Trent Hill, founder of the Louisiana Taxpayers Party and IPR correspondent, was recently interviewed by Reason Magazine’s David Weigel concerning the origins of the Ron Paul draft effort, a discussion of the controversial Louisiana Republican caucuses, and the disposition of their vice presidential candidate, Barry Goldwater, Jr.:…
Posts published in “Day: September 11, 2008”
Ron Paul asks to be taken off Montana ballot
By Administrative Team on September 11, 2008 10:21 PM
As previously reported, the Constitution Party of Montana nominated Ron Paul for president and Michael Peroutka for vice president. The Montana CP was emboldened to do so after Paul said that he did not object to being nominated vice president by the Virginia Independent Green Party.…
Snubgate goes mainstream: WaPo says Barr went ‘hog wild’
By Administrative Team on September 11, 2008 8:15 PM
Acting without just authority, interim Executive Director of the Libertarian Party Robert Kraus — who replaced the disgraced and resigned Shane Cory (who now works for the Barr campaign) — issued a statement saying that libertarians should not trust blogs for their news.…
Independent faced off with major party opponents in Ohio Congressional debate
By Ross Levin on September 11, 2008 7:46 PM
In Ohio’s 15th Congressional District, three candidates for Congress discussed the issues before an editorial board. Independent Don Eckhart, an evangelical endorsed by Ohio Right to Life, made the most impact with his comments on taxes and abortion.…
Snubgate, Day 2: A recap of IPR’s coverage of the LP’s attempt to disassociate itself from the Freedom Movement
By Administrative Team on September 11, 2008 6:43 PM
IPR is getting plenty of first-time visitors as a result of our coverage of Bob Barr’s no-show at yesterday’s Campaign for Liberty announcement and the subsequent fall-out — even as it extends into Day Two.…
David Nolan: ‘The Barr campaign is over;’ support Munger, Straus instead
By Administrative Team on September 11, 2008 6:29 PM
Libertarian Party co-founder David Nolan, who has been a reluctant but consistent Barr supporter since he won the nomination in May, says the LP’s presidential campaign is over, as of yesterday.…
The Libertarian Party speaks out against third-party unity
By Administrative Team on September 11, 2008 5:37 PM
LP spokesman Andrew Davis has this to say in opposition to Campaign for Liberty’s four-point libertarian agenda:
Perhaps it is the acrimonious environment of a two-party system, or simply a “strength in numbers” struggle that makes strange bedfellows among third-party candidates in today’s politics.Â…
Barr campaign issues press release addressing anniversary of 9/11
By Ross Levin on September 11, 2008 4:31 PM
Here it is:
Atlanta, GA – “Seven years have passed since the horrid terrorist attacks of 9/11,” says Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party nominee for President.
…
Adam Kokesh relays his experience at the National Press Club
By Fred Church Ortiz on September 11, 2008 3:39 PM
Iraq War Veterans Against the War member and independent blogger Adam Kokesh has provided his own account of the events leading up to the public retraction of his endorsement of Libertarian Presidential candidate Bob Barr:
Bob Barr just had to ruin it for everyone for his own selfish reasons.
…