“In the short-term,” Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr said in a press release, “government has little choice but to provide an explicit but limited loan guarantee, thereby capping the public’s liability, now widely assumed to be without limit.…
Posts published in July 2008
Jason Gatties seeks Boston Tea Party vice-chairmanship
By Editorial Team on July 17, 2008 12:45 AM
Jason Gatties has announced that he will seek the office of vice-chairman of the Boston Tea Party National Committee. The election will be held in late October.…
Lies, damn lies, and statistics
By Gregg Jocoy on July 17, 2008 12:44 AM
The British Conservative statesman and literary figure Benjamin Disraeli is oft quoted saying, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” In a column titled The Progressive Mandate at Green Party Watch, writer Nate Nelson lays out statistics that he contends shows the US electorate taking what he calls a progressive turn while Obama and the Democrats turn to establishment policies the voters are rejecting.…
Short piece about GA’s dominance in third party politics
By Gregg Jocoy on July 17, 2008 12:01 AM
Richard Cooper, a self-described import/export manager, writes about Georgia’s larger-than-usual role in third party politics in a piece at Ground Report:
The Green Party nominated former Representative Cynthia McKinney (Democrat-Georgia) for President of the United States.Â
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Glen Ford of Black Agenda Report covers McKinney
By Gregg Jocoy on July 16, 2008 11:18 PM
Executive Editor Glen Ford writes at Black Agenda Report about the the McKinney / Clemente ticket. In a column titled “McKinney & Clemente: Black, Brown, Green and True”, Ford writes:
The Green Party’s brand new Cynthia McKinney-Rosa Clemente ticket is off and running, having captured an overwhelming proportion of delegates at the national convention, in Chicago.
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Newsweek interviews McKinney
By Gregg Jocoy on July 16, 2008 11:07 PM
In an online interview with the newly minted Green Party presidential nominee, Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney is called a “firebrand politician” who “may have found the perfect political home.”…
Sponheim seeks presidency as write-in candidate
By PJO on July 16, 2008 9:05 PM
David Jon Sponheim of Washington State is running as a write-in presidential candidate as the representative of America’s Third Party, formerly called the Cool Rock Party.…
Nader congratulates McKinney on winning Green nomination
By PJO on July 16, 2008 8:53 PM
The Hartford Courant reports on its website that Ralph Nader “issued a congratulatory welcome to the new Green Party candidate who will surely be speaking to the same type of voters that would be drawn to the independent Nader.…
Barr to sue for Oklahoma ballot access
By PJO on July 16, 2008 8:50 PM
Libertarian Bob Barr’s presidential campaign is preparing to sue for ballot access in Oklahoma, the Tulsa World reports. Speaking in Oklahoma city on Tuesday, Barr said his campaign “is ‘on track’ to appear on the ballot in 49 other states, plus the District of Columbia.…