Rand Paul's Annual Airing Of Grievances Features A Jab At Rick Perry

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) loves Festivus, a holiday that was the focus of a 1997 episode of “Seinfeld” that features a ceremony known as the Airing of Grievances.

Every year , Paul takes to twitter for the Airing of Grievances , complaining about some of his colleagues in Congress , the media and more. 

This year, Paul set his sights on former Texas Gov. Rick Perry , who was recently tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Department of Energy.

Yes, that’s the department Perry famously forgot in a 2011 presidential debate while trying to name three departments he’d eliminate as president.

Paul also took a swipe at tech billionaire Peter Thiel, a member of Trump’s transition team  who helped ex-wrestler Hulk Hogan sue Gawker earlier this year, effectively shutting down the website.

Paul also expressed concern over the rise of fake news in 2016, while taking a jab at MSNBC ’s Brian Williams.

Dan O’Keefe, the “Seinfeld” writer who penned the episode about Festivus, told HuffPost in 2015 he wants Paul to stop using the holiday “as a way to make warmed-over 10-year-old talking points.”

“I hate the guy,” O’Keefe said. “I think he’s some sort of lizard that somehow crawled into a suit and somehow’s been allowed into the Senate.”