Archive for November, 2007

The Thanksgiving Story Hillary Doesn’t Want You to Know

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

As we spend time with friends and family members this holiday weekend, it might be nice to reflect on a generally overlooked portion of the history of our celebration of Thanksgiving.
I’m not referring to the government-issued textbook version of Pilgrims and Native Americans sharing, but about the evils of socialism.  Here’s an excerpt from an […]

Posted in History, Bad Democrats, Culture, Ron Paul, Libertarian Movement | 1 Comment »

Ron Paul Ad in USA Today

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

Here’s the ad supporting Ron Paul people have been calling me about today. Simply click either half to enlarge. From U.S. News and World Report:
Larry Lepard, a venture capitalist and Ron Paul supporter from Massachusetts, has shelled out about $85,000 of his own money to throw what he told U.S. News is a […]

Posted in Ron Paul, National Politics | 2 Comments »

SexToyTroy Gets in the Thanksgiving Spirit

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

J.D. Crowe just took another jab at Troy King over the Alabama sex toy issue. Dan just took the lead in adding Crowe to his blogroll, and I just followed his example. It doesn’t get much better than this…

Posted in Bad Republicans | 4 Comments »

Ethical Considerations Regarding Ron Paul and the Libertarian Party

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

About the general topic of Ron Paul and the Libertarian Party, my old friend and colleague Tom Knapp wrote:
It’s not about “party over politics.” I acknowledge that the Libertarian Party is not OWED the support of its members/voters, etc. It has to EARN that support, and if they find Ron Paul more attractive, that’s their […]

Posted in Ron Paul, National Politics, Libertarian Party, Libertarian Movement | 24 Comments »

Rats Fleeing the Sinking Ship

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

Another Bush adviser resigns.

Posted in Civil Liberties, Bad Republicans, National Politics | No Comments »

Ron Paul Media Updates

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

This is only newsworthy because someone held a straw poll that Ron Paul didn’t win. Here’s the quite impressive list of his victories, though.
Ron Paul will be participating on a new blog for veterans. The rest of the GOP candidates ignored the invite.
MSNBC comments on data which suggests that 61 percent of Republicans […]

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Alabama Spreading STDs to Mississippi and Tennessee

Monday, November 19th, 2007

Like some nasty venereal disease, Alabama’s Take Back Our Highways campaign continues to erupt anew, leaving pustules of tickets along the public roads in our state. For those not from Alabama, this is a zero-tolerance campaign where cops are pulling people over for every imaginable and imaginary infraction possible. During the last eruption […]

Posted in Bad Media, Zero Tolerance, Civil Liberties, Bad Republicans, It's a Southern Thang, Travel, Alabama Politics | 3 Comments »

National Libertarian Party Jumping on the Ron Paul Bandwagon

Monday, November 19th, 2007

It looks like the Libertarian Party has recognized that most of their members support Ron Paul’s Republican campaign for president. On Friday, I announced that the LP had launched a new online program called Liberty Decides ‘08. It allows people to vote, with their dollars, for the LP presidential candidate of their choice. […]

Posted in Ron Paul, National Politics, Libertarian Party, Libertarian Movement | 19 Comments »

No Bob Barr Presidential Bid

Monday, November 19th, 2007

When the rumors of a possible presidential bid by former Congressman Bob Barr surfaced, I tried to get someone to take a bet that he wouldn’t run.  It’s a shame that no one took my bet, because Barr officially ain’t running.

Posted in Bob Barr, National Politics, Libertarian Party | 2 Comments »

Ron Paul and the Defeat of Liberventionism

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

I’m sure Eric Donderooooooooooooo won’t like this article over at LRC.  Here’s a clip of Anthony Gregory’s column:
The pro-war libertarians – and yes, I know the term is an oxymoron […]

Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul, National Politics, Libertarian Movement | 3 Comments »

AT&T May Have to Follow Constitution in the Future

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

This news is a couple of days old, but somehow I missed it:
Another victory — the House of Representatives just passed the RESTORE Act, which does not give the telecoms amnesty. Read EFF’s Media Release here.
With your help, EFF scored a victory today, as the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a surveillance bill without giving legal […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Tech, National Politics | No Comments »

Wine Selections for Turkey Day

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

For those of you (like my family) beginning to plan your Thanksgiving menu, TWC has a listing of suggested red wines to accompany your traditional family feast.

Posted in Culture | 3 Comments »

Free the Jack

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

This is really hitting close to home.  Because of my affinity for bourbons and related American whiskeys, and because the Jack Daniels distillery is just a few miles north of me, I’m more upset about this particular government seizure than other noteworthy ones over the last few days.   General background:
Here’s a sobering thought: Hundreds of […]

Posted in Economic Policy, Zero Tolerance, Taxes, Civil Liberties, It's a Southern Thang | No Comments »

Some Historical Support for the Liberty Dollar

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

LiveScience has an interesting article on the history of coinage which ties to the current outrage over the federal seizure of Liberty Dollars. From the article:
It’s a far cry from the social and political upheaval caused by the introduction of the first coins more than 2,500 years ago, said Tom Figueira, professor of Classics […]

Posted in Economic Policy, Ron Paul, Libertarian Movement | 1 Comment »

Liberty Dollar Raid Update

Friday, November 16th, 2007

To begin, feds have also raided facilities in Idaho. Details here.
Yesterday, when I reported that the feds had raided Liberty Dollar/NORFED, both LewRockwell.com and Reason’s Hit&Run linked over here. Now they’ve both got updates on the situation, so its time to reciprocate. From LRC:
“My name is Phil Schmitt and I am […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Bad Republicans, Ron Paul, Libertarian Movement | 8 Comments »

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