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11-13-2007, 05:16 PM
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Re: If Ron Paul doesn\'t win the primary...
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[ QUOTE ] neocons in Libertarian clothing (ala Neal Boortz). [/ QUOTE ] I'm not sure he still calls himself a libertarian. I dunno how he can given his strong dislike of Ron Paul. [/ QUOTE ] I think his dislike for RP comes mostly from flaming headcases who call his show, lie to the screener and then get on the air and make ridiculous pitches for RP. They do it on Hannity too. Edit: I could be wrong, I haven't heard his show in some time now, due to job restraints. 
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11-13-2007, 05:17 PM
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Re: If Ron Paul doesn\'t win the primary...
Several years ago. I got 14% of the vote. Trip report is that I learned that the system is rigged.
If I had not run, the incumbant Democrat would have run unopposed, because the Republicans generally do not bother to run against Democrats in their districts, and vice versa. In my state, there are literally hundreds and hundreds of races that are unopposed, because the districts are completely gerrymandered. Almost every seat is secure. Rarely a state legislator will do something particularly egregious and either be sent to prison or actually get defeated in an election, but the latter is rare. Libertarians are excluded from state wide debates by the duopoly candidates. They tell whatever group is sponsoring the debate that they will simply not show up if the Libertarian candidate is invited, and since the group knows that without the major party candidates there is no debate, they acquiesce. Not to mention that reporters honestly seem to get a perverse pleasure in making Libertarians sound crazy. "Libertarian Nut Wants to Get Rid of the People Who Feed Me My Press Releases" is what the headlines should really read. I cannot tell you the number of times I saw reporters talk to a Libertarian candidate for 15 or 20 minutes solid, waiting for that one quote of one half of one single sentence out of context like ". . . we should legalize heroin . . . " or some such.
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11-13-2007, 05:21 PM
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[ QUOTE ] There is no end to the hippie pot smokers who call themselves "Libertarians" that are all for government "protecting" the environment, ... [/ QUOTE ] I can't say I blame them. Where is that 10.000th post of yours about anarchy and the environment? [/ QUOTE ] It was going to be specifically about global warming, as I feel like I've adequately addressed "lesser" environmental issues elsewhere. I still haven't gotten around to it. If you want the executive summary here it is: Given in arguendo that global warming is occurring, could have negative consequences, is man's fault, etc., if you want to solve a global problem, the very last thing you should be doing is attacking the accumulation of capital and the production of energy.
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11-13-2007, 05:26 PM
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[ QUOTE ] That chick is fat yo. [/ QUOTE ] kevlar adds 20 lbs. [/ QUOTE ] They make ass kevlar?
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#17
11-13-2007, 05:51 PM
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Re: If Ron Paul doesn\'t win the primary...
The LP is a joke.
FWIW, Harry Browne was not a joke.
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11-13-2007, 05:52 PM
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The LP is a joke. FWIW, Harry Browne was not a joke. [/ QUOTE ] Oh, this is acsolutely true. There were individuals in the LP that I had great respect for, and still do. It's just that as an effective organization it isn't.
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11-13-2007, 06:55 PM
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Re: If Ron Paul doesn\'t win the primary...
Boro what's your move then if RP doesn't get the nom? Do you abstain completely from the general election, do you write his name in, do you write someone/something else in? What about smaller races?
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