Posted on 02/13/2011 8:42:44 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
A prominent conservative activist group has given Ron Paul the boot.
The Young Americans for Freedom has voted the Texas congressman off its national advisory board in the aftermath of his straw poll win at CPAC over his positions on national security issues. Continue Reading
"It's a sad day in American history when a one-time conservative/libertarian stalwart has fallen more out of touch with America's needs for national security then our current socialist presidential regime," said the group's national director Jordan Marks.
The dispute between Paul and the the group seems to stem from Paul's anti-war activities and the prominence of his supporters at conservative events like CPAC.
"Rep. Paul is clearly off his meds and must be purged from public office. YAF is starting the process by removing him from our national advisory board. Good riddance and he won't be missed," added Marks.
"I hadn't heard of YAF doing anything in years, I thought they were defunct. Young Americans for Liberty is the group of the future," said Ron Paul's political director (and in-law) Jesse Benton in an email to POLITICO.
That’s too bad.
We can criticize without hate-filled personal attacks,some of which are distortions or blatant lies. And we do need to attack the left more.
There's a tendency in libertarians who've studied long and think they've "worked it all out" to present their opinions in abrasive, unpleasant ways.
A classic example is Murray Rothbard, who was known as "Typhoid Murray" for the effect he had on some libertarian gatherings.
Another would be Lew Rockwell, one of the most unpleasant folks I've ever met in person.
A gentler example was a fella I knew who'd always chime in "You mean at no extra charge" when I'd say something was "free". He was right, of course, but that didn't always make the correction palatable.
As for anti-social, you need to attend a few libertarian parties. That part I never had a problem with.
I think we should direct any and all venom filled attacks to the following individuals:
Barack Hussein Obama
Keith Olbermann
Keith Olbermann (He derserves double the ire.)
Myth Romney
Keith Olbermann (Okay, triple the ire.)
Rachel Maddcow
Al Snore
Princess Nancy, Ruler of the People’s Republic of Pelosi
Orrin Hatch The Plot
Lindsey Grahamnesty
Olympia SnoweJob
John McPain
Keith Olbermann
Oh yeah, in case I forgot: Keith Olbermann
Harry Potter Reid (We must be careful. Harry has the magical power to make the polling machines say: Harry Reid.)
All things considered, call me a Pollyanna if you wish, but I don’t think we should be attacking our fellow Conservatives.
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