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Entries from December 2011

Darryl W. Perry: Former President George W. Bush & Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair Found Guilty of War Crimes

December 4th, 2011 · 8 Comments

In early 2011 the Boston Tea Party National Committee passed a resolution supporting War Crimes trials “for every person that has violated the ‘law of war’.” The BTP added that any potential War Crimes trials should be privately funded, instead of being paid for with taxpayer money. It seems that someone listened and on November [...]

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Tags: Liberty/Free Market Parties

Announcing the Winners of the 2011 Free Patriot Peace Prize

December 4th, 2011 · 8 Comments

The Free Patriot Peace Prize was founded in 2009 due to the history of the Nobel Prize Committees reputation for selecting pro-war recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize. The Free Patriot Peace Prize has a mission to recognize a person (or group) that actively supports and subscribes (or supported if deceased) to the non-aggression principle [...]

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Tags: Liberty/Free Market Parties

Whitman Encourages Huntsman: Run With Americans Elect

December 3rd, 2011 · 28 Comments

Christine Todd Whitman is a former Governor of New Jersey and a current board member of Americans Elect. She recently made some statements suggesting former Utah Governor and current GOP presidential candidate John Huntsman should run third party–specifically, that he should seek the ballot line of Americans Elect. “I would hope he would do it, [...]

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Tags: Independents · Non-left/right parties

Michael Peroutka Funds Roy Moore’s Run for Office

December 3rd, 2011 · 3 Comments

Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore has, for several years now, been linked with the Constitution Party. Every presidential election cycle he is rumored to be flirting with the Constitution Party and he has maintained links with certain high profile members and former members of the Constitution Party for years. Now he has thrown his [...]

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Tags: Constitution Party

Official Switches to Reform Party

December 3rd, 2011 · 1 Comment

The Reform Party has been mostly dormant for several years now, but still exists in a number of states around the country, including Mississippi, Kansas, and New Jersey. Ballot Access News reports that a township committee-member in Belleville, New Jersey, has joined the Reform Party. Kevin Kennedy, a township committeemember in Belleville, New Jersey, has [...]

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Tags: Non-left/right parties

Buddy Roemer Announces His Intention to Seek Americans Elect Nomination

December 3rd, 2011 · 1 Comment

We previously reported on Buddy Roemer, a former governor of Louisiana, hinting that he might continue his run for President in 2012 as an Independent. Now former Governor Roemer has announced that he will seek the nomination of Americans Elect. Former Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer today became the first candidate to announce that he will [...]

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Tags: Independents · Non-left/right parties

Party for Socialism and Liberation Announces Presidential Ticket

December 2nd, 2011 · 4 Comments

Richard Winger reports over at Ballot Access News that the Party for Socialism and Liberation has announced their Presidential ticket. Last month, the Party for Socialism and Liberation announced that it will run Peta Lindsay for President, and Yari Osorio for Vice-President. This will be the party’s second presidential campaign. In 2008, it ran Gloria [...]

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Tags: Socialist/left parties

Former Presidential Nominee of the LP Denounced by Conservative Groups

December 2nd, 2011 · 20 Comments

Bob Barr was the Libertarian Party’s presidential nominee in 2008 and is still, to the party’s knowledge, a member. However, he has recently been connected with a run, as a Republican, for a congressional seat in Georgia. Some conservative political action committees are not too happy about the idea and have made their opinions known. [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

Pickens Welcomes Johnson to the LP

December 1st, 2011 · 9 Comments

“I would love to endorse Gary Johnson for President.
Once he leaves the GOP and re-registers Libertarian, I will!”
C. Michael Pickens

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JJ Myers: If Timothy Mcveigh Succeeded

December 1st, 2011 · 5 Comments

“The Neo-conservative movement and the Israeli Lobby have destroyed American foreign policy and any respect we once had around the world.” John Jay Myers

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Tags: Libertarian Party

Rocky Anderson Plans to Run for President

December 1st, 2011 · 17 Comments

Rocky Anderson is the former Democratic mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah. He held that office from 2000 until 2008–he is also the Executive Director of High Road for Human Rights. He recently announced his intention to form a new party, the Justice Party, and now it has come to light that he is making [...]

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Tags: Non-left/right parties

Wrights Campaign Begins Video Op Eds

December 1st, 2011 · 2 Comments

BURNET, Texas (Dec. 1) – R. Lee Wrights has produced the first in a series of video op-eds highlighting the main issues of his campaign for the Libertarian presidential nomination in 2012. The first video op-ed is “Groups Rights A Dangerous Delusion.” Shane Killian, a Stanley, N.C. videographer, is producing the video op-eds. The video [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party