Covering America's third parties and independent candidates since May 2008


contact.ipr@gmail.com


Boston Tea Party: The (2012 Presidential) Race Is On

May 21st, 2011 · 7 Comments

From an email sent to IPR by Darryl Perry, chair of the Boston Tea Party: On Friday May 13, two people announced their intentions to run for President. Jason Gatties announced that he will seek the nomination of the Boston Tea Party, “I want to ensure the BTP members have a true liberty minded candidate [...]

Blogger PostDiggDeliciousEmailFacebookFarkFriendFeedGoogle BookmarksGoogle GmailLinkedInRedditStumbleUponSlashdotShare

[Read more →]

Tags: Liberty/Free Market Parties

BTP Book Review: Money Grows on the Tree of Knowledge

May 11th, 2011 · 3 Comments

In her new book Money Grows on the Tree of Knowledge Tracy R. Twyman explains how money – all money – has origins in religion, mythology & alchemy. She describes the book as “the esoteric history of money. Learn how the modern-day alchemists who control our economy create fool’s gold out of nothing. These masters [...]

Blogger PostDiggDeliciousEmailFacebookFarkFriendFeedGoogle BookmarksGoogle GmailLinkedInRedditStumbleUponSlashdotShare

[Read more →]

Tags: Liberty/Free Market Parties

BTP’s Darryl Perry: Can they come home now?

May 4th, 2011 · 5 Comments

From a message from Darryl Perry of the Boston Tea Party: Nearly 3 ½ years after Benazir Bhutto reported Osama Bin Laden had been killed by Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh (one of the men convicted of kidnapping and killing U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl), the US government reports to have killed Osama Bin Laden. President Obama [...]

Blogger PostDiggDeliciousEmailFacebookFarkFriendFeedGoogle BookmarksGoogle GmailLinkedInRedditStumbleUponSlashdotShare

[Read more →]

Tags: Liberty/Free Market Parties

Boston Tea Party is a $2000 clue on Jeopardy!

April 21st, 2011 · 21 Comments

With a hat tip to Darryl Perry: “I’ll take ‘Mad Tea Party‘ for $2000, Alex!” The Boston Tea Party was a $2000 clue on the April 19, 2011 episode of “Jeopardy!” The clue was this: “Ironically, the Boston Tea Party (“time to party like it’s 1773!”) opposes this Oct. 2001 anti-terrorist law…” Of course, Libertarians [...]

Blogger PostDiggDeliciousEmailFacebookFarkFriendFeedGoogle BookmarksGoogle GmailLinkedInRedditStumbleUponSlashdotShare

[Read more →]

Tags: Liberty/Free Market Parties

Darryl W. Perry: Unanswered Questions in Libya

April 5th, 2011 · 2 Comments

Bloomberg reports, the Libyan Transitional National Council “created a new national oil company to replace the corporation controlled by leader Muammar Qaddafi whose assets were frozen by the United Nations Security Council… and designated the Central Bank of Benghazi as a monetary authority competent in monetary policies in Libya and the appointment of a governor [...]

Blogger PostDiggDeliciousEmailFacebookFarkFriendFeedGoogle BookmarksGoogle GmailLinkedInRedditStumbleUponSlashdotShare

[Read more →]

Tags: Liberty/Free Market Parties

Darryl Perry: Operation OdD is UN-necessary

March 20th, 2011 · 11 Comments

Boston Tea Party national chair Darryl Perry via IPR email and Free Patriot Press: On March 19 the American military joined a United Nations backed coalition, in what is being called “Operation Odyssey Dawn” (I refer to it as “Operation OdD” or simply “OdD”). According to the U.S. Department of Defense OdD is “to enforce [...]

Blogger PostDiggDeliciousEmailFacebookFarkFriendFeedGoogle BookmarksGoogle GmailLinkedInRedditStumbleUponSlashdotShare

[Read more →]

Tags: Liberty/Free Market Parties

Darryl Perry: “The Anarcho Teachings of Yeshua” Named Book Of The Year

March 8th, 2011 · 5 Comments

Emailed by Boston Tea Party chair Darryl Perry to IPR and posted at Free Patriot Press: Author Darryl W. Perry’s “The Anarcho Teachings of Yeshua” was named the winner of FreedomBookClub.com’s third annual “Book of the Year” award for 2010. “The Anarcho Teachings of Yeshua,” in Perry’s words, “aims to dispel some of the myths [...]

Blogger PostDiggDeliciousEmailFacebookFarkFriendFeedGoogle BookmarksGoogle GmailLinkedInRedditStumbleUponSlashdotShare

[Read more →]

Tags: Liberty/Free Market Parties

Boston Tea Party National Committee Passes Resolution Supporting War Crimes Trials

March 1st, 2011 · 30 Comments

On March 1, 2011 the Boston Tea Party National Committee passed a resolution (4-0 with 3 not-voting) supporting War Crimes trials for “for every person that has violated the ‘law of war’.” The resolution states: Whereas Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Explanatory Memorandum states, Crimes Against Humanity “are particularly odious offenses in that [...]

Blogger PostDiggDeliciousEmailFacebookFarkFriendFeedGoogle BookmarksGoogle GmailLinkedInRedditStumbleUponSlashdotShare

[Read more →]

Tags: Non-left/right parties

Darryl W. Perry: The Missing Question in Wisconsin

March 1st, 2011 · 17 Comments

Sent to contact.ipr@gmail.com by Darryl W. Perry: The “showdown” between the State Legislature, Governor and public school teachers in Wisconsin has lasted over two weeks, with no end in sight. Governor Scott Walker is threatening to lay-off some government employees if the 14 Democratic State Senators don’t return to the capitol in order for the [...]

Blogger PostDiggDeliciousEmailFacebookFarkFriendFeedGoogle BookmarksGoogle GmailLinkedInRedditStumbleUponSlashdotShare

[Read more →]

Tags: Non-left/right parties

Darryl W. Perry: ‘”Serious” would be cutting that $1.654 (trillion) dollar deficit entirely’

February 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Sent to contact.ipr@gmail.com by Darryl W. Perry: New York Daily News reports, “The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted for massive spending cuts Saturday, slashing $60 billion from the budget and setting up a potential showdown with President Obama.” This Congress is under pressure to pass a budget before March 4 that will run until September 30. [...]

Blogger PostDiggDeliciousEmailFacebookFarkFriendFeedGoogle BookmarksGoogle GmailLinkedInRedditStumbleUponSlashdotShare

[Read more →]

Tags: Non-left/right parties

Supporters of former Libertarian candidate Ron Paul heckle Cheney, Rumsfeld, call them war criminals at CPAC

February 13th, 2011 · 77 Comments

Via John Grooms at Atlanta’s Creative Loafing: Yesterday at CPAC, the big conservative conference in D.C., Ron Paul supporters and other libertarians in the crowd spoiled a sweet Bush-era reunion by launching a shouting match and protest action. First, Donald Rumsfeld was brought onstage, where CPAC was to present him with, unbelievable as it sounds, [...]

Blogger PostDiggDeliciousEmailFacebookFarkFriendFeedGoogle BookmarksGoogle GmailLinkedInRedditStumbleUponSlashdotShare

[Read more →]

Tags: Libertarian Party

Darryl Perry: You Can’t Spell “Hosni Mubarak” Without U.S.A.

February 13th, 2011 · 7 Comments

From Darryl W. Perry, Chair, Boston Tea Party National Committee: Hosni Mubrak has resigned as President of Egypt, now there is talk of whether or not he will be tried for “Crimes Against Humanity.” The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Explanatory Memorandum states, Crimes Against Humanity “are particularly odious offenses in that they [...]

Blogger PostDiggDeliciousEmailFacebookFarkFriendFeedGoogle BookmarksGoogle GmailLinkedInRedditStumbleUponSlashdotShare

[Read more →]

Tags: Non-left/right parties

Boston Tea Party National Committee Chair Darryl W. Perry: Weekly Media Appearances

February 12th, 2011 · 1 Comment

On Monday February 7, 2011 Darryl was a guest on “Face The Tribune” with Jim Duensing on YBS Radio discussing the Egyptian protests, torture and American foreign policy. Perry will have two appearances on the Peter B. Collins Show, discussing the PATRIOT Act on February 10. On February 13, Perry will join Collins on KGO-AM, [...]

Blogger PostDiggDeliciousEmailFacebookFarkFriendFeedGoogle BookmarksGoogle GmailLinkedInRedditStumbleUponSlashdotShare

[Read more →]

Tags: Non-left/right parties

Darryl Perry: Repeal the (un)PATRIOT(ic) Act

February 8th, 2011 · 12 Comments

Darryl W. Perry, Chair, Boston Tea Party National Committee: It is once again the time of year that Congress votes on extending the PATRIOT Act. Once again, it is expected to pass with little or no debate or opposition. This monstrosity was originally passed shortly after the attacks on September 11, 2001. The Uniting and [...]

Blogger PostDiggDeliciousEmailFacebookFarkFriendFeedGoogle BookmarksGoogle GmailLinkedInRedditStumbleUponSlashdotShare

[Read more →]

Tags: Non-left/right parties

Boston Tea Party Resolution of Support for the People of Tunisia & Egypt

February 4th, 2011 · No Comments

Emailed to contact.ipr@gmail.com: On February 4, 2011 the Boston Tea Party National Committee passed a resolution of support for the Tunisian and Egyptian people by a vote of 4-0 (with 3 not voting). Whereas all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights, and Whereas all human beings have unalienable rights to [...]

Blogger PostDiggDeliciousEmailFacebookFarkFriendFeedGoogle BookmarksGoogle GmailLinkedInRedditStumbleUponSlashdotShare

[Read more →]

Tags: Non-left/right parties

Boston Tea Party Response to the 2011 State of the Union

January 25th, 2011 · 7 Comments

From BTP National Chair Darryl Perry: President Obama began the 2011 State of the Union address by congratulating the freshman class of the 112th Congress and asking people to be “mindful of the empty chair in this Chamber, and pray for the health of” Gabrielle Giffords. The President then mentioned the supposed “debate” between team [...]

Blogger PostDiggDeliciousEmailFacebookFarkFriendFeedGoogle BookmarksGoogle GmailLinkedInRedditStumbleUponSlashdotShare

[Read more →]

Tags: Non-left/right parties

Boston Tea Party Presidential and Vice Presidential nominees to be selected beginning December 22, 2011

January 22nd, 2011 · 13 Comments

http://www.bostontea.us/: The National Committee voted to hold the 2012 National Convention from May 1-7, 2012. With a separate convention to select the Presidential & Vice Presidential nominees to begin on December 22, 2011 and lasting as many days as needed to chose the nominees. To make Presidential & Vice-Presidential nominations, please leave a comment on [...]

Blogger PostDiggDeliciousEmailFacebookFarkFriendFeedGoogle BookmarksGoogle GmailLinkedInRedditStumbleUponSlashdotShare

[Read more →]

Tags: Non-left/right parties

Darryl Perry: Previewing the 112th Congress

January 21st, 2011 · No Comments

Emailed to contact.ipr@gmail.com by Darryl Perry on January 12: The 112th Congress was sworn in on January 5, 2011. Much news was made about the Republican majority reading the Constitution & over the weekend the shooting of Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords, a federal judge and 17 others. These actions have overshadowed the bills introduced thus [...]

Blogger PostDiggDeliciousEmailFacebookFarkFriendFeedGoogle BookmarksGoogle GmailLinkedInRedditStumbleUponSlashdotShare

[Read more →]

Tags: Non-left/right parties

Darryl Perry: Remembering a Dream

January 18th, 2011 · 3 Comments

From Darryl Perry: I have posted parts of this article in the past and it seems every time I mention Martin Luther King, someone always points out his “faults” (eg. his name wasn’t really Martin, he plagiarized speeches, he supported big government, etc). People get so caught up in attacking the person, they lose sight [...]

Blogger PostDiggDeliciousEmailFacebookFarkFriendFeedGoogle BookmarksGoogle GmailLinkedInRedditStumbleUponSlashdotShare

[Read more →]

Tags: Non-left/right parties

The ultimate update: Naked scanners, TSA, National Opt-Out Day, and the third party point-of-view

November 23rd, 2010 · 20 Comments

IPR contributor Kimberly Wilder has compiled this list of updates on developments related to the new TSA security measures. This post includes an expansive list of third party and independent leaders and organizations opposed to the new measures. There are also links for those Americans wishing to know more about National Opt Out Day on Wednesday, November 24, 2010.

Blogger PostDiggDeliciousEmailFacebookFarkFriendFeedGoogle BookmarksGoogle GmailLinkedInRedditStumbleUponSlashdotShare

[Read more →]

Tags: Constitution Party · Green Party · Independents · Libertarian Party · Socialist/left parties · Third parties, general