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Entries from August 2010

David Nolan at Libertarian Party blog: ‘Most – and least – bang for your buck’

August 7th, 2010 · 155 Comments

David Nolan at Libertarian Party blog: How do we Libertarians most effectively allocate our limited resources? Suppose you have $100 to contribute to aiding the cause of liberty. How should you spend that $100? One obvious answer is to donate it to the Libertarian Party – at the national, state or local level.  Another is [...]

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Chris Dwyer Fills Democrats’ Void in MO’s 9th

August 7th, 2010 · 4 Comments

Libertarians in the 9th District of Missouri have an interesting opportunity. Many speculate that after redistricting, this congressional district will be wiped off the map. Thus, Democrats declined to run a candidate there and left the Republican incumbent unchallenged. However, that hasn’t stopped the Libertarian Party. The Missourian reports: Ninth District candidate and Libertarian party [...]

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Alan Keyes Takes On Lindsey Graham

August 7th, 2010 · 2 Comments

No, he isn’t claiming Graham is too conservative.

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Minor Party Politicos Set Sail (For Liberty)

August 7th, 2010 · 10 Comments

Prominent members of the Constitution and Libertarian Parties are headed to the Sunshine State. Of course, it is all for the cause of liberty…

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Tags: Constitution Party · Libertarian Party · Right-wing minor parties

American Conservative Party: Angelo Codevilla and “America’s Ruling Class”

August 7th, 2010 · 3 Comments

Butch Porter at heamericanconservatives.org: Absolutely the best article of the last decade regarding the bipartisan ruling elite of the United States. It’s a long article (long enough to even warrant a booklet), and worth a full read from beginning to end. Angelo Codevilla, American Ruling Class and the Perils of Revolution in the Weekly Spectator. [...]

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Jim Burns’ plan to defeat Harry Reid

August 7th, 2010 · 19 Comments

Email from Jim Burns: Dear Paul, I discovered the Libertarian Party (LP) in September of 1973. By January of 1974, I was elected chairman of the LP of Nevada. To build the party we had to invent and discover everything. One thing we believed would build the party was to run a candidate: That was [...]

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DC Statehood Green Party candidates on the Sept. 14 primary ballot

August 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Press release from DC Statehood Green Party: Contact: Scott McLarty, DC Statehood Green Party media coordinator, 202-518-5624, cell 202-904-7614, mclarty@greens.org DC Statehood Green Party candidates to participate in the Sept. 14 primary election WASHINGTON, DC — Seven DC Statehood Green Party candidates for public office will participate in the September 14, 2010 primary election in [...]

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Arizona: Gubernatorial Candidates Cry ‘Foul’ on Citizen’s Clean Elections Commission

August 7th, 2010 · No Comments

Emailed to contact.ipr@gmail.com: For Immediate Release: Phoenix AZ, August 3, 2010: 3 candidates in the Arizona governor’s race charge that the CCEC does not adhere to its publically groomed image of “champion of the little guy” and “leveler of the playing field”. In a joint complaint sent to the Citizen’s Clean Elections Committee today, Libertarian [...]

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Darryl Perry: In Support of the (non)”Mosque” (not) at “Ground Zero”

August 7th, 2010 · 38 Comments

Emailed to IPR and posted at Free Patriot Press by Darryl W. Perry, Chair of the Boston Tea Party National Committee: Lately it seems everyone is putting in their “two cents” on the Cordoba House; which opponents – including some supposed “libertarians” (Wayne Allyn Root, John Hospers & Neal Boortz) – are calling a “mosque [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party · Non-left/right parties · Right-wing minor parties

Libertarian Community blog Hammer of Truth is back online

August 7th, 2010 · 17 Comments

After an absence of nearly four years, Hammer of Truth is back. Back in 2005-6, HoT was probably the most visited meeting place for Libertarian Party and movement leaders and activists online. One of the busiest participants was Steve Gordon, who served at various times as Libertarian Party of Alabama chair, Libertarian State Leadership Alliance [...]

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Libertarian Judge James P. Gray featured in marijuana documentary

August 7th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Emailed to contact.ipr@gmail.com: Hi Independent Politcal Report, I’m an independent filmmaker who produced “The Green Rush,” featuring Judge James P. Gray. We are trying to help spread the word about Proposition 19 and get the truth about what’s happening here. Our film shows that there are people who live in the mountains of California and [...]

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Jill Stein supporters start fundraising drive

August 7th, 2010 · 7 Comments

Emailed to contact.ipr@gmail.com: I wanted to pass on something I thought you’d be interested in promoting on the Independent Political Report website. A dedicated group of supporters of Jill Stein, the Green-Rainbow Party candidate for governor, have started a movement to introduce clean, voter-based funding to the only candidate not taking corporate donations. They’re trying [...]

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Tags: Green Party

Attorneys File Motion To Withdraw from Tea Party Federal Lawsuit

August 7th, 2010 · No Comments

For Immediate Release For Further Information Contact: Doug Guetzloe (407) 312-1781 SOUTH FLORIDA TEA PARTY LAWYERS WANT OUT IN FEDERAL LAWSUIT: ASK COURT TO DROP THEIR REPRESENTATION OF EVERETT WILKINSON AND TEA PARTY ALLIES. Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A File Motion To Withdraw from Tea Party Federal lawsuit The attorney’s and law firm representing [...]

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South Lake Tahoe City Council Candidate Steve Kubby sets record straight in letter to newspaper

August 7th, 2010 · 5 Comments

From Steve Kubby: Dear Editor I’m writing to thank the Tribune for covering my candidacy for South Lake Tahoe City Council, and to correct some factual errors which found their way into an article you published today, via citations of older accounts of my story in other newspapers. Yes, I was initially convicted on charges [...]

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Australian Sex Party lasts for a year and keeps going

August 7th, 2010 · 6 Comments

Email from Australian Sex Party to supporters: Yesterday the Australian Sex Party turned one! Yes it’s been a year since we got registered with the Australian Electoral Commission. To be honest, we were all so busy on our election campaign we almost forgot. It wasn’t until our Sex Party agent sent through an email reminding [...]

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Snitker Joins Conservative All-Stars Speaking at World Net Daily Conference

August 7th, 2010 · 13 Comments

Press release from the Snitker campaign: MIAMI – When World Net Daily (WND) throws a party, you can expect some of the biggest names in the conservative movement to be there. And the 2010 Taking America Back National Conference will be no exception, with speakers including Joseph Farah, Ann Coulter, Alan Keyes, Rep. Michelle Bachmann, [...]

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NC ends discrimination in political party financing fund

August 7th, 2010 · No Comments

by Brian Irving Raleigh Libertarian Examiner 919.538.4548 Examiner.com The state Libertarian Party has scored a minor victory in its struggle to reform North Carolina’s restrictive election laws. The party is now legally entitled to participate in the state’s political parties financing fund as equals with the Democratic and Republican parties. The program allows taxpayers to [...]

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Greens call for a new kind of national defense: Defense against global warming

August 7th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Press release from GPUS: Greens call for a new kind of national defense: defense against catastrophic climate change • “Life as we know it cannot survive business as usual”: Greens blast Democrats and Republicans for rejecting even a compromised climate change bill and for continuing to support offshore drilling, mountaintop removal, and reliance on fossil [...]

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FL Guv: New Polling for Bud Chiles

August 7th, 2010 · No Comments

Rasmussen has finally included independent Bud Chiles in its polling on the Florida gubernatorial race. Depending on the candidate, the son of the former Governor and Senator pulls 16% or 20%.

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MN Guv: Rob Hahn Launches Ad Campaign

August 7th, 2010 · No Comments

Despite a vigorous campaign, everybody seems to be counting Rob Hahn as down and out in the Minnesota gubernatorial race. Everyone, that is, except Rob Hahn.

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