Rand Paul is Peter Keating

Rand Paul is Peter Keating, the unoriginal plagiarist and parasite in Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, who Paul was named after. How Ironic that he steals from Rand to rise to the top.

Jon

“The Kentucky Republican and potential 2016 presidential contender has been buffeted since last week by a steady stream of allegations that he copied the works of others.”

At this point, Keating learns that the brilliant young architect Howard Roark, his former rival at Stanford, is out of a job. Keating does him a “favor” and gets him hired at his own firm. This pleases Keating, because he has seniority at the firm. He uses Roark’s talents-he has Roark do some work for him and takes the credit-and can’t resist the temptation to lord over him a little. This lasts until Roark is ultimately fired for stubbornly refusing to compromise on his designs. Keating, of course, does not seem to care.

In desperation, he seeks out Howard Roark to help him with his design for the competition to seal his place in the firm; Roark complies

The hoopla and fanfare that come with his prestigious victory seem somewhat empty, as they remind him of a single name: Howard Roark, the man who helped him with the design; it is a loose thread pulling on the tapestry of his ego. Keating goes to see Roark, and tells him he should drop the act and get to work like everyone else-he’ll be rich. Then, in a moment of weakness, Keating confesses that he doesn’t know what it is about Roark that “frightens” him. He gives Roark a check for $500, but Roark gives it back. Roark really believes the building he helped Keating with is a lousy building and he doesn’t want his name attached to it. Almost immediately, Keating gets angry, but then apologizes. He leaves with the realization that he has developed a strong hatred of Roark. This section of the story ends with Keating getting the partnership.
WASHINGTON — After facing accusations of plagiarism in speeches, an article and one of his books, Sen. Rand Paul said Tuesday through a spokesman that he made mistakes in crediting sources and has set up a new system for vetting his work.
The Kentucky Republican and potential 2016 presidential contender has been buffeted since last week by a steady stream of allegations that he copied the works of others.
STORY: Rand Paul mum after plagiarism allegations
On Tuesday, Buzzfeed said it uncovered a new passage in Paul’s book, “Government Bullies,” that is nearly identical to a portion of a Forbes magazine article. Buzzfeed also reported earlier that three paragraphs Paul wrote in an op-ed in September for The Washington Times were nearly identical to a piece in The Week magazine.
Although he previously had said he was being targeted, Paul told CNN on Tuesday that he accepted responsibility.
“Ultimately, I’m the boss, and things go out under my name, so it is my fault,” he said. “I never had intentionally presented anyone’s ideas as my own.”
Paul spokesman Doug Stafford said the office intends to be more careful.
“In the thousands of speeches and op-eds Sen. Paul has produced, he has always presented his own ideas, opinions and conclusions,” Stafford said in a statement. “Sen. Paul also relies on a large number of staff and advisers to provide supporting facts and anecdotes — some of which were not clearly sourced or vetted properly.”
Stafford said footnotes on sources “were not always used.”
“Going forward, footnotes will be available on request,” he said. “There have also been occasions where quotations or typesetting indentations have been left out through errors in our approval process. From here forward, quoting, footnoting and citing will be more complete.”