Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., tweeted a list of his grievances to celebrate the fake holiday of "Festivus." Alex Wong/Getty Images
No one is safe from the Tweet-complaints of Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, as he airs his grievances with friends and rivals alike celebrate the annual tradition of Festivus.
The fake holiday was popularized by the sitcom "Seinfeld" in 1997, and Paul is certainly one of the most devoted observers. And this year, he's got his fellow Republicans (especially would-be 2016 rivals) in his sights.
Paul was especially fixated on fashion this year.
We all know having a fashion forward campaign is important to success, as @RickSantorum showed us in 2012 #Festivus http://ift.tt/1t7atf7
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) December 23, 2014
No matter how many times I ask @Team_Mitch, he won't let me borrow this awesome sweater vest http://ift.tt/1t7atf5
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) December 23, 2014
Of course, everyone has to be themselves, and I have my own style. I think this will be a popular item this year http://ift.tt/1t7auiZ
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) December 23, 2014Florida Sen. Marco Rubio got a shout out, although Paul noted that he has already given Rubio a fair amount of grief over his Cuba policies - which also took place on Twitter last week.
Tempting to air a grievance @marcorubio again, but we've done that enough for this week. Instead I will say an early Merry Christmas.
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) December 23, 2014The ribbing was not limited to Republicans. Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey took some heat from Paul for insufficient Twitter engagement. But Paul did note that the pair worked together on hemp, medical marijuana, and criminal justice reform.
Last year in the spirit of #Festivus, I reached out to @CoryBooker complaining he didn't RT me enough. He still doesn't by the way. But...
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) December 23, 2014The media got a poke as well, though Paul noted that more were coming. Early in the Festivus tweets he shared an unattributed quote:
But we get"politics is the art of looking 4 trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly&applying wrong remedies." #Festivus
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) December 23, 2014And then followed it up with this:
That's a Groucho Marx quote by the way @BuzzFeedAndrew, you can stop googling #Festivus
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) December 23, 2014He was referring to Andrew Kaczynski, the Buzzfeed reporter who has written about plagiarism in some of Paul's speeches.
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