LIBERTARIAN PARTY FOUNDER ENDORSES BUSH

AN OPEN LETTER TO ALL LIBERTARIANS | 10-24-2004 | Dr. John Hospers

[Copernicus]

So you are really doing is voting against W...obvious.

A vote for "the lesser of two evils" is still a vote for evil.

I vote FOR a Constitutional Representative Republic, unlike my conservative associates who abdicate by their absence at the polls when the issues are not quite to their taste.

George W. has had four years to sell his concepts to me in the free marketplace of ideas and, sad to say, I remain unimpressed.

Best regards,

[Copernicus]

That reads like a Kerry endorsement.

I can not understand why. The Swift Boat Veterans remained silent about Kerry's service for 30 years and now suddenly they wish to expose the whole story.

This is a very good development. Perhaps they will go on to found a news network and persue even more important topics.

Best regards,

[Copernicus]

Badnarik, as a Libertarian, believes in the checks and balances of a free market economy.

These artificial creatures of law called "corporations" actually limit checks and balances rather than encourage them.

Best regards,

[lonestar]

H. Ron Hubbard passed on years ago.

Scientology founder.

[Calvinist_Dark_Lord]

George Bush has been criticized for many things – and in many cases with justification: on campaign finance reform (a suppression of the First Amendment), on vast new domestic spending, on education, and on failing to protect the borders. No self-respecting libertarian or conservative would fail to be deeply appalled by these.

i'm more than a little skeptical concerning the legitimacy of this letter. It is known that Libertarians support OPEN BORDERS, and were Bush to be criticised by the Libertarians it would be for having too strict a policy.

i do not know what Mr. Hosper's view is on this particular issue, and i am aware that from time to time Libertarians disagree with the Party Platform, but this looks very suspicious. This would appear to appeal more to the Constitutionalist Party than to Libertarians. What's next? An 'open letter' from Howard Phillips endoursing Bush?

[Cultural Jihad]

Scientology founder.

Ah, thanks. I confused one fantasy science fiction writer who likes to create faux religions with another.

[tpaine]

Too bad that some self-avowed conservative-jihadics feel it necessary to make unfounded & ridiculous claims about libertarians.

Strange game you play, CJ.

[killjoy]

That was the day I heard Harry Brown say on O'Rielly's show that we should deal with OBL by way of the institutions of international law.

I like the other libertarian idea of giving $1 billion to the person who brings us UBL's head. It would have saved a lot of trouble.

[FredZarguna]

I would have been fine with that idea.

[killjoy]

I would have been fine with that idea.

Nothing like letting the free market do it's job. :)

[George Smiley]

Same one I got from him, my friend.

[AFPhys]

This is the second major Libertarian player to strongly and powerfully endorse President Bush in two days. I am very heartened to see that there are libertarians who still have their whole brain available to think with. So often they start out with good arguments, but then fall short when they have to deal with reality. These two endorsements show that is not the only possibility, and gives me further hope for this country.

[George Smiley]

So often they start out with good arguments, but then fall short when they have to deal with reality.

Now you know why I describe myself as a small-l libertarian with strong constitutionalist tendencies...

: ^ )

By the way, Dr. Hospers indicated that he'd never been here but had received information from FR from third parties before.

I sent him links to a couple of the more interesting comments in this thread tonight, and the URL where you register.

I, for one would welcome having someone of his intellectual timbre posting here.

[George Smiley]

Y'all, it's not a good idea (or good netiquette) to put someone's email address up on a website that gets archived by search engines and is therefore accessible to spambots. Or worse, the folks at DU, who have been known to send hate mail on special occasions.

: ^ )

I've requested that your posts be redacted to remove his information.

[fritzz]

I heard all this 4 years ago. I don't agree with you nor am I going to change your mind. So, Let just leave it at that. Perhaps someday we'll agree on something....I hope not.

[Hermann the Cherusker]

Welcome to the Republican Liberty Caucus!

[GVnana]

A Libertarian patriot. Wadda ya know?

[CWOJackson]

Now if the Constitution Party would wake up and do the right thing.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Badnarik, as a Libertarian, believes in the checks and balances of a free market economy.

Most Americans feel that way, and they aren't Libertarians. I know I'm not.

[BigSkyFreeper]

If they stay home or decide to vote for their creepy candidate and get mad on November 3rd that the world didn't shift in their direction, I won't shed a tear.