OMG! Rand Paul was sitting two rows behind me on the Acela from Philly to NYC

[VMA131Marine]

His voice is unmistakable. I swear he was talking about damage control from the Wikipedia plagiarism scandal. I kept hearing him talk about "attribution" and references. Don't know why he was going to NYC, but he was in First Class. Hope us taxpayers aren't paying for that. He better vote to fund Amtrak next time it comes up.

[gopiscrap]

1. I would have puked all over him.

[Coyotl]

12. I would have moved one seat closer and started tweeting his conversation.

Former NSA chief Michael Hayden at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., in 2009. (Luis Alvarez / Associated Press / January 15, 2009)
By Richard Simon

October 25, 2013 - http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-nsa-hayden-train-twitter-20131025,0,635832.story#axzz2jPEmxgyk

WASHINGTON — There was no need for high-tech listening devices to find out what the former head of the National Security Agency had to say about the Obama administration.

His cellphone conversations were overheard by a fellow train passenger, who let the world know via Twitter.

"On Acela: former NSA spy boss Michael Hayden just ended last of handful of interviews bashing administration," Tom Matzzie tweeted Thursday.

Matzzie, former Washington director of MoveOn.org., tweeted that Hayden was sitting behind him "blabbing on background as a former senior admin official."

"I feel like I'm in the NSA. Except I'm in public," Matzzie tweeted.

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[gopiscrap]

16. good one

[The Wielding Truth]

2. Rachael is in NY. Maybe he will appear on her show??

[busterbrown]

3. Doubt it! Scared shitless of her..

[Jamaal510]

8. He did appear

on her show once a few years ago (the infamous Civil Rights interview), but I agree. And it's not just him; notice how most other prominent (and nutty) R's refuse to appear on hers or any other MSNBC prime time show to debate the issues. Ed, for instance, has called on Bachmann to defend some lie she made up about Obamacare, but it's nothing doing.

[LibGranny]

4. LOL! That would be a show not to miss! She would skewer him - but I'd

love to see it.

[polichick]

5. Just in case:

White Sage Wildcrafted Smudge Stick

[Blue Owl]

6. What were you doing on the Crazy Train?

Just kidding!

[dorkzilla]

7. I'm so upset that you were THAT CLOSE….

and you didn't pull the weasel off his head. DAMN I am SO wanting and wishing and hoping that someone does it soon…you could have been my hero...

[Myrina]

9. I would have changed seats & very publicly said I couldn't stand the stench ...

n/t

[Beacool]

10. Did you check him for squirrels or birds nesting on his head?

[FSogol]

11. Probably just reading from Wikipedia.

[otohara]

13. Karl Rove Walked In Front of My Car

at the airport. This was when they were still terrorizing the world.
He was putting his suit cases in the trunk of the auto and I thought about squishing him.
I was shaking at the sight of turd blossom being so close to me.

[DFW]

14. You never know WHO you might run into on the Acela

Earlier this year, I ran into Carl Bernstein (as in Watergate).

About five years ago, on a trip from New York to Washington, I heard a voice behind me that sounded just like Bill Clinton. It sounded like him because it WAS Bill Clinton!

[Kablooie]

15. Did you go up to him and ask him if you could give him your autograph?

[AArmstrong]

17. Sounds like a good time to "accidentally" toss your plastic beer glass over your shoulder.

[Luminous Animal]

18. OMG! You were in first class? OMG! You don't quite know what he was talking about? OMG!

[DFW]

19. Although it's way more expensive

If you didn't get a discount, depending on where you live and where you're headed once you get there, if you add in two taxi rides, it's still cheaper than flying, plus food and drink are included. And there's always the chance you'll get to 1.) get to puke on a useless Republican or, as in my case, 2.) say hi to Bill Clinton.

Actually, in my case I was not in first class when I ran into Bill Clinton (he got to the train at the last minute, jumped into my car, and walked his way through the train to the first class car), but I talked my way past the guards to the first class car so they let me go in and chat with him.

[madinmaryland]

20. Ironic that he was riding on a publicly supported entity!