February 14, 2011 Dear Friend of Liberty, I think you’ll enjoy this video of the LP in action at CPAC (pronounced "see-pack"), the Conservative Political Action Conference.
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Libertarians at CPAC present Republican Wall of Shame
For Immediate Release Thursday, February 10, 2011 Attachment Size wall_of_shame.jpg 403.33 KB WASHINGTON – At their booth at the Conservative Political Action Conference, the Libertarian Party is displaying a “Republican Wall of Shame.” (View low-res JPG or high-res PDF .) These are the prominent Republicans featured on the Wall of Shame: Mitt Romney, supporter of […]
LP Monday Message: Lights of Liberty Awards
February 7, 2011 Dear Friend of Liberty, Thanks to the generous support of our contributors, we raised around $2,000 last week when we asked for help to buy a teleprompter. We’ll be ordering an affordable model shortly, along with lighting, a podium, and a few other things needed to help us generate good-quality videos. We […]
America should stop interfering in Egypt
For Immediate Release Friday, February 4, 2011 WASHINGTON – Libertarian Party Chair Mark Hinkle released the following statement today: “Media reports tell us that the Obama administration is heavily involved in the current crisis in Egypt. It shouldn’t be. “Personally, my sympathies are with the Egyptian protesters. Our very own Declaration of Independence said that […]
Libertarians: Tea Party betrayed by tiny Republican budget cuts
For Immediate Release Thursday, February 3, 2011 WASHINGTON – According to The Hill, House Republicans have just announced that they will seek appropriations for the rest of 2011 that are $32 billion below current spending levels. LP Chair Mark Hinkle commented, “The Tea Party supporters have been betrayed. These cuts are so small, you need […]
LP Monday Message: Teleprompters!
January 31, 2011 Dear Friend of Liberty, I hope you saw our video response to the State of the Union and Republicans last week. We got some feedback on that video, and it was overwhelmingly positive — positive that we need a teleprompter. I’m serious — we actually do need a teleprompter. We discovered that […]
Libertarian response to State of the Union and Republicans
For Immediate Release Tuesday, January 25, 2011 WASHINGTON – This evening, Libertarian Party Executive Director Wes Benedict spoke in response to the addresses from President Barack Obama and Congressman Paul Ryan. A transcript of Mr. Benedict’s speech follows: Good evening and thank you for your interest in the State of our Union. My name is […]
LP Monday Message: It’s time to “YouCut” body scanners
January 24, 2011 Dear Friend of Liberty, We’ve heard Republican members of Congress repeatedly claim that they are going to cut federal spending. Yeah, right. I want to suggest a way you can help hold them accountable. The new House majority leader, Eric Cantor, has created a website called "YouCut" where people can suggest ways […]
Libertarian chair "sort of" commends Obama's Cuba decision
For Immediate Release Tuesday, January 18, 2011 WASHINGTON – Mark Hinkle, Chairman of the Libertarian Party, sort of commends President Obama for his decision to just barely ease travel restrictions and restrictions on sending private financial assistance to the people suffering under the socialist government of Cuba. Hinkle said, “The president has shown less-than-tremendous courage […]
LP Monday Message: Republicans are about to double-cross Tea Partiers
January 17, 2011 Dear Friend of Liberty, Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. MLK suffered serious personal risk to fight against government violations of the rights of minorities. I’m glad we remember him each year. Although it’s a day off for many people, we’re hard at work at LP Headquarters today. We’ve spent the weekend […]
TSA conference shown on C-SPAN2
C-SPAN has scheduled its recording of the "Stripping of Freedom" conference for tonight, January 10, 2011, starting at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time. It will be shown on C-SPAN2. Watch C-SPAN2 live online. LP executive director Wes Benedict’s speech should occur during the first hour of the broadcast.
LP Monday Message: TSA, security, and overreaction
January 10, 2011 Dear Friend of Liberty, The Libertarian Party has posted a statement from our chair, Mark Hinkle, condemning the recent shooting in Arizona. While some Congressmen are making noises about new laws and restrictions, I think it’s important for Libertarians to remain calm and stick to our libertarian principles.
