Eric and James, we're not getting into a juvenile, 'iz... iz not...' debate about WHO is a REAL 'libertarian' in THIS forum.
Argue about concepts, actions, positions and so on as being 'libertarian' or 'authoritarian' but NO 'people labeling' ...we now return you to the normal idealogical food fight :) -Terry Liberty Parker Owner/moderator, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian --- In [email protected], "Eric Dondero Rittberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I stand by the second quote. I most certainly believe that. > Operative word is "possibly". Do I view Bush as "possibly one of > the most libertarian Presidents in US History." Still do! > > First quote, come on James, nice try, but you obviously know that > was a slightly sardonic headline. Not to be taken literally. > > > --- In [email protected], "James Landrith" <james@> > wrote: > > > > Try again Eric. We've been down this road before and you keep > denying it: > > > > > > > > On George Bush, you clearly endorsed Kerry's statement about Bush > being a > > "radical extremist libertarian" - see your subject line here > (Kerry was > > right; Bush is a "radical extremist libertarian"): > > > > > > > > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/message/30812> > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/message/30812 > > > > > > > > And then this bizarre statement: "We have now the most libertarian > > President possibly in the history of the United States, and the > Libertarian > > Party Libertarians just yawn." > > > > > > > > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/message/30293> > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/message/30293 > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > > James Landrith > > <mailto:james@> james@ > > cell: 703-593-2065 * fax: 760-875-8547 > > AIM: jlnales * ICQ: 148600159 > > MSN and Yahoo! Messenger: jlandrith > > Taking the Gloves Off - <http://www.jameslandrith.com> > > http://www.jameslandrith.com > > The Multiracial Activist - <http://www.multiracial.com> > > http://www.multiracial.com > > The Abolitionist Examiner - > <http://www.multiracial.com/abolitionist/> > > http://www.multiracial.com/abolitionist/ > > __________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Eric Dondero Rittberg > > Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 9:11 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [LOP-General] Re: [Libertarian] Re: Libertarian Party 2008 > > Presidential Poll - P > > > > > > > > Whoah, whoah, whoah, whoah, whoah. This is a case of you all > totally > > and completely misquoting me. > > > > I have NEVER called George W. Bush an "extremist libertarian." > That > > was a quote from The Fortune Magazine Editor Jeff Birnbaum from > 2004 > > when he said roughly, "Bush is running as an extremist > libertarian, > > wanting to cut government everywhere." > > > > I have posted Friedman's quote, many times with a tongue in cheek > > comment like "really Jeff." I've also raised the question how it > is > > that LP Libertarians can bash Bush so much when people in the > > mainstream media view Bush as a deep spending cut advocate of > > libertarianism. But I have never called Bush an "extremist > libertarian," > > and to the best of my knowledge a "libertarian." Perhaps his > brother Jeb? > > But not the big brother George. > > > > > > --- In [email protected], James Landrith <james@> wrote: > > > > > > You'll have to ask Eric. That's his bizarre schtick. I could > never > > find a > > > logical basis for his claim. > > > > > > ___ > > > Sent with SnapperMail > > > www.snappermail.com > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > 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/
