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Libertarians Looking for Voice in 2012 Election
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FBN’s John Stossel breaks down whether Mitt Romney can garner support from Libertarians.
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- Date Aug 30, 2012
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Oil today now that congressman Paul.
-- -- yet Paul Ryan.
He wasn't the only headline -- last night of the currency Kentucky senator Rand Paul.
Also delivered his libertarian message to Republicans he is the senator from last night -- -- that's.
When you seek to punish the rich the jobs that are lost -- those of the poor.
And the middle class.
When you seek to punish mr.
ExxonMobil.
-- -- to secretary who owns ExxonMobil stock.
When you block the Keystone Pipeline you punish the well over who works on the pipeline.
Well John Stossel he's a libertarian.
He's the host of stall sold here on fox business and -- -- right now John.
Look across the spectrum of what you see to the RNC so far as a libertarian do you like anything.
Sure there I think it's like they're really talking about the size of the state in cutting government and we just heard.
You have trouble with this idea to raise them all all her hand while we thought directed primarily at is that.
But also Chris Christie the math does not -- up we have no other option but to make hard choices Ted Cruz.
Rights are secure -- -- -- government power is restrain.
Our -- Davis when they did when they say we have a duty to grow government even when we cannot afford it does that sound compassionate or reckless.
Mean these are things we hadn't always heard from Republicans I think it will be true to say that the libertarian.
Action if you like the libertarian people -- becoming more mainstream about -- it.
After a government you forced and you all becoming more mainstream and you having an influence on the platform.
Of the mainstream Republican Party I think you wrong.
Well eventually people -- -- he can't keep going broke we can't keep saying here free stuff.
No costs.
It does take a little thinking to understand how cutting government can actually help people but candidate get -- candidates doing better.
-- you one of those libertarians who wants to go run at it and -- now.
You know live within our means now if that means coming a trillion from the budget tomorrow morning you do it -- unit -- -- -- happily cut a trillion.
But we don't even the live fully within our means if we just slow the growth of government to one -- 2%.
That would get us out of bankruptcy -- yes I'm with -- I just don't see costing a 1000000000000 tomorrow morning because that would have a devastating impact on the economy would we go straight to reception -- -- we just -- I -- -- a long Tom plan to rein in spending and reduce spending over the longer time.
I think we can can we agree on that.
We can agree on that I think there are things you -- cut now which would cause of wound to cut through the drug war if you cut regulation -- cut some of the stuff government shouldn't be doing.
That's interest.
Now your show is on tonight you at 11 o'clock eastern time on Fox Business Network but -- is different tonight you'll looking at the radio -- Mitt Romney's speech -- Right after Romney speaks will come online for an hour and that'd take give the libertarian take about the whole convention I -- fuel line anything in Mitt Romney's speech I don't I'm sure there will be.
We'll have a live audience the -- and drilling.
-- big deal 11 o'clock tonight everybody it's also on the Fox Business Network John thanks very much indeed big long day for real yes get a --