Subject: Re: [LPNY DISCUSS] Cultural Warfare ( outreach ) Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 12:09:51 -0400 To: From: Bob Armstrong On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 06:19:30 -0000, Dr. Thomas Robert Stevens= wrote: > I believe it >=A0is better to have candidates in each >=A0distict focusing on five libertarian >=A0stands they agree with even if they >=A0are not in total agreement with our >=A0entire platform. Similarly, when we >=A0achieve ballot access, I would offer >=A0our line, in certain circumstances, >=A0to candidates from other parties >=A0willing to include three of our major >=A0issues on their literature coupled >=A0with a promise to promote those issues >=A0when they are in office. If this is, >=A0in fact, a cultural war, we will only >=A0win by getting our issues out through >=A0as many voices as we can gather. I agree , but even before ballot access , I believe we should highlight , encourage and endorse positions and actions by the professional political class when they take libertarian positions . Apropos this : On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 03:55:15 -0700, villagechoice@topica.com= wrote: >=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0THE VILLAGE CHOICE - Volume 2, Issue 35 >=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0By villagechoice@manhattanlp.org >=A0Matching Funds Madness ... > The program awards a maximum >=A0$1,000 for $250 contributions, in return for candidates= agreeing to >=A0spending limits. "We have now developed a scheme, a scam, for= people who >=A0want to run for office," charged Councilwoman Madeline= Provenzano >=A0(D-Bronx), a staunch opponent of public campaign financing. >=A0"The general public doesn't realize that they're paying for= every >=A0council member running for office." >=A0http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/4070.htm Perhaps a Tip 'o the Hat or some such positive reinforcement around election time could be structured for such stances . --=A0 =A0Bob Armstrong -- http://CoSy.com -- 212-285-1864 Liberty : http://cosy.com/Liberty.htm =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A02003/08/30 11:54:55 AM