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For life, liberty and knowledge of American history, David Macko ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allen Rice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 2:50 AM Subject: [Libertarian] Re: RE:Ron Paul > Who??? > > > --- In [email protected], "hrearden_hr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> >> >> "I would rather be right than be President". >> >> - Henry Clay >> >> >> $ >> --- In [email protected], "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 [email protected], "terry12622000" >> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > > Like counting on politicans whatever title they go by is > going >> > to >> > > advance liberty in any lasting way.--- In >> > > [email protected], "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 [email protected], "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 > > > > > > > > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. 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