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Rand Paul Skewers 2016 Rivals in Annual 'Festivus' Twitter Rant

David A. Grogan | CNBC

Rand Paul has a lot of grievances to share with us.

The GOP presidential candidate on Wednesday again celebrated the comic "holiday" of Festivus, made famous by a 1997 episode of Seinfeld, by launching the traditional "airing of grievances" on Twitter.

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Paul performed a similar tweet storm on December 23, 2014. But this time, he launched some zingers at his presidential rivals.

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He took aim at Donald Trump's recent use of the Yiddish-derived word "schlonged," which the GOP front runner insists is not "vulgar."

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He poked fun at Ted Cruz's birthplace in Canada.

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He mused about Ben Carson's low-key style in the debates.

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... and he didn't have particularly kind words for Jeb Bush's performance in the debates, either.

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He dinged Marco Rubio's low attendance rate in the Senate.

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And he even weighed in on Hillary Clinton's delayed reappearance from the restroom during Saturday's Democratic debate.

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