Rick Lass, a Green in New Mexico, has announced that he is in the running for a seat on that state’s Public Regulation Commission. According to an article by the Associated Press, Lass will have to gather about 1400 signatures in the next two weeks to secure a spot on the ballot.…
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Barrett plans to publicly challenge Dem incumbent over impeachment
By Administrative Team on June 12, 2008 12:54 AM
Libertarian Party congressional hopeful in Wisconsin’s 3rd district, Dr. Kevin Barrett, will attend Democratic incumbent Ron Kind’s public “listening session” on Friday. Barrett plans to ask Rep.…
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.…
Nathan Larson to run very active Libertarian campaign for Congress in Virginia’s 1st district
By Administrative Team on June 12, 2008 12:35 AM
Libertarian Nathan Larson will be running for Congress in Virginia’s 1st district. He has been endorsed by his district party and certified for the November election, where he will face incumbent Republican Rob Wittman and Democratic challenger Keith Hummel.…
Chuck Baldwin on the Terry Anderson Show
By Trent Hill on June 11, 2008 11:25 PM
Chuck Baldwin is scheduled to appear on the Terry Anderson Show, a popular Los Angeles talk show, this Sunday night at 9:00 p.m., Pacific time.…
Charles Jay on the issues
By Administrative Team on June 11, 2008 7:00 PM
Charles Jay has an attractive new Web site up for his bid to capture the White House in 2008. The site lists Jay as the candidate of the Utah-based Personal Choice Party, but he will also be vying for the Boston Tea Party‘s nomination, this coming Sunday.…
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.”…
Wisconsin columnist considers Barr’s impact
By PJO on June 11, 2008 7:21 AM
In his column in Wisconsin’s Madison Capital Times, John Nichols asks, “Is Bob Barr Libertarian Enough?” Beneath that headline, he writes in part:
“In Wisconsin and most other states, the Libertarian Party has struggled in recent years to connect politically — not because its ideas are wrong but because so many of them are so right that they are ‘borrowed’ by Democrats and Republicans.…
Three third-party hopefuls in Oregon U.S. House race
By PJO on June 11, 2008 7:15 AM
Oregon’s Portland Tribune surveys the third-party field in the state’s open-seat Fifth U.S. House district race:
“The Libertarian Party nominated Steve Milligan, operations manager for an herbal manufacturer.…
CP Oregon Senate nominee Brownlow profiled
By PJO on June 11, 2008 7:08 AM
The Oregonian profiles newly nominated Constitution Party Oregon U.S. Senate candidate Dave Brownlow, saying he is “a former Republican who once campaigned for Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore.,…
Comedy Central cites IPR in Barr/Paul connection satire
By Administrative Team on June 11, 2008 1:13 AM
Comedy Central’s “Indecision 2008” satire has declared Bob Barr the New Ron Paul.
Are you suffering from Post-Paul Depression Disorder? Missing the endless entertainment offered up by crazed internet bullies clamoring for their chance to change every topic of conversation into a pro-Ron Paul diatribe?
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