by R. Lee Wrights
BURNET, Texas (May 22) – President Obama has perfected a politician’s most coveted talent, speaking out of both sides of his mouth at the same time while sounding like a great leader.…
Posts published in May 2011
Mike Gravel: ‘My political rupture with AIPAC’
By Ross Levin on May 22, 2011 12:36 PM
Read the full piece at CounterPunch:
My political rupture with AIPAC occurred over a vote for military aid to Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Israel. This legislative package of aid was put together by the White House primarily to shore up support for Sadat in the Middle East.
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Ruwart: How to Argue Against Victimless Crime Laws
By Marc Montoni on May 22, 2011 12:43 AM
Dr. Mary Ruwart is an At-Large Representative on the Libertarian National Committee, an active member of the Texas LP, and a leading expert in libertarian communication. …
RI Moderate Party: ‘Wink and nod’ politics dooming our state
By Marc Montoni on May 22, 2011 12:29 AM
From an email sent to IPR by Ken Block :
‘Wink and nod’ – and the tax payer loses
‘Wink and nod’ politics and governance has brought Rhode Island to a financial precipice.…
Jasikoff: Free and Equal elections
By Marc Montoni on May 22, 2011 12:08 AM
Sent to IPR by Lou Jasikoff:
Commentary: Free and Equal elections
By Louis R. Jasikoff, Chair
Pennsylvania Libertarian Party
Contact: [email protected]
The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania states in Article 1, Section 5 that “Elections shall be free and equal; and no power, civil or military, shall at any time interfere to prevent the free exercise of the right of suffrage.”…
NE Pennsylvania Libertarians: Local Libertarians Elected to PA State LP Positions
By Marc Montoni on May 21, 2011 11:56 PM
News Release
For Immediate Release—May 11, 2011
NE Pennsylvania Libertarians
Contact: Lou Jasikoff at [email protected] or Betsy Summers at [email protected]
Jasikoff takes State Chair, Summers tapped for NEPA Chair
Wilkes-Barre, PA— At the annual state convention on April 30th in Franklin, the Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania elected a new slate of officers and adopted a new streamlined party platform.…
Boston Tea Party: The (2012 Presidential) Race Is On
By Marc Montoni on May 21, 2011 11:47 PM
From an email sent to IPR by Darryl Perry, chair of the Boston Tea Party:
On Friday May 13, two people announced their intentions to run for President.…
UPDATE: FL Libertarian Party Chairman Surrenders Driver’s License in Real ID Protest, Notifies Police
By Marc Montoni on May 21, 2011 11:37 PM
From an email sent to IPR by the Libertarian Party of Florida
VIDEO UPDATE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOTOenwxsQI
PRIOR RELEASE:
Fla. Libertarian Party Chairman to Surrender Driver’s License in Real ID Protest
CLEARWATER – Libertarian Party of Florida Chairman Adrian Wyllie will surrender his driver’s license in protest of Florida’s implementation of the Real ID Act at noon on Tuesday, May 17 at the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles office at 29399 Hwy 19 North in Clearwater (map).…
Scott McLarty: ‘Stop calling them conservative: The search for new language to describe today’s political reality’
By Ross Levin on May 20, 2011 5:32 PM
Scott McLarty is the media coordinator for the national Green Party. Read his full piece on OpEdNews.com:
The traditional spectrum of Republican-conservative on the right and Democrat-liberal at the left, with a gray area for moderates in the middle, belongs in the trash.
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