... The LP doesn't need 34% of the electorate and the RLC doesn't need 51% of the RP. Those kinds of numbers just make poeple give up. We only need enough of a...
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Dave Nalle
ragnarokpress
Aug 15, 2008 3:04 am
... Blogger News Network - USA "... Cuddy also has the endorsement of the Republican Liberty Caucus which has a strong presence in Alaska. Cuddy is running to...
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westmiller@...
rlc_westmiller
Aug 15, 2008 5:40 pm
Posted by: "Dave Nalle" ... Good work. It made the Google News Alert for "Republican Libertarian", as do many posts on the new "Nolan Chart": An Hour with...
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westmiller@...
rlc_westmiller
Aug 15, 2008 5:40 pm
Posted by: "David Johnson" ... I think that's what I said. But, in the case of the LP, gaining 10% of the electorate motivates both major parties to move in...
2533
DGHarrison
huaruisheng
Aug 15, 2008 8:53 pm
/I've always (well, within the past decade) seen the LP prospects as similar to those of the Socialist Party of the early 19th century. They elected very few...
2534
Chris Edes
chrisedes1
Aug 15, 2008 9:38 pm
... Sometimes it works that way, other times no. The Republican Party itself was once a "third party". The failure of the Whig Party allowed the Republican...
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Barry Moore
b_moore.rm
Aug 16, 2008 12:46 am
Well, then, look at the Anti-Alcohol gurus, the Prohibitionists. They managed to get no-one elected, but managed to get a Constitutional Amendment passed which...
2536
westmiller@...
rlc_westmiller
Aug 16, 2008 5:13 am
RLCers, Any member who is interested in a position on the RLC National Board should notify their state or national officers within the next two weeks....
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Bryan K. Donnelly
bryankdonnelly
Aug 16, 2008 2:26 pm
... budget? ... ncid=aolaut00030000000007 ) ... Libertairans getting 10% of the vote; DESTRCTIVE FANTASY. HELLO, REAL WORLD CALLING! Bill's comparison between...
2538
jeff
jap_ncrlc
Aug 16, 2008 6:07 pm
True, but this isn't something we need to see in writing from our Chairman. Being perceived as an organ of the Party has distinct advantages... Among them, ex...
2539
westmiller@...
rlc_westmiller
Aug 16, 2008 7:00 pm
Posted by: "Barry Moore" ... The RLC strategy is "evolutionary", nor "revolutionary". We don't need major media to endorse our objectives, only a few voters...
2540
westmiller@...
rlc_westmiller
Aug 17, 2008 5:03 pm
Posted by: "jeff" jap1@... ... My point was simply that the RLC is not a knee-jerk apologist for every GOP position, candidate, or legislator. ... I...
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Steven J Burden
sjburden
Aug 19, 2008 3:55 pm
RLCers: I you haven't already, please use the link below-or whatever method you prefer to use-to contact your Congressional representatives and urge them to ...
2542
Daniel J. Halloran, E...
omisson1
Aug 19, 2008 7:36 pm
It was scribed thus: The action called for here was to only recruit Republicans who were Liberty leaning, but not too Libertarian. I would ask for some type of...
2543
David Johnson
kilderfirkin
Aug 19, 2008 8:45 pm
... I've always taken "libertarian" to mean one that wants a minimal role for government in society. Someone who merely wants a smaller rate of *growth* in ...
2544
westmiller@...
rlc_westmiller
Aug 20, 2008 7:42 pm
Posted by: "David Johnson" ... Yes and no. Anyone who reads our Statement of Principles will certainly conclude that we are libertarian. However, that word is...
2545
gblumel@...
gblumel
Aug 20, 2008 8:03 pm
Well put, Bill. One thing I would add to round out the triumvirate is to add in with individual rights, individual responsibility. -Geo. ... Posted by:...
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David Johnson
kilderfirkin
Aug 20, 2008 10:28 pm
... That's like avoiding the word "democracy" because we aren't Democrats. Reagan called himself a libertarian. Buckley called himself a libertarian. Why are...
2547
Dave Nalle
ragnarokpress
Aug 21, 2008 12:08 am
... That's like avoiding the word "democracy" because we aren't Democrats.<< Actually, I avoid the word 'democracy' because it's tyranny of the mob. ... ...
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David Johnson
kilderfirkin
Aug 21, 2008 1:05 am
... I don't think "libertarian" has reached that state. I agree that for marketing purposes it shouldn't be the first word out of our mouths, but neither...
2549
DGHarrison
huaruisheng
Aug 21, 2008 2:53 am
I am reminded that the Democrats are now attempting to avoid being called "liberals," preferring instead to be called "progressives." The Democrats say that...
2550
westmiller@...
rlc_westmiller
Aug 21, 2008 7:29 pm
Posted by: "David Johnson" ... I'm not saying that we should avoid The Word, only that it isn't necessary. You can say "I'm an advocate of liberty" and...
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Louis William Rose
louisrose
Aug 22, 2008 7:52 pm
I would consider myself a conservative. I hold that liberty is a gift from God, evidence that we are created in God's image by being given the ability to do...
2552
Guy McLendon
guymclendon
Aug 24, 2008 6:15 pm
Ref: Strategy & tactics relevant to usage of certain terms Bill, A great example of the negative "buzz word" usage is the phrase "state's rights". Every time...
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westmiller@...
rlc_westmiller
Aug 24, 2008 6:56 pm
purist1@... writes: I have created a local meet-up in Arizona - the Pima County Republican Caucus meet-up. http://rlc.meetup.com/106 If any of you...
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Dave Nalle
ragnarokpress
Aug 24, 2008 8:00 pm
<i>On the other hand, when political opponents are attempting to redefine a term listed in the dictionary, perhaps that’s an indication the integrity of that...
2555
David Johnson
kilderfirkin
Aug 24, 2008 9:03 pm
... Stop listening to Dondero. Ron Paul is none of the above. Yes, I know that there is a virulent strain of Ron Paul hatred in the RLC, but that does not ...
2556
David Johnson
kilderfirkin
Aug 24, 2008 10:59 pm
... I notice at the top of the front page of the RLC site there is" Ron Paul Republican" image. I seem to recall that Ron Paul helped found the RLC and was a...
2557
Sandy Harmon
ecvgeezer
Aug 24, 2008 11:12 pm
A good philosophy for some to live by, Bill. So long as you keep in mind that your God may be different from the God or Goddess of others. Too many...
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Sakshale eQuorian
sakshale
Aug 25, 2008 4:30 am
Sandy; As someone who has a solid, Roman Catholic background, I have to agree 100% with what you are saying. Christian theology says we are placed on this ...
