Are Libertarians ready for prime time? --- are Americans going to continue electing corrupt republicans and democrats or make a necessary change?
On Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 2:00:05 PM UTC-5, Bruce Majors wrote: > > > > -------- > > > All set, here's a link: > http://dailycaller.com/2016/05/31/are-libertarians-ready-for-prime-time/ > > >>>> >>>> >>>> Wags have been having fun for the past two days with the streaker who >>>> made his way onto the stage of the Libertarian Party's nominating >>>> convention this weekend and damaged their brand by stripping on national >>>> TV >>>> on C-Span. >>>> >>>> >>>> Even as Lawrence O'Donnell was announcing his "first" on MSNBC's >>>> "Morning Joe" today - he will be the first broadcaster to have both >>>> Libertraian presidential candidate Governor Gary Johnson and vice >>>> presidential candidate Governor William Weld together tonight at 10 pm - >>>> MSNBC played clips of the (nearly) nudist libertarian protesting Johnson's >>>> selection. >>>> >>>> >>>> The Libertarian Party has always had a large, grumbling, wild eyed, >>>> anarchist faction. In 1984 they undid their party's progress by refusing >>>> to nominate Georgetown international relations professor Earl Ravenal >>>> because of real or perceived slights to the more unwashed libertarian >>>> activists by Ed Crane, who then left the LP, when the barbarian hordes >>>> took >>>> over, and went on to run the Cato Institute. Until Governor Johnson >>>> rescued the Libertarians in 2012 by accepting their nomination, they've >>>> been running unknowns, or an occasional outlier Congressman, Ron Paul in >>>> 1988, or Bob Barr in 2008. >>>> >>>> >>>> The wild eyed anarchists almost took over the LP again this year, >>>> making Johnson fight for a 55% win and Weld fight for a 51% win, both on a >>>> second ballot. The stripper was the last gasp of the protestors. >>>> >>>> >>>> Of course, this year, both the GOP and the Democrats have their own >>>> wild eyed anarchists taking over. >>>> >>>> >>>> People tittering over the stripper might take a step back and realize >>>> that the LP has just nominated two popular two term governors who won >>>> elections by getting voters to cross party lines, as libertarian >>>> Republicans running in Democratic states. The two major parties will be >>>> represented by a foul mouthed attention seeker under IRS audit and a world >>>> class prevaricator who married into political power and who is under FBI >>>> investigation. >>>> >>>> >>>> Additionally voters might contemplate that so far Democrats and >>>> Republicans have seen: activists rush Bernie Sanders on stage; protestors >>>> throw rocks at police at Trump rallies; supposed Bernie supporters call in >>>> threats to Nevada officials supporting Hillary; Trump offer to pay the >>>> legal fees of people who assault protestors; Glenn Beck be banned >>>> <http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2016/05/31/siriusxm-announces-suspension-glenn-beck-brad-thor-interview-comments/> >>>> from >>>> Sirius radio for making threats against a presidential candidate; and >>>> anti-Trump activists assault people attending Trump rallies. >>>> >>>> >>>> And the Libertarians had an amateur stripper. >>>> >>>> >>>> The Democrat and Republican conventions are likely to be the scene of >>>> some violence, with ambulances blaring sirens. In contrast, at the >>>> violence-free Libertarian convention in Orlando, one of Johnson's >>>> competitors for the nomination, Cleveland Clinic medical doctor Marc Allan >>>> Feldman, and EMT and firefighter Tim Moen, the leader of the Canadian >>>> Libertarian Party, actually provided first aid to someone not at the event >>>> struck by a car outside the convention center. >>>> >>>> >>>> So those hoping the nude shenanigans foreshadow that Johnson's current >>>> 10% in some polls will evaporate, and that the "un-coverage" will undo the >>>> extensive coverage the Libertarians are getting, are likely to be >>>> disappointed. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> The Daily Caller >>> J >>> >> > -- > The > > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
