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Entries from May 2011

Roger Gary: Statement On Bin Laden’s Death

May 4th, 2011 · 11 Comments

From a media release from Roger Gary‘s presidential campaign: I join my fellow Texans and my fellow Americans in being satisfied that a man responsible for mass murder has received his due. I congratulate those who brought about this day for their bravery and skill. But the fight goes on: the fight against the notion, [...]

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Green Party: With Osama bin Laden’s Death, Rapid Withdrawal from Afghanistan

May 4th, 2011 · 2 Comments

Green Party leaders expressed hope that news of the killing of Osama bin Laden marks a new stage, in which US troops are withdrawn from Iraq and Afghanistan; air assaults on Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Libya are halted; the US presses Israel to observe full human rights and justice for the Palestinian people; and violations of domestic civil liberties are overturned.

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Bob Barr:”With bin Laden Dead, It’s Time to Restore Bill of Rights”

May 4th, 2011 · 8 Comments

Former Congressman Bob Barr (R-Ga) was The Libertarian Party candidate for President in 2008. He came in fourth place, with about 530,000 votes. On September 11, 2001, our nation witnessed the most devastating attack ever on American soil. Nearly 3,000 people were callously murdered by 19 madmen acting on orders from Osama bin Laden, the [...]

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Libertarian Party of Georgia Responds to News of Osama Bin Laden’s Death

May 4th, 2011 · 1 Comment

The Libertarian Party of Georgia responded Tuesday to the death of Osama bin Laden with a call to the American citizens to demand that the rights taken from them in the name of national security be returned. “The death of Osama bin Laden will hopefully be the first step in returning America to a country [...]

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[Today] Wayne Root Guest Hosts Nationally Syndicated Big Biz Show

May 4th, 2011 · 25 Comments

Wayne Allyn Root will guest host “The Big Biz Show” on Wednesday and Thursday with regular host Bob “Sully” Sullivan.

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Jason West wins for Mayor in New Paltz

May 4th, 2011 · 12 Comments

Jason West was Mayor of New Paltz New York from 2003 to 2007. He was an active member of the Green Party at that time. Jason West has run for Mayor again on the “Cooperative Party” line, and won.

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Poll: 80% of Americans Open to Independent or Third Party Candidate for President

May 4th, 2011 · 12 Comments

Via TPID, findings from a new Reason-Rupe poll, as described at Reason: With the 2012 election season ramping up, frustrated voters appear ready to look beyond Democratic and Republican candidates. Eighty percent say they will or may consider voting for a third-party or independent presidential candidate in 2012. And an even higher number of independents [...]

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Greens enter Portland, Maine’s first mayoral race; hope for boost from IRV

May 3rd, 2011 · 1 Comment

From the Portland Daily Sun: Portland this year embarks on an elected-mayor campaign that replaces a council-appointed mayor with one elected to an at-large seat. Through a city charter change, voters also will choose their next mayor through rank choice voting, where if any candidate falls short of a majority, then the “second choice” votes [...]

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West Virginia Mountain Party Nominates Bob Henry Baber For Governor

May 3rd, 2011 · 5 Comments

From the Charleston Daily Mail: The Mountain Party has tapped former Richwood Mayor Bob Henry Baber to be its nominee in the Oct. 4 special gubernatorial election. The party unanimously nominated Baber, 60, following a convention Sunday in Sutton. Former Mountain Party gubernatorial candidate Jesse Johnson was also a potential nominee in the convention, but [...]

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Elizabeth May becomes first Green elected as MP in Canada

May 3rd, 2011 · 6 Comments

Preliminary results from the May 2, 2011 elections in Canada show that Green Party candidate Elizabeth May won for Member of Parliament representing Saanich-Gulf Islands with 48.13% of the vote, defeating Conservative MP Gary Lunn (33.73%) and NDP candidate Edith Loring-Kuhanga.

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LP Monthly Message: Burnout

May 3rd, 2011 · 40 Comments

Libertarian Party View this at LP.org May 2, 2011 Dear Friend of Liberty, Last Saturday I spoke at the LP Minnesota state convention. I enjoyed my time at the convention, and I’d like to thank them for hosting me. Below are two questions I was asked after my speech, along with my responses. (The questions [...]

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Lee Wrights: The killing of Osama bin Laden

May 3rd, 2011 · 58 Comments

by R. Lee Wrights BURNET, Texas (May 3) – It will not be a popular thing to say, but the truth is the truth. I am deeply saddened by the death of Osama bin Laden. His demise is not cause for rejoicing, in my opinion. That is why I am perhaps even more troubled by [...]

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Killing Osama: Sunday’s Root Press Release

May 2nd, 2011 · 44 Comments

“Congratulations are due for all American military and intelligence on their RELENTLESS decade long battle to bring Osama bin Laden to justice.

Tonight there is no politics, or partisan divide. This was a victory for America and all Americans.” – Wayne Root

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Constitution Party of Georgia 2011 State Convention is this Saturday

May 2nd, 2011 · 2 Comments

This is from a Constitution Party of Georgia e-mail: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2011 Contact: Bob Heiney – 770-358-4777 – robertheiney@writeheiney.com Ricardo Davis – 770-778-5039 – ricardodavis@gaconstitutionparty.org Atlanta – Radio talk show host and religious liberty activist Dr. Jody Hice stated, “The problem of lawlessness, injustice, and graft in our government is rooted in [...]

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Libertarian Party celebrates end of bin Laden era

May 2nd, 2011 · 10 Comments

From the blog at www.lp.org: WASHINGTON – Libertarian Party Chairman Mark Hinkle issued this statement today: “I am glad to hear of the death of Osama bin Laden, who had no qualms about slaughtering American civilians. “Unfortunately, bin Laden leaves behind an evil legacy in the United States: the Department of Homeland Security, the TSA, [...]

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Wrights pays tribute to Tennessee Libertarian Fred Childress

May 2nd, 2011 · 1 Comment

KNOXVILLE (May 2) – R. Lee Wrights told the Tennessee Libertarian State Convention that he’s not seeking the Libertarian nomination for president in order to tell people what they want to hear. “I am not interested in telling people what they want to hear. I am interested in telling them what needs to be heard,” [...]

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Libertarian Blog: Bin Laden Is Dead, But His Ghost Still Haunts America

May 2nd, 2011 · 62 Comments

An article at “Libertarianism and the Ron Paul Revolution” looks forward and backward concerning our government’s response to Osama bin Laden and the War in Afghanistan.

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Unofficial Green Party response to death of Bin Laden

May 2nd, 2011 · 2 Comments

Green Party Watch — an unofficial Green Party political blog — posts comments, links, and an Open Thread concerning the death of Osama bin Laden.

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Wikileaks cables reveal American diplomats courting moderate Greens, critical of party’s left

May 1st, 2011 · 10 Comments

From Stuff.Co.NZ (although not corroborated by another source, admittedly): A discrete diplomatic lunch, a free trip to Washington and assurance of “assistance” from the US Embassy in Wellington have been used to blunt the Green Party’s “radical positions on many issues”, a leaked American diplomatic cable reveals. The Americans seduced Green co-leaders Metiria Turei and [...]

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Michael Munger Appears In “Fight of the Century” Between Hayek and Keynes

May 1st, 2011 · 3 Comments

Watch the following video: Hayek and Keynes, Round 2 Does the security guard near the beginning look familiar? If you wait for the end, you will discover that he is Michael Munger, the 2008 Libertarian nominee for Governor of North Carolina. He received 2.87% of the vote in that campaign and ensured the party maintained [...]

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