Third Party Watch

The American Independent Party of California, at its State Convention in Los Angeles on June 28th and 29th at the Westin Los Angeles Airport Hotel, announces its continued affiliation with the national Constitution Party and its endorsement of Chuck Baldwin and Darrell Castle as its Presidential and Vice-Presidential ticket in the coming November elections.

Newly elected [...]

From a former AIP member…

AS USUAL, ED NOONAN HAS GOT IT ALL WRONG!

1. Ed Noonan is no longer the state Chairman of the American Independent Party. The new chairman of the California state central committee is Jim King of Los Angeles. He was elected at the State Central Committee yesterday in Los Angeles which followed [...]

This announcement was posted on the website of the Libertarian Party of Indiana:

LP Seeks New Executive Director

Submitted by lpin on Sat, 06/28/2008 – 22:47 | LPN

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Seasoned professional with background in non-profit management & fundraising experience, who has an understanding of Libertarian Principles wanted for Executive Director.

Job Description:

Chief Operating Officer of the Libertarian Party. Reports [...]

The Salt Lake Tribune notes that Constitution Party presidential candidate Chuck Baldwin will speak at 7 pm Wednesday at the Little Theater of Salt Lake Community College Miller Campus, 9750 South 300 West in Sandy.

After noting that Baldwin “is as hard-line on immigration as they come,” the blog report notes that he also wants to [...]

American Indian activist Russell Means was in Washington, D.C. recently, calling on embassies to seek diplomatic recognition for his Republic of Lakotah, which claims to have “seceded” from the United States. The Washington Post Magazine gave his visit this in-depth treatment.

The article notes that Means is aided by a Libertarian Party activist:

It would be [...]

The Constitution Party apparently is involved in a controversy with Edward C. Noonan, the State Committee Chairman of its California affiliate, the American Independent Party.

The following is a media release received from Edward C. Noonan, State Committee Chairman of California’s American Independent Party:

STATEMENT TO THE PRESS

From the Desk of
Edward C. Noonan – State Committee Chairman
1561 [...]

The Constitution Party apparently is involved in a controversy with Edward C. Noonan, the State Committee Chairman of its California affiliate, the American Independent Party.

The following is a response to the Noonan press release, received from Robert Drobot, Central Committee Chairman of the Santa Clara County American Independent Party :

The ‘California Mormon Battalion is a [...]

The Constitution Party apparently is involved in a controversy with Edward C. Noonan, the State Committee Chairman of its California affiliate, the American Independent Party.

The following is a media release announcing that the California American Independent Party has changed its national affiliation from the Constitution Party to a new America’s Independent Party, headquartered in Fenton, [...]

The following is a media release from the Brian Moore campaign:

From: Garrett Anderson [mailto:red_sox_fan_44@hotmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 8:02 AM
Subject: Brian Moore Interviewed on WTIC 1080

Earlier today, Socialist Party presidential nominee Brian Moore was interviewed by Colin McEnroe on the Afternoon with Colin McEnroe, which airs on WTIC 1080 of Hartford, Connecticut.

The audio of this [...]

From the Press Enterprise:

Another presidential campaign stopped in the Inland area Thursday, albeit without the usual trappings of a national campaign: no motorcade, traveling press or Secret Service.

In fact, Chuck Baldwin’s appearance at the Mission Inn Restaurant was so low-key that diners probably had no idea there was a presidential candidate in their midst. Baldwin, [...]

Ballot Access News

The ballot-qualified Kansas Reform Party held its state convention back on May 31, and nominated candidates for office, including presidential electors pledged to Chuck Baldwin for president. On June 27, the party turned in the paperwork for these nominations.

The Kansas Secretary of State has hinted that he won’t allow the party to do [...]

The Vermont Traditionalist, which supported Mike Huckabee in the Republican primary, has endorsed Chuck Baldwin for President rather than one of the major party candidates. The publication says:

Baldwin’s economic nationalism, antiwar stance, immigration stance, and support for pro-life and pro-family policies have impressed The Vermont Traditionalist enough that it is looking beyond the [...]

Chuck Baldwin, the Constitution Party candidate for president, will visit Utah on July 2. He will appear at the Little Theater, in the Free Enterprise Building, at the Miller Campus of Salt Lake Community College, at 7 p.m. The building is located at 9750 S. 300 W., Sandy, Utah.

The following is a media release from the Libertarian Party:

For Immediate Release
June 26, 2008

Contact: Andrew Davis
E-mail: andrew.davis@lp.org
Office: 202-333-0008 ext. 225
Mobile: 202-731-0002

FROM THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY:
Libertarian Party says Heller ruling a ‘preservation of liberty in the United States’

Party says firearms are distinct component of the national character

Washington, D.C. – Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in the [...]

Al Sharpton sent an open letter to independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader, criticizing him for saying Barack Obama is “talking white” and appealing to “white guilt.”

“I don’t know how one “talks black or white,” wrote Sharpton in the open letter, which was emailed to members of the press. “There are clearly different styles [...]

The following is a media release from the Chuck Baldwin presidential campaign:

June 26, 2008

Supreme Court Shoots Straight On 2nd Amendment

Presidential Candidate Challenges Americans To Continue Pro-Gun Momentum By Rejecting Anti- Gun Obama & McCain

Grand Rapids, MI (June 26, 2008) The Constitution Party, (www.constitutionparty.com) the largest third party based on voter registration (Ballot Access News),applauds the [...]

Ballot Access News

The Independent Party of Delaware has been ballot-qualified since 2000. Although Delaware allows two parties to jointly nominate the same candidate, the Independent Party of Delaware has never nominated a Democrat or a Republican for a statewide office. However, on June 19, the party held a nominating convention and nominated Republican Mike Protack [...]

The following is a media release from the Constitution Party:

Constitution Party’s Chuck Baldwin Tours Border Outposts

Grand Rapids, MI/ June 24, 2008-The country’s largest and fastest-growing third party (Ballot-Access News), the Constitution Party, announces its candidate for president, Chuck Baldwin,(www.Baldwin2008.com) will visit California’s southern border with Mexico in an effort to call attention to the need [...]

Denver’s Rocky Mountain News publishes explosive quotes from Ralph Nader, in which the independent presidential candidate accuses Sen. Barack Obama of trying to “talk white” and appealing to “white guilt.”

Nader on “talking white”:

I haven’t heard him have a strong crackdown on economic exploitation in the ghettos. Payday loans, predatory lending, asbestos, lead. What’s keeping him [...]

Psychiatrist Mindy Thompson Fullilove, MD spoke at the recent convention of the Libertarian Party of New York on how urban renewal by eminent domain harms public health by dislocating residents from their homes, jobs, businesses, community institutions, and their web of relationships. Fullilove is author of Root Shock: How Tearing Up City Neighborhoods [...]

Stop waiting for Ron Paul to endorse Bob Barr or Chuck Baldwin, advises Liberty Maven. Ain’t gonna happen, and here’s why:

Why is it unlikely that he endorse one or both of them officially? The answer is simple. He’s a sitting Republican Congressman. If he were to publicly and officially endorse someone from another party [...]

The Park Record of Park City, Utah, notes that a vice presidential candidate owns a vacation home in the area and lives there part-time. He is Wayne Allyn Root, on the Libertarian Party ticket with Bob Barr. Root is a Las Vegas odds maker; he owns WinningEDGE International, which determines odds for people [...]

Steve Newton has had his Saul Alinsky moment. Alinsky, the famous radical agitator, said: “And if you’ve got no power and no numbers, the least you can do is make a stink!”

Writing in the Delaware Libertarian blog, Newton sees that opportunity in this election year:

...the best we can do as Libertarians (in concert with [...]

Chuck Baldwin, the Constitution Party’s presidential candidate, is a featured speaker along with Ron Paul at the Revolution March to be held July 12 in Washington, D.C. The march will start on the northeast lawn of the Washington Monument at 10:30 am (assembly starts at 9:30 am) and goes to the west side of [...]

George Dance writes in Nolan Chart that it’s not only the U.S. Libertarian Party that is undergoing a change in leadership and strategy. The Libertarian Party of Canada is undergoing similar changes.

Dance writes:

Dennis Young, of Edmonton, is the new Party Leader. Young is a former Canadian infantryman who saw active duty in the NATO [...]