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Posts published in April 2009

Cynthia McKinney message on the economy, Haiti, etc.

By Kimberly Wilder on April 20, 2009 8:22 PM

A hat tip to my co-blogger Ian Wilder who received this via e-mail and posted it to the  onthewilderside first:

From Cynthia McKinney: The Economy, From Soros and Greenspan to Napoleon’s Waterloo, And a Tip of the Hat to Haiti, Too

I’m connecting with you once again from Haiti after spending an absolutely splendid day at a school of over 500 students that has been supported for the last seven years by members of a California local of one of our national unions. 

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Ron Paul at Clear Lake, TX TEA Party

By on April 20, 2009 10:25 AM

Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) was the presidential nominee of the Libertarian Party in 1988, and appeared on the 2008 general election presidential ballot as a Taxpayers and Constitution Party in Louisiana and Montana, in addition to running in the Republican primary.…

Cindy Sheehan set to reveal her strategy and/or new third party next week

By Kimberly Wilder on April 20, 2009 6:34 AM

Cindy Sheehan created Camp Casey to honor her son, Casey Sheehan, who died in the Iraq War. Cindy Sheehan wrote the book, “Peace Mom, A Mother’s Journey Through Heartache to Activism”, and has become an important voice in the peace movement.…

Freedom Socialist Party: Budget-cutting Democrats in Washington State side with corporate elite against workers and the poor

By on April 19, 2009 5:41 PM

Posted at socialism.com by Fred Hyde; reposted to IPR by Paulie.

Labor’s so-called friends are proving once again to be a treacherous, two-faced crowd. After helping themselves to hefty union campaign contributions, Democratic Governor Christine Gregoire and the majority Democratic leadership of the House and Senate are proposing drastic public service budget cuts, pay freezes, and layoffs of over 8,000 state workers, citing a serious $9 billion shortfall.…

Libertarians call out Obama for fake gun stats

By on April 19, 2009 5:18 PM

Press release posted at LP.org. Reposted to IPR by Paulie.

“Obama is ‘bitterly clinging’ to falsified numbers” in bid to push anti-gun treaty

WASHINGTON — Libertarians are taking President Barack Obama to task for once again intentionally spreading false information about the source of guns used by Mexican drug cartels and blaming the United States for crime in Mexico.…