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Malik Rahim campaign volunteer conference call includes drop-in from David Cobb

December 2nd, 2008 · 24 Comments

Earlier tonight, I joined in on a conference call of fellow volunteers for the Malik Rahim for Congress campaign across the nation. I live in Pennsylvania, but a new technology has been designed to allow people to participate in a phone bank from their house. As long as you have email and internet [...]

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Green Party of New York State endorses March 21st peace march

December 2nd, 2008 · 4 Comments

From the GPNYS website:
The Green Party of New York has endorsed demonstrations on Saturday, March 21, in D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco , Chicago , Miami and other cities marking the sixth year of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
Marking the sixth anniversary of the criminal invasion of Iraq, thousands will take to the streets of [...]

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Brian Miller dishes Libertarian Party dirt

December 2nd, 2008 · 101 Comments

At Delaware Libertarian:

1) An e-mail where Shane Cory told Angela that she’s well-liked “despite being the representative of the Outrights and the radicals,” not because of that… Keep in mind that as an LNC member, she was Shane’s boss, and such comments are borderline insubordinate. Too bad LNC rule books only get dragged out as [...]

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Dave Weigel leaves Reason Magazine

December 2nd, 2008 · 10 Comments

Posted at DaveWeigel.com. Dave has been a source for IPR articles, has used IPR articles as sources, and has been a commenter here. He once notoriously described our atmosphere as “teargas-choked” during our coverage of snubgate. IPR extends Dave Weigel an offer to blog here, although it is not a paying gig for any of [...]

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Tags: Independents · Libertarian Party

Obituary: Marybeth A. Bonner, Pennsylvania Green

December 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

From the Intelligencer Journal, by way of Green Party Watch:
Ephrata resident Marybeth H. Bonner, 66, died at her home on November 27, 2008.
Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Grace L. (Lower) Hamill of Honey Brook and the late Samuel F. Heffner, who served as mayor of Coatesville in the early 1950s.
Prior to [...]

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John Deeth: Iowa’s alternative parties analyze election outcome

December 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Article posted by John Deeth

Only two percent of Iowa voters supported third party presidential candidates this year, but Iowa’s third party activists are more analytical than disappointed when they examine their levels of support.
“My suspicion is that there is a kind of ‘automatic’ knee-jerk third party vote which is almost always guaranteed,” said Holly Hart [...]

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Tags: Constitution Party · Green Party · Independents · Libertarian Party

Louisiana U.S. House candidates Kahn, Rahim profiled

December 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

On its website, the New Orleans Times-Picayune has brief profiles of Libertarian Gregory Kahn and Green Malik Rahim, both running in Saturday’s Louisiana Second District U.S. House race. The piece notes that Kahn “received less than half of 1 percent of the vote when he ran for the congressional seat two years ago” and [...]

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Boston Tea Party seeks to replace chair

December 2nd, 2008 · 9 Comments

From the BTP website:
New news at the top 2 December 2008 Boston Tea Party chair Jason Gatties resigned in late November owing to family medical issues. The party is currently accepting nominations for chair in a special election to be conducted shortly. Currently two candidates, George Donnelly and Matty Grossman, have been moved, seconded, and [...]

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Podcast covers Malik Rahim, Ralph Nader and more

December 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Have a listen at The Secret Frequency. H/T On The Wilder Side.

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Tags: Green Party · Independents

Mike Seebeck: Georgia LP passes resolution against LNC’s proposed Keaton suspension

December 2nd, 2008 · 6 Comments

Mike Seebeck reports:
The following is a Resolution passed by the Libertarian Party of Georgia this evening, with regard to the LNC’s Resolution of Discipline regarding LNC At-Large Representative Angela Keaton:
Resolved, the Libertarian Party of Georgia expresses its deep disappointment with the Libertarian National Committee in its continued activities regarding Angela Keaton and it neglect [...]

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Green Party Watch: Volunteer reports from Malik Rahim campaign

December 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Posted at Green Party Watch by Ronald Hardy:
Pete Karas of Racine, Wisconsin went down to New Orleans last week to volunteer for the Malik Rahim campaign. He called today from New Orleans and sent a few pictures. (Below: Pete Karas with Malik Rahim)

Pete said that he has been going out daily with other volunteers doing [...]

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