Let's all bow down to the Emporer. Forgive me, for I was not aware that you were appointed King of the Libertarians annointed with the power to decide what is and what is not "properly" libertarian.
Must be nice to be able to define an entire movement's political ideology. And self-appointed no less. --- In [email protected], "terry12622000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think he meant going into politics like you are Eric. That > isleaving the libertarian movement for the Eric Bizarro world where > libertarian does not mean a fucking damn thing but a catch word to > get people elected, where not only Bob Barr can be called a > libertarian but also the likes of the ex mayor of NYC, Bill Clinton > and Eric Dondero Riitenberg can be called a libertarian and do so > without breaking out in laughter.--- In > [email protected], "Eric Dondero Rittberg" > <ericdondero@> wrote: > > > > One does not to leave the libertarian movement to "go into > > politics." That's absolutely absurd. What you're saying then is > > that any libertarian involved in politics is not a libertarian? > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Kenneth Gregg <kgregglv@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Eric, > > > Please try to be honest and not attempt to twist the truth. Dana > > left > > > the libertarian movement to go into politics. I knew that. He > > knew > > > that. Everyone knew it. > > > Kenneth R Gregg > > > > > > Eric Dondero Rittberg wrote: > > > > > > > One does "not leave the libertarian movement" when one joins the > > > > Republicans. > > > > > > > > Haven't you ever heard of the Republican Liberty Caucus? > > www.rlc.org > > > > > > > > And incidentally, I have some history with Dana, as well. > > > > > > > > I was there (with Roger MacBride and Scott Kohlhaas) in 1994, > > > > walking the Halls of Congress to get the Congress to abolish > > > > Selective Service. I remember we had few if any friends. And all > > > > the friends we did have were on the GOP side. > > > > > > > > One Congressman stood out in welcoming us, and almost > immediately > > > > agreed to co-sponsor the Bill. > > > > > > > > That Congressman was LIBERTARIAN REPUBLICAN Dana Rohrabacher. > > > > > > > > Dana Rohrabacher for President!!! > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected] > > > > <mailto:Libertarian%40yahoogroups.com>, Kenneth Gregg > <kgregglv@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Eric, > > > > > I was there when Dana quit the libertarian movement to run for > > > > office. > > > > > It was clear that he was leaving libertarianism to run as a > > > > republican. > > > > > He asked me (and others) to go with him and help with his > > > > campaign. I > > > > > did not. I offered him some money on the condition that he not > > > > use it > > > > > for politicking. I don't recall whether he took the money or > > not. > > > > > > > > > > I always considered him a friend afterwards, but not a > > > > libertarian, and > > > > > believe that was his interpretation as well. He continues to > > have > > > > some > > > > > libertarian leanings, but I would not regard that as > > > > qualifications to > > > > > call him a libertarian. > > > > > > > > > > He and I had been libertarian campus activists and comrades- > in- > > > > arms for > > > > > several years, but Dana wanted more than to reject statism and > > > > promote > > > > > the free market. That was why he left libertarianism. We were > > > > > primarily in the Rampart College camp under the mentorship of > > the > > > > great > > > > > libertarian, Robert LeFevre. If you want to seek the founder > of > > > > the > > > > > libertarian movement, you would need to look at people like > > Robert > > > > > LeFevre, Leonard Read and Murray Rothbard. I'm pretty sure > that > > > > Dana > > > > > would never claim the title of "founder." > > > > > > > > > > Just a thought. > > > > > Just Ken > > > > > kgregglv@ > > > > > http://classicalliberalism.blogspot.com/ > > > > <http://classicalliberalism.blogspot.com/> > > > > > > > > > > Eric Dondero Rittberg wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > The non-initiation of force crap has nothing to do with > > whether > > > > or > > > > > > not someone is a "libertarian." > > > > > > > > > > > > Dana Rohrabacher is the Founder of our Movement. He had no > > such > > > > > > test to join the Libertarians back in the late 1960s. > > Basically, > > > > > > according to Dana, if you were Pro-Free Enterprise and Pro- > > > > Marijuana > > > > > > Legalization, you were a "libertarian." > > > > > > > > > > > > So your point has no validity. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > >
