Former Ron Paul aide Eric Dondero added to the chorus of angry conservatives following the re-election of Barack Obama. He went above and beyond all those before him, however.
In a post he made on the site LibertarianRepublican.net, Dondero wrote:
"All family and friends, even close family and friends, who I know to be Democrats are hereby dead to me. I vow never to speak to them again for the rest of my life, or have any communications with them. They are in short, the enemies of liberty. They deserve nothing less than hatred and utter contempt.
I strongly urge all other libertarians to do the same. Are you married to someone who voted for Obama, have a girlfriend who voted 'O'. Divorce them. Break up with them without haste. Vow not to attend family functions, Thanksgiving dinner or Christmas for example, if there will be any family members in attendance who are Democrats.
Do you work for someone who voted for Obama/ Quit your job. Co-workers who voted for Obama. Simply don't talk to them in the workplace, unless your boss instructs you too for work-related only purposes. Have clients who voted Democrat? Call them up this morning and tell them to take their business elsewhere.
Have a neighbor who votes for Obama? You could take a crap on their lawn. Then again, probably not a good idea since it would be technically illegal to do this. But you could have your dog take care of business. Not your fault if he just happens to choose that particular spot."
...and the award for Friend of the Year, Father of the Year, Brother of the Year, Son of the Year, Neighbor of the Year, Man of the Year, and Person of the Year goes to... Eric Dondero!!!
Mr. Dondero sounds like a kind-hearted and personable gentleman, doesn't he? So, how is this guy going to know how everyone voted before speaking with or doing business with them? Instead of saying, "Hey, how's it going?" is he going to ask, "Hey, before we get to anything, I have one question to ask you - did you vote for Obama?" What if the person voted for Obama in '08 by not '12, or voted for the Democratic candidate in '12 but not '08? What if someone voted for Romney because he or she was from Massachusetts when Romney was Governor there and they liked Romneycare? What if the person voted for Jill Stein, who's more liberal than Obama?
I think what makes me laugh more than anything was the following line that Dondero wrote in his blog - "They (Democrats/Obama-voters) are in short, the enemies of liberty. They deserve nothing less than hatred and utter contempt." Voters, whether they voted for Obama, Romney, or a third-party candidate, were expressing their freedom. While I may not have agreed with Romney-voters' choice, I believe in their right to cast that vote. Dondero is essentially saying that for Obama-voters expressing their freedom on election day, they are showcasing they're anti-freedom, and due to this freedom-anti-freedom decision of theirs, Dondero will no longer speak/do business with them. Does this guy realize how ridiculous and immature he sounds?
What's Dondero going to do with himself? Is he going to listen to Ted Nugent on repeat for the rest of his life? Only eat at Chic-fil-A? Only watch Fox News? Not watch any movies? Create a sub-family and call them The Real Dondero's, where they'll celebrate holidays together? Not answer his phone anymore? Not answer his door anymore? I really don't think Mr. Dondero has thought his blog through and will run into problems within the next few minutes, if he hasn't already.
Dan Amira, of NY Mag, was a lovely smart aleck about Dondero's blog and decided to e-mail him some questions. Dondero was reluctant at first, but after thinking about things further, responded in full. Here's one example of this fabulous question and answer session, which can be read in full at the link I've provided:
Amira: "You come upon a neighbor - whom you know to be a Democrat - drowning in a lake. You're the only person in the vicinity. Do you help him?"
Dondero: "Whew! Now that one is really, really tough. I honestly do not have an answer for that one. You could always be a smartas* about it I suppose. Scream: 'Hey Joe, you sure you're a Democrat? Just say the word, 'Obama sucks,' simple as that. Just mouth the words 'Obama sucks' and I'm in the water.'"
Like I said - ridiculous and immature, and I suppose I should add the word idiotic as well. I've got a new, more appropriate award for Eric Dondero - Schmuck of the Year.
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/11/eric-dondero-boycott-democrat-libertarian.html
In a post he made on the site LibertarianRepublican.net, Dondero wrote:
"All family and friends, even close family and friends, who I know to be Democrats are hereby dead to me. I vow never to speak to them again for the rest of my life, or have any communications with them. They are in short, the enemies of liberty. They deserve nothing less than hatred and utter contempt.
I strongly urge all other libertarians to do the same. Are you married to someone who voted for Obama, have a girlfriend who voted 'O'. Divorce them. Break up with them without haste. Vow not to attend family functions, Thanksgiving dinner or Christmas for example, if there will be any family members in attendance who are Democrats.
Do you work for someone who voted for Obama/ Quit your job. Co-workers who voted for Obama. Simply don't talk to them in the workplace, unless your boss instructs you too for work-related only purposes. Have clients who voted Democrat? Call them up this morning and tell them to take their business elsewhere.
Have a neighbor who votes for Obama? You could take a crap on their lawn. Then again, probably not a good idea since it would be technically illegal to do this. But you could have your dog take care of business. Not your fault if he just happens to choose that particular spot."
...and the award for Friend of the Year, Father of the Year, Brother of the Year, Son of the Year, Neighbor of the Year, Man of the Year, and Person of the Year goes to... Eric Dondero!!!
Mr. Dondero sounds like a kind-hearted and personable gentleman, doesn't he? So, how is this guy going to know how everyone voted before speaking with or doing business with them? Instead of saying, "Hey, how's it going?" is he going to ask, "Hey, before we get to anything, I have one question to ask you - did you vote for Obama?" What if the person voted for Obama in '08 by not '12, or voted for the Democratic candidate in '12 but not '08? What if someone voted for Romney because he or she was from Massachusetts when Romney was Governor there and they liked Romneycare? What if the person voted for Jill Stein, who's more liberal than Obama?
I think what makes me laugh more than anything was the following line that Dondero wrote in his blog - "They (Democrats/Obama-voters) are in short, the enemies of liberty. They deserve nothing less than hatred and utter contempt." Voters, whether they voted for Obama, Romney, or a third-party candidate, were expressing their freedom. While I may not have agreed with Romney-voters' choice, I believe in their right to cast that vote. Dondero is essentially saying that for Obama-voters expressing their freedom on election day, they are showcasing they're anti-freedom, and due to this freedom-anti-freedom decision of theirs, Dondero will no longer speak/do business with them. Does this guy realize how ridiculous and immature he sounds?
What's Dondero going to do with himself? Is he going to listen to Ted Nugent on repeat for the rest of his life? Only eat at Chic-fil-A? Only watch Fox News? Not watch any movies? Create a sub-family and call them The Real Dondero's, where they'll celebrate holidays together? Not answer his phone anymore? Not answer his door anymore? I really don't think Mr. Dondero has thought his blog through and will run into problems within the next few minutes, if he hasn't already.
Dan Amira, of NY Mag, was a lovely smart aleck about Dondero's blog and decided to e-mail him some questions. Dondero was reluctant at first, but after thinking about things further, responded in full. Here's one example of this fabulous question and answer session, which can be read in full at the link I've provided:
Amira: "You come upon a neighbor - whom you know to be a Democrat - drowning in a lake. You're the only person in the vicinity. Do you help him?"
Dondero: "Whew! Now that one is really, really tough. I honestly do not have an answer for that one. You could always be a smartas* about it I suppose. Scream: 'Hey Joe, you sure you're a Democrat? Just say the word, 'Obama sucks,' simple as that. Just mouth the words 'Obama sucks' and I'm in the water.'"
Like I said - ridiculous and immature, and I suppose I should add the word idiotic as well. I've got a new, more appropriate award for Eric Dondero - Schmuck of the Year.
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/11/eric-dondero-boycott-democrat-libertarian.html
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