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Entries from September 2011

Green Party of New York Denounces DEC Report, Calls for Ban on Hydrofracking

September 9th, 2011 · No Comments

Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch: The Green Party of New York has released a statement slamming the NY Department of Environmental Conservation’s report on hydraulic fracture drilling and calling for a ban on hydrofracking: The Green Party of New York State is outraged in the latest DEC release on hydrofracking for natural gas and [...]

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Rick Perry Campaign Web Page Posts Article from March/April 1987 Libertarian Party News

September 9th, 2011 · 19 Comments

Ballot Access News: The Rick Perry for President campaign has posted on its web page a copy of part of the Libertarian Party News from March/April 1987. That page of the newsletter is Ron Paul’s letter of resignation from the Republican Party. Paul’s letter is somewhat critical of President Ronald Reagan. At the Republican presidential [...]

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Libertarians respond to Obama speech and Republican debate

September 9th, 2011 · 3 Comments

WASHINGTON – Libertarian Party Executive Director Wes Benedict has released a video response to President Obama’s jobs speech. The video is available here: A transcript follows:   My name is Wes Benedict and I’m the Executive Director of the Libertarian National Committee in Washington, DC. I have a message for the American people in response [...]

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Green Party, responding to President Obama’s Sept. 8 address, calls ‘Green New Deal’ the key to job creation

September 9th, 2011 · 1 Comment

GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES http://www.gp.org For Immediate Release: Friday, September 9, 2011 Contacts: Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, cell 202-904-7614, mclarty@greens.org Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene@gp.org Greens urge public works programs to provide millions of jobs and help convert America to a secure green economy Green Party Speakers Bureau: Green leaders available [...]

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Independent candidate for Mayor of San Francisco endorsed by Republican Party

September 9th, 2011 · 2 Comments

Press release from Tony Hall, independent candidate for Mayor of San Francisco, sent to IPR: I wish to thank the San Francisco Republican Party for their endorsement. “The SF Republican Party has endorsed Tony Hall for Mayor in the upcoming November 8th election. Tony has the experience, independence, and no-nonsense style needed to address the [...]

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George Phillies confirms Lew Rockwell story about Gary Johnson campaign inquiry into switching to Libertarian Party

September 8th, 2011 · 81 Comments

George Phillies at Gold Mass Group confirms a story IPR previously reported, which quoted a claim previously posted by Lew Rockwell (embedded links added by Paulie): Your Editor can confirm from the first-hand source that a senior staff member from the Gary Johnson (Republican) for President campaign has contacted a member of the Libertarian National [...]

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Peace and Freedom Party: Urgent Action Needed For Oil Extraction Tax

September 8th, 2011 · 1 Comment

By Maureen Smith at PeaceAndFreedom.org: Posted on September 2, 2011 by the State Executive Committee For more on the oil extraction tax initiative, see Solution to UC Tuition Hikes: Oil Extraction Tax to Fund Education Initiative and Tax Oil Extraction to Fund Schools. CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS NEED YOUR HELP NOW! We have less than one month [...]

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Carl Person: Libertarians Should Reach Out to Free State Project, Porcfest and Similar Organizations

September 8th, 2011 · 3 Comments

Posted on the website of Carl Person, a candidate for the Libertarian Presidential nomination: Libertarians throughout the country (if not doing so already) should start following the fast-growing economic, social and political movement known by a variety of names, concepts, products and descriptions, including open source hardware, open source software, sustainable economy, Arduino microcontrollers, Porcfest, [...]

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Jill Stein may be seeking Green Party Presidential nomination

September 8th, 2011 · 6 Comments

Ballot Access News: On August 25, the Green Party of the U.S. Outreach & Exploratory Committee received this response from Jill Stein. The Committee had asked potential presidential candidates to fill out a detailed questionnaire. This does not mean that Stein has committed to seeking the Green Party presidential nomination, but it shows she is [...]

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Roger Gary Campaign Says Perry “Will Split The Politics-As-Usual Vote”

September 8th, 2011 · No Comments

(SAN ANTONIO) Roger V. Gary, a candidate for the 2012 Libertarian nomination for President, welcomed Rick Perry into the Republican field. “Mr. Perry has proven to be all hat and no cattle when it comes to standing up to Washington,” Gary said. “The latest evidence is his refusal to add the bill opposing TSA groping [...]

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New Video from Green Mark Miller for MA State Representative

September 8th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Peter Vickery at Green Mass Group: Mark Miller is the Green-Rainbow candidate for state representative in the Third Berkshire District (Pittsfield). In the November 2010 election he got 45% of the votes. In the October 18 special election he’s running to win. [H]is first campaign video: See previous IPR post here, Ballot Access News here, [...]

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R. J. Harris announcement video for Libertarian Presidential nomination

September 8th, 2011 · No Comments

R. J. Harris announcement video for Libertarian Presidential nomination: See previous IPR stories here and here.

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Socialist Party USA Labor Day Message

September 8th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Posted by Billy Wharton, co-chair, Socialist Party USA on the party website: Mistakes are the portals of discovery. ~ James Joyce Remember January 2009? Big banks were teetering on the edge of collapse, millions were thrown onto the unemployment lines and a new President carried the promise of relief, greater rights for working people and [...]

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U.S. District Court Says New Ohio Ballot Access Law is Probably Unconstitutional; Issues Injunction Putting Libertarians on 2012 Ballot

September 8th, 2011 · 2 Comments

Emailed to IPR: COLUMBUS—A U.S. District Court judge ruled Wednesday against the state of Ohio in a lawsuit brought by the Libertarian Party of Ohio to preserve its right to be on the ballot. Judge Algenon Marbley granted the Libertarian Party of Ohio’s request for a preliminary injunction that protects ballot access for the party [...]

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Health Care: one Libertarian’s view

September 8th, 2011 · 15 Comments

Michael H. Wilson at Evergreen Libertarian: Comparing medicine as practiced in the U.S. with that of other nations is like comparing the Catholic Church with the Protestant ones. They all profess to be Christians, but from there they all diverge. It is nice to be able to talk about health care when you are healthy. [...]

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So tell me: is it 1984 yet? by Don Kissick

September 8th, 2011 · No Comments

Excerpted from Don Kissick’s essay posted by Mark Hinkle at LP.org: Someone answer this for me: how do you not see the parallels in today’s political theater with the more startling component’s of George Orwell’s “1984″? Among several storyline components in the book, Oceania’s government flip-flops between its announcements of being at war with Eurasia [...]

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LP Monday Message: 9/11

September 8th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Staff at LP.org: Dear Friend of Liberty, I hope you’ve had a nice summer and are enjoying a relaxing Labor Day. The tenth anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy will be next Sunday. I am deeply sorry for those killed or hurt, their friends and family members, and others who have had to deal with the [...]

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Green for Greens: Mark Miller for MA State Representative

September 8th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch: In the western Massachusetts city of Pittsfield, an exciting campaign is unfolding that should capture the attention of Greens across the United States. Mark Miller, who took 45% of the vote in 2010 as the MA Green-Rainbow Party’s candidate for State Representative in the 3rd Berkshire District, is running [...]

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Libertarian Brendan Kelly gets 17% in New Hampshire

September 7th, 2011 · 7 Comments

Source: Libertarian Party (LP.org) In the September 6 special election to fill a seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Libertarian candidate Brendan Kelly received 17.3% of the vote. Kelly faced both a Democrat and a Republican on the ballot. LP Executive Director Wes Benedict commented, “In partisan three-way races like this, Libertarian candidates [...]

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Root: Obama’s Two Words to Fix the Economy: “I Resign”

September 7th, 2011 · 55 Comments

“You want an economic recovery? You want jobs? Two magical words are needed to change the course of history. Two words change the future for millions of desperate unemployed Americans. Two words transform a depression into a boom. Two words motivate and inspire every business owner in America to create jobs. Two words free the U.S. economy from the current doom, despair, debt, depression, misery and malaise. Only two words need to be uttered by President Obama’s lips:” – Wayne Root

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