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Mike Gravel joins Libertarian Party

thirdpartywatch.com — Libertarians are no Right-wingers!

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    BeingJohnGalt  by BeingJohnGalt on 03/26/2008
    Ron Paul, Mike Gravel, Bob Barr, Michael Badnarik, Mary Ruwart... Now THAT is a party I would be proud to join!
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    rmtatum  by rmtatum on 03/26/2008
    And the Libertarian Party begins to become just like the Democrats and Republicans. This is horrible! How can the Libertarian Party support someone who is a globalist and a socialist? So much for standing for principles!
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    FullmetalGinta  by FullmetalGinta on 03/26/2008
    You know he only joined the libertarians because he knew he wouldn't become the democratic nominee, so now that he is a libertarian he can run in the general election.
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    AtheismFTW  by AtheismFTW on 03/27/2008
    Mike Gravel, Barack Obama, Bill Richardson = dream team
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      KILLnwoPLANS  by KILLnwoPLANS on 03/27/2008
      Atheism-
      You actually have no idea who Barak Obama has picked to be in his cabinet, do you? If I told you they were actually scarier than HilLIARy's, would you believe me, and do some research? PLEASE?
      Firstly, David Rockefeller is behind all of them except Kucinich, Dr Ron Paul and Gravel.
      Secondly, Obama's point men will be none other than Zbig Brzezinski, Tony Lake and General McPeek... CFR members all of them.
      Please read The Grand Chessboard before you cast your wet dream vote for Obama, OK?
      What CAN be done at this time, is to put incredible pressure on Barak (never-answers-his-email) Obama to end the war NOW, and to vow, in writing, to have a non-interventionist Foreign Policy, like Switzerland has.
      Please don't cast your vote to put the NIXON-GHW Bush-Clinton bad guys right back in the White House shadows!!
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    integral222  by integral222 on 03/27/2008
    Libertarians come in two breeds: the reactionary anarchists (Ron Paul-esque) and the strangely paranoid (Alex Jones-esque). Mike Gravel is neither and just wants a nomination.
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    wearehere  by wearehere on 03/28/2008
    Nice! I dug it .
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    freedomwv  by freedomwv on 03/30/2008
    The Libertarian Party and Gravel does not seem like a good mix. Gravel supports a socialized medical system which is something that most Libertarians are very much against. While I really do like a lot of the things that Gravel supports, except the socialized medical system thing, he might very well be playing politics here to get at least one party to give him the nod to run for president. He does have an agenda, but he is not an evil man from what I have learned about his past. Gravel as a Libertarian will be interesting for sure.
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      brucemuir  by brucemuir on 03/31/2008
      I agree. He also wants a 20% tax on pretty much everything, which to me doesn't seem very libertarian. He seems more like a green candidate.
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    sdubois92  by sdubois92 on 03/30/2008
    I could see liking him if he changed his outlook on government. Being a Democrat, he supported taxes and big government. He has some strong points, but overall his positions aren't 100% inline with the libertarian philosophy.
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    mainer4mike  by mainer4mike on 03/30/2008
    Why Mike's Bold Move Was Correct -- from an astute observer
    http://www.diatribune.com/the-libertarian-party-al ...
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    ghermez  by ghermez on 04/04/2008
    Gravel is a breath of fresh air and we need to support him so he can get his message out!

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