What Will You Do If Sarah Palin Joins the Libertarian Party?

[tonesforjonesbones]

Sarah Palin is looking for a new home. What will you do if she joins the Libertarian Party and runs for office? Tones

[TonySutton]

Nothing

[MRoCkEd]

Nothing

[FrankRep]

Sarah Palin is looking for a new home. What will you do if she joins the Libertarian Party and runs for office? Tones

She won't. I remember reading an article about Sarah Palin wanting a new party. She's most likely create a Republican faction.

[chudrockz]

I would have to seriously consider leaving the Libertarian Party, of which I've been a member for around 14 years now.

Last election, when they nominated the AWFUL team of Barr/ Root was the first time in three Presidential elections that I did NOT vote for the Libertarians.

[Stary Hickory]

It depends on her beliefs IMO. If she is a strict constituionalist and she stops supporting wars of aggression abroad then I will see what happens.

[Bucjason]

I laugh , because libertarians are such snobs they would never accept her.

But Libertarians should welcome her. They could use a big name like her in the party right now. Fruitcakes like Bob Barr just aren't cutting it.

[CaseyJones]

where's Kenny with his usual statements?

[acptulsa]

She won't. I remember reading an article about Sarah Palin wanting a new party. She's most likely create a Republican faction.

I'd be pleased to see the Libertarian Party was getting some publicity out of the deal, because after the way the media flocked to her they can't really drop her down the memory hole without being even more obvious than they are now. But, yes, I don't see it happening either.


I would have to seriously consider leaving the Libertarian Party, of which I've been a member for around 14 years now.

Last election, when they nominated the AWFUL team of Barr/ Root was the first time in three Presidential elections that I did NOT vote for the Libertarians.

Amusing. The last three elections are the only three since (and including) 1984 in which I didn't vote for the LP candidate. I kind of gave up on this revolution ever coming (so much for my crystal ball, but no complaints :D); besides Dubya scared me so much in 1999/2000 I felt I had to vote against the bastard.

[FindLiberty]

The idea that Sarah Palin should now wear Bob Barr's old pantyhose would be yet another bad move for the Libertarian Party.

[emazur]

Seems more likely she'd join the Constitution Party. If she agreed to the LP platform and spoke well of the LP principles, I'd say it would mostly be a good thing b/c of the attention she'd bring to the LP. If she started saying "End the Fed" (and understood why), then I suppose I would welcome her.

[familydog]

She will fit right in with the LP.

[Sandra]

Let her join if she wants to. Because of her political beliefs, she would just marginalize herself within the party.

[max]

all Parties eventually gravitate towards corruption and selling out...The Libertarian party is already fraying...if it ever got to be a serious force, it would sell out completely

remember, the Republican Party was once dominated by men like Ron Paul (Coolidge, Harding, Taft, Goldwater, McCarthy etc)

[amy31416]

I'd love to see her try to stand next to Mary Ruwart and not look like the world's biggest dumbass.

If I thought she was interested in, or capable of learning, like Bachmann seems to be lately, I'd have no problem with it.

Oh, and in response to the question--I wouldn't do anything.

[acptulsa]

I'd love to see her try to stand next to Mary Ruwart and not look like the world's biggest dumbass.

:D Maybe with Dubya's little receiver and earpiece, like he used in the debates, on her--maybe.

[Feenix566]

If Palin joined the LP, I'd be happy, because that's one less opponent for Ron Paul or Gary Johnson to face in the primaries. With or without Palin, the LP still wouldn't have a snowball's chance in hell of actually winning the Presidency.

[amy31416]

:D Maybe with Dubya's little receiver and earpiece, like he used in the debates, on her--maybe.

I think that would just confuse her. I think the most coherent I've ever seen her is during the "debate" with Biden and her first speech when she was introduced. If she has a teleprompter, or if she's heavily coached, she almost sounds normal.

[acptulsa]

I think that would just confuse her. I think the most coherent I've ever seen her is during the "debate" with Biden and her first speech when she was introduced. If she has a teleprompter, or if she's heavily coached, she almost sounds normal.

So, if some people just want to elect her because of her looks, and others of us won't vote for an idiot, how do we get Tina Fey to run? Or would Fey have to shoot a moose first?

[pcosmar]

Irrelevant.
I am an independent voter.

The name of the party is irrelevant. I can not see ever supporting Palin.

[amy31416]

So, if some people just want to elect her because of her looks, and others of us won't vote for an idiot, how do we get Tina Fey to run? Or would Fey have to shoot a moose first?

Fey is obviously a lot smarter, but I doubt I'd agree with her politics considering that she's probably a Hollywood liberal-type.

[acptulsa]

Doubt it matters, Amy. First, she probably prefers to make her millions honestly and productively. Second, I do think that for a woman to get the neocon vote you must not only be pretty but shoot things, and I don't know if she can shoot.

Back to the Rocky and Bullwinkle--er, I mean Huckabee and Palin show...

[KCIndy]

Sarah Palin is looking for a new home. What will you do if she joins the Libertarian Party and runs for office? Tones


Well, she's about as much a libertarian as Bob Barr... *sigh*

[sparebulb]

Why would Palin "join" the Libertarian Party when all of her friends like Shammity, Bleckt, and McCain are already self-proclaimed "libertarians" withing the Republican Party? Their strategy has been to confuse the unwary masses by claiming that they are something of which they are actually the very opposite. Very Hegelian-like.

[JoshLowry]

party is irrelevant.

this

[Elwar]

Same thing I did when neo-con Bob Barr ran as a libertarian...

Write in Ron Paul.

(or Gary Johnson).

[webstar]

If Sarah Palin was smart or got smart political advice, she would indeed pursue a third party route to try to get elected as president. If she attempts to gain the republican nomination in 2012, I see a total bloodbath as the financial sector of the party firmly unties behind Mitt Romney to get him the nomination because he better represents the interests of wall street, corporations and the establishment of the party. Palin will be left to fight it out with Huckabee to get the religious end of the party vote and the more rural sector of the party vote. Perhaps one of them could get the nomination if the other was not in their way but I see no way that both can contend against a united establishment effort on behalf of Romney.

Palin could make great inroads with a third party. I do not see that as being the Libertarian Party. The only advantage of running on the formal Libertarian party is ballot access might be easier. There is no other advantage. If Palin announced now that she was forming a third party from scratch, she would have three years to lay the foundation and framework that you need if such an effort is to be a success.

If Palin could gain ballot access in all states and establish an actual grass roots organization that knew what it was doing in the game of electoral politics , she could be a factor in 2012. I do not see her even coming close to winning. In fact, it would insure the re-election of Obama. But it might finally cause a serious restructuring of the Republican Party. If she could do that, it would be a great service to the nation.

[Kludge]

I doubt Palin would be very welcome in the LP, nor even the CP.

However, she might have a nice home in the Reform Party (RPUSA), which fielded Pat Buchanan in 2000 for president, Jesse Ventura for his governor position, and Ross Perot (Perot founded the party).

[Cowlesy]

Glenn Beck was singing her praises today and I wanted to yack.

She should join the Libertarian Party. Maybe she'd learning something.

[RM918]

I'd sooner believe that McCain put out a press release stating his intention to endorse and vigorously campaign for Ron Paul in the 2012 election than I'd believe news Palin joined the Libertarians.

[Bucjason]

Same thing I did when neo-con Bob Barr ran as a libertarian...

Write in Ron Paul.

(or Gary Johnson).


I know you are trying to stand on principle , but writing in someone's name who isn't even on the ballot ?? That is a COMPLETE waste of your vote. A WASTE. You could have at least trusted Ron Paul and went with who he endorsed, Chuck Baldwin , who was on the ballot.

It's people like you who got us stuck with a complete marxist as president . Sometimes you have to go with the lesser of evils unfortunetly , and live to fight another day. Your being a matyr for liberty didn't do us any favors once this Health care bill and Cap and Trade tax is shoved down our throat....

[Stary Hickory]

I know you are trying to stand on principle , but writing in someone's name who isn't even on the ballot ?? That is a COMPLETE waste of your vote. A WASTE. You could have at least trusted Ron Paul and went with who he endorsed, Chuck Baldwin , who was on the ballot.

It's people like you who got us stuck with a complete marxist as president . Sometimes you have to go with the lesser of evils unfortunetly , and live to fight another day. Your being a matyr for liberty didn't do us any favors once this Health care bill and Cap and Trade tax is shoved down our throat....

Fair enough but compromise is what has given us a bloated US government and tons of problems. Some things you cannot compromise on, if Republicans wouldbe stric constitutionalists and keep the spirit of freedom and liberty alive they would still have the presidency and the congress. It's their departure from these principles, this compromise, which made people leave.

I am sick of compromising my freedoms away.

[Aratus]

Mike Gravel joined the Libertarian party...

[acptulsa]

I know you are trying to stand on principle , but writing in someone's name who isn't even on the ballot ?? That is a COMPLETE waste of your vote. A WASTE. You could have at least trusted Ron Paul and went with who he endorsed, Chuck Baldwin , who was on the ballot.

It's people like you who got us stuck with a complete marxist as president . Sometimes you have to go with the lesser of evils unfortunetly , and live to fight another day. Your being a matyr for liberty didn't do us any favors once this Health care bill and Cap and Trade tax is shoved down our throat....

McCain would have done neither? Are you serious? A vote for McCain would have been a wasted vote; a principled vote is never wasted imo.

I know you're saying vote for someone who doesn't stand much if any of a chance but is on the ballot over someone who isn't on the ballot, but I'm just not understanding why. I did not vote for a presidential candidate in the last general election, though I did vote--there were plenty of races on the ticket where principled candidates were running. Please don't tell me I should have held my nose and voted for one of the bailout supporters; I won't believe you anyway...

[Bucjason]

McCain would have done neither? Are you serious? A vote for McCain would have been a wasted vote; a principled vote is never wasted imo.

I know you're saying vote for someone who doesn't stand much if any of a chance but is on the ballot over someone who isn't on the ballot, but I'm just not understanding why. I did not vote for a presidential candidate in the last general election, though I did vote--there were plenty of races on the ticket where principled candidates were running. Please don't tell me I should have held my nose and voted for one of the bailout supporters; I won't believe you anyway...

I don't like McCain....but I absolutely beileve he would not have been as bad as Obama. There is no doubt in my mind.

[Brian Defferding]

She won't. I remember reading an article about Sarah Palin wanting a new party. She's most likely create a Republican faction.

She's against gay marriage and I'm sure she's a drug warrior to some degree, so yeah she won't go Libertarian.

[Bucjason]

McCain would have done neither? Are you serious? A vote for McCain would have been a wasted vote; a principled vote is never wasted imo.

I know you're saying vote for someone who doesn't stand much if any of a chance but is on the ballot over someone who isn't on the ballot, but I'm just not understanding why. I did not vote for a presidential candidate in the last general election, though I did vote--there were plenty of races on the ticket where principled candidates were running. Please don't tell me I should have held my nose and voted for one of the bailout supporters; I won't believe you anyway...

I don't like McCain....but I absolutely beileve he would not have been as bad as Obama. There is no doubt in my mind. If for no other reason than partisan politics would still be in play , so not much would get done...and nothing getting done in Washington is good for us.

Our King Marxist has no opposition now , except for us lowly town-hallers...

[acptulsa]

I don't like McCain....but I absolutely beileve he would not have been as bad as Obama. There is no doubt in my mind.

Have you seen his voting record? Familiar with McCain-Feingold? How about McCain-Kennedy? More than close enough. More than close enough.

You're basically advocating that we let the G.O.P. get away with business as usual. By being conservatives of principle and refusing to hold our noses and play along, we served notice that these conservatives will no longer let the G.O.P. elite get away with any damned thing they want to--like creating the biggest bureaucracy ever, running the biggest defecits ever, and impinging on our God-given rights more than was ever done before. And the G.O.P. is still reeling under the staggering revelation that conservatives are no longer going to swallow the 'lesser of evils' crap that has been letting them literally get away with $#@&ing murder. Do you really not think that a more worthwhile investment than the largely theoretical difference between McCain and Obama? Seriously?

[tremendoustie]

A skunk by any other name smells as foul. 99% of politicians these days increase the size and power of government, and I wouldn't support them if they called themselves Mahatma Luther Christ. She's just another one of the gang ...

[moostraks]

I don't like McCain....but I absolutely beileve he would not have been as bad as Obama. There is no doubt in my mind.

The only reason you can make this statement and save face is because it can't be argued as we will never have that moment in time again.

McCain would have been just as bad. The only reason he was last man standing was because he was amenable towards the goals of the elite. No one here is responsible for the actions of Obama except those who voted him into office.

[Flash]

I don't like McCain....but I absolutely beileve he would not have been as bad as Obama. There is no doubt in my mind.

In the end it would've hurt the Republican Party more, it would've shown a Liberal-Republican, like Mccain, could win the Presidency. Now the Republicans are beginning to admit they need a reform, may be start appealing to the Conservatives.

[Feenix566]

The name of the party is irrelevant.

It may not be relevent to you, but it is relevent to 99 million American voters who actually decide elections. That's just reality, like it or not.

[tremendoustie]

Have you seen his voting record? Familiar with McCain-Feingold? How about McCain-Kennedy? More than close enough. More than close enough.

You're basically advocating that we let the G.O.P. get away with business as usual. By being conservatives of principle and refusing to hold our noses and play along, we served notice that these conservatives will no longer let the G.O.P. elite get away with any damned thing they want to--like creating the biggest bureaucracy ever, running the biggest defecits ever, and impinging on our God-given rights more than was ever done before. And the G.O.P. is still reeling under the staggering revelation that conservatives are no longer going to swallow the 'lesser of evils' crap that has been letting them literally get away with $#@&ing murder. Do you really not think that a more worthwhile investment than the largely theoretical difference between McCain and Obama? Seriously?

Right on. Maybe we'd have a little less socialism/destruction of economic liberty, and a little more war/destruction of personal liberty. McCain would have been just as bad.

[Dreamofunity]

Ignore the LP like I did last year with Barr.

[dr. hfn]

She would undoubtedly help the LP, but at what cost to its principles and platform?

[speciallyblend]

where's Kenny with his usual statements?

hehe, well i would say let her appear on glennbeck show and marginalize the lp further then barr did!!!

[acptulsa]

hehe, well i would say let her appear on glennbeck show and marginalize the lp further then barr did!!!

There it is in a nutshell.

[disorderlyvision]

http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc329/disorderlyvision/images.jpg

kind of looks like she's farting; doesn't it...

[brandon]

Nothing

[SelfTaught]

Well, the way I see it, at least she's honest.

During the presidential elections, there was a serious smearing campaign when McCain chose Palin. They made her seem like the dumbest, most ignorant, scumbag in the US. And I think many of you have fallen for that liberal trap. She's far from perfect, but I think she respects liberty and the ideals of freedom.

Most of you make her out to be some sort of doofus, which I thnk she is not.

[acptulsa]

Most of you make her out to be some sort of doofus, which I thnk she is not.

YouTube - Sarah Palin CBS Interview (Katie Couric) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbQwAFobQxQ)

[Brett]

I'll continue being a registered Republican.

It's not like she'd get nominated for a Libertarian run anyway.

[gls]

I think the Libertarian Party should try and get the CEO of Whole Foods - who wrote that anti government health care takeover OP ED - to run for office. I read on another site that he is a LP member.

[free.alive]

Realize she doesn't have any political sense and isn't serious.

[mport1]

Nothing. I'm done with the LP and politics in general.

[muzzled dogg]

prolly look into her stances on some issues and realize she's still a neocon

[james1906]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Coulter#Aborted_congressional_candidacy

This

[Liberty Star]

Sarah Palin is looking for a new home. What will you do if she joins the Libertarian Party and runs for office? Tones

I highly doubt that President of Libertarian party would let her in until she apologized to Iraqi civilians and biblical prophecy Christians.

More interesting question is what if she joined the Democratic party?

[tonesforjonesbones]

I agree with someone on the chain..she'd probably go with the Constitution Party..aftter all, the Alaskan Independent Party is an affiliate of the Constitution Party and she and her first Dude were involved with that party at one time..AND the chair of that party was up there visiting around the time she resigned. tones

[anaconda]

If she parrots the Ron Paul platform verbatim, she will get my attention, as would any otherwise popular national candidate.

Palin/Paul 2012 could be a formidable ticket, actually.

[linux]

Is there some talk of her doing this or is this just a random question?

[Mini-Me]

Sarah Palin is looking for a new home. What will you do if she joins the Libertarian Party and runs for office? Tones

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo130/UnrealMiniMe/harakiri.jpg

[RM918]

I still find this whole thing regarding her ridiculous. What proof is there that she's different from any other neocon who conveniently started speaking more like actual conservatives? She ran with McCain! Just because she said one off-hand praise of Paul once and then never mentioned him or the issues he stood for again does not all of a sudden make her a champion of liberty. I don't even know how you could come by that conclusion.

The enemy of your enemy isn't necessarily your friend.

[tonesforjonesbones]

There was some talk about Palin leaving the GOP and starting a third party...I thought maybe she'd just move to an established third party. tones

[pacelli]

I would do nothing in response to this news. There are more important activities to pursue than keep up with the latest political celebrity news.

[Flash]

I still find this whole thing regarding her ridiculous. What proof is there that she's different from any other neocon who conveniently started speaking more like actual conservatives? She ran with McCain! Just because she said one off-hand praise of Paul once and then never mentioned him or the issues he stood for again does not all of a sudden make her a champion of liberty. I don't even know how you could come by that conclusion.

The enemy of your enemy isn't necessarily your friend.

I think the Pat Buchanan boost is a major part of it. Buchanan defended her and called her a true Conservative. Then it came out that she was a Buchanan fan. So it's possible she was just sucking up to Mccain & playing the GOP game.

[Athan]

Ask for nude pics.

[RM918]

I think the Pat Buchanan boost is a major part of it. Buchanan defended her and called her a true Conservative. Then it came out that she was a Buchanan fan. So it's possible she was just sucking up to Mccain & playing the GOP game.

Any politician should be guilty before proven innocent, with what they've done.

[Bman]

I think I just vomited in my mouth.

[tonesforjonesbones]

YEs..she supported Buchanan when he was running for prez on the Reform Party ticket...that came out early on and the GOP stiffled it because most jewish folks don't like Buchanan...I love Buchanan. Tones