Radical Libertarian fringe groups unfortunately have a louder voice then Gary Johnson and Ron Paul in this social media world. Mainstream Libertarians should be fighting tooth and nail to separate themselves from the Tea Party Patriots and talk radio puppets.
It's fascinating that a large group of people distrust newspapers and television media but will believe anything they see on a youtube video. Just go back and watch the pro Bundy videos that were posted here. They all contain flat out lies and misinformation.