You could be right but I do think the reform the LP movement is setting out a welcome matt to the statist nutcases even if that is not their intention, they were so worried about libertarian nut cases ( which might include me If I ran for office and i'm not) and now because they want no party disciple of candiates it is coming back to bite them on the ass.--- In [email protected], "Thomas L. Knapp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Quoth Terry: > > > Damn Tom, these people are coming out of the woodwork aren't they but > > remember that dude that was trying to get the LP prez nomination in > 2000, it was a > > Black retired miltary guy who sounded like a Facist? > > I think you're thinking of Edison P. McDaniels. The only thing I > remember about his positions is that he was a "peace activist" type > candidate (which, in 2000, didn't seem like a qualification). He was a > black WWII veteran. I talked with him for a few minutes, but wasn't > greatly impressed. > > > So it is not new but I > > think the Reform the LP movement is begining to bring out more and > more statist > > nut cases.. > > I'm not sure that the two are really related. What's happening is a > new separation of the political spectrum. The GOP and Democrats are > getting _so_ bad that a lot of people are starting to identify with a > vague idea of "libertarianism" versus the current situation. > Basically, the rhetoric under the political center is shifting in > response to the war, the Patriot Act, the NSA spy plot, etc. So you'll > have some candidates who think that since they're no longer liking > what the GOP and Dems are doing, they must be libertarians now, even > though their ideas haven't changed at all. > > Tom Knapp >
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