Talk:Larry Elder

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Is the daytime talk show "Moral Court"? If not, it should be clarified that Elder was the host of that show, which seemed to me to be a sort of People's Court/Judge Judy thing.

Elder's earlier show was Moral Court (a pseudo-court show) -- his current show is The Larry Elder Show and is more a traditional talk show in the Montel or Oprah vein. Warner Bros. TV Distribution pulled the plug in early April. Episodes will air througout the remainder of the season (until early September).

This statement needs to be backed up: 'Because of his libertarian leanings, some African Americans have accused Elder of being "anti-Black."' Why would libertarianism be seen as anti-black? Hashshashin 17:21, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

Because Libertarianism is generally opposed to Affirmative Action and race-based preferences and a lot of so-called "black leadership" is threatened by that.—BassBone (my talk · my contributions) 07:52, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
Then it's an imprecise wording and still not backed up--imprecise because they supposedly object to his opinions on affirmative action and not his supposed ideological identity. I'm changing it. Hashshashin 06:34, 3 July 2006 (UTC)


I changed B.A. to A.B. I am a Brown Grad with the same degree its called A.B. not B.A. there.Jasev01 02:34, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Jefferson quote

He has often cited a Thomas Jefferson quote to sum-up his views: "The government that governs best is the one that governs least." Although such a statement might be consistent with Jefferson's views, there is no proof he ever said that.

It was originally attributed to Jefferson by Henry David Thoreau. Other than those two, it has also been attributed to Thomas Paine. From wikiquote...

That government is best which governs least.

Attributed to Jefferson by Thoreau, this statement is used in his essay on civil disobedience, but the quote has not been found in Jefferson's own writing and the statement may well have originated with Thoreau himself. It is also commonly attributed to Paine, perhaps because of its similarity in theme to many of his well-documented expressions, such as "Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one" and "security being the true design and end of government, it unanswerably follows, that whatever FORM thereof appears most likely to ensure it to us, with the least expense and greatest benefit, is preferable to all others."

I don't think this deserves to be included in Larry Elder's criticism section. --4.239.168.43 15:53, 10 June 2007 (UTC)



[edit] Links

Could anyone clear up why the Massachusetts gun law link is in this article? Redoy 16:06, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Clarification Please

First, the author states that Elder was a liberal minded Republican, then they say later that he's a Libertarian. Which is he? The two are not the same things. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.146.96.176 (talk) 09:22, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

He often says he is a Republican with libertarian leanings. He was an official libertarian until the libertarian party wasn't as strong on security after 9/11 (his views, not mine) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.106.246.21 (talk) 16:48, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Picture?

I'm sure if someone emails Larry at sage@larryelder.com that he'll gladly give us a picture and the right to use it for this article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.106.246.21 (talk) 16:51, 9 May 2008 (UTC)