bjkeefe: Definition of the Day: 2008-05-13

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Never heard this one before:

... a Libertarian is a Republican who owns a bong.

The Exterminator said...: Cute, but dumb. It may be true for the capital "L" Libertarians, the Ron Paul nuts. But it definitely doesn't apply to us civil (lowercase "l") libertarians, the ones who usually -- but not always -- vote for a Democrat.

How about:
A libertarian is a liberal with scruples.; 11:52 AM, May 13, 2008
John Evo said...: How arrogant to suggest that you have scruples and that liberals don't. Hell, I'd even concede that many conservatives have scruples.

Brendand - I heard one yesterday too, though not quite as amusing. Libertarian - A republican who is open about drugs and gay sex.; 12:35 PM, May 13, 2008
The Exterminator said...: How arrogant to suggest that you have scruples and that liberals don't.

"Arrogant" is my middle name. That's what the "A" stands for in Extermin A. Tor.; 3:16 PM, May 13, 2008
bjkeefe said...: T. Ex:

You're right. As with all bumper stickers, there is a myriad of counterexamples, and I do think that many libertarians are more Democrat-leaning these days. But, as with good bumper stickers, there's also a grain of truth. I like your way of distinguishing with capital L.; 12:24 AM, May 14, 2008
Adam said...: I'm a small-l libertarian and if I were to live in a state where my vote had a chance of effecting an election that wasn't on the order of 10^(-30) I'd vote straight ticket Republican in every election.; 11:16 AM, May 14, 2008

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