LOUISVILLE—A half hour before Kentucky Senator Rand Paul would take the Galt House ballroom stage, a thousand-plus supporters saw the face of Kris Kristofferson. With no preamble, the grizzled actor appeared on two massive screens, walking through a car factory, as the voices of anchormen described the 2008 bailout of the auto industry. Kristofferson was playing "John," a blue collar worker being laid off.
"I been here thirty years," said Kristofferson's character, as a worker portrayed by Mickey Rourke looked up mournfully.
