On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 3:24 PM, Sam Sloan <samhsl...@gmail.com> wrote: > In the first place, did you play the video? If not, you should do so > because, if he becomes our candidate it is likely that this video will > be played over and over again by our opponents. That video is right > now being played on CBS Channel 6 News in Albany so possibly millions > are watching it. > > http://www.cbs6albany.com/video/?videoId=73615559001&lineupId=&play=now > > http://www.cbs6albany.com/video/?videoId=72159568001&lineupId=1143371293&play=now > > I agree that the drunk driving laws are a legitimate Libertarian > issue. The question is: Should that be our main issue: Front and > Center, or should it be a back burner issue? > > I think it should be a back burner issue. Here is an example: > Libertarians agree that heroin should be legalized. However, we know > that the public is overwhelmingly opposed to us on this issue so we do > not mention it. On the other hand, we know that there is considerable > support for legalizing marijuana so we feel safe in talking about > that. > > How many were there when he gave his speech to the Manhattan > Libertarian Party? He started it as follows, by reading a list: > > "Ten reasons why I am not qualified to be the Libertarian Party > Candidate for Governor of New York: > > "1. I have never been convicted of a felony. > "2. I have never been married to more than one woman at the same time. > "3. I have never been caught having sex with a prostitute" > > and so on. > > Apparently he was trying to be funny David Letterman style. We were > polite but nobody laughed. I would wager that if he gave that same > speech to a convention of Republicans or Democrats, he would have been > ejected and thrown out before he had even finished reading his list.
I just discovered that he is broadcasting this same statement on youtube.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZOSUsII4_Y "Ten Reasons Why I am not qualified to run for Governor" It seems a lot better on youtube than it was when he read the same thing at the Manhattan Libertarian Party Convention