In all seriousness though...

[Tommy Carcetti]

…who in the hell thought it would be a good decision for the presumptive nominee of a political party to show up at the conference of an entirely different political party?

Even just on an objective level with no names attached, it sounds monumentally stupid.

It’s an unforced error of the highest degree.

I would never want Joe Biden to be seen addressing a libertarian convention, nor would Joe Biden ever be stupid enough to think addressing a libertarian convention was in any way a good idea.

[patphil]

1. I was thinking the same thing. Quite ridiculous on the face of it.

Perhaps he was oversold by others on the idea that the Libertarians would fall at his feet and proclaim him as their candidate.
Or perhaps his delusions just took him over and he became willfully blind.
Oh well, not quite the reception he was used to.

[Tommy Carcetti]

3. Hubris is hell of a drug. nt

[Arne]

2. I'll never understand

why they weren't all wearing the three pointed hats.

[JoseBalow]

8. ... with their dangling tea bags

and tiny penises...

[oasis]

4. "I'm golden" is Trump's mindset.

"I'll wow the crowd"

[JoseBalow]

5. He's worried about RatFuK Jr.

Libertarians usually vote for the repug anyways, but not always when there's another 3rd party dipshit in the mix.

[Silent Type]

6. Maybe I've been wrong, but I've always viewed Libertarians as racist GOPers who supported legalized weed.

[Tommy Carcetti]

7. Libertarians are putrid.

That being said, they did us a useful solid tonight, idiots that they still are.

[dweller]

9. In a way

It’s like the sick fuck showing up at Congress on Jan 6 … he missed that chance and like stated above, he thought he would just regale them with his presence …

But in actuality , it’s like it should be at every rally in the future. His rallies are smaller now … liiberlibrarians should show up in droves and maybe 100’s of Dems and BOOOO the hell out of him.
At one point the nonmaga convention would throw out a few rowdies, but hundreds and hundreds of booing crowd members ?

I’d love to see it become a regular spectacle … wherever he shows crowds boo him awaaaay

😃😁🤔



✌🏻

[Arne]

10. Charge him up front for his 200 foot ramp

and falling podium lectern so he can't skip on the bill.

[Qutzupalotl]

11. Trump reeks of desperation

among other things.

Trump is surrounded by yes men, and nobody was willing to say it would never work. Perhaps their devotion to him made them blind to the obvious.

[womanofthehills]

12. I heard libertarian Dave Smith say on a podcast

They were happy to have Kennedy & Trump speak because it got them lots of press.

[NJCher]

18. Appears to be

One of those “be careful what you wish for” situations.

Unless, of course, showing off undemocratic decisions is what they want to be known for.

[BootinUp]

13. And Trump makes all the decisions as we know. His hubris knows no bounds. nt

[Blue Owl]

14. He's the honored guest at every gathering...

The bride at every wedding… the corpse at every funeral, etc. etc. etc.

[aggiesal]

15. MAGA Trumpers took over the Libertarian leadership ...

and want their nominee to be Trump.
Hardcore Libertarians don't want to nominate someone who is not a Libertarian.
They want their own nominee.

There was a referendum yesterday, to disinvite Trump and RFK Jr. from speaking at their convention. The leadership never let it come up for a vote .

How the Libertarian Party that turned from Trump came to embrace him
https://wapo.st/3UV85aL (No Paywall)

Are Libertarians MAGA-Adjacent Now?
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/libertarians-maga-trump-adjacent.html

[NJCher]

17. Yes, there was also a thread on it here

Where they showed the chairwoman refusing to listen to the very vocal number of libertarians who didn’t want to listen to the bloviator.

She was fairly warned and chose not to listen.

[aggiesal]

19. I think I saw the same video ...

WaPo has a good story that I linked.

Enjoy your evening.

[BaronChocula]

16. Adderall's a helluva drug

So is delusional egomania.

[Cha]

22. That's what I think & I hope

that someday TSF uses that once too often.

[betsuni]

20. Fits with Steve Bannon (and others) Left and Right populist/libertarian/non-voters alliance under

an Only I Can Fix It populist savior-hero fantasy.

[Cha]

21. Some on Twitter spouted that

'Biden was invited but didn't even show up"

But who knows.. it's a cult.. and they lie.

Link to tweet