Comments on: America’s Best Political Philosopher? http://jimbovard.com/blog/2006/12/23/americas-best-political-philosopher/ Author James Bovard Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:17:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Jim http://jimbovard.com/blog/2006/12/23/americas-best-political-philosopher/#comment-12447 Jim Wed, 27 Dec 2006 01:58:08 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/2006/12/23/americas-best-political-philosopher/#comment-12447 I suspect this thread of comments is getting perilously close to the tripwire alarm for the Squirrel Anti-Defamation League. I suspect this thread of comments is getting perilously close to the tripwire alarm for the Squirrel Anti-Defamation League.

]]> By: Scott http://jimbovard.com/blog/2006/12/23/americas-best-political-philosopher/#comment-12435 Scott Tue, 26 Dec 2006 20:30:04 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/2006/12/23/americas-best-political-philosopher/#comment-12435 The terrible truth of the matter is Democracy in it's current format is simply the uninformed attempting to choose between the corrupt and the successfully corrupt, if they bother voting at all that is. I'd vote for the Squirrel Lover myself, I mean come on people they are pretty cute. Long live Dilbert The terrible truth of the matter is Democracy in it’s current format is simply the uninformed attempting to choose between the corrupt and the successfully corrupt, if they bother voting at all that is.
I’d vote for the Squirrel Lover myself, I mean come on people they are pretty cute.
Long live Dilbert

]]> By: Woolf-Larsen http://jimbovard.com/blog/2006/12/23/americas-best-political-philosopher/#comment-12240 Woolf-Larsen Mon, 25 Dec 2006 18:28:57 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/2006/12/23/americas-best-political-philosopher/#comment-12240 The US is a two-in-one-party dictatorship. The US is a two-in-one-party dictatorship.

]]> By: makalvy http://jimbovard.com/blog/2006/12/23/americas-best-political-philosopher/#comment-12134 makalvy Sun, 24 Dec 2006 21:26:25 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/2006/12/23/americas-best-political-philosopher/#comment-12134 I checked the stats and it would appear that in FY2003, the domestic fuel consumption was well over 100 billion gallons (3 trillion highway miles, most of it passenger cars). I checked the stats and it would appear that in FY2003, the domestic fuel consumption was well over 100 billion gallons (3 trillion highway miles, most of it passenger cars).

]]> By: Adam S. http://jimbovard.com/blog/2006/12/23/americas-best-political-philosopher/#comment-12131 Adam S. Sun, 24 Dec 2006 20:44:09 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/2006/12/23/americas-best-political-philosopher/#comment-12131 I think that Mr. Bovard should run with Pat Buchanan for VP/Pres., respectively, in '08. This way we can possibly shock everyone into voting, offending every single mainstream sensibility. Candidates seem so indistinct anymore. Speaking of cartoons as potent political weapons, the show "Futurama" made fun of the 2000 elections brilliantly. The election was between two clones, Jack Johnson and John Jackson, who were each "against those things that everybody hates" and disagreed with each other over the fact that the titanium tax "[went] to far" versus "not going too far enough" Sometimes art imitates life too well. I think that Mr. Bovard should run with Pat Buchanan for VP/Pres., respectively, in ‘08. This way we can possibly shock everyone into voting, offending every single mainstream sensibility. Candidates seem so indistinct anymore.
Speaking of cartoons as potent political weapons, the show “Futurama” made fun of the 2000 elections brilliantly. The election was between two clones, Jack Johnson and John Jackson, who were each “against those things that everybody hates” and disagreed with each other over the fact that the titanium tax “[went] to far” versus “not going too far enough” Sometimes art imitates life too well.

]]> By: Jim http://jimbovard.com/blog/2006/12/23/americas-best-political-philosopher/#comment-12130 Jim Sun, 24 Dec 2006 20:40:23 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/2006/12/23/americas-best-political-philosopher/#comment-12130 Excellent points. Clay Bennett is a great talent - he did a wonderful illustration for my first piece on the Patriot Act, published by Playboy in early 2002. Excellent points.

Clay Bennett is a great talent - he did a wonderful illustration for my first piece on the Patriot Act, published by Playboy in early 2002.

]]> By: Adam S. http://jimbovard.com/blog/2006/12/23/americas-best-political-philosopher/#comment-12126 Adam S. Sun, 24 Dec 2006 20:12:04 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/2006/12/23/americas-best-political-philosopher/#comment-12126 I believe that cartoonists are canaries in the political coal mine. We need not put too much stock in them beyond finding a perfect expression of our momentary sentiments. Actually, some of the current generation of cartoonists, like Clay Bennett, produce outstanding pieces of satire. The trouble is not lack of talent or money to be made, but rather, as always, leadership that is unwilling to take risks and a viewing audience that refuses to be offended. (Take for example Tony Ridder.) I believe that cartoonists are canaries in the political coal mine. We need not put too much stock in them beyond finding a perfect expression of our momentary sentiments. Actually, some of the current generation of cartoonists, like Clay Bennett, produce outstanding pieces of satire. The trouble is not lack of talent or money to be made, but rather, as always, leadership that is unwilling to take risks and a viewing audience that refuses to be offended. (Take for example Tony Ridder.)

]]> By: Marty http://jimbovard.com/blog/2006/12/23/americas-best-political-philosopher/#comment-12121 Marty Sun, 24 Dec 2006 19:00:38 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/2006/12/23/americas-best-political-philosopher/#comment-12121 Amazingly, I hear no mention of the gargantuan pollution generated by the U.S. military from the mouths of global warming alarmists. Here's just one example: in FY2003, the U.S. Air Force consumed 3.5 billion gallons of fuel, much of it in the stratosphere. Amazingly, I hear no mention of the gargantuan pollution generated by the U.S. military from the mouths of global warming alarmists. Here’s just one example: in FY2003, the U.S. Air Force consumed 3.5 billion gallons of fuel, much of it in the stratosphere.

]]> By: makalvy http://jimbovard.com/blog/2006/12/23/americas-best-political-philosopher/#comment-12120 makalvy Sun, 24 Dec 2006 18:48:43 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/2006/12/23/americas-best-political-philosopher/#comment-12120 That just goes to show that we have (effectively) a two party system. Someone elsewhere on this blog said that the Dems and Repubs are too close together, that the problem is not that they don't get along. Libertarians have a long way to go. That just goes to show that we have (effectively) a two party system. Someone elsewhere on this blog said that the Dems and Repubs are too close together, that the problem is not that they don’t get along. Libertarians have a long way to go.

]]> By: Jim http://jimbovard.com/blog/2006/12/23/americas-best-political-philosopher/#comment-12113 Jim Sun, 24 Dec 2006 16:50:08 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/2006/12/23/americas-best-political-philosopher/#comment-12113 Those French names can be tricky to spell. Actually, the new electronic voting systems here in Maryland make it far more difficult to write in the names of candidates not officially ordained by the Establishment. Jim Lesczynski, the former chief of the Manhattan Libertarian Party, did a clever test of the system this year and found that write-in candidates were routinely never counted in New York City voting. Those French names can be tricky to spell.

Actually, the new electronic voting systems here in Maryland make it far more difficult to write in the names of candidates not officially ordained by the Establishment. Jim Lesczynski, the former chief of the Manhattan Libertarian Party, did a clever test of the system this year and found that write-in candidates were routinely never counted in New York City voting.

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