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  • Libertarian Convention Ends in Unity Despite Controversies

    06/25/2004 6:07:03 PM PDT · by Commie Basher · 60 replies · 397+ views
    Hollywood Investigator ^ | June 24, 2004 | Thomas M. Sipos
    [HollywoodInvestigator.com] Libertarian Party delegates chose Constitutional scholar Michael Badnarik for their 2004 presidential candidate over Memorial Day weekend (May 27 - 31) at Atlanta's Mariotte Marquis hotel -- and the Hollywood Investigator was there! So were over 800 delegates from around the U.S., plus celebrity speakers (both on and off the convention floor), merchandisers, activists -- and controversy!
  • Libertarians head to Atlanta

    04/22/2004 6:10:48 PM PDT · by optimistically_conservative · 10 replies · 195+ views
    The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | 04/22/04 | MATTHEW C. QUINN
    The Libertarian Party will nominate a presidential candidate in Atlanta next month with all the hoopla of a national convention. But no one — including the party faithful — holds any illusion that a third-party candidate can win against President Bush or Democrat John Kerry. Instead, the presidential run is about getting the Libertarian message out and building interest in the party, which advocates limited government. "The No. 1 goal is to change public policy by electing candidates, and it's much more likely we'd elect a local candidate," said David Lockhart of Forest Park, the Georgia party's political director. "The...