Excuse me, "liberty?" The debates, in case you weren't aware, are run by a private organization, a private organization that's free to invite whomever it chooses. You know, that whole "freedom of association" thing. No true libertarian would argue that anybody has a "right" to appear in a debate.
I said the Libertarian Party is full of schmucks, and I stand by that. I support the Party's platform 100%. But its tactics are inept and guarantee that it will remain a fringe party until it fades away entirely. Every four years they waste millions of dollars on a quixotic attempt to win the Presidency, when that money could be better spent on a few key winnable Congressional races.
If the Libertarians were serious about winning, they'd ally with the other third parties and devote all of their resources to implementing election reform, such as instant runoff or Condorcet voting. As things stand now, people like myself who agree with the Libertarian Party find it in our best interests to cast our ballots for Republicans.