365Gay, which bills itself as “America’s most read gay news”, has run an article on Libertarian Presidential candidate Bob Barr today, quoting and highlighting (mostly quoting) his earlier press release on the California Supreme Court’s recent same-sex marriage ruling.…
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One last look at Denver (pictures)
Following up, belatedly, on our earlier pictures thread:
Jake Porter talks with some would-be constituents before he dropped out of the LNC at-large race.
Susan Hogarth hammers home a radical button:
The WWE’s Kane was a Mary supporter (note the button):
Mary Ruwart:
Mary Ruwart talking with her staff (Thomas Hill, Mary, Ray Carr (her husband), unknown guy in blue coat, Brian Irving):
Two pictures of the Ruwart booth:
A hardcore Ruwart supporter:
Another hardcore supporter, my daughter, Waverly Quinn:
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Root is really excited to be VP
Bob Barr’s campaign website currently makes no mention of the nomination of Wayne Allyn Root for Vice-President, but Root’s former Presidential campaign site has an enthusiastic press release from Root’s camp announcing the ticket.…
Denver: Final postmortem
Below is a list of the initial Round 1 balloting, with the votes/gained or lost in subsequent rounds.
Bob Barr: 153, +35, -2, +16, +21, +101
Mary Ruwart: 152, +10, +24, +16, +27, +47
Wayne Root: 123, +15, +8, +3, +16
Mike Gravel: 71, +0, +5, +0
George Phillies: 49, -13, -5
Steve Kubby: 41, -9
Mike Jingozian: 23
Christine Smith: 6
Now for an analysis of “what happened in Denver?”,…
Boston Tea Party nominates, schedules convention
The Boston Tea Party held an “informal convention” in Denver Sunday evening, in close proximity to the Libertarian Party’s national convention.
That convention placed the names of three candidates — George Phillies, Alden Link and Tom Stevens — into contention for the party’s 2008 presidential nomination.…
PSL to hold conference on police killings, ’68 French strike
The Party for Socialism and Liberation will be holding a conference this Friday, May 30th, in Los Angeles. Topics range from a national campaign update, to the May 1968 general strike in France, to the recent death of Roketi Su’e, a mentally disabled Long Beach resident:
Su’e, a terminally ill and disabled man, was executed by Long Beach cops last week.
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Knapp falls short in judicial committee bid, Allen Hacker elected
Thomas Knapp was defeated in his bid for a seat on the LP’s judicial committee. Those elected were Ruth Bennett, David Nolan, Nick Sarwark, Tom Stevens, Travis Nicks, Joe Cobb, and Allen Hacker.…
Mary Ruwart launched new campaign site
While most LP observers had their eyes firmly on Denver, the Ruwart campaign launched a new Web site, some time Saturday or Sunday (or later).…
Cynthia McKinney clinches Green nomination
A day after Libertarians chose Bob Barr to be their standard bearer, it appears Cynthia McKinney has locked up the Green Party’s nomination. According to Richard Winger at Ballot Access News.…
