Tommy Laptop Dad Jordan is the new Joe the Plumber

[brettdale]

His facebook supporters are turning him into the new Joe the Plumber, himself and his supporters now writing posts about big
government, the liberal media and how america has to bring back biblical teachings in raising children. he is a big supporter of Ron Paul.

Im starting to wonder if this is a karl Rove setup???

Surly the GOP wouldnt be that bright??

[libinnyandia]

1. Is Herman Cain going to endorse him?

[Dokkie]

2. Maybe its a Karl Rove tactic

Not that Karl Rove did it to support Ron Paul. cause that will be laughable if that is what you are suggesting. Its like saying the Clinton people pulled a stunt that would favor Dennis Kucinnich. Both are in different wings of their respective parties. But you could be right, you cant put anything pass those Ron Paul people, they are the king of internet grass root activism.

[TheWraith]

3. I am not at ALL surprised that he's a Paul supporter.

It fits in perfectly with the destructive, self-indulgent narcissism he displayed in his YouTube video.

[sofa king]

10. Because in the libertarian future...

... everyone will have a secure, precision-made laptop that runs according to rules defined by protocols, standards, and regulations.

Or perhaps he plans to be the guy who maintains the slates and chalk.

[TheWraith]

20. What you said reminds me of a short story I read once...

"Coventry," by Robert A. Heinlein. The plot is about a guy who, as a result of assaulting somebody, is sentenced to "Coventry," which is an exile community where people who can't or won't respect others' rights are sent. But in reality the whole story is basically one long epic "fuck you" from Heinlein to the "rugged individualist" flavor of libertarians--in one spot near the beginning it goes on at length talking about the advanced technology that the protagonist is allowed to take with him into Coventry, and how he's arrogantly self-assured of being able to repair or rebuild it himself even though he doesn't actually understand the first thing about it.

Needless to say, the story goes relatively badly for the guy until he "sees the light" so to speak, converting from "rugged individualist" libertarianism to the "respect for society" libertarianism practiced by the rest of Heinlein's idealized society, where you're allowed to do anything you want as long as you don't impinge on the rights of others.

[sofa king]

27. I've lived libertarianism. We called it "recess."

We had sandboxes and building blocks, but nobody built anything. Why? Because some other kid would just come along and fuck it up.

We had dodge-balls, painted court outlines, and ballfields, but nobody played any organized games. Why? Because some other kid would just come along and fuck it up.

We could eat snacks and share candy at recess, but nobody did. Why? Because if one of the bullies saw you had candy, he'd just come along and steal it.

Now, all of that could have been corrected if just one of us had thought to bring a gun into recess and murder the children who were our tormentors. Otherwise, it wasn't going to change.

Maybe that's why recess wasn't a blissful utopia.

[Missy Vixen]

4. And the other shoe drops

Watch for the "Laptop Dad" to make the rounds of RW television and newscasts in 3..2..1.

[brettdale]

5. Hes promoting his book and taking down unauthorized videos

He is now promoting his book for sale on amazon, on his facebook page, he has hired lawyers to take down
copies of his video on youtube, but leaving his original one up. So he is making atom of money from adsense.

He will milk this for all its worth, Im kinda guessing he wont share in the profits with his daughter or think
about the harm he is causing her.

[Fumesucker]

6. Heh, I wonder what his supporters on DU think of his latest moves?

There certainly seemed to be quite a few of them on the threads I looked at.

[Kingofalldems]

7. He definiltely has some DU pals--I met them on another thread Sunday

[brettdale]

8. Take a look at his facebook page

He is certainely making money from his daughters behavior.

http://www.facebook.com/tommyjordaniii

[brettdale]

9. Fox news just did a piece on Tommy

They love him, I guess they saw all the comments at his facebook page, how the
media spins and lies.

[alcibiades_mystery]

29. He's an authoritarian who enjoys humiliating women...of course Fox loves him

[Fumesucker]

12. This is starting to feel more and more like "Balloon-boy"...

What are the odds the entire incident was cooked up from the beginning?

I give it about fifty-fifty right now..

[TheWraith]

19. Assuming, of course, that said behavior even actually HAPPENED.

Given that this guy is the only source of the story, who's to say?

[MisterP]

28. it'll take a while for them to post: they only have one hand to type with while they think of him

[WCGreen]

11. If you want to bring Biblical Teaching back to YOUR kids....

go right ahead...

But don't try and push that on anyone who doesn't share your belief system.

This is America, by the way, these people tend to forget that with freedom of religion we also enjoy freedom FROM religion...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. Exactly right.

And a lot of folks are not aware of that.

[morningfog]

14. Good. Joe the Plumber was a total bust. Tommy the Violent Laptop Shooter will be too.

[EFerrari]

15. What a surprise.

A scum bucket that can't think his way out of a paper bag supports Ron Paul.

[Swede]

16. Wonder what all his DU supporters think of their new hero?

Some went to the wall for that jerk.

[EFerrari]

17. A couple of them were "vistors" but, yeah. Things that make you go

[EFerrari]

26. CPS did pay this jackass a visit:

Child Protective Services also apparently paid a visit to interview him and the daughter separately, and Jordan writes that the visit went well. “At the end of the day, no I'm not losing my kids, no one's in danger of being ripped from our home that I know of, and I actually got to spend some time with the nice lady and learn some cool parenting tips that I didn't know.”

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2012/02/father-shoots-daughters-laptop.html

Good.

[jsmirman]

18. He does seem to refer to himself in the 3rd person

a whole lot.

I had moved fully into the, "ugh, will this topic please just go away" camp, but as it seems to be picking up steam, I thought I might post that observation.

[Warren DeMontague]

21. You mean all I have to do is smash something in front of a video camera, and I can be rich, too?

[boppers]

22. No, you have to incite endless debate about your actions.

...so try to smash (whatever) in such a way that people can bring their own interpretations, and thus personally invest themselves, in the issue of (whatever) smashing.

[Warren DeMontague]

23. You mean, like a rorschack inkblot for rednecks?

[boppers]

24. ...frustrated parents, people struggling with technology...

The cigarette is a nice touch, as well, as lots of people hold bias about that, as well....

"a rorschack inkblot for rednecks" is close, but it needs to convey enough of a vagueness that one can say "hey, is he a real redneck? He has a gun, but he's an IT professional...."

[Warren DeMontague]

25. What can I say. I'm still trying to get the bust of Voltaire to disappear.

[kemah]

30. This is reminds me of the Canadian TV series "Trailer Park Boys"

One of their favorite quotes was, hell with college, let's just smoke dope, and eat chicken fingers.
He probably lives in a double wide, and has a shopping cart nailed to a tree for a basketball hoop.
Look up Trailer Park Boys on You tube to get the full effect.