"Paul/Marrou didn't do much better than Badnarik..." Really Steven??? 435,000 to 393,000 is not hugely better, but certainly "significantly" better.
You may wish to consider that 1984 was a banner dissaster year for the Libertarian Party. David Bergland the Party's nominee nearly destroyed the Party with his paltry 228,000 votes, so much so, that there was serious talk of closing down the LP altogether in early 1985. I know you know this, cause you're an oldtimer. Bringing the LP back from near-extinction from 1984 to 1988 was a near Herculean task for Ron Paul and his team. I dare say that if Browne had caved in 2000, to similar levels, say 230,000 votes, Badnarik would have had a similar Herculean task to undertake to bring the LP back to a decent position. As it was, Badnarik was coming off a 375,000 vote total for Browne, and could only pick up another 18,000 votes or so. Not nearly as impressive as going from 228,000 to 435,000. And spare us the "Bush is a deserter crap, please..." Bush served. As far as I know you did not. It's one thing for Honorably Discharged Vets like myself and Paul Ireland to denigrate Bush's service, (If Ireland does on this Forum he has every DAMNED Right to, cause he served 4 years in the Navy!), quite another for individuals like yourself who never served to bash Guardsman. Sure, the Guard is not quite like being on Active Duty, but it's entirely honorable service. Interesting factoid I heard the other day: Do you realize George W. Bush is the ONLY US President in our entire History to have piloted a Jet Fighter? Think about that for a second. Bush's Dad, No. Eisnehower, No. Nixon, No. Reagan, No. Certainly not Clinton. And Carter, who had a respectable service record as an Officer in the Navy served mostly on Subs. To call Bush a "Top Gun" is a stretch. But it is kind of cool, that we have a Commander in Chief who actually piloted Jet Fighters. --- In [email protected], "steven linnabary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eric Dondero" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > (snip) > > ; remember that Kerry ran against libertarian William Weld for US Senate > and slammed Weld repeatedly for being a "libertarian," so he knows full well > who libertarians are.) > *** > Steve L.: Weld is a libertarian?? I suppose ANYONE can CLAIM to be > libertarian. Everyone WANTS to be libertarian. Even Bill Clinton at one > time claimed to be "libertarian". > > But simply calling oneself "libertarian" is kinda' like calling oneself > "Christian" or "ethical". An onlooker can quickly discover the truth of > ones convictions by watching their actions. >>> > *** > Now imagine that Bush was getting creamed by Badnarik on issue after > issue. > *** > Steve L.: I don't have to imagine it...Bush DID get creamed on issue after > issue by Badnarik. :-) >>> > *** > Don't you think that Bush would destroy Badnarik in one swoop with the > question, "Mr. Badnarik, though you seem to be a nice fellow... what > political office have you ever held? What qualifications do you have to be > Commander in Chief? I note you never even served in the Military. And how > can we take your views on domestic matters seriously when you've never had > to manage budget as I did for 6 years as Governor of the Nation's 2nd > largest State." > *** > Steve L.: Bush would have destroyed himself by bringing up his own > desertion during wartime. And Bush was at least politically savvy enough to > not bring up his own past. His record of destroying several businesses > prior to his election as governor was plenty embarassing. Gahd, he even > traded away Sammy Sosa when he owned the Astro's. >>> > *** > > The solution is simple; LIBERTARIAN PARTY NOMINATE SOMEONE WITH SOME > BACKGROUND IN 2008 - A JESSE VENTURA OR GARY JOHNSON, at the very least an > Ed Thompson or Don Gorman (!!!) not some Party Activist with little if any > political background. > *** > Steve L.: I am more than willing to LOOK at other candidates than tried > and true Libertarians. Ed and Don I know and trust. I don't know the other > two, except by how they treated the LP in their states. > > IMHO, a political resume is over rated. Art Olivier was former mayor of a > midsize city. It didn't help him. Ron Paul was a former congressman and > his running mate, Andre Marrou, was a state legislator. They didn't do much > better than Badnarik with his admittedly embarrassing running mate. > > The only resume I look for in a candidate is one that can talk the talk and > walk the walk. > > THAT is where Ventura, Weld, and the republican party in general comes up > woefully short. > > 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 <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
