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reACTIONary

(5,770 posts) Fri Apr 27, 2012, 07:23 PM Apr 2012

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Now apparently it’s a “slam” to say Paul Ryan likes Ayn Rand

Here’s something kinda nutty. One guy said all of the following things...

The right's favorite congressman declares backsies on admiration for notorious author

That one guy is U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, who used to love Ayn Rand so much that he hosted a birthday party for her in Washington, but who now apparently doesn’t like her anymore, because of God. (And because her extremist philosophy is liable to turn off “swing voters” and “people who aren’t 18-year-old boys with delusional fantasies of superiority.”)

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Now apparently it’s a “slam” to say Paul Ryan likes Ayn Rand (Original Post) reACTIONary Apr 2012 OP

Paul Ryan is a small piece of santorum. Here's the alternative... Scuba Apr 2012 #1

Thanks, sounds like a good progressive from skimming the website. freshwest Apr 2012 #2

Hope this Rob Zerban takes him out (nt) reACTIONary Apr 2012 #3

Oh fer cryin' out loud.. ARE THERE REALLY PEOPLE DUMB ENOUGH TO BUY THIS?? annabanana Apr 2012 #4

I have no doubt that the answer to that is YES. HereSince1628 Apr 2012 #5

I thought they were proud of their randiness pscot Apr 2012 #6

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

1. Paul Ryan is a small piece of santorum. Here's the alternative...

Reply to reACTIONary (Original post)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 07:27 PM

Apr 2012

http://www.robzerban.com

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

2. Thanks, sounds like a good progressive from skimming the website.

Reply to Scuba (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 07:31 PM

Apr 2012

reACTIONary

(5,770 posts)

3. Hope this Rob Zerban takes him out (nt)

Reply to Scuba (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 07:35 PM

Apr 2012

annabanana

(52,791 posts)

4. Oh fer cryin' out loud.. ARE THERE REALLY PEOPLE DUMB ENOUGH TO BUY THIS??

Reply to reACTIONary (Original post)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 07:48 PM

Apr 2012

He has been genuflecting at the Rand Shrine his entire (so called) adult life.

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

5. I have no doubt that the answer to that is YES.

Reply to annabanana (Reply #4)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 07:54 PM

Apr 2012

One thing that has become very clear about Wisconsin tea-hadists in the past 24 months is that you cannot underestimate their dumbness.

pscot

(21,024 posts)

6. I thought they were proud of their randiness

Reply to reACTIONary (Original post)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 08:40 PM

Apr 2012

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