Ben Olson III; a 55-year-old bartender, construction worker, and sawmill owner; will challenge the controversial 9/11 Truther Kevin Barrett for the Libertarian Party’s nomination in Wisconsin’s 3rd district.…
Posts published in August 2008
Controversial Libertarian candidate Kevin Barrett suggests he might vote for Cynthia McKinney
By paulie on August 12, 2008 12:06 PM
Gail’s Tails reports
In a letter to the editior in the Capitol Times, Libertarian Congressional Candidate, Kevin Barrett looks like he is voting for Cynthia McKinney.
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Barr misses Maine deadline
By paulie on August 12, 2008 10:40 AM
Hot on the heels of the failure in West Virginia (additional discussion at Ballot Access News and Last Free Voice), Ballot Access News reports:
On the deadline date of August 8, Bob Barr submitted a total of 3,200 signatures to various town and city clerks in Maine.
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Bob Barr opposes Cuban embargo
By paulie on August 12, 2008 3:23 AM
via BlueCarp
At a fund raising event Sunday night in Littleton, Colorado, Libertarian nominee for president Bob Barr told a group of supporters, “I am against the Cuban embargo.”
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It’s official: Cindy Sheehan is on the ballot to challenge Speaker Pelosi
By paulie on August 12, 2008 3:07 AM
Ballot Access News reports that Cindy Sheehan got only a couple of hundred more valid signatures than required, placing her officially on the ballot.
The Sheehan campaign collected about 20,000 raw signatures, after a last minute push.…
Nader calls for crackdown on corporate crime, reversal of so-called war on drugs
By paulie on August 12, 2008 2:53 AM
Press Release
from the Nader campaign.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8–At a news conference today Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader outlined his plan to empty prisons of non-violent drug offenders and fill them up with corporate criminals.
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Bob Barr condemns bungled police raid as example of unaccountable law enforcement agencies
By paulie on August 12, 2008 1:30 AM
Press Release from the Barr campaign. This one may be of particular interest given Barr’s professional background, which is described in the last paragraph.
Atlanta, GA — “We typically make fun of bungled police operations by saying they were conducted by the gang that couldn’t shoot straight,†notes Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party candidate for president.
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Greens contrast energy and climate proposals with Democrats and Republicans
By paulie on August 12, 2008 1:16 AM
Press release from the national Green Party
America needs the Green Party’s solutions to energy and global warming crises, not the Obama or McCain plans, say Greens
GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
http://www.gp.org
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Nader to stage rallies outside DNC and RNC conventions
By paulie on August 12, 2008 1:08 AM
Posted at the VoteNader.org blog
On Wednesday, August 27, right during the heart of the Democratic National Convention, we will be holding a Super Rally for 5,000-7,000 people at the University of Denver Magness Arena.
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