Although most readers here are probably familiar with Steve Kubby and his exile to California, I still thought this press coverage of it was interesting. The Canadian Weekly Standard’s blog “The Shotgun” gives an interesting perspective on the story that most likely haven’t heard.

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Apparently New York Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, a Republican, is helping the Independence Party of Monroe County Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno was in Rochester on Thursday not raising money for Republicans—but for the Monroe County Independence Party. Among his events, Bruno was wooing the party’s leaders during its annual spring dinner as the [...]

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Frank McKay, the state chairman of the Independence Party of New York, is getting some local press. Those looking to keep open Suffolk’s John J. Foley Skilled Nursing Facility have found a powerful new ally. Frank MacKay, chairman of the Suffolk, state and national Independence Party, has written a letter to local officials of his [...]

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State Senator and former Sullivan County Sheriff, John Waterman, is exploring an independent run for governor of Indiana. Water says that voters are “disgruntled” about the direction of the state and want a conservative choice on the November ballot. Waterman is a big supporter of eliminating property taxes and can count on backing from several [...]

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The Reform Party of Ohio, which is a Perot-style party, recently held its’ state convention. This past weekend, the Reform Party’s State Convention was held at the Ashland Public Library. A regular business meeting was held in the lower level of the library, followed by a luncheon and several guest speakers. Finish reading…

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The following press release was post-dated to tomorrow, Tuesday May 27th: California “Gay Marriage” Decision Usurps Legislature, Reflects Voter Apathy Boulder, CO – Casting aside the practice of many millennia of interpreting the word “marriage” to refer exclusively to heterosexual unions, the California Supreme Court declared homosexual marriage to be a constitutional right earlier this [...]

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Last night in Denver, a rumor circulated that George Phillies was considering running for president under the Boston Tea Party banner, with Alden Link as his running mate. The BTP offered Mary Ruwart their nomination and told an inside source that they could get her on the ballot in 26 states. The Boston Tea Party’s [...]

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Bill Redpath was re-elected chairman after two rounds of balloting. He led the first round with 183 votes vs. 113 for Ruth Bennett and 70 for Ernie Hancock. Most predicted Hancock supporters would rally behind Ms. Bennett, but that was not the case. Redpath won the second round 204-147. The race for vice-chair included a [...]

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The Sacramento Bee today published an op-ed by independent congressional candidate and anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan, in which she stresses the personal significance Memorial Day has to her: Memorial Day is a double whammy for me. You see, my son Casey was born on Memorial Day 29 years ago. When he was growing up, we [...]

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Sources inside both the Gravel and Jingozian campaigns have confirmed that Mike Jingozian intended to endorse Mike Gravel at the LP convention as much as two months ago. This news infuriated the Ruwart campaign, which had given Jingozian tokens to help him participate in the debate, and the nominating speeches.

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According to insiders within the Gravel campaign, Steve Kubby agreed to endorse Mike Gravel in the event he was eliminated prior to the former senator. However, when Kubby was eliminated, he instead supported Mary Ruwart. “He put friendship over principles,” said the Gravel-insider informant. Although most observers would disagree with the notion that Kubby and [...]

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Steve Kubby attended Bob Barr‘s victory party tonight, and received a standing ovation upon entering the room. Bob Barr then called him to the front, and recognized Mr. Kubby as a true libertarian hero. Barr also pledged to fight the injustice of medical-marijuana prohibition. Kubby received a second standing ovation.

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It is not officially confirmed, but it is widely speculated that Mary Ruwart will run for a seat on the Libertarian National Committee. In related news, it has been reported that David Nolan is likely to drop out, based on his perception that Bill Redpath will win re-election. “He said he just can’t work with [...]

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The Sacramento News & Review published a lengthy profile of Green Party presidential hopeful Cynthia McKinney this Sunday, characterizing her as a straight-talking challenger to the status quo: McKinney has been campaigning throughout Northern California, in the Bay Area and Humboldt and Sonoma counties, where Green Party support is strong. In Sacramento, she noted that [...]

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Alyson Kennedy, the Socialist Workers candidate for Vice President recently met with immigrants in Postville, Iowa, the site of a recent ICE raid that arrested 389 abattoir workers (about 17% of the town’s population). The current issue of the SWP’s The Militant says: Outside St. Bridget’s Catholic Church, Kennedy talked to an Agriprocessors worker who [...]

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