By Ralph Nader (Nader.org). Posted to IPR by Paulie. Disclaimer: I helped Nader get on the ballot in several states as an independent contractor or subcontractor in 2004 and 2008.…
Posts published in February 2009
Mary Ruwart: Consumer protection is ‘compassion that kills’
By paulie on February 1, 2009 2:42 PM
by Mary J. Ruwart at Liberty For All. Ruwart was the 2008 runner up for the Libertarian Party nomination, and a past Libertarian candidate in several elections.…
Ballot Access News, Libertarian Party comment on new RNC Chair and a losing candidate for the job
By paulie on February 1, 2009 2:17 PM
In Ballot Access News, Richard Winger writes
Ken Blackwell Loses Bid to be Republican National Chair
On January 30, the Republican National Committee chose Michael Steele of Maryland to be its new national chair.
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Two-man race underlies split in Green Party
By paulie on February 1, 2009 1:46 PM
Article by Jim Merkel in Suburban Journals. Reposted to IPR by Paulie.
Years of infighting in the second biggest party in the city is breaking into the open, as not one, but two candidates are running for the Green Party nomination for mayor.…
Chuck Baldwin: ‘More on the New World Order’
By paulie on February 1, 2009 12:33 PM
By: ChuckBaldwin
ChuckBaldwinLive.com
Posted to IPR by Paulie
In my last column, I attempted to wake up my fellow Americans, who are either currently slumbering through the collapse of our constitutional republic or in a protracted state of denial regarding a very real–and very dangerous–burgeoning New World Order.…
Five candidates compete for Burlington, Vermont mayorship
By Ross Levin on February 1, 2009 12:11 PM
Citizens of Burlington, Vermont will vote on March 3rd for their next mayor (or they will keep the current mayor). The mayor right now is Bob Kiss, a member of the Progressive Party.…
Connecticut Independents benefit from Public Financing
By Trent Hill on February 1, 2009 12:44 AM
Independent candidates in Connecticut are recieving a swarm of bad press over how they spent the money they got through the public financing system.
Recently filed state campaign finance reports show Independent candidates bought their fair share of slogan-splattered campaign pens, T-shirts and lawn signs, but they also paid their friends, relatives of friends, and each other.
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