In a CNN.com commentary, libertarian media personality Penn Jillette writes, “I don’t think our next president being a great leader is a good thing. I’m worried about someone smarter than Bush taking over that tremendous power.…
Posts published in September 2008
LP’s Barr talks to Minneapolis City Pages
By PJO on September 4, 2008 2:36 AM
Minneapolis City Pages runs a video interview with Libertarian presidential nominee Bob Barr on its website:
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Constitution Party activist points to Democratic and Republican cooperation to limit democracy
By Gregg Jocoy on September 4, 2008 1:26 AM
In a message posted at News With Views, writer Jim Kouri reports on Oregon’s Measure 65. This proposal is titled “Changes General Election Nomination Processes for Major/Minor Party, Independent Candidates for Most Partisan Offices”, and News With Views reports in part
“If passed, Measure 65 will spell the end of all third parties in Oregon.
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Charleston (SC) Democrats sue Green nominee
By Gregg Jocoy on September 3, 2008 8:20 PM
In a letter hand delivered today to Eugene Platt, Green Party nominee for South Carolina State House District 115, Attorney F. Truett Nettles, II told Platt that he had filed a case against Platt in the Charleston County Court of Common Pleas.…
Judge kicks independent off of the ballot in Pennsylvanian Congressional race
By Ross Levin on September 3, 2008 7:17 PM
Picked up on Keystone Politics…
In Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional district, which includes Erie and the surrounding area, an independent candidate for US Congress has been removed from the ballot, but “has no intention of dropping out of this race.”…
Libertarian candidate for Congress in Indiana is happy to be invited to debate
By Ross Levin on September 3, 2008 4:06 PM
In a press release, Dr. Eric Schansberg both celebrated being invited to a debate and challenged his competitors to a more informative series of debates. He hopes that both of them will attend the scheduled debate, and the press release in its entirety communicates the rest of his sentiments:
Schansberg looks forward to Jasper debate and calls on Hill for at least two more
On Wednesday, Dr.
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New website launched for Mike Gravel’s National Initiative
By Ross Levin on September 3, 2008 4:00 PM
The new website for the National Initiative for Democracy can be viewed here, at www.ni4d.us. The National Initiative for Democracy, aka the Ni4D, was the central focus of Mike Gravel‘s presidential campaign in both the Democratic and Libertarian parties.Â…
AIPAC worried about Palin’s ties to Reform Party candidate
By Editorial Team on September 3, 2008 2:41 PM
Antiwar.com reports that Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin met with leaders of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) yesterday afternoon to address some concerns the Isreali lobby had about her candidacy.…
Video: Jesse Ventura at Rally for the Republic
By Editorial Team on September 3, 2008 2:19 PM
Former Reform Party/Independence Party Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, who routinely flirts with running for office and takes every possible opportunity to denounce the two-party system, spoke at the Rally for the Republic yesterday.…