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Home Depot Co-Founder: Let’s Throw Ed Snowden a Party
06 days ago
Source: http://www.lewrockwell.com
Posted by Lew Rockwell
Home Depot Co-Founder: Let’s Throw Ed Snowden a Party
(Thanks to Travis Holte)
Iowa GOP Co-Chair Bill Schickel Slams the Ron Paul Domination of the Iowa GOP
0Bill Schickel, the Iowa GOP Co-Chair, was upset with the dominance of positions held by Ron Paul supporters and members of Campaign for Liberty, stating about the situation, “that is disenfranchising to many, many of our Republicans”. Later he mentions that he is running to ‘bring all of these groups together”.
By the way, Schickel failed in his bid and the supporters of Ron Paul and Liberty are still holding the positions of chairman, next co-chair and treasurer.
Will voters send a message by voting for anyone but Obama & Romney?
5Source: http://www.examiner.com
By Lori Stacey, DC Conservative Examiner
Will “Neither” get more votes
Credits:
Michael Reynolds-Pool, Getty Images
With several strong alternative candidates available to vote for either on the ballot or as official write-in candidates, will the American people send a strong message to both the major parties by voting for anyone but Obama & Romney? It is hard to say what voters will ultimately do but what is apparent is that there has never been such a strong degree of discontent with the major party choices of candidates than in this presidential election of 2012.
Will Ron Paul finally get his legitimate win in the state of Maine where he has officially been set-up as a write-in candidate? We know the primary results were wrought with obvious fraud and then most of his duly elected delegates were not allowed to be seated at the national convention. Will the people of Maine finally be allowed to be heard in casting their real choice for President on the election night that counts the most?
Ron Paul’s supporters have surprisingly set him up as an official write-in candidate in at least a dozen or more states. The latest state is in California where he will be available for a write-in vote with Judge Napolitano as his Vice Presidential running mate. Don’t expect these write-in votes to be counted, tallied and published until weeks after election night.
Virgil Goode is going to be another one to watch, particularly in the states of Virginia, Colorado, Nevada and possibly in Ohio. He is still wildly popular in southern Virginia where he served as a member of congress for 6 two-year terms and is running his campaign very hard in this state. In Colorado, the Constitution Party broke through in 2010 and now has Major Party status in the state, thanks to the incredible run by Tom Tancredo for Governor in that election year. Expect voters to take Virgil Goode’s candidacy very seriously in Colorado.
Gary Johnson has become a very popular choice among the segment of Ron Paul’s support that leaned more heavily on libertarianism rather than conservatism. Expect him to be a strong force to deal with in several states.
Free & Equal Third Party Presidential Debate In High Definition (Full Video)
07 months ago
The 2012 Third Party Presidential Debate participants include Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson, Green Party candidate Jill Stein, Constitution Party candidate Virgil Goode, & Justice Party candidate Rocky Anderson.
The debate was moderated by Larry King & hosted by the Free And Equal Elections Foundation at the Hilton Chicago. Topics discussed include war on drugs, legalization of marijuana, foreign policy, civil liberties, economy, education reform, & domestic policy. For more about the Third Party Presidential Debate, click here:
http://freeandequal.org/
http://www.ora.tv/ora2012/thirdparty
All credits to: ORA TV
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Remember to go to http://freeandequal.org/ and vote for who you feel won the debate. Then standby for the top two candidates to face off in a debate next Tuesday to be held in Washington D.C.
Are voters finally fed-up enough to go for the block?
18 months ago
Source: http://www.examiner.com
By Lori Stacey
From the far left to the far right and everywhere in between, American voters are more dissatisfied with the choices of only Barack Obama or Mitt Romney than perhaps anytime in our nation’s history. Thanks to the internet and alternative media sources, voters also are more aware than ever before that there are other choices on the ballot or available via certified write-in status and are finding out about them long before the shock of seeing their actual ballot on election day when it is often too late to research who the other candidates are or what they stand for.
The sham and concerted effort by the entire political system itself and the national mainstream media to try to hide, belittle or exclude the other choices has perhaps reached such a truly un-American level of stench that maybe, just maybe, voters will have finally decided that they have had enough.
The truth is that millions of Americans are finding alternative party, independent and official write-in candidates that they don’t have to plug their nose to vote for and can get excited about. Whether it is Ron Paul that is expected to be a certified write-in candidate in at least a dozen states, Dr. Jill Stein or Gary Johnson that appeal to social liberals, Vigil Goode or others that appeal to social conservatives, the truth is that the field of candidates running outside the 2-party sham on America are offering real choices that people can support. What they seem to have in common is their recognition that we must get the federal government back in adherence with our constitution, defend our freedoms and finally bring our troops home.
If voters finally stand up on their own set of principles and ideals and just vote for the best individual candidate rather than settling for a major party label, at least a powerful message of blowback will finally be heard in Washington, DC. If enough people reject Obama and Romney, it could result in some state victories for the other candidates. If each of the most popular alternative candidates were able to pick off victories in a state or two each, it could be possible to block both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney from reaching the required 270 electoral votes necessary to win the election outright. Then it would be thrown to the US House to decide and they would of course choose either Romney or Obama. The important thing though is that the 2-party monster of menace would never be the same again.
A group of teenagers put together a video plea to vote only for candidates that will stand up for our founding principles and save their future. They are involved in the organization www.im2moro.org. It is currently going viral across the web. (see video) Will the adults actually take their advice and vote on principle or cave yet again to party loyalty that is bringing our nation to its knees? Aren’t we supposed to be electing a person to live on Pennsylvania Avenue, not a party?
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Lori Stacey, DC Conservative Examiner
Lori Stacey has been passionate about politics all her life. She started working on political campaigns going back to Ronald Reagan’s first bid for the White House while growing up in Sacramento. In November 2010, she ran for Secretary of State of South Dakota for the Constitution Party. Lori…
What Ron Paul Might Have Said About That 47%
08 months ago
Source: http://lewrockwell.com
Unlike Romney and Obama, Ron Paul is neither a repeater of Republican Party platitudes about “America’s greatness” nor a mumbler of silly socialist platitudes that sound like they were paraphrased directly from The Communist Manifesto (“From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs”). Ron Paul is a seriously learned man when it comes to economics and political philosophy. He is very familiar with the writings of all the classical liberals, especially Austrian School economists such as Ludwig von Mises, Henry Hazlitt, F.A. Hayek, and Murray Rothbard. As such, he must know that Rothbard considered John C. Calhoun, the nineteenth-century U.S. Senator, Secretary of War, and Vice President of the United States to have been one of America’s greatest political philosophers as well.
Because of his educational background, Ron Paul would have articulated Romney’s truthful comment about how the moochers and parasites of American society (“the 47%”) are on the verge of overwhelming the producers politically. He would not have gotten involved in the mindless media “debate” over whether it is 47 percent or 49 percent of American adults who pay no income taxes but receive benefits from government. He likely would have quoted or paraphrased Rothbard’s favorite American political philosopher, Calhoun, from his magisterial 1850 Disquisition on Government instead.
“When once formed,” Calhoun wrote, a political community “will be divided into two great parties – a major and minor – between which there will be incessant struggles on the one side to retain, and on the other to obtain the majority . . . . ” Consequently, “some portion of the community must pay in taxes more than it receives back in disbursements; while another receives in disbursements more than it pays in taxes.”
The community is thus divided into “two great classes – one consisting of those who . . . pay the taxes . . . and the other, of those who are the recipients of their proceeds.” This will in turn lead to “one class or portion of the community [being] elevated to wealth and power, and the other depressed to abject poverty and dependence, simply by the fiscal action of the government.”
Gary Johnson’s false claims spinning out of control
0Source: http://www.examiner.com
By Lori Stacey
Gary Johnson spinning the truth
Credits:
Neilson Barnard/Getty Images
During Gary Johnson‘s entire campaign as the Libertarian nominee, he has consistently been making the claim that he is the only 3rd party candidate that will be on all 50 states’ ballots even though that would be impossible for any candidate to claim as the ballot access battle continues to rage on for all 3rd party candidates. As if this claim has not been bad enough considering he was well aware last week that the Oklahoma Supreme Court already delivered their decision to not allow him on their ballot, he is not only continuing to make the 50 state claim but his false exaggerated claims about his other opponents’ ballot access has continued to grow to the point of being egregiously dishonest.
In a recent campaign swing through Minnesota, he now claims in a segment broadcast by Minnesota Public Radio, that his opponent Virgil Goode is supposedly only going to be on 8 states’ ballots and that Jill Stein will only be on 30. A simple google search will show you that the latest real facts are that Virgil Goode is now on 26 state ballots and counting and that Jill Stein has already secured 38 states and counting. When you add to these numbers the fact that these candidates are also being set-up as certified write-in candidates in states they are not successful in getting on the ballot, it would be more honest to project at this point that Johnson, Goode and Stein will all be available to vote for in over 40 states and that once again, there will not be any 3rd party candidate able to secure all 50 state full ballot access without relying on write-in status.
In his stump speech rhetoric, he continues to use these false claims about the other candidates supposedly not being viable to launch himself into a round of having to only compare himself to Obama and Romney. As his routine goes along, he then can falsely claim a long list of, “I am the ONLY candidate that……..” based on his own false claims that the other 3rd party choices should not even be taken into consideration, therefore they don’t count in his long list of claims comparing himself to the major party candidates.
“RNC treatment of Ron Paul – Height of Rudeness and Stupidity”
29 months ago
Source: http://sherriequestioningall.blogspot.com
By Sherrie
Michael Steele on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart “RNC treatment of Ron Paul – Height of Rudeness and Stupidity”
At the 3:49 minute mark of the video – Jon Stewart mentions the way Ron Paul was treated by the Republican establishment in Tampa was horrid.
Michael Steele, previous chair of the Republican party, responds and says it was the height of Stupidity and Rudeness!
Doug Wead Not a Typical Ron Paul Supporter
09 months ago
Source:http://libertycrier.com
By Thomas Mullen | Tom Mullen is a contributor at the Communities at WashingtonTimes.com. He is the author of A Return to Common Sense: Reawakening Liberty in the Inhabitants of America
TAMPA, August 30, 2012 – Anyone who has followed the Republican Party presidential nominating process knows the typical Ron Paul supporter. He or she is young, passionate about Paul’s platform, and willing to ride buses all night and knock on doors all day to support Ron Paul. Most often, he or she has never participated in the political process before.
Doug Wead couldn’t be less typical in that respect. Wead is a longtime Republican Party insider. He’s worked on seven Republican presidential campaigns, starting with Barry Goldwater’s in 1964. He’s also worked in three administrations, for Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. He has entertained presidents at his house and visited theirs.
Before 2008, he didn’t know who Ron Paul was and wouldn’t have agreed with him on much…
Doug Wead Not a Typical Ron Paul Supporter [continued]
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