2008 Libertarian Party Vice-Presidential candidate Wayne Root speaking at the Mar. 27 Tea Party rally in Searchlight, NV:
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November 5, 2026
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2008 Libertarian Party Vice-Presidential candidate Wayne Root speaking at the Mar. 27 Tea Party rally in Searchlight, NV:
Warren Redlich is CEO of SpinJ Corporation, which became owner of IPR in November 2012. He was the 2010 Libertarian candidate for Governor of New York, and has run for office as a Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Green, and Liberal.
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“Liberals” and “conservatives” believe in taking away different kinds of freedom, and preserving other kinds.
In rhetoric, there is a good deal of difference between which kinds of freedom each would preserve and which they would help destroy, but in reality the people each help elect vote the same way on the vast majority of issues and help erode our freedoms slowly but surely on all fronts.
Not necessarily.
For example, Harry Browne managed to get media without any kind of pandering to warmongers, coercive religionists or state-socialists.
You have to
A) Try
B) Be somewhat presentable and/or interesting.
As a starting point, don’t ignore smaller markets.
In a metro area of about 125k-150k, I could get media literally for the asking.
If I wanted to be on talk radio or talk TV, all I had to do was call them.
If I showed up at the post office on April 15 by myself with a sign, I was front page news in the city newspaper.
The free weekly would do a cover feature on me for the asking.
The city paper and the college paper would publish my letters to the editor every time, with rare exceptions.
I’m sure it’s harder in larger cities, but a little persistence pays off.
I know a young man who can get presidential candidates who are on the ballot in less than ten states on multiple nationally broadcast cable TV shows with audiences in the millions.
The media’s biggest bias, far more so than any ideology, is guests who can keep viewers from flipping the channel.
The first step is to call and email them and ask to be on, and keep at it if they ignore your first attempt.
Huh ????????????
I’ll mention that I have been and will continue to be skeptical about Wayne Allyn Root. However so long as he advocates for freedom I will refrain from disparaging him. I live in the same city as Ernest Hancock and am very impressed with him as well as George Phillies. I have read Mr. Root’s answers on the topic of US wars of aggression here at IPR and find them to be in keeping with other Libertarians.
I really don’t worry much about Wayne Allyn Root’s current campaign. There are plenty of Libertarian campaigns for US House that are at least as important as Root’s campaign for Chairman.
http://NickNoonsForCongress.com/
No, liberals believes in taking away freedom. We have enough of them in office right now.
Lots of Libs are in the Liberal/ socialist camp!
Not many Libs believe in neocon style wars!
Root is not a tool, and wouldn’t waste his time to lower himself. Of course, you waste your time on here to insult him because you got nothing else better to do.
Only a liberal/socialist would be insulting a person like Root.
Root is a Republican used car salesman.
Root is a Republican used car salesman.
Don’t you just LOVE Root bashing? IT feels soooooooooooooooooooooo good!
Ron & Rand Paul bashing feels good too!
Don’t send these people any $ or buy their books or otherwise support them. Support genuine libs & greens esp. if they declare support for PLAS!
Are you on TV. NOOOO Are you on Radio NOOOOO, Are you on the same stage as Palin, NOOOOO.
Root did not put himself on TV or radio. Root only made himself available to TV and radio.
It was the prowar Neocons who control TV and radio that put Root on. They did so because Root spouts that version of “libertarianism” that the Neocons who control Fox News and right-wing radio want to spread.
Root did not manage to get himself on TV and radio. Root is merely a Neocon shill who made it clear that he’ll tow the Neocon line, so the Neocons decided to put Root on.
For that same reason, the Neocons will not give an antiwar libertarian that same exposure.
Support war, and you’ll get on Neocon media.
Support socialism and you’ll get on liberal media.
It’s the media that puts people on, not the guests who put themselves on. The guests thus deserve no credit, other than for selling out to whatever message the media wants to hear.
Missouri Musings …………
“If the tea party wants to be viewed as a viable, legitimate, political movement instead of just a bunch of racist, fear-mongering homophobes, then they must rid themselves of this cancer that has infiltrated their ranks before it is allowed to spread and infect the minds of those who can still separate their political beliefs from their personal prejudices.”
Eddie L. Clay
Grandview [Jackson County]
Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/04/01/1851188/letters-april-2.html#ixzz0kMxGhDdA
I recommend that you realize that tons of bad news [the anti libertarian pro war bull shit alone] is tons of bad news ………
Real libertarians are filtered out of msm.
It is because of Wayne that the Libertarian got this much exposure. You people what are you doing. Actual you’ve done nothing, you are a bunch of complainers that done NOTHING for the libertarian party. Are you on TV. NOOOO Are you on Radio NOOOOO, Are you on the same stage as Palin, NOOOOO. All people have to do is look at Wayne Root Name that says
Libertarian on it and read his book that give a lot of people information that he has limited time for. So unless you guys put out. I recommend you crawl back in your hole.
How did the Libertarian Association of Massachusetts manage to get Mr Root on the ballot for Vice President, after our Secretary of State went to bait and switch on substitution rules?
We solved the problem the real American way. We (with the wonderful support of the ACLU and Foley-Hoag) sued the jerk. We won, too.
Thank God America is a country with enough lawyers to protect our civil liberties.
Root and the GOP: true colors, true colors …….
I wouldn’t be surprised by Root going back to the GOP either, Peter. In fact, if he loses the race for national chair in 2010 and presidential nominee in 2012, I’d bet on it.
Also curious as to Mr Rutherford’s reaction, which see
http://www.martindale.com/Mark-W-Rutherford/979521-lawyer.htm
William D. Stevenson, @13, LOL!
Also, someone may wish to tell Wayne that Rahm Emanuel is *not* a lawyer. Evil in other respects perhaps… not that one.
As to Wayne’s lawyer jab… I would make the following observation.
Republican Senate Leadership:
Mitch McConnell: lawyer
Jon Kyl: yup
Lamar Alexander: uh-huh
Lisa Murkowski: her too
Republican House Leadership:
John Boehner (ding ding ding, not one; but a great tan)
Eric Cantor: evil lawyer
Mike Pence: uh-huh
Thaddeus McCotter: a JD on the wall.
Milnes, what you don’t get is that a politician who wants to be seen as an important player cannot be seen posting online at places like this. We are the plebians, the vulgar people drunkenly cavorting amongst ourselves. A politician who believes him or herself capable of having a significant impact in our society must constantly and steadfastly maintain an aura of individuality that could only be stained my mucking about with us. The words of such a figure are more appropriately shared in the form of broader discourse that is better conveyed through the means of press conferences, television appearances, and well documented public events. That is the way it’s done.
The whole federal criminl case against me was a debacle. NEVER AGAIN! I’ll never let a federal defender stooge control my defense. I’ll never let a forensic psychiatric lunatic manipulate me into their misdiagnosis. The case was not stalking. My SSI disability is “severe reactive depression ” as diagnosed at about age 18 by family physician. In other words our sick society makes me sick. I was cheated out of buying my mother’s duplex. Unlike W.A.R. I mention the LP in just about everything. My plan involves electing all downticket LP candidates not just the executive ticket. I allowed my party dues to lapse so as to be consistent with an Independent candidacy. Troll police are superfluous & unwanted & unneeded here. Go away TP.
When is W.A.R. going to have the balls to comment on IPR like I do? Instead of lackeys posting his reactionary claptrap & plugging his crap in comments?
Troll police = Brain on hold?
As I said in a recent thread on Wayne Root, the man never talks about the Libertarian Party in his public appearances. I said I’d be pleased if he proved me wrong this time at the Tea Party event. He didn’t.
I do think Wayne is usually a good public speaker, but the LP needs spokespersons who proudly, publicly, and persistently promote the party to NON-Libertarians as the electoral vehicle for freedom in America. Wayne talks at LP conferences about how he loves the party and wants it to grow. Then in his appearances he exclusively focuses on himself (and on criticizing congressional leaders and the president, who do deserve it). How disappointing.
Not one freaking mention? How can a candidate for LP chair, and former VP candidate, speak at a huge rally – even if 99% of them are conservatives – and not at least toss a bone to the Libertarian Party by acknowledging it has some common views and you should check it out? Root should get zero delegate votes in St. Louis and zero support from anyone who wants to promote the LP as a separate entity from the Palin-worshipping arm of the GOP.
Wayne is truly a man after my own heart. Our speaking styles, rhetoric and passion are the same. YEARGGGGGH!
Starchild: “And [Root] didn’t mention libertarianism or the Libertarian Party at all
Thank God for small favors.
Mr. Milnes’ presidential campaign web site admits his conviction for stalking a female news anchor, his theory that the FBI framed him for his political views, his history of mental illness, his SSI disability, and his efforts to avoid homelessness. Mr. Milnes’s presidential campaign has never gotten a vote or an endorsement from a single LP delegate, and Milnes himself has apparently never even been an LP delegate or officer or candidate. Milnes admits he is not even an LP dues-payer, but Milnes presumes to spam IPR with an LP “strategy” built around nominating him for president, and insults LP leaders who decline his advice.
Mr. Milnes is a troll. Please don’t feed the trolls.
Brain on hold, why do you promote this reactionary/counterrevolutionary? If people want to hear his crap they can google. Why bring it to IPR?
Here’s Root at his best:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAR69ofQ9GU#t=2m02s
Matt – You’re right, yelling is Wayne’s natural style. And he didn’t mention libertarianism or the Libertarian Party at all — the only time he used the word “libertarian” was when he referred to the title of his book.
W.A.R. is not much of a public speaker. He basically yelled for 10 minutes. He was in very windy conditions, which tend to make people yell, but I’m pretty sure that is his natural style.
He didn’t do any significant promotion of libertarianism or the LP in this speech. Another missed opportunity.
Frankly, I’m not in love with any of the LNC Chair candidates. Not that I’ve done a ton of research.