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Peroutka slams big-money presidential hopefulsJim BrownOneNewsNow.com April 5, 2007A former presidential candidate laments that only the 2008 presidential candidates who raise the most campaign cash will make it through the "filters" of the mainstream media. He suggests that those candidates dubbed by the media as leading contenders, based on that criteria alone, should matter little to Christian voters.Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) has announced she has raised $26 million in first-quarter campaign fundraising this year (her reported total of $36 million includes $10 million transferred from her 2006 Senate campaign account). Rival presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois) nearly matched...

Ron Paul continues his campaign stop in Iowa at the Iowa State University in Ames at 7:00 pm on Thursday night, April 12 in the campus Memorial Union South Ballroom. http://iowansforronpaul2008.blogspot.com

Political maverick and Texas House member Ron Paul formally announced his candidacy for the president of the United States this morning during the “Washington Journal” call-in program on C-SPAN. Paul stands as one of the last remaining believers in strict enforcement of the Constitution and a limited federal government in Washington D.C. Paul ran unsuccessfully for the White House in 1988 under the Libertarian ticket, but now caucuses with the Republican Party. His political platform includes low taxes, individual liberties and a principled belief in the right to life. His presidential exploratory committee formed earlier this year stirred up his...

Host Curtis Wright said this morning that Tom Tancredo, candidate for President, will be on the Morning Beat radio show at 8 am. The radio station is 106.3 FM in Wilmington, NC (and simulcast on 103.9 FM for those north of Wilmington). The station's website is (Carolina's Big Talker)Curtis encouraged listeners to call with questions. Phone numbers can be found on the website.

On October 5th, for purposes of a local TV program I host, I'll have the opportunity to conduct a one-hour, one-on-one interview with Michael Badnarik, Libertarian Party presidential candidate, who is said to be polling as much as 3% and who could conceivably impact the race in a number of states. I'd be interested to hear from my fellow FReepers. What do you know about Badnarik? What questions would you want to see asked? Your thoughts?

Michael Badnarik, Libertarian Presidential candidate will be speaking at the downtown Colorado Springs, Pioneer Museum. September 7th, A Rally will be held starting at 6 PM.

AUSTIN -- Election officials on Tuesday announced the Libertarian Party has met the requirements to get its candidates on the Nov. 2 ballot in Texas. As a third party, the Libertarians were required to submit a petition with 45,540 signatures of registered Texans who did not vote in the GOP or Democratic primaries. Secretary of State Geoff Connor said Libertarians produced more than 82,000 valid signatures. Austin computer programmer Michael Badnarik is the Libertarian nominee for president. The Libertarian Party stresses the rights of individuals over the power of government, and a foreign policy of noninterference.

Down on Dubya? Cranky about Kerry? Michael Badnarik hopes you’ll give his campaign a look. Badnarik is the Libertarian Party’s nominee for president, and he spent part of this week campaigning through Missouri. During a visit to the Tribune yesterday, the candidate emphasized his opposition to an "unconstitutional, unjustified" war in Iraq and to a military draft, as well as his commitment to reducing federal spending. Badnarik is a native of Indiana who more recently hailed from Austin, Texas, and worked as a computer programmer and consultant. He won the Libertarian Party’s nomination in May. Badnarik said the war in...