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You are here: Home / Politics / Glibertarianism / Open Thread: A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Derps

Open Thread: A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Derps

by Zandar|  April 7, 20151:22 pm| 72 Comments

This post is in: Glibertarianism, Open Threads, Clown Shoes

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So my senator has decided to officially embarrass my state nationally today.

Unfortunate typo on the Rand website http://t.co/X3pU4oeEBu pic.twitter.com/meHyHf0KMj

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) April 7, 2015

Yeah, this makes a lot more sense now.

rand2016

 

Open thread.

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  1. 1.

    CONGRATULATIONS!

    April 7, 2015 at 1:25 pm

    Not enough flags. And where’s the giant mandatory poster of St. Reagan?

  2. 2.

    Jeffro

    April 7, 2015 at 1:26 pm

    Get a brain, Morans!!

  3. 3.

    Bobby B.

    April 7, 2015 at 1:27 pm

    Judging by the “Hit & Run” libertarian commentariat, not enough Japanese porn images.

  4. 4.

    Betty Cracker

    April 7, 2015 at 1:28 pm

    The heading with the typo also capitalizes the article “a” but not “the.” But then inconsistency seems to be a RP trademark, so what the hey…

    PS: Zandar, did they ever work out that “can’t run for president AND for reelection as a senator” thing for Paul?

  5. 5.

    beth

    April 7, 2015 at 1:28 pm

    Have you watched the video on his website that features his wife? What the hell is it with the Republican women and the non-blinking thousand yard stare zombie eyes? Why do they all have it?

  6. 6.

    Cermet

    April 7, 2015 at 1:30 pm

    Uh, he is part of the Washington Machine …exactly how does one defeat what they already do while still doing it as long as they are sent back to do what they don’t want done yet claiming still not to want to do it but are determined to continue spending all their available time doing it while also saying that not doing it is what they really want to do if they are sent back to redo what they want now to stop if only given even more time doing …oh, circular logic. Now I understand Paul’s logic.

  7. 7.

    beth

    April 7, 2015 at 1:31 pm

    @Betty Cracker: I think they went to a “caucus” instead of a “primary” to fix the problem semantically. I think the law says he can’t run in two primaries at the same time.

  8. 8.

    boatboy_srq

    April 7, 2015 at 1:32 pm

    Eductation. That’s priceless.

    @beth: D’you suppose that’s a side effect of the meds required to remain married to a Teahadi?

  9. 9.

    rikyrah

    April 7, 2015 at 1:32 pm

    that picture is priceless.

    it’s all about the grift.

  10. 10.

    boatboy_srq

    April 7, 2015 at 1:33 pm

    @Betty Cracker: They’re far too accustomed to living in an ALL CAPS world.

  11. 11.

    Elizabelle

    April 7, 2015 at 1:34 pm

    Andy Borowitz:

    Rand Paul Joins Crowded Field of People Who Will Never Be President

    LOUISVILLE (The Borowitz Report)—With an official announcement on his campaign Web site, Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) has joined a crowded field of people who will never be elected President in their lifetimes.

  12. 12.

    srv

    April 7, 2015 at 1:34 pm

    At least Rand is serious about those spying on your junk.

  13. 13.

    ranchandsyrup

    April 7, 2015 at 1:35 pm

    You pray it never happens. Then, one day, it happens. One of your kids poops in the tub. Then yr wife blogs about it.

  14. 14.

    Mnemosyne (iPhone)

    April 7, 2015 at 1:35 pm

    @Cermet:

    To be fair, he’s running on what Republicans have been running since Reagan — dismantling the government from the inside.

  15. 15.

    piratedan

    April 7, 2015 at 1:36 pm

    think he got his staging ideas from Goebbels…..

    and I like the flame symbol over his name, implies that there’s plenty of stupid to burn….

    if only we could convert it into electricity, although I freely admit, I have no idea on the possible carbon emissions of stupidity

  16. 16.

    Snarki, child of Loki

    April 7, 2015 at 1:38 pm

    “What the hell is it with the Republican women and the non-blinking thousand yard stare zombie eyes? Why do they all have it?”

    Look closely, and you can see the glowing green worms moving in their eyes.

  17. 17.

    Calouste

    April 7, 2015 at 1:38 pm

    I’m fairly sure that Rand Paul bought those eagles on top of the flags in bulk from a dealer in Nuremberg.

  18. 18.

    trollhattan

    April 7, 2015 at 1:39 pm

    He’s running for King of the Morans, and it’s going to be hard to knock him out of the lead. Can a run for Emperor of the Confederacy be far behind?

  19. 19.

    Brendan in NC

    April 7, 2015 at 1:39 pm

    @beth: Stepford Wives ???

  20. 20.

    Zandar

    April 7, 2015 at 1:39 pm

    @Betty Cracker: Yes, the Kentucky GOP is considering going to a caucus system rather than primaries in 2016. The problem is he still can’t be on the general election ballot twice, but by then Kentucky will have elected a new governor in November of this year, and they are hoping that they can get legislation by then to kill the law.

  21. 21.

    ranchandsyrup

    April 7, 2015 at 1:41 pm

    if the roll-out to something isn’t perfect, gotta scrap the whole thingy. just like with the ACA website issues.

  22. 22.

    Major Major Major Major

    April 7, 2015 at 1:41 pm

    OT: Gawker has a great takedown of that annoying pseudoscience Food Babe blogger that your mom/aunt posts about on Facebook: http://gawker.com/the-food-babe-blogger-is-full-of-shit-1694902226

  23. 23.

    Brendan in NC

    April 7, 2015 at 1:44 pm

    @piratedan: Sounds about right – since his speech will sound better in the original German. And the flame symbol – I think he plagiarized it from the fracking industry. Stupidity is too unstable to use as a fuel for anything unless you’re a Republican.

  24. 24.

    Paul in KY

    April 7, 2015 at 1:46 pm

    Now Zander, you know that’s how we spell it down here…

  25. 25.

    Paul in KY

    April 7, 2015 at 1:48 pm

    @beth: A lot of times, it is the wife that is the most psycho/power behind the throne (with these Repub creeps).

    As an example from KY, Ernie Fletcher was a lot more reasonable than his wife Glenna.

  26. 26.

    germy shoemangler

    April 7, 2015 at 1:49 pm

    “Catch The Spirt!”

    sorry…. “catch the spirit”

  27. 27.

    Paul in KY

    April 7, 2015 at 1:50 pm

    @ranchandsyrup: My work web-blocker blocked your link. Musta been one hell of a crap :-)

  28. 28.

    Mike J

    April 7, 2015 at 1:51 pm

    @Zandar: I don’t think Baby Doc is going to have to worry about being in two races.

  29. 29.

    germy shoemangler

    April 7, 2015 at 1:51 pm

    @Major Major Major Major: NeuroLogica looks at her calmly and logically:

    http://theness.com/neurologicablog/?s=food+babe

  30. 30.

    Villago Delenda Est

    April 7, 2015 at 1:51 pm

    Derpapalooza!

  31. 31.

    boatboy_srq

    April 7, 2015 at 1:52 pm

    @Paul in KY: Does that explain Ginny Thomas?

  32. 32.

    Villago Delenda Est

    April 7, 2015 at 1:54 pm

    @Elizabelle: Of course, the point isn’t winning the presidency.

    The point is grifting the rubes. Always has been with the Paul family.

  33. 33.

    trollhattan

    April 7, 2015 at 1:54 pm

    @Major Major Major Major:
    I think I’m in love.

  34. 34.

    germy shoemangler

    April 7, 2015 at 1:55 pm

    @beth: Have you watched the video on his website that features his wife? What the hell is it with the Republican women and the non-blinking thousand yard stare zombie eyes? Why do they all have it?

    I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I’ve never seen a republican candidate spouse that didn’t remind me of the martian lady from “Mars Attacks”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt5CjhBpicY

  35. 35.

    Elizabelle

    April 7, 2015 at 1:59 pm

    @Villago Delenda Est: Yup.

    The slogan is so dishonest. The Ron and Rand Paul family American Dream is attaching oneself to the Washington Machine and grifting.

  36. 36.

    Major Major Major Major

    April 7, 2015 at 1:59 pm

    @germy shoemangler: Needs more cuss words. Maybe when you live in the belly of the beast (Bay Area/Denver) the yuppie illiteracy just gets to be too much and you really need a Gawker article :)

  37. 37.

    Frankensteinbeck

    April 7, 2015 at 2:00 pm

    @Major Major Major Major:
    Alarmism based on misunderstanding or misrepresenting science is one of my pet peeves, so I’m digging this article and I think she has a regular reader now.

  38. 38.

    cckids

    April 7, 2015 at 2:00 pm

    One of Rand’s followers was selling this eye chart/poster, with “ophthalmologist” spelled wrong. Must be catching.

  39. 39.

    philpm

    April 7, 2015 at 2:01 pm

    @piratedan: I’m not sure you could get enough hot air out of him to float a balloon.

  40. 40.

    Ryan

    April 7, 2015 at 2:01 pm

    Let’s see, we got…

    1) Is our children learning?

    2) unleash the hounds!

    3) Lower case the A!

    4) Not backing down from the Tinder ripoff huh?

  41. 41.

    Rss

    April 7, 2015 at 2:02 pm

    There is also the self certified opthomologist issue and when called on it he can portray the persecuted republican and garner some of the sympathy voters.

  42. 42.

    Major Major Major Major

    April 7, 2015 at 2:04 pm

    Testing new vpn

  43. 43.

    ranchandsyrup

    April 7, 2015 at 2:05 pm

    @Paul in KY: thanks for clicking!

  44. 44.

    Paul in KY

    April 7, 2015 at 2:05 pm

    @boatboy_srq: I think Ginny may be more psycho than Clarence. He has managed to get himself on SC somehow. I’m thinking (and have never met either of them) that she gives off more cray cray rays than he does.

    Anyone who has had the misfortune of actually meeting them want to chime in?

    Marilyn Quayle was way more out there than Danno (IMO).

  45. 45.

    Calouste

    April 7, 2015 at 2:06 pm

    @Villago Delenda Est: I remember reading somewhere that the Pauls actually own the printer that prints their campaign materials and other suppliers like that. Nice way to skim off a healthy chunk of the campaign contributions for the family fortune.

  46. 46.

    cckids

    April 7, 2015 at 2:06 pm

    @ranchandsyrup: That’s awesome.

    My daughter once pooped in the tub; we did the whole shower kid/disinfect tub/wash all the toys routine. More than a month later, she’s in the bath & I hear “Uh-oh, Mommy, I pooped in the tub!” Oy. She’s pointing to a brown item bobbing in the bubbles. So, I get a grip on my sanity & start to get her out of the tub, when she grabs it, holds it in my face & says “HA! I fooled you!” It was a finger puppet of a reindeer she had planted artistically as a practical joke.

    She wasn’t quite two years old at the time. It was a definite harbinger of things to come. Challenging, wonderful child :)

  47. 47.

    Tree With Water

    April 7, 2015 at 2:09 pm

    Public Notice:

    I withdraw my tepid endorsement of Shumer to succeed Reid, which had been prompted solely by his being endorsed by senator Warren for the job. Today Schumer has opted to lend his power to the enemies of peace, to the war lovers who seek the the defeat of the pending mideast deal. I’ll again repeat what I said about Shumer prior to being temporarily persuaded otherwise: his judgement stinks.

  48. 48.

    John Revolta

    April 7, 2015 at 2:13 pm

    @beth:Simple. It’s drugs, man.
    Lots of ’em.

  49. 49.

    ranchandsyrup

    April 7, 2015 at 2:14 pm

    @cckids: that is outstanding and hilarious! thx for sharing.

  50. 50.

    El Caganer

    April 7, 2015 at 2:19 pm

    Eductation….hmmm. Is that reading while lactating, or what?

  51. 51.

    Mike E

    April 7, 2015 at 2:20 pm

    @boatboy_srq: It’s tax season, mebbe he meant “deductation”.

  52. 52.

    Paul in KY

    April 7, 2015 at 2:21 pm

    @cckids: Pretty smart kid to fool you like that when she was short of 2. Hope she does great things in her life.

  53. 53.

    WaterGirl

    April 7, 2015 at 2:23 pm

    @beth:

    What the hell is it with the Republican women and the non-blinking thousand yard stare zombie eyes? Why do they all have it?

    Just imagine what it would be like if you had to have sex with any of those men.

    edited

  54. 54.

    bcinaz

    April 7, 2015 at 2:26 pm

    @beth: Should be pretty entertaining when he realizes he won’t be the nominee and is losing his Senate seat too.

  55. 55.

    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    April 7, 2015 at 2:48 pm

    @cckids: My kind of kid – precocious, clever, and funny.

  56. 56.

    Paul in KY

    April 7, 2015 at 3:06 pm

    @WaterGirl: Never thought of it that way…Beginning to have some sympathy for them.

  57. 57.

    Seanly

    April 7, 2015 at 3:55 pm

    A) Why is his stupid slogan in all caps in such an industrial font? Looks like a warning as I disembark from an international flight at some section of JFK Airport untouched since 1973.

    B) Who came up with that slogan? It’s terrible and too long. Was it supposed to rhyme? een & eem ryhme okay if you’re a stuck 9th grader trying to get your iambic pentameter to work for that late English homework.

  58. 58.

    PaulW

    April 7, 2015 at 4:09 pm

    My two cents on the Rand Paul candidacy – his character traits – here.

  59. 59.

    delk

    April 7, 2015 at 4:14 pm

    About 30 kids got on the Blue Line at Clinton this morning. Clinton is the closest L stop near the Greyhound Bus station. Bunch of kids maybe College freshman, coming from no-where Illinois to O’Hare.

    Lots of laughter, little groups of friends interacting with other groups, fun is in the air. Then I notice this droney Ben Stein like voice talking about various 501 classifications. I turn to look and it’s this girl holding court. The first thing I noticed was her “Stand with Rand” bracelet.

  60. 60.

    PaulW

    April 7, 2015 at 4:16 pm

    @CONGRATULATIONS!:

    Not enough flags. And where’s the giant mandatory poster of St. Reagan?

    Amazingly enough, the Pauls soured on St. Ronnie when he failed to re-establish the Gold Standard and when Ronnie failed to cut government down the way the Libertarians hoped for (which is why Ron Paul ran Libertarian back in 1984-88)

  61. 61.

    Barney

    April 7, 2015 at 4:30 pm

    @Calouste: Yeah, that leaped out at me as ‘fascist’ the moment I saw it. In any other country (and maybe even in the USA), that says “when do we start the march on Rome?” You might get away with one eagle on a flagpole, but at least nine makes it look like the rally put them down there before restarting the triumphal parade into the Grand Hall.

  62. 62.

    boatboy_srq

    April 7, 2015 at 4:33 pm

    @WaterGirl: You’re assuming they do. Facts not in evidence and all that.

  63. 63.

    boatboy_srq

    April 7, 2015 at 4:34 pm

    @Seanly: Paulbots think in all caps.

  64. 64.

    boatboy_srq

    April 7, 2015 at 4:35 pm

    @Tree With Water: Schumer: disappointing, but sadly predictable. Makes you wonder what his primary contests look like.

  65. 65.

    TriassicSands

    April 7, 2015 at 4:49 pm

    I expect Walker to be a bigger buffoon than Paul, who will be merely an average clown by Republican standards. (Note: the Republicans set the world standard for political clowns.)

  66. 66.

    Snarkworth

    April 7, 2015 at 4:55 pm

    @Seanly: That’s what I was thinking! Why make up a sort-of-couplet that doesn’t even rhyme?

    Maybe instead of “dream”, he meant “dreen”.

  67. 67.

    David Koch

    April 7, 2015 at 5:12 pm

    but, but…. Drooooooooooooooooooznzez!

  68. 68.

    Shaun Appleby

    April 7, 2015 at 7:52 pm

    Unleash the American Dream? On whom? He seems to have it confused with the Kraken.

  69. 69.

    generallyspeaking

    April 7, 2015 at 8:05 pm

    Cruz admits that “His entry into the race will no doubt raise the bar of competition..”
    Are not those two the only announced candidates so far?
    Ha.

  70. 70.

    Ruckus

    April 7, 2015 at 10:12 pm

    @piratedan:
    Well petroleum contains carbon, humans contain carbon, but stupidity? Yes if it’s strong enough it burns but isn’t that the reaction those hearing/seeing/attempting to understand WTF have, a burning sensation? So the stupidity doesn’t in of itself burn but depending on the level, can cause burns. It is after all a toxic substance.

  71. 71.

    Ruckus

    April 7, 2015 at 10:20 pm

    @WaterGirl:
    Sorry, that branch of sexuality is closed to me, my mind just can not go there. It is a mind that works though, I wouldn’t want to have sex with any republican women either.

  72. 72.

    PatrickG

    April 8, 2015 at 11:57 pm

    Every job interview in my life has involved a question about my “attention to detail”.

    Even a grifter should have better hiring practices than a movie theater or dormitory serving line!

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