“It is my honor to represent them.”
Steve Watson
Prison Planet.com
January 22, 2019
Senator Rand Paul and Representative Thomas Massie, both from Kentucky, expressed support for the Covington Catholic High School students who were attacked by the media as racists, just for wearing MAGA hats.
Rand Paul stated that “These kids are taking all sorts of abuse they do not deserve.”
“I urge everyone to stop going after people online with very little information, but rather carefully consider the facts here.” Paul tweeted.
Please see this thread from my friend and the Congressman representing Covington, Kentucky. I urge everyone to stop going after people online with very little information, but rather carefully consider the facts here. These kids are taking all sorts of abuse they do not deserve. https://t.co/y8VgRysjiN
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) January 21, 2019
Paul also tweeted a link to a Reason article detailing the mis characterization of the incident:
Unfortunately there is too often a rush to judgement from our media and social media these days. We should stop and look at the facts first.
The Media Wildly Mischaracterized That Video of Covington Catholic Students. https://t.co/NATjAQNqVW
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) January 21, 2019
The Senator directed followers to a thread by his colleague Thomas Massie who made an impassioned defense of the kids, saying “the parents and mentors of these boys should be proud, not ashamed, of their kids’ behavior.”
“It is my honor to represent them.” Massie added.
(1/5) I was uncomfortable when I saw the video & description that first went viral, so I understand the initial reactions to the CovCath video. I chose to wait for more facts before responding because the narrative did not match what I know to be the character of these students.
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) January 20, 2019
(2/5) The…