The Indianapolis Star covers a lawsuit regarding the status of a town in Indiana. WMAL radio (DC area) talks to Wes Benedict about the TSA. In Montana, the Great Falls Tribune covers Ron Vandevender’s Libertarian candidacy for governor in 2012.
Search results for ""Wes Benedict""
Libertarian Party to participate in "Stripping of Freedom" TSA conference
For Immediate Release Tuesday, January 4, 2011 [Note: Click here for the C-SPAN video archive. ] WASHINGTON – Libertarian Party Executive Director Wes Benedict will join Ralph Nader and Cato Institute information policy expert Jim Harper this Thursday, January 6, as a panelist at a public conference examining TSA security procedures. The conference is sponsored […]
LP Monday Message: New Year, New Goals
January 3, 2011 Dear Friend of Liberty, Happy New Year! It’s 2011, and that means a new two-year election cycle is underway. The Libertarian National Committee adopted five goals at a recent meeting. You can help us get started achieving all five of those goals today. Goal 1. Membership: 20,000 sustaining members by April 15, […]
LP Monday Message: 2010 Recap
December 27, 2010 Dear Friend of Liberty, This is the last Monday Message of 2010, and I thought I would take the opportunity to mention a few of the things our party has achieved this year. Over 800 Libertarians ran as candidates in the November 2 election. (That’s up from about 600 in 2008 and […]
Government officials afraid of a full-body scan of their words should resign, says LP Chair
For Immediate Release Tuesday, December 21, 2010 WASHINGTON – While Democratic and Republican politicians outdo each other with calls for the prosecution and even execution of Bradley Manning and Julian Assange for providing information to various news media, Libertarian Party Chair Mark Hinkle says that free speech and freedom of the press must be supported […]
LP Monday Message: What do you want from Santa Claus?
December 20, 2010 Dear Friend of Liberty, Our world faces serious issues, and we’ll get back to those shortly. On a lighter note, we’ve put a new poll on our website: What do YOU want from Santa Claus this year? Tickets to Janet Napolitano’s Nude Security Theater (in 3-D!) U.N. brand WikiPlugs for the Internet, […]
LP Monday Message: Republicans jack up government spending
December 13, 2010 Dear Friend of Liberty, I’m sure you’ve seen the media reports of how President Obama and the Republicans are making deals for big increases in government spending (while keeping tax rates very high). Ethanol subsidies, more unfunded unemployment spending, etc.
Shall we hire video producer Travis Irvine?
Dear Friend of Liberty, We have a unique opportunity to reach out to younger prospects and recruit them to the Libertarian Party. Help us raise $50,000 by making a donation today. Travis Irvine recently ran for Congress in Ohio, and along with his campaign crew, generated videos that entertained and educated Libertarians and others nationwide. […]
LP Monday Message: Judge Napolitano; Maryland
December 6, 2010 Dear Friend of Liberty, Judge Andrew Napolitano sure keeps challenging Republicans on Fox News and Fox Business News when it comes to WikiLeaks. Watch Judge Napolitano defend the first amendment against Newt Gingrich. [Hat tip to the Daily Paul blog.]
Wes for Wesley Snipes
For Immediate Release Friday, December 3, 2010 Why men can’t jump on Wesley Snipes WASHINGTON – Wes Benedict, Executive Director of the Libertarian Party, issued the following statement today: “The federal government’s recent demand for tax protester Wesley Snipes to report to prison brings attention to how horrible the federal income tax system is. “The […]
Libertarians oppose Republican plans to hang onto Obamacare
For Immediate Release Thursday, December 2, 2010 WASHINGTON – Incoming Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor has said that Republicans now want to keep two significant parts of Obamacare: forcing insurance companies to offer coverage for people up to age 26 under their parents’ policies, and forcing insurance companies to issue coverage for pre-existing conditions. Libertarian […]
LP Monday Message: David Nolan remembered
November 29, 2010 Dear Friend of Liberty, I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving. Even with the elections recently over, we’ve had a busy couple of weeks. Our Libertarian National Committee had a productive meeting in New Orleans on November 20-21. It was a shock to us to learn shortly after the meeting that Libertarian […]
