Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader saw the “injustice” of Game 6 of the 2002 NBA Western Conference Finals between the Kings and the Lakers, and asked to speak with NBA Commissioner David Stern about it.…
Posts published in “Independents”
Republicans won’t embrace Kelleher
By Austin Cassidy on June 12, 2008 11:05 AM
As we reported earlier this month, Bob Kelleher won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Montana. That’s unusual because Kelleher has been a long-time Green Party activist and frequent candidate for office.…
Ariz. independent for Congress says offshore drilling worth consideration if it gets us off ‘foreign oil’
By Administrative Team on June 12, 2008 12:44 AM
Press release from Brent Maupin for Congress:
Sedona, AZ (June 11, 2008) – Businessman, author and candidate for US Congress in ArizonaÂ’s 1st congressional district, Brent Maupin, commented on published news reports that Congress is going to look at offshore oil drilling.…
Not really reporting from Mount Rushmore …
By Thomas L. Knapp on June 11, 2008 3:25 PM
“Independents’ Day” was advertised as an opportunity to “Talk one-on-one with the TOP Independent and Third Party Presidential and Congressional Candidates” last weekend at Mount Rushmore … but did it actually happen?…
Ventura, Barkley to meet today on golf course
By PJO on June 11, 2008 7:27 AM
Doug Grow of the Minnesota Post writes that Minnesota ex-Gov. Jesse Ventura and ex-interim senator Dean Barkley are scheduled to play a round of golf today, and “Barkley wants this to be a high-stakes game.”…
Bob Barr, Ralph Nader dominate online coverage of alternative candidates
By Administrative Team on June 11, 2008 12:47 AM
The mainstream media rarely give third-party and independent candidates a fair shake — hence the need for sites like IPR and Third Party Watch. But the new media — the online media — is supposed to give candidates and parties the coverage they deserve.…
Independent Brent Maupin submits 4,004 signatures to run for Congress in Arizona
By Administrative Team on June 10, 2008 4:21 PM
Independent Brent Maupin has submitted more than 4,000 signatures to get on the ballot for Congress in Arizona’s 1st district.
Maupin’s campaign is committed to “national reform.”…
Independent for Congress announces support for Kucinich’s bill of impeachment
By Administrative Team on June 10, 2008 12:19 PM
Last night, Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) formally introduced articles of impeachment against President Bush citing 35 “high crimes and misdemeanors.” The “corporate media,” according to John Murphy, an independent for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 16th district, was too busy covering frivolous stories to notice.…
The IPR Book Review
By PJO on June 10, 2008 11:04 AM
I have recently started reading Darcy Richardson’s four-volume history of third-party and independent political candidates and movements throughout U.S. history, and I strongly recommend it for anyone with a deep interest in the subject (that is, probably anyone who is reading this right now).…