Difference between revisions of "Archimedes Shrugged: The Great Libertarian Racket"

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The popular satirical newspaper The Onion mocked the Libertarians in July 2000, saying the party’s national convention would be held "in an efficiency apartment just off La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles." The paper said "the convention is expected to be the largest in party history, drawing upwards of 45 Libertarians" – too many for the original site, "the Ventura Boulevard Denny's." The paper astutely poked the LP’s most sensitive point, its pathetic claim to represent the majority of Americans. The LP’s sad-sack repeat candidate Harry Browne was "quoted" by The Onion: "Feel free to take our two-minute quiz to find out if you're a Libertarian and don't even know it" – the LP’s regular pitch that has raised the party to a whopping 0.5% of the vote in national elections.

The popular satirical newspaper The Onion mocked the Libertarians in July 2000, saying the party’s national convention would be held "in an efficiency apartment just off La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles." The paper said "the convention is expected to be the largest in party history, drawing upwards of 45 Libertarians" – too many for the original site, "the Ventura Boulevard Denny's." The paper astutely poked the LP’s most sensitive point, its pathetic claim to represent the majority of Americans. The LP’s sad-sack repeat candidate Harry Browne was "quoted" by The Onion: "Feel free to take our two-minute quiz to find out if you're a Libertarian and don't even know it" – the LP’s regular pitch that has raised the party to a whopping 0.5% of the vote in national elections.