Michael L. Soha’s thesis that “fringe” candidates do not get treated fairly in the media will not come as a surprise to many readers here. In fact, much of the book Rejected: How the Media Excluded Alternative Candidates in the 2008 Primary will not be a surprise to our regular readers, especially the ardent Ron Paul supporters.…
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UK Libertarian Party holds first Annual General Meeting
By paulie on November 30, 2008 1:57 PM
Posted at LPUK.org.
I haven’t found anything on the results of the meeting yet. If anyone knows anything, please post in the comments.
The 2008 Annual General Meeting of the Libertarian Party will be held in York on 29 November, 2008.
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LNC attorney Bill Hall is tired of in-fighting and second guessing of his opinions
By paulie on November 30, 2008 1:50 PM
Sent by email from “leaky sieve”
Chuck Turner blasts media, City Council
By paulie on November 30, 2008 1:22 PM
Posted by Jeremy Jacobs at PolitickerMA. Excerpt:
BOSTON – In an emotionally charged press conference, embattled City Councilor Chuck Turner said Monday that he is innocent and stridently criticized the press and his fellow city councilors for presuming his guilt before he has had an opportunity to defend himself in court.
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Malik Rahim: New Orleans, from the 1800s to today
By paulie on November 30, 2008 1:12 PM
Posted at On The Wilder Side
Green Party congressional candidate Malik Rahim, one of the founders of Common Ground, talks a little about his home Algiers, in New Orleans.
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LNC financial package 2008
By paulie on November 30, 2008 12:54 PM
EcoAction Committee Greens oppose push for nuclear
By paulie on November 30, 2008 12:51 PM
Posted by Mato Ska at Green Party Watch
The Green Party of the United States’ (GPUS) Eco-Action Committee rejects President-elect Barack Obama’s reckless support for new nuclear power plants, as such an agenda poses unacceptable health and environmental risks and would be fiscally irresponsible in the extreme.
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Draft EcoAction Committee proposal for Green Party statement on water
By paulie on November 30, 2008 12:49 PM
Posted by Mato Ska at Green Party Watch
The EcoAction Committee considers the importance of the water resource a critical priority in this election year and every year after.
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Alaska Independent Bob Bird calls Globaloney
By paulie on November 30, 2008 12:46 PM
By Bob Bird, via [email protected]
Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, has been a controversial and outspoken critic of Global Warming. He is about to step into the EU presidency, as per the regular rotation, and the world press, eager to ridicule and denounce him, is beginning to swarm.…