Metaphor Misfire: Rand Paul Edition

Filed in National by on March 11, 2011

Senator Rand Paul, yesterday:

“I think there should be some self-examination from the administration on the idea that you favor a woman’s right to an abortion, but you don’t favor a woman or a man’s right to choose what kind of light bulb, what kind of dishwasher, what kind of washing machine…We have to flush the toilet 10 times before it works. I’ve been waiting for 20 years to talk about how bad these toilets are and this was a good excuse today.”

I’ve looked and looked and for the life of me I can’t find the law mandating a 24-hour waiting period before you can purchase a toilet. I also couldn’t find the law requiring a mandatory sonogram before using the toilet. Perhaps someone can point me in the right direction.

He added (in case you’re not skeeved out enough):

“We have to flush the toilet 10 times before it works,” Paul said. “I’ve been waiting for 20 years to talk about how bad these toilets are and this was a good excuse today.”

Dude, TMI. Perhaps he should change his diet?

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  1. jason330 says:

    Toilets are a United Nations plot to gain control of American bottoms. Fight the power!

  2. anon says:

    It is a plot against the conservative movement.

  3. Geezer says:

    “It is a plot against the conservative movement”…

    …which consists overwhelmingly of asses.

  4. Dana Garrett says:

    I think a good question is who is more nutty. Rand Paul or his father Ron?

  5. heragain says:

    There’s actually simple biology at work here. Rand Paul is on MDMA, also known as ecstasy. He probably started in college (when it was unregulated) and continues to use. Digestive upsets are a very common side-effect and all his mental variations are consistent with the effects of long-term usage.

  6. cassandra m says:

    heragain may have the real answer here. Because really folks, with the vast variety of toilets on the American market, it is Really.Really.Stupid to live with a toilet that doesn’t work.

  7. skippertee says:

    A diet including fiber, fruit and vegetables helps facilitate better bowel movements and keeps one “regular”.
    I, for instance, am “regular” at around 5a.m.
    Unfortunately, I don’t wake up ’til 6.

  8. socialistic ben says:

    maybe he is trying to let the MARKET decide to flush the toilet.

  9. cassandra m says:

    😆

    Seriously, you may have uncovered the essential conservative failure!

  10. socialistic ben says:

    lets just hope Randy isnt also letting the Invisible Hand wipe.

  11. anon says:

    Rand Paul must have a lot of pent-up demand.

  12. Aoine says:

    Anal retentive comes to mind -what is the opposite of this?

    anal exuberance???