Comments on: Wayne Root interviewed by Eric Dondero http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/12/wayne-root-interviewed-by-eric-dondero/ Covering America's third parties and independent candidates since May 2008 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:32:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: pdsa http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/12/wayne-root-interviewed-by-eric-dondero/comment-page-1/#comment-28119 pdsa Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:30:53 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=5068#comment-28119 <i>"I’m a different kind of politician. I’m actually honest. "</i> Someone who self-identifies as a politician, and in the very next sentence feels compelled to tell you that he is honest, should never be trusted. You can however, purchase a monthly subscription to his Millionaire Player's Club for the incredible price of $299.00, and get a month's worth of NFL football betting picks if you believe he's telling the truth. Do you feel lucky Rube? “I’m a different kind of politician. I’m actually honest. “

Someone who self-identifies as a politician, and in the very next sentence feels compelled to tell you that he is honest, should never be trusted.

You can however, purchase a monthly subscription to his Millionaire Player’s Club for the incredible price of $299.00, and get a month’s worth of NFL football betting picks if you believe he’s telling the truth. Do you feel lucky Rube?

]]> By: Trent Hill http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/12/wayne-root-interviewed-by-eric-dondero/comment-page-1/#comment-27757 Trent Hill Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:28:41 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=5068#comment-27757 Barr got .40 Paul got .47 Percentages are all that matters. Barr got .40
Paul got .47

Percentages are all that matters.

]]> By: Thomas M. Sipos http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/12/wayne-root-interviewed-by-eric-dondero/comment-page-1/#comment-27754 Thomas M. Sipos Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:22:12 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=5068#comment-27754 Root: <i>"It’s the second highest in LP history. It blows away 2004…and it beats Ron Paul in 1988 by a country mile…as well as both Harry Browne efforts. It’s kind of hard for LP radicals to spin it badly."</i> Not hard at all. The U.S. population is growing very quickly. The July 2008 estimate was around 303 million. The 1996 estimate was about 268 million. I don't know what it was in 1988. Barr/Root was the LP's <i>fourth</i> most successful ticket in terms of vote percentage. Barr/Root got around 0.4% in 2008, whereas Browne got around 0.5% in 1996. Root: “It’s the second highest in LP history. It blows away 2004…and it beats Ron Paul in 1988 by a country mile…as well as both Harry Browne efforts. It’s kind of hard for LP radicals to spin it badly.”

Not hard at all.

The U.S. population is growing very quickly. The July 2008 estimate was around 303 million. The 1996 estimate was about 268 million. I don’t know what it was in 1988.

Barr/Root was the LP’s fourth most successful ticket in terms of vote percentage.

Barr/Root got around 0.4% in 2008, whereas Browne got around 0.5% in 1996.

]]> By: Thomas M. Sipos http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/12/wayne-root-interviewed-by-eric-dondero/comment-page-1/#comment-27751 Thomas M. Sipos Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:02:44 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=5068#comment-27751 Root: <i>"I’m a different kind of politician. I’m actually honest. I tell you exactly what is on my mind. I expected over 1,000,000 votes."</i> There's a lie right there. While he was running for the nomination, Root <i>repeatedly</i> guaranteed a minimum of <i>two million</i> votes. Root: “I’m a different kind of politician. I’m actually honest. I tell you exactly what is on my mind. I expected over 1,000,000 votes.”

There’s a lie right there.

While he was running for the nomination, Root repeatedly guaranteed a minimum of two million votes.

]]> By: Trent Hill http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/12/wayne-root-interviewed-by-eric-dondero/comment-page-1/#comment-27687 Trent Hill Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:06:18 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=5068#comment-27687 We rarely agree, but thats ohk. This is a prescient interview to be posted,anymore that you get or find, be sure to pass them along. We're happy to post them. We rarely agree, but thats ohk. This is a prescient interview to be posted,anymore that you get or find, be sure to pass them along. We’re happy to post them.

]]> By: ericdondero http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/12/wayne-root-interviewed-by-eric-dondero/comment-page-1/#comment-27667 ericdondero Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:45:15 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=5068#comment-27667 What a pleasant surprise. We may not always agree, but I thank you for the post and link. What a pleasant surprise. We may not always agree, but I thank you for the post and link.

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