Yes I’m about a week late on this, but I was thinking the other day about how one of the odder things about the Libertarian Party convention in Denver was the fact that Jim Pinkerton was selected to moderate the C-SPAN televised debate.
Pinkerton was most recently a “senior advisor” to Mike Huckabee’s campaign. Huckabee, [...]

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Later in the same Minnesota Public Radio report the Minnesota state GOP Chairman says: “There’s no benefit for Republicans to continue on with a battle after the battle has been fought and a victor has been declared.”
The victor has been declared huh?
Yeah right, and Mission Accomplished.

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Once again, GOP insiders are doing their best (worst?) to keep Ron Paul from wining delegates to the National Convention.   This time it is Minnesota and Missouri.
In Minnesota, the state GOP Chairman said “the only way Ron Paul can address the state convention is if he ends his candidacy and endorses John McCain.”
So then why [...]

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Barr May Take Republican Votes
My favorite quote:
Andrew Saunders,
Animal Trainer
“So up until this nomination, our best choice to ensure public rights and personal freedoms was John McCain?”

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If you need further proof that the “war on terrorism” propaganda has turned some people’s brains to mush…
O.K., Michelle Maulkin’s intellectual capacity was suspect before this, but WOW!

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With 42 percent reporting Ron Paul has 23 percent in the Idaho primary, the best showing yet in a primary.
Six percent have voted uncommitted meaning 29 percent of Idaho GOP voters said no thanks to the party’s presumptive nominee.
Meanwhile, Ron Paul delegates should be attending the National Convention from Washington State.

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When you criticize the war on drugs, the drug warriors will come after you.
That’s what happened to to the distributor of a movie about the malicious prosecution of Tommy Chong (of Cheech and Chong fame).  Thousands of copies of the DVD were seized under the guise of being “drug paraphernalia.” (Here are items that could [...]

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After endorsing Wayne Allen Root for his running mate, Bob Barr fought off a tough challenge from the absolutist/radical/anarchist wing in the form of party activist Mary Rewart to win the 2008 Libertarian Party Presidential Nomination. Barr’s support in Georgia coupled with Root’s name recognition in Nevada could turn two red states blue come [...]

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