Okay, so why are you blasting me on the matter? Why not go blast the authors of the article that linked Blackwell to "libertarians"?
I never claimed Blackwell was a libertarian. I think he's an interesting Republican candidate. And if I was in Ohio, I'd certainly vote for him. But I don't think he's libertarian. Maybe libertarian-leaning at best. My point is that it's super interesting that while some blast someone for being a libertarian, we libertarians respond NO WAY! Witness Jeffrey Birbaum's comment on Fox News during election cycle 2004, "Bush is running a libertarian anti-government campaign..." --- In [email protected], "steven linnabary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There is absolutely NO connection between Blackwell and Libertarians. The > left is simply desperate to confuse voters into thinking that libertarians > are extreme nut case right wingers. It has happened before. And to a > certain extent, it has worked. > > And Blackwell has been notorious in attempting to paint his democrat > opponent, Ted Strickland as an anti-family, pro-gay rights homosexual > (really), even though Strickland is a married Methodist minister! > > Every independent group, from the ACLU to the John Birch Society, gives > Strickland a much higher "freedom" rating than it gives Blackwell. > > There MAY be a libertarian group or two that has rented the Blackwell > campaign a mailing list (Reason, CATO, etc.). This would be the ONLY > libertarian-Blackwell connection. > > But with the exception of his stance on guns, he is clearly statist on every > issue. EVERY issue. From gay rights to the right to vote to ballot access > to higher taxes (he even wants to ban hotels from providing a pay- for-porn > channels), he is clearly just a Taliban-republican-statist. But I repeat > myself. > > 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 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eric Dondero Rittberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sure, but what does that have to do with Ken Blackwell and his ties > to libertarians? > > I have no doubt that Koch & Co. is behind Blackwell's campaign, and > that he has close ties to Cato, probably Club for Growth, and other > libertarian groups. > > The Leftists are right in their assertions about the "Kochtupus" and > its influence on right-wing Republican politics. > > The point is, how is it that some Libertarians view people like > Blackwell as a "statis" or worse, when he has such close ties to > libertarians? > > > --- In [email protected], "steven linnabary" > <linnabary51@> wrote: > > > > The term "libertarian" is a term that is used in a derogatory way > by some > > leftist groups much the same way that "socialist" is used by right- > wingers > > to disparage anybody they dislike. > > > > Saying it doesn't necessarily make it so. > > > > 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/
