Registration is being taken for the 2010 Libertarian Party Convention in St. Louis over Memorial Day Weekend.

Speakers:

Keynote Speaker: Bob Barr

Bob Barr represented the Libertarian Party as our 2008 candidate for the Presidency of the United States of America. On November 4, 2008 he received 523,686 votes, 0.4% of the national vote. This was the second highest number of votes nationwide that a Libertarian Party presidential candidate has received. He is a former federal prosecutor and a former member of the United States House of Representatives (1995 – 2003). In the 2004 presidential election, Barr left the Republican Party and publicly endorsed our Libertarian Party presidential nominee Michael Badnarik. In 2006, he became a member of the Libertarian National Committee, serving as the Representative for Region 4 until 2008. As one of his numerous projects, Bob is currently a weekly columnist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Neal Boortz: For those of you who don’t know, Neal Boortz has been a Talk Show Host in Atlanta, Georgia since 1969. He is now in his 40th year of talk radio. Since 1993 Neal has been holding forth on News Talk 750 WSB, a radio station with a 50,000 watt afterburner. Since early 1999 his show has been syndicated on radio stations from Maine to California and from Alaska to Florida. The program airs live from 8:30 to 1:00 pm each weekday. The Neal Boortz Show has about five million listeners nationwide and is carried on around 230 radio stations.

Jeff Davis: A North Carolina native and descendant of the Confederacy’s President Jefferson Davis, Jeff lives in Hollywood and among other things produces ‘The Thought Zone’, a series of radio spot commentaries frequently mentioning Libertarians and championing libertarian sentiments. The accompanying website is dedicated “to the great thinkers, few of whom aspire to run for public office. The Thought Zone (is) creative commentary for the common sense mind.”

Dave Nolan: Mr. Nolan was the prime mover behind the formation of the Libertarian Party in 1971. He holds a degree in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his career has included work in publishing, advertising and marketing. Aside from his role in founding the LP, Mr. Nolan is best known as the originator of the “Nolan Chart,” a two-dimensional map that shows how different political systems relate to one another. This map has largely replaced the old left-right linear political spectrum, and is the basis for the World’s Smallest Political Quiz. Its impact on political thinking led to Mr. Nolan’s being selected for inclusion in 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 20th Century, a reference work published by the International Biographical Centre (Cambridge, England) in 2000. A recent Google search using the phrase “Nolan Chart” turned up more than 30,000 references. Mr. Nolan was a Libertarian candidate for U.S. Congress in California (2000) and Arizona (2006). He is currently chairman of the Pima County, AZ Libertarian Party.

Wayne Allyn Root: Wayne is one of the most charismatic, colorful, passionate, fiery, and outspoken political personalities in America today. Wayne was the 2008 Libertarian Party Vice Presidential nominee. A college classmate of Barack Obama at Columbia University (Class of ‘83), he is now the face and voice of Libertarian politics in the mainstream national media. The media calls him “the Anti-Obama.” Wayne calls himself a REAGAN LIBERTARIAN- modeled after his heroes Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater and Thomas Jefferson.

Mary J. Ruwart, Ph.D: Ms Ruwart is the author of the award-winning libertarian primer, Healing Our World. A free download of the 1992 version is available at her website at ruwart.com. Dr. Ruwart also wrote Short Answers to the Tough Questions, based on her popular e-zine column with the Advocates for Self-Government. Dr. Ruwart currently serves as an At-Large Representative on the Libertarian National Committee. She also serves on the Board of the International Society for Individual Liberty (ISIL) and was elected Chairman of the ISIL in January of 2010.

Schedule:
Friday (May 28)
1:30pm to 5:00pm Libertarian National Committee Meeting
7:00pm to 10:30pm Welcome Reception

Saturday (May 29)
7:00am to 8:30am Breakfast (Mary Ruwart, Speaker)
8:45am to 12:00pm Convention Business
12:00pm to 1:30pm Award Lunch (Jeff Davis, Speaker)
1:30pm to 2:30pm Keynote Speech (Bob Barr, Speaker)
2:30pm to 5:30pm Convention Business
6:00pm to 7:00pm Torch Club Cocktail Party
7:00pm to 8:30pm National Chair Candidates Forum

Sunday (May 30)
7:00am to 8:30am Breakfast (David Nolan, Speaker)
8:45am to 12:00pm Convention Business
12:00pm to 1:30pm Lunch (Wayne Allyn Root, Speaker)
1:30pm to 5:00pm Convention Business
5:30pm to 6:30pm Pre-Banquet Cocktail Hour
6:30pm to 9:30pm Banquet Dinner (Neal Boortz, Speaker)

Monday (May 31)
8:45am to 12:00pm Convention Business
1:30pm to 5:00pm Libertarian National Committee Meeting

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The purpose of the Tea Party is to stand up against the big government spending and taxing that has been going on way too long. TEA actually stands for Taxed Enough Already as well as a reference to the tea party in Boston in 1773, when England tried to add taxes on to the tea coming in to America.

I know the Tea Party movement is a non-partisan one, but as a person who attends Tea Party meetings, I know the mindset of the Tea party groups are for fiscal responsibility and personal freedoms. Many of the people who go to the meetings are Independents, Libertarians and Republicans. Quite a few are Democrats that are thinking (if not already) jumping ship and changing their political affiliation. As a Libertarian, more of us need to attend these meetings and inform the people that there’s another choice than the two parties.

We see from the work being done on the health care bill, it’s a matter of one politician voting on something for a kick-back or a favor later down the road. We need to get the word out that the true Free-American political party are the Libertarians. The free market, free trade, smaller government, true liberty, personal freedom, Constitutional-abiding type of government that this country was founded on.

On Monday, January 18, 2010, the Ocala Tea party (along with some surrounding area chapters), are having a rally in Ocala. Since the day is a national holiday in observance of Martin Luther King, Everyone should be off from work and make it their business to go to this Rally. Not only for the Tea Party movement, but also for the sake of this great country. I know there are many in the Marion County area that feel the same as I do about the direction of this country and as Americans, we need to show support so the media will take notice. At the same time, we (Libertarians) need to be heard at this rally. I spoke with Alex Snitker (Libertarian candidate for the U.S. Senate) and he said that he was waiting for a reply from Mary or Butch (Tea Party Solutions), to speak at the event. Hopefully he will get the opportunity to do so.

The Tea Party movement has come so far in just a short time. Libertarians can and will do the same.

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Next Open Meeting:
1/26/2010 at 6:30 PM
Ocala library main branch
(Silver Springs Blvd) Meeting Room A
Bring a friend!
Meetings are held the last Tuesday of each month.
See you there!!

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Libertarian Viewpoint did a great interview with John Wayne Smith, who is currently the Libertarian candidate for Governor of Florida in 2010.

One of the most important questions asked was;

Is there anything else you’d like to add so voters know why you’re running and why you should enter the Florida executive office?

He replied (in part);

….most voters are quickly becoming fed up with both the democrat and republican parties. I often ask myself why, after so many years of these parties being in power, are people just now coming to realize they don’t like what is going on. The answer, believe it or not, is because their Libertarian leanings are surfacing.

You see, most people, by nature, are Libertarians. Everyone wants to be free. While this entire time people were willing to tolerate the intrusions because they were minor, the government impositions are no longer trivial. They are affecting the very ability for people to survive.

As a member of the Libertarian party, I present the only viable option in a political party that will answer the needs and solve the conundrum currently facing the people. Anything other than a Libertarian in the executive office will only end up as more of the same. The people are tired of business as usual and want change, change in their favor, and I am the only candidate in a political party that can provide the desired change.

Click for the entire interview:
John Wayne Smith interview

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Are you a Marion County area resident and tired of a two party system? You’re invited to the second meeting of the Marion County Libertarians in Florida.

Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Time: 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Location: Gander Mountain: In their lodge (back of the store, to the left, near archery)
3970 SW 3rd St in Ocala.

To RSVP or for further information call Billy at 895-4135 or use or event page on facebook.

Also, please join our facebook group.

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We’ll be holding our monthly meeting on the 4th Tuesday of each month. The first one is scheduled for August 25 at 6:30 PM. It’s going to be at Panera Bakery, at 2370 SW College Road. Please call 352-895-4135 for information or to RSVP.

If you haven’t already, joined our group on facebook:
Marion County Libertarian Facebook Group

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Libertarians in the Media: July 26 to August 2

Here are just a few of the opportunities this week to see, hear and read Libertarians in the mainstream media. Along with these broadcast radio, television and cable news appearances, 2008 presidential candidate Bob Barr contributes to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution here at The Barr Code. Tell your friends to tune in, and if your local Libertarian officials are appearing on broadcast television or radio, forward the information to media@lp.org.

Sunday 7/26/09:
* Wayne Allyn Root: “Live on Sunday Night with Bill Cunningham” Premiere Radio Network (nationally syndicated)

Monday 7/27:
* Wayne Allyn Root: “The G. Gordon Liddy Show,” Radio America Network (nationally-syndicated)
* Wayne Allyn Root: C-SPAN TV (national)
* Wayne Allyn Root: “The Chuck Wilder Show,” CRN- Cable Radio Network (nationally syndicated)
* Wayne Allyn Root: C-TV Business News Network of Canada (national-Canada)
* Wayne Allyn Root: The Jim Bohannon Show,” Westwood One Radio (nationally syndicated) *tentative
* Wayne Allyn Root: “The Mike Pintek Show,” KDKA Radio Pittsburg, PA
* Neal Boortz, “The Neal Boortz Show,” 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET, AM 570 WSN, Atlanta, GA
* Gary Nolan: “The Drive with Gary Nolan,” 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. CT, 93.9 FM, Columbia MO

Tuesday 7/28:
* Wayne Allyn Root: FOX News Channel- “Your World with Neil Cavuto”
* Wayne Allyn Root: FOXNews.com “The Strategy Room”
* Wayne Allyn Root: FOX Business Network- “Happy Hour Live” from The Bull & Bear
* Wayne Allyn Root: KXYL Radio “Mark Cope & Jesse Jones Show” Brownwood, TX
* Wayne Allyn Root: KCMN Radio “The Tron Simpson Show” Colorado Springs, CO.
* Neal Boortz, “The Neal Boortz Show,” 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET, AM 570 WSN, Atlanta, GA
* Gary Nolan: “The Drive with Gary Nolan,” 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. CT, 93.9 FM, Columbia MO

Wednesday 7/29:
* Wayne Allyn Root: WTKK Radio “The Jay Severin Show” Boston, MA
* Judge Andrew Napolitano: FoxNews.com, “Freedom Watch,” 2:00 p.m. ET
* Neal Boortz, “The Neal Boortz Show,” 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET, AM 570 WSN, Atlanta, GA
* Gary Nolan: “The Drive with Gary Nolan,” 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. CT, 93.9 FM, Columbia MO
* Wayne Allyn Root: FOX News Channel- HANNITY with Sean Hannity, 9:00 p.m.

Thursday 7/30:
* Wayne Allyn Root: “Bubba the Love Sponge Show” Sirius Radio- Howard Stern Channel (national)
* Wayne Allyn Root: Air America- Lionel (nationally syndicated)
* Wayne Allyn Root: WBIX Radio “The Stu Taylor Show” Boston, MA
* Wayne Allyn Root: WSBA Radio “York’s Morning News” York, PA
* Wayne Allyn Root: KHHT Radio “The Terry Lowry Show” Houston, TX
* Neal Boortz, “The Neal Boortz Show,” 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET, AM 570 WSN, Atlanta, GA
* Gary Nolan: “The Drive with Gary Nolan,” 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. CT, 93.9 FM, Columbia MO

Friday 7/31:
* Wayne Allyn Root: FOX News Channel- “FOX & Friends” (FOX News national morning show)

* Wayne Allyn Root: Business Talk Radio Network- Steve Crowley’s American Scene
* Neal Boortz, “The Neal Boortz Show,” 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET, AM 570 WSN, Atlanta, GA
* Gary Nolan: “The Drive with Gary Nolan,” 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. CT, 93.9 FM, Columbia MO

Saturday 8/1:
* Wayne Allyn Root: WOR Radio “The Joe Bartlett Show” New York, NY

Monday 8/3:
* Wayne Allyn Root: The Mancow Show Talk Radio Network (nationally syndicated)
* Wayne Allyn Root: WGN Radio- The Milton Rosenburg Show (heard in 20+ states)
* Wayne Allyn Root: CNN Radio “The Wall Street Warriors”
* Neal Boortz, “The Neal Boortz Show,” 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET, AM 570 WSN, Atlanta, GA
* Gary Nolan: “The Drive with Gary Nolan,” 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. CT, 93.9 FM, Columbia MO

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WASHINGTON — The front page of Wednesday’s Politico was a sea of plummeting blue arrows as the paper reported on the slumping approval ratings of major Democrat officials across the nation.  America’s third largest party notes the rapid decline in support for Democrats, with support for Republicans still at record lows, is more proof Americans are looking for Libertarian solutions to the nation’s problems.

“Voters want elected officials who will cut taxes and spending, eliminate the deficit, make health care affordable and accessible, restore America’s traditional non-interventionist foreign policy and respect personal liberties.  Only Libertarians believe in all that.  On the issues people care about, the Libertarian Party is America’s only mainstream political party,” said William Redpath, Libertarian National Committee Chairman.

Libertarians were the only party to oppose both the Bush and Obama bailouts and the deficit spending of both the Republican and Democrat-controlled Congresses.

“Voters are rapidly turning on Democrats, but they still remember what happened under Republicans,” said Redpath.  “They want elected officials at all levels of government to restrain spending and stay out of their lives.  They know smaller government brings more prosperity and more personal freedom.”

Politico reports that many major Democratic officials once considered “safe,” such as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, New Jersey Gov. John Corzine and North Carolina Gov. Bev Purdue now all face uncertain re-election with favorability or approval ratings of less than 37 percent.  Many other major Democratic officials, including President Barack Obama, have seen a rapid collapse in public support.

Fueling the voter backlash is the Democrat’s $787 billion “stimulus” package that many see as wasteful spending, Democrat support for “bailout” interventions into the economy and news the Democrat health care reform bill will place the government in virtual control of their health care decisions.

But voters aren’t rushing to Republicans.  “There’s been no surge in GOP voter registration and little evidence that the party brand is experiencing a recovery. Last month, a New York Times/CBS poll reported that the GOP’s favorability ratings remained at a record-breaking low — 28 percent, down from a high of 59 percent in November 1994,” Politico reports.

“Americans believe freedom works best when it comes to both the economy and their personal lives.  The plummeting approval ratings of Democrats and the rock-bottom ratings of Republicans are a testament to that,” said Redpath.  “The only way to break the cycle of government sprawl and restore long-term prosperity and personal freedom is to vote Libertarian.”

For more information on this issue, or to arrange an interview with the Libertarian Party, please call Director of Communications Donny Ferguson at 703-200-3669 or 202-333-0008, x. 225, or email Donny.Ferguson@lp.org.

The Libertarian Party is America’s third-largest political party, founded in 1971 as an alternative to the two main political parties.  You can find more information on the Libertarian Party by visiting http://www.LP.org. The Libertarian Party proudly stands for smaller government, lower taxes and more freedom.

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