Rand Paul Op-Ed Defends Civil Rights Stance, Compares Himself To Martin Luther King Jr.

Rand Paul Op-Ed Defends Civil Rights Stance, Compares Himself To Martin Luther King Jr.
Kentucky GOP Senate candidate Rand Paul emerged from his relative media dormancy over the weekend, writing an op-ed for the Bowling Green Daily News that seeks to defend against the recent contention that he opposes elements of the Civil Rights Act.
In the op-ed, Paul calls himself an "idealist" and draws parallels between himself and famous abolitionists, as well as civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. He also blames his Senate opponent and the "liberal media" for misconstruing his statements on the Civil Rights Act given during interviews last month.