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Entries from September 2011

National Organizing Committe Founding Conference, December 9-11 in San Francisco

September 29th, 2011 · 8 Comments

Kevin Akin at PeaceAndFreedom.org: The following invitation was first circulated to interested organizations and individuals on September 11. Please visit noc2012.org for more information. Dear Friends, The National Organizing Committee invites you to participate in the founding conference of a coalition intended to provide a Left political presence in the 2012 election cycle. The meeting [...]

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Tags: Socialist/left parties

Update on Libertarian Bylaws Committee Survey

September 29th, 2011 · 14 Comments

Email from Dan Karlan: Dear fellow Libertarian, Last week I asked you to help our Party by providing feedback on the Bylaws Committee’s recently adopted recommendations. The response has been very encouraging! I especially want to thank the 768 of you so far that have invested considerable time to share your thoughts and provide invaluable [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

Reform Party: Party Building Conference Announced

September 29th, 2011 · No Comments

ReformParty.org: PARTY BUILDING CONFERENCE I want YOU to join us in a nation-wide event the weekend of October 21st at the Merrell Institute on Long Island, New York! The event will be two and a half days of learning how YOU can stop the bipolar left-right gridlock that has gripped our nation, learning about current [...]

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Tags: Non-left/right parties

LP blog: ‘Immigration Policy: Overview – Prof. Bryan Caplan’

September 29th, 2011 · 3 Comments

Posted by Nigel Lyons at LP blog:  "Why do you want to send a person back to Honduras when he was perfectly happy here and had a job here? What is the point of this?"

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Tags: Libertarian Party

State Green Parties sponsor and host ‘No Nukes Tour: Organize the South!’, October 3 to 8 in southern states

September 29th, 2011 · No Comments

WASHINGTON, DC — Green Parties in several states are co-sponsoring and hosting a ‘No Nukes Tour’ of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida from Monday, October 3, to Saturday, October 8. The No Nukes Tour, with the slogan “Organize the South!”, will feature Green activist and candidate Howie Hawkins. Mr. Hawkins has been [...]

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Tags: Green Party

Wayne Root: The Obama Enemies List- Are You Next?

September 29th, 2011 · 91 Comments

Opinion column posted at LP.org blog: By Wayne Allyn Root, Former Libertarian Vice Presidential Nominee Be careful. Be very careful. Obama sees the world as “us versus them.” And he seems to always be trying to punish “them.” If you didn’t vote for Obama, look out — it’s clear that he’s going to try to [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

Green Party endorses, joins ‘October 2011’ protest against the endless wars, 2012 austerity budget

September 29th, 2011 · No Comments

Greens call for an end to the Bush-Obama post-9/11 decade of wars without end, bloated military budgets, skyrocketing hate crimes against Muslims in the US, torture and other abuses of power Green Party Speakers Bureau: Green leaders available to speak on peace, foreign policy, and domestic issues http://www.gp.org/speakers/subjects.php WASHINGTON, DC — The Green Party of [...]

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Tags: Green Party

LP blog/poll: Are Libertarians too extreme?

September 29th, 2011 · 13 Comments

Latest poll at LP.org: http://www.lp.org/poll/which-one-of-the-following-libertarian-positions-strikes-you-the-most-as-being-too-extreme Which one of the following Libertarian positions strikes you the most as being “too extreme”?: -Ending prohibition of marijuana. -Ending the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya. -Cutting government spending across the board. -Cutting taxes. -I think all of the above positions are too extreme. -I don’t think any of [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

Wes Benedict engaged to marry, leaving as LP Executive Director at end of year

September 29th, 2011 · 22 Comments

Memo from Wes Benedict to LNC and LP Headquarters staff: This letter is my notice of resignation from the position of Executive Director of the Libertarian National Committee, Inc. My last day will be December 31, 2011. That is when my current contract ends. I started on July 17, 2009. Our contract requires a 30 [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

Bloomberg Blasts Obama “Class War” rhetoric, Plugs Americans Elect

September 28th, 2011 · 16 Comments

Newsmax.com reported on September 25 that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has blasted Warrent Buffett for calling on higher taxes on the wealthy. According to Newsmax, Mayor Bloomberg told David Gregory on “Meet the Press” that he is not impressed by President Obama’s class war tactics, including Warren Buffett’s claim that he is not paying [...]

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Tags: Non-left/right parties

Watson: “Former Governor Calls For Paul-Ventura Ticket”

September 28th, 2011 · 22 Comments

Paul Watson reports at infowars.com that Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura has sensationally called for Ron Paul to quit the Republican Party in order to form a Paul-Ventura libertarian ticket that can take on the establishment candidates in the race for the White House in 2012. “Ron Paul can win, all you’ve got to do [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

LP blog: Ponzi on the Potomac by Steve Stanek of the Heartland Institute

September 27th, 2011 · 2 Comments

Steve Stanek of the Heartland Institute reposted by Mark Hinkle at LP blog: Ida May Fuller worked as a schoolteacher and secretary during her long life – a life without marriage, children, political power or business influence yet a life that achieved one of the greatest returns on investment in American history. The woman who [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party