The Party for Socialism and Liberation, a revolutionary Marxist-Leninist party, has selected its 2012 Presidential ticket. The PSL has nominated two candidates who are not Constitutionally eligible to serve: 27-year-old Peta Lindsay, a member of the PSL’s Central Committee, and 26-year-old Yari Osorio, a Colombian immigrant who has been a member of the party since 2006.…
Posts published in November 2011
Help Needed: Vermont Ballot Access Fund Appeal Off to a Good Start
By Ryan Brennan on November 13, 2011 7:53 PM
Source: Ballot Access News
Last night, Ballot Access News appealed for donations and/or pledges to COFOE (the Coalition for Free & Open Elections) for the purpose of making it possible for the Vermont ballot access lawsuit to go forward.…
Lee Wrights: S.C. Debate Focuses on Building Libertarian Party
By Brian Irving on November 13, 2011 11:53 AM
Wrights wins straw poll
All three candidates participating in the candidate debate at the South Carolina Libertarian Party State Convention agreed that building the Libertarian Party would be a primary goal of their presidential campaign if they won the nomination.…
It’s Time to Reclaim Armistice Day
By Jill Pyeatt on November 11, 2011 8:12 PM
Written by Alan Pyeatt for “Independent Political Report” for publication on this special day.
On June 1, 1954, Congress passed a law which officially changed the annual November 11 holiday from Armistice Day to Veterans Day. …
New third-party documentary featuring Chuck Baldwin and Pat Buchanan premieres
By Jeremy C. Young on November 11, 2011 2:02 AM
Filmmaker James Jaeger has produced a new documentary advocating for Biblically-inspired third party candidates. His film, “SPOILER — How a Third Political Party Could Win,” features interviews with 2008 Constitution Party presidential nominee Chuck Baldwin and 2000 Reform Party presidential nominee Pat Buchanan, as well as several theologians with ties to the Constitution Party and other third-party movements.…
GP-Pres: Jill Stein participates in “nation’s largest mock election”
By Jeremy C. Young on November 11, 2011 1:50 AM
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein participated at a student event at Western Illinois University billed as “the nation’s largest mock election.” From the McDonough Voice:
As red, white and blue balloons dropped from the ceiling and the Western Illinois University Marching Band played, President Barack Obama was re-elected for a second term Monday night at “The Road to the White House Starts at Western Illinois University” mock election.
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LP-Pres: Carl Person defends comments on legalizing bestiality
By Jeremy C. Young on November 10, 2011 11:08 PM
On November 8, Libertarian presidential candidate Carl Person posted a comment on the blog of his campaign manager, Dr. Tom Stevens. (The comment is under Stevens’ blog handle, but both Person and Stevens have confirmed to me that Person wrote the comment.)…
Root: What the Joe Paterno Scandal Proves About America
By Bruce Cohen on November 10, 2011 5:20 PM
What the Joe Paterno Scandal Proves About America
By Wayne Allyn Root, Former Libertarian Vice Presidential Nominee
As I write this commentary, Joe Paterno has been fired as Penn State football coach — effective immediately.…
Virginia Libertarian Mike Kane gets 31.45% in State Race
By Bruce Cohen on November 9, 2011 3:06 PM
Libertarian candidate Mike Kane received 31.45% of the vote in his race for 41st House of Delegates.
Official Numbers at:
https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2011/EB178FD6-875D-4B0D-A295-900A0482F523/Unofficial/8_l_FC2A5550-F59E-4378-8AD8-BF0FBBF48DFA_s.shtml…