Why this conservative Libertarian backs Dean

[Woodstock]

http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig3/franke3.html

From David Franke

...Which brings us to that "awful" thing he did in his concession speech in Iowa. Am I the only person in America who can't comprehend what was wrong with it? It was a pep rally with his followers, for goodness sake, and he was letting them know they weren't going to accept this as a defeat and how much he appreciated what they had gone through together. It wasn't a tirade of a mad man, it was a real man caught up in the moment, and bonding with his mostly young and very enthusiastic and idealistic fans. As a native Texan, I even liked the whoop at the end. Heck, we whoop more than that at the contra dances I go to every weekend.

Is this what it comes down to – that we accept a president who lies us into war for his hidden agendas, and who harms the American people in countless other ways, because he piously mouths all these platitudes about God and country, and turn against a man who refuses to give a concession speech (which is what the press wanted) and turns it into a pep rally?...

Have we, as a people, become so scripted and controlled ourselves, that we actually want that in our politicians? After all, we have gone through decades of conditioning by the television moguls – we laugh when they tell us to laugh, with their sound tracks. We don't laugh, and certainly don't laugh hysterically, just because it really hits us as funny. And have we become so conditioned by bland suburban "values," not to mention political correctness, which really comes down to – in the end – "don't do anything that will make people think you are different"?

Which brings me to the matter of Judy Dean. Last night I watched Diane Sawyer's Primetime interview of her and her husband, the first time ever that she's been on television, and I fell in love with her. She's as human as her husband. Not a mannequin for her husband, like Mamie or Jackie or Laura (and especially Hillary). These are two people very private people (very New Englandish in a Calvin Coolidge sort of way, and he's one of my heros), who really pay attention to family first rather than preach about it...

[Padraig18]

1. GREAT post!

:)

[Tesha]

2. Kick... (NT)

[NewHampster]

3. I just saw Judy Dean at SNHU

from the second overflow room and she exemplifies all the good in real women.

I applaud her support of her husband while standing for her professional life and family values.

You Go Judy. First lady already.

[Meldread]

4. "You really do exist!"

"And they don’t watch television. She doesn't want the kids to be distracted and influenced by it. (She says this to one of TV's top interviewers, who looks totally nonplussed and obviously doesn't know what to make of this strange woman – I loved that moment!)"

I loved that moment too! LOL!

I almost expected Sawyer to reach over and poke Judy, then say... "Oh my god... you really do still exist!"

:P

(Kinda like the M&M's comercial when the red M&M runs into Santa.)

[AntiCoup2K4]

5. It's getting really scary when...

...Conservatives are showing more common sense than some alleged Democrats :scared:

[chocolateeater]

6. This is a great article. n/t

[shivaji]

7. Could'nt have said better myself !! Right on bro.

[sweetheart]

8. The conservative libertarian could just as well support dennis...

with an argument like that. No, dennis is not being grilled for howling in iowa, but his platform is more true to libertarianism than dean, especially regarding the drugs war.

This libertarian (sweetheart) supports someone with the balls to oppose the drugs war's terrible damage to american cities and american youth. The libertarian in that article is a couch potato media libertarian... what a waste.

[WyLoochka]

9. My small "l" left libertarian

best friend, who has been gung ho for Dean for months, due to his no nonsense honesty, social liberalism and pragmatic fiscal conservatism with the record to show for in VT, will likely reluctantly vote big "L" Libertarian if Dean is not the Dem nominee.

I'm hearing a lot of "I told you sos" from him. He says the Dems will no more throw out the garbage that they have allowed to become entrenched in DC than the pukes will. Thinks most are moral weaklings who have succumbed to an addiction to power, pomposity and fat personal bank accounts and they have become a devastating detriment to democracy.

Anecdotal, I realize. But the votes of like minded small "l" libertarians cannot realistically be captured by any other Dem in the running. At least not in the small "l" lib circles my friend communicates with.