I digg the LP: May 2009

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Money bomb for Libertarian/Republican candidate Adam Kokesh

This is a money bomb for Adam Kokesh. He is a candidate for Congress and was endorsed by Ron Paul. So far 112 people have signed up for this money bomb.

Kokesh IVAW Peace Not War

The Adam Kokesh Promise

While I am asking for your financial support in this effort, I want to make it clear that I am willing to make the personal sacrifices necessary to raise the standard of our national leadership.

"If elected, I will not accept the Congressional salary of approximately $170,000, but only the national average income."

It is unbearable in these difficult times, for Congress to tell the American people what is best for us economically while they vote themselves another pay raise and burden our children with impossible debt. Enough is enough! — Adam Kokesh

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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Ron Paul on CNN American Morning 5/27/09

This is the latest Ron Paul TV appearance. Not much to say about it except that watching Ron Paul is always enjoyable.

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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

LP.org Alan Grayson's latest "Mickey Mouse" idea

p.org — His newest power grab, H.R. 2564, The Paid Vacation Act, forces every private business in America with more than 100 employees to give everyone a free week of paid vacation. That government mandate increases to two weeks in subsequent years.

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Libertarian celebrities and VIPs

This is a great site by the Advocates for self government.

theadvocates.org — Those appearing on this list are outstanding leaders in their fields who have identified themselves as libertarians. (Some supporters or sympathizers of libertarian ideas who haven't made this libertarian self-identification are listed in our "Friends of Libertarianism" section.)

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Torturing the rule of Law by Ron Paul

lewrockwell.com — While Congress is sidetracked by who said what to whom and when, our nation finds itself at a crossroads on the issue of torture. We are at a point where we must decide if torture is something that is now going to be considered justifiable and reasonable under certain circumstances, or is America better than that?

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Problems with universal healthcare plan

Michael D. Tanner, a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute, has published some good criticisms recently of the health care policies taking shape in Washington. Take for instance his piece last Thursday over at the National Review, which begins:

"Drip by painful drip, the details of the Democratic health-care-reform plan have been leaking out. And from what we can see so far, it looks like bad news for American taxpayers, health-care providers, and, most important, patients...

The net result would be an unprecedented level of government control over one-sixth of the U.S. economy, and over some of the most important, personal, and private decisions in Americans’ lives."

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Monday, May 25, 2009

Libertarian candidate Chris Lewis on Blogtalkradio

Chris Lewis bio:

graduated from wor-wic university in general studies and criminal justice

graduate from salisbury university in socioly and communication arts

married, father of 4

i own two small businesses

i organized the April 15th salisbury MD Tea Party and am doing the same for the July 4th Tea Party.

July 6th, i wil offically annpunce I am running for Wicomico County Council as a Libertarian.

Chris will be on the air May 29th at 10 pm eastern. They will be covering many issues. Here is the site.

blogtalkradioc.om/patriotsheartnetwork May 29th from 10PM Eastern or Midnight.

This radio site is deicated to grassroots orgaizations, the constitution and our founding fathers.

This is just one example of a regular guy taking the plunge to run for office. I have run for office three times sometimes as a Libertarian and sometimes as a Republican. We need more people to run even for local office.

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Sunday, May 24, 2009

Digg it. Rand Paul money bomb June 1st

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Help make Rand Paul's run for Senate a reality by participating in and promoting the June 1st Rand Paul Money Bomb!

I'm sure there is a bigger money bomb on the horizon for later this summer, one that will be preceded and accompanied by extensive promotion from the highest leaders in the liberty movement (say for instance, Congressman Ron Paul), but in the meantime, let's give Rand's campaign a monetary and media boost by launching a little "mini-bomb" this June 1st.

The Goal of the June 1st Money Bomb

As of this writing (the afternoon of Saturday May 23, 2009), Rand Paul's website displays a donation total of $23,029 with what appears to be the goal of reaching $50,000. Let's get him there and then blow past the $50,000 mark on June 1st!

If 1000 people each give just $25 on June 1st, we will likely hit $50,000. Easy. If only twice that number- 2000 people- give $40 each, Rand Paul's exploratory committee will have raised over $100,000 in its first quarter (nay- first month!) of existence.

But in order for it to work, we have to give! And we have to promote this in as many ways as we can!

Why A June 1st Money Bomb?

Because Rand Paul is running for the U. S. Senate in Kentucky, which officially became a commonwealth and was admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792.

It's also the perfect time to get a quick little money bomb in early on to jump start Rand Paul's funding, garner state and national media attention, and get a viral Internet marketing campaign going. The more often Kentuckians hear Rand Paul's name, the better his chances of running, winning the Republican primary, and carrying the state.

This gives us a little over one week to promote this money bomb and make it a success. That is a long time on the Internet, plenty of time for this to go viral and succeed, but only if you help make it so with your dedicated promotion and your willingness to put your money where your mouse is this June 1st!

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Yahoo Buzz. Audit the Fed petition sent to Congress.

This is on Yahoo Buzz. If you have a Yahoo account you can add your vote.

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ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Campaign for Liberty today delivered a coalition letter to the House of Representatives urging members to cosponsor H.R. 1207, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009. A copy also ran as a full-page color ad on A-5 of The Washington Times newspaper.

The bill, introduced by Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), would allow for a thorough one-time audit of our nation's powerful central bank.

61 groups including many highly prominent conservative, progressive and libertarian oriented organizations signed the letter, which was delivered by fax to every House office this morning. The signatories represent millions of Americans from every walk of life and across the political spectrum.

“This letter sends a powerful message to congressional leaders on both side of the aisle: The American People want a full and public audit of the Federal Reserve,” said Campaign for Liberty senior vice president Jesse Benton. “Every member of the House of Representatives should listen to their constituents and support this critical piece of legislation.”

To view the letter, visit http://www.campaignforliberty.com/campaigns/HR1207_Coalition_Letter.pdf

H.R. 1207 currently has 134 bipartisan cosponsors, forming a broad coalition of Representatives including Rep. Tom Price (R-GA), head of the conservative Republican Study Committee, and Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), former head of the liberal Progressive Caucus. Many influential congressional leaders have also cosponsored including Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL), ranking member of the Financial Services Committee, and Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD), a leader of the Blue Dog Democrat coalition. H.R. 1207 is building tremendous momentum as 79 cosponsors have joined since Congress came back into session April 2.

Murray Rothbard's The casinse agat the Fed.

I just ran across this post at C4L. It is the introduction to Murray Rothbard's book "The case against the Fed". Originally published in 1994 after the last effort in 1993 to audit the Fed. It is a good read and if we can get enough people to digg it we may persuade others to pick up the book.

The case against the Fed

campaignforliberty.com — By far the most secret and least accountable operation of the federal government is not, as one might expect, the CIA, DIA, or some other super-secret intelligence agency.

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Thanks for making this blog a success

I just wanted to thank everyone for helping to make us a success. We have helped to promote hundreds of Libertarian news articles. On top of that our subscribers continue to grow.

Here is where we are at:

Email and feedreader subscribers: 101
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We are getting 50-250 pageviews a day, and between 20-60 unique visitors per day. Compare this to a year ago we had about 10 page views a day.

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Friday, May 22, 2009

Help get Freedom Watch on TV!

This is from campaignforliberty.com

Right now almost every Libertarian organization is working to get this show on FOX News. This will be our chance to grow the Libertarian media.

Thanks to MRoCkEd for the heads-up on the following message from Shelly Roche.

Shelly from Judge Napolitano's FreedomWatch has announced that the show is being considered for airing on TV:

You did it!! Thanks to your support, "Freedom Watch" with Judge Napolitano, Ron Paul, Peter Schiff, and more is FINALLY being considered for an open time slot on Fox News Channel.

They'll make the decision soon, and we're up against some big name shows, so we're not quite there yet. We need one more concerted effort to:

1. Flood them with emails requesting the show

and

2. Bump the viewcounts on YouTube AND the Fox website.

Watch on YouTube:
http://bit.ly/EVUvn

Watch on Fox website:
http://is.gd/BPOx

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Send as many emails as you can, get your friends to send... here's the address:

yourcomments@foxnews.com

Here's a sample email you can cut and paste (from Austin Petersen of the LP):

To Whom it May concern:

I am writing today to request that Judge Napolitano's Freedom Watch be given a chance to be aired on Fox News Channel.

There are so many people out there I believe that would watch it because there just aren't any shows that really cater to independent minded people like me who care about things like personal and economic freedom.

Having a show like this on television would really be exciting and I would definitely watch it and get my friends and family to watch it too. Fox would be opening up a whole new market and bring in lots of new viewers! Please put it on air!

Thank you!

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THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR EFFORTS... This is the closest we've ever been to having our message heard by millions every week.

Shelly

Original story: http://www.campaignforliberty.com/index.php#18626

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Ron Paul’s HR1207 to Audit The Fed now has 10 more cosponsors, up to 175!

Libertymaven.com-After a bit of a lull in additional cosponsorship Ron Paul’s HR1207 bill to audit the Federal Reserve added 10 more sponsors and is now up to 175! That leaves it 43 shy of attaining a majority of the House cosponsoring the bill!

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Check out our recent archives

I am sending out links to some of the articles from the last week or so. If you missed anything be sure to check it out.

Lindsey Graham says it AGAIN: "Ron Paul is not the leader of the Republican Party"

Ron Paul on Morning Joe 5/15/09

Libertarians launch alternative press outreach service

Ron Paul's HR 1207 petition to Nancy Pelosi

The Dangers of Voodoo Science

lp.org Poll: Independents reject Obama, agree with Libertarian Party

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Digg. Ron Paul: Current Conditions or Just a Bad Dream

On Tuesday, Dr. Paul took to the House floor to challenge his colleagues about the state of our nation and to remind us all that it is within our power to restore the America the Founders envisioned.

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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Lindsey Graham says it AGAIN: "Ron Paul is not the leader of the Republican Party"

campaignforliberty.com — Graham really bared his neocon fangs today, angrily attacking Paul supporters and defending the Iraq War before a SC GOP gathering."We are not going to build a party around libertarian principles" Graham says.

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Sunday, May 17, 2009

Ron Paul on Morning Joe 5/15/09

Ron Paul on Morning Joe 5/15/09
campaignforliberty.com — On Friday, Dr. Paul was interviewed on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," where host Joe Scarborough praised Dr. Paul for his 2003 warning about the current economic crisis.

This is one of Ron Paul's latest TV appearances. Digg it.

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Libertarians launch alternative press outreach service

St. Louis, May 6 - In an age of short news cycles and fierce competition for media attention, America’s political parties have to move fast to “get the message out.” Members of the Libertarian Party launched a collaborative effort on Wednesday to maximize their party’s positive media exposure.

“Our goal is to produce timely, accurate press releases covering the Libertarian Party’s principles, positions and activities, then assist reporters by connecting them with knowledgeable interview subjects,” says Thomas L. Knapp, coordinator of the Center for Libertarian Press Information.

The group formed after a series of official party communiques which they believe inaccurately portrayed the Libertarian Party and fumbled important facts. “Instead of complaining, we decided to build a better mousetrap,” says Knapp, 42, of St. Louis, Missouri. “Libertarians tend toward self-reliance and personal responsibility. When we realized we couldn’t rely on our paid headquarters staff to get the job done, we sat down and put together a volunteer project to take care of business.” The Center is not controlled or endorsed by the Libertarian National Committee, the party’s governing body.

CLiPr.info’s operating plan includes a fast-moving review process designed to get releases out in hours rather than days without sacrificing accuracy of information or adherence to the party’s platform and statement of principles. “Our process gets a release into the field — on the wire services, on reporters’ desks, up on the web — in about four hours from proposal to proofreading and content review to finished product,” says Knapp.”

The Libertarian Party, founded in 1971, is America’s third largest political party. Hundreds of Libertarians serve in elected or appointed public office. The party’s presidential candidate, former US Representative Bob Barr of Georgia, received 523,686 votes in the 2008 election.

The Center for Libertarian Press Information’s web site is located at http://www.clipr.info.

Friday, May 15, 2009

Ron Paul's HR 1207 petition to Nancy Pelosi

Petition to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi

Whereas:	The Federal Reserve refuses to give a public accounting of the TRILLIONS in recent taxpayer-backed loans; and
Whereas:	Congress has the responsibility to force a public audit of the Federal Reserve, and the American people deserve to know how our tax dollars are being spent; and
Whereas:	Allowing the Fed to remain out of control and shrouded in secrecy clearly allows for abuse and the continued stealing of our tax dollars through inflation and unaccounted electronic bank "loans"; and
Whereas:	The Federal Reserve's abuses lead to economic crises like the current housing crisis, international banking crisis, and the resulting chaos; and
Whereas:	The Federal Reserve System forces fuel, food, housing, medical care, and education costs upward, meaning that everyone who is NOT on the government dole is forced to make do with less as the value of money slowly decreases; and
Whereas:	Congress has allowed the Federal Reserve to operate without sufficient oversight for too long;
Therefore:	I urge you to schedule debate and a roll call vote on Ron Paul's Audit the Fed Bill, H.R. 1207.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

The Dangers of Voodoo Science

This article is from campaign for Liberty. It Definitely makes you think.

The Dangers of voodoo science.
campaignforliberty.com — MRI machines are used more and more in the legal system. They also happen to be less then perfect. Should we be using them as a fool proof lie detector?

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lp.org Poll: Independents reject Obama, agree with Libertarian Party

I just read this on lp.org. I thought it was a good piece.

Poll: Independents reject Obama, agree with Libertarian Party

WASHINGTON -- Despite a deep financial crisis and the election of a left-wing president, political independents still see “big government” as a greater threat than “big business” by an unchanged two-to-one margin, America’s third-largest party notes today.......A Rasmussen Reports poll released Monday asked 1,007 adults “which of the following will be the biggest threat to the country in the future –”big business”, big labor or “big government?” Fifty-nine percent (59%) of politically independent Americans viewed “big government” as the greatest threat, virtually unchanged from the 60 percent measured the last time the question was asked in 2006 – before the financial crisis and election of Barack Obama.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Digg. Ron Paul on torture. Video

Ron Paul has released a new video stating his views on torture. Digg it.

Ron Paul on Torture
campaignforliberty.com — In his latest C4L video, Dr. Paul responds to the claim that discussing interrogations makes Americans less safe, and points out that we are most endangered by our interventionism overseas.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Digg links. Ron Paul on for business.

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Ron Paul on FOX Business
youtube.com — As the deficit approaches 2,000,000,000,000 (2 Trillion) Dave Asman interviews Ron Paul for another perspective.

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Saturday, May 9, 2009

Why we need HR 1207 (Campaignforliberty.com)

This the latest from C4L. It explains why we need to Audit the Federal Reserve. It is a good read. Make sure to digg it.

Why we need HR 1207

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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Digg links: Ron Paul discusses the GOP with Rachel Maddow MSNBC

This is a youtube video of one of Ron Pauls latest media appearances. Digg it.

Ron Paul on Rachel Maddow

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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Ron Paul winning GOP converts

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Ron Paul is winning GOP converts

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