tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post753029779118747506..comments2024-03-28T03:00:07.229-04:00Comments on Rational Nation USA: Gary Johnson the 2012 Spoiler... Les Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-78305118866748074672012-09-29T20:27:54.048-04:002012-09-29T20:27:54.048-04:00It's probably a given that these big Paul supp...It's probably a given that these big Paul supporters will go vote for Johnson. But by keeping the massive Paul signs up, they are acting as if they think that all they need to do is vote for GJ themselves, and it's not worth even mentioning his name to others.<br /><br />That's their choice, but if all other libertarians think this way, that locks in the low single-digit election results, for sure.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-43995970033019844432012-09-29T19:35:50.481-04:002012-09-29T19:35:50.481-04:00One of my biggest disappointments is that Ron Paul...One of my biggest disappointments is that Ron Paul choose not to declare as a Libertarian. I suspect it is because he KNEW he would have zero chance of getting the exposure level as he would as a republican candidate. That and perhaps he was thinking about Rand's political future.<br /><br />In my never humble opinion Ron should be advocating for and campaigning for Gary Johnson. Ron Paul is not really a republican, hasn't been for sometime. As I said, disappointing...Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-82680453506194096122012-09-29T19:29:39.346-04:002012-09-29T19:29:39.346-04:00He needs the debates, head to head with Frik and F...He needs the debates, head to head with Frik and Frak. But as I said above the duopoly will not allow it.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-21474272926633169102012-09-29T19:28:19.972-04:002012-09-29T19:28:19.972-04:00Romney = a gaffe prone Obama light. Guaranteed by ...Romney = a gaffe prone Obama light. Guaranteed by the oligarchs to yield a diluted outcome of Obama heavy. Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-83176620574803252472012-09-29T19:26:12.865-04:002012-09-29T19:26:12.865-04:00He should be included in the debates as well Silve...He should be included in the debates as well Silver. The only reason the hurdle is set where it is is because the duopoly is hell bent on nixing any viable competition BEFORE said competition can do harm to the oligarchs who control duopoly.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-29218242600902942532012-09-29T19:22:22.136-04:002012-09-29T19:22:22.136-04:00Of course democrats aren't guilty of this, rig...Of course democrats aren't guilty of this, right? The worst power hungry hypocrites the American system has ever known. Hands down.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-78346763892003766282012-09-29T17:27:53.463-04:002012-09-29T17:27:53.463-04:00To be a spoiler, you have to make a stink. I see n...To be a spoiler, you have to make a stink. I see no evidence of Johnson doing that. Sure, I read a lot about him here, and on "Contra O'Reilly"... but no where else.<br /><br />Thinking of the yard signs I see around, I see about as many for Run Paul as I do for Romney and Obama. Really. The far and away largest signs are Ron Paul ones.<br /><br />But I was thinking about this the past week... and wondered, why???<br /><br />Isn't Johnson supposed to be the Libertarian candidate? If so, why are the Libertarians still clinging bitterly to Dr. Paul? You'd think that Libertarian-type Ron Paul voters would be the easiest for GJ to win over... but I am not seeing it happening. What is wrong here?<br /><br />If the libertarians don't give a damn about Johnson, there's no need to worry about what Republicans and Democrats think of him, as they are going to give less of a damn.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-86630328577913721232012-09-29T14:09:02.095-04:002012-09-29T14:09:02.095-04:00Politics is not about principles and convictions, ...Politics is not about principles and convictions, it's about power. Republicans know that. They prove it every time they use the filibusterer and are now (facts and statistics) the worst do nothing House in History. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-44387354419564812112012-09-27T23:42:40.634-04:002012-09-27T23:42:40.634-04:00John Stossel is supporting him and he has a weekly...John Stossel is supporting him and he has a weekly show on Fox Business (which sometimes gets rebroadcast on the weekends on the regular Fox News). Maybe that'll help.Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-51848800960356381402012-09-27T10:30:46.981-04:002012-09-27T10:30:46.981-04:00Vote your conscience. To do anything else is wasti...Vote your conscience. To do anything else is wasting your vote. If Romney were to show that he was tangibly divergent from the big government, anti-liberty platform that he and Obama share, he might have had a chance to pick up my vote.Constitutional Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251746798758539951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-74565052689976848052012-09-27T09:42:13.914-04:002012-09-27T09:42:13.914-04:00He should be included in polling, but I fear some ...He should be included in polling, but I fear some followers will be disappointed to see many of the Ron Paul supporters return to the Democrat party or simply fade back into the medical marijuana woodwork.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-33403322867230242392012-09-27T01:19:38.537-04:002012-09-27T01:19:38.537-04:00To crib Ronald Reagan... I didn't leave the Re...To crib Ronald Reagan... I didn't leave the Republican Party, the rEpublican pArty left me. Yeah Bushwack, IT IS about principle. That and preparing for the future. <br /><br />In the very deep blue state of Mass I have the luxury of doing precisely what I please without impact this year. If that makes ya feel better.<br /><br />Then again, being a man of principle I'd vote Johnson even if I lived in a battleground state. Conscience just won't allow me to vote for either Frik or Frak...<br /><br />Change must start from somewhere and neither Frik nor Frak will provide even a modicum of the change that is needed.<br /><br />Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-82594099889284218232012-09-27T00:53:19.895-04:002012-09-27T00:53:19.895-04:00just vote for Obama. it will give him a better man...just vote for Obama. it will give him a better mandate to continue the destruction. Supporting the "Spoiler" is a feel good vote with zero effect. A better idea would be to just vote for Obama since Gary and he are on the same page in several areas... Don't give me the 'Principled bull. It's an anti-Repub vote that's it.Bushwackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04526043643313096753noreply@blogger.com