Reason’s Hit and Run blog is reporting that former MSNBC television host Tucker Carlson has been conducting phone polls of LP delegates to see if there’s any opening for a last-minute Presidential bid.…
Posts published in May 2008
Presidential Candidate escorted out by security
By Austin Cassidy on May 22, 2008 11:28 PM
Just heard an interesting story from the LP convention about an altercation that took place earlier tonight. Apparently, it all went down at an event put on by the Libertarians for Justice.…
BlackCommentator.com editorial praises McKinney
By Fred Church Ortiz on May 22, 2008 9:32 PM
In the current issue of The Black Commentator released today, Cynthia McKinney receives energetic plaudits from Larry Pinkney, a veteran of the Black Panther Party:
Cynthia is running for President of the United States of America, not as a Democratic or Republican Party [i.e.
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California: LP and PFP at odds over pending initiatives
By Fred Church Ortiz on May 22, 2008 6:44 PM
This June 3rd, Californians voting in the statewide primary will face two initiative constitutional amendments concerning eminent domain – continued fallout from 2005’s US Supreme Court decision on Kelo v.…
Convention Chat
By Austin Cassidy on May 22, 2008 6:08 PM
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Will someone score me some goodies?
By Austin Cassidy on May 22, 2008 4:57 PM
I know this is kind of off-topic, but a hobby of mine is collecting political memorabilia. I’ve got an assortment of signs and bumperstickers from every campaign I’ve ever worked on… plus a good amount of third party stuff and major party presidential primary material.…
Nolan’s Run: Looking Back at 2004
By Austin Cassidy on May 22, 2008 3:59 PM
Apparently some filmmakers were following Gary Nolan around in 2004, with the aims of making a documentary about his campaign for President. It’s been shown at atleast one film festival, but I’ve actually never heard about this project.…
C-SPAN announces schedule for LP convention
By Austin Cassidy on May 22, 2008 2:31 PM
I just got off the phone with a very nice woman from C-SPAN’s main office in Washington. She informed me that the Libertarian National Convention will be covered on Saturday and Sunday only, and that the times will be as follows:
Saturday – Coverage begins at 9:00 p.m.…
Libertarian Party is legal in North Carolina
By Austin Cassidy on May 22, 2008 2:09 PM
The Libertarian Party of North Carolina is now a legally recognized political party according to State Elections Director Gary Bartlett…
The Libertarians have been a party in North Carolina before, but lost their status due to stringent ballot access laws that require party candidates to attract a certain number of votes.
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