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Q&A With Former Libertarian VP Candidate Turned Romney Supporter Wayne Allyn Root

Sep. 12, 2012 4:20pm Christopher Santarelli

Wayne Allyn Root is a frequent political commentator and the 2008 Libertarian Party Vice Presidential nominee, who has recently announced that he is leaving the Libertarian Party to rejoin the GOP and will support Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.

Root has held several high profile roles in the Libertarian Party, including chairman of the Libertarian National Campaign Committee and an at-large representative on the Libertarian National Committee. Below is Q&A correspondence between TheBlaze and Root to understand why he was drawn to the Libertarian Party originally, and what led to his recent move back to the GOP.

Q: What were the issues and principles that drew you to the Libertarian Party originally that you did not see in either major party?

Wayne Allyn Root: I believe in economic and personal freedom. I was drawn to the Libertarian Party (LP) because I want government out of my life — out of both the boardroom and the bedroom. I believe in the limited government promised by the U.S. Constitution. I want government to get out of the way of small business owners like me — put fewer rules and regulations in our way and allow us to keep more of our own money. I want government to remember that it’s our money in the first place. I want politicians to support and motivate the taxpayers, the private sector, and small business — the economic engine of America

I was never a fan of the Democrat Party. America has become a country pitting the makers and producers versus the takers. I’m a “producer.” I have started up businesses and created jobs throughout my career, the Democrat Party offers people like me nothing. They demonize and punish success.

However, far too often the GOP has given only lip service to smaller government, individual rights, and the Constitution. Once elected, they ignore those ideas and grow government just like Democrats. Look at the spending under George W. Bush. Look at the 25,000 new rules and regulations under Bush — far better than Obama, but still terrible. Look at the growth of government and the rising debt under Bush. Look at the increase in compensation, pensions, and number of government employees under all GOP Presidents. That was precisely why I left the GOP.

But I believe with the birth and growth of the Tea Party, this is now changing. I was born to be part of the Tea Party, the Tea Party represents me. For the first time in a long while, I feel good about the GOP and I’m happy to say I’m back!

Q: You have announced that you will be stepping down from your affiliations with the Libertarian Party, and are now supporting Republican nominee for president Mitt Romney. Why?

Wayne Allen Root:I started as a S-O-B, son of a butcher; small businessman, home-school dad, Las Vegas oddsmaker, political newcomer and citizen politician. I didn’t meet the image of someone you’d expect to see succeed in politics, yet found myself running for the Libertarian Presidential nomination, starting back 2007.

Great things happened and I was elected to be the Libertarian vice presidential nominee in 2008. The Bob Barr/Wayne Root Presidential ticket garnered the 2nd highest vote total in Libertarian history.

I was then elected to the Libertarian National Committee (LNC)- the governing board of America’s Third Party. I was also elected chairman of the Libertarian National Campaign Committee (LNCC)- the equivalent of the RNC and DNC. I was honored to be re-elected this past May to both the LNC Board and LNCC Board and named by the governor of Nevada to the Judicial Selection Commission in 2010, one of only two Libertarians nationwide to be given such an honor. I am thankful to every Libertarian that voted for me in each of these elections.

But it was time to make a change. I’ll always love the Libertarian Party. I hope to work hand in hand with Libertarians like Gary Johnson and Libertarian Republicans like Ron Paul and U.S. Senator Rand Paul to move this country in the direction of smaller, less intrusive government, less spending, and lower taxes. But to effect change, I now realize it has to be done in a party that can get people elected. That’s the Republican Party.

This election is the most important of my lifetime, the most important in the history of America. The economy is in danger of complete collapse. Did you see the latest jobs report? Disaster. Have you seen that sales tax revenues in California in July were down a staggering $530 million versus projections? Disaster. Did you see petroleum sales nationally in July were down to 1996 levels? Disaster. Are you aware that “Help Wanted” ads are down to levels not seen since the Lehman Brothers collapse in 2008–when the entire financial system was on the verge of Armageddon.

These are signs of an economic tragedy unfolding in slow motion, right before our eyes. This is what happens when you put a man in charge who despises business, who loves bureaucracy, who thinks government has the answer to every problem, who has never met a tax he doesn’t love, and who has never run a business or created a job in his life. He isn’t qualified to run a bodega or a Dairy Queen, let alone the U.S. economy.

It’s time to put our differences aside to save our economy and the American Dream for future generations. To do this, we need to join together in one big tent to support Mitt Romney now. Or we will lose our country.

Q: What are the positions of Mitt Romney, and in the current GOP platform, that may come in conflict with the beliefs of a libertarian-conservative, or libertarian-Republican, and how have you come to terms with these concerns?

Wayne Allen Root: First, I’m a positive thinker. I always see the glass as half full. For this election I’m only interested in the areas where Mitt and I agree. We have much in common.

Second, the only issues that really matter now are the economy, creating jobs, lowering spending, lowering the debt and deficit, reducing taxes, and saving capitalism. On these issues Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, the Tea Party, and myself are all on the same team, rowing in the same direction.

Third, this election is NOT about Libertarian versus non-Libertarian. It’s about capitalism versus big government progressivism and Big Brother socialism. Mitt Romney is a capitalist businessman, not a career politician. Above all else, I too am a capitalist businessman.

Mitt Romney believes in the same things I do- keeping businesses free from government intrusion, allowing small business owners to keep more of their own money, and rewarding instead of punishing investors, innovators, and job creators. Mitt Romney understands, as President Calvin Cooledge once said, “the business of America is business.”

Mitt understands that Obama’s rhetoric, constant threats, IRS intimidation, barrage of tax increases, 60,000 new rules and regulations, and the coming threat and added debt of Obamacare, have ground the U.S. economy to a halt. Mitt is a turnaround specialist. That is exactly what America needs right now. For all intents and purposes the U.S. economy is a very large and diverse failing company in desperate need of a turnaround.

I call myself a REAGAN Libertarian. Reagan’s policies turned a Jimmy Carter economic disaster–just like Obama’s–into the greatest and longest economic boom in world history- leading to the creation of over 45 million net jobs; over $60 trillion in private sector asset creation; and the greatest increase in GDP in American history. Reagan’s Bull Stock Market created more wealth for America’s families than any boom ever. It was all because of the largest tax cut in U.S. history- from 70 percent top rate to 28 percent. At this point in time Mitt Romney can be our Reagan- with an exceptional added benefit. Mitt is also one of the most successful businessmen and turnaround experts in America.

I do not agree with Mitt Romney or the GOP on every issue. But I’m willing to put my differences aside in order to take back our country from the grips of socialism and the abyss of economic ruin. There is no other choice. Our back is to the wall, and Obama’s defeat is that important to the survival of our country, our children, our economy, our freedoms, and capitalism.

Also, as a Jew turned evangelical Christian, and a lifelong supporter of Israel, I believe the very existence of Israel depends on Mitt Romney’s election. Obama is throwing Israel under the bus with his policy towards Iran. If President Obama would make reckless threats like this before the Presidential election, can you imagine what he’d do after the election, if he never again has to face Jewish voters? I am confident that President Romney will be the strongest supporter Israel has ever had in the White House.

Q: If the Libertarian Party Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson received the same amount of media coverage as either major party candidate, do you think there would be a significant change in polls? Where would you fall?

Wayne Allen Root: Gary Johnson is a good man. He built a fabulous track record as the Republican Governor of a Democratic state–New Mexico. He cut spending, cut taxes 14 times, turned a deficit into a huge surplus, and led the nation in vetoes. He’s a great fiscal conservative leader. But he’s not going to win this election. Right or wrong, America’s political system is not set up for third parties. It destroys them. It holds them back. It keeps them out of the game. It’s difficult and expensive to even get on the ballot. They won’t let you in the debates. This election is between Romney and Obama. And you know where I stand. Let me repeat myself- Obama must be sent to the unemployment line, or all of us will wind up on the unemployment line.

I’d like to someday challenge the U.S. Senate seat of Harry Reid in Nevada, and hopefully join the U.S. Senate “Tea Party Caucus” of Senators Rand Paul, Jim DeMint, Marco Rubio, and Mike Lee. I could see Gary Johnson soon winning a Senate seat in New Mexico and joining that caucus, fighting for the same things we believe in: smaller government, balanced budget, dramatic spending cuts, the elimination of unconstitutional government programs, and a flatter, simpler U.S. tax system.

Q: Do you believe that there is a voting block of libertarians still on the fence in this presidential election, that could possibly be won over by either major party. What could Mitt Romney do receive support from more libertarians? What could Barack Obama do?

Wayne Allen Root: Since my announcement on Fox News that I’m endorsing Mitt Romney and joining the GOP, I’ve gotten hundreds of emails from people calling themselves either “big L Libertarians” or “small l libertarians” who agree there is no other choice. They too believe this election is about capitalism vs. socialism. They too believe Obama is the most anti-business President in U.S. history and is leading us down the road to serfdom. They too think the damage Obama would do in a 2^nd term would be the final nail in our coffin. They too agree that while Mitt Romney isn’t perfect, he’s pro business, pro capitalism, and doesn’t want to bury business owners under mounds of rules, regulations and taxes. I’d like to help Mitt Romney rely this message, with young voters, small business owners, home-school parents, Jewish voters, and of course with voters in my home state of Nevada.

As far as what Mitt could do to help me win over Libertarians; V.P. nominee Paul Ryan said recently that medical marijuana is a States’ Rights issue. I wish Mitt would weigh in on the issue and agree. I’d like Republicans and Christians to understand that social issues are better decided by the voters at the state and local level. Let’s get the federal government out of as many of these issues as possible. If Mitt simply said that alone–he’d have the potential to grab a large portion of Libertarian voters.

As far as Obama, he is a lost cause. No American who believes in economic freedom, capitalism, entrepreneurship, or smaller government should even consider voting for Obama. He is Exhibit A for everything wrong with government. In his entire life Obama has never met a tax he didn’t love, a spending bill he didn’t love, a rule, regulation or mandate he didn’t love, a problem that he didn’t think government could solve. He has as much in common with Libertarians as a tuna fish has in common with a violin.

Q: What issue do you believe should be of greatest concern for libertarians, libertarian-Republicans, or libertarian-conservatives in 2012?

Wayne Allen Root: The answer is simple. We must put all our other issues on the backburner. Without an economy, nothing else matters. The central issue of this campaign of our lifetimes is “Who owns this nation?” Does it belong to “we the people?” Or Barack Obama, his big government cronies, and his entitlement addicted voters?

Clint Eastwood said, “We own this nation.” It’s time for us to take it back. Our children’s future depends on it. Our businesses and jobs depend on it. The future of America depends on it. The future dreams and quality of life for my 4-year-old daughter, Contessa; 8-year-old-son, Remington Reagan; 12-year-old son, Hudson; and my 20-year-old daughter, Dakota (a student at Harvard, soon to be attending Oxford); all depend on this election.

The American Dream will not survive for our children if Obama and his socialist cabal are re-elected. None of the small business owners that I know can survive another 4 years of Obama’s policies. Our economy will drop off a cliff after the election. Why? My father put it best 40 years ago, “I’d love to hate rich people. But I can’t, because no one poor has ever given me a job.” Obama is destroying this economy, bankrupting businesses, and killing jobs by demonizing and taxing the business owners. That’s the only issue that matters- if your job, your business, your income, or your assets mean anything to you.

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Comments (98)

lylejk
Posted on September 13, 2012 at 10:05am
The only conclusion why anyone would vote Romney is that he’s the only one that has a chance to kick the feckless-n-chief we have now out of the office. That’s exactly why I’m voting Romney myself. See link below. :)

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20109:8&version=KJV

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AmericanScientist
Posted on September 13, 2012 at 3:06am
Let’s look at this logically. Look at the presidents record on bypassing congress with supposedly illegal executive orders. Can you imagine how far he will go in 4 more years all the chacks and balances would most likely be dissolved not to mention the Supreme court would most likely become hard core lefties that with Obama could undermine everything that america stands for. Not to mention that by bankrupting the government he could say that the country is bankrupt and dissolve the government and build a new government, not as much likely to happen but still he could try. I don’t agree 100% with Romney but it’s a start and if you can start with something small and build on it it can become great and wonderful. I don’t affiliate strongly with any party but I do understand logic and patterns and if Obama keeps going at this rate he will become supreme dictator or a puppet of some unnamed group wanting to destroys the rights and liberties we so well enjoy. I’m voting for Romney because he and only he can stop this awful deterioration of our beloved country. The third party has some really good ideas but lets save our country first. You can’t rescue a drowning person until first you get him a life preserver and then you can’t treat him until you get him back to shore. You can’t treat him for hypothermia while he’s in the water. It’s a step by step process, as is saving our wonderful country.

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Cymry
Posted on September 12, 2012 at 11:32pm
Wayne Allen Root is a birther. Wayne stated on Joe Pags program that he had just recently – at the time of the show – talked to Charles C Johnson of Breitbart.com who was in Indonesia on his way back to the States. Wayne said that Charles had told him that he was looking at the proof of barry’s Indonesian citizenship.

I’m voting for Romney and have donated to his campaign because I’m not 100% sure that Jesus is returning within the next year or so and barry is a evil, homosexual, communist, non-NBC, muslim.

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- sillyfreshness
  Posted on September 13, 2012 at 2:03am
  Libertarians need to take over the Republican just like how communists have taken over the Democratic Party.
  
  Democratic Party=Communist Party
  
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- Pearsontech
  Posted on September 13, 2012 at 10:02am
  And unfortunately they can’t take over the GOP by sitting on the outside in a 3rd party. If you want to take over the GOP which I would very much welcome you are going to have to do it from within the party not outside of it. If you continue to separate yourselves outside that allows the McCain’s the squishy go along to get alongs, to hold more an more sway in the GOP.
  
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In_The_Way
Posted on September 12, 2012 at 10:25pm
Worthless turncoat

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- Will4Freedom
  Posted on September 13, 2012 at 8:13am
  Sure was a lot of word just to say “I’m selling out”.
  
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- termyt
  Posted on September 13, 2012 at 9:47am
  We have a two party system. It’s not right that it’s a two party system, but it is. To have any prayer of fixing that problem and a host of others, the country still has to be here.
  
  The dead are already going to support Obama in droves. Libertarians need to support Romney’s election. We need to start walking back from the cliff. If we don’t solve the crisis now, the other concerns simply don’t matter.
  
  It took tremendous courage for Root to return. Libertarians need to be the conscience of the Republican party, not a bunch of easily ignored third party voices too soft to be heard.
  
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- In_The_Way
  Posted on September 14, 2012 at 1:09am
  Either way the train is going to crash. Romney is no more that Obama lite. The Republicans lied, deceived, broke laws and their own rules and threatened both the Constitution and Libertarian parties during the primaries and continue to do so. The last thing Romney is for is Liberty.
  And for this we are supposed to support them out of Fear for Obama. I fear Romney just as much.
  All Liberty freedom loving Americans are already screwed.
  
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Standing With Israel
Posted on September 12, 2012 at 9:05pm
Why the assumption that if Obama wins, we will have a dictatorship? Isn’t it the responsibility of the other branches of government to stop it? We elect a president, not a dictator. If we vote for a nicer dictator, we are still left with a dictator. And if we elect Romney aren’t we just rewarding politicians for NOT doing their job and defending the constitution?

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- pissantno.10
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 9:27pm
  smoking some good stuff ya wow man ya wow i made some real sence there ya wow
  
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- acidovorax
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 9:32pm
  Disregard PISSANT’s ramblings. You are correct. The current chicken-little act of conservatives is reminiscent of the Left’s “global warming” antics.
  
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- mrsuperpat
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 9:44pm
  They have enough to impeach him now but probably are just hoping we get rid of him this election. However we need the senate just in case, if not our only protection against a would be dictator and those who support him is our last option the 2nd amendment.
  
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- pissantno.10
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 9:44pm
  oh acid now i get it your a martian
  
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- Americanius
  Posted on September 13, 2012 at 10:33am
  1) SCOTUS could end up with 7 of 9 Marxist justices.
  2) If Prince Harry remains on the Senate throne Obama has a sustained veto Congress.
  3) Since 2010 the Republicans have not managed a successful stoppage of the Grand Marxist’s unilateral disregard for law via PDDs and EOs as well as agencies just ignoring the law and Congress without any threat of recourse.
  4) 60,000 new regulations without any accountability
  
  That’s how he rules as a dictator.
  
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ambrosia
Posted on September 12, 2012 at 8:38pm
Welcome, Wayne Root !
Your posts have been incredible
but you always ended each, by swearing allegiance to the Libertarian Line.
It took away a bit of your shine.
Now, you are with us-
the ONLY mission, at hand is to oust Obama.

All of the Tea Party Patriots
pledged our support to Republican nominee,
whether he was our initial choice or not.
We are following through & glad you have done the same.

Reversal & repeal of all of this administration’s horror
can only be done with new LEADERSHIP-
let it begin on Nov 6th !

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winin2012
Posted on September 12, 2012 at 7:21pm
Gary Johnson IS a compromise. You vote for Johnson and Obama wins, you may NEVER have another chance to vote in this country again. Should Obama win and socialism/fascism/communism/dictatorship (whatever the fundamental change we transform into) become the new constitution, and you will regret you Libertarian hold out.

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- acidovorax
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 7:29pm
  OMG, please stop! This doomsday crap has become the conservative version of “global warming”. Obama is a horrible president, but he is typical Democrat platform. There is NOTHING he has run on that isn’t a regurgitation of previous planks of the Democrat Party.
  
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- Duddio
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 8:25pm
  @Acid,
  
  It ain’t about what he runs on, it’s about what he does as President. He has expanded government power, reach, and debt here at home far beyond any previous administration, and abroad has signaled weakness and PC, ****-kissing fear from the US.
  
  What he runs on is a false flag op. He is not a typical Democrat, he is a marxist anti-colonialist, masquerading as a liberal. The US will NOT survive long after Obama 2.0. His drastic reduction of our nuclear stockpile alone will leave us vulnerable to intimidation by Russia and China. If you don’t look at the big picture world-wide, especially with the embassy attacks on the anniversary of 9/11, you are a fool with your head in the sand.
  
  R & R 2012
  
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- pissantno.10
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 9:09pm
  you been on to much acid , acid
  
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- acidovorax
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 9:28pm
  DUDDIO wrote: “It ain’t about what he runs on, it’s about what he does as President. He has expanded government power, reach, and debt here at home far beyond any previous administration, and abroad has signaled weakness and PC, ****-kissing fear from the US.”
  
  His spending is obviously greater than previous administrations, but expanded power beyond previous administrations? Not quite. If you know history, you know that he is an amateur compared to FDR. And we survived him. And lets not try to claim that Bush’s administration didn’t expand government power tremendously as well.
  
  “He is not a typical Democrat, he is a marxist anti-colonialist, masquerading as a liberal. The US will NOT survive long after Obama 2.0. His drastic reduction of our nuclear stockpile alone will leave us vulnerable to intimidation by Russia and China.”
  
  WHAT policy has he proposed or supported that is not in line with the Democrat Party? Please, just one. As for the nuclear stockpile boogyman, sorry, not alarmed that we may go from having 10 x’s the arsenal than every other country to 5.
  
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mootsagootsa
Posted on September 12, 2012 at 6:56pm
I’ll be voting for Gary Johnson. If Gary can get just 5% of the votes he will get $130,000,000 to try again in four years. Therefore I know my vote for liberty is not wasted. I will not compromise my vote and if everyone that still supports liberty and freedom took that attitude Gary would win this election. He only needs a little over a third of the vote. The economy is important and the right guy to fix it is Gary Johnson.

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- truthnstuff
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 7:24pm
  Can you get two neurons to fire in your head??? If you help get 0bama re-elected by throwing your vote away for someone who cannot win, there will not be another election.
  
  Are you really a moron or just a Marxist troll?
  
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- justangry
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 8:07pm
  @Truth, Piss off. You’re voting for government thugs to molest my daughter.
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 8:56pm
  fix the election laws
  
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- Joey8
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 9:29pm
  no amount of money is going to pretty up his message enough for a win ever. Pro-choice and pro-gay marriage
  
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- pissantno.10
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 9:32pm
  truth these guys are libs and have all ways been obama people they just trying to blow smoke up every ones behinds
  
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- justangry
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 9:51pm
  Hey Pissant, That’s a great pr*ck impression.
  
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- Cymry
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 11:39pm
  Gary Johnson may be a good man with some good ideas but realistically speaking he has no chance of ever becomming President. So, why vote for a candidate like that?
  
  Any reason that you can think of is a good reason because we have the freedom to make those kinds of choices currently in America. The real question is will your vote help you keep those liberties if obama is re-elected? The answer is simple and obvious, no.
  
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- justangry
  Posted on September 13, 2012 at 1:46am
  @Cymry, Please… Romney has stated he supported every liberty killing measure Obama has signed into law. Gary Johnson opposes them. That’s why some people are voting for Johnson.
  
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freestaterev
Posted on September 12, 2012 at 6:52pm
I had been a “card carrying Libertarian” (literally) for much of the last 4 or 5 years. And I do agree with a whole lot of what they stand for. But they have allowed particular fringe issues to sort of carry the party.

I’ve lived on the fringes of society enough- I’ve been the rebel, have tattooed sleeves, am a recovering heroin-addict- I’ve been there, done that. As cool, and “independent minded” it would be to pull the lever for one of the other candidates- I’ve also gained some logic- some survival skills.

That is, with Romney, we can get moving in a direction that is at least salvageable. If the entire Tea Party were to pull the lever for the purest of pure Tea Party candidate, we would get 4 more years of Obama, and our economy would be so wrecked, we may not have enough money to print off anymore “Don’t Tread” stickers, much less bread and milk.

Point is, I get it- vote your conscience, vote for the person you believe in even if you know good, and well, that they can’t win. But me personally, I’m past that point. I don’t need to make a point by voting for the most Libertarian guy. This is survival. I’m going to pull the lever for the man who I know can win- and will at least begin to turn the boat in a different direction.

Is he perfect- heck no. But I’m not looking for a Turkey and gravy dinner, I’m looking for B-Vitamin shot to get me to the end of the day…so there will be a chance that I can then have my dinner (and ice-cream would b

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MikeCPA
Posted on September 12, 2012 at 6:15pm
While I respect Mr Root’s Libertarian leanings, and have read a lot of his writings, it’s odd that he suddenly declares support for Mitt while still claiming he’s a Reagan Libertarian and professing his affinity for the Tea Party. Most Tea Party Liberty folks I know (and I hang out with some) would not do this. Then there’s the moral dilemma of voting for the lesser of two evils, which I will not rehash here, but suffice to say, it’s not a good idea. Suddenly, the “Root for Romney” campaign is on at full speed.

Good luck, Mr Root, and I hope you get all your kids thru the best colleges, but you and I have just parted company politically.

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- acidovorax
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 6:43pm
  Agreed, MIKE. I don’t find Root’s arguments compelling, just more wishful thinking and presumably a sprinkling of self-interest.
  
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Pokerjoe
Posted on September 12, 2012 at 6:11pm
Way to go WAR.

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Scrubmaster
Posted on September 12, 2012 at 5:54pm
About time Wayne got out of the LP. I left 2 yrs ago, The LP is a closed tent unless you agree with them 100%. Though I met a few good people in the LP most were vicious anarchists.

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Inlightofthings
Posted on September 12, 2012 at 5:43pm
SOY / ANGRY / INDY:
Just heard your man Johnson interviewed by Martin Bashir. After bashing the GOP for not being welcoming and at all tolerant, Bashir went on to ask the following:

“In the event you (Johnson) lose, which other party would he like to facilitate the loss”?

Answer: “I am more liberal than Obama on some issues and more conservative than Romney on some others”.

Now there’s a man of conviction…!

This guy is turning out to be a bigger joke than I thought. He belongs to the DNC along with Huntsman and a handful of other RINOs. I’m sure he would be welcome over there more than the GOP.

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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 5:56pm
  as the result of Obama and policy Romney are similar, it is conceivable (and desirable) to have a socially liberal and fiscally conservative president.
  
  Is that the extent of your complaint? Post the link if you have it – thanks
  
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- justangry
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 6:07pm
  I like Johnson more than the other candidates, but I’m not all that impressed. He bombed in an interview on the economy bad. I mean on some of the stuff that any Paul supporter on any campus could have answered with ease. He actually sounded pretty stupid on it to be honest. I definitely wouldn’t call him my boy, but I’m not really a true Libertarian either. I’d actually prefer the Constitutional Party if their guy wasn’t such a dud. I myself am leaning with the Rockwell crowd that thinks voting at all validates their intent to rule us and will probably sit this one out.
  
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- Inlightofthings
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 7:56pm
  I saw the interview myself so may have a missed word or two, but not likely.
  
  If I have a complaint it’s that most dissenters of the GOP don’t recognize the inroads that have been made since the failures of 2006. 700 seats in 2010 at all levels of government taken over by largely conservative candidates and it’s not enough. I think the pressure is on and would like to see more but also know history. The freaks have been at this hard, almost as hard as they were hitting LSD back when it really started in the early 60′s. It’s a long road back and even as an eternal optimist, I’m not sure how close we get to our real Constitutional Republic or when…
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 8:58pm
  @inlightofthings
  so you are watching real CNN/MSNBC or whatever channel he is on? ewwww
  
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- pissantno.10
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 9:13pm
  yep soy boob has abmited he is a lberal code pinko type voted for and will agin for his master lord obama
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 10:33pm
  @inlightofthings
  By the way, i dont think the congress is acting any more constitutional today than they were in 2006. This Congress passed NDA and continues to give Obama the spending keys to the car. After all that Tea Party stuff, we still have a congress with no guts. It will take a real ideological revolution to fix it. Could have happened with Ron Paul or someone like Herman Cain – but not Romney
  
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- Inlightofthings
  Posted on September 13, 2012 at 7:33am
  SOY
  Honestly…I can take MSNBC etc for about 30 seconds just to catch a glimpse of what they are positioning and how. Part of how I do DD so I’m definitely not one of those that gets all my info from FOX. I’ll admit, it is difficult to argue your sentiment…
  
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ExTex
Posted on September 12, 2012 at 5:10pm
Unlike the handful of Paulbots here, Mr. Root get’s it. Unite for a common goal (of which is the most important one of our lifetime) and live to fight for Libertarian causes another day…which would be November 7th. But, with you or without you Paulbots, we’re going to vote this treasonous traitor out of office for good. The only thing that is more fearful of BO losing than winning is what he’ll do between Nov 7 until the end of the year. This is going to be one hell of a lame duck session.

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- Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 5:18pm
  I voted for Paul in the primary. You can call me a Pualbot if you like, but I’d prefer ConstitutionBot. I’m not writing in Paul. I’m voting for Virgil Goode of the Constitution party. I would love to see Obama gone and I’m not naive to believe that Goode will win. I just can’t vote for candidates who don’t put the constitution first anymore. Every time we get the “just settle and we’ll fix it later” we NEVER fix it later. I’m not going to be a sucker anymore. I wish y’all the best and I hope the Romney beats Obama. I really do. I just can’t pull the lever for a guy (Romney) who is a progressive-light and pray that he becomes something that he’s not after I do it.
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 5:22pm
  There is nothing about what you said that we dont understand. I feel that Romney offers very little change in the grand scheme of things and that we will not survive 4 years under Obama and surely not 8 years of Romney (or Romney +4 of a democrat). Emphasis on the “GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS”, otherwise known as the Constitution, freedom, peace, balanced budgets, and sound money
  
  The republican party helped enforce this 2-party system…..So it is pathetic to hear people around here try to guilt trip us into voting for Romney because of a broken system that the republican party favors.
  
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- veritas83
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 5:39pm
  Extex rothbardian myself and soy get it too. we just understand that neither obama or romney cares at all about the constitution. All anyone seems to care about anymore is the economy. Is that what its come to? We will give up our liberty for a fake stable economy and a little false security? Yeah. Good luck with that
  
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- Claudius
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 5:47pm
  Anyone that writes in a name instead of voting for Romney VOTES to destroy the constitution and the country.
  
  They will be held as accountable as Obama.
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 5:54pm
  another guilt trip based on a faulty 2-party political construct
  
  If someone is concerned about 3rd party – then they should try to reform our election system
  
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- Twobyfour
  Posted on September 13, 2012 at 2:49am
  No, Soyo, Claudius just states that you will be accountable. I hope that it does not turn out hat Ogabe is reelected (by hook & crook or not), because the conclusion that this would be your last vote for many years to come is sound. Ogabe follows the playbook that has been utilized quite a few times. He did announce his plans sometimes overtly and sometimes between lines. His patterns of rule strongly suggest that he was not kidding about “fundamental transformation of America”.
  
  Of course, if he “wins by “crook”, you can’t be held responsible, but if it is due to people like you, then expect that it will come back to bite you.
  
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betterthantv
Posted on September 12, 2012 at 4:59pm
Once again Root nails it. I just wish the Ron Paul zombies could actually take a minute to consider reality.

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- Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 5:06pm
  I did. I’m just not willing to put the constitution on the “back burner”. It will ALWAYS be on my front burner. The democrats parted with the constitution long ago. Now the GOP has. Who’s left to defend it?
  
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- Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 5:09pm
  And just to clarify. I’m voting for Virgil Goode of the Constitution Party.
  
  Here is his positions on some key issues compared to Romney and Obama
  
  http://www.goodeforpresident2012.com/compare-the-candidates.html
  
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- Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 5:09pm
  Here “are”….dang
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 5:10pm
  of course he nailed it – these were written questions
  
  Tell me what the reality is – what is it that you think i am not aware of?
  
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- ExTex
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 5:15pm
  Hey Rothbardian, enjoy standing on your righteous indignation in the unemployment line if things don’t work out this November.
  
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- Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 5:24pm
  EXTEX,
  
  If I am then I am. It won’t have anything to do with the POTUS election. I would be unemployed to get a constitutional republic back. I swore and oath to die defending the constitution. If that were really the case (which it’s not…it’s just your hyperbole) why would I forsake my freedom and my children’s freedom for a job today?
  
  “Contemplate the mangled bodies of your countrymen, and then say ‘what should be the reward of such sacrifices?’ Bid us and our posterity bow the knee, supplicate the friendship and plough, and sow, and reap, to glut the avarice of the men who have let loose on us the dogs of war to riot in our blood and hunt us from the face of the earth? If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen!” Samuel Adams
  
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- Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 5:26pm
  BTW Extex, did you click on the link? How would you reconcile those differences to your own?
  
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- justangry
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 5:45pm
  Root isn’t in any of the Libertarian circles. Don’t be fooled by the Blaze trying to make libertarians think voting for Romney’s fascist ass is the best thing to do by talking to a nobody in the Liberty Movement. GB and Matt Kibby are “Libertarians” too, except they don’t stand for any Libertarian principles. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say again… it’s our rights not the economy. No decent Libertarian or Constitutionalist will be voting for the police state that Obama and Romney want.
  
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- bpodlesnik
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 6:16pm
  You guys just don’t get it do you? The constitution will be destroyed if Obama wins re-election, there is no bringing the country back. It’s not even going to be about being employed or unemployed, because were going to live in a totalitarianism government. And then you get to live the rest of your life knowing you did not do your best to stop it. I don’t know if you just don’t understand the seriousness that is this election, and you think we can come back after Obama, I’m sorry but you’re in dream land. No one can stop you from voting for whoever you want on election day, but before you cast your ballot, take a second and think about life living where government owns you, the constitution is nothing but a piece of paper, and every freedom you have vaporized.
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 6:32pm
  the Constitution is already destroyed. Has been for awhile
  
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- acidovorax
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 6:39pm
  BPODLISNIK wrote: “You guys just don’t get it do you? The constitution will be destroyed if Obama wins re-election, there is no bringing the country back. It’s not even going to be about being employed or unemployed, because were going to live in a totalitarianism government. And then you get to live the rest of your life knowing you did not do your best to stop it. I don‘t know if you just don’t understand the seriousness that is this election, and you think we can come back after Obama, I‘m sorry but you’re in dream land. No one can stop you from voting for whoever you want on election day, but before you cast your ballot, take a second and think about life living where government owns you, the constitution is nothing but a piece of paper, and every freedom you have vaporized.”
  
  These kinds of statements show how little history American’s really know. Obama is a horrible president, but to claim he is the WORST is laughable. Obama is an amateur when it comes to dictatorial control of the nation when compared to Wilson and FDR. These administrations regulated the prices of virtually every item sold and people were incarcerated for charging LESS than the mandated price floor. Rationing was common and government beauracrats went door to door to make sure that businesses showed their support of the State. Journalists were jailed for speaking out.
  
  Our financial crisis was inevitable, regardless of Obama, as every administration has driven us further into
  
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- bpodlesnik
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 6:59pm
  @ Acid,
  
  Your post is what is laughable. Obviously FDR has done worse, he spent 12 years in office! And Wilson had 8. Are you honestly that clueless? Obama hasn’t even been in for 4, and has caused almost as much damage as FDR without even trying. FDR even had a Democratic Congress to help aide him.
  
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- acidovorax
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 7:01pm
  ROTHBARD, it’s ridiculous that you can claim that Romney is no different than Obama. Romney is going to repeal Obamacare, except for the good parts, then pass his own plan of government intervention onto the healthcare market, like his successful program in MA. He is going to “strengthen”, not cut, Medicare and SS, so that every American can enjoy these successful government programs. And unlike Obama, Romney is going to spend more on our military and aid for out ally, Israel.
  
  He’s completely different than Obama.
  
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- acidovorax
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 7:14pm
  BPODLISNIK wrote: “Your post is what is laughable. Obviously FDR has done worse, he spent 12 years in office! And Wilson had 8. Are you honestly that clueless? Obama hasn’t even been in for 4, and has caused almost as much damage as FDR without even trying. FDR even had a Democratic Congress to help aide him.”
  
  First you claim that another Obama administration is irreparable, then you agree that FDR was worse. If FDR was worse, how did we survive? And after 12 years of his policies, many of which we STILL live under. As for Obama being even close to FDR, this is laughable. I suggest “The Roosevelt Myth” and “The Forgotten Man” to see how bad his administration really was.
  
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Wool-Free Vision
Posted on September 12, 2012 at 4:51pm
Mr. Root speaks my language! Here is a kindred spirit with whom I can agree 100%.

His reasons and explanations perfectly align with my own. This is the Tea Party that I know and love.

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- Wool-Free Vision
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 6:16pm
  After having read through this again, I would just like to add that this guy is awesome. It’s as if he has plucked his words directly from my own head. Marco Rubio does this a lot too, but not quite as eloquently as Mr. Root. And by eloquently I mean, not that it is pretty speech, but because it matches my own so perfectly. Mark Levin does it too, but better and funnier than I could.
  
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Chromo200
Posted on September 12, 2012 at 4:41pm
Good!!! now go out and convince people like Gary Johnson that Mitt is bettter than Obama. I don’t like the idea that Mitt is going to keep parts of Obamacare or that he is going left of center to attract the independents. He should abolish Obamacare and then have town hall meetings related to issues as health care, drug use, abortion funding, funding of the arts, etc .. Why Town Hall Meetings, because congress can’t figure it and they loose their integraty when they go to Washington.. We should go back to citizen legislator.

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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 4:48pm
  Mitt is better than Obama on most issues
  
  But Mitt is terrible compared to Gary Johnson on most issues
  
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- Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 4:51pm
  It’s not going to matter. The economy is going to tank in 2013. China, Japan, and much of Europe are already heading south. We will follow suit. Europe is printing now. The fed is doubling down on printing. We are going to have massive inflation and massive unemployment. There isn’t a darn thing either one of these guys can do that will change it.
  
  Under both dude we run massive deficits and civil liberties continue to get trampled upon. Now you get Romney care instead of Obamacare…simply trading one for the other. THERE ARE TWO LIBERALS ON THE STAGE. In either case we get the 4th term of Bush. Government grows (Romney won’t cut one single cabinet position). Money gets printed. We all get poorer and less free. There is no stark choice. No saving grace. No knight in shining armor. Only government…lots and lots of government.
  
  For good measure, when the economic shoe drops (regardless of who wins) we’ll follow our gameplan for the last 1000 years and start WWIII. We’ll blow everything up and then start over while the bankers and ruling elite finance the whole thing.
  
  This binary construct of political fantasy needs to stop.
  
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- RGFROMTEXAS
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 4:57pm
  Hey Mr Root,
  
  How did that pick Monday night on the Cincinnati Bengals that
  your Football Handicapping service charged your cutomers $100
  for go ?? This man’s service has been ripping “clients: off for over
  twenty years. He couldn’t pick the winner in a “Rocky” movie.
  I think he is riding another loser here.
  
  Final Score: Baltimore 44, Cincinnati 14
  
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- bpodlesnik
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 6:44pm
  @Roth,
  
  Your post shows me that you do not believe in this country. You don’t believe that fiscal responsibilty along with the constitution can save this country. I read your comments and I see someone who has given up. Someone that doesn’t believe that there is a better candidate that can get the country back on track. See, what I think you are forgetting about what will bring this country back, is that the next President must look to a higher power then he. It is not just cutting spending and cutting government, it’s also about prayer and responsibility. It’s about giving the glory and honor to God. and getting on your knees and praying to all-knowing. The God who got us out of every mess we have been in before. I believe Mitt is that kind of man. And that my friend, is one of many, reasons that separates Romney from Obama, and why I will be voting for Romney this November.
  
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- acidovorax
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 7:18pm
  BPOD wrote: “Your post shows me that you do not believe in this country. You don’t believe that fiscal responsibilty along with the constitution can save this country.”
  
  Where did you get that idea? Not from Roth’s posts. What he has repeatedly stated is that BOTH parties lack fiscal responsibility and there is no good evidence that the current candidates will change this.
  
  “See, what I think you are forgetting about what will bring this country back, is that the next President must look to a higher power then he. It is not just cutting spending and cutting government, it’s also about prayer and responsibility. It’s about giving the glory and honor to God. and getting on your knees and praying to all-knowing. The God who got us out of every mess we have been in before. I believe Mitt is that kind of man. And that my friend, is one of many, reasons that separates Romney from Obama, and why I will be voting for Romney this November.”
  
  Then vote for divine intervention. That is your right. Just don’t expect everyone else to believe this is a compelling argument for supporting the GOP.
  
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kaydeebeau
Posted on September 12, 2012 at 4:35pm
At this stage of our history – we had better choose the “lesser of 2 evils” to avoid electing the greater of 2 evils

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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 4:39pm
  lol
  
  hurry up into the box cars people!
  
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- Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 4:45pm
  “I’m not getting rid of all of health care reform. Of course, there are a number of things that I like in health care reform that I’m going to put in place,” Mitt Romney told NBC’s “Meet the Press”
  
  Cognitive dissonance on the part of Republicans doesn’t change reality. You are voting for progressive light.
  
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- kaydeebeau
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 4:58pm
  Actually I am voting for Not Obama. I am able to break this war down into small winnable battles based upon the biggest threat which is Obama.
  
  I understand that the way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time. Obama has to be the first bite.
  
  We can get to the place you guys – Roth & Soy (and most of the rest of us) – want to be just not all at once and not in the first round.
  
  When faced with a traumatic, blood spewing injury, one must first put on a tourniquet. Like it or not, Romney is the trouniquet
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 5:11pm
  @kay
  Your approach would make sense if it werent the SAME APPROACH that has been used for the last 12 years and has not made things better – things have only gotten worse!
  
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- kaydeebeau
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 5:31pm
  It has not been the same approach – while there may have been “lip service” most of us (and I suspect even you) were apathetic thinking this great nation ran itself and that all of our elected reps were good guys. We do not fall under that spell anymore.
  
  There is a huge difference in the “us” then and the “us” now. We are not the same people any longer. I have faith in us to stay engaged and not let business as usual be the claim of the day. There will be no new day if Obama is re-elected.
  
  I know we are different. My 70+ year old parents are knocking on doors, making phone calls, learning how to tweet etc – they were content before – they are not now. They are afraid of where we will be if Obama is re-elected.
  
  WE are different. And WE are the change – one battle, one victory at a time.
  
  First battle is Obama must go – period
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 5:36pm
  As i would not support my daughter dating the lesser of two wifebeaters – neither can i vote for something that i know is wrong
  
  I understand our philosophical differences. I do hope you do not get sucked into the ‘Romney will save this country’ mantra – you know the establishment republicans are COUNTING on it. And just so you know, it will be 8 years of Romney (or 4 years of Romney + 4 years of democrat) before the Tea Party has another chance at this
  
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- kaydeebeau
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 5:50pm
  @ Soy – I have no delusions to think that Romney will “save us”. At this point, I only know Romney is not Obama. And Obama must go – period. Romney is the best chance to make that happen.
  
  I also know that only WE can save us (with Divine Providence). I also know that we have much remedial work to do to educate the masses re: our founding principles and values. We have at least 50 years of leftist indoctrination to un-do. I hope it doesn’t take 50 years to get back to the mid-point, but I am willing for that to be the case. It is worth the hard work. There are no panaceas.
  
  We didn’t get here in a day and we will not leave this point in a day either.
  
  We have to unite and agree on immediate threats and the desire to defeat them. We can agree that Obama is a threat and he must go. We can move on from there – one battle at a time
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 6:00pm
  As i said yesterday, the Romney campaign and the establishment republican party has already decided for me. I stand with you to elect Tea Party candidates, and nothing worse.
  
  Your mission should be to seek out moderates and liberals – as they are the ones who can be influenced to vote for Romney. The Constitutionalists have already made up their minds (and some will be voting for Romney)
  
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- acidovorax
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 7:26pm
  KAYDEE wrote: “It has not been the same approach – while there may have been “lip service” most of us (and I suspect even you) were apathetic thinking this great nation ran itself and that all of our elected reps were good guys. We do not fall under that spell anymore.
  
  There is a huge difference in the “us” then and the “us” now. We are not the same people any longer. I have faith in us to stay engaged and not let business as usual be the claim of the day.”
  
  Reality disagrees with you. People are very quick to state that government spending should be cut, but then reject any cuts to programs of significance. The debt can’t be fixed by cutting out “bridge to nowhere” projects or cuts to the NEA or HUD. These budgets are rounding errors in our current spending. People want the fantasy of the welfare/warfare State that is run on pennies a day.
  
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13th Imam
Posted on September 12, 2012 at 4:33pm
Mr Root
Welcome to the Conservative wing of the R’s. Your support toward nudging Mitt toward sane Conservative principles will go a long way to healing our country. Makes alot more sense than many (who sling the muck here) that tout G Johnson. Let’s crush Barry in Nov, and right the ship. Vote in ALL Conservative R’s

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- Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 5:01pm
  13,
  
  In all seriousness (no snarky agenda here), how do you “nudge” Mitt? He’s got the nomination and y’all will vote for him because he’s not Obama. Since the nomination he’s gotten MORE progressive. How exactly do you make a progressive nominee a conservative POTUS? (not rhetorical, serious question)
  
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- MikeCPA
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 6:29pm
  13th IMAM, there is no conservative wing of the Republican Party. As Constitutional Conservatives, the establishment Rs, who are mostly liberals, repelled us and employed every tactic to keep us out, including breaking their own rules. It seems the establishment Rs want to manage the party from the top down, centrally managed, with no debate or grassroots activity necessary or allowed. This will be the death of the Republican Party, sadly.
  
  My question to them, and you is, why are you so afraid of liberty and returning to the Constitution?
  
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blackyb
Posted on September 12, 2012 at 4:32pm
There is hope:

Press release

September 8, 2012

Law offices of Dr. Orly Taitz

Honorable Sherry K. Reid granted a motion by Attorney Orly Taitz to conduct an emergency hearing for an injunction preventing candidate for the U.S. President in 2012 Barack Hussein Obama to be on the ballot in the State of Indiana due to fraud committed by Obama and due to his use of forged IDs.
Barack Hussein Obama, aka Barack (Barry) Soetoro, aka Barack (Barry) Soebarkah, a citizen of Indonesia and possibly still a citizen of Kenya, committed fraud by submitting his candidacy to be on the ballot in Indiana and other states, as he is using a forged birth certificate, forged Selective Service certificate and a stolen Connecticut Social Security number 042-68-4425 as a proof of his identity.
The hearing in Indiana is scheduled only two days after a hearing in Jackson, Mississippi before federal judge Henry Wingate.
It is expected that the hearing in Indiana will be more fruitful, as there is still a question of jurisdiction of Federal court in Mississippi and legitimacy of removal of the case from the Supreme Court of Mississippi to the Federal court by the defendants Democratic party of Mississippi and Secretary of State of Mississippi. While the decision of Judge Wingate in MS might be limited to jurisdiction of the Federal court (as there was a stay on Plaintiff’s filing on other issues) there is expected to be a ruling on preliminary injunction in Indiana.

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woodyee
Posted on September 12, 2012 at 4:31pm
Wow, Mr. Santarelli – good questions! He sort of echoes Laura Ingram with most of his answers. Thanks!

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soybomb315_II
Posted on September 12, 2012 at 4:28pm
So Theblaze runs an article about media planned questions for Romney and then at the same time, shows an article about planned questions for Mr. Root. This is like getting to know someone – soviet style.

A real question for Mr. Root….
If your ideal president is a 10, what grade would you give Obama and what grade would you give Romney?

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- Sirfoldallot
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 4:36pm
  @ Soy sauce – Idiot
  
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- Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 4:41pm
  Follow up question Mr. Root. What have you been given/promised for this compromising of principles?
  
  One last question, at what point did the constitution no longer drive your political views?
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 4:45pm
  maybe if i explain it in terms of a card game you will understand
  
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- Mutiny
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 4:45pm
  @sir
  
  That was a very informed post. Instead of engaging the question Soy wanted answered you revert to normal progressive/liberal tactics of name calling.
  
  As far as Mr. Root goes I dont blame him for his decision. Some people see it his way. I believe we are going down regardless of who wins in November. Both of them will not really cut spending. Rush said we have 18 months today on his show if Obama gets elected. I wish I could get a question into Rush and him tell us why that number changes with Romney.
  
  Remember, we had run away debt before Obama. We had endless wars before Obama. We had our freedoms being taken, before Obama. We have a debt, war, and freedom problem. The only thing Obama has done is accelerated the problems.
  
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- bpodlesnik
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 6:30pm
  It doesn’t matter who supports Romney, you still continue to be arrogant. Rand Paul, Wayne Root, Peter Schiff just to name a few well-know, proven Libertarians. And your arrogance goes as far to think that Mr. Root is compromising his principles because there is no way he could support Romney if he was a true Libertarian? I really feel sorry that you are being blinded by it too, that you can’t see a difference between Romney and Obama. That you can’t put aside differences for the better of the country. If you are fine living in a dictatorship with and Obama second term, I pity you, I on the other hand am not going to sit back and watch Obama burn the constitution.
  
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- justangry
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 7:41pm
  @bpodlesnik Get real. The Republicans are just as much as guilty as crapping on the Constitution as Obama. You’re a fool if you don’t see it.
  
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- bpodlesnik
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 8:33pm
  @Angry,
  
  I see you ignored my first two sentences. But of course, Wayne, Rand, and Peter all hate the constitution because they are voting for Romney this November.
  
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- justangry
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 9:07pm
  What? Where you called us arrogant for not going along with the program? Just because some folks that I agree a lot with are willing to vote for the lesser of two evils doesn’t mean I need to hop on board. I don’t see a difference.
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on September 12, 2012 at 10:43pm
  Yea it is either all or nothing with these types. You know what some republicans say…..
  
  “you are with us or you are with the terrorists”
  G.W. rides again
  
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