Libertarian Party of Kentucky condemned Paul Tuesday

[Harald]

as long as all libertarians turn out in droves

to vote Rand Paul.

KY LP should not put a libertarian senate candiate in this cycle.

 

[Matt Collins]

Koch...like, from the family the Kochtopus was named after?

That was my first thought too!!

How sick is that? :o

 

[libertybrewcity]

rand has definitely brought this upon himself

 

[muzzled dogg]

hilarious

 

[specsaregood]

hilarious

The genius part is: they can make this vague statement and leave everybody scratching their heads because nobody knows if they mean what he said, what the media said he said, what his campaign said, what the media says he said after correcting what it is they said he said orginally or what the LP platform says they are supposed to say.

 

[TheFlashlight.org]

Wow, so 20 ineffectual Mensa jerks don't like Rand?

 

[0zzy]

Oh look, a self-righteous organization pretending to be a party of principles is really just a party full of self-important asses who want to look good at every opportunity they get.

 

[JoshLowry]

Maybe they are trying to swell membership by getting people to join who would like to vote out this idiot.

 

[Danke]

Wow, so 20 ineffectual Mensa jerks don't like Rand?

Fuck, that's funny!

 

[RM918]

as a member of the LP, I can say that a lot of our members are fucking retarded. this just proves the point.
some of these jerk-offs actually put party before principle. it is disgusting.

What party?! Principle is all they got!

 

[South Park Fan]

Is this the same "Libertarian" party that backed Sonny Landham?

 

[surGeon]

I agree with the LP, but I don't think it serves the cause of liberty to attack a candidate that is at least a step in the right direction.

As for the people in here criticizing the LP for not being effective: The LP was originally created to educate the public about liberty; it was never about getting elected until the party became invaded by these wishy-washy conservative-lite panderers like Bob Barr.

I'm glad to see that the KY LP still has some principles.

 

[Mini-Me]

I agree with the LP, but I don't think it serves the cause of liberty to attack a candidate that is at least a step in the right direction.

As for the people in here criticizing the LP for not being effective: The LP was originally created to educate the public about liberty; it was never about getting elected until the party became invaded by these wishy-washy conservative-lite panderers like Bob Barr.

I'm glad to see that the KY LP still has some principles.

Considering you're an an-cap, how exactly is it that you agree with Koch's stance here? I mean, as an an-cap, you couldn't possibly support coercive laws dictating what business owners do with their private property. Rand didn't even go as far as insisting on strict private property rights, but he's being bashed by Koch for apparently not being politically correct enough.

Koch mixed in some stuff about gay marriage, where Rand's view is indeed different from the libertarian view, so that might be what you're referring to...but he also seems to be condemning Rand for not being all gung-ho about the CRA's provisions regarding private businesses. From a libertarian (especially an-cap) point of view, condemning Paul here is totally uncalled for and unprincipled.

 

[gls]

I agree with the LP, but I don't think it serves the cause of liberty to attack a candidate that is at least a step in the right direction.

As for the people in here criticizing the LP for not being effective: The LP was originally created to educate the public about liberty; it was never about getting elected until the party became invaded by these wishy-washy conservative-lite panderers like Bob Barr.

I'm glad to see that the KY LP still has some principles.

What are you talking about? Maybe I'm missing something here but it appears this guy is attacking Rand for his defense of private property rights. Rand is the one who initially took the principled libertarian position; the LP of KY just joined in on the smear campaign started by the left-wing race baiters.

 

[surGeon]

Considering you're an an-cap, how exactly is it that you agree with Koch's stance here? I mean, as an an-cap, you couldn't possibly support coercive laws dictating what business owners do with their private property. Rand didn't even go that far, but he's being bashed by Koch for apparently not being politically correct enough.

Koch mixed in some stuff about gay marriage, where Rand's view is indeed different from the libertarian view, so that might be what you're referring to...but he also seems to be condemning Rand for not being all gung-ho about the CRA's provisions regarding private businesses. From a libertarian (especially an-cap) point of view, condemning Paul here is totally uncalled for and unprincipled.

What are you talking about? Maybe I'm missing something here but it appears this guy is attacking Rand for his defense of private property rights. Rand is the one who initially took the principled libertarian position; the LP of KY just joined in on the smear campaign started by the left-wing race baiters.

I was under the impression that they were criticizing him for backing down on repealing it.

If they are criticizing him for his defense of private property, then fuck the KY LP.

 

[revolutionary8]

I bet Mini-Me.
I don't like to take chances. Afterall, I'm a "conservative".

 

[GunnyFreedom]

Koch...like, from the family the Kochtopus was named after?

That was my first thought too!!

How sick is that? :o

Yeah, that's the big story that everybody seems to be missing....

 

[RonPaulFanInGA]

"Rand Paul's statements regarding all forms of discrimination are not consistent with, nor do they reflect the views of, the Libertarian Party of Kentucky," said K. Joshua Koch, vice chair of the state party, in a news release.

No f***ing duh: Paul is the Republican nominee. Frickin' opportunistic attention whores at the Losertarian party of Kentucky.

Is this party with no candidate relevant enough to quote? Or will the media simply throw in a quote from anybody so long as it's anti-Paul?

I bet they wouldn't have even quoted the LP.....if the LP had something positive to say.

Nope.

 

[helmuth_hubener]

"Rand Paul's statements regarding all forms of discrimination are not consistent with, nor do they reflect the views of, the Libertarian Party of Kentucky," said K. Joshua Koch, vice chair of the state party, in a news release.

Wha? I thought they'd be condemning him for something wrong he'd said, instead they're condemning him for something right that he kind of said and then backed away from?

I shouldn't say "they", it's "he": this Koch fellow, acting on his own accord. No relation to the billionaire Kochs, I'm sure. Most of the KY LP members are probably as confused/unhappy about his comment as we are.

 

[Live_Free_Or_Die]

No f***ing duh: Paul is the Republican nominee.

Extremism in the Defense of Rand Paul Is No Vice

Extremism in the defense of property rights is no vice.