I have to admit, the email from the San Diego Libertarian Party intrigued me, as it included this headline:
“Mike Benoit video on the IRS stealing his home at the Daily Paul”
Benoit is a perennial candidate for office as a Libertarian against Duncan Hunter, meaning both Duncan Hunters over the years.
Wanting to understand his alleged abuse at the hands of the IRS, the apparent taking of private property by the feds, I clicked on the 20 minute video.
Before you click on it yourself, I’d rate it a ten. Out of 100, mind you:
A full nine minutes into the “production,” after a mind numbing history lesson, I still had no explanation as to how the IRS stole Benoit’s home. After another four minutes, I wanted to hang myself, but not because the IRS was coming after me.
At 13 minutes I could take it no longer and ended the torture, seven minutes early.
I have no idea if Benoit has a legitimate beef with the IRS and I’m now none the wiser.
In this day and age, yes, anyone can post a video online. I get it.
But, this coming across in an official email from the Libertarians, a party with which I share many a belief, gave me a false sense that it may contain something worthwhile.
If any Libertarian Party views are going to be legitimized, it might help if the leaders try to understand some PR 101.
In the meantime, I’m pleased to see libertarian-minded peeps (even if not registered as such), those with a much better sense for communicating a message — Richard Rider, Brian Brady, Gayle Falkenthal, Eric Andersen, Michael Schwartz, B-Daddy, and others — writing for Rostra.