Found  today on Facebook, on the Libertarian Party of California Page   America is at a crossroads. We borrow and print forty-three cents of every dollar the federal government spends and are now choking on debt. One candidate not only understands we must reverse this policy before heading down the path of Greece or [...]

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Politico.com reports that former Governor Gary Johnson “hasn’t given up on his New Hampshire-centric bid for the Republican nomination yet, but he’s already in talks with the Libertarian Party about becoming their candidate instead.” The article reports that leaders of the Libertarian Party “are still hoping Ron Paul will reconsider and seek their nomination at [...]

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Wayne Allyn Root turned his latest commentary “I am the 1%” into a video…after getting the most response…and the most positive response of his entire career.

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In a rather lengthy piece on Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein and the Occupy Wall Street movement, reporter Kris Kitto obtains this nugget from Ralph Nader on Stein’s candidacy: Former Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader says signature collection alone can consume a third-party campaign’s resources. “By the time you finish, it’s Labor Day, [...]

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“We have earned our success. Shouldn’t those who create jobs, pay the taxes that pay for the roads, schools, entitlements, and the bills of government be celebrated as heroes and role models? Last I checked you don’t demonize, denigrate or punish heroes, do you?” Wayne Root

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A press release from Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein: Green presidential candidate Jill Stein took note of the intense efforts of retailers to stimulate demand with Black Friday spending sprees, saying that, “We all want an economy in which workers have money in their pockets and retailers have paying customers. But the reality [...]

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According to Talking Points Memo:

[“I intend to stay in this as a Republican,” Johnson said via text message Tuesday.

Politico reports that “several Libertarian Party leaders have approached [Johnson] about bolting the GOP and taking that party’s 50-state ballot nomination.” That would make sense, considering Johnson’s position as the guy who’s slightly more libertarian in ideology than Ron Paul.]

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Amy Bingham of ABC’s The Note writes that third parties may well do better in 2012 than they have in the past. The article contains quotes from LP Executive Director Wes Benedict, GP spokesman Mark Dunlea, GP presidential candidate Jill Stein (apparently misidentified as the only GP candidate in the field), and Americans Elect CEO [...]

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Green Party of Suffolk members participated in an “Occupy Black Friday” demonstration at Smith Haven Mall on Long Island on Black Friday. The Green Party of Suffolk endorsed the demonstration, and is an organization in the Suffolk Peace Network, which helped organize the action.

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“Two LP insiders” tell Lew that Johnson wants to seek LP nomination: Two LP insiders confirm that the former NM governor wants to run for president on the Libertarian Party ticket, and is actively seeking the nod. Were he to get it, Gary would be the least libertarian Libertarian candidate ever. “For me,” says an [...]

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The following is an e-mail sent to IPR by Darcy Richardson*: FWIW, I qualified for the February 7th Democratic presidential primary in Missouri yesterday. An “illegal immigrant” — I detest that term — from Iowa traveled to Jefferson City to pick up my receipt for the qualifying fee from the Democratic State Committee’s headquarters and [...]

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Personal update from Paulie first this time, since it appears this part does not get read: As of tomorrow I am once again cutting back my involvement here for an unknown length of time. I may or may not post articles. If I do, please do not expect me to be personally responsible for posting [...]

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by R. Lee Wrights BURNET, Texas (Nov. 24) – Once again, we’re entering a season of thanksgiving and joy, when Americans gather with their friends and families to give thanks for their blessings and prosperity, enjoy the camaraderie and warmth of being with those they love, and pray for peace and a better world. It [...]

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The time has come for you to make a choice. You must choose where you stand. You must take a stand and decide what society you wish to live in. Do not tell us that you follow orders, we dealt with that one decades ago. We don’t want to hear that policies are set far [...]

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‘He’s pushing Gary to run on the LP ticket, and is 99% sure Gary will seek our nomination.’ – Guy McLendon

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IPR has recently been made aware of a 2010 dispute between then-Congressional candidate RJ Harris and the now-defunct blog Okie Pundit, which was a vocal supporter of Harris’ opponent Tom Cole. Excerpts from Okie Pundit’s post and Harris’ response are included below. First, we should note that the following facts are not in dispute: – [...]

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“I am outraged that this much time and effort has been wasted on what should have been a well organized and executed plan to fund, find and purchase an acceptable building to serve as LP headquarters for many years to come. Instead the whole effort might very well come to naught and in the meantime the LNC has done nothing to help our affiliates in our mission to elect Libertarians to public office.” – Sam Goldstein

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Occupy Black Friday: On November 25, 2011, Green Party of Suffolk will join groups such as Occupy Patchogue, other Occupy Groups from all over Suffolk County, Women in Black, Code Pink, and Veterans for Peace to demonstrate at the Smith Haven Mall, Lake Grove.

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“The congressional supercommittee tasked with cutting the debt is almost out of time. Good. Run out the clock. If its members do not come to an agreement, we’ll be forced to accept automatic across-the-board cuts to spending – including defense spending. That’s exactly what America needs.” – Wayne Allyn Root

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Virgil Goode, who served as Virginia’s 5th District Congressman from 1997-2009, gave a speech at the Lancaster County Constitution Party’s quarterly breakfast meeting. According to Jane Holahan of the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal, Goode “sounded like a candidate” for the CP’s presidential nomination. Here’s part of Holahan’s story, describing Goode’s performance: Goode…sounded like a candidate as [...]

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