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--- In Libertarian@yahoogroups.com, "hrearden_hr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > "I would rather be right than be President". > > - Henry Clay > > > $ > > > > > > > > > > > > --- 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 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/VpgUKB/pzNLAA/cUmLAA/KlSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! 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