Email from Jim Burns to supporters. Burns is seeking the Libertarian Presidential nomination in 2012. Dear Paul, Obama, Pelosi, Reid: Lucifer’s disciples? Implementers of the Apocalypse? The triad of Politics as usual on steroids? A Motley Crew? Same stuff, different day? If you think that change in the LP is needed, and the changes we [...]

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In a column for the Chicago newspaper the Southtown Star, columnist Kristen McQueary writes (read the full thing here): Are we ready for a third-party governor? You bet your frustrated, disenfranchised, two-party system-fatigued tush, we are. Four years ago, I good-naturedly mocked Whitney’s modest fundraiser of tortilla chips and paper plates. But this year while [...]

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From the Arkansas News Bureau (read the AP’s version of the story here): Less than a week after getting the Green Party of Arkansas’ nomination for state treasurer, Bobby Tullis has launched his campaign with an ad attacking incumbent Martha Shoffner for saying the governor is driven around by a “manservant.”“I just want people to [...]

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From the Log Cabin Democrat (read the full thing here): Former United States Postal Service supervisor and military servicemember Lewis Kennedy of Conway has been chosen to represent the Green Party on the upcoming November ballot. Kennedy will vie for the U.S. Congressional District 2 seat being vacated by Rep. Vic Snyder. The campaign is [...]

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Sent to contact.ipr@gmail.com: Carbondale, IL— Rich Whitney, Green Party gubernatorial candidate, will join protesters on Thursday afternoon at an anti-deportation rally in Chicago, IL. Each day there are approximately one thousand people who are deported from the United States. The event, which will occur outside the Cook County Jail, is being held to protest the [...]

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Cross-posted from Poli-Tea: Opposition to “Affiliate and Participate,” Connecticut Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz’s major party propaganda campaign and recruitment drive, continues to grow since her office launched the effort earlier this month.  On Monday I reported that Daniel Reale, an Independent candidate for Congress in CT-2, filed a formal complaint against Bysiewicz charging her [...]

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In Pennsylvania’s 15th CD, independent libertarian candidate Jake Towne has dissociated himself from controversial local band Poker Face.  For background, see here and here.  Local paper the Morning Call reports: Towne, an independent running for the 15th District seat, decided his benefit concert on Friday should not include the controversial band Poker Face, denounced by [...]

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Via email to supporters: Dear Sex Party Friends, Can you help us out on election day – August 21? We need volunteers to hand out Australian Sex Party ‘How To Vote’ cards on as many polling booths as possible. The reason behind this is really simple: Polling Booth + ASP Volunteer in bright ‘Vote 1 [...]

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Wayne Root’s ‘Why the 9/11 Mosque Controversy Is NOT About Religious Freedom…and Should Be Stopped!’ has drawn several reactions at libertarian blogs. The ones I have found so far are below. Readers are welcome to link additional articles on the issue in the comments. IPR has also carried varying opinions on this issue by LNC [...]

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Posted at Green Party Watch by Ronald Hardy: Brent McMillan, Executive Director of the Green Party of the United States, has announced that he will be stepping down from his position after this year. McMillan has been in the role of first Political Director then Executive Director of GPUS since 2004. “I have come to [...]

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From a letter to the editor of the Sandusky Register via TPID: I’m sure John Kasich is a great speaker. Plug your ears and watch. Here is what I know of him. He was a long time politician and elected eight times. He was the managing director of the Columbus investment banking division of Lehman [...]

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Ballot Access News: For several months, a newly-organized Christian Party has been attempting to qualify for the Louisiana ballot. It needs 1,000 registered members, and says it now has 300 registered members. It is running Anthony Marquize for U.S. House, 2nd district. This is the district centered on New Orleans. Marquize cannot have the party [...]

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Ballot Access News: This story reveals that some detective work has found a link between an official of the Democratic Party of Michigan, and the successful petition drive that put the Tea Party on the Michigan ballot. The story also reveals that the party’s nominees, so far at least, are not making themselves available to [...]

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Press release from the Florida Tea Party to contact.ipr@gmail.com. The Florida Tea Party is a political party, and Crist is running for the US Senate as an independent. Reynolds to meet Governor in Tallahassee on Thursday. (Tallahassee) Governor Charlie Crist’s office announced today that former Winter Garden City Commissioner Rod Reynolds (TEA) has made the [...]

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H/T Clay in IPR comments. Tom Precious in Buffalo News: ALBANY — Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino said he will not continue to run for governor on a new third-party line if he does not win September’s Republican Party primary against Rick Lazio. The claim by Paladino, made in a NY1 television interview today, appears to [...]

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From Torrent Freak: This week Wikileaks released more than 90,000 government documents related to the war in Afghanistan. When added to the perceived damage caused by its earlier leaking of the ‘Collateral Murder’ video, Wikileaks is now undoubtedly a serious target for U.S. authorities. After becoming The Pirate Bay’s ISP, The Pirate Party now says [...]

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Posted by Wayne Root at RootForAmerica.com. Root is an At Large member of the Libertarian National Committee and the party’s most recent Vice Presidential candidate. IPR has also carried varying opinions on this issue by LNC member Daniel Wiener, Tom Knapp, Kristin Davis, Warren Redlich, Carl Paladino, and LPHQ interns Marissa Giannotta and Josh Roll. [...]

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Posted by David Nolan at LP blog: In the past two days, my Arizona campaign for U.S. Senate has received coverage from two additional news media. First, an interview by Jesse Mathewson at Examiner.com, and then another interview by James Burns on American Freedom Radio.  Both went well, and each provided an opportunity to spread [...]

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Press release at LP.org: WASHINGTON – The White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently released its Mid-Session Review. On reviewing the report, Libertarian Party Chair Mark Hinkle called the report’s spending projections "disappointing and troubling." According to the report, federal spending was 24.7% of GDP in 2009, and is expected to be 24.6% [...]

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Ralph Nader has sent a letter to the Rand Paul campaign, questioning the younger Paul’s support for the elder Paul’s legislation. I have also included other news on both Rand and Nader for the reader’s enjoyment.

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