Skip Navigation
Joshua Green

Joshua Green - Joshua Green was a writer and editor at The Atlantic from 2003 to 2011.

Rand Paul's Bong-Fueled Kidnapping Spree, Idol Worship

By Joshua Green
Aug 9 2010, 12:04 PM ET Comment

News last week that Kentucky GOP Senate nominee Rand Paul never graduated from Baylor doesn't strike me as very likely to become a problem for him. Culturally, I don't think it matters in the same way it might if he were running in, say, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and I sort of doubt it would even matter there. But this story by Jason Zengerle in GQ about Paul's pot-fueled college antics in a liberal secret society called the NoZe Brotherhood that aspired to blasphemy--and his campaign's non-denial--well, that's another matter entirely. From the piece:
The strangest episode of Paul's time at Baylor occurred one afternoon in 1983 (although memories about all of these events are understandably a bit hazy, so the date might be slightly off), when he and a NoZe brother paid a visit to a female student who was one of Paul's teammates on the Baylor swim team. According to this woman, who requested anonymity because of her current job as a clinical psychologist, "He and Randy came to my house, they knocked on my door, and then they blindfolded me, tied me up, and put me in their car. They took me to their apartment and tried to force me to take bong hits. They'd been smoking pot." After the woman refused to smoke with them, Paul and his friend put her back in their car and drove to the countryside outside of Waco, where they stopped near a creek. "They told me their god was 'Aqua Buddha' and that I needed to bow down and worship him," the woman recalls. "They blindfolded me and made me bow down to 'Aqua Buddha' in the creek. I had to say, 'I worship you Aqua Buddha, I worship you.' At Baylor, there were people actively going around trying to save you and we had to go to chapel, so worshiping idols was a big no-no.
I'll bet they were listening to Rush.


Presented by

More at The Atlantic

Why Ron Paul's Supporters are Furious About the Maine Caucus Maine's Messed-Up Caucus Results
Was Facebook Inevitable? Was Facebook Inevitable?
Red Ink and Bright Lines: Obama's Budget Placeholder Obama's Budget: Red Ink and Bright Lines
We Don't Need a Digital Sabbath, We Need More Time You Don't Need a Break From Technology
The Global Dangers of Syria's Looming Civil War The Dangers of Syria's Looming Civil War

Join the Discussion

After you comment, click Post. If you’re not already logged in you will be asked to log in or register.
blog comments powered by Disqus
Special Report
Election 2012 Reuters Election 2012
The destination for full politics coverage, from the primaries to the White House. Read more ›
View All Correspondents

The Biggest Story in Photos

Athens in Flames

Feb 13, 2012

Subscribe Now

SAVE 59%! 10 issues JUST $2.45 PER COPY

Facebook

Newsletters

Sign up to receive our free newsletters

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)

Joshua Green
from the Magazine

The Tragedy of Sarah Palin

From the moment Sarah Palin’s acceptance speech electrified the Republican convention, she…

The Iowa Caucus Kingmaker

Bob Vander Plaats offers GOP candidates a choice: join his crusade against gay marriage or lose the…

Herman Cain, the GOP Wild Card

The former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza wants to upend the race for the 2012 Republican…