Thursday link dump: Lipstick traces

• Old man predicts end of world on MSNBC, amusingly.
• So Ron Paul will finally get his chance to "end the Fed.
• "You think DailyKos is gonna buy you a golf course and a Lear Jet, Barry? You worried about some titty baby liberal arts major writing a free blog post for Arianna’s content farm? Get real, dingus.”
• You know, this really was an incredibly dispiriting day to cover politics.

By Alex Pareene

Alex Pareene writes about politics for Salon and is the author of "The Rude Guide to Mitt." Email him at apareene@salon.com and follow him on Twitter @pareene

MORE FROM Alex Pareene

---

---

---