Speaking as someone who's been forced to experience far too much of Bo, _I'd_ ridicule Bo Gritz if I were on the NYT editorial staff. If you ever get a chance to see him speak live, do it. He's definitely the Real Deal. Conspiracy theories, thinly veiled racism, violence poking from everywhere -- why is this kind of personality so attracted to Idaho? I wouldn't even refer to him as a libertarian. He's very much into family values / universal military training / trade protection for United States industries. He falls very close, ideologically, alongside the state "militias" out in this part of the country. Those groups also profess libertarianism while also advocating extremely draconian Christian social programs. "I LOVE TO SUBMIT TO MY HUSBAND" -- Button seen on a local proselytizer's wife ozymandias G desiderata