Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul says the poor in America are “enormously better off than the rest of the world,” citing an old Cold War film that showed even impoverished homes had color televisions…

Charles Hardin, a Democratic judge-executive from eastern Kentucky’s Magoffin County, said Monday that Paul’s comments rubbed him the wrong way and he criticized Paul for relying on “anecdotal tales.”

“I think it reflects a dogmatic belief in free enterprise and limited government,” said Hardin, who argued that government should reach out to assist those who can’t help themselves…

Knott County Judge-Executive Randy Thompson, a Republican, said Monday he wasn’t uncomfortable with Paul’s comments about the poor, and that they reflected the truth.