Republicans get the vapors over "tough son of a bitch", but apparently bong-fueled kidnappings are okay. As for the Rand Paul campaign, those liberty-minded foes of frivolous lawsuits are threatening a frivolous lawsuit.
Rand Paul's campaign -- which has refused to deny an account of an alleged collegiate prank -- is attacking the GQ writer who quoted an anonymous former teammate's account.
"We are investigating all our options - including Legal ones," emails Paul aide Jesse Benton. "We will not tolerate drive by Journalism by a writer with a leftist agenda."
The GQ reporter, Jason Zengerle, is a long-time writer for the center-left New Republic. He quotes an anonymous teammate on Baylor's club swim team recalling Paul's role in abducting her and attempting to force her to smoke marijuana.
A Democrat greeted the threat of a lawsuit with glee, in the hopes that it would keep the story alive.
Hey Rand? A story has to be false before you can even dream of getting lawyers involved.