Clint Eastwood: I'm A Libertarian

Libertarian Party press release ^ | 2/18/97 | Not sure

[Conservative til I die]

An older article, but an interesting one nonetheless. I like how most of the "man's man" type actors in Hollywood lean conservative or libertarian: Mel Gibson, Arnold, Kurt Russell, Tom Selleck, Clint, Bruce Willis

[thoughtomator]

If the Libertarian Party were actually libertarian, they might have a real following. But it's really more like the anarchist party than anything. Libertarianism is not anarchy!

[Drango]

Libertarians are worse than the French.

[eastforker]

Pinging Inspector Calahan,hello inspector,are you still here??

[Conservative til I die]

Man! The haters sure do come out quickly! And with uninformed opinions too.

[thoughtomator]

Pfft. I'm no hater. I am a libertarian appalled by the Libertarian Party. Clint is a good guy!

[glock rocks]

I'm a librarian.
You have a problem with that, punk?

[swilhelm73]

Actually, the problem with the LP is that it has distorted itself to appeal to the only group willing to vote for it in large numbers - stoners in college.

Yes, libertarian philsophy should be opposed to the WoD. However, between that and the fundamentalist nature of the party they are more irrevalent then the Greens and Socialists for God's sake. The latter, especially, have shown *remarkable* ability to control the Democrat Party by compromising and accepting non-flashy long term victories.

If the LP was really interested in advancing libertarian thought they would try rather harder to reach out to conservatives - and the majority of Americans - and first work on areas where Libertarian philosophy is widely held; tax cuts, gun rights, limiting enviromental laws, etc.

[InterceptPoint]

Eastwood joins a growing number of individuals in the entertainment industry who have identified themselves as libertarians. Included on that list are...

author Camille Paglia

Hardly. Camille is a very intelligent gal, an interesting person and does not toe the line with your average run-of-the-mill NOW feminst. But she is a hard core socialist at heart and cannot be considered libertarian based on any definition of the term that I can imagine.

[Hugin]

Good point. There is nothing in libertarianism that conflicts with nationalism. Indeed a strong nation is the cornerstone to domestic liberty. The Libertarian Party's crackpot ideas on eviscerating our national defense, ending the war on terror, and open borders make no sense in terms of defending our liberty in the real world.

[Consort]

The Libertarian Party went out of style. Now the Constitution Party is the new choice for disgruntled whiners.

[thoughtomator]

The first and foremost of all liberties is the right to life. As long as the Libertarian Party avoids this central truth, nothing they can do will have any credibility whatsoever.

[vladog]

I don't think much of the 'Libertarians', they seem to be prone to tin-foil-hat ideas.

[headsonpikes]

Hell, I knew it from his movies. ;^)

Just like John Wayne.

"Live and let live, or I'll kill you," works for me.

[MarkL]

If the LP was really interested in advancing libertarian thought they would try rather harder to reach out to conservatives - and the majority of Americans - and first work on areas where Libertarian philosophy is widely held; tax cuts, gun rights, limiting enviromental laws, etc.

I believe that Neal Boortz is right... That the #1 place the Libertarian party should start would be in protecting property rights. Between the asset forfeiture laws of the WOD, to the recent abuses in eminent domain we're seeing over and over again, that would be an issue that could resonate with the public.

Mark

[Snuffington]

Hey Libertarian Party, not sure you should be trumpeting about all these self-proclaimed libertarians when they decline to join your party. I mean, some of the ones cited here - P. J. O'Rourke for example - are outspoken Republicans.

[bray]

Republican=Republican

Independent=Republican who swore he would never be a Republican

Libertarian=Independent who smokes dope

Pray for W and Our Troops

[Paul C. Jesup]

WASHINGTON, DC -- Watch out liberals and conservatives -- Dirty Harry is a libertarian.

This is news to everyone. I known this since I saw the last parts to the movie 'Magnum Force'.

[thoughtomator]

Once, a long long time ago in a land far far away, 'libertarian' meant one who cherished human freedom.