy with this "Madness" ? Trying to Smear our President because of the color of his "SKIN" Enjoy your loss Rand.
All the southern states are being hit pretty hard by "nature" these days. I think maybe God in his infinite wisdom is trying to clean out the Gene Pool.
Good for Rand Paul. Although I don't agree with any of his positions, he is a serious guy who sees that Donald Trump is not.
I don't agree with Rand Paul's poltics but I certainly do agree with his message to Trump. Put up or shut up, Trump. We'd prefer the latter.
I never thought I'd say this but – Way to go Rand Paul! Finally a Republican speaking out on how ridiculous this person is, ( I can't call him a man because real men don't bully and throw tantrums to get what they want).
I have three questions for Trump. How did you ran a casino to bankruptcy? This is a CASINO. if America is so great, Why are 66% of your wives foreigners?. We know you've not voted for the past 26 years, show me the record.
I say Star Jones, Nene, Little John, LaToya and Dianne Warwick pull out of the NBC Celebrity Apprentice Final because of Donald Trump comment that Obama should play basketball and Trump implying that Obama is not smart enough to get into Columbia or Harvard .... They should all pull out the Apprentice Final ...