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October 18, 2008

Another Local Media Blunder

By Rich

There are MORE than two!

I found this poll on the WDTN web site. This is another example of how short-sided the media is toward the elections. They continue to carry the message that there are only TWO candidates in the presidential race.

Where are the other candidates?

Where are the other candidates?

I can’t vote in this poll

I am certainly NOT undecided. I have chosen NOT to vote for either McCain or Obama, yet the selections offered do not show the actual candidates.

I just don’t understand why the media will NOT show the other legitimate candidates in their polls. I do not understand why they continue to bury the third party candidates when there are legitimate stories that can be told.

There are news stories being missed

Whether anyone agrees with Bob Barr or not, he was the only candidate that stood up against the recent bail-out issues. To me, that would stand to be significant news.

WDTN is the NBC affiliate that is currently off the air with Time-Warner cable in my market.

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May 25, 2008

Libertarian Convention Chooses Bob Barr

By Rich

From the official release of the Libertarian Party:

Libertarian Party selects Bob Barr as 2008 presidential nominee

Former Congressman plans to take the White House as Libertarian candidate

Denver – The Libertarian Party has nominated former Congressman Bob Barr as its candidate for president for the 2008 election.

“I’m sure we will emerge here with the strongest ticket in the history of the Libertarian Party,” Barr stated in his victory speech shortly after being selected as the Party’s nominee. “I want everybody to remember that we only have 163 days to win this election. We cannot waste one single day.”

More than 650 Libertarian delegates met in Denver from May 22 till the 26 for the 2008 Libertarian National Convention. After six rounds of voting Sunday afternoon, Barr was selected as the Party’s presidential nominee.

“We’re proud to present to the American voters Bob Barr as our presidential nominee,” says Libertarian Party spokesperson Andrew Davis. “While Republicans and Democrats will fight for their own power in November, Libertarians will fight for Americans. Bob Barr is one of the strongest candidates in the Party’s 37-year history, and we look for him to have an enormous impact in the 2008 race. Republicans and Democrats have good reason to fear a candidate like Barr, who refuses to accept the ‘business-as-usual’ attitude of the current political establishment. Americans want and need another choice, and that choice is Bob Barr.”

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 www.LP.org. The Libertarian Party proudly stands for smaller government, lower taxes and more freedom.

For more information, or to arrange a media interview, please call Andrew Davis at (202) 333-0008 during normal business hours, or at (202) 731-0002 during any other time. For an interview with the Barr campaign, please contact Audrey Mullen at (703) 548-1160.

As a matter of comment, I WILL be voting for Bob Barr, even if I have to write in my vote in the State of Ohio. I’ve not been at all pleased with this state’s existing blockade toward recognizing more than the donkey and elephant tribes. Give me Libertarian.

I’ve included a video that is offered by the Libertarian Party. I have posted it here in the past.
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