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Warpy

(111,383 posts)
1. Whoa, spot the loony!
Wed Apr 8, 2015, 05:15 PM
Apr 2015

We used to have state mental hospitals where people like Jones could be treated so the voices in their heads would stop. Now we put them on the radio and elect them to high office because god.

Deinstitutionalization looked so good on paper.

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)
3. He was nuttier than a fruitcake 25 years ago when I first ran into him.
Wed Apr 8, 2015, 05:20 PM
Apr 2015

All these years without treatment made him worse.

n2doc

(47,953 posts)
4. The dark side of the Internet
Wed Apr 8, 2015, 05:43 PM
Apr 2015

Gives every lunatic with the ability to blog a platform to reach millions. On balance more communication is better, but this nut job should be in a padded cell.

"This Line is Used for Communication
Not if You've Lost All Reason"
-Billy Idol "Crank Call"

 

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)
5. And note the many times he says "God bless you" He and Rand Paul are desperately
Wed Apr 8, 2015, 05:54 PM
Apr 2015

trying to get the Rightwing Christian Nutjobs to climb on to the Libertarian Conspiracy Theorist train...they are really going to try to thread THAT needle!

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
6. They're ALL looneys!
Wed Apr 8, 2015, 05:56 PM
Apr 2015


ETA - Holy cow, this is my 20,000th post! And it's a Python reference. Somehow that is appropriate!

herding cats

(19,568 posts)
7. I've said before AJ snuck into the gene pool when the lifeguard wasn't looking.
Wed Apr 8, 2015, 05:56 PM
Apr 2015

He keeps proving my theory for me.

Oh, and I love the "Rand Paul's Ally" association!

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
8. I don't know of a time when he actually 'had' it and would like someone to point it out to me.
Wed Apr 8, 2015, 05:58 PM
Apr 2015

Never seen him act any other way but Mad Hatter.

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