Comments on: IPR Exclusive: Bob Bird on Sarah Palin

By: Trent Hill

Trent Hill — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:29:17 +0000

“Thatâ€™s an impressive elections record.”

Mike–Any AIP candidate is virtually gauranteed to get 3% in any race. If the Bird could get the endorsement of Dave Cuddy (who likes the AIP and is a fan of Ron Paul) then I’v no doubt he could make the race competitive.

By: G.E.

G.E. — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:11:10 +0000

Liberalism is still liberalism no matter what level its applied at. You can have a socialist world, nation, state, or commune.

By: Spence

Spence — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:24:24 +0000

“Because even liberalism is better applied on the state level…”

Then it’s not liberalism at all. That would involve the most massive concentration of power we’ve ever seen and would not be compartmentalized at all.

By: G.E.

G.E. — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:18:33 +0000

But yes, Trent, decentralism is the one issue that SHOULD unite all third-party and independent minded people on the federal level. Because even liberalism is better applied on the state level, as evidenced by Vermont.

By: G.E.

G.E. — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:17:20 +0000

As left as he is, as literally Socialist as he is, and as indebted to the Democratic Party as he is, Bernie Sanders is still probably one of the better (i.e. least evil) senators. The Progressive Party is the organization that sprang up around his earlier runs for office. I certainly see NO evidence of federalism on his part, nor on the part of the one Progressive who almost ran for Congress in ’06, but backed down due to Democratic pressure.

By: Mike Gillis

Mike Gillis — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:51:48 +0000

That’s an impressive elections record.

By: Trent Hill

Trent Hill — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:32:48 +0000

Mike,

The AIP right now only has a couple of elected officials, city council members and such.
But they have elected multiple members to the State House and State Senate and, in 1990 they elected Walter Hickel/Jack Coghill as Governor/Lt. Governor. I believe former State Senator Jerry Ward and former Lt. Governor Jack Coghill are both still members of the AIP.

By: Trent Hill

Trent Hill — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:29:16 +0000

GE,

The Progressives certainly do see SOME of the widom of federalism or decentralism.

By: G.E.

G.E. — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:09:42 +0000

If only the Progressives would see the wisdom of federalism/decentralism. Of course, they have no incentive to, when Vermont is one of the rare blue states that is on the net-receiving end of the federal tax racket.

By: Mike Gillis

Mike Gillis — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:03:02 +0000

Does the AIP have many elected officials?

By: Trent Hill

Trent Hill — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:58:31 +0000

Bob Bird and the powerful AIP make you want to live in Alaska, dont they?

Amongst third-parties, the strongest are Vermont’s Progressive Party and the Alaskan Independence Party.

By: citizen1

citizen1 — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:34:07 +0000

Hugh for one thing the Keyes wackos were trying to get them to put him on the ballot because they supported him at the convention and two they are not an official affiliate.

By: Hugh Jass

Hugh Jass — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:26:34 +0000

Why was their any doubt about whether Baldwin/Castle would be the AIP nominees?

By: G.E.

G.E. — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:17:58 +0000

Bob Bird sent me this:

“It should be noted that the comments about Palin and the all-Alaska gas line are my own speculations and do not necessarily reflect the Alaskan Independence Party, and that Lyda Green’s animosity towards Palin are far more than simply the gas line. And yes, the AIP will be placing the Constitution Party’s presidential/VP candidates on the ballot. The CP endorsed me at their April KC convention, which I did not attend.”

By: Spence

Spence — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:10:54 +0000

We need 49 more Bob Birds.

By: Ross Levin

Ross Levin — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:43:50 +0000

The DailyKos had an article on its front page about Palin’s ties to the AIP today. I posted this and a link to it in a few comments.

By: G.E.

G.E. — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:38:59 +0000

“There is nothing that requires the president to enforce court decisions . . . the chief executive has all the powers of enforcement.” — Bob Bird.

Bob Barr, the “libertarian” presidential candidate, doesn’t see it that way… and he says that HE understands the Constitution? He should enroll in Mr. Bird’s high-school class.

By: G.E.

G.E. — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:35:22 +0000

I used to think Ron Paul was peerless in the political arena.

He’s not.

Bob Bird 2012!

By: richardwinger

richardwinger — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:05:46 +0000

So does this mean the Alaskan Independence Party is currently hostile to Palin?

Will the Alaskan Independence Party still be putting Baldwin-Castle on the November ballot, as AIP nominees?