A cameraman documenting Rand Paul's town hall event in Londonderry, New Hampshire, on Monday got more than he bargained for when one of Paul's staffers walked right up and licked his camera lens.

The culprit behind the "I licked it, so now it's mine" move was David Chesley, Rand Paul's political director in New Hampshire. The man behind the camera was from American Bridge 21st Century, a liberal super PAC that tracks Republican candidates. Chesley responded the way that any rational adult would: by licking the camera used to film the event.

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Earlier footage posted by American Bridge shows Chesley and a cameraman exchanging words before the town hall event. Chesley positions himself in front of the camera, licks the lens and murmurs softly, "This is a closed event."

Nightmare-worthy.