tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869071.post6812767703974141371..comments2024-03-27T03:16:30.857-04:00Comments on wAitiNG foR doROthY: what is going on?emily1http://www.blogger.com/profile/13436512495391302621noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869071.post-62727951970209501682007-05-21T20:42:00.000-04:002007-05-21T20:42:00.000-04:00well, he has run for president as an independent b...well, he has run for president as an independent before (at least if you count non-R or D as independent). he was the libertarian party presidential nominee in 1988 (that's when i first heard of him--i had this libertarian friend in high school who worked for his campaign). he might have been their candidate again in 1992, i'm not sure. later he switched to republican and got his congressional district, but he's still basically a libertarian.upyernozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13468075957480441353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869071.post-20358876257895044682007-05-21T19:18:00.000-04:002007-05-21T19:18:00.000-04:00yeah i definitely smell a whiff of wingnuttery, bu...yeah i definitely smell a whiff of wingnuttery, but i think it's ayn randian wingnuttery rather than neocon wingnuttery.FMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05800374238932683719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869071.post-63110724388555401262007-05-21T19:13:00.000-04:002007-05-21T19:13:00.000-04:00Yeah, it's weird. I had never heard of him and the...Yeah, it's weird. I had never heard of him and then this weekend on NPR they were making some big to-do about him being the Howard Dean of the 2008 elections (in terms of web interest).<BR/><BR/>I'm thinking he's a bit of a wingnut, but am too lazy to really do any research right now. Hmm.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02957861827918606478noreply@blogger.com