"I would rather be right than be President".
- Henry Clay
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--- In Libertarian@yahoogroups.com, "Eric Dondero Rittberg"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Like counting on the Libertarian Party to ever elect anyone to any
> public office of significance that will bring us liberty in our time?
>
> Look, none of us is getting any younger.
>
> I once believed in the dream of the Libertarian Party. I bought
> into it, hook, line and sinker. I was the hardcore of hardcore LPer
> in the 1980s. Ed Clark, Ron Paul, Karl Hess, Jim Turney, Andre
> Marrou all the way mann!
>
> Then Marrou lost his seat in the Alaska House. The LP kept losing
> elections all over the place. No LPer could get above 2% for a
> Congressional seat. I gave it my heart and sould.
>
> It didn't work.
>
> And it won't work. There are too many non-political types in the
> LP. Too many people who don't know their head from a hole in the
> ground when it comes to walking precincts, sending press releases
> out, or meeting with the media. Until the LP gets political
> professionals involved and starts nominating celebrity candidates
> for President, Congress, Governor and all other races, they will
> never win.
>
> Thus, you are stuck with the thought of going to your grave as a Big-
> Time Loser, never breaking out of the 1 to 2% level. Is that what
> you want?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In Libertarian@yahoogroups.com, "terry12622000"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Like counting on politicans whatever title they go by is going
> to
> > advance liberty in any lasting way.--- In
> > Libertarian@yahoogroups.com, "Eric Dondero Rittberg"
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > That's an incredibly insensitive question. But one I'm not
> > surprised
> > > of coming from a non-political Libertarian Party person such as
> > > yourself.
> > >
> > > Yoh Steve, hate to break the news to ya, but Ron has many, many,
> > > many, many, many hardcore Republican supporters in Texas
> > > Congressional District 14 which stretches from the outskirts of
> > > Corpus Christi all the way up past Galveston Island, and
> includes
> > > Victoria, Bay City and his home of Lake Jackson/Freeport.
> > >
> > > To do as you suggest would basically be telling all these good
> > > Republican supporters in his District - Screw you!
> > >
> > > Ron cares little about the National Republican Party. He cares
> > > greatly about the Republican Party of Texas, and is a hardcore
> > > Republican in his own local area. All his friends in LJ are
> > hardcore
> > > Republicans. Not to mention the vast majority (perhaps 95%) of
> all
> > > his contributors.
> > >
> > > Mann, you Libertarians are such dumbasses when it comes to real
> > > politics. No wonder you all can't win elections.
> > >
> > > Next time, THINK BEFORE YOU POST!!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In Libertarian@yahoogroups.com, "steven linnabary"
> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Eric Dondero Rittberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > >
> > > > > Ron is way too old. Believe me, he is not up to a
> Presidential
> > > run.
> > > > > He hardly even does any media here in Houston any more. As a
> > > > > constituent and former long-time employee of his, if I had
> to
> > > guess I'd
> > > > > say he's probably a 50/50 for a reelection run. I wouldn't
> be
> > > > > surprised at all if he decided not to run in 2006, certainly
> > not
> > > in
> > > > > 2008 for reelection.
> > > > >
> > > > > Why don't you concentrate on someone more realistic like
> Cong.
> > > Jeff
> > > > > Flake of Arizona or Cong. David Dreier of California. Both
> are
> > > just as
> > > > > libertarian, younger, more appealing candidates.
> > > > >
> > > > > Unfortunately, Ron is past his prime.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > Eric-
> > > >
> > > > Just out of curiosity, what would be the chances of Ron Paul
> > > seeking his
> > > > last reelection as a Libertarian?
> > > >
> > > > If he were to win, he would shake up the establishment
> republican
> > > party more
> > > > than anything else he could do. And, he would have two years
> for
> > > the
> > > > republicans to get their act together (I know it is a long
> shot,
> > > but if you
> > > > believe the republican party has potential, then who am I to
> > > argue?), and
> > > > the LP would get far more media than without a member of
> congress.
> > > >
> > > > PEACE
> > > > Steven R. Linnabary, Treasurer
> > > > Franklin County Libertarian Party
> > > > (614) 891-8841
> > > > P.O.Box#115; Blacklick, OH 43004-0115
> > > >
> > > > "When you make peaceful revolution impossible, you make
> violent
> > > revolution
> > > > inevitable" John F. Kennedy
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