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Posted on 01/03/2006 8:24:46 AM PST by Nasty McPhilthy
That would be too "Pithy".
Libertarian ping.To be added or removed from my ping list freepmail me or post a message here
That's true, why use 10 words when a 100 will do better.
I believe O'Reilly is a Loofah-tarian.
Not even. He's a friggin tv talk show host. What the hell is the matter with people? He's not in politics. He's in ENTERTAINMENT. He attracts viewers in order to sell advertising. Get it? He's a clown. Politics is for politicians. BOR is an infotainer.
Maybe, but I usually call him an idiot.
Could we agree on "populist idiot?"
Bottom line: there are very few high profile commentators who have argued:
1. against the welfare state
2. for capitalism
3. against ACLU-style secular activism
He's done all three persuasively to multi-million audiences. I appreciate that.
I remember the whole "who sets the price of gas?" thing that he was trying to push.
I also remember that he thought the oil companies should pay a windfall tax...
It's one thing if your accusing the oil companies of price fixing,
but he wasnt, just accusing them of making a killer profit.
That doesnt sound anything like Libertarian to me...
I would not classify Bill O'Rielly not as a Liberal, Conservitive, or a Libertarian, etc...
I would classify Bill O'Rielly as a BillORiellyian, he lives in his own world with his own
principals, that work well with the rules his imaginary world plays by. And that half of
his show is dedicated to himself, and he seems to be one of the most self absorbed people
I have ever seen in the media.
I'm a libertarian who is very conservative, and I don't smoke pot. Please put away the broad brush. It makes it seem like you are a big government thug who opposes individual liberty that does not harm you.
Lets stir the political cauldron a bit more.
The principles of the libertarian agenda support: serious cuts in defense spending; downsizing of the military; destruction of our nuclear weapons; no military conscription whatsoever; relaxed immigration laws; open borders; repeal of all laws establishing criminal or civil penalties for the use of illicit drugs, aka.drug legalization; relaxed worker safety regulations; dismantling of the criminal justice system; abolishing the citizen jury system; relaxing occupational licensing regulations; legalized prostitution; militant gay rights agenda; abolishing all taxation; and an absense of government defense for the unborn. That last one equates to direct support for abortion on demand.
This is not political conservatism. It's anarchy.
I just call him a pain-in-the-ass.
O'Reilly is a weather vane. He points which ever way the prevaling polular wind is blowing.
The Big O is nothing until he has wet his finger and raised it into the breeze.
EXCELLENT! I could not have phrased it better myself.
Oh, tell 'em to suck wind.
Agreed. While his style is abrasive, his attacks on the ACLU as "The most dangerous organization in the country," is enough by me to consider him an ally.
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