Interview with former Right Wing Conspiracy Theorist, Libertarian, Misogynist Turned Anarchist
I interview a guy that took a similar political journey to myself. This was filmed at the Million Masked March on Nov 5th.
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By Norman Leahy and Paul Goldman November 7 at 6:00 PM
Does Mark Warner now owe his career to Virginias perennial Libertarian candidate,Robert Sarvis?
SarvissSenate campaign touted a 10 percent solution to our political woes. If 10 percent of the voters would vote for him, then the Libertarians would automatically get a line on the Virginia ballot, a la Republicans and Democrats and keep the major party candidates honest.
Sarvis got barely a quarter of that number. But his 2.5 percent solution did work wonders, just not for him. Exit polls provide powerful evidence he attracted enough Republican protest votes to swing the election for Democratic Sen. Mark Warner.
The Libertarians 53,000 voters mostly came from younger voters, particularly white males, unhappy with President Obamas leadership. They generally leaned independent. Very few (almost none, in fact) wereDemocrats. But a good chunk did label themselves Republicans.
Exit polls on fringe candidates are to be read with abundant caution. Yet it isclear the Sarvis Republican voter wanted to protest President Obamas leadership. If Gillespie had been the only option, they most likely would have backed the GOP nominee.But Sarvis gave them a second option.
The result? Instead of drowning in anti-Obama tidal wave runningfrom the wind turbines off the Virginia coast all the way to the Alaskan oil fields, Mark Warner found a life-preserver in the Libertarian candidate.
Third-party protest voting is a great American tradition. The most memorable in recent times wasGreen Party candidate Ralph Nader sinking environmentalist Al Gore in the 2000 presidential election and handing the election (after a Supreme Court ruling) to George W. Bush.
Thats politics. But 2014 is apparently the first time in Virginia that a protest candidate decided the outcome of a major election. Some vocal Democrats disagree, blaming racism for Warners near-loss. According to this theory, white voters antipathy toward President Obama is skin-deep. But since his name didnt appear on the ballot, they projected these prejudices on to Mr. Warner. Crying racismhas become a cottage industry among too many this cycle.
Warners supporters do him no favors by blaming white people for his election-night troubles. Twenty-five years ago, Doug Wilder made history by prevailing in a far closer statewide race with a far higher percentage of white voter support. He didnt blame racism for his narrow win. He praised voters for helping him make history.
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All Opinions Are Local: Warner owes Sarvis a big thanks
Florida's Libertarian streak appears to run right through the heart of Tampa Bay. Voters from Tierra Verde to Wesley Chapel must love their craft beers, because Libertarian candidate for governor Adrian Wyllie performed much better in Pinellas, Hillsborough and Pasco counties than elsewhere.
Wyllie got 3.75 percent of the statewide vote, according to unofficial returns that will change slightly after the counting of provisional and overseas ballots. That's less than what most polls projected he would receive, but Wyllie did better in Tampa Bay, where he did TV advertising.
The Palm Harbor resident, who made a statewide tour of craft breweries, got 5.6 percent in Pinellas and 4.8 percent in Hillsborough. Pasco, the home of Wyllie's running mate Greg Roe, gave Wyllie 7 percent of the vote, his high-water mark. Those three counties account for 22 percent of all Wyllie votes statewide (Pinellas and Hillsborough also have the most Libertarian Party voters).
The Wyllie boomlet continued up the Nature Coast. He got 6 percent in Hernando and 6.5 percent in Citrus before fading to 3.74 percent in Levy, almost identical to his statewide share of the vote.
Compare those numbers to Wyllie's dismal South Florida showings: Miami-Dade, 1.4 percent; Broward, 1.9 percent; Palm Beach, 2.2 percent.
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It's 'last call' for Adrian Wyllie and his Tampa Bay stronghold
Libertarian Lucas Overby in Florida #39;s 13th Congressional District
Join Lucas Overby in this LIVE event from the 2014 General Election Night Celebration at Mad Hatters Ethnobotanical Tea Bar in Florida #39;s 13th Congressional District.
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Libertarian Lucas Overby in Florida's 13th Congressional District - Video
Okay, so, they are also all African American. And, yes, I kind of did that on purpose. Only one of the following rappers has really come out as libertarian the rest have views that could be interpreted as conservative or liberal, but the term libertarian is not heavily circulated in the black community, so bear with me. Rappers speak to young blacks in a way that is significant and often misunderstood, and while there exist intelligent, well-spoken black economists, they are not nearly as influential as these lyricists can be. So here are a few just as an interesting FYI, with views that sound surprisingly and refreshingly libertarian.
5.) Anthony Ray (Sir-Mix-A-Lot)
Known For: Grammy Award-winning single Baby Got Back
Libertarian Leanings: Its a known trope that most rappers hate taxes and Ray is no exception. However, one particular song called Take My Stash off of his Chief Booth Knocka album seems to go a level deeper:
But the IRS got a thing for a brother like me Uncle Sam wanna buy another missile (yep) Strip Mix-a-Lot straight down to the gristle (mm)
Helicopters over my house (my house) Takin pictures of a brother in his draws wit his thing out (uhh) Livin the life of a suspected crook Cause I never play the game by the book If youre livin too large, ya better watch that ass Cause the IRS, Is gonna take yo stash
Ruthless force, invasion of privacy, profiling/targeting, and use of his money to bomb other countriestheres clearly more thought to his message than get your hands off my money, government.
4.) Antwon Andrew Patton (Big Boi)
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