From the Constitution Party Web site: Constitution Party’s Chuck Baldwin Set To Dent ‘Big Box’ Candidates Grand Rapids, MI (September 22, 2008) Former GOP presidential candidate, Texas Congressman Ron Paul announced today he is endorsing Constitution Party presidential candidate Chuck Baldwin. (www.campaignforliberty.com) In a letter to supporters, Paul wrote, “I’m supporting Chuck Baldwin, the Constitution [...]

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In the wake of Ron Paul’s endorsement of Chuck Baldwin, Tony Wall, the Chairman of the Tennessee Libertarian Party, has issued a statement admonishing both Bob Barr and the Libertarian National Committee for their handling of “Snubgate.” Ladies and Gentlemen, The stupid stunt pulled by the Barr Campaign has officially robbed this party of the [...]

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Writing in the comments at Last Free Voice, “NotABarrFan” says:
Jesse [Benton] is a bad boy and now is in a lot of trouble according to Ron Paul’s COS:
Tom Lizardo, Chief of Staff, Phone: 202-225-2831
Jennifer Bailey, Scheduler, Phone: 202-225-2831
Rachel Mills, Press Secretary, Phone: 202-225-2831
At Ballot Access News, the same commenter advised readers to call 979-285-0231 for more information.
Ron Paul just [...]

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Ballot Access News reports On September 22, U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton granted injunctive relief to Bob Barr and the Massachusetts Libertarian Party, and ordered them placed on the ballot. Barr v Galvin, 08-11340. The decision is eleven pages long. It says, “No public interest is served in having the wrong nominees on [...]

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Tuesday the 23rd I will have Senator Mike Gravel on my show at 8pm ET to discuss his book about the main stream media, “The Kingmakers”. Even if you may not agree with some of the Senator’s views, this book is strictly about exposing the MSM. Once again if IPR readers have any questions on [...]

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Charles Jay will be interviewed live on RevolutionBroadcasting.com at 8PM ET. Thursday the 25th. If the readers of IPR would like to suggest questions for Charles, I will do my best to include them in my interview.

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Posted at Campaign for Liberty The Libertarian Party Candidate admonished me for “remaining neutral” in the presidential race and not stating whom I will vote for in November. It’s true; I have done exactly that due to my respect and friendship and support from both the Constitution and Libertarian Party members. I remain a lifetime [...]

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Larry Stafford, running for Senate as a Libertarian in Illinois, has recently overhauled his campaign website. The new site is a comprehensive campaign online hub, including volunteer opportunities, a way to donate, and some typical features of a candidate’s website. Stafford wants to model his political career after Ron Paul, and is a proud veteran.

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Last Wednesday, Libertarian Phillip Rhodes debated his Republican and Democratic opponents on public television. Ignoring the irony, this is a great achievement for Mr. Rhodes. The video can be watched here.

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Reason magazine will be hosting a “virtual” debate between Bob Barr and the two major party candidates. From Reason‘s Hit & Run blog: As usual, the two major political parties are shutting out all third-party candidates from this season’s presidential debates, while trying to out-compete one another for how many government goodies they can promise [...]

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In joining Jimmy Carter in supporting clemency for death-row inmate Troy Davis, Libertarian Party presidential nominee Bob Barr says that while he believes the Davis case should be given a closer look before Davis is put to death by the state, he (Barr) is “a strong believer in the death penalty as an appropriate and [...]

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Writing in US News and World Report, independent Presidential candidate Ralph Nader mentions two opponents by name while calling for opening up the debates: The broadcasts of the presidential debates this year will reach 60 million or more Americans. The array of candidates running includes two former members of Congress—Libertarian Bob Barr and Green Cynthia [...]

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21 September 2008 Here: 329 members. Facebook: 461. Today we received the final vote to make the national committee unanimous. We now have a state affiliate in Kansas. 19 September 2008 Here: 321 members. Facebook: 457. We continue to grow. The national committee is considering the addition of a Kansas state affiliate, for a full [...]

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9/24/08, 3:00PM, KBRT Radio, www.kbrt740.com, 3pm Pacific
9/24/08, 7:30PM, California Immigration Forum, Garden Grove Women’s Club, 9501 Chapman Ave, garden Grove, Ca 92841
10/03/08, 5:00PM, John Birch Society 50th Anniversary Celebration, Appleton, Wisconsin

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From a Green Party press release, which also quotes Seize the Time, an essay by Cynthia McKinney:
• Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente
– oppose ‘free trade’ agreements and unelected international trade authorities (NAFTA, CAFTA, WTO, GATT, ‘Fast Track’, etc.) that give corporate power and profit priority over labor rights and
environmental protections; Ms. McKinney has voted [...]

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Posted at http://www.votenader.org/events/
Sept. 24th, 2pm; Nader/Gonzalez Rally, Morgantown, WV; West Virginia University, “Gluck Theater”, Mountain Lair Student Union, Suggested Contribution: $10/ $5 students, (312) 208-4687 or events@votenader.org
Sept. 24th, 7:30pm, Nader/Gonzalez Rally, Pittsburgh, PA; [...]

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William Greider put it best yesterday when he called Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s upcoming bailout of Wall Street: “All sugar for the villains, lasting pain and damage for the victims.” “As I have been saying for several months, this crisis has the potential to bring down one or both political parties, take your choice,” Greider [...]

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Bob Barr’s schedule of upcoming appearances for the remainder of September:
Sep 23, 1714 SW 34th Street, Gainseville, FL 32607, Fundraiser, Hilton, Gainesville, FL; 5:00 pm
Reitz Student Union Amphitheatre, Speech, University of Florida, 7:00 pm
Sep 24 Orlando, FL; Speech, IAPP Privacy Academy, 12:15 pm
UCF Student Union, Cape Florida Ball Room, 316 A/B, Speech, University of Central Florida, 5:00 pm
Sep 30 Physicians Auditorium, Speech, College of Charleston, 2:30 pm
69 Hagood Avenue, Charleston, SC; Speech, Rotary [...]

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Clackamas, OR – DAVE BROWNLOW, Candidate for U.S. Senate, calls the sudden appearance of Earmarks on the campaign trail nothing but a diversionary tactic. BROWNLOW said, “Here we go again. The moment Republicans start to smell electoral trouble closing in on them, they begin condemning the obvious spending outrages like the ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ (which [...]

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The Herald Journal reports Incumbent Rob Bishop, a Republican, said his goal in running again is “to lose power in Washington” with more influence given to the states. Morgan Bowen, a Democrat from Hyde Park, said he’s running in part to help address the national debt. “I’m looking at this incredibly massive, almost $10 trillion [...]

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