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	<title>Comments on: Choosing a Presidential Nominee:  A Clear Case for Wayne Allyn Root</title>
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		<title>by: citizen1</title>
		<link>http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/05/17/choosing-a-presidential-nominee-a-clear-case-for-wayne-allyn-root/#comment-611546</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 02:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>Will Root choose Lieberman as VP to further his business prospects? I am not a member of the LP but no third party needs a candidate that donates to candidate based on his business not ideoloy. Although I my be too paersonally vested in this, if he can donate to a war monger instead of a candidate who's views at least on certain issues have been called more libertarian than any of the LP presidential candidates, then he cannot be trusted to support LP candidates and ideology as its standard bearer.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[	<p>Will Root choose Lieberman as VP to further his business prospects? I am not a member of the LP but no third party needs a candidate that donates to candidate based on his business not ideoloy. Although I my be too paersonally vested in this, if he can donate to a war monger instead of a candidate who&#8217;s views at least on certain issues have been called more libertarian than any of the LP presidential candidates, then he cannot be trusted to support LP candidates and ideology as its standard bearer.</p>
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		<title>by: MARY/NAMBLA '08</title>
		<link>http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/05/17/choosing-a-presidential-nominee-a-clear-case-for-wayne-allyn-root/#comment-610677</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 05:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>LET JIM DEBATE !

AND MARY!!!!! WE WANT MARY! WE WANT MARY! YEAH!!!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[	<p><span class="caps">LET JIM DEBATE </span>!</p>
	<p><span class="caps">AND MARY</span><img src="!" alt="" border="0" />!! <span class="caps">WE WANT MARY</span>! WE <span class="caps">WANT MARY</span>! YEAH<img src="!" alt="" border="0" />!!</p>
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		<title>by: Jerry S.</title>
		<link>http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/05/17/choosing-a-presidential-nominee-a-clear-case-for-wayne-allyn-root/#comment-610652</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 04:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>Alternative FREE SPEECH TV is HQed in Denver. The LP needs to get them to cover the debate and maybe the POTUS balloting. They are progressive, however they need to fill 168 hours a week of TV airtime. So they might be interested. I think they currently reach 40 to 50 million homes. 

Third Parties need to end sweep the MSM blackout by using alternative Television, radio, print and as much local media as humanly possible.

We don't need to run Root off. He's a book reader. Send him your favorite libertarian book as a gift with a friendly note included. When he comes back in 2011 he'll be more libertarian than NOLAN ! 

Well maybe not Nolan, but he will continue to improve. The used car spheel should go away as he ages. I seriously hope you can mellow out on him and let him continue to grow in the movement. Enthusiasm is needed in any political party, especially one which hasn't been very successful. 

Would I vote for him to be the nominee? Under no circumstances this year ! However, if he wins the nomination or the VP nomination I certainly will back him the best I can in the general. 

PLEASE ! Everyone remember, give enough debate tokens to James Libertarian Burns. He deserves to be heard. 

LET JIM DEBATE !</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[	<p>Alternative <span class="caps">FREE SPEECH TV</span> is HQed in Denver. The LP needs to get them to cover the debate and maybe the <span class="caps">POTUS</span> balloting. They are progressive, however they need to fill 168 hours a week of TV airtime. So they might be interested. I think they currently reach 40 to 50 million homes.</p>
	<p>Third Parties need to end sweep the <span class="caps">MSM</span> blackout by using alternative Television, radio, print and as much local media as humanly possible.</p>
	<p>We don&#8217;t need to run Root off. He&#8217;s a book reader. Send him your favorite libertarian book as a gift with a friendly note included. When he comes back in 2011 he&#8217;ll be more libertarian than <span class="caps">NOLAN </span>!</p>
	<p>Well maybe not Nolan, but he will continue to improve. The used car spheel should go away as he ages. I seriously hope you can mellow out on him and let him continue to grow in the movement. Enthusiasm is needed in any political party, especially one which hasn&#8217;t been very successful.</p>
	<p>Would I vote for him to be the nominee? Under no circumstances this year ! However, if he wins the nomination or the VP nomination I certainly will back him the best I can in the general.</p>
	<p><span class="caps">PLEASE </span>! Everyone remember, give enough debate tokens to James Libertarian Burns. He deserves to be heard.</p>
	<p><span class="caps">LET JIM DEBATE </span>!</p>
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		<title>by: Craig</title>
		<link>http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/05/17/choosing-a-presidential-nominee-a-clear-case-for-wayne-allyn-root/#comment-610428</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 23:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>&quot;The important thing about media isn’t getting it-&quot;

Root hasn't been around the LP very long it seems.  C-SPAN is the only network that ever covers the LP convention, and the handful of people who watch C-SPAN are pretty much already set in their political views.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[	<p>&#8220;The important thing about media isn&#8217;t getting it-&#8221;</p>
	<p>Root hasn&#8217;t been around the LP very long it seems.  C-SPAN is the only network that ever covers the LP convention, and the handful of people who watch C-SPAN are pretty much already set in their political views.</p>
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		<title>by: Peter Orvetti</title>
		<link>http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/05/17/choosing-a-presidential-nominee-a-clear-case-for-wayne-allyn-root/#comment-609903</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 02:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>It's interesting that Root pretty much says straight out that he's running in 2012 as well.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[	<p>It&#8217;s interesting that Root pretty much says straight out that he&#8217;s running in 2012 as well.</p>
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		<title>by: Steve</title>
		<link>http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/05/17/choosing-a-presidential-nominee-a-clear-case-for-wayne-allyn-root/#comment-609889</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 02:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>Hey, I'm no WARmonger either, (or perhaps I should say, my opinion on Root changes about as often as his opinion on foreign policy) but he's given us a look at how he would run his campaign and given his track record at gaining free media I think there's reason to believe he could pull off something resembling what he's described.  I don't know of any other candidate who has given us such a clear post-nomination strategy.  So let's give the guy credit for effort.

Unfortunately, he left out the most important step on his 8-12 year road to the White House, the one where he loses the nomination, runs for mayor of Las Vegas, and comes back in 4 years as the only sitting Libertarian mayor of a major city.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[	<p>Hey, I&#8217;m no WARmonger either, (or perhaps I should say, my opinion on Root changes about as often as his opinion on foreign policy) but he&#8217;s given us a look at how he would run his campaign and given his track record at gaining free media I think there&#8217;s reason to believe he could pull off something resembling what he&#8217;s described.  I don&#8217;t know of any other candidate who has given us such a clear post-nomination strategy.  So let&#8217;s give the guy credit for effort.</p>
	<p>Unfortunately, he left out the most important step on his 8-12 year road to the White House, the one where he loses the nomination, runs for mayor of Las Vegas, and comes back in 4 years as the only sitting Libertarian mayor of a major city.</p>
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		<title>by: matt</title>
		<link>http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/05/17/choosing-a-presidential-nominee-a-clear-case-for-wayne-allyn-root/#comment-609811</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 00:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>Sorry about the double post. That's my slow processor talking back at me.

BTW, did anyone else think that press release sound like it was ghostwritten by Dondero or was it just me? Content, style, everything. Dondero has stated that his goal is the destruction of the LP. Maybe Root is his 'project;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[	<p>Sorry about the double post. That&#8217;s my slow processor talking back at me.</p>
	<p><span class="caps">BTW</span>, did anyone else think that press release sound like it was ghostwritten by Dondero or was it just me? Content, style, everything. Dondero has stated that his goal is the destruction of the LP. Maybe Root is his &#8216;project;.</p>
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		<title>by: matt</title>
		<link>http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/05/17/choosing-a-presidential-nominee-a-clear-case-for-wayne-allyn-root/#comment-609807</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 00:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>I usually vote a LP straight ticket, and there's no way I'd vote for Root either. His anti-war credentials suck and he's generally off-putting.

I guess we can add ignorance about British politics to his list of faults, not that that's on the same level as the other two I mentioned.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[	<p>I usually vote a LP straight ticket, and there&#8217;s no way I&#8217;d vote for Root either. His anti-war credentials suck and he&#8217;s generally off-putting.</p>
	<p>I guess we can add ignorance about British politics to his list of faults, not that that&#8217;s on the same level as the other two I mentioned.</p>
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		<title>by: matt</title>
		<link>http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/05/17/choosing-a-presidential-nominee-a-clear-case-for-wayne-allyn-root/#comment-609806</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 00:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>I usually vote a LP straight ticket, and there's no way I'd vote for Root either. His anti-war credentials suck and he's generally off-putting.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[	<p>I usually vote a LP straight ticket, and there&#8217;s no way I&#8217;d vote for Root either. His anti-war credentials suck and he&#8217;s generally off-putting.</p>
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		<title>by: disinter</title>
		<link>http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/05/17/choosing-a-presidential-nominee-a-clear-case-for-wayne-allyn-root/#comment-609723</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 22:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;I would never vote for this guy as president, and won’t if he somehow became the LP candidate.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

I am sure he will cry for days...</description>
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<blockquote>I would never vote for this guy as president, and won&#8217;t if he somehow became the LP candidate.</blockquote></p>
	<p>I am sure he will cry for days&#8230;</p>
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		<title>by: Austrian Economist</title>
		<link>http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/05/17/choosing-a-presidential-nominee-a-clear-case-for-wayne-allyn-root/#comment-609658</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 20:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Just like the predictions that Root makes with his sport betting agency, this is, to borrow some London slang, pure rubbish.  It's utter shite, that's what it is.

If Root had any presence beyond that of 1 part used car salesman, 1 part motivational speaker, he might be right.

But the dude is Tony Robbins-lite.  I would never vote for this guy as president, and won't if he somehow became the LP candidate.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[	<p><span class="caps">HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA</span></p>
	<p>Just like the predictions that Root makes with his sport betting agency, this is, to borrow some London slang, pure rubbish.  It&#8217;s utter shite, that&#8217;s what it is.</p>
	<p>If Root had any presence beyond that of 1 part used car salesman, 1 part motivational speaker, he might be right.</p>
	<p>But the dude is Tony Robbins-lite.  I would never vote for this guy as president, and won&#8217;t if he somehow became the LP candidate.</p>
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		<title>by: Stefan</title>
		<link>http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/05/17/choosing-a-presidential-nominee-a-clear-case-for-wayne-allyn-root/#comment-609638</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 20:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>well said, Steve! He also criticized Paul on the radio show you referred to and the radio guests also did not like his arrogance. I would say he comes more from the &quot;neolibertarian&quot; wing of the GOP (there are different traditions in the GOP). Yes, good comparison with Clinton in 1992, he may also have something from Rudy Giuliani&quot;, who is also a New Yorker and in some views quite similar, I think. With all his betting clients, one would have thought he would be able to raise lots of money from them in Nevada, California and New York, FLorida etc, but not. He should rather run for congress and see if he can win a seat for the LP, if he wants to be LP leader and president one day. He is also the only one that is so self-assured that he would win the nomination.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[	<p>well said, Steve! He also criticized Paul on the radio show you referred to and the radio guests also did not like his arrogance. I would say he comes more from the &#8220;neolibertarian&#8221; wing of the <span class="caps">GOP </span>(there are different traditions in the <span class="caps">GOP</span>). Yes, good comparison with Clinton in 1992, he may also have something from Rudy Giuliani&#8221;, who is also a New Yorker and in some views quite similar, I think. With all his betting clients, one would have thought he would be able to raise lots of money from them in Nevada, California and New York, FLorida etc, but not. He should rather run for congress and see if he can win a seat for the LP, if he wants to be LP leader and president one day. He is also the only one that is so self-assured that he would win the nomination.</p>
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		<title>by: Steve LaBianca</title>
		<link>http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/05/17/choosing-a-presidential-nominee-a-clear-case-for-wayne-allyn-root/#comment-609620</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 19:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>&lt;i&gt;&quot;Upsets are based on the power of personality.&quot;&lt;/i&gt;

Well, I guess in W.A.R.'s case, self described as &quot;Ron Paul on steroids&quot;  gives us a look into the personality of W.A.R.

He is a Bill Clinton type - (and coincidentally,  nearly the same age as Clinton was when he ran in 1992), who has to put his finger up to the wind to see which way the &quot;libertarian winds&quot; are blowing.  There really is no other rational explanation for the complete about face on issues that W.A.R. has taken since he started his campaign about 15 or 16 months ago.  He realized that his long held Republican views were not &quot;playing well&quot; to Libertarians.  

&lt;b&gt;What does this tell you about W.A.R.'s &quot;personality?&quot;&lt;/b&gt;

Now, I grew up on Long Island in New York.  Most people I have met from around the country don't like the fast talking, slick sounding New York &quot;style&quot;.  W.A.R. comes across as this type of &quot;personality&quot; extraordinarie!

&lt;b&gt;What does this tell you about W.A.R.'s &quot;personality?&quot;&lt;/b&gt; Especially as to how it will sound to non-New  Yorkers?

On the North Virginia Patriots Radio show, several times W.A.R. was challenged by the hosts for his positions (free trade and NAFTA, Ron Paul, 
and others) and he backed off his original stance.  This indicates that he either isn't knowledgeable enough to support his position when challenged, or he again, simply is out to please his audience with the position he believes they want to hear.
 
&lt;b&gt;What does this tell you about W.A.R.'s &quot;personality?&quot;&lt;/b&gt; 

He called for Mary Ruwart out drop out of the presidential nominating contest.  This, after Ms. Ruwart gave him the benefit of the doubt on something he had said in Ohio, yet he would not reciprocate the same courtesy.

&lt;b&gt;What does this tell you about W.A.R.'s &quot;personality?&quot;&lt;/b&gt; 

Folks, it is clear that W.A.R. does not have the personality to be a quality candidate for the LP.  On personality alone, he fails this test miserably.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[	<p><i>&#8220;Upsets are based on the power of personality.&#8221;</i></p>
	<p>Well, I guess in W.A.R.&#8217;s case, self described as &#8220;Ron Paul on steroids&#8221;  gives us a look into the personality of W.A.R.</p>
	<p>He is a Bill Clinton type &#8211; (and coincidentally,  nearly the same age as Clinton was when he ran in 1992), who has to put his finger up to the wind to see which way the &#8220;libertarian winds&#8221; are blowing.  There really is no other rational explanation for the complete about face on issues that W.A.R. has taken since he started his campaign about 15 or 16 months ago.  He realized that his long held Republican views were not &#8220;playing well&#8221; to Libertarians.</p>
	<p><b>What does this tell you about W.A.R.&#8217;s &#8220;personality?&#8221;</b></p>
	<p>Now, I grew up on Long Island in New York.  Most people I have met from around the country don&#8217;t like the fast talking, slick sounding New York &#8220;style&#8221;.  W.A.R. comes across as this type of &#8220;personality&#8221; extraordinarie!</p>
	<p><b>What does this tell you about W.A.R.&#8217;s &#8220;personality?&#8221;</b> Especially as to how it will sound to non-New  Yorkers?</p>
	<p>On the North Virginia Patriots Radio show, several times W.A.R. was challenged by the hosts for his positions (free trade and <span class="caps">NAFTA</span>, Ron Paul,<br />
and others) and he backed off his original stance.  This indicates that he either isn&#8217;t knowledgeable enough to support his position when challenged, or he again, simply is out to please his audience with the position he believes they want to hear.</p>
	<p><b>What does this tell you about W.A.R.&#8217;s &#8220;personality?&#8221;</b></p>
	<p>He called for Mary Ruwart out drop out of the presidential nominating contest.  This, after Ms. Ruwart gave him the benefit of the doubt on something he had said in Ohio, yet he would not reciprocate the same courtesy.</p>
	<p><b>What does this tell you about W.A.R.&#8217;s &#8220;personality?&#8221;</b></p>
	<p>Folks, it is clear that W.A.R. does not have the personality to be a quality candidate for the LP.  On personality alone, he fails this test miserably.</p>
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		<title>by: Fred Church Ortiz</title>
		<link>http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/05/17/choosing-a-presidential-nominee-a-clear-case-for-wayne-allyn-root/#comment-609619</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 19:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>&quot;Given the state of the British Labour Party, trailing the Conservatives by 18% at the time of Mayoral election, Boris actually under-performed.&quot;

My understanding was that the old mayor was a bit of a pop hero to London &amp;#38; the English left.  Was I misinformed?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[	<p>&#8220;Given the state of the British Labour Party, trailing the Conservatives by 18% at the time of Mayoral election, Boris actually under-performed.&#8221;</p>
	<p>My understanding was that the old mayor was a bit of a pop hero to London &#038; the English left.  Was I misinformed?</p>
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		<title>by: Thomas L. Knapp</title>
		<link>http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/05/17/choosing-a-presidential-nominee-a-clear-case-for-wayne-allyn-root/#comment-609595</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 19:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>Johnson's first major act as Mayor of London? He announced that after June 1st, Londoners will be ticketed if caught drinking alcohol on the Tube or the bus.

I'm no Englishman, but I'm of the understanding that putting away a pint of stout on the way home from work has always been a relatively non-controversial thing.

Comes along this alleged &quot;libertarian,&quot; and all of a sudden it's stupid regulation time. Bad comparison, Wayne. I hope you're no Boris Johnson.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[	<p>Johnson&#8217;s first major act as Mayor of London? He announced that after June 1st, Londoners will be ticketed if caught drinking alcohol on the Tube or the bus.</p>
	<p>I&#8217;m no Englishman, but I&#8217;m of the understanding that putting away a pint of stout on the way home from work has always been a relatively non-controversial thing.</p>
	<p>Comes along this alleged &#8220;libertarian,&#8221; and all of a sudden it&#8217;s stupid regulation time. Bad comparison, Wayne. I hope you&#8217;re no Boris Johnson.</p>
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