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Posts published in October 2009

Another independent in the NJ gubernatorial race polls 12%

From PolitickerNJ:

Relishing a Fairleigh Dickinson University poll this morning that shows him at 12% when Chris Daggett’s name is removed from a sample ballot and substituted with the name of another independent, indie candidate Gary Steele took the swap-in free advert as a boost to his long-long-long-shot campaign for governor.

Rev. Billy Talen calls on New Yorkers to protest undemocratic mayoral debates

In an email message to supporters, Reverend Billy Talen, Green Party candidate for Mayor of New York City, asked fellow citizens to turn out into the streets tomorrow, October 13th to call for inclusive debates instead of choreographed debates controlled by the Democratic and Republican Party and their minions.…

National Green Party urges widespread antiwar protests on day Obama accepts peace prize

From a press release at the Green Party of the United States web-site: gp.org

Greens urge widespread antiwar protests on the day President Obama accepts his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo
Friday, October 9, 2009

WASHINGTON, DC — Green Party leaders expressed puzzlement and outrage over the decision to award President Obama the Nobel Peace Prize, and urge widespread demonstrations against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to take place in Oslo, Washington, and other cities on the day Mr.

Cindy Sheehan says Cynthia McKinney should have received Nobel Peace Prize

KW: This is a repost from my onthewilderside co-blogger Ian Wilder.

Cindy Sheehan:  If any American “politician” got the Nobel Peace Prize, it should have been Cynthia McKinney

Cindy Sheehan from Facebook:

I wonder if the Nobel Committee looked at the videos of the G20 protests in Pittsburgh a couple of weeks ago when the US stormtroopers were hunting down protesters like dogs and beating them and teargassing grandmas (me) without provocation.

Libertarians Say Move Nobel Announcements To April Fool’s Day

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 9, 2009

Contact: Wes Benedict, Executive Director
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 202-333-0008 ext. 222

Libertarians suggest Nobel announcements should be moved to April Fool’s Day

WASHINGTON – The Libertarian Party today suggested that, in the future, the announcement date every year for Nobel Prizes be moved to April 1.…