Can I get another 100 donors from Twitter tonight? We must defeat Socialism. Contribute $35, $11, or just $2!! https://t.co/78WPMctrVp
— Dr. Rand Paul (@RandPaul) January 26, 2016
If everyone contributes a small amount of their income, we can pool all the resources together to defeat socialism https://t.co/weT2oLkZLp
— Bile Cube (@BileCube) January 26, 2016
It says something about the sheer inanity of this year’s Repub field that Little Prince Rand can’t even get point-and-mock traction with stuff like this. Not to mention (via) Audit the Ted, because “the Ted Crus” receives funds from “the Goldmaine Sox”:
“I even like his hair!”
Felonius Monk
And just how does Little Rand-y plan to defeat socialism with just $3500 at most? Sounds more like he’s beggin’ for beer money.
Baud
Is there anything that isn’t performance art anymore?
redshirt
We’re past the post-modern mirror here, people.
Linda Featheringill
But, but, but . . . pooling all our resources together to accomplish something is one of the defining characteristics of socialism.
ETA: Edited to correct grammar. Sigh.
Baud
@Linda Featheringill: It’s ok unless the government does it.
Felonius Monk
@Baud:
Of course not.
redshirt
There is no meaning than what we give meaning.
Truth is what you make it.
Morality is a play.
Vote NIHILISM!
FlipYrWhig
@Linda Featheringill: Unless I’m being super dense, that’s why the second tweet is funny, right?
Felonius Monk
@redshirt:
Fixed it 4 U.
amk
alice dived into the rabbit hole and died.
Baud
@Felonius Monk: The cool thing is that the fix works perfectly.
Linda Featheringill
@Baud: @FlipYrWhig:
Yes. To both of you.
Major Major Major Major
@Baud: my story about the fishies is just normal art! Click my nym for the link since the link button is crashing mobile safari :(
You know, speaking of grift and shameless self promotion.
BruceFromOhio
Now this is elegant sarcasm. We could all learn from this.
BruceFromOhio
@redshirt:
IF IT’S NOT FUN, IT’S WORK.
jl
Was that horrible cartoon made with the xtranormal movie maker?
Worst I have ever seen. I guess putting out slop like that is very inspiring to potential contributors.
BTW: My favorite statistical xtranormal cartoon.
Biologist talks to statistician
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz1fyhVOjr4
Edit: No offense to biologists. I suppose…. the conversation sounds pretty much the same whatever hooligan applied researcher comes knocking on the high poo-bah statistician’s door.
BruceFromOhio
The landlords twit feed is like listening to the guy on the park bench muttering to himself. You can’t tell for sure from a distance if he’s on a conference call with his bluetooth earbud, or just bonkertastic.
Or both.
jl
@redshirt:
” Vote NIHILISM! ”
If you are working for the Baud! campaign, make sure you get paid in small unmarked bills upfront.
ThresherK
Does the transaction cost of processing a very, very small donation actually cost more than it returns below a certain amount?
If so, put me in for half that amount. Four times a day, for a month.
Gvg
Capitalism is pooling resources also. Then investing. Inferior definitions and black white thinking.
Some things have a history of working better done by capitalism or free enterprise. Other things have a history of being better done by government or some other social collectivism, like a judicial system. Pay attention to usual results. Also decide what desirable result is. Name calling is too simple minded. Oh well
NotMax
2016 Republican motto:
Neminem decipio ergo sum.
(Loosely, I grift therefore I am.)
Felonius Monk
@Gvg:
But it’s Rand Paul. How much more simple minded can he get?
jl
@NotMax:
Thanks. I’ll put that on something.
What is ‘If you grift the con long enough, then the con starts to grift you”
that would be a good saying for the GOP. And if they win in November, for the US as well.
redshirt
It’s one of the better Nietzsche quotes. Part of his Superman comic writing period.
Mnemosyne
My fellow Hamimaniacs, I saw something today that I’m not allowed to talk about outside of work. Suffice to say, you WILL want to see “Moana” when it comes out in November. Trust me on this.
NotMax
@Mnemosyne
Growing need observed of crowd funding a Hamiltonion Anonymous organization.
;)
Mnemosyne
@NotMax:
“Hi, my name is Mnemosyne, and I’ve listened to ‘Hamilton’ three times this week … “
TG Chicago
Speaking of candidates no longer able to get point-and-mock traction: the brain surgeon is distancing himself from his top grifter:
He doesn’t speak all things that are correct. New motto for the Carson campaign?
schrodinger's cat
Palate Cleanser from Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (Match Made in Heaven) : Tujh me Rab Dikhta Hai ( I see the divine in you). In the best Hindi movie tradition and I am not being ironic, preaches unity of all religions without being preachy and pokes gentle fun at the song and dance numbers that are typical of Hindi movies.
About the song : Sikh couple ( Shahrukh Khan and Anoushka Sharma) go to a Hindu temple, a Catholic Church and Muslim Darga (tomb of a Sufi saint). Shahrukh is the dorky husband, who Anoushka wishes was more hip (Shahrukh in the distressed jeans) like the heroes of Hindi movies which she adores. Its very meta. I haven’t seen the movie but like the song.
Female version of the same song set in a gurudwara (Golden temple of Amritsar)
PJ
@Gvg: The significant distinction being that capitalism, after taking resources from owners and workers, aggregates profits for the benefit of owners (or, nowadays, just upper tier management and a select group of investors who are gutting the company to the detriment of shareholders), while socialism aggregates the benefits from joint action and investment and distributes them to everyone.
This is not to say that private enterprise and public enterprise do not each have fields which they are better suited to manage.
hnortman
@Mnemosyne: Oh honey, I listen to it twice a day sometimes. Already got one trip lined up to see it and working on a second (I live in Texas).
The Lodger
@TG Chicago: Neither does he structure all sentences that are coherent.
redshirt
@Mnemosyne:Did you ever watch “Buffy”? Once More with Feeling?
ThresherK (GPad)
@NotMax: Please consider fixing the insufferable Jekkies first (fans of the musical Jekyll and Hyde). Then we can talk about Hamimaniacs.
Jim, Foolish Literalist
these people…
ETA: also, too
Simon Maloy @ SimonMaloy 1h1 hour ago
Trump pulled the same bullshit trying to get Obama to release his birth certificate
PurpleGirl
@Mnemosyne: No, three times in seven days isn’t obsessive. But three times in one day — that would be obsessive.
rikyrah
Grifters gotta GRIFT.
I bet Papa Paul is upset that Rand has let down the family grifting enterprise.
rikyrah
@TG Chicago:
Setting himself up for post-campaign GRIFT.
ThresherK (GPad)
@Jim, Foolish Literalist: Let’s see that list of,charities first, not that I don’t trust Cruz’ mega$$.
Mnemosyne
@redshirt:
Have I listened to it? Dude, I have it memorized.
@PurpleGirl:
I can’t listen to music at work, so I really only get a chance to listen to it in the car.
Mnemosyne
@hnortman:
I probably won’t get to see it until at least 2017, sadly. Wrong coast, work commitments.
redshirt
@Mnemosyne: It’s the only musical I know. And I love it, so I suppose there’s plenty of other musicals I would also love, but let me tell you now: I’m too busy for any new musicals.
“When I get so old and wrinkly I look like David Brinkley”
Felonius Monk
@Mnemosyne:
Some say you can go blind doing that, but only 3 times a week could just lead to glasses.
Steve in the ATL
Annie Laurie is the new Jon Stewart
PaulW
I can play this game.
Can I get another 100 donors from Twitter tonight? We must defeat Egalitarianism. Contribute $350, $110, or just $20,000!!
That should do it.
Jim, Foolish Literalist
I don’t pretend to understand right-wingers, but this seems to be something they think will intimidate Trump and/or make them look…. tough? smart? generous? to their own base?
Or course, I do think Fiorina is unhinged
David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch
$2 dollars will defeat socialism? Wow.
Villago Delenda Est
Rand Paul: vile parasite, from an entire family of parasites.
Wipe them out. All of them.
David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch
Remember when Cole and Griftwald said Baby Doc would formidable candidate for 2016 and we discounted & mocked him at our peril?
Good Times.
Jim, Foolish Literalist
@David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch: I can’t believe this was all the way back in 2013, I remember it so clearly
That last part is what makes it memorable (though in fairness, in context, I guess he was almost half right).
FlipYrWhig
@David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch: I have to say, I’ve never liked any Paul even slightly, but I find his complete failure this time around utterly inexplicable. You can’t tell me he sucks any more than Carson or Rubio, and yet those guys are beating him handily.
Jim, Foolish Literalist
@FlipYrWhig: It’d be interesting to see how his numbers compare to his old man’s. Seems to be some appeal among the yoot’s for quirky, unelectable old coots. Like voting for Dumbledore or your funky professor or cool grandpa. When I was youthful the closest thing we had to a quirky grandpa on the ballot was the, if memory serves, somewhat patrician Lloyd Bentsen.
David *Rafael* Koch
Any one ever see the cult classic “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes”?
Well a Killer Tomato attacked Trump tonight (video)
David *Rafael* Koch
@Jim, Foolish Literalist:
Matthews gets paid well for being consistently wrong.
Villago Delenda Est
@David *Rafael* Koch: Typical pundit. Untrained monkeys are better at predictions than the vermin of the Village.
Anne Laurie
@David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch: There’s nine months yet — Prince Rand could still be a spoiler. (For the Repubs, but it could happen.)
priscianus jr
@jl: “Was that horrible cartoon made with the xtranormal movie maker?
Worst I have ever seen. I guess putting out slop like that is very inspiring to potential contributors.”
I wouldn’t vote for Rand Paul if you paid me, but I like the cartoon very much. Perhaps you don’t get it.