According to a source on the LNC, Jim Casarjian-Perry has left the Libertarian Party and filed paper work to create the Freedom Party (correction: Liberty Party) of Massachusetts.…
Posts published in June 2008
Ralph Nader courts Ron Paul supporters
By Editorial Team on June 13, 2008 5:33 PM
The Boston Globe reports that Ralph Nader is campaigning for the votes of former Ron Paul supporters, now that the renengade libertarian Republican has formally ended his campaign for the presidency.…
Boston Globe on possible Ron Paul/Bob Barr ‘alliance’
By Editorial Team on June 13, 2008 5:28 PM
From the Boston Globe:
You can see the beginnings of a possible alliance this fall between Ron Paul, who formally ended his Republican presidential bid Thursday night, and Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party’s nominee.
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LP: ‘Democrats work against gas price relief’
By Editorial Team on June 13, 2008 3:32 PM
Press release:
Recent legislative efforts by Democrats work against reducing the price of gas for Americans
Washington, D.C. – While Americans are struggling to keep their vehicles fueled without breaking the bank, Democrats in Congress have promoted a string of legislation that would increase the cost of gas for consumers.…
Libertarian Party commends Paul for opening ‘doors for liberty’
By Editorial Team on June 13, 2008 3:29 PM
Press release:
Party says Paul fought an uphill battle for liberty in his quest for the GOP nomination
Washington, D.C. – Following the close of Ron Paul’s presidential campaign, the Libertarian Party thanked Paul for all that he had done for liberty in his presidential bid.…
Angela Keaton: ‘Anarchist Bitch’
By Editorial Team on June 13, 2008 3:10 PM
LNC member and Liberated Space host Angela Keaton has started a new blog: Anarchist Bitch. She has decided to make all of her LNC correspondence public at the blog.…
Modern Whig Party: ‘3,000 members and growing’
By Editorial Team on June 13, 2008 2:13 PM
The Modern Whig Party says it now has 3,000 members and is growing. An IPR reader reports that the Modern Whigs will be featured in an upcoming issue of the Military Times newspaper.…
Ex-campus Clinton backers say McKinney more qualified than Obama
By PJO on June 13, 2008 2:19 AM
On its website, The Nation writes that in an e-mail message endorsing John McCain for president, University of Iowa Students for Hillary Clinton members Cody Eliff and Nikki Dziuban told disappointed Clinton supporters, “For those of you who just can’t stomach McCain, we suggest you look into Cynthia McKinney, the Green Party candidate.…
Barkley: Ventura will run for Senate ‘if he feels like it’
By PJO on June 13, 2008 2:15 AM
Following up on his earlier Minnesota Post report, Doug Grow says ex-Sen. Dean Barkley won “that big Wednesday golf match” against ex-Gov. Jesse Ventura. “If you’ll recall,” Grow writes, “the winner of the match supposedly would NOT run for Senate as an Independent candidate against Republican Norm Coleman and DFLer Al Franken.…