LP’s Root talks with Queerty.com

Gay issues website Queerty.com interviews Libertarian vice presidential nominee Wayne Allyn Root, who said he left the Republican Party because “two main decisions squeezed him out. One was the debate over Terry Schiavo, the brain dead woman whose final moments played out in Congress and the Supreme Court. The second factor, which hit much closer to home, was the Republican-led Congress’ decision to ban online poker. Like a true Libertarian, Root believes the government should have as little involvement in people’s personal lives as possible. What’s more, the ban on online gambling struck through the heart of his American ideal: ‘We’re a nation of gamblers. Think about it — anybody who didn’t like gambling, they stayed in Germany, they stayed in England, they stayed in China or Ireland or Italy — they never took the chance of a lifetime. … All of our ancestors, they made the choice, they were risk takers, they were the ultimate gamblers of their lives and their futures and future generations and they won. They won the lottery.’ And there’s no doubt Root’s hoping to win the electoral lottery. Even if he doesn’t win this year, he vows to keep returning until he can help lead the Libertarian Party into power.”