Tom Tomorrow: The Ghost of Ayn Rand

[Hissyspit]

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[JHB]

1. Have the mormons posthumously baptized Rand?

Seems she would be a natural target for that sort of thing.

[WinstonSmith4740]

7. Now that you mention it,

I wouldn't doubt it at all. And if they haven't, they surely will now.

[Berlum]

8. We probably need someone who can channel the Angel Moroni to answer that question

[patrice]

11. How did he get that name? What is its derivation? Note to self:

Get thee to an OED.

[Wednesdays]

17. I think named after an idiotic pasta dish.

nt

[patrice]

21. I was thinking that it is perhaps one of those "random" "free" associations belonging

to some vibe-class of phenomena, kind of like the Bible.

Meaning is pretty much a 50:50 proposition with such things, but knowing more about the originator of a word-artifact, while not determinative, can be instructive.

[Danascot]

30. The name contains "i" and "moron"

... end of story.

[sunyasi]

34. I know

I think its from Roman Maroni, the fargin guy from Johnny Dangerously ( whose name was an adverb).

[jonthebru]

20. That's a great picture.

Shows how close SLC is to the Mountains.

[Blanks]

33. Did the Olympics committee pay for the statue?

[ArcticFox]

39. Romney baptized her Retroactively, I've heard

[jimlup]

2. Tom Tomorrow is awesome as usual

I really look forward to his strip every week!

[jsr]

3. Outstanding

[zeemike]

4. He is my cartoon hero.

The worst cartoon he did was great.

[Chorophyll]

5. Yup, perfect. nt

[geardaddy]

6. TMW is pretty much the only cartoon I read.

I love TT.

[treestar]

9. Ryan is not really a follower of Rand

That cartoon is right - Ayn Rand would never approve of Ryan's stance on many issues.

[RoccoRyg]

10. I don't think many people follow her 100%.

Most people, after all, have a conscience.

[treestar]

12. I read some stuff about her and Nathaniel Brandon

Even her most sincere followers would find they had to break with her on something. And then she was pissed off and ended the friendship. She was always "right" in her mind, since whatever she thought was "objective truth." Thus you could disagree on one thing and end of out of favor.

[reformist2]

16. She was dictatorial in her philosophy of individualism!

[alfredo]

13. Sadly those people don't run for office.

[raouldukelives]

24. Surprising how many Rand fans are also self-avowed Christians.

I can only imagine the battles that must be waged in their psyche between JC & AR. Kinda like that scene from Animal House with the devil & the angel.
"Feed the poor."
"Nah, screw em!"
"Heal the sick."
"Let em die!"

[stillwaiting]

29. For those Christians, AR >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *infinity sized gap* >>>>>> JC

The words in red in the bible have no place in their hearts, minds, or souls.

They are self-satisfied, superior-minded, selfish charlatans.

The cult of the self is diametrically opposed to the teachings of Jesus Christ.

[JVS]

38. Alan Greenspan

[uponit7771]

14. He's a strick follower of being anti colectivist and dominionism of Rand not the ...

...individualism.

There's really no difference between Ryans budget and the aforementioned Randian philosophies...

[Hydra]

18. I think every one of Rand's "followers" cherry picks

I was introduced forcefully to her philosophy by another author who had a born again Rand experience.

Funny thing though- he copied her except for her interesting sexual quirks. Those were "amoral." I bet the venomous old bitch would have had a cow if she were still alive.

Even better moment- true objectivism negates her philosophy. Said author figured that out and had to furiously backpedal while still pretending it was a solid plank to stand on.

[Johonny]

19. and funny enough the Ayn Rand institue says he isn't Rand enough

which is probably what inspired this cartoon. And of course no one not even the Ayn Rand institute 100 % follows Ayn Rand. I mean how can a collection of individualist form an institute

[Martin Eden]

23. He's Not?

Who is the person in this video, then?

(not sure if this link will work):
www.youtube.com/embed/WmW19uoyuO8

[reformist2]

15. I love the renewed bashing of Ayn Rand! <3

Talk about ideas needing to be put into the "ash heap of history"...

[patrice]

22. Tom should have had Ayn remind Paul to tell us that we "... have no (political) choice(s) ..." link:

From the horse's mouth:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=70260

[Care Acutely]

25. perfect

[DeSwiss]

26. K&R

[Faygo Kid]

27. Simply the best. Proud to be recommendation 100.

He almost makes up for losing Outland and The Far Side.

Right now, Tom Tomorrow is the best there is.

[warrprayer]

28. Zombie Ayn Rand

[Martin Eden]

31. VIDEO of Paul Ryan extolling the MORALITY of AYN RAND

He says we are living in an Ayn Rand novel:

[Hissyspit]

32. What a dick he is.

[Martin Eden]

36. Now he's trying to distance himself from Rand because ...

... OMG, she's an atheist

... but not because she and her economic philosophy are sociopathic

Yeah, Paul Ryan is an unmitigated Dick

[Blanks]

35. What a lousy 'speech'.

They need to put that video next to the word dumbass in the dictionary.

[Martin Eden]

37. They need to put it in campaign ads

Along with a brief synopsis of Rand's sociopathy