In his latest video, Ralph Nader once again calls out NBA commissioner David Stern over the handling of the 2002 Western Conference Finals, and takes a jab at Barack Obama and John McCain’s PAC contributors for good measure:
New Nader video: ‘Nader takes NBA to court’
June 14th, 2008 · 8 Comments
Tags: Independents
Jeremy Creamier: Libertarian for President, 2028?
June 14th, 2008 · 12 Comments
A young man named Jeremy Creamier is running for president as part of a high-school government class project. His campaign video, which credits Joe Buckley as producer, is worth watching.
Creamier defines libertarianism in stark terms: No war, No taxes, No debt, More freedom, Freedom of religion, Freedom of business, Freedom of sexuality, Freedom to be who you want.
Mr. Creamier and Mr. Buckley might [...]
Tags: Libertarian Party
Independent presidential candidate Lundeen focuses on transportation
June 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Ohio’s Portsmouth Daily Times profiles Dr. James Lundeen, who launched an independent bid for the White House on Thursday. Lundeen said, “I hope to present to the American public a very good solution to a combination of our current problems — including our economy, transportation and energy — and I plan to do this [...]
Tags: Independents
Nader camp hopes for access to debates
June 14th, 2008 · 7 Comments
In his “Washington Whispers” column on the U.S. News and World Report website, Paul Bedard writes, “Ralph Nader’s bid to win the White House might not be as hopeless as people think. Consider wrestler Jesse Ventura, says Nader’s team. He started with little support in the polls, got invited to the [...]
Tags: Independents
Newspaper lauds Colorado’s ‘pretty easy’ ballot access
June 14th, 2008 · No Comments
In an editorial, Colorado’s Vail Daily News praises the state’s ballot access laws, saying the requirements are “pretty easy. Look at your ballot come November and you’ll see candidates from just about every group but the Tinfoil Hat party, and they may be running someone. Colorado has the right idea of letting just [...]
Tags: Independents · Libertarian Party
Socialist Moore aims for matching funds
June 14th, 2008 · No Comments
WMNF Radio in Tampa, a community radio station, interviewed Socialist presidential candidate Brian Moore, mainly about ballot access. Moore said, “One of the easiest is our own state of Florida. All we need is 25 electors, from each of the 25 congressional districts, and two at-large, to represent the two senate seats. … [...]
Tags: Socialist/left parties
Ventura polls 24% in hypothetical Senate bid
June 14th, 2008 · 4 Comments
A Rasmussen poll out Friday and conducted Wednesday indicates ex-Gov. Jesse Ventura would enter the Minnesota Senate race with the support of about one in four voters. The survey has incumbent Republican Norm Coleman at 39%, Democrat Al Franken at 32%, and Ventura at 24%. Without Ventura in the race, Coleman leads Franken [...]
Tags: Independents · Non-left/right parties
Cindy Sheehan criticizes Pelosi for not supporting impeachment
June 14th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Cindy Sheehan is running as an independent for Congress against Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
Ms. Sheehan recently sent the following email to her supporters:
“This past week, Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Oh) historically and courageously introduced 35 articles of impeachment against (p)Resident George W. Bush. Repeated calls to Speaker Pelosi’s offices gave many of us the [...]
Tags: Independents
