Libertarians should follow what Wayne Root says on these appearances. Of course, Root wants to promote his book. But Cohen expected Root to ³score many Libertarian points² on this conservative show. I did not see any. You can watch the YouTube to decide who is right. You can read my replies to Cohen, marked [HH], below his.
Harland Harrison LP of San Mateo County CA on 8/8/09 4:08 PM, Bruce Cohen at [email protected] wrote: > I'd like to respond to Harland's message. > I'll do so inline so each point can be addressed. > My comments are prefaced with a red [BC] >> >> I watched the show: >> >> Hannity asked Root about legalizing drugs, but Root would not say anything >> about it. Root just laughed. >> [BC] Not true. Please watch the video. >> Hannity got frustrated because Wayne was holding the >> GOPs feet to the fire and blaming them equally for the >> current economic malaise and overspending/taxing. >> Hannity doesn't like anyone saying something negative >> about the GOP and got upset and threw it at Wayne to >> distract and insult him. See Wayne's actual response. >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUEIYUZGrXA >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E47M7FzWhA >> Parts 1&2 >> >> [HH] Root did just laugh when Hannity mentioned drug legalization. No >> Libertarian should consider drug legalization insulting, but when Hannity >> tried to bring up legalizing drugs for a second time, Root retorted, ³Stop >> with the drug stuff². Also, Hannity made no defense of Republican spending; >> Hannity not only criticized Republican spending himself, he said that other >> panels had reached the same conclusion. Root did criticize both major >> parties, but never said why Libertarians would act more responsibly, nor even >> assert that they would. >> >> >> >> Hannity asked Root about the arrest of Professor Henry Gates. >> Root replied that Obama looked racist because of this and the appointment of >> Judge Sotomayor. Root said nothing about civil liberties. >> [BC] Pure distraction, Root answered as asked. >> >> [HH] Root lead nearly 5 minutes of accusations of racism against Obama, >> Gates, Sotomayor, and even a former minister of Obama¹s former church. Root >> should have said that Obama was right, and libertarian, at first: ³The police >> acted stupidly to arrest the man after it was already proved he broke into >> his own home.² >> >> >> >> Later, Hannity asked Root about legalizing drugs, again, but Root again >> refused to say anything about it. >> [BC] Wayne was being baited to go off topic. >> >> [HH] Root replied ³Stop with the drug stuff². He could have said, ³I will >> explain drugs next², or even better ³That will save billions, but we have to >> save even more.² >> >> >> >> Root did say that Democrats are spending too much. He even said that >> Republicans would spend more if they returned to power. >> [BC] See? Harland gets at least this right. >> >> [HH] In fact, Root was agreeing with Hannity. Even Republicans disapprove of >> their party¹s performance on their signature issue. But Root said nothing to >> show how Libertarians could do any better. [Hint: you get conservative >> economics without pandering to moralists and war-mongers.] >> >> >> >> >> Root never said anything in support of the Bill of Rights, ending victimless >> crimes, equalizing marriage, or stopping the torture, rendition, illegal >> spying, and false imprisonment, by our government. >> [BC] So Harland wants one person on a three person >> panel, that's only a small part of a one hour show, >> to somehow take over from the host and determine >> what's being talked about? Perhaps Wayne should >> just call Harland up for his talking points before he >> goes on TV? Harland wants Wayne to somehow inject >> SIX new topics of Harland's choice? Ridiculous. >> >> [HH] Root could have brought up any one of those topics when he brought up >> Sotomayor. He choose only the Ricci case instead. Then Root launched 5 >> minutes of charges of ³reverse racismforget the reverse² against Obama, a >> man of both races, who once described himself as ³a mutt². Does Root call >> that a ³Libertarian point²? >> >> Harland Harrison >> LP of San Mateo County CA >> >> >> >> on 7/29/09 1:11 PM, Bruce Cohen at brucedcohen2002@ yahoo.com >> <http://us.mc387.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=brucedcohen2002%40yahoo.com> >> wrote: >> >>> > I just got off the phone with Wayne, and the Fox News >>> > limo is going to pick him up shortly. >>> > >>> > I'm hoping that Wayne will score many Libertarian >>> > points with Sean Hannity, and will give us just a >>> > little more credibility and respectability. >>> > >>> > The TV appearance is to promote Wayne's book, of >>> > course, but every positive mention of the LP and a >>> > Member and Candidate like Wayne helps us. >>> > >>> > 8:00 PM Easter, 5:00 Pacific >>> > Fox News >>> > >>> > Remember, if you have Cable or Satellite, they >>> > know the real actual numbers for viewership, >>> > so everyone watching Wayne is also helping >>> > the LP if numbers spike up. >>> > >>> > Oh, and buy his book on Amazon! >>> > Thanks, people. >>> > >>> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
