THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY!!! a poll!!!

[jason43]

All right... who voted for Kusinich?

The guy is in no way a libertarian... he wants to nationalize... you know, everything.

 

[Aratus]

i am not talking and actually i didn't even though i sorta liked his true grit during the debates.
i voted for the nice lady who goes about in this here van, who likes to namedrop RON PAUL!!!

 

[Aratus]

i'd run "grannywarriors" herself if i could!

 

[Kludge]

None of the above ^ ^

However, if we could somehow get the DNA of Ayn Rand, Milton Friedman and Murray Rothbard together for a mergy-cloney thingy....

I'd vote for that person

 

[JMann]

The problem with the LP is that it is controlled by the most radical libertarians in the country. These folks would rather muddle around out of power, pointing fingers and complaining than actually trying to govern which requires the ability to moderate your views, no matter how right you think you are. The LP is in dire need of a new direction and someone that think the only way to be pure in your beliefs is to hold the most extreme libertarian views.

Many of the candidates on the list would help bring the LP more into the American mainstream but as long as the party remains in control by the lunatic fringe it will remain an asterisk in American politics and not even mentioned in government.

 

[Kade]

None of the above ^ ^

However, if we could somehow get the DNA of Ayn Rand, Milton Friedman and Murray Rothbard together for a mergy-cloney thingy....

I'd vote for that person

Leonard Peikoff and David D. Friedman?

Those two combined offer everything the previous three did...

 

[notcarljung]

Mary Ruwart. The greatest! next to RP of course. heh. If only she was electable..... *sighs*

 

[Stallion]

Josh Romney??

 

[Stallion]

Ron Paul's position on abortion is diametrically opposed to the official Libertarian Parties position. It's a clear deal breaker.

A person either agrees with Ron Paul on this or they don't. Those who fully agree with Ron Paul on this issue, can't, in good conscience, maintain their integrity while casting a vote that even indirectly supports that plank of the Libertarian Party's official platform.

I fully support all of Ron Paul's positions.

I am a staunch Paleo-Conservative Republican. Constitutional rights begin at conception.

If I were to vote across party lines, it would be for the Constitution Party's candidate. (Chief Justice Roy Moore & Alan Keyes both have good chances of being nominated)

Chuck Baldwin is the best choice for the CP. I hope they don't give it to Keyes.

 

[Stallion]

Oh and why is Fred Thompson on this list??

 

[Aratus]

josh romney, citizen mcCain... and my header...yes!

somehow seeing his daddy spend 42 million dollars of his own money
might sorta turn the bright young man into a fiscal conservative...methinks


fred thompson is a better actor than mitt romney was! and mitt romney is
a better actor than the star of "bedtime for bonzo" ever was! the gipper flic
and "kings row" with the late claude rains are two films where reagan sorta
acts a tad. for the longest time he was a radio voice person in my book!
and now i get to once again go down memory lane about the image that
someone did a rather clever photoshop and/or avid workstation session to!
did you all know about http://z.about.com/d/politicalhumor/1/0/S/e/1/mccain_citizen_mccain.jpg
the ironclad contract orson welles had that prevented ted turner from colorizing?
oh our splendid lil' war... "You provide the pictures, i'll provide the WAR!"
so it goes... the line from the flic! ...and yes, orson co-wrote the screenplay!

!

 

[Aratus]

informal tally ---

i see rand paul, bob barr, barry goldwater jr
and jesse ventura bandwagons now forming!
there are hopes kucinich can do likewise!!!!

 

[jason43]

The problem with the LP is that it is controlled by the most radical libertarians in the country. These folks would rather muddle around out of power, pointing fingers and complaining than actually trying to govern which requires the ability to moderate your views, no matter how right you think you are. The LP is in dire need of a new direction and someone that think the only way to be pure in your beliefs is to hold the most extreme libertarian views.

Many of the candidates on the list would help bring the LP more into the American mainstream but as long as the party remains in control by the lunatic fringe it will remain an asterisk in American politics and not even mentioned in government.

+1

This is exactly my thoughts on the LP.

For now, my prayers lie on Ventura running on an independent ticket, or on you crazy bastards somehow tossing McWarmonger out at the convention.

 

[Aratus]

agreed! if its ONLY mccain or ventura, do vote ventura!
i think dr. ron paul wants us to teach mccain a lesson!

 

[Aratus]

practice what you preach!

 

[Kludge]

Leonard Peikoff and David D. Friedman?

Those two combined offer everything the previous three did...

Peikoff seems a bit full of himself at times, but I'd still vote for him. Great ideas and generally offers unthought of ways to more efficiently put the ideas into practice.

I'm not familiar with David Friedman.... Milton's son???

 

[Kade]

Peikoff seems a bit full of himself at times, but I'd still vote for him. Great ideas and generally offers unthought of ways to more efficiently put the ideas into practice.

I'm not familiar with David Friedman.... Milton's son???

David Friedman is Milton's son. He wrote the Machinery of Freedom, a manifesto of sorts for anarcho-capitalism. I don't agree with him. I've only read the book once, and I was not convinced. It is still considered a must read.

 

[jason43]

agreed! if its ONLY mccain or ventura, do vote ventura!
i think dr. ron paul wants us to teach mccain a lesson!

Its more about their ideas. Ventura is more in line with Ron's political views and isn't afraid to tell the truth.

Watch

For all you truthers, Ventura also was interviewed by my favorite asshat, Alex Jones and said he was skeptical about 9/11. Its on youtube.

 

[MRoCkEd]

really, one of the few major different things about ventura is that he is pro-choice

 

[Aratus]

bob barr, barry goldwater jr. as well as rand paul have bandwagons
almost neck to neck on the stretch, with jesse ventura in a distant 4th...

leaving in the dust dennis kucinich with two votes... as well as single votes for
mike gravel and linda hunnicutt!!! this is where i do up a new poll or two rather than
include the people i ought to have included into this informal incomplete tally!