Comments on: Former Nevada LP State Chair shot by police, is in critical condition

By: Brad

Brad — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:36:03 +0000

the truth is out there.

way, way out there.

By: Bill Glassberg

Bill Glassberg — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:30:46 +0000

I stand behind Jim , he is a true patriot . And to all you non- truthers ; if you don’t know 9/11 was an inside job it’s because you are a coward and you do’nt want to know the sick,demented TRUTH.

By: paulie

paulie — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:19:01 +0000

BTW, Andy and Gary (and perhaps one or two other people) may be interested to know that O’Connell previously surfaced last year on LFV bashing Gary during the initial discussion of the “Massachusetts Burning” issue. I haven’t checked, but there’s a good chance those comments are still there, or at least can be found e.g. through archive.org.

Up til now, I did not connect that Kevin O’Connell to Kevin/lightonliberty that has been a regular poster on the AZLP yahoo group for years and has occasionally posted at IPR, as this is the first thread here where he has used his last name.

By: paulie

paulie — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:10:36 +0000

In the referenced comments, Kevin does not use his last name, but he does use the same email address attached to those posts that he used to post the comments in the Duensing thread, and John C. refers to him as lightonliberty, which he does not dispute.

By: paulie

paulie — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:05:41 +0000

Speaking of infiltrators, Kevin O’Connell in #133 admits to being an anti-libertarian of the Mike Huben variety:

John C // Nov 2, 2009 at 5:06 pm

Don’t know if it’s the same guy, but I remember a guy named Kevin O’Connell from YEARS ago ( probably late 90s) who spent all his time bashing Libertarians on the internet.
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(Kevin/lightonliberty): Well, not ALL of my time.

The Libertarians have so torn up their own party with infighting there is almost nothing left to oppose.

In a country of around 300 million the core of the LP has shrunk to few thousand.

Libertarian used to frequent the web openly posting. Now most of them have withdrawn into e-mail groups closed to the public where they can agree with each other and not face be debunked.

Not exactly a target rich environment.

Even Mike Huben gives them little time and effort anymore.

Yet, elsewhere in the thread O’Connell is full of advice for Libertarians, allegedly on how to be more successful; and in previous threads on IPR, O’Connell makes himself out to be a factional partisan of reform libertarians: see for example:

http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/02/boston-tea-party-invites-other-party-groups-to-affiliate/comment-page-1/#comment-38943

http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/07/peter-orvetti-can-the-libertarian-movement-welcome-%e2%80%9cmoderates%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-78465

http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/07/peter-orvetti-can-the-libertarian-movement-welcome-%e2%80%9cmoderates%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-78499

http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/07/rick-randall-time-to-oust-the-anarchists-from-the-libertarian-party/comment-page-1/#comment-78884

http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/07/rick-randall-time-to-oust-the-anarchists-from-the-libertarian-party/comment-page-2/#comment-79340

http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/08/brian-holtz-towards-a-st-louis-accord-for-the-libertarian-party/comment-page-1/#comment-90206

http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/08/brian-holtz-towards-a-st-louis-accord-for-the-libertarian-party/comment-page-1/#comment-90563

So, which is it? Is O’Connell an anti-libertarian, a partisan of a faction in the libertarian movement, or somehow both? Inquiring minds want to know.

And if he is a Mike Huben style anti-libertarian as he indicates in comment 133, why would any libertarians think his advice on how we conduct ourselves, what codes we hold ourselves to, or our internal disagreements is well meant?

By: paulie

paulie — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:51:28 +0000

Susan @ 286

As I understand it, Bruce is referring to @ 279 are several comments (see #224 in this thread for example) where the Pyeatts call him an anti-liberty infiltrator who was sent to destroy the libertarians from within, but whose cover was blown. I imagine that this discussion may not be the first place they have posted such thoughts.

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:03:03 +0000

Jim is a great guy and a heck of a Libertarian activist. I’m glad he is OK and I wish him a full and speedy recovery.

By: paulie

paulie — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:21:28 +0000

You can start with pedophilia and end up with sexual ‘fisting’!

Sexual fisting? As opposed to what cops do? Oh wait….

By: paulie

paulie — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:45:50 +0000

I gotta real problem with big-mouth syndrome.

anyone with a cure for that contact me privately

Email sent.

By: paulie

paulie — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:12:30 +0000

Galileo Galilei // Nov 3, 2009 at 7:33 pm

Quote of the Week Regarding Jim Duensing by MelissaWV:

Is MelissaWV Matt Harris’s ex?

By: libertariangirl

libertariangirl — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:00:35 +0000

I dont care what you hold me responsible for , Ive made my peace with Ji as has Nathan Santucci ,he’s going to live and not go to jail , and thats all that matters

By: Susan Hogarth

Susan Hogarth — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:54:35 +0000

I should clarify: I know there’s something about someone that Cohen’s taken a disliking to (Barnes). My curiosity is really only about the “big check” and “Destroy the LP” parts…

By: Susan Hogarth

Susan Hogarth — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:25:35 +0000

Re: #279 I frequently find Bruce’s prose to be difficult to parse. Can someone help me out with this bit? That is, does anyone have any idea what Bruce meant when he wrote it?:

PS Watch out, Pyatt family!
The GOP just wrote me another big check.
Matching the one the Dems wrote me.
All to destroy the LP and make you look bad
for voting for, working with and supporting
and making exucses for a CHILD MOLESTER!

By: paulie

paulie — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:19:35 +0000

@128

From now on when a police officer tells you to do anything it is in your interest to meekly do as you are told.

That’s brilliant, Kevin. I am a police officer. I am ordering you not to question or verify whether I am in fact a police officer. I am ordering you to run headfirst into a wall and spill your brains all over the floor. It is in your interest to meekly do as you are told.

By: paulie

paulie — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00:36 +0000

Found the show, see followup:

http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/11/liberty-cap-talk-live-interview-with-former-libertarian-party-of-nevada-chair-jim-duensing/