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To: fortheDeclaration
Reagan had a strong Libertarian streak in him.

Like hell he did. He was a straight up limited government Conservative. The Libertarians despised Reagan. Murry Rothbard, the father of the modern Libertarian movement and Ron Pauls mentor, wrote this on Reagan. It is a hate filled screed on Reagan and his ideals.

"...Reagan is basically a cretin who, as a long-time actor, is skilled in reading his assigned lines and performing his assigned tasks..."

If you recall the '88 election, Paul ran in that race as a protest against Reagan. He hated him. This is from a LA Times interview from May 10, 1988.

“The American people have never reached this point of disgust with politicians before. I want to totally disassociate myself from the Reagan Administration.“

Libertarians are neither Republicans or Conservatives. Just listen to the whacked out answers Paul had in the debate.

107 posted on 08/13/2011 1:58:45 PM PDT by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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To: Lazlo in PA
Libertarian conservatismFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian_conservatism

In 1975, Ronald Reagan stated, "I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism"

118 posted on 08/13/2011 5:14:33 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (When the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn (Pr.29:2))
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To: Lazlo in PA
Libertarians are neither Republicans or Conservatives. Just listen to the whacked out answers Paul had in the debate.

You need to learn the difference between Libertarianism as a Party and as a philosophy.

What 'whacked out answers' did Paul give?

119 posted on 08/13/2011 5:16:56 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (When the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn (Pr.29:2))
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To: Lazlo in PA
Libertarian conservatismFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian_conservatism

In 1975, Ronald Reagan stated, "I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism"

You need to learn the difference between the Libertarian Party and the libertarian philosphy, which is individualism.

121 posted on 08/13/2011 5:22:34 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (When the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn (Pr.29:2))
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To: Lazlo in PA

>>>Murry Rothbard, the father of the modern Libertarian movement and Ron Pauls mentor, wrote this on Reagan. It is a hate filled screed on Reagan and his ideals.<<<

Rothbard’s biggest beef was on Reagan’s tax increases.


265 posted on 09/02/2011 9:09:42 AM PDT by PhilipFreneau
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