I admit I did pick that up from Bruce, though I don't know who he got it from so I didn't use quotation marks or attribute it to him. He's taken one or two campaigning classes and I suspect he picked it up there. It's clever so I borrowed it. I have thousands of stolen libertarian quotations, but my favorites are from the founding fathers of America.
--- In [email protected], Bruce Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I coined the phrase: > Republicans are Coke, Democrats are Pepsi and > Libertarians are 7-Up! I use that analogy when > teaching eletoral strategy and Campaign Management. > > I'm glad to see Paul embrace my nomenclature. > > --- Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > You mean other than the fact that I'm not a leftist > > in any way, that I > > oppose all forms of socialism, that I want to reduce > > the size, scope, > > cost, and intrusiveness of government, that I adhere > > to a set of > > principles and ethics unlike anyone in either of the > > major parties, > > that I demand government adhere to the U.S. > > Constitution, that I > > oppose those who oppose the principles which built > > America > > (Republicans & Democrats), that I oppose the Drug > > war and all laws > > against consensual acts, that I demand that our > > military be used ONLY > > for the defense of U.S. soil and ships from direct > > attack and not to > > "liberate" people in other nations, back UN > > sanctions, settle disputes > > among other nations, etc.? Or perhaps it's because > > unlike the left, > > or the right, I live my life by foundation of all > > libertarianism...the > > non-aggression principle. > > > > I'm different from the left in every possible way, > > but I'm also > > different from the right in every possible way. > > > > As they say, Democrats are coke, Republicans are > > Pepsi, and > > Libertarians are 7-UP > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Eric Dondero > > Rittberg" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Like I said Paul, there's virtually no difference > > these days from > > > Leftist Libertarians like yourself and the Michael > > Moore/Cindy > > > Sheehan crew. > > > > > > Name for me one difference between your stances > > and the stances of > > > the American Left? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Paul" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > There is absolutely no libertarian justification > > for the war in > > > Iraq. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "steven > > linnabary" > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Eric > > Dondero Rittberg" > > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Why should this be an issue? Why should > > you be worried that > > > she's > > > > > > > more of a "big government Progressive > > Democrat?" After all > > > the > > > > > > > Libertarian Left has basically morphed > > into an arm of the > > > Democrat > > > > > > > Party. There's no distinguishing any more > > between Leftist > > > America- > > > > > > > hating Libertarians and Leftist > > America-hating Liberals. > > > They are > > > > > > > one in the same. Where's the difference? > > When's the last > > > time you > > > > > > > heard a Leftist Libertarian criticizing a > > Leftist Democrat on > > > > > > > anything? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: "Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > There is no difference between a fascist, > > America-hating, RLC > > > members > > > > > > like Eric Dondero, and fascist, > > American-hating Neo-Cons. > > > There is no > > > > > > such thing as "libertarian left" or > > "libertarian republicans". > > > > > > Libertarians are no closer to being > > Democrats than > > > Republicans. That > > > > > > is to say, they are NOTHING like either of > > them. > > > > > > > > > > > > I understand how you're confused since > > you're not a > > > libertarian and > > > > > > have a hard time understanding what it > > really means to be > > > one. Hell, > > > > > > you're not worthy of calling yourself > > American, let alone > > > Libertarian. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A libertarian is a libertarian. > > > > > > > > > > The REAL difference between "left" > > libertarians and "right" > > > > libertarians (or > > > > > "liberal" libertarians and "conservative" > > libertarians is the > > > > language we > > > > > are comfortable with. > > > > > > > > > > Personally, I am more comfortable with the > > touchy-feely language > > > of > > > > > liberals. But then, I am an Orthodox > > Christian that believes > > > that faith > > > > > without action is empty and action without > > faith is futile. > > > > > > > > > > It does not matter. A libertarian is still a > > libertarian. We > > > > simply use > > > > > different language to say the same thing. > > Advocates for Self > > > Government > > > > > calls it the "Ransberger Pivot", for those > > that want to know. > > > > > > > > > > There was a joke back in the late > > seventies-early eighties "How > > > many > > > > > Libertarians does it take to screw in a light > > bulb? Just one, > > > but a > > > > couple > > > > > dozen to argue whether to turn it to the left > > or the right". > > > > > > > > > > Cindy Sheehan MAY be a libertarian. I don't > > know. Haven't a > > > clue. I > > > > > haven't heard anything from her except her > > definitely libertarian > > > > view of > > > > > the current war(s). But she might be able to > > screw in a light > > > bulb. > > > > > > > > > > What Eric refuses to do is explain why we > > should support > > > the "Blame > > > > America > > > > > First" republicans and support his stupid war. > > There might be a > > > > libertarian > > > > > justification for his war. I don't see it. > > Afterall, I HAVE > > > seen > > > > > libertarian justification for slave > > restitution, and foreign > > > aid, and > > > > > libertarian opposition to copyrights and > > patents. > > > > > > > > > > I am definitely not the person to say Eric > > isn't libertarian. I > > > > like Eric, > > > > > have known him for twenty years or so. But, I > > want to see his > > > logic. > > > > > > > > > > BTW, referring to somebody as fascist or nazi > > or big government > > > democrat > > > > > does NOT add anything to your argument. > > > > > > > > > > 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. 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