tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post2850724953830670343..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Gary Johnson Does the National Press ClubRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-32701388540260760672011-08-26T02:50:59.484-04:002011-08-26T02:50:59.484-04:00Ron Paul is for "freedom" except when it...Ron Paul is for "freedom" except when it comes to women. Screw him.Insighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03676441498019695410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-37120635083908774932011-08-23T02:10:35.646-04:002011-08-23T02:10:35.646-04:00Gary Johnson will be our next VP. And he will lea...Gary Johnson will be our next VP. And he will learn more about Austrian economics if it is that important (I'm ignorant on that subject). <br /> I met the man last year at a UNT Denton function. He's genuine, down to earth, and very much like Dr. Paul. Think what he can become in 4 years with Dr. Paul leading by example. I donate to his campaign as well. <br />But let's face it, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-25605754259090236622011-08-22T14:33:19.680-04:002011-08-22T14:33:19.680-04:00@Trenchard
"The folks at LRC and Rockwell him...@Trenchard<br />"The folks at LRC and Rockwell himself are inherently anti-party and anti-Rpublican."<br /><br />I think you're going to find the population is kind of on the LRC camp on that. Most of them are sick to death of both parties.Lila Rajivahttp://www.mindbodypolitic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-91805093705846996652011-08-22T14:00:59.168-04:002011-08-22T14:00:59.168-04:00The folks at LRC and Rockwell himself are inherent...The folks at LRC and Rockwell himself are inherently anti-party and anti-Rpublican. Unlike Ron Paul, Johnson shows the potential to be successful within the party and to attract support from mainstream Republicans by making some modest compromises and staying away from some of the extremist paleocon positions which Paul and Rockwell embrace. As someone said earlier, that makes him threatening Gordon Trenchardhttp://www.fairycake.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-33868536816501763312011-08-22T12:37:17.250-04:002011-08-22T12:37:17.250-04:00The Lew Rockwell crowd attacking Gary is puzzling ...The Lew Rockwell crowd attacking Gary is puzzling to me. He is the best Republican political figure/presidential candidate next to RP. He is not perfect and could use a little Austrian education but its not like Ron could do half the things he wants to do anyway. Maybe people should embrace Gary and those like him and keep the movement going in to the future. After all, Johnson IS pro-choice, theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-84619731147710468332011-08-22T08:35:49.004-04:002011-08-22T08:35:49.004-04:00@Anonymous 7.55
RP is not a pure libertarian...no...@Anonymous 7.55<br /><br />RP is not a pure libertarian...nor are most of the regulars at LRC, from what I can see. <br /><br />They are mostly people in favor of smaller/no government, but each has his own twist on that.<br /><br />World-wide, libertarianism, even an-cap libertarianism, puts more emphasis on the "an" than on the "cap" than LRC'ers do.<br /><br />But I Lila Rajivahttp://www.mindbodypolitic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-55225015685169251042011-08-22T07:56:24.470-04:002011-08-22T07:56:24.470-04:00Your concluding point is absurd. He vetoed, what,...Your concluding point is absurd. He vetoed, what, 700 bills as Governor? His default position is to oppose new laws and new spending and return us to small government. His record proves to me that he's a man of conviction. I don't think there's been a better governor since maybe Grover Cleveland ;)Couveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926561539205771774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-5024091057779680932011-08-22T07:32:08.465-04:002011-08-22T07:32:08.465-04:00Johnson in a Ron Paul-vacuum would be a breath of ...Johnson in a Ron Paul-vacuum would be a breath of fresh air. But with RP around, GJ only seems half-baked. GJ has taken the incrementalist approach, RP has taken the radical position. <br /><br />Lots of folks want to think GJ is a more eloquent RP, but after listening to GJ speak of few times, I'm confident in saying he's just as awkward as "crazy uncle" Ron. If I hear "CDMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-28368629719623171462011-08-22T01:13:43.156-04:002011-08-22T01:13:43.156-04:00@Hardy,
What does Lew Rockwell have to do with th...@Hardy,<br /><br />What does Lew Rockwell have to do with this? Guilt by association fallacy? I don't know about the rest of these folks here, but I've got my own gravy train to ride and can think quite well for myself thank you!Larrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-37703280315792226482011-08-22T00:52:58.213-04:002011-08-22T00:52:58.213-04:00Lord, some of these Johnson supporters are thin-sk...Lord, some of these Johnson supporters are thin-skinned! Lew and co. haven't "attacked" Gary Johnson- he has a lot of support from LRC and many other liberty minded folks. If he won the prez nomination I would support him whole-heartedly, since he's better than any other non-RP candidate. <br /><br />That said, he does have a lot to learn about economics and freedom, but he Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-44601902326615793112011-08-22T00:06:22.791-04:002011-08-22T00:06:22.791-04:00@yehudaharyeh-
RP has better libertarian cred tha...@yehudaharyeh-<br /><br />RP has better libertarian cred than 99.9% of the rest, and I think your points are misleading at best and false at worst. <br /><br />He did not vote for DOMA, since he wasn't in congress at the time, and supports it only because he felt that forcing all states to recognize gay marriage was outside of the powers of the Feds. He thinks the federal gov't especiallyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-15876979347536334722011-08-21T23:37:58.756-04:002011-08-21T23:37:58.756-04:00@yehudaharyeh,
You are being disingenuous in your...@yehudaharyeh,<br /><br />You are being disingenuous in your assertions re: Ron Paul and failing to point out the nuances of these positions that do not make them "un"-libertarian nor contradictory (e.g. Ron Paul's support for DOMA. I'm quite certain that he recognizes the tradtional family is the cornerstone to stable communities. What's unlibertarian and wrong about that?)Larrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-36759248210280450272011-08-21T23:22:42.076-04:002011-08-21T23:22:42.076-04:00What's with Rockwell and Co. doing hit pieces ...What's with Rockwell and Co. doing hit pieces on Johnson all of the time? Do they see him as a threat? Why can't they embrace a like minded candidate?<br /><br />Wenzel, you're a hack.Ike Korlaynenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-77024925755770663222011-08-21T23:16:22.228-04:002011-08-21T23:16:22.228-04:00@yehudaharyeh,
I couldn't help but laugh hyst...@yehudaharyeh,<br /><br />I couldn't help but laugh hysterically at your post. Ron Paul is a constitutionalist, and believes that issues like "gay" marriage should be left up to the states to decide, as defined in the 10th Amendment. Ron's views on immigration have become more open to freedom to travel in recent years. I think it's funny that you accuse him of being against Tony Diazhttp://facebook.com/aidiaznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-71889223910683282192011-08-21T23:14:00.669-04:002011-08-21T23:14:00.669-04:00I listened to the National Press Club speech he ga...I listened to the National Press Club speech he gave and thought he did very well. <br /><br />The points the author is pointing out and Lew Rockwell promotes about Johnson wanting to only legalize marijuana and he's not in favor of legalizing Heroin and Cocaine so kids can buy it again in the corner store like Ron Paul is the difference between Paul and Johnson. Johnson gets the fact that Hardyhttp://www.garyjohnsongrassroots.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-2221105580684241802011-08-21T22:13:30.717-04:002011-08-21T22:13:30.717-04:00Libertarians believe government should treat all p...Libertarians believe government should treat all people equally; Ron Paul favors special rights for his favored groups (support for DOMA, for example). Libertarians support freedom of association; Ron Paul does not (opposition to gay marriage, for example; or his 1981 vote to enact a sodomy law in DC). Libertarians support free trade; Ron Paul does not (his score is mediocre on the Cato InstituteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-38098670739725452042011-08-21T17:31:27.172-04:002011-08-21T17:31:27.172-04:00Maybe worrying about the sun expanding was intende...Maybe worrying about the sun expanding was intended as a joke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-71516013326602847792011-08-20T09:29:02.871-04:002011-08-20T09:29:02.871-04:00Speaking of Ron Paul, the money bomb in honor of h...Speaking of Ron Paul, the money bomb in honor of his 76th birthday is today. It is only 9:27 eastern time, but he is already at 295k! This is the one guy I have ever seen in politics actually understand economics, not to mention his other great policy positions. I already donated today, and everyone else should too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-6074271933875586772011-08-20T09:21:36.703-04:002011-08-20T09:21:36.703-04:00Actually anyone who supports the Fairtax is an idi...Actually anyone who supports the Fairtax is an idiot or hasn't read the fine print.<br /><br />Fairtax sounds great, I supported it early on. But the fine print is<br /><br />1) Drastically different than the hype<br /><br />2) Absurd nonsense<br /><br />I still offer 50,000 dollars if anyone can show me Fairtax "research" which shows it's a retail sales tax on personal Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-50918668416873882062011-08-20T06:57:40.229-04:002011-08-20T06:57:40.229-04:00@ averros said...
Maybe in his next speech, Gary...@ averros said... <br /><br />Maybe in his next speech, Gary Johnson can tell us about when the next asteroid/comet/meteor will strike the Earth, and that we really need the government to do something about it. <br /><br />After that, he can have a meeting with Paul Krugman and discuss what the government can do about the potential alien invasion. Surely, within the next 2 billion years we will Tonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-33974280851440124462011-08-20T06:23:00.720-04:002011-08-20T06:23:00.720-04:00There were some fishy things about Johnson already...There were some fishy things about Johnson already, and the above article added more to them.<br /><br />First of all, Johnson obviously wants the war on drugs to continue, which means money thrown away, people locked up for victimless crimes and a continuation of lethal raids. Only taking marijuana out of the equation means little. Either you own your own body or you don't. Gary Johnson Tonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-88918258367051326142011-08-19T23:20:53.333-04:002011-08-19T23:20:53.333-04:00So? Johnson can tap Ron Paul and Peter Schiff to b...So? Johnson can tap Ron Paul and Peter Schiff to behis economic advisors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-16673925846543437332011-08-19T22:50:59.772-04:002011-08-19T22:50:59.772-04:00i decided not to support Johnson when he said he w...i decided not to support Johnson when he said he wasn't going to close down GuantanamoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-41932238708844010762011-08-19T19:55:27.774-04:002011-08-19T19:55:27.774-04:00To be fair, Ron Paul doesn't want to immediate...To be fair, Ron Paul doesn't want to immediately end the Fed either. <br /><br />I still like Gary. <3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-37645719707396450882011-08-19T19:17:27.016-04:002011-08-19T19:17:27.016-04:00Technically, he's correct - the Sun is expandi...Technically, he's correct - the Sun is expanding and will engulf Earth in about 2 billion years. Sun, being an unexceptional main sequence yellow dwarf, will eventually exhaust its hydrogen and turn into cooler and much bigger red giant. This is well-established and well-understood stellar evolution route.<br /><br />Why would anybody care about events 2 bilion years in the future is anotheraverrosnoreply@blogger.com