Who will be on Rand's ticket for VP?

[BuddyRey]

If I had my druthers, it would be Ventura, Johnson, or Napolitano...but I don't get the feeling that Rand would pick another libertarian to join him on the ticket, so it will probably be someone lame like Palin, Cruz, or Demint.

 

[ronpaulfollower999]

For some reason, I don't see Russ Feingold being approved by the RNC....or Russ Feingold.

 

[ronpaulfollower999]

I think it will end up being Rubio. It should be someone from a swing state.

 

[RonPaulFanInGA]

Feingold and Wyden? As ridiculous as the people here who were pushing the idea of Ron Paul picking Kucinich as his running mate.

 

[Anti-Neocon]

I think it'll be Ron Paul.

 

[CaptLouAlbano]

I think it will end up being Rubio. It should be someone from a swing state.

Not sure about Rubio, but I am thinking either swing state or woman. I also tend to think he would go with a Governor over a Senator.

 

[Tywysog Cymru]

Ben Carson, a popular non-Libertarian candidate who is not a neocon, could help with minority outreach which we will desperately need.

 

[cajuncocoa]

I'm not going to participate in this poll just because (1) these polls are so overdone and (2) it's way too soon.

That said, everyone had better be prepared to watch Rand pick someone with whom the establishment can be comfortable if he is to get the nomination at all. There is no way they will allow 2 libertarian-leaning people to be on the same ticket. I hope I'm wrong, but I don't think I am.

 

[LibertyEagle]

I think it will end up being Rubio. It should be someone from a swing state.

No possible way.

 

[LibertyEagle]

Ben Carson, a popular non-Libertarian candidate who is not a neocon, could help with minority outreach which we will desperately need.

Isn't he anti-2nd amendment?

 

[CaptLouAlbano]

Isn't he anti-2nd amendment?

Yes.

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/conserva...ht-to-semi-automatic-weapons-in-large-cities/

 

[PatriotOne]

Isn't he anti-2nd amendment?

Yes.

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/conserva...ht-to-semi-automatic-weapons-in-large-cities/

Labeling Carson as anti-2nd amendment would be an exaggeration. Maybe he doesn't grasp the finer points of allowing any infringement on the 2nd amendment but I certainly wouldn't label him "anti".

Asked by Beck for his thoughts on the Second Amendment, Carson gave the popular pro-gun argument: “There’s a reason for the Second Amendment; people do have the right to have weapons.”

But when asked whether people should be allowed to own “semi-automatic weapons,” the doctor replied: “It depends on where you live.”

“I think if you live in the midst of a lot of people, and I’m afraid that that semi-automatic weapon is going to fall into the hands of a crazy person, I would rather you not have it,” Carson elaborated.

However, if you live “out in the country somewhere by yourself” and want to own a semi-automatic weapon, he added, “I’ve no problem with that.”

 

[PatriotOne]

I think it will end up being Rubio.

Not going to happen. Rubio's popularity dropped like a rock strapped to a block of concrete since his immigration plan push.

 

[ManOfSteel]

Y'all are approaching a dangerous subject. Govt agents would like nothing more than to label libertarians as having a mental disorder or syndrome. Already we get marginalized by propaganda labeling us as kooks etc. The next step is to target our expression of rights and persecute us for daring to do such a thing.

Not sure what you're trying to say here. Are you suggesting that one ought not study libertarian psychology? That seems remarkably unwise. What do you have against self-knowledge?

 

[V3n]

It's going to be a woman. Not Sarah Palin.

 

[cajuncocoa]

He has assburgers syndrome, I think.

It's called Asperger's Syndrome, eduardo.

 

[compromise]

An awful lot of libertarians do. Not saying it's necessarily a bad thing - there are advantages to thinking more logically than most people. But failures of empathy and misunderstanding humor are some of the negative effects.

And that's one of the reasons that this movement is not as politically successful as it could be.

 

[ManOfSteel]

It's called Asperger's Syndrome, eduardo.

He knows that. Calling it assburger's syndrome is a pretty common joke. The fact that you failed to catch this is a sign that you might be a bit of an aspie yourself.

 

[ManOfSteel]

And that's one of the reasons that this movement is not as politically successful as it could be.

Correct. That's why I find reactions like fr33's to be so puzzling. How can you fix a problem without first identifying it?

 

[Christian Liberty]

It's called Asperger's Syndrome, eduardo.

Thank you.

He knows that. Calling it assburger's syndrome is a pretty common joke. The fact that you failed to catch this is a sign that you might be a bit of an aspie yourself.

Or it may just mean she doesn't have patience for mockery.

He has assburgers syndrome, I think.

I do have Aspergers, yes.

If I had my druthers, it would be Ventura, Johnson, or Napolitano...but I don't get the feeling that Rand would pick another libertarian to join him on the ticket, so it will probably be someone lame like Palin, Cruz, or Demint.

Napolitano would be the best. But unfortunately, you're probably right. How is Demint's foreign policy? Or Palin's, for that matter?

Feingold and Wyden? As ridiculous as the people here who were pushing the idea of Ron Paul picking Kucinich as his running mate.

Well, Kucinich did say that he would pick Ron Paul. Lew Rockwell said that Ron would have picked Kucinich, but I have no idea why he said that. If Ron Paul did pick Kucinich, it would be the dumbest thing he had ever done in his life.

Ben Carson, a popular non-Libertarian candidate who is not a neocon, could help with minority outreach which we will desperately need.

Where does Carson stand politically?

Isn't he anti-2nd amendment?

Just being honest, I probably held a similar stance to him a year and a half ago. Of course, I don't anymore.

I used to be uncomfortable with the idea of automatics in cities, until I woke up and realized who was really doing the killing...