Posted on 08/01/2013 5:11:38 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
In one fell swoop, Howard Dean has managed to expose his ignorance of libertarianism while making a stale and insulting joke about New Jerseyites.
Discussing on today's Morning Joe the dust-up between Rand Paul and Chris Christie and the broader issue of the philosophical rifts within the GOP, Dean declared that "Rand Paul is not a libertarian" because he is pro-life. Dean is apparently unaware of the lively debate over abortion within libertarian circles, with a reported 30% of libertarians being pro-life. Dean also warned Paul: "do not take on a guy from Jersey. Obviously this guy does not watch HBO." That was presumably an allusion to The Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire, two HBO shows featuring Garden State criminals.
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Howard Dean claims Rand Paul can’t be a libertarian because he’s pro-life. For good measure he throws in a “people from NJ are criminals” joke. Ping to Today show list.
Howard Dean isn’t much of a M.D. if he isn’t Pro-life!
Baby killer
Howard Dean, like the other Liberals, must then be pro death.
Dean [put the @$$ in jack@$$.
Strictly speaking, Dr. Dumbass has swerved into the truth. A big reason why Ron Paul is not still in the Libertarian Party is abortion. I’d imagine it’s also a big reason why his son isn’t a Libertarian either. Of course Dr. Dean can’t distinguish between “Libertarian” and “libertarian”, but that’s because he’s an idiot.
“I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism”
Name that speaker, and you are officially smarter than the former head of the Democrat Party.
LLS
RWR
Abortion is the single ‘freedom to do as you want’ issue the Dems/libs take, everything else is collective rights to them.
Is Howard Dean speaking as a Libertarian? If not, what is the point that a big-government and abortion advocate like Dean trying to make?
Howard Dean is no doctor because he defies the hippocratic oath to “do no harm”.
Correct! Not bad for a Gator!
Thanks? :)
I’ll assume you’re a Bulldog. You’re going to lose in Jax.
Rand Paul himself stated he is not a Libertarian.
Touché!
I’m sure we will, but not this year. Inside of 30 days until football. Week 2 I might actually be forced to cheer for y’all! The Horror!
Howard Dean gave the graduation speech when my wife graduated from UVM, he was then governor of Vermont.
I remember the speech as being moderately conservative. He then ran for President and discovered that power and money go to the socialist. He likes power and money.
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