Politics / Rand Paul Now Being Asked to Please STFU: Rand Paul Copied Senate candidate Rand Paul speaks to supporters during a party unity rally in Frankfort, Ky., Saturday, May 22, 2010. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, right, and Rep. Hal Rogers look on. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke) Well, this didn't take long. Republican leaders are ready for Rand Paul to please be quiet, please. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told John King on CNN Tuesday night that it's time for the newly nominated GOP Senate candidate from Kentucky to take a break from talking to the media and spend more time talking to voters. "He's said quite enough for the time being in terms of national press coverage," McConnell opined. Seems the recent comments Paul made on the Civil Rights Act and the BP oil spill were quite enough for McConnell. Read the full article. (More Rand Paul stories.) Report an error