Never once does he mention the Tea Party and to insinuate he does is a lie. He is addressing his belief that government does have a role in our system and that the abolition of government for everything except defense is not his view. I see nothing wrong with a limited and efficient role for government. He is the candidate who lead on welfare reform in the Senate. He believes in shrinking government and eliminating departments. He is specifically addressing libertarian views that he does not agree with, most likely legalization of drugs or the “right” to marry for the LGBT community. As far as what he is saying about earmarks, he is correct. Would you rather some Cabinet Department Head make the decision as to how funds are spent? That is the role of congress.
Moderator: Should the Public Accommodations section of the 1964 Civil right Bill be open for revision?
Sanctimonium: No. I am not a Libertarian, and I fight very strongly against Libertarian influences within the Republican Party and the Conservative movement. I don’t think the Libertarians have it right when it comes to what the Constitution is all about. I don’t think they have it right as to how our history, what our history is, and we are not a group of people that believes in no government. I’ve got some real concerns about this movement within the Republican Party, and the Tea Party movement, to sort of refashion Conservatism, and I will vocally and publicly oppose it, and do my best to correct the record.
There are folks who rail against earmarks and I’m not someone, as you know, if you follow my career, who believes earmarks are necessarily a bad thing…" he goes on to defend his support of earmarks... yada yada yada
You wrote one sentence calling me a liar, and a second sentence incompletely paraphrasing what he said in the video, and then went on to list his merits as a candidate. Maybe you should have listened to the entire video, and not assumed most people wouldn't bother to link to the video, and you could safely call me a liar in order to support Sanctimonium. Either way, please apologize to me on this forum for calling me a liar. And please do so promptly.
transcript from the video:
Moderator: Should the Public Accommodations section of the 1964 Civil Rights Bill be open for revision?
Sanctimonium: No. I am not a Libertarian, and I fight very strongly against Libertarian influences within the Republican Party and the Conservative movement. I don’t think the Libertarians have it right when it comes to what the Constitution is all about. I don’t think they have it right as to how our history, what our history is, and we are not a group of people that believes in no government. I’ve got some real concerns about this movement within the Republican Party, and the Tea Party movement, to sort of refashion Conservatism, and I will vocally and publicly oppose it, and do my best to correct the record.
There are folks who rail against earmarks and I’m not someone, as you know, if you follow my career, who believes earmarks are necessarily a bad thing…" he goes on to defend his support of earmarks... yada yada yada ***
You wrote one sentence calling me a liar, and a second sentence incompletely paraphrasing what he said in the video, and then went on to list his merits as a candidate. Maybe you should have listened to the entire video, and not assumed most people wouldn't bother to link to the video, and you could safely call me a liar in order to support Sanctimonium. Either way, please apologize to me on this forum for calling me a liar. And please do so promptly.