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bobbyw24
11-07-2009, 07:06 AM
http://reason.com/blog/2009/11/06/ron-paul-running-mates-a-lamen

Yesterday Brian Doherty blogged about the eternal recurrence of the third party. Meanwhile over at RonPaul.com, they're running a running mate poll for 2012. (The poll doesn't specify whether we are talking about a major party run or a third party run.)

The list is pretty dispiriting, simply as a catalog of prominent libertarian/libertarian-friendly/libertarian-tolerant politicos (although several on the list may not even meet those basic criteria).

For a fun bonus activity, tally up the number of truthers and/or birthers on the list in the comments section.

If Ron Paul runs for President in 2012, who should be his running mate?

* Adam Kokesh
* Rand Paul
* Michael Badnarik
* John McCain
* Lew Rockwell
* Michele Bachmann
* Mitt Romney
* Alan Grayson
* Michael Bloomberg
* Cynthia McKinney
* Jim DeMint
* Pat Buchanan
* Jesse Ventura
* Sarah Palin
* Gary Johnson
* Mel Watt
* Mark Sanford
* Glenn Beck
* Mike Huckabee
* Alex Jones
* Dennis Kucinich
* Andrew Napolitano
* Chuck Hagel
* Wayne Allyn Root
* Lou Dobbs
* Other (specify below)
* Peter Schiff
* Chuck Baldwin

FYI: At the moment, Andrew Napolitano and Peter Schiff are the front runners.

Kludge
11-07-2009, 07:10 AM
What, was she expecting a serious poll "we" are going to hold Ron Paul to after "we" surround his house and demand he run?

bobbyw24
11-07-2009, 07:11 AM
What, was she expecting a serious poll "we" are going to hold Ron Paul to after "we" surround his house and demand he run?

I know--Reason is not what it used to be

Kludge
11-07-2009, 07:24 AM
I know--Reason is not what it used to be

Well, their comment section is more amusing, at least.

Morris|11.6.09 @ 10:58AM|

After Ron Paul's racist newsletters, anti-immigrant nativist rhetoric, and Christian identity bluster, you still find his attraction for nutjobs dispiriting? You must be a fucking moron.

Hugh Akston (http://typicallibertarian.blogspot.com/)|11.6.09 @ 10:59AM|# (http://reason.com/blog/2009/11/06/ron-paul-running-mates-a-lamen#comment_1444348)

STFU Leftittie

Ad hominem|11.6.09 @ 11:10AM|# (http://reason.com/blog/2009/11/06/ron-paul-running-mates-a-lamen#comment_1444375)

You're correct. All of his points are invalid because of who he is.

Hugh Akston (http://typicallibertarian.blogspot.com/)|11.6.09 @ 11:36AM|# (http://reason.com/blog/2009/11/06/ron-paul-running-mates-a-lamen#comment_1444420)

I do believe I've just revealed the childish, anti-intellectual nature of libertarians.


Brendan M. (http://shortsshortsshorts.com/)|11.6.09 @ 12:12PM|# (http://reason.com/blog/2009/11/06/ron-paul-running-mates-a-lamen#comment_1444503)

Oh no, they've become self-aware!

bobbyw24
11-07-2009, 07:25 AM
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