EveryVote.org’s goals are (1) to help develop and participate in an open, federated OSP network, (2) to help develop an accurate, comprehensive US candidate database that is freely available for any website to use, and (3) to develop free-to-use, open source tools designed to make civic engagement easier and more constructive.

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Thrive is a powerful feature-length film that explores the connections between energy independence, corruption in medicine, our financial system, electoral reform and more. Most importantly, it asks the question, what does it take to create a world where everyone can thrive?

Thrive has received over 1 million views per month since it has released 14 months ago – that’s more than 14 million views! It has been translated into 23 languages and soon will be translated into two more. Thrive is available for free at www.thrivemovement.com.

The Thrive movement is solutions-oriented. The Solutions Hub, available on their website, features over 80 groups from all over the world who are using this hub to share best practices with each other.

Click HERE to hear the podcast on Podomatic!

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We differ on religion, politics, sports, and of course the always-divisive computer operating system question (obviously all decent people use Linux…). Our Bill of Rights guarantees the right to maintain (and mouth off about) our opinions.  I think many and varied opinions are good.  Because through considerate discussion, we learn and often improve our knowledge, and thus, our opinions.

There are a few big issues where most Americans seem to agree:

1. Corporate Welfare. Most Americans don’t believe in corporate welfare. No one believes in subsidizing someone ELSE’s industry. We can’t make an economy healthy by robbing small businesses and giving to those with political pull.  Whether it’s the “Too Big to Jail” banks, Solyndra-type scams, or the housing bubble courtesy of Fannie Mae, corporate welfare doesn’t work. It diverts resources into lobbying for more subsidies. The resulting subsidies divert further resources into making unwanted, uncompetitive goods and services.  The private sector only works when business success depends on innovation, productivity, and true price discovery, not on handouts.

2. Undeclared foreign wars. Americans want to keep our country safe. But we don’t want to spend trillions on wars against random small countries whenever the elite desire. Why are we still in Iraq, Afghanistan, and myriad other countries?  Now we’re becoming involved in Mali, Syria, Niger, Yemen, and yet more places. The US spends nearly as much on our military as all the rest of the world put together. Our Constitution put strict limits on the war-starting powers of the Executive Branch, and with very good reason.  It’s beginning to seem that no matter who is president, our overseas combat involvements increase.

3. Aid to Dependent Dictators. The State Department says that since 1995 we’ve given at least $1.5 billion in direct aid to the dictator of North Korea (including two nuclear reactors). This isn’t an anomaly.  We’ve aided seemingly every dictator from Castro to the murderous Pol Pot. If we want to help the world toward peace and freedom, perhaps we could start by cutting off welfare for dictators?  Especially since the US now borrows or prints the money it needs for them.  Actually, for everything!  At a rate of $85 billion a month.  That’s a debt of $50,000 for every man, woman and child here.

311,591,917 Americans disagree on lots of things. But on the trillion-dollar issues, the big stuff, we’re united. The only ones who aren’t united with us on the big issues are the politicians who claim to represent us…. and keep spending and spending and spending…  How long can we keep going this direction without massive inflation and unemployment?  Now that’s the true trillion dollar question.

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) — Tired of congressional deadlock and political games, the Free and Equal Elections Foundation is kicking off a national campaign right here in Little Rock.

Christina Tobin, founder of the Free and Equal Elections Foundation says she brought several people to the capitol steps in Little Rock Saturday to fight the government games.

“The two-party system has essentially rigged the electoral system to where we can’t make any change,” says Tobin.

Dugan King, a political activist for more than twenty-five years says national change will only come when the two-party political system is broken.

“We need more choices. We need more voices. We need to break this two party lock on our elections,” says King. “It’s a dialectic control system. If you study the money, if you follow the money you’ll find that both parties are owned and controlled by Wall Street.”

Saturday, the group announced the kickoff of the United We Stand Festival–a concert promoting change in government that will tour ten cities across the country.

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Before seeking to discern who to believe, we first much decide what to believe.

Most people support freedom for individuals. Republicans support the freedom to run a business, to defend against crime, to choose their children’s school. Democrats support the freedom to choose recreational and medical chemicals, to marry whom they want, and to avoid unnecessary wars. Independents generally support most of these freedoms and more.

At the National level, there is little difference between the “two” parties, evinced by small support for freedom by either. National Democrats support subsidies and bailouts for large corporations, every undeclared US war, and every expansion of the surveillance state. National Republicans… support the same things!

The only differences are in the buzzwords they select for their press releases. Republicans use “right” buzzwords, Democrats “left”… but they both vote to give money to similar companies and organizations. The subsidized groups then reciprocate with campaign contributions back to the same politicians. Nothing changes, except that the national debt goes up and employment goes down.

This self-perpetuating system of ‘I’ll scratch your back, you scratch mine’ system is becoming unsustainable. Can we continue to add trillions to a debt that’s already bigger than the GDP?

The Federal Reserve is now buying $85 billion worth of Treasury bonds a month. How long will it be before creditor nations lose interest in financing U.S. by buying those bonds? China and others have begun to reduce their US bond holdings carefully, but steadily.

What has kept the two-party system in power for so long was its control of information. In pre-Web days, information was expensive. Broadcast information was regulated by the FCC. Free-enterprise and individualist memes struggled to be heard against mass media. Support for wars could be whipped up with a few weeks of PR. Stories about bailouts could be buried under a mass of fluff. Or not reported at all.

AT last, the game has changed! The internet has blown a strong fresh breeze, carrying seemingly limitless news. Amateur reporters are all about us. Anyone with a smartphone can potentially break the Nation’s next dynamite story.

CNN and FOX still play the “left vs. right” game, but no one outside a nursing home is watching them play. If we want news, we now can look for it, from myriad sources. There is no FCC on the Internet. Increasingly, news and opinions are being propagated by individuals, not by a cynical news oligopoly.

We welcome all those who believe in freedom to join us in June, in Arkansas. That’s where Golden State, Saving Abel, Tatiana Moroz, Jordan Page, and other pro-freedom musicians are heading.

They spread the ideas of freedom through music. Today, great ideas are increasingly difficult to suppress.

Come to the United We Stand Festival and help us spread the idea of Freedom!

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Bard’s Political Talk, May 9th, 2013 — Dugan King to discuss the United We Stand Festival. Mr. King authored Arkansas Fair Tax Plan (1993) and pamphlet “Tax Free- A New American Money System” (2011). In 2012, he was the Arkansas 2nd District Leader for the Ron Paul Campaign, electing Ron Paul supporters to all 6 delegate and alternate positions in the 2nd district.

The United We Stand Festival will be the kick-off event for igniting the grassroots movement to reform the electoral process throughout the U.S. once and for all. The “United We Stand” Festival is the beginning of the SOLUTION to the political status quo problem.

“How can we have honest government without honest elections?”

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Saving Abel has released albums under the Virgin Records and eOne Music labels (Saving Abel, Miss America, Bringing Down the Giant). The band toured relentlessly with Nickelback, shared the stage with Creed and played for US troops in Kuwait and at Guantanamo Bay. Their hard-hitting electric American rock can shift in a heartbeat to acoustic guitar and mandolin, ranging from the too-controversial-for-some track “Addicted” to the subtle acoustic version of “18 Days”.

Saving Abel to Rock The Nation Awake and Bring Down The Giant Two-Party System Stranglehold on Elections

Saving Abel’s music is now slated to celebrate Americans coming together with Jesse Ventura, Amber Lyon, Ben Swann and other independent media figures for some real “hope and change” at Free and Equal’s “United We Stand” Festival this summer. The festival has attracted many different voices, all calling for an end to the failed status quo of the “two-party system”. It takes place at the Verizon Arena in Little Rock, Arkansas on June 22nd.

America can still stand for something other than bailouts for the wealthy, something other than a police state at home and Aid To Dependent Dictators abroad. We can be the most free and most transparent place on Earth again.  We can still be the place with the most opportunity for all and it starts on June 22nd.

Nationally renowned bands Saving Abel and Golden State will join performers Jordan Page and Tatiana Moroz on stage at this game-changing event, adding the power of their music to the call for a transforming revolution in 21st Century America. Don’t miss witnessing these acts in concert at the peak of their powers, all on stage for one goal:  standing united for open and honest government.

Join these artists, leaders, and thousands from across the country who demand true and meaningful change at the “United We Stand Festival” in Little Rock, Arkansas on Saturday June 22nd.  Tickets are now on sale! Click HERE for tickets.

TOGETHER WE WILL BRING DOWN THE GIANT TWO-PARTY SYSTEM!

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Is one all good and one all bad?

Both parties argue that way.

And the fighting is so loud sometimes it can be difficult to talk about what really matters: independence versus dependence.

Independent Americans are most concerned about the difference between independence and dependence, and not the power struggle between the two major parties.

The Independent American Movement is a place to gather and focus on ONLY ONE primary issue:

Independence.

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While acting and performing the functions of any political party, the Independent American Party serves to educate the American citizen about Independence, and the system of government advocated by American’s Founding Fathers, and inspired by God.  The pressure on America’s political system stems from dependence (Socialism and Communism, if called by other names), and the IAP’s “call to arms” is one in which we ask men and women everywhere to begin to delve into the formula that brought the greatest army in the world, at the time, to it’s knees– giving birth to something beyond great, while redeeming the land by the shedding of blood.

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PANDA (People Against the NDAA)

PANDA started in Bowling Green, OH and has since expanded to influence hundreds of thousands of people nationwide. We have been covered by WND, the Tenth Amendment Center, Activist Post, Interoccupy, Western Journalism and many other videos, radio shows and articles. We have networked with over 100 liberty organizations and several alternative news sources.

You can follow us to get all the latest news on the fight for liberty, and restoring our country to Constitutional Governance.

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GOA was founded in 1975 by Sen. H.L. (Bill) Richardson (now retired). Richardson continues to serve as the Chairman of Gun Owners of America, bringing his many years of political experience to the leadership of GOA. Richardson is also an avid hunter and outdoorsman.

The GOA Board of Directors brings over 100 years of combined knowledge and experience on guns, legislation and politics. GOA’s Board is not satisfied with the “status quo.” Americans have lost some of our precious gun rights and WE WANT THEM BACK! This is why GOA is considered the “no compromise” gun lobby.

From state legislatures and city councils to the United States Congress and the White House, GOA represents the views of gun owners whenever their rights are threatened.

GOA has never wavered from its mission to defend the Second Amendment — liberty’s freedom teeth, as George Washington called it.

Over the last 30 years, GOA has built a nationwide network of attorneys to help fight court battles in almost every state in the nation to protect gun owner rights. GOA staff and attorneys have also worked with members of Congress, state legislators and local citizens to protect gun ranges and local gun clubs from closure by overzealous government anti-gun bureaucrats.

As an example, GOA fought for and won, the right of gun owners to sue and recover damages from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) for harassment and unlawful seizure of firearms.

Associated with GOA are: Gun Owners of America Political Victory Fund, Gun Owners of California and Gun Owners Foundation.

Gun Owners of America Political Victory Fund is the political action arm of GOA. It raises funds to support the election of pro-gun candidates at all levels of government. GOA has a record of helping pro-gun candidates defeat anti-gunners in hundreds of races across the country over the past 30 years, and will continue to do so as long as our supporters provide the necessary financial resources.

Gun Owners of California operates solely within California, where it was also founded by Senator Richardson to address the pivotal gun issues arising in that state.

Gun Owners Foundation is a non-profit, tax-deductible education foundation. It is the research arm of GOA. Among the activities sponsored by GOF are seminars which inform the public, the media and government officials about key issues affecting the Second Amendment. GOF also publishes books and articles concerning gun issues as they affect people throughout the world.

Strength comes with numbers, and the more concerned Americans join Gun Owners of America, the more we can do to protect the Second Amendment and our freedom.

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She hosted ZEROtalk, the number one radio program previously broadcast on KUCI 88.9 FM and now podcast onwww.elizabethzero.com. In 2012 she wrote and performed comedy as an entertainment correspondent for Doug McIntyre, John Phillips, and Geraldo Rivera on KABC 790 AM.   Currently she writes, hosts, and produces for various projects including ZEROtalk TV.  …her online radio show transformed to an online TV talk show.

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“But the Conquered, or their Children, have no Court, no Arbitrator on Earth to appeal to. Then they may appeal, as Jephtha did, to Heaven, and repeat their Appeal, till they have recovered the native Right of their Ancestors, which was to have such a Legislative over them, as the Majority should approve, and freely acquiesce in.”

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“I was one of the sheriffs that fought the law and the law lost.” – Sheriff Mack

Sheriff Richard Mack served as a sheriff in Arizona for eighteen years. In 1993, he filed Mack v. United States (which with the addition of other sheriffs became Printz v. United States) over the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act. The Act required Sheriff Mack and all other sheriffs across the United States to run background checks under the threat of arrest for non-compliance. Sheriff Mack’s case was upheld by the Supreme Court and the Brady Act was declared unconstitutional.

Since then, Sheriff Mack started the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA.org) to remind sheriffs and other peace officers that their responsibility is to the Constitution and it is their duty to resist any federal laws which are in violation of the Constitution.

On May 31, CSPOA will be holding a convention in St. Charles, Missouri, with a focus on spreading the spirit of freedom and empowering states, counties, cities and other political units. Free & Equal will be an official sponsor of this event, and the public is welcome, along with sheriffs, peace officers, county attorneys and county commissioners.

In this new interview, Sheriff Mack joins Christina Tobin, Founder of the Free & Equal Elections Foundation, to discuss his victorious Supreme Court case and the constitutional sheriffs movement to keep checks and balances on the power of the federal government.

Listen to the FULL PODCAST INTERVIEW below:

See Sheriff Mack speak at the United We Stand Festival in Little Rock, AR on June 22, 2013, along with Larry Pratt, President of Gun Owners of America.

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Christina Tobin, President and Founder of Free & Equal, recently appeared as a guest on Buzzsaw to speak with Tyrel Ventura about Free & Equal’s blueprint to foster permanent and positive change.

“The revolution will not be televised but it will definitely be on the Internet.”

Buzzsaw is a raw, honest and unflinching alternative to the current mainstream news media hosted by Tyrel Ventura and featuring Sean Stone. In this interview, Christina and Tyrel discuss electoral reform, the United We Stand Festival (featuring Jesse Ventura) to take place in Little Rock this summer, and much more.

During ten years as a ballot access coordinator, Christina saw firsthand how ballot access restriction and limited access to public debates are used to crowd out new voices and limit choices. These are just two of the tools used to keep the same people in office. These tools need to be put out of business.

Through positive activism powered by social media and technology, we can evade the existing structures and create our own story. Never before have average citizens been more empowered or motivated to cause big change. History is on our side.

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Buzzsaw is a weekly talk show hosted by Tyrel Ventura featuring Sean Stone, fresh from the truTV investigative program, “Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura,” and Tabetha Wallace. Buzzsaw is raw, honest and unflinching, and reports the news stories that permeate the current of society, but are nowhere to be seen in mainstream media.

Buzzsaw can be seen on thelip.tv.

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Christina Tobin, founder and president of Free & Equal, will introduce Golden State and speak briefly about Free & Equal and the mission to end the two-party stranglehold.

Rocklahoma will also be an opportunity to spread the word about the United We Stand Festival on June 22, at the Verizon Arena in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Sponsoring Rocklahoma is a powerful opportunity for Free & Equal to reach out to the youth. Honest musicians dedicated to powerful and positive messages are crucial to ending the two-party stranglehold. The unifying power of music can overcome partisan bickering and pointless division. With unity, we can overcome partisan politics and move towards true freedom.

At Rocklahoma, Free & Equal will continue to use music to inspire the youth to work together and move towards prosperity and peace for all.

“If ever you can bring about revolutionary changes, two things would be required: young people would have to be involved and you would need music.” – Dr. Ron Paul

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Free and Equal is a non-partisan, non-profit public policy advocacy group dedicated to election reform and improving ballot access laws in the United States. The Free and Equal Elections Foundation’s mission is to ensure a fair and open electoral process for all, regardless of political party or persuasion. “More Voices, More Choices.”

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The Second Amendment, mainstream media bias and more are on the table when Larry Pratt of Gun Owners of America joins Christina Tobin on the Free & Equal Network.

Gun Owners of America (www.gunowners.org) has been called “the only no-compromise gun lobby in Washington” by Dr. Ron Paul. GOA works hard to protect Second Amendment rights because they believe it’s the equivalent of defending freedom in general.

With over 300,000 active members, Gun Owners of America has been on the front lines, preserving the gun-ownership rights of Americans since the mid-70s. With their network of lobbyists and attorneys, they’ve been successful in many ways. The GOA differentiates itself from the National Rifle Association, and has often been in stark opposition to the NRA in its endorsements and ratings of politicians and candidates.

Recent press coverage of Larry Pratt and GOA has included a New York Times article and a heated Piers Morgan interview, in which Mr. Pratt, after being insulted and ridiculed, stated, “It seems to me that facts don’t bother you, do they, Mr. Morgan? Facts seem to — they bounce right off of your head.”

When Christina Tobin recently sat down to speak with Larry Pratt on the Free & Equal Network, the two discussed inequitable media attention, with scant coverage being given to situations where guns prevent mass murder. As Pratt says, the national average response time for emergency personnel is twelve minutes. “Enabling citizens to carry guns everywhere is a way to protect ourselves for those precious twelve minutes.”

Larry Pratt is confirmed to speak at this summer’s United We Stand Festival June 22 in Little Rock, Arkansas. 

Listen to the podcast below or click HERE to listen in a new window.

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These were not the scenes from a military coup in a far off banana republic, but rather the scenes just over a week ago in Boston as the United States got a taste of martial law. The ostensible reason for the military-style takeover of parts of Boston was that the accused perpetrator of a horrific crime was on the loose. The Boston bombing provided the opportunity for the government to turn what should have been a police investigation into a military-style occupation of an American city. This unprecedented move should frighten us as much or more than the attack itself.

What has been sadly forgotten in all the celebration of the capture of one suspect and the killing of his older brother is that the police state tactics in Boston did absolutely nothing to catch them. While the media crowed that the apprehension of the suspects was a triumph of the new surveillance state – and, predictably, many talking heads and Members of Congress called for even more government cameras pointed at the rest of us – the fact is none of this caught the suspect. Actually, it very nearly gave the suspect a chance to make a getaway.

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“O wad some Pow’r the giftie gie us/ To see oursels as ithers see us!”

English translation:
“And would some Power the small gift give us/To see ourselves as others see us!”

What must the “ithers” in the Middle East theatre of the American Empire think of a great city in total lockdown from an attack by primitive explosives when Iraqis, Afghans, Pakistanis and Yemenis experience far greater casualties and terror attacks several times a week? Including what they believe are terror attacks by U.S. drones, soldiers, aircraft and artillery that have directly killed many thousands of innocent children, women and men in their homes, during funeral processions and wedding parties, or while they’re working in their fields.

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Thoughts on the Boston Bombing

The pain, the shock, the sense of betrayal – the Boston bombing has cast a dark shadow over many of our lives. My heart goes out to the victims, to their families, and to all those who have been traumatized and disheartened. May they continue to be strong… always.

Once again, our Nation is afraid and angry. What can we do to end the cycle of fear?

For myself, I start by remembering the good that people do every day. The more I’ve traveled, I’ve come to realize that there are hidden saints everywhere, doing good, all over the world. Small moments of love and compassion, though often overlooked by the media, are what knit society together. As we listen to each other, and care for others, we begin to come together to create lasting change for the Good of all.

Each of us can start today. Today we can start remaking the world. We can choose action over fear, love over hate.

“Unity, to be real, must stand the severest strain without breaking.” – Gandhi

At Free & Equal, we choose freedom through unity. We can help ourselves; we can help others. We will come together for positive change, instead of being driven apart. We won’t agree on everything, but we can make the choice to be united by focusing on what goals we share. Free & Equal emphasizes music, because it brings us together to the same energy, the same wavelength.

On June 22, Free & Equal will host the ‘United We Stand’ festival in Little Rock, Arkansas. Activists, artists, and concerned citizens will come together to network about issues of critical national and international importance.

Riding on the momentum for positive change from the festival, Free & Equal will then embark on a 10-City University Bus Tour. During this tour, honest musicians, organizations, and speakers will bring awareness to the process of building a movement for positive grassroots reform, state-by-state.

It’s time to end the cycle of fear and anger. I know what choice I will make. Please join us in our joyous paradigm shift towards true freedom and equality!

Warm regards,

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Libertarians, Greens, and more will face off in this evening’s alternative to the two-party showdown

“Debate this, Mr. Romney and Mr. Obama.”

That’s the sentiment being expressed in some form or another by the four presidential candidates from the edge of politics, who will be sparring in tonight’s first official third party debate .

Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party, Jill Stein of the Green Party, Rocky Anderson of the Justice Party and the Constitution Party’s Virgil Goode will meet in Chicago this evening to discuss a wide range of topics in a far more wide-range…

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Chicago : IL : USA | Oct 23, 2012 at 9:04 PM PDT

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The Free and Equal presidential debate in Chicago wasn’t as smooth as the three Commission on Presidential Debates, but what it lacked in style points, it more than made up for in substance.

After debate moderator Larry King clearly stated that “all voices should be heard” and that the format of the debate would include two-minute opening statements, King and co-moderator Christina Tobin of Free and Equal launched into the first question – without the candidates giving their opening statements. In that first question, Tobin asked the candidates to share their thoughts on the top-two primary system, now being used in Louisiana, Washington and California.

All four of the candidates – former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party, Dr. Jill Stein of the Green Party, former Rep. Virgil Goode of the Constitution Party and former Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson of the Justice Party – were against the idea of the general election ballot choices being limited to the top two primary vote-getters.

Some 23 minutes later, after discussing that question and hearing another, former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson asked King about the opening statements. King said his notes did not include anything about opening statements, but Tobin realized that they’d been overlooked. “Grassroots,” she said by way of observation, at once capturing the spirit of the debate in one word.

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Third-party presidential candidates Jill Stein (Green Party), Gary Johnson (Libertarian Party), Virgil Goode (Constitution Party), and Rocky Anderson (Justice Party) debate in Chicago tonight at 5:55 p.m. with Larry King moderating.

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Since the two big guys got their three debates covered, and the last third party debate kind of fizzled due to technical difficulties, we invite you to discuss the third party debate happening at 9 p.m. EDT tonight. Candidates from the Green, Libertarian, Constitution, and Justice parties will be debating in the same room with Larry King moderating. It would appear that C-SPAN is rebroadcasting it, so you catch it using rtmpdump if you happen to not use Flash. Since third party politicians are still politicians, remember to print out some Logical Fallacy Bingo. Topics for the debate include climate change, the drug war, and civil liberties. Update: 10/24 02:32 GMT by U L : It turns out there will be a final third party debate next Tuesday on foreign policy between two of the candidates. To determine who will be in the debate Free and Equal is holding an IRV vote until 10:30 p.m. EDT October 24

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Oops: Opening statements almost forgotten at third-party debate

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Third-Party Candidates Face Off

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They stand no chance of winning, but third-party candidates could sway US election result in tight battleground states.

It’s hard being a third-party candidate in the United States.

They’re largely ignored by the national media. They face uphill, often highly complex battles to get their names printed on the ballots. And they are shut out from the presidential debates between the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees unless polls find they have at least 15 per cent support.

This year’s crop of third-party candidates include the Justice Party’s Rocky Anderson, the Constitution Party’s Virgil Goode, the Libertarian Party’s Gary Johnson, and the Green Party’s Jill Stein. They will debate one another in Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday.

The candidates take many positions that aren’t shared by either Obama or Romney. For instance, Anderson, Johnson, and Stein support allowing medicinal marijuana. Anderson, Goode, and Stein oppose expanding free trade agreements. All four suggest defence spending be cut.

Read more about four of the main third-party candidates below:

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Although there are dozens of candidates running for president, most voters have only heard of the top two.
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Four US presidential candidates are set to debate election issues in Chicago, a day after Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, the two main contenders, discussed their polices on foreign affairs in Florida.

Tuesday’s event, sponsored by the Free and Equal Elections Foundation, will feature Virgil Goode (Constitution Party), Rocky Anderson (Justice Party), Gary Johnson (Libertarian Party) and Jill Stein (Green Party).

Despite the fact that dozens of third-party candidates are running for president nationwide, most US voters have only heard Obama and Romney.

The country essentially has a two-party system and the big parties tend to get the top two slots on the ballot.

Their candidates get on the polls nationally without having to gather signatures, they are eligible for public funding and they are automatically entered in the national debates. None of that is true for third-party contenders.

Al Jazeera’s John Hendren reports from Chicago.

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Third-party presidential candidate debate kicks off

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Excluded from the mainstream presidential debates, four candidates representing third parties face off Oct. 23 in a debate, moderated by former CNN talk-show host Larry King. The forum, described by sponsors as the Free and Equal Debate, will be broadcast live by C-SPAN and livestreamed over the Internet, starting at 9 p.m. EDT.

Those taking part – Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson, Green Party candidate Jill Stein, Constitution Party candidate Virgil Goode, and Justice Party candidate Rocky Anderson – typically are left out of mainstream media analysis. None is polling in sizable numbers – as the Reform Party’s Ross Perot did in 1992, when he won almost 19 percent of the vote.

But as Al Gore can attest, it doesn’t take all that much to count in a close race. Ralph Nader siphoned off 1.6 percent of Florida’s vote in 2000, a good chunk of which would likely have otherwise gone to Mr. Gore, and the rest, as they say, is history. Here are the four third-party candidates – and their issues – that you can expect to see vetted in their lone debate in Campaign 2012.

1. Rocky Anderson (Justice Party)

Ross “Rocky” Anderson wants get the US back on its “constitutional moorings” – no more engaging in what he sees as illegal wars or violating due-process rights.

The best way to accomplish this is by removing corporate influence in politics, Mr. Anderson told The Nation. He would seek a constitutional amendment to limit such campaign contributions, in effect overriding the US Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling in 2010. His campaign accepts donations only up to $100.

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CHICAGO, (UPI) –  U.S. Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson should have been in the Obama-Romney debates, Larry King said before moderating a third-party debate Tuesday.

The former two-term New Mexico governor — who ran for the Republican presidential nomination last year before switching to the Libertarian Party — should have been allowed to join President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney in the three presidential debates, including the final one Monday night, because he is on the ballot in 48 of 50 states, the former CNN host said.

Michigan and Oklahoma are the only states where Johnson is not on the ballot. The Libertarian also enjoys the support of a few small “super PACs,” The New York Times said.

“I would say if you’re on the ballot in [that many] states, you should be in the debates,” King told Politico as he prepared to moderate the first of two debates among third-party presidential nominees.

Some Republicans told the Times Johnson could be a spoiler in the Nov. 6 election, drawing votes from Romney in a very close election with Obama.

Tuesday night’s debate, in Chicago at 8 p.m. CDT (9 p.m. EDT), was to bring together Johnson, Green Party nominee and former Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate Dr. Jill Stein, Constitution Party nominee and former GOP U.S. Rep. Virgil Goode of Virginia, and Justice Party nominee and former Democratic Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson.

The debate was to be carried live by C-SPAN, al-Jazeera English and RT, or Russia Today, and be streamed live online by Ora TV, Link TV and on the website of debate sponsor Free and Equal Elections Foundation.

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As President Obama and Mitt Romney squared off for the first time on Wednesday night, Democracy Now! broke the sound barrier by pausing after Obama’s and Romney’s answers to get real-time responses from candidates Jill Stein of the Green Party and Rocky Anderson of the Justice Party. Stein and Anderson joined Democracy Now! for a live special just miles away from the Obama-Romney contest at the University of Denver. Many Obama supporters have expressed surprise that Romney was able to put the president on the defensive, while Obama failed to mention several of Romney’s potential weak spots, including including his record at the private equity firm Bain Capital, his vast personal wealth and offshore investments, and his recent remark that 47 percent of Americans are government dependents. Today, highlights from our “Expanding the Debate” special with the voices of all four candidates, showcasing the broadened perspectives on the critical issues beyond the Democratic-Republican political spectrum.

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Posted: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 1:00 am | Updated: 2:14 pm, Wed Jan 16, 2013.

Jim Nolan

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Presidential Debate Tonight With Third-Party Candidates Moderated by Larry King

By Nicola Menzie , Christian Post Reporter

As President Barack Obama and GOP nominee Mitt Romney closed out the last of their three presidential debates Monday night, candidates representing the Libertarian, Green, Constitution, and Justice parties are set to participate in a Third Party Debate tonight moderated by former CNN anchor Larry King.

Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson, Green Party candidate Jill Stein, Constitution Party candidate Virgil Goode, and Justice Party candidate Rocky Anderson have confirmed their participation in tonight’s event, according to the Free and Equal Elections Foundation (FEEF).

The Third Party Debate, organized by the FEEF, takes place at 9 p.m. EDT at the Hilton Chicago and will be carried live by several news outlets, minus the major networks such as CNN, MSNBC or Fox News. In addition to being broadcast live on television by C-SPAN, Al Jazeera English, and Russia Today, the FEEF, Ora TV and Link TV will stream the debate as it happens on the Internet.

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Third-party presidential candidates Jill Stein (Green Party), Gary Johnson (Libertarian Party), Virgil Goode (Constitution Party), and Rocky Anderson (Justice Party) debate in Chicago Tuesday at 5:55 p.m. with Larry King moderating.

After three presidential debates and one vice-presidential debate between the Democratic incumbents and their Republican challengers, the third-party candidates are finally getting their national forum.

Tuesday at 5:55 p.m. (Pacific time), a televised debate among four third-party candidates will be moderated by longtime talk-show host Larry King.

Presidential nominees Jill Stein (Green Party), Gary Johnson (Libertarian Party), Virgil Goode (Constitution Party), and Rocky Anderson (Justice Party) will participate.

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Election Day is approaching and as voters make their choice, they may have forgotten someone. He is Gary Johnson, ex-governor of New Mexico and presidential candidate for the Libertarian party.

Some of you may be thinking third party candidates are spoilers who pull support away from legitimate candidates. Brian Smith, St. Edward’s University professor of political science, and interim dean of the School of Behavioral and Social Sciences, agrees.

“We love [third parties] in theory, but we never vote for them,” Smith said. “Survey after survey, they say ‘Oh yeah, America needs a third party,’ but when push comes to shove we never vote for the guys.”

It is time to change that kind of thinking, because Gary Johnson looks like the candidate many Americans are waiting for. So why are we not hearing more about him?

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In response to widespread blackout from both the mainstream media and political establishment alike, RT is honored to be presenting a platform for the major third-party candidates also vying for the White House this election year to debate. The event will be moderated by multi-award winning broadcast journalist Larry King and will be broadcast live from Chicago, Illinois on October 23. RT America, RT.com and RT’s YouTube Channel will offer the event live in cooperation with the debate’s organizers, the Free and Equal Elections Foundation.

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Four Third Party Presidential candidates participated in a debate in Chicago, organized by the Free and Equal Elections Foundation.

The participants included Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson, Green Party candidate Jill Stein, Constitution Party candidate Virgil Goode, and Justice Party candidate Rocky Anderson. The hour and half event was moderated by former CNN anchor Larry King and Christina Tobin, founder and chair of the Free and Equal Elections Foundation.

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Published 9:40am Monday, October 22, 2012

Is anyone else who watched the presidential debates a little disappointed? Were you perhaps expecting an actual debate, but saw only the two main presidential candidates mouthing their party’s talking points, sniping at each other and avoiding all of the serious, troubling issues that are besetting our nation as a whole? Issues such as the reprehensible and egregious erosion of our civil rights and liberties, or the president being able to indefinitely imprison or even assassinate American citizens without any sort of due process, or that if we wish to assemble and protest our government, it is now illegal to do so except in designated protest areas?…

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Third-Party Candidates debate Tonight (10/23) on C-SPAN

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Representatives of the Libertarian, Green, Constitution, and Justice parties have held a presidential debate in Chicago.

Four third-party candidates, who were not invited to the presidential debates between President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, have faced eachother in Chicago.

Tuesday’s debate was hosted by the Free and Equal Elections Foundation, a group promoting a more open electoral process, and moderated by talk show host Larry King.

The participants included former Salt Lake City mayor Rocky Anderson, former Virginia congressman Virgil Goode, former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson, and Green Party nominee Jill Stein, who ran against Romney in Massachusetts in 2002.

Video Report

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There’s a blackout by the mainstream media and the US political elite on coverage of third parties, but RT covered and broadcast this year’s third-party presidential debate, hosted by Larry King and featuring a panel including our own Thom Hartmann.

On Tuesday night, RT was one of only a handful of media outlets to broadcast the debate, moderated by award-winning broadcast journalist Larry King. Organized by the Free and Equal Elections Foundation, candidates from the Constitution, Green, Justice and Libertarian parties sounded off on the issues facing American voters, without having to worry about towing party lines for the Democrats or Republicans.

The third-party candidates’ debate statements, diverse as they were, were a change of pace for the growing number of Americans who see little substantive difference between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama. Though they often disagreed, there was near unanimity on one general concept: The Democratic and Republican parties represent corporate interests, not the average American.

Speaking to RT, Free and Equal Elections Foundation founder Christina Tobin said, “We’re going to shift the power back to the people, back to the origins of the Constitution, which doesn’t even mention parties or corporations.”

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Chicago, IL – Larry King moderates a third-party presidential candidate debate Tuesday night, featuring Gary Johnson (Libertarian Party), Jill Stein (Green Party), Virgil Goode (Constitution Party) and Rocky Anderson (Justice Party).

All four participants are on enough ballots or have achieved write-in status in enough states to have a mathematical chance of taking the White House on November 6.

You can tweet questions to King using the “AskEmThisLarry” hashtag and watch live on ora.tv.

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RT presents third-party presidential debate

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BY Stephanie Ealy

Tuesday evening, freeandequal.org brought together a third party debate on the heels of the mainstream media’s Democratic and Republican fights that put Big Bird, Binders, and Bayonets back on the map while at the same time reminding many Americans of the photocopied front runners.

But this debate was quite different and those commenting had no problem noticing.

Daydreamcarer shouted a post, “THIS WAS THE REAL DEBATE ABOUT AMERICAS FUTURE..,NOT THE ONE LAST NIGHT!”

It wasn’t bought and paid for by corporate giants, and it caused a social networking explosion as many commented, tweeted and Facebooked their opinions and links about the mostly online event.

AvatarRokul commented, “I may not agree with each candidate, but by god at least this is a real debate with real opposing views, not just two bank puppets jerking each other off.”

Larry King moderated the debate from Chicago, which included four presidential hopefuls: Green Party candidate Jill Stein, Justice Party candidate Rocky Anderson, Constitution Party candidate Virgil Goode and Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson.

Opinions differed greatly on who would be the favored candidate. Pini09 posted, “Vote green!! Lets move toward a more thoughtful progressive society! We can make a better world for our future generations!”

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By Marshall James

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Larry King Moderates Event Organized by the Fair and Equal Elections Foundation in Chicago

Presidential candidates from four independent parties gathered for a debate in Illinois moderated by Larry King Tuesday night and organized by Chris Tobin’s Fair and Equal Elections Foundation, and spoke on the issues while chastising the Democratic and Republican parties.

Political observers noted Wednesday that the candidates — the Libertarian Party’s Gary Johnson, the Green Party’s Jill Stein, the Constitution Party’s Virgil Goode, and the Justice Party’s Rocky Anderson — delivered a “collective rebuttal” to the Democratic and Republican parties.

Chris Good of ABC News said the candidates not only criticized the two-party system, but also took to task mainstream policies dealing with college tuition and term limits.

“The full political spectrum was on display, from Stein’s support for free, government-funded college education and a ‘Green New Deal,’ to Anderson’s proposal of a WPA-like program and protections from sexual-orientation discrimination, to Goode’s insistence that the government can’t afford more Pell education grants, to Johnson’s call for a 43-percent cut in military spending and opposition to government’s involvement in marriage and drug policy,” Good wrote. “The common thread was opposition to corporations, political spending and staid power structures.”

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Third Party Candidates Debate in Chicago

By Mike Ewing

The day after the final debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, four third party candidates made their case for why they should be the next president of the United States at the Hilton Hotel here in Chicago.

Jill Stein of the Green Party, Rocky Anderson of the Justice Party, Virgil Goode of the Constitution Party and Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party answered questions put to them by moderator Larry King that were submitted via social media.

Hosted by the nonprofit Free & Equal, the debate was not picked up by any major U.S. networks, but was shown through a live stream as well as on Al-Jazeera and the Russian Times.

Issues discussed included electoral reform, climate change and civil liberties — many topics never mentioned during the four preceding presidential and vice presidential debates.

The candidates universally decried the impact of the two-party system and the influence of large amounts of money paid by Political Action Committees (PACs) during elections in the United States.

“Big Money that filters through the PACs is the biggest hindrance in my opinion to free and open elections, and freedom and democracy in this country,” said Virgil Goode.

They also largely agreed on ending the war in Afghanistan, reducing military spending, repealing the PATRIOT Act and similar legislation, marriage equality for gays and lesbians. When it came to the War on Drugs, three of the four candidates endorsed legalizing marijuana.

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By Jeffrey A. Rendall | 10/24/12

That’s the first thought that came to mind when I heard that a formal debate between four third party presidential candidates was set to be held a day after the final presidential forum on Monday night.

Before all you third-partiers jump all over me, I’ll admit at the outset that my initial reaction was wrong. The debate between Rocky Anderson (of the Justice Party), Jill Stein (of the Green Party), Virgil Goode (of the Constitution Party) and Gary Johnson (of the Libertarian Party) was far from a futile affair – even if the debate moderator was Larry King.

Hardly a talk-show environment, the four candidates actually made a number of good points during their 90-minute discussion, even taking on some subjects that should have been brought up during the Obama/Romney debates.

There was a real discussion of civil liberties, and the candidates acted as if they were unconstrained by the fact that they would not be elected president. Therefore, they could share their views, stick to the two-minute time limit for answers (or in the case of Virgil Goode, make a one sentence answer – how refreshing!), not constantly interrupt each other and actually address the questions without worrying about offending some constituency or focus group.

In that sense, it was truly unique.

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Posted by Erin Tracy-Blackwood on Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 10:45 AM

After watching the third-party debate Tuesday night, I find the two-party debates contrived and unauthentic. It’s as if the third party candidates are Radiohead and I’ve been listening to Obama and Romney sing Nickelback for the last year.

The third-party candidates spoke candidly about issues facing our country that the two major-party candidates pretend don’t exist: the never-ending drug war, the prison industrial complex, domestic spying and the National Defense Authorization Act, the militarization of police forces, climate change, marraiage equality, poverty and corporate control of elections, just to name a few.

But who cares about stuff like indefinite detention of U.S. citizens? Let’s talk about what Americans really care about, which is … Libya?

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Tuesday night’s third party presidential debate proved to be more exciting than any of the “real” presidential debates combined. The debate, hosted by Free & Equal Live and moderated by former CNN host Larry King, featured Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson, Green Party candidate Jill Stein, Constitution Party candidate Virgil Goode, and Justice Party candidate Rocky Anderson. (Mitt Romney and Barack Obama were invited to attend, but both campaigns declined.)

Gary Johnson was the most popular candidate in attendance that night and probably stands the best chance of capturing the highest percentage of the national vote among thirdparty candidates. His passionate and emphatic closing statements regarding not wasting one’s vote by voting for Obama or Romney solicited huge cheers from the crowd and set off a flurry of tweets in the Twittersphere.

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Bart Gruzalski

We the people were the winners of this debate. We saw the four Third Party candidates in a relaxed atmosphere with a congenial moderator, Larry King. They were allowed to answer six questions, make opening and closing statements.

On my criteria in my live blog, I mentioned that I would like to have seen questions about how each candidate would help take our democracy back to the people and away from the wealthy and away from corporations. Jill Stein did address that in her chosen amendment to the Constitution: money would not be speech and corporations would not be persons. That would take corporations out of it but still doesn’t address the influence of the very wealthy or the issue of PACs. It was an important start.

I am a progressive and this is the way I am grading the candidates’ answers and comments.

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Third Party Debate Focuses on Issues, Obama and Romney

October 24, 2012

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Alternative debates: American-style perestroika

Recently, the Chicago Hilton has hosted third-party debates between off-brand candidates moderated by ex-CNN star Larry King. Though the event was ignored by all major channels, it attracted thousands on the web and didn’t look second-rate.

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Afternoon Show   →   Nominees Express Contempt for Two-Party Dominance in Third-Party Debate

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 By: Connor Kiesel, newsnet5.com

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Third Party Presidential Debate

Four Third Party Presidential candidates participated in a debate in Chicago, organized by the Free and Equal Elections Foundation.

The participants included Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson, Green Party candidate Jill Stein, Constitution Party candidate Virgil Goode, and Justice Party candidate Rocky Anderson. The hour and half event was moderated by former CNN anchor Larry King and Christina Tobin, founder and chair of the Free and Equal Elections Foundation.

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But first, let me ask you a question:

 Do you support liberty? Are you skeptical of the government?

 According to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), that might make you a terrorist.

19-year-old Dan Johnson founded People Against the National Defense Authorization Act (pandaunite.org) in order to fight provisions 1021 and 1022 in the National Defense Authorization Act which unconstitutionally authorize the use of military force on U.S. soil and U.S. citizens, including detention, extraordinary rendition, and extrajudicial execution.

PANDA was created last November and already it has over 36 state teams, which range in size from 10-15 to over 500 in Nevada. As Dan Johnson sys, “I was always taught that if you’re going to complain, do something about it. Or stop complaining. So I did something about it.” And he’s been very successful.

This is an incredibly packed podcast. Christina Tobin and Dan Johnson discuss Disraeli’s cycle of the body politic, using the Internet to break the cycle of apathy and bondage, the fundamental American values, and the fact that the Revolutionary War was fought by only 3% of Americans.

Dan Johnson will be attending the June 22 United We Stand Festival in Little Rock, Arkansas. 

If you are having problems streaming the podcast the try clicking here.

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After being excluded from the official, prime-time debates, four third-parties candidates for US President addressed a series of issues Tuesday night in Chicago. Moderator Larry King asked questions submitted by the public and audience reactions were encouraged. The discussion zeroed in on many topics ignored by the Republican and Democratic campaigns, including the war on drugs and mass incarceration, student debt, and the indefinite detention provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act. The candidates also questioned how US elections are run and called for reforms, saying current law creates an exclusive duopoly between the two major parties. FSRN’s Alice Ollstein has more.

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Three of four third party presidential candidates used a Tuesday night debate to come out in favor of marijuana legalization and to criticize drug prohibition in general. Neither the topic of marijuana legalization nor the larger topic of the war on drugs was mentioned in the three separate debates between President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney.

Third party candidates were excluded from those debates.

Unlike the major party presidential debates, which were carried live by multiple mainstream media outlets, the debate sponsored by the Free and Equal Elections Foundation suffered a virtually media blackout in the US, but was broadcast by Russia-based RT TV and Al Jazeera News.

“We don’t need to just legalize marijuana in this country, we need to end drug prohibition just as we did alcohol Prohibition, and treat drug use and abuse as a public health and educational issue and get it completely out of the criminal justice system,” said former Salt Lake City mayor Rocky Anderson, presidential candidate for the Justice Party.

“I’m not for legalizing drugs. If you want that, vote for one of them. Don’t vote for me,” said independent candidate Virgil Goode, a former Virginia Republican congressman.

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Yesterday Free & Equal hosted a quality third party presidential candidate debate in Chicago hosted by the legendary Larry King. It was televised live on C-SPAN, Al Jazeera, and RT. You can watch a replay of the debate here at C-SPAN.

Following the debate, it was announced that there will be a second debate between the two candidates who poll the most votes at Free & Equal’s online IRV poll. If you want Jill Stein to be at that second debate, go there and rank her #1 now.

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Last night in Chicago, Illinois was to be the last presidential debate for 2012, however in a surprise announcement late last night, the non-profit Free and Equal Elections Foundation will host the last presidential debate in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 9 p.m. Eastern.

Most Americans thought the October 22, 2012 presidential debate held in Boca Raton, Florida at Lynn University was to be the last debate, and those ‘in the know’ thought the last debate commenced last night in Chicago with Larry King as moderator. The event was broadcast live via C-Span as well as streamlined live via various channels on the Internet. Now Americans will have a second chance to see two alternate candidates other than Mitt Romney or Barack Obama. Last night’s debate included four candidates; Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson, Green Party’s Jill Stein, Justice Party’s Rocky Anderson and Constitution Party’s Virgil Goode.

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Last night, there was a debate between fourthird-party candidates in Chicago moderated by Larry King. The four consisted of the following:

• Green Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein
• Justice Party candidate Rocky Anderson
• Constitution Party candidate Virgil Goode
• Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson

The first two can be considered to be on the left and the latter are more to the right, roughly speaking.

Stein describes herself as a mother, physician, longtime teacher of internal medicine, and pioneering environmental-health advocate. She received her undergraduate and medical degrees from Harvard and has written two books on the environment.

Rocky Anderson was the mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, between 2000 and 2008. He was a practicing attorney in Salt Lake City for 21 years and is the candidate of the newly-formed Justice Party.

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In Chicago, on Tuesday October 23, 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT: Dr. Jill Stein (Green Party) along with Gary Johnson (Libertarian Party), Rocky Anderson (Justice Party), and Virgil Goode (Constitution Party) — participated in what were arguably ‘real debates’ moderated by talk-show hosts Christina Tobin and Larry King and organized by the Free and Equal Elections Foundation. Mr. King accepted questions from social media participants in advance from Reddit, Twitter, Facebook and others.

These debates were aired on Al Jazeera, RT-America, and Ora TV (Mr. King’s online station) and simulcasted on the Green Party’s Livestream channel. Highlights from Ora-TV; approximately 30 minutes – are here.

On Livestream, viewers were able to participate in a simultaneous discussion of the debates in a chat box.

This was a ‘first of its kind’ debate. The questions were neither staged nor omissive of issues brought forth by concerned Americans.

During the 90 minute debate, each participant was granted a two minute opening statement with six questions in which to let their voices be heard followed by a one-minute response and two minutes of closing remarks.

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Other Candidates for President Talk Healthcare

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The entire 2012 Third Party Presidential Debate complete with participants including Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson, Green Party candidate Jill Stein, Constitution Party candidate Virgil Goode, & Justice Party candidate Rocky Anderson.

The debate was moderated by Larry King & hosted by the Free And Equal Elections Foundation at the Hilton Chicago. Topics discussed include war on drugs, legalization of marijuana, foreign policy, civil liberties, economy, education reform, & domestic policy.

Watch the Full Debate

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Large Ron Paul Contingent at Third Party Debate

October 24, 2012

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The Chicago Debate

The Tribune has a very curious piece on Tuesday night’s debate between four third-party presidential candidates at the Chicago Hilton. It talks about all kinds of things – except what the candidates actually said at the debate.  There’s one direct quote:Libertarian Gary Johnson‘s characterization of the two parties as tweedledee and tweedledum  — hardly an earth-shattering revelation — and the only other information about candidates’ positions comes in thumbnail characterizations cribbed from their websites.

That’s too bad, because in many ways it was a far more interesting debate than those we’ve seen between the two major candidates.

Particularly at the town hall debate between Obama and Romney last week, I was struck by how consistently the two candidates succeeded in not answering the questions that were put to them.  On a larger level, there were major issues where all we got were two versions of the establishment consensus – more coal and oil drilling, more free trade pacts, lower corporate tax rates (with loopholes closed, of course – though if you think those loopholes will stay closed, you don’t know Congress).

Wednesday’s candidates were clear and direct.  All four were very sharp on the abyssmal civil liberties record of the Obama administration and on the need to end interventionist military policies.  The administration’s escalation of drone warfare was roundly condemned. Along with Johnson, the Green Party’s Jill Stein and former Salt Lake City mayor Rocky Anderson of the Justice Party were quite forthright about decriminalizing marijuana.  (Former congressman Virgil Goode of the Constitution Party demurred on that one.)

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Larry King Moderates Event Organized by the Fair and Equal Elections Foundation in Chicago

By Nicola Menzie , Christian Post Reporter

The Free and Equal ‏Elections Foundation shared this image online Oct. 23, 2012, of Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson, Green Party candidate Jill Stein, Constitution Party candidate Virgil Goode, and Justice Party candidate Rocky Anderson participating in the Third Party Debate.

Presidential candidates from four independent parties gathered for a debate in Illinois moderated by Larry King Tuesday night and organized by Chris Tobin’s Fair and Equal Elections Foundation, and spoke on the issues while chastising the Democratic and Republican parties.

Political observers noted Wednesday that the candidates — the Libertarian Party’s Gary Johnson, the Green Party’s Jill Stein, the Constitution Party’s Virgil Goode, and the Justice Party’s Rocky Anderson — delivered a “collective rebuttal” to the Democratic and Republican parties.

Chris Good of ABC News said the candidates not only criticized the two-party system, but also took to task mainstream policies dealing with college tuition and term limits.

“The full political spectrum was on display, from Stein’s support for free, government-funded college education and a ‘Green New Deal,’ to Anderson’s proposal of a WPA-like program and protections from sexual-orientation discrimination, to Goode’s insistence that the government can’t afford more Pell education grants, to Johnson’s call for a 43-percent cut in military spending and opposition to government’s involvement in marriage and drug policy,” Good wrote. “The common thread was opposition to corporations, political spending and staid power structures.”

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Watch the Third Party Presidential Debate

You may have thought debate season was over, but Tuesday evening four more candidates with presidential aspirations will spar. Third party candidates Gary Johnson (Libertarian Party), Jill Stein (Green Party), Virgil Goode (Constitution Party), and Rocky Anderson (Justice Party) will participate in a session moderated by former CNN host Larry King. The session is hosted by the nonpartisan Free and Equal Elections Foundation.

You can watch a livestream of the debate above, courtesy of Ora.tv

Watch the debate here.

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• By Margaret Hartmann

The debate between third-party candidates on Tuesday night was refreshing, inspiring, and a bit sad. The four candidates — Rocky Anderson of the Justice Party, Virgil Goode of the Constitution Party, Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party, and Jill Stein of the Green Party — were shut out of events run by the Commission on Presidential Debates, which requires candidates to have at least 15 percent of the vote in national polls. Instead, they met in the ballroom of a Chicago hotel for a debate that was moderated by Larry King and only aired online and on C-SPAN. Unlike the carefully orchestrated Obama-Romney debates, the event was comically disorganized at times. The feed started while King was still figuring out which camera he should be looking at, and he accidentally skipped the opening statements, so candidates had to deliver their remarks after answering the first question. On the other hand, the discussion was much more open and unfiltered. Questions were submitted via social media and covered topics that are barely mentioned by major candidates, such as legalizing marijuana and detaining Americans indefinitely in the war on terror. The event was also much different from the major debates in that the candidates focused on explaining their policies rather than attacking each other — though they all had plenty of criticism for Romney and Obama.

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Third-party candidates debate

Little-known contenders joined Larry King last night for a substantive, wide-ranging and largely ignored debate

BY EDWARD MCCLELLAND

It was the first presidential debate in which the moderator was more famous than any of the candidates. Larry King, who in his post-basic cable life hosts a talk show on Ora.tv, had just flown into Chicago from Montreal, and was strapping himself into his red suspenders in the green room above the Hilton Hotel’s Continental Room. In a few minutes, he’d be feeding questions to the standard bearers of America’s third, fourth, fifth and sixth parties. Not even the event’s organizers seemed certain who they were.

“Is that Rocky Anderson?” asked a publicist for Free & Equal, the debate sponsor, pointing at a white-haired man in a baggy blue suit who looked sort of like the senator from The Godfather, Part II.

It was indeed Anderson, the former mayor of Salt Lake City, and now the candidate of the Justice Party. And that was Gary Johnson, two-term Republican governor of New Mexico turned Libertarian, autographing copies of his book, Seven Principles of Good Government.Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate in an electric-blue pantsuit, and former Rep. Virgil Goode, who became colorful only when he opened his mouth and spoke in a rich Tidewater accent retrieved from antebellum Virginia, were also circulating around the room.

This is not going to be a third party year, King admitted. Not like 1980, when John Anderson was the candidate for moderates who couldn’t bring themselves to vote for Ronald Reagan. Or 1992, when Ross Perot — who declared his candidacy on Larry King Live — bought a 30-minute TV special to lecture both parties about deficit spending. Or 2000, when Ralph Nader lured enough liberals to cost Al Gore Florida.

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Did you know that last night saw the official debate between third party presidential candidates? It’s true! And Larry King moderated it! It was probably even broadcast somewhere, maybe even on television!

If somehow missed this landmark event, you’re not alone. Jimmy Kimmel poked some fun at the inessential nature of the debates with a fake ad touring the “Who Gives A Shit Debate.”

[view the original article here]

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Nader has run for president three times – four if you count the time he ran unofficially. In 2000, he managed to win almost 3 percent of the national vote.

To this day, getting a third-party candidate into a presidential debate is practically impossible. The Commission on Presidential Debates says to be included, you have to poll 15 percent with voters. That’s why George Farah, founder of Open Debates, a group that wants the system reformed, thinks the commission is the main problem.

“This commission exists for the principal purpose of protecting and strengthening the two parties,” Farah says. “And every four years they allow the major party candidates to negotiate agreements that dictate many of the terms of the debates — including the exclusion of popular third-party voices.”

So given the two major party candidates had 90 minutes and at least 50 million viewers for their debate last Wednesday, we decided to invite two of the third-party candidates to a debate of our own.

Gary Johnson is the Libertarian Party’s nominee. Jill Stein is the Green Party’s nominee. They joined moderator — and host of weekends on All Things Considered — Guy Raz for a debate focusing on domestic issues: the economy, health care and the role of government.

[listen to the debate audio on NPR here] or [here for the original article]

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By: Kevin Gosztola Wednesday October 24, 2012

A nonprofit, Free and Equal, committed to promoting fairness in the US electoral process, hosted a debate last night, which included third party candidates running for president. The debate, held at the Hilton Hotel in Chicago, stood in stark contrast to the Obama-Romney debates put on by the anti-democratic and corrupt Commission on Presidential Debates.

I appeared on Al Jazeera English last night to share some thoughts on the presidential debate. (Video is at the top of the post.)

Former CNN host Larry King moderated the debate, which included Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, Justice Party presidential candidate Rocky Anderson, Constitution Party presidential candidate Virgil Goode and Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson. King told the audience at the beginning of the debate it had rules but there would be no rule against the audience reacting to the candidates. The audience cheered loudly after they were told they could clap for candidates, who said things they liked (something the CPD does not permit in their debates).

“Tonight, we are all taking part in something good and real and open without secret contracts and private interests controlling the questions we ask and the answers and the candidates deliver,” Christina Tobin, founder and chair of Free and Equal declared in the opening. She later added, “If we don’t pay attention, if we don’t vote, if we don’t protest or discuss important issues with friends, co-workers and classmates, then we get more of the same—the same corrupt dysfunctional system, no matter who’s in charge.”

Watch the Al Jazerra America Video

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Alternative Candidates Offer Different Issues, Few Specifics

Written by  Jack Kenny

Four lesser known candidates for president sparred sparingly with one another, while aiming their rhetorical blows on the major party candidates who weren’t there in the Alternative Candidates Debate in Chicago Tuesday night. The forum, sponsored by the Free and Equal Elections Foundation, brought together four candidates of parties unfamiliar to most voters. But Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party, Jill Stein of the Green Party, Justice Party candidate Rocky Anderson, and Virgil Goode of the Constitution Party raised a wide range of issues that received little to no attention in the three presidential debates between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.

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by Tim Marchman Oct 24, 2012 9:17 AM EDT

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Ventura’s campaign slogan was ‘no more politics as usual’ and Free & Equal agrees that time is now.

Christina Tobin, Founder and President of Free & Equal, appeared on InfoWars Nightly News to announce Jesse Ventura’s participation in the UWS Festival. See the full Prison Planet TV interview on the Alex Jones Show here.

Jesse Ventura is a former professional wrestler, actor, and veteran who served as Governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003. Ventura credits his achievement of making it into the televised debates – the only third-party candidate to do so – as crucial to his electoral success. Jesse Ventura’s incredible story shows the youth that with the help of Free & Equal State Caucus leaders across the map, grassroots candidates can also win if they run in 2014.

Ventura’s campaign slogan was ‘no more politics as usual’ and Free & Equal agrees that time is now. Free & Equal believes honest, open discussion, even of controversial topics, is critical to its mission. Fear and anger are tactics of division and only weaken the power of the people.

Other notable speakers to appear at this summer’s United We Stand Festival include former Independent Presidential candidate Ralph Nader (via Larry King’s Ora TV), media personalities Ben Swann and Josh Tolley, President of Gun Owners of America Larry Pratt, comedian Elizabeth Imus-Zero, Emmy Award-winning whistleblower and former CNN reporter Amber Lyon, Dan Johnson, 19 year-old Founder of People Against the National Defense Authorization Act (PANDAA), and Sheriff Richard Mack, former sheriff of Graham County, AZ and advocate of State and individual rights.

Music will be provided by the band Golden State, whose song ‘Bombs (End This War)’ became an anthem for the anti-war movement in 2012, as well as liberty musician Jordan Page, singer-songwriter Tatiana Moroz and many more honest artists.

Dr. Ron Paul, Governor Gary Johnson, Dr. Jill Stein, Virgil Goode, actor Vince Vaughn, hip-hop artists Immortal Technique, Lupe Fiasco, and more have been invited to attend the Festival. Larry King, author G. Edward Griffin, talk show host Alex Jones, and former NJ Superior Court Judge and Fox News analyst Andrew Napolitano have also been invited to participate.

Learn more about the June 22 Festival at UnitedWeStandFest.com and FreeandEqual.org.

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Free and Equal is a non-partisan, non-profit public policy advocacy group dedicated to election reform and improving ballot access laws in the United States. The Free and Equal Elections Foundation’s mission is to ensure a fair and open electoral process for all, regardless of political party or persuasion. “More Voices, More Choices.”

 For press inquires only please contact:

Sandy Frazier  - Communications Director :  sandy@mystic-art.com

Marci Forgrave  - Executive Producer :  marci@freeandequal.org    818-259-4934

Click below to watch Christina Tobin’s recent Infowars.Com interview

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Remaining Press Tour Stops:

Wednesday April 17 – Jonesboro, AR   1pm
(Campus gathering with press at ASU)

 Thursday April 18 – Little Rock, AR   9am
(Campus gathering with press at UALR)

* Saturday April 20 – Arkansas State Capitol   2pm  RALLY *

The Press Tour will conclude with the “United We Stand” Rally hosted by Free & Equal, as well as activists and leaders from End the Fed Arkansas, Occupy Little Rock, Libertarians, Greens, Democrats, Republicans, and Independents all uniting for the common goal of electoral reform. Along with Christina Tobin, Free & Equal Arkansas Caucus leaders confirmed to speak at the April 20 RALLY include:

Mark Daniels - Arkansas-based activist and blogger, public relations rep, and founder of Global Political Awakening
David Chiodo -  Founder of End The Fed Arkansas, independent activist, researcher and entrepreneur
Debrah Standiford - Chair of the Pulaski County Libertarian Party and 2012 Candidate for State Representative
Greg Deckelman -  Musician, political activist, and media & public relations rep for Occupy Little Rock
Dugan King – Creator of “AR Buck” alternative currency, political activist, and former investment banker
Whitney Davis -  Founder of Faulkner County Campaign for Liberty and current co-founder & president of Young Americans For Liberty, Fayetteville
Brian Shank - Campaign for Liberty and Pulaski County Tea Party activist
Jacob Holloway – Political activist and 2012 US Congressional candidate for the Arkansas Green Party

For more information on the Saturday, April 20 United We Stand RALLY, visit the event page on Facebook here: https://facebook.com/events/261862623951276/

“This summer’s festival will be the kick-off event for a peaceful, powerful and positive movement,” said Christina Tobin, founder of Free & Equal and co-moderator of the 2012 Third Party Presidential Debates with Larry King. “We will ignite a true grassroots effort to break the stranglehold of the two-party system. We intend to reform the US electoral process once and for all,” she said. “This June 22 festival is the beginning of the solution to the political status quo problem.”

Michael O’Donnell, known for his artistic work in Hollywood movies such as Pirates of the Caribbean, Terminator, Spider-Man 2 and Gone in 60 Seconds, is working with Free & Equal to produce the United We Stand Festival. Jesse Ventura, an actor, author, veteran, and former professional wrestler who entered politics and as a Reform Party candidate won the vote to become the 38th Governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003 is confirmed to speak at the event. Governor Ventura will be telling his story of how he got into the debates and will inspire others to run for office in 2014 and help break the two-party system stranglehold.

Other UWS Festival participants include Jordan Page, Golden State, Tatiana Moroz, Josh Tolley, Elizabeth Imus-Zero, Amber Lyon, Larry Pratt, Sheriff Richard Mack, and many more! Learn more about the June 22nd festival at UnitedWeStandFest.com.

To schedule an interview with Christina Tobin during the week of 4/15, please contact:

David Chiodo
(479) 685-4483
davidchiodo@freeandequal.org

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Governor Gary Johnson
received record-breaking number of votes for a Libertarian campaign.

In this Free & Equal podcast, Gary Johnson and Christina Tobin meet again to discuss electoral reform, the Federal Reserve, the National Defense Authorization Act and more!

Gary Johnson, as the 2012 Libertarian Presidential candidate, received a record-breaking number of votes for a Libertarian campaign.

During the 2012 election, Gary Johnson came face-to-face with the unfairness and inequalities of the electoral system. Johnson succeeded in appearing on the ballot in 47 states. Because of his experience, Gary and Christina agree on the need to create a level playing field for all candidates.

Gary Johnson believes that “the majority of Americans are fiscally responsible and socially accepting”. Gary also believes that the youth are key to causing profound changes. Through the Our America Initiative, Johnson works to unite Americans to take back their government and tackle the problems of debt, war, civil liberties and more, to produce permanent results.

Gary Johnson has been invited to appear at the United We Stand Festival on June 22 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Please use social media to let him know you want him there!

Listen to the interview below or click HERE to listen in a new window.

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[...] Christina Tobin, Founder of Free & Equal, appears on Alex Jones’ Infowars Nightly News to discuss the solutions and alternatives to the two-party duopoly ruining our nation. In the interview she also discusses the upcoming “United We Stand” festival being held in Little Rock, Arkansas at the Verizon Arena on June 22, 2013 and announces Jesse Ventura, former governor of Minnesota, as a confirmed speaker.

She also extends a personal invitation to Alex to speak at the festival.

Or

[Watch on YouTube]

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Free & Equal is a nonprofit organization working to create transparent elections and third-party and independent access to the ballot.

Tobin said her passion was initially fueled by her father being denied access to the 1998 Illinois governor’s race as a Libertarian Party candidate.

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CHICAGO — Free and Equal Elections Foundation has announced Larry King, host of Larry King Now on Hulu.com and Ora TV, will serve as moderator for its special 2012 presidential debate.

Hosted by Free and Equal, this debate will take place at 8 p.m. (Central), Tuesday, Oct. 23, at the Hilton Chicago. C-SPAN, Ora TV, Russia Today and the Free and Equal Elections Foundation will broadcast the debate live on the Internet.

The Free and Equal Elections Foundation has assembled a diverse group of ballot-qualified candidates to offer a multi-partisan debate for American voters. Sponsors span the ideological spectrum, from The Nation to The American Conservative.

“We are honored to have Larry King moderate this historic debate,” said Christina Tobin, founder and chairman of Free & Equal. “The previous debates between President Obama and Gov. Romney have failed to address the issues that really concern everyday Americans. From foreign policy, to the economy, to taboo subjects like our diminishing civil liberties and the drug war, Americans deserve a real debate, real solutions and real electoral options.”

Unlike traditional mainstream debates, viewers will be invited to submit questions via the web and social media, creating the first truly open and democratic debate on record. People can submit questions via Free and Equal’s website, or they can use the hashtag #AskEmThisLarry on Twitter.

Mainstream debates are sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates, which executes debate contracts drafted by the Republican and Democratic campaigns containing non-public provisions that sanitize debates, disregard viable third-party and independent candidates, and prohibit participation in other independent debates, according to Free and Equal.

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October 19, 2012 11:05 AM EDT

by Brian Gabriel

Member since:

 Free & Equal is sponsoring a 3rd party debate that includes all presidential candidates and not just the two establishment candidates. Larry King will be the moderator of the debate, which will stream live from at freeandequal.org/live on October 23 at 8 PM CDT. Candidates include Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson, Green Party candidate Jill Stein, Justice Party candidate Rocky Anderson, and Virgil Goode of the Constitution Party.

Free & Equal anticipates a “historic debate” that will be far more substantive than the ones you have seen so far. “Unlike the ‘debates’ between Romney and Obama, these candidates aren’t afraid to provide more than rehearsed talking points for answers. Our debate is sure to feature some heated exchanges and a wide array of viewpoints.”

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Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will not be at the Oct. 23 debate, but four other presidential candidates will be.

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Legendary maniac Larry King will emcee the third presidential debate. Think about this. Our grand 2012 debate season began with a confused shark-eyed zombie, moved up to a cool and serious lady for the Biden-Ryan thing, and then got all ethical and fact-checky with Candy Crowley. The only possible “big finish” is to bring in a hundred-year-old Vaudeville/CNN star from the Golden Age of Radio for the final debate. Will David Lynch direct? It will be the most historical moment in Larry King’s career since he found something weird in his slipper this morning and also thought he heard the great Walter Matthau speaking through a poinsettia in the solarium …. Oh, wait. Larry King is just hosting the “third party debate”? So no Romney, no Obama? That’s not even worth a blog post, although it’s apparently worth hundreds of actual news articles.

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Third party presidential candidates will get their chance to discuss their vision for America Tuesday in a nationally televised debate — online.

Former CNN anchor Larry King will moderate the debate, which will take place at the Chicago Hilton at 9 p.m. and is sponsored by the Free and Equal Elections Foundation. The debate will be broadcast live on the Free and Equal website and Ora TV, an on-demand internet channel where King hosts a show.

Former Virginia Rep. Virgil Goode, the Constitution Party candidate, will join Libertarian candidate and former former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, Green Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein, and Rocky Anderson from the Justice Party.

Political observers says both Johnson and Goode are believed to have enough support in some battleground states to potentially influence the election. Most polls have third party candidates garnering a total of four to five percent of the registered voters nationwide.

Republican Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama were also invited to the debate, but will instead participate in a nationally televised two-man event on Monday in Boca Raton, Florida centered on foreign policy.

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Presidential Debate 2012: Larry King to Moderate Third Party Debate Oct. 23, “They Have a Story to Tell”

By Dexter Keyton, EnStarz | Oct 19, 2012 04:31 PM EDT

With the third debate between the democrats and Republicans approaching, the first third-party presidential debate is looking to capture the attention of voters.

In order to help draw potential voters out of the two-party system, the Free and Equal Elections Foundation is putting on the third-party debate with the star power of Larry King as the moderator.

Christina Tobin, founder and chair of the foundation, released a statement saying, “We are honored to have Larry King moderate this historic debate.”

The third-party participants will include Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson, Green Party candidate Jill Stein, Constitution Party candidate Virgil Goode and Justice Party candidate Rocky Johnson.

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NEW YORK — When Larry King moderates Tuesday’s third-party debate in Chicago, his former network, CNN, will not be carrying it live. And neither will Fox News or MSNBC.

 But Al Jazeera English plans to broadcast the 9 p.m. debate live, an editorial decision that Bob Wheelock, executive producer for newsgathering for the Americas, calls a “no-brainer.”

“We’ve covered the presidential debates and vice presidential debate thus far,” Wheelock told The Huffington Post. “Our philosophy is to treat this one the same way. It’s another voice in this country that we respect and believe should have a forum and an outlet.”

Wheelock said that part of Al Jazeera English’s mission is “to try to provide the voice and be in places where other people aren’t — to cover areas, countries, states, cultures that aren’t routinely covered by the traditional broadcast networks and cable networks.”

The debate, sponsored by the Free and Equal Elections Foundation, will feature Gary Johnson (Libertarian Party), Jill Stein (Green Party), Virgil Goode (Constitution Party) and Rocky Anderson (Justice Party). Free and Equal Elections, a non-profit organization, describes its mission as promoting an “open voting process” that helps third parties “through the complex process of getting on the ballot.”

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Gary Johnson, the Republican-turned-Libertarian Party presidential candidate, won’t come close to matching the vote totals of President Obama and Mitt Romney next month. Nonetheless, he’s a variable in a handful of battleground states that could determine the outcome of the election.

Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson spoke with The Washington Post’s Brook Silva-Braga and responds to five key debate questions.

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Although you would never know it from mainstream media, there are presidential candidates other than Obama and Romney running for the presidency of the US. Two of them, Libertarian Party Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein, are on the ballot in enough states to theoretically win the presidency.

There will be a debate among third-party candidates at the Chicago Hilton on October 23. Ironically the US event will not be covered by major US networks but by Al-Jazeera and RT. It will also be broadcasted on YouTube by Ora TV. Foreign networks have more interest in US politics than the mainstream US media. However, C-Span is considering whether it should cover the event. The event is being offered by the Free and Equal Elections Foundations together with RT America and RT.com. Next thing you know, the Republicans and Democrats will complain that third party candidates are being promoted by foreigners to destroy US two-party democracy.

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Cable News Networks Shun Third-Party Debate Taking Place On Tuesday

By Eric Brown | October 19 2012 7:36 PM

While Monday marks the end of the U.S. presidential debates for Mitt Romney and Barack Obama, it won’t be the end of the debate season for everyone.

Third-party candidates, including Gary Johnson and Dr. Jill Stein, will be holding their own debate on Tuesday , although major cable networks such as CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC are refusing to air it.

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Former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson and three other non-major-party presidential candidates will debate on Tuesday, a day after Obama and Romney square off, with former CNN host Larry King moderating their debate of alternatives at the Hilton Chicago.

The debate will feature the Libertarian Party nominee Johnson, Green Party candidate Jill Stein, Constitution Party candidate Virgil Goode, and Justice Party candidate Rocky Anderson.

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Hadouken! Is a British band and was formed in London in 2006 by singer, writer and producer James Smith, alongside his girlfriend,synth player Alice Spooner, with guitarist Daniel “Pilau” Rice, bassist Christopher Purcell and drummer Nick Rice. The band name is taken from the name of a special attack in the Street Fighter video game series. It was in Leeds, that Hadouken! began their own record label, Surface Noise Records.

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REBEL INC. is this Generations Premier Protest Band! Having toured independently for over 4 years, REBEL INC. is driven by their passion to spread the music and message, and is no doubt the hardest working band in the movement today. They have been recognized by industry professionals and have shared stages with some of the biggest names in music today. If you get a chance to see rebel inc. live, you will share an experience that tens of thousands of people have enjoyed all across the country and have described as “absolutely captivating”.

REBEL INC. is an intense blend of metal, punk, hip-hop, and alternative rock music, formed on the outskirts of Detroit, MI, now residing in Baltimore, MD. They are known for their raw, passionate, and explosive stage presence, powerful guitar rhythms, and thought provoking social and political lyrics. These characteristics put them in the realm of bands such as Rage Against the Machine, System of a Down, Korn, Rob Zombie, TOOL, Papa Roach, Linkin Park, and groups of this sort. Their sound also bridges the gaps to Rise Against, Anti-Flag, Metallica, Hollywood Undead, Three Days Grace, Five Finger Death Punch, and Breaking Benjamin.

Police State by Rebel Inc.

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Willie Hugh Nelson (pronounced /wɪli nɛlsən/; born April 30, 1933) is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger (1975) and Stardust (1978), made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. He was one of the main figures of outlaw country, a subgenre of country music that developed at the end of the 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound. Nelson has acted in over 30 films, co-authored several books, and has been involved in activism for the use of biofuels and the legalization of marijuana.

Born during the Great Depression, and raised by his grandparents, Nelson wrote his first song at age seven and joined his first band at ten. During high school, he toured locally with the Bohemian Polka as their lead singer and guitar player. After graduating from high school, in 1950, he joined the Air Force but was later discharged due to back problems. After his return, Nelson attended Baylor University for two years but dropped out because he was succeeding in music. During this time, he worked as a disc jockey in Texas radio stations and a singer in honky tonks. Nelson moved to Vancouver, Washington, where he wrote “Family Bible” and recorded the song “Lumberjack” in 1956. In 1960, he signed a publishing contract with Pamper Music which allowed him to join Ray Price’s band as a bassist. During that time, he wrote songs that would become country standards, including “Funny How Time Slips Away”, “Hello Walls”, “Pretty Paper”, and “Crazy”. In 1962, he recorded his first album, And Then I Wrote. Due to this success, Nelson signed in 1964 with RCA Victor and joined the Grand Ole Opry the following year. After mid-chart hits in the late 1960s and the early 1970s, Nelson retired in 1972 and moved to Austin, Texas. The rise of the popularity of hippie music in Austin motivated Nelson to return from retirement, performing frequently at the Armadillo World Headquarters.

Willie Nelson Video

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Mention folk music to the average listener and the list of usual suspects come to mind: Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Woodie Guthrie, etc. Talk to SOJA lead singer/guitarist Jacob Hemphill, however, and you’ll walk away with a different perspective. “To me, Rage Against The Machine, Wu -Tang Clan, Sade, Johnny Cash, Bob Marley – they’re all folk artists,” he says. “There’s no difference between Raekwon saying, ‘I grew up on the crime side, the New York Times side, where staying alive was no jive,’ to Bob Marley saying, ‘Cold ground was my bed last night and rock was my pillow, too,’ to Johnny Cash saying, ‘I know I had it coming, I know I can’t be free, but those people keep on moving (around) and that’s what tortures me.’ Folk is all about storytelling and passing on a legacy. It’s timeless, it’s limitless and it crosses all boundaries. That’s what this band is striving for. It’s a tall order,” he laughs, “but we’re making our way.”

They’re raising the bar with Strength to Survive, their fourth full-length album, an intoxicating mix of hot-rod reggae grooves and urgent, zeitgeist-capturing themes. The album, produced by John Alagia (Dave Matthews, John Mayer, O.A.R.), will be the band’s first for ATO, the label co-founded by Dave Matthews.

Rest of My Life by SOJA

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Payday Monsanto’s lyrics focus on controversial issues regarding geopolitics and social architects who’ve hoodwinked into beLIEving they are “free”. The views expressed in his lyrics are largely commentary on issues such as class warfare, poverty, organized religion, institutional racism and the intended systematic usurpation of the world, by means of Usury and other machinations.

Payday Monsanto’s uncompromising stance on political issues and biting social commentary have both aided and hindered his quest to bring solid music and messages to the masses with “radical” material that goes against the grain of commercial hip-pop by providing content of substance, touching on subjects ranging from war, police brutality, the looting of the middle-class, Israeli control of US policy (foreign and otherwise), the Money Addict’s unrelenting push to demonize and illegally invade nations refusing to submit to the agenda of One World Government/Army/Religion, etc.

He is a Poet, Political Activist and Hip Hop artist who has had several major label contracts in his hand. He has never signed any of them for the following: A; the standard record contract gives an artist 12-18 percent from every unit they sell, AND retains rights to your music (exclusively) or B; Once a greater amount of his catalog was received and the political content discovered there was and immediate excommunication from their church of Genocide Rap.

Payday Monsanto

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O’Shea Jackson (born June 15, 1969), better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper, record producer, actor, screenwriter, film producer, and director. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined N.W.A (Niggas With Attitudes). After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer, director, actor and producer in cinema. Additionally, he has served as one of the producers of the Showtime television series Barbershop and the TBS series Are We There Yet?, both of which are based upon films in which he portrayed the lead character.

Cube is noted as a proficient lyricist and storyteller and is regarded as a brutally honest rapper; his lyrics are often political as well as violent, and he is considered one of the founding artists in gangsta rap. He was ranked on MTV’s list of the 10 Greatest MCs of All Time, while fellow rapper Snoop Dogg ranked Ice Cube as the greatest MC of all time. About.com ranked him #11 on its list of the “Top 50 Greatest MCs of Our Time.” Allmusic has called him one of hip-hop’s best and most controversial artists, as well as “one of rap’s greatest storytellers.” In 2012, The Source ranked him #14 on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time.

Ice Cube Music Video from the Movie Friday

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Amy Lynn Hartzler (née Lee; born December 13, 1981), known professionally as Amy Lee, is an American singer-songwriter and classically trained pianist. She is co-founder and lead vocalist of the rock band Evanescence. She cites influences ranging from classical musicians such as Mozart to modern artists Björk, Tori Amos, Danny Elfman and Plumb. Along with her contributions to Evanescence, Lee has also participated on numerous other musical projects including Walt Disney Records’ 2008 release of The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack. Lee has performed collaborations with artists such as Korn, Seether, and David Hodges. Lee is also the American chairperson for the international epilepsy awareness foundation, Out of the Shadows.Revolver Magazine named Lee the #1 Hottest Chick in Hard Rock for their 2011 annual issue and she appeared on the front cover. In February 2012, VH1 placed Amy Lee at #49 in the Top 100 Greatest Women in Music.[8] In April 2012, Lee won the Best Vocalist honor at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards. In 2013, Amy Lee was named the 2012 Rock Goddess of the Year in the Loudwire Music Awards[10] and the Hottest Woman in Music 2012 in the NME Awards.

Amy Lee Live

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Felipe Andres Coronel (born February 19, 1978), better known by the stage name Immortal Technique, is an American rapper of Afro-Peruvian descent as well as an urban activist. He was born in Lima, Peru and raised in Harlem, New York. Most of his lyrics focus on controversial issues in global politics. The views expressed in his lyrics are largely commentary on issues such as class struggle, poverty, religion, government and institutional racism.

Immortal Technique has voiced a desire to retain control over his production,and has stated in his music that record companies, not artists themselves, profit the most from mass production and marketing of music. He claimed in an interview to have sold close to a combined total of 200,000 copies of his three official releases.

Immortal Technique with Alex Jones

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Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born 11 February 1962) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, actress and political activist. Her music incorporates elements of rock, folk, hip hop, country, and pop. She has released seven studio albums, two compilations, a live album, and has contributed to a number of film soundtracks. She has sold more than 17 million albums in the US and over 50 million albums worldwide. Additionally, Crow has garnered nine Grammy Awards (out of thirty-two nominations) from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

In addition to her own work, Crow has performed with the Rolling Stones and has sung duets with Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Luciano Pavarotti, Willie Nelson, BB King, Tony Bennett, and Sting. She has also performed backing vocals for Tina Turner, Michael Jackson, Don Henley, Stevie Nicks, Belinda Carlisle, and for the Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary celebrating Dylan’s thirty years as a recording artist.

As an actress, Crow has appeared on various television shows including NBC’s 30 Rock, ABC’s GCB and Cougar Town, Disney Channel’s Hannah Montana Forever, and Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.

Sheryl Crow Live in New York, Full Concert

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Rick Springfield (born Richard Lewis Springthorpe; 23 August 1949) is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, and actor. He was a member of pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971 and then started his solo career with his début single “Speak to the Sky” reaching the top 10 in Australia. In mid-1972, he relocated to the United States. He had a No. 1 hit with “Jessie’s Girl” in 1981 in both Australia and the US. He received the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for “Jessie’s Girl”. He followed with four more top 10 US hits, “I’ve Done Everything for You”, “Don’t Talk to Strangers”, “Affair of the Heart” and “Love Somebody”. His two US top 10 albums are Working Class Dog (1981) and Success Hasn’t Spoiled Me Yet (1982). As an actor, he portrayed Dr. Noah Drake on the daytime drama General Hospital, from 1981 to 1983 and during 2005 to 2008 and 2012, returning in 2013 for the shows 50th anniversary with son/actor Liam Springthorpe. In 2010, Springfield published his autobiography, Late, Late at Night: A Memoir.

Rick Springfield Interview

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Krist Anthony Novoselic II (pron.: /ˌnoʊvəˈsɛlɪtʃ/; Croatian: Novoselić; born May 16, 1965) is an American rock musician, best known for being the bassist and co-founder of the grunge band Nirvana. After Nirvana ended, Novoselic formed Sweet 75 and then Eyes Adrift, releasing one album with each band. From 2006 to 2009 he played in punk band Flipper, also recording an album, and in 2011 contributed bass and accordion to the song “I Should Have Known”, from the Foo Fighters’ record Wasting Light.

Apart from his musical endeavors, Novoselic has been active politically, including the creation of the political action committee JAMPAC (Joint Artists and Musicians Political Action Committee). From November 2007 until September 2010, Novoselic wrote a weekly column on music and politics for Seattle Weekly’s website.[1] Since 2008 he has been board chair of the electoral reform organization FairVote.

Krist Novoselic on Kurt Cobain

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LITTLE ROCK, AR – Christina Tobin, Founder and President of Free & Equal, along with Marci Forgrave, Executive Producer, will be appearing at seven locations throughout Arkansas to announce this summer’s United We Stand Festival. The combined music and speaker event is scheduled to be held at the Verizon Arena in Little Rock on Saturday, June 22nd from 6pm to 10pm.

Christina Tobin will appear in various television and radio interviews to discuss the importance of electoral reform, the crucial need for Independents and Third Parties, as well as Republicans and Democrats to step up, and the path to breaking the stranglehold of the two-party system. The United We Stand Festival will be a remarkable event, featuring the music, excitement and household names needed to create a truly successful grassroots movement for electoral reform.

The “United We Stand” Press Tour is also an opportunity to reach out to local leaders from the Tea Party and Occupy movements, to Young Americans for Liberty, Independents and everyone in between. Almost a dozen interviews have been scheduled with various Arkansas media outlets expected to take part.

Seven Stop Press Tour 4/15 – 4/20

Monday April 15 – Fort Smith, AR 8am

Monday April 15 – Fayetteville, AR 1pm

Tuesday April 16 – Little Rock, AR 10am

Wednesday April 17 – Jonesboro, AR 10am
(Campus gathering with press at ASU)

Wednesday April 17 – Memphis, TN 2pm

Thursday April 18 – Little Rock, AR 9am
(Campus gathering with press at UALR)

Saturday April 20 – Arkansas State Capitol 2pm RALLY

The Press Tour will conclude with the “United We Stand” Rally hosted by Free & Equal, as well as activists and leaders from End the Fed Arkansas, Occupy Little Rock, Libertarians, Greens, Democrats, Republicans, and Independents all uniting for the common goal of electoral reform. Learn more about the June 22nd festival at UnitedWeStandFest.com.

To schedule an interview with Christina Tobin during the week of 4/15, please contact:

Greg Deckelman
(501) 218-5869
gregdeckelman@freeandequal.org

or

David Chiodo
(479) 685-4483
davidchiodo@freeandequal.org

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Academy Award-nominee Woody Harrelson was born on July 23, 1961 in Midland, Texas. He grew up in Lebanon, Ohio, and, after receiving degrees in theater arts and English from Hannover College, had a brief stint in New York theater. He was soon cast as Woody on TV series “Cheers” (1982), which wound up being one of the most-popular TV shows ever and also earned Harrelson an Emmy for his performance in 1989.

While he dabbled in film during his time on “Cheers” (1982), that area of his career didn’t fully take off until towards the end of the show’s run. In 1991, Doc Hollywood (1991) gave him his first widely-seen movie role, and he followed that up with White Men Can’t Jump (1992), Indecent Proposal (1993) and Natural Born Killers (1994). Recently, Harrelson has been seen in No Country for Old Men (2007), Zombieland (2009), 2012 (2009/I), and Friends with Benefits (2011), along with the acclaimed HBO movie Game Change (2012) (TV).

In 2011, Harrelson snagged the coveted role of fan-favorite drunk Haymitch Abernathy in the big-screen adaptation of The Hunger Games (2012), which ended up being one of the highest-grossing movies ever at the domestic box office. Harrelson is set to reprise that role for the sequels, which are scheduled for release in November 2013, 2014 and 2015. Harrelson has received two Academy Award nominations, first for his role as controversial Penthouse founder Larry Flynt in The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) and then for a role in The Messenger (2009/I). He also received Golden Globe nominations for both of these parts.

Woody Harrelson ‘Ethos’ – Epic Documentary! – Time to Unslave Humanity

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Joseph James ”Joe” Rogan (born August 11, 1967) is an American martial artist, stand-up comedian, actor, writer and color commentator. He is best known for playing Joe Garrelli on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio, commenting for the Ultimate Fighting Championship as well as hosting the NBC reality sh ow Fear Factor and “The Joe Rogan Experience Podcast”

Career

Martial arts

In 1981, at age fourteen, he became a practitioner of Kenpo Karate before transitioning to Taekwondo. He eventually gained a 2nd dan black belt.^] A four-time state champion in Massachusetts, in 1987 he was the USA Taekwondo U.S. Open Champion. In 1996, he began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Jean Jacques Machado, eventually earning his black belt. In addition, he holds a black belt in 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu under Eddie Bravo.

Acting

In 1994, he co-starred on the Fox comedy Hardball as Frank Valente, the young, ego-centric star player on a fictional professional baseball team. From 1995 to 1999, he co-starred on the comedy NewsRadio. He portrayed Joe Garrelli, the electrician at WNYX, a news radio station in New York City. In 2002, he appeared on the episode “A Beautiful Mind” of Just Shoot Meas Chris, Maya Gallo’s boyfriend. In 2011, Rogan played his first major character in a movie in the Kevin James movie Zookeeper. He played himself in Here Comes the Boom, an action-comedy starring Kevin James in the summer of 2012.

Color commentary

Rogan began working for the UFC in 1997, making his debut interviewing fighters at UFC 12: Judgement Day in Dothan, Alabama, before eventually becoming a color commentator for the promotion.^[16] He won the Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards in two occasions as Best Television Announcer. He was also named “MMA Personality of the Year” in the 2011 World MMA Awards.

Stand Up Comedy

Rogan has toured as a stand-up comedian and recorded several albums and specials, including Shiny Happy Jihad and Joe Rogan: Talking Monkeys in Space.In 2007, Rogan confronted comedian Carlos Mencia on stage, accusing him of joke thievery. A video of the incident included evidence and supporting comments from other comedians, including George Lopez, Reverend Bob Levy, Bobby Lee and Ari Shaffir.

 Watch Joe Rogan; “The American War Machine

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The beginning of the end of the two-party system

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If you’re a guitar player you already know that Gibson Guitars set the standard. They’ve been the choice of top notch professionals for years and years and years. George Harrison plays a Gibson, Eric Clapton has a Gibson, BB King, Chet Atkins and of course Les Paul played a Gibson. In fact Gibson named a particular model after Les Paul.

Gibson is also an honest company based right here in America - The home of Gibson electric guitars today is “Gibson USA,” built in 1974 in Nashville specifically for the production of Gibson’s Les Paul guitars. To learn more about Gibson and their rich history just click on over to their website.

Videos from the Gibson Guitar YouTube Channel

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America is in a crisis that affects the future of every citizen in our land. There is no THEY poised and ready to swoop in to protect our liberties and restore what has been taken. There is YOU and there is ME. We alone have to shoulder the burden of advancing the cause of freedom in our nation. Each of us has a role and a duty to perform because it’s OUR America. The time is now. The price of our liberty will only get higher the longer we delay.

Mission Statement:

OUR America Initiative seeks to broaden the parameters of the public policy debate of current topics in the national arena. We look to enlighten the population about civil liberties, free enterprise, limited government, and traditional American values. It is our aim to increase the amount of discussion and involvement regarding all-important issues.

The OUR America Initiative is a 501(c)(4) political advocacy committee and may receive unlimited donations from both individual and corporate donors.

Our America Initiative Video with Gary Johnson

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If you really want to know about Top Two, how it destroys competitive elections and why it should really be called the “Incumbent Protection Act”, then watch the interview below.

Watch Christina Tobin of Free & Equal on Freedom Watch with Judge Napolitano

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Watch Christina Tobin with Gary Franchi on the Reality Report

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Cannabis sativa hemp, the miracle plant, contains the cure for cancer and other ailments.

After a serious head injury in 1997, Rick Simpson sought relief from his medical condition through the use of medicinal hemp oil. When Rick discovered that the hemp oil (with its high concentration of T.H.C.) cured cancers and other illnesses, he tried to share it with as many people as he could free of charge, curing and controlling literally hundreds of people’s illnesses… but when the story went public, the long arm of the law snatched the medicine – leaving potentially thousands of people without their cancer treatments – and leaving Rick with unconsitutional charges of possessing and trafficking marijuana.

Throughout man’s history hemp has always been known as the most medicinal plant in the world. Even with this knowledge, hemp has always been used as a political and religious football. Watch the documentary Run From The Cure to understand more about using cannabis as a cure for cancer and other medical problems.

The current restrictions against hemp were put in place and maintained, not because hemp is evil or harmful, but for big money to make more big money, while we suffer and die needlessly. Look at a proposal such as this; if we were allowed to grow hemp in our back yards and cure our own illnesses, what do you think the reaction of the pharmaceutical industry would be to such a plan?

Many large pharmaceutical companies that still exist today sold hemp based medicines in the 1800′s and early 1900′s. They knew then what Rick have recently found out. Hemp oil if produced properly is a cure-all that the pharmaceutical industry can’t patent.

Of course the irony of the entire green economy jargon being promulgated across is the the most green, most renewable, useful resource (hemp) is illegal.

Watch Run From the Cure, The Rick Simpson Story

To go along with the free documentary about Rick Simpson’s incredible story is a recently released book called “Phoenix Tears” you can get from the Phoenix Tears website. 

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In this interview Josh Tolley interviews Christina Tobin talking about the 3rd party Presidental Debates in 2012 and more importantly Christina announces the huge event scheduled in May to Save America; United We Stand Festival in Little Rock Arksnsas.

The beginning of the restoration of liberty starts in Little Rock and if you want to find out more information about the United We Stand Festival click on this link.

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Bards Logic interviews Special Guest Founder and Chair of FreeandEqual.org Christina Tobin. She was Ralph Nader’s 2004 ballot access coordinator, defended over 100,000 signatures, ran for California’s Secretary of State in 2010 and co-mediate debates (one with Larry King) during the 2012 Elections.  Free and Equal is an organization that fights for the Grassroots parties in gaining ballot access and is dedicated to creating open and transparent elections that give power back to the individual voter.

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Free & Equal Elections Foundation Founder Christina Tobin talks with Manuel Rapalo of RT America about a a variety of issues related to elections, electoral reforms, putting an end to the two-party system stranglehold honest government and the United We stand Festival.

It’s a very powerful interview that you want to watch because it gets to the core of the  solution –  which is….

bringing people together regardless of party affiliation to restore honesty and integrity to the electoral system and our government as well – which is what the UWS (United We Stand Festival) and the University Bus Tour is all about.

Watch, feel the excitement of the moment and the movement and get involved. 

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In this podcast, President and Founder of the Free & Equal Elections Foundation Christina Tobin sits down for an interview with Medea Benjamin of CODEPINK.

Medea Benjamin, Co-founder of CODEPINK and author of “Drone Warfare, Killing by Remote Control”, has been an advocate for Social Justice for more than 30 years. She has been described as “one of America’s most committed — and most effective — fighters for human rights” by New York Newsday. She was one of 1,000 exemplary women from 140 countries nominated to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005.

Medea Benjamin along with Jodie Wilson, Dianne Evans, and nearly 100 others kicked off CODEPINK on November 17, 2002. CODEPINK is a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S. funded wars and occupations as well as challenging militarism globally. The name, CODEPINK, is a play on the Department of Homeland Security’s color coded alert system. CODEPINK has become a worldwide network of women and men committed to working for peace and social justice.

During the podcast Medea talks about both how and why CODEPINK was founded. She discusses travels to warzones CODEPINK has undertaken as well as some of her personal experiences during these travels. At one point Benjamin says “Well first I should say that from the time we started CODEPINK we have been traveling to the areas of conflict because, frankly, we don’t trust our government…and we think it’s important to see things for ourselves.”

Medea Benjamin and CODEPINK demonstrate the power and effectiveness of grassroots organization and activism. Their message of peace and love has impacted thousands of women across the country as well as overseas.

Christina Tobin

PS: If you have trouble getting the audio to play you can go to out Podomatic page from this link.

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This show titled, “The Biggest Threat to  the Electoral System” brings front and center the threat that Top Two is to the electoral process. Top Two means that only the top two vote getters in the primary will appear in the election. For the two party system Top Two is the mother lode because you what will happen of course is that the top two will often be two Democrats, or two Republicans.

So here’s a message to the two-party chieftains -  ”More Voices and More Choices”. Simple!

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Antiwar.Com is devoted to the cause of non-interventionism and is read by libertarians, pacifists, leftists, “greens,” and independents alike, as well as many on the Right who agree with our opposition to imperialism. Our initial project was to fight against intervention in the Balkans under the Clinton presidency. We applied the same principles to Clinton’s campaigns in Haiti and Kosovo and bombings of Sudan and Afghanistan. Our politics are libertarian: our opposition to war is rooted in Randolph Bourne’s concept that “War is the health of the State.” With every war, America has made a “great leap” into statism, and as Bourne emphasized, “it is during war that one best understands the nature of that institution [the State].” At its core, that nature includes an ever increasing threat to individual liberty and the centralization of political power.

Antiwar.com is one project of our parent foundation, the Randolph Bourne Institute. It is a program that provides a sounding board of interest to all who are concerned about U.S. foreign policy and its implications.

Antiwar.Com Videos

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FairVote acts to transform our elections to achieve secure access to participation for all, a full spectrum of meaningful ballot choices and majority rule with fair representation. As a catalyst for change, we build support for innovative strategies to win a constitutionally protected right to vote, universal voter registration, a national popular vote for president, instant runoff voting and proportional voting.

FairVote Videos

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Ballotpedia cultivates thriving citizenship through the free and open sharing of information.

Ballotpedia is a nonprofit and nonpartisan collaborative encyclopedia designed to connect people to politics. Topics include: elections, congress, state executive officials, state legislatures, recall elections and ballot measures. You can find a full list of projects here.

Ballotpedia’s staff and volunteers particularly focus on the so-called “down-ballot” candidates and ballot measures that typically receive less attention.

Ballotpedia is a wiki, which means anyone can improve it. By adding your knowledge and fixing mistakes, the quality and depth of Ballotpedia’s information improves over time.

Ballotpedia YouTube Videos

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The Ludwig von Mises Institute was founded in 1982 as the research and educational center of classical liberalism, libertarian political theory, and the Austrian School of economics. It serves as the world’s leading provider of educational materials, conferences, media, and literature in support of the tradition of thought represented by Ludwig von Mises and the school of thought he enlivened and carried forward during the 20th century, which has now blossomed into a massive international movement of students, professors, professionals, and people in all walks of life. It seeks a radical shift in the intellectual climate as the foundation for a renewal of the free and prosperous commonwealth.

A few YouTube Videos from the Mises Media YouTube Channel

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What is a Top Two Primary?

A top-two primary is an election in which party labels appear on the ballot, but parties do not nominate candidates. Instead, the candidates choose their own ballot label. All candidates run in the primary, but only the top two vote getters appear on the ballot in the November general election. No nation in the world outside the United States uses such a system. While other nations have two rounds of voting, the party label on the ballot always means the party nominated the candidate.

Constitutional Objections to Top Two Systems

The system violates Freedom of Association by using party labels but not giving parties any control over who uses their label.

By limiting the general election to only two candidates, voters who want to vote for someone else in the general election are disenfranchised. This voting rights argument is especially strong in the context of congressional elections. Since the 19th century, US federal law states that congressional elections are held in November. If states want to have a run-off to make sure the winner gets at least 50%, they may do that, but the run-off must be after November. The only states with congressional run-offs are Georgia and Louisiana. Also, California’s version of top two completely removed the write-in box from the ballot.

Top 2: The Biggest Threat To Electoral System You’ve Never Heard Of

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The Independent Institute is a non-profit, non-partisan, scholarly research and educational organization that sponsors in-depth studies of critical social and economic issues.

The mission of the Independent Institute is to boldly advance peaceful, prosperous, and free societies grounded in a commitment to human worth and dignity.

Today, the influence of partisan interests is so pervasive that public-policy debate has become too politicized and is largely confined to a narrow reconsideration of existing policies. In order to fully understand the nature of public issues and possible solutions, the Institute’s program adheres to the highest standards of independent scholarly inquiry.

The resulting studies are published and widely distributed as books, articles in The Independent Review,Policy Reports, Working Papers, and other publications. Events sponsored by the Institute bring together scholars and policy experts to debate issues and discuss their implication.

Videos from The Independent Institute YouTube Channel

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Marijuana prohibition has failed. It’s time for a new approach, and MPP is leading the way. Since our founding in 1995, we’ve been making real progress in reforming U.S. marijuana laws, by:

… lobbying for legislation and running ballot initiative campaigns to allow seriously ill patients to use medical marijuana with their doctors’ recommendations

… lobbying for legislation and sponsoring ballot initiatives to replace marijuana prohibition with a sensible system of regulation

… garnering widespread media coverage of the need to change marijuana policies

… lobbying Congress to reduce the White House drug czar’s budget for his deceptive ad campaigns

… building coalitions of supportive individuals and organizations to advocate on behalf of marijuana policy reform

Because MPP believes that the greatest harm associated with marijuana is prison, we focus on removing criminal penalties for marijuana use, with a particular emphasis on making marijuana medically available to seriously ill people who have the approval of their doctors.

We know that real change takes more than good ideas, and so MPP is all about getting results — changing policies and laws. Please learn about some of our major accomplishments by visiting our website.

Marijuana Policy Project YouTube Videos

And if you are one of the millions of Americans who agrees that it’s time to stop arresting marijuana users, please consider donating to our work. We are making real progress — but we are 100% reliant on donations from people like you to push forward in our work. Still not sure? Read some of the reasons to donate here

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Sunshine Review is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to state and local government transparency. The Sunshine Review wiki collects and shares transparency information and uses a “10-point Transparency Checklist” to evaluate the content of every state and more than 6,000 local government websites.

Sunshine Review collaborates with individuals and organizations throughout America in the cause of an informed citizenry and an accountable government. The organization is based in Arlington, Virginia and was founded in July of 2008.

Read more about Sunshine Review at their website: 

About Sunshine Review Video

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Reason Foundation advances a free society by developing, applying, and promoting libertarian principles, including individual liberty, free markets, and the rule of law.

Reason Foundation produces respected public policy research on a variety of issues and publishes the critically-acclaimed Reason magazine. Together, our top-tier think tank and political and cultural magazine reach a diverse, influential audience, advancing the values of choice, individual freedom and limited government.

Reason Foundation’s nonpartisan public policy research promotes choice, competition, and a dynamic market economy as the foundation for human dignity and progress. Reason produces rigorous, peer reviewed research and directly engages the policy process, seeking strategies that emphasize cooperation, flexibility, local knowledge, transparency, accountability and results. Through practical and innovative approaches to complex problems, Reason seeks to change the way people think about issues, and promote policies that allow and encourage individuals and voluntary institutions to flourish.

Videos from ReasonTV YouTube Video Channel

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The Real News is a member-supported, global online video newsnetwork. Launched in 2007 by Paul Jay, the CEO, host and senior editor,The Real News Network describes itself as “focused on providing independent and uncompromising journalism”, on “the critical issues of our times

The Real News Network is a television news and documentary network focused on providing independent and uncompromising journalism.Our staff, in collaboration with courageous journalists around the globe, will investigate report and debate stories on the critical issues of our times. We are viewer supported and do not accept advertising, government or corporate funding.

For more go to the Real News website. 

The Real News YouTube Video Channel

Browse some of the videos from the Real News YouTube channel

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Ralph Nader; born February 27, 1934) is an American political activist, as well as an author, lecturer, and attorney. Areas of particular concern to Nader include consumer protection, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government.

Nader came to prominence in 1965 with the publication of his book Unsafe at Any Speed, a critique of the safety record of American automobile manufacturers in general, and most famously the Chevrolet Corvair. In 1999, an New York University panel of journalists ranked Unsafe at Any Speed 38th among the top 100 pieces of journalism of the 20th century.

Nader is a five-time candidate for President of the United States, having run as a write-in candidate in the 1992 New Hampshire Democratic primary, as the Green Party nominee in 1996 and 2000, and as an independent candidate in 2004 and 2008.

You can read more about Ralph Nader on Wikipedia. Ralph Nader has also written many, many books which you can browse on Amazon.

One on One with Ralph Nader

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Thomas E. Woods, Jr., is a senior fellow of the Ludwig von Mises Institute and creator of Tom Woods’s Liberty Classroom. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Harvard and his master’s, M.Phil., and Ph.D. from Columbia University. Woods has appeared on CNBC, MSNBC, FOX News Channel, FOX Business Network, C-SPAN, and Bloomberg Television, among other outlets, and has been a guest on hundreds of radio programs, including National Public Radio, the Dennis Miller Show, the Michael Reagan Show, the Dennis Prager Show, and the Michael Medved Show. He is a regular fill-in host on The Peter Schiff Show.

Tom Woods is a prolific author and you can find his works for both Kindle and paperback on Amazon. You can also go to TomWoods.Com for information on a new initiative called Liberty Classroom.

Tom Woods Talks BitCoin with Erik Voorhees

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Naomi R. Wolf (born November 12, 1962) is an American author and former political consultant. With the publication of the 1991 bestselling book The Beauty Myth she became a leading spokesperson of what was later described as the third wave of the feminist movement.

In the early 1990s, Wolf garnered international fame as a spokesperson of third-wave feminism, as a result of the success of her first book The Beauty Myth, which became an international bestseller. In the book, she argues that “beauty” as a normative value is entirely socially constructed, and that the patriarchy determines the content of that construction with the goal of reproducing its own hegemony.

Wolf posits the idea of an “iron-maiden,” an intrinsically unattainable standard that is then used to punish women physically and psychologically for their failure to achieve and conform to it. Wolf criticized the fashion and beauty industries as exploitative of women, but added that the beauty myth extended into all areas of human functioning. Wolf writes that women should have “the choice to do whatever we want with our faces and bodies without being punished by an ideology that is using attitudes, economic pressure, and even legal judgments regarding women’s appearance to undermine us psychologically and politically”. Wolf argues that women were under assault by the “beauty myth” in five areas: work, religion, sex, violence, and hunger. Ultimately, Wolf argues for a relaxation of normative standards of beauty

To learn more about Naomi Wolf visit her Wikipedia page.  You can also browse a list of books by Naomi Wolf on Amazon. 

Naomi Wolf on Russia Today

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Restore the Republic at http://rtr.org is a social network platform for patriotic, liberty minded, freedom loving people. It is free to join RTR and easy to reach out and connect with other like minded people.

You can find books to ready, watch videos, and you can even write pages or start your own blog.

As well, if you’re a liberty minded small business person, you can also get your message out to one of the largest communities of like minded people for a very reasonable rate.

Support Restore the Republic by going to http://rtr.org. Freedom has no party affiliation.

Gary Franchi of Restore the Republic on PBS

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Thom Hartmann (born May 7, 1951) is an American radio host, author, former psychotherapist[citation needed] and entrepreneur, and progressive political commentator. His nationally syndicated radio show, The Thom Hartmann Program, airs in the United States and has 2.75 million listeners a week. From 2008 to 2011, Talkers Magazine rated Hartmann the most popular liberal talk show host in America, rising from number 10 among all talk show hosts in 2008 to number 8 in 2011.

Hartmann’s article “Talking Back To Talk Radio” became part of the original business plan of Air America Radio and he started his radio program out of his home in Vermont in March 2003. He replaced Al Franken on the network on February 19, 2007. On March 1, 2009, Hartmann moved syndication of his show from Air America to the former Jones Network, now owned by Dial Global (which also syndicates Neal Boortz, Ed Schultz, Michael Smerconish, Bill Press, Stephanie Miller, and Clark Howard).

The radio program is also simulcast as a TV program by Free Speech TV[4] on Dish Network and DirecTV. Additionally, he stars in a one-hour daily TV show which his production company records at the studios of and licenses to the RT news network (which carries it into over 500 million homes in over 100 countries.  The Big Picture; that TV show is also syndicated by Free Speech TV and carried on both Dish Network, DirectTV and local cable TV stations.

Read more about Thom Harmant on Wikipedia

A Caller Asks: What Evidence to Prosecute Bush?

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Amber Lyon is an American investigative journalist and photographer. She is known for her work reporting human rights abuses against pro-democracy protesters in Bahrain and police brutality against protesters in the United States.

Following her graduation from the University of Missouri, Lyon began reporting for KVOA in Tucson, Arizona. In October 2006, Lyon won a regional Emmy Award, from the Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, for a late-breaking feature news item called “Fantasy”. She shared the Emmy with KVOA chief photographer Paul Hanke.

In October 2007 she received her second regional Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter Emmy for “best on-camera talent reporter – general assignment”.[5] One month later, Lyon left KVOA to take Spanish-language immersion classes in Costa Rica and Guatemala. In October 2008, Lyon again won the Rocky Mountain Emmy Award for best on-camera talent.[8] In June 2010, she began working for CNN, where she investigated sex trafficking, the Gulf oil spill, and the hacking collective known as Anonymous. Her investigations have focused on cultural, social, and government demonstrations and revolutions; human rights violations; sex trafficking; and environmental issues.

More about Amber Lyon on Wikipedia

Amber Lyon reveals CNN lies and war propaganda

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An author, entrepreneur, and radio personality, Josh Tolley is listed as one of the top 100 business and personal growth trainers in the world. His thought-provoking articles have been published by Reality News, Worldview Times, and GCN Live.com.

“The Josh Tolley Show” represents a paradigm shift in the talk radio industry. Josh doesn’t merely talk about business, he demonstrates business. In his words, “I don’t just increase ratings, I increase revenue.” His goal is to reignite the flames of liberty, freedom, and purpose using reason and logic.

Every day Josh covers the topics and issues relevant to all areas of life, such as politics, family, lifestyle, religion, relationships, food, finances, and entertainment. For more go to joshtolley.net

SWAT Officer Calls In With a Warning: Fear Law Enforcement!

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Rockwell was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1944. His father was a “Taft Republican”, and Rockwell was exposed at a young age to military non-interventionism. He was introduced to the laissez faire thought of the French Liberal and Austrian schools of economics when he received Henry Hazlitt’s Economics in One Lesson as a gift from a family friend on his twelfth birthday.Later in his youth, Rockwell describes feeling alienated from mainstream conservatism,

“Over time, I became aware that I was not only dissenting from the left but also from the conservative establishment, which was embroiled in the Cold War as a first principle. I grew increasingly skeptical of the official right, especially during the war on Vietnam…. I had been a reluctant Goldwaterite in 1964, but by 1968 I worked briefly for Gene McCarthy.”[1]

Read more about Lew Rockwell on Wikipedia

Lew Rockwel’ls Speech at Paul Fest

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Andrew P. Napolitano (born June 6, 1950) is a former New Jersey Superior Court Judge. He is a political and senior judicial analyst for Fox News Channel, commenting on legal news and trials. Napolitano started on the channel in 1998. Napolitano was born in Newark, New Jersey. He is a graduate of Princeton University (he was a founding member of the Concerned Alumni of Princeton and Notre Dame Law School. Napolitano sat on the New Jersey bench from 1987 to 1995, becoming the state’s youngest then-sitting Superior Court judge. He also served as an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University School of Law for 11 years. Napolitano resigned his judgeship in 1995 to pursue his writing and television career.

Media Career

Before joining Fox as a news analyst, Napolitano was the presiding judge on the television show, Power of Attorney, in which people brought small-claims disputes to a televised courtroom. Differing from similar formats, the plaintiffs and defendants were represented “pro bono” by famous attorneys. The show ran in syndication during the 2000–2001 season.

From 2006 to 2010, Napolitano co-hosted a talk radio show on Fox News Radio with Brian Kilmeade titled Brian and the Judge. Napolitano hosted a libertarian talk show called Freedom Watch that aired daily, with new episodes on weekdays, on Fox Business Channel. Frequent guests on Freedom Watch were Congressman Ron Paul, financial commentator Peter Schiff, and Lew Rockwell. Napolitano has called himself the “Ayn Rand of Fox News” and has also promoted the works of Friedrich Hayek, Milton Friedman and Ludwig von Mises on his program.

Whatever Happened to the Constitution by Judge Andrew Napolitano

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He wanted to become a minister. He’s been a youth minister or family minister for 17 years. (And he’s only 32). He was an assistant pastor and youth minister for a Presbyterian Church in Portland, Ore., before getting into TV news.

He was home schooled in El Paso, Texas, along with his nine brothers and sisters. They were all on a fast track. He earned a bachelor’s in liberal arts from BYU in 1993, at age 15. He got a master’s in history at 16, in 1994.

After 18 months in Oregon, he and his wife came back to El Paso. They had one baby and another on the way…. he needed a job… so he became a news videographer at the Fox station…. He had three brothers who also were TV news shooters in El Paso. (One is a CNN photog based in Miami, another in station operations in El Paso, and a third out of the biz completely).

He learned TV news from the ground up. From photog, he became a “one man band” who shot, wrote, produced and edited his own stories…. Produced/wrote weekend sports…. Was Las Cruces bureau chief…. and finally morning co-anchor at the Fox station.

Ben Swann, Liberty Rising

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His nationally-syndicated talk show, The Jerry Doyle Show, airs throughout the United States on Talk Radio Network, and has been described as the “fastest growing show in TRN Enterprises’ history”.[1] As an actor, Doyle is best known for his role as Michael Garibaldi in the science fiction series Babylon 5 (1994-1998).

Tthe Jerry Doyle Show airs on the Talk Radio Network, though the show airs at different times in different markets. He differs from other conservative talk show hosts, such as Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh, in that he tends more towards right-libertarianism, his focus is not exclusively political, and his style is similar to Gonzo Journalism.[citation needed]
On his radio show he coined the phrase “Grapefruit Mentality”, defined as the ability for the public to become interested in an object or person just because the media is paying attention to it. As an example, Doyle explains if there were a segment on the news every night with a television camera pointed at a grapefruit, people will eventually travel great distances just to see the grapefruit that was on TV. Other examples Doyle uses of Grapefruit Mentality are the images of the Virgin Mary on a grilled cheese sandwich and a Virgin Mary sighting under an overpass in Chicago. It can also refer to the public’s fascination with celebrity court cases such as Michael Jackson and Robert Blake.[citation needed]

In December 2011, Doyle officially endorsed Ron Paul for the Presidency of the United States of America.

Jerry Doyle with Ben Swann

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Mike Church (born 1962) is a radio talk show host, and singer/songwriter. In 2006 Church was named to Askmen.com’s list of the “Top Ten Shock Jocks in America [1]. He has been called the “American Badass of Talk Radio”[citation needed] and has been called the “The King Dude” by listeners since 2001.

The Mike Church Show was the first-ever produced talk show on Sirius Satellite Radio (now Sirius XM Radio). He has been through a string of producers and sidekicks. They include Cameron, Jessica, and the “Rev.” His current producer is Andrew Gruss although Cynthia Frawley still remains associated with the program in coordinating appearances. Other behind the scenes personnel include, Maggie O’Connell (Manager of the Dude Gear Store), and Cpt. Picard (Video Guru).\

Church is also credited with creating a library of original conservative-themed parody songs, which include “Manuel Went Down To Georgia,” “There’s Democrats Somewhere” and “Obama,” a take on the Toto classic, “Rosanna.” Most recently, Church’s “Mr. Jefferson,” became a hit song and video. A rendition of the Simon & Garfunkel classic, “Mrs. Robinson,” Church’s “Mr. Jefferson” racked up nearly 200,000 views on YouTube.com – in the first week of release alone. The song was also tapped as the theme song for hundreds of “Tax Day Tea Party” rallies across the country

Mike Church Interviews Ron Paul

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The global economy has changed radically in recent years but most Americans seem to continue to invest as if it hasn’t.

Euro Pacific Capital offers a means for American investors to gain exposure to those areas of the global economy that have largely avoided the crushing debt burden that has swamped many developed economies.

Based on the irresponsible policies of the Federal Reserve and the continued failure of the United States to put our fiscal house in order, we believe that the U.S. dollar is at risk of falling relative to currencies of more economically vibrant nations. Changes in currency valuation, often ignored by many investment consultants, could make significant impact on long term results.

Our firm’s mission, as is widely articulated by our founder and CEO Peter Schiff, is to offer globally diversified investment options to discerning retail investors and forward thinking institutions. Operating from seven offices nationwide, Euro Pacific brokers develop individual relationships with customers to determine their unique investment needs.

Euro Pacific Capital Video

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Founded in 1991, the Republican Liberty Caucus works to advance the principles of limited government, free markets and individual liberty within the Republican Party.

It’s time to get the attention of the RNC and make sure that they know that grrassroots Republicans are not happy with their plans for party “reform” which doesn’t include us. This is a multi-front effort and we need all the manpower we can to get involved.

Republican Liberty Caucus Video

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Joe Miller, Restoring Liberty

Joe Miller shocked the political world on August 24, 2010 when he, according to media accounts, came out of nowhere to defeat incumbent Senator Lisa Murkowski in the Alaskan Republican Primary. He then entered into a contentious three-way general election, where federal contractors and others who benefited from the status quo waged a multimillion-dollar campaign and managed to help narrowly defeat Joe.

Joe has appeared on numerous national TV programs on Fox, ABC, NBC, MSNBC, CNN, CBS, BBC and other networks. He also regularly appeared on national radio programs hosted by Mark Levin, Hugh Hewitt, Michael Savage, Lars Larson, Laura Ingraham, Fred Thompson, and Dennis Miller. He continues to speak at Tea Party groups throughout the country and remains an active political force, being chairman of the Restoring Liberty Action Committee and Restoring Liberty Alaska PAC.

Joe graduated from West Point in the top 1% of the Class of 1989. He then served as an armor officer with the 1st Infantry Division, seeing combat in Desert Storm. During his service, he was decorated with the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal and other awards. After active duty, Joe attended Yale Law School where he earned his juris doctorate. He also holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from the University of Alaska. Joe’s commitment to public service continued following his move to Alaska, which was the fulfillment of a long held dream. At the age of 30, he was appointed as a State Magistrate (the youngest then serving in Alaska). Further honors followed four years later when Miller was appointed an Acting State District Court Judge and, shortly thereafter, U.S. Magistrate Judge in Fairbanks. Again, he had the distinction of being the youngest then serving in that federal position, not only in the state, but also in the entire nation. He later served as a part-time borough attorney, while he ran a successful law practice. Joe Miller currently lives in Fairbanks with his wife of 20 years, Kathleen, and their children.

A Few Videos from Joe Millers YouTube Channel

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“We’re Not the Republican Party, We’re Not the Democratic Party, We’re the After Party”.

Steve Berke believes in something. Steve believes that anyone can change the world for the better if they put their mind to it. He also believes that one doesn’t have to live up to the stereotypical image of what a politician is supposed to look like in order to make a difference in his or her community.

As a comedian who tells dirty jokes, Steve didn’t feel like that should exclude him from being able to run for office. So Steve is running for Mayor of Miami Beach!

Steve Berke for Mayor!

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I’m a singer-songwriter. When it’s late, & I realize that there is truly nothing or no one to save me but myself, I pick up my guitar.  I pour everything into the music, & it really does make everything all better (pardon the cliché).  Music is my best friend.

I am an active member of the Liberty movement, & have had wonderful opportunities to perform & meet inspiring people from all different backgrounds.  I see a light of hope for us all, & I feel closer to my fellow man than ever.  I find myself able to do something I have always dreamed: mix my love of mankind, my desire to make the world a better place, & my music into one.  I have released 2 EPs, & a follow up LP titled “Love and Liberty”.

Tatiana Moroz at Paul Feast

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The Spark that Inspires Leaders and More

Christina Heller, independent filmmaker and creator of Libertopia, discusses her new film, The Spark, and what inspires people to change the world, with Christina Tobin, president and founder of Free & Equal.

Christina Heller’s career as an independent filmmaker took off when she created Libertopia, a feature film about the Free State Project.

Background: The Free State Project is a migration of liberty-loving individuals to New Hampshire to concentrate their activism and see liberty in their lifetime. By 2013, more than 1,100 liberty-lovers had moved to New Hampshire and 12 ‘Free Staters,’ has been elected to the House of Representatives.

Christina Heller announced that soon Libertopia, a fair and honest look at the goals of the Free State Project, will be available for free online.

Christina Heller also discussed the new movie she is producing, The Spark (www.thesparkfilm.com). The film focuses on two leaders. Dr. Marcin Jakubowski is the creator of Open Source Ecology, which is building a sustainable, modern village using only fifty open-source machines. Nat Turner created an alternative school in New Orleans’ lower 9th ward for at-risk youth. The film examines the powerful ideas that inspire the men to create permanent solutions to the problems of poverty and environmental abuse.

Free & Equal is proud to promote honest filmmakers like Christina Heller. Her films inspire and encourage people to break away from two-party system by highlighting positive and powerful alternatives. With the decline of the two-party system, progress will no longer be stunted by corporatism and can begin to truly flourish.

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Muslims4Liberty (M4L) is dedicated to educating and providing educational resources about Islam & Sharia (Islamic law), philosophical Libertarianism, and concepts of freedom. M4L highlights the striking parallels between Islam and Libertarianism ,and seeks to develop a practical methodology for social, economic and political involvement based upon the overlapping principles of Islam and libertarianism. It is hoped that this will assist people in rediscovering their ideals of liberty, tolerance and justice.

M4L is also committed to engage and dialogue with those who misunderstand or who spread misinformation about Islam & Muslims, and about libertarian/anarchist thought & the liberty movement.

Muslims for Liberty YouTube Channel Videos

You can also go directly to the Muslims for Liberty YouTube channel for more videos.

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Mission

Students For Liberty is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide a unified, student-driven forum of support for students and student organizations dedicated to liberty.

What Liberty Means to SFL

Students For Liberty is an organization that supports liberty. SFL does not dictate the foundations upon which individuals justify their belief in liberty. Rather, Students For Liberty embraces the diversity of justifications for liberty and encourages debate and discourse on the differing philosophies that underlie liberty. What Students For Liberty endorses are the principles that comprise liberty:

• Economic freedom to choose how to provide for one’s life;
• Social freedom to choose how to live one’s life; and
• Intellectual and academic freedom.

For more information and to check out some of the great and exciting things that students are doing in the name of liberty, check out the Students for Liberty website.

Video interview by ReasonTV with Michelle Fields of Students for Liberty

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Larry Pratt has been Executive Director of Gun Owners of America for over 30 years. GOA is a national membership organization of 300,000 Americans dedicated to promoting their Second Amendment freedom to keep and bear arms.

GOA lobbies for the pro-gun position in Washington, D.C. and is involved in firearm issues in the states. GOA’s work includes providing legal assistance to those involved in lawsuits with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, the federal firearms law enforcement agency.

Pratt has appeared on numerous national radio and TV programs such as NBC’s Today Show, CBS’ Good Morning America, CNN’s Crossfire and Larry King Live, Fox’s Hannity and Colmes and many others. He has debated Congressman James Traficant, Jr. (D-OH), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), and Vice President Al Gore, among others. His columns have appeared in newspapers across the country.

He published a book, Armed People Victorious, in 1990 and was editor of a book, Safeguarding Liberty: The Constitution & Militias, 1995. His latest book, On the Firing Line: Essays in the Defense of Liberty was published in 2001.

Pratt has held elective office in the state legislature of Virginia, serving in the House of Delegates. Pratt directs a number of other public interest organizations and serves as the Vice-Chairman of the American Institute for Cancer Research.

Gun Owners of America YouTube Channel Videos (Partial)

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Amato was graduated with honors from Harvard in 1986 with a degree in Government and Economics, and from the New York University School of Law in 1989, where she was a Root-Tilden Scholar. After a federal judicial clerkship in the Southern District of New York, she was the youngest staff attorney at Public Citizen Litigation Group, where she was the director of the Freedom of Information Clearinghouse in Washington D.C. In 1993, Amato founded the Illinois-based Citizen Advocacy Center in the suburbs of Chicago to build democracy and served as the executive director for its first eight years.

She currently serves as executive director of Citizen Works to educate about and reform contract law and excessive corporate power

Grand Illusion by Theresa Amato

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As the national campaign manager for Ralph Nader’s historic runs for president in 2000 and 2004, Theresa Amato had a rare ringside role in two of the most hotly contested presidential elections this country has seen. In Grand Illusion, she gives us a witty, thoughtful critique of the American electoral system, as well as a powerful argument for opening up the contest to competition.

Busting the national myth that “anyone can grow up and be President of the United States,” Amato shows how independent and third-party candidates face egregious structural barriers that prevent them from fully participating in the race or even getting their names on the ballot. In addition to waging effective voter campaigns, these candidates must simultaneously fend off preposterous numbers of legal challenges from the two major parties–during twelve weeks of Nader’s ’04 run, as many as twenty-five lawsuits were filed in an effort to squash his campaign.

Amato makes a powerful case for specific federal reforms in the United States’ arcane system of ballot access laws, complex regulations, and partisan control of elections. Along the way, she also offers a spirited history of how third-party and Independent candidates have kept important issues on the table in elections past and contribute to our political life as a society.

Get the Grand Illusion. It is one of the best books you can invest in if you really want to know how third-party candidates have the deck stacked against them.

Ralph Nader on the Grand Illusion

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Jesse Ventura served as the 38th governor of Minnesota from January 4, 1999, to January 6, 2003, but he is more than a politician. In fact, he doesn’t like being referred to as a politician at all. Before entering the world of politics, he served his country as part of a U.S. Navy UDT team (the forerunner of the SEALs), won fame as a professional wrestler, worked as a bodyguard for big-name rock and roll acts like the Rolling Stones, and had roles in major motion pictures, including “The Running Man” and “Predator.”

Honest Author, Jesse Ventura, DemoCRIPS & ReBLOODlicans

Learn why the two-party system is fundamentally corrupt and how a no-party system could save American democracy.

DemoCRIPS and ReBLOODlicans uncovers the truth about how corporations have bought the American electoral and legislative process through the power of lobbyists, campaign contributions, and political action committees. Using historical details, such as the development of the two-party system and the advent of third-party candidates throughout U.S. history, DemoCRIPS and ReBLOODlicans exposes how the two major parties have allowed corporations, businesses, and politically-motivated wealthy individuals to manipulate elections, bribe elected officials, and silence the average American voter.

Exposing the ineptitude and gang-like mentalities of both parties, Ventura advocates the replacement of the two-party system with a no-party system based on the ideals of our Founding Fathers. As election time rolls around, this is most certainly the book that should be looked at for reforming our electoral system.

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Honest Filmmaker, Jesse Ventura

You’ll also know Jesse by the popular TV show called “Conspiracy Theory” and as well he has a very robust YouTube channel with some videos for your enjoyment below.

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YOU DID IT!

Because of your support we were able to raise almost $17,000 during our March 21-25 campaign. The Verizon Arena venue will now be OFFICIALLY BOOKED for the June 22nd, 2013 Free & Equal’s United We Stand Festival! 

Our team at Free & Equal will not let you down.  F&E’s Little Rock, Arkansas June event will be amazing! We think of it as our the More Voices, More Choices! WOODSTOCK sequel.

If you want less money in politics and more real people elected, then please join us!

Join us and rock out, as we begin to rock the world!

Great bands, great people, all for freedom, what could possibly be more fun?!?

United We Stand Festival will kick-start our nationwide movement and our plans include a 10-Stop University Bus Tour.  We will bring together people from all points of the political universe.  Working together, we will restore honesty and integrity to our electoral process.

Please make a TAX DEDUCTIBLE donation today if you missed our recent campaign.  Share on Facebook and Twitter often. Every dollar is critical and will be used to further the cause. We still need your support.

Thank You,

Christina Tobin – Founder and Chair
Free & Equal Elections Foundation

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At age 14, Foster Gamble had a vision where he glimpsed what he perceived to be the Universe’s fundamental energy pattern. He spent the next 35 years trying to figure out the details and implications of what he had seen. That quest took two paths: a scientific journey and an exploration of the human potential to navigate successfully through the challenges threatening our survival. THRIVE represents the convergence of these two paths.

While at Princeton University, Foster helped to create their first film-making department. At the time, the emergence of a global media delivery system seemed likely, and Foster’s love of film combined with his concern for the planet inspired him to focus on what would be the most critical content to one day deliver through that system.

In his search for a way out of our violence and demise, Foster discovered Aikido – the non-violent martial art – which proved for him the possibility of being simultaneously powerful and gentle. He earned a third degree black belt and trained in and taught Aikido for 15 years.

Applying Aikido principles to daily life informed Foster’s professional career: He created a training and technology company, MindCenter, that employed brainwave biofeedback to help people learn how to manage stress and to tune their consciousness. He also created Interaction Dynamics, a training program for mastering skills in communication, team-building and conflict resolution for couples, business teams, schools and families across the United States. He combined Aikido energy principles and mind fitness techniques inZonesport Training, which tapped his passion for sports in helping high level athletes to enhance their performance. Addressing the demands of balancing his own personal, family and professional lives led Foster to create a program called LifeBalance.

Furthering his exploration of what was keeping humanity from thriving, Foster spent nearly a decade “following the money” in every sector of human endeavor. The process revealed an understanding of our predicament that led him to create the strategic solutions offered in THRIVE. Foster’s exploration of “living geometry” – how nature builds the “material” world, came to fruition in 1997 when he co-convened theSequoia Symposium, a multi-disciplinary scientific think tank exploring perspectives on “Unification Theory.”

There, the primary patterning that the universe uses to sustain healthy systems was clarified and cohered, as was its use as a blueprint for us to design sustainable, all-inclusive technologies and social systems. This discovery represents the convergence of science and the evolution of consciousness that Foster set out to explore after his initial vision, and is the “code” that is featured in the documentary film, THRIVE, and on this website.

Foster lives in Santa Cruz, California with his wife Kimberly Carter Gamble.

Kimberly Carter Gamble – CEO of Clear Compass Media; Producer, Director, and Co-Writer of THRIVE

Kimberly Carter Gamble is the Producer, Director and Co-Writer of THRIVE, a popular and important documentary that has been translated into 20 languages and seen by ten million people in its first year. Kimberly’s intention with THRIVE was to take a bold and comprehensive look at what is really going on in the world, using an empowering and inviting tone to engage people in effective solutions. The granddaughter of a suffragette, Kimberly was imbued early with a personal sense of the important role for women in ushering in transformative global change.

Kimberly is a former journalist for Newsweek International and is currently CEO of Clear Compass Media. When asked about THRIVE, Kimberly says “Having the courage to risk stepping out of what David Icke calls the “hassle-free zone” is the quality I am most proud to have mustered in this life, and it felt great to infuse the clarity and compassion that come from that process into the story –and production – of THRIVE.”

One especially encouraging insight that emerged for Kimberly in the course of making THRIVE was that the most informed people are consistently the most hopeful, because once the nature of the problem is clear, so are the solutions. Kimberly is committed to using her privilege to empower these bold and leveraged solutions.

Thrive the Movie

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THRIVE is an unconventional documentary that lifts the veil on what’s REALLY going on in our world by following the money upstream — uncovering the global consolidation of power in nearly every aspect of our lives. Weaving together breakthroughs in science, consciousness and activism, THRIVE offers real solutions, empowering us with unprecedented and bold strategies for reclaiming our lives and our future.

Thrive the Official Trailer (Link to DVD)

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PANDA started in Bowling Green, OH and has since expanded to influence hundreds of thousands of people nationwide. We have been covered by WND, the Tenth Amendment Center, Activist Post, Interoccupy, Western Journalism and many other videos, radio shows and articles. We have networked with over 100 liberty organizations and several alternative news sources

Website where you can learn more about P.A.N.D.A 

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Health at Gunpoint by James Gormley

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Who controls the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and what are the real goals of this powerful agency? These are the central questions explored in Health at Gunpoint, a book that brings into clear focus the silent war being waged by the FDA against American consumers.

The FDA was established in 1906 to protect the U.S. public from misbranded and adulterated foods and drugs. While the original intent may have been honorable, over the years, the mission has become tainted by lobbyists and money. In Health at Gunpoint, award-winning health writer James Gormley presents a history of this Federal agency’s long-standing battle against health products and examines some of its most controversial decisions and the troubling reasons behind them.

Now, the FDA is once again poised to make decisions that would have a major impact on the public’s health-this time, by imposing restrictions that would eventually eliminate many of the nutritional supplements Americans take every day. Health at Gunpoint not only sheds light on what is happening, but also prepares you for the coming battle.

To learn more purchase Health at Gun Point by James Gormley and support honest authorship and food freedom. As well you can visit the authors website to view his entire body of work.

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• We don’t need more DRONES!
• We don’t need the PATRIOT ACT!
• We don’t need the NDAA!
• We don’t need more WARS!
• We don’t need more BANKER BAILOUTS!
• We don’t need to be TOLD what to EAT, DRINK, or THINK!

ALL this is happening today using your tax dollars and it will get worse unless we peacefully and positively come together to reform our electoral process NOW.

Free & Equal’s 2012 Presidential debates (remember the real debate moderated by Larry King) rocked the political establishment and we want to do it again in June with the United We Stand Festival!

The United We Stand Festival in Little Rock Arkansas this summer will bring together honest people just like you who have had enough.

Our line-up is building daily.

Honest speakers and musicians expected to confirm:

• Jesse Ventura on running for office and how he became governor.
• G Edward Griffin on the Federal Reserve.
• Medea Benjamin of CODEPINK on Drones.

Not to mention “A’ list musical talent like “Golden State Band”, “Jordan Page”, ”Lupe Fiasco”, “Ziggy Marley”, “David Grohl”, and more!  

With a successful United We Stand Festival we will be able to move forward immediately on projects such as:

• Free & Equal National Database
• Free & Equal Honest Network
• Free & Equal Nationwide State Leadership Caucuses
• Free & Equal 10-City University Bus Tour

If you agree with what we are doing and want more FREEDOM and a brighter future for our country, then help us start NOW.

CONTRIBUTE, Volunteer, or Share on Facebook, tweet on Twitter! 

We must raise $15,000 by Monday March 25th to reserve the Verizon Arena.  As of now we are ALMOST there!  BUT LET’S DOUBLE OUR GOAL!

Even if it’s $1.00, $5.00, or $10.00.  ANY AMOUNT will make a HUGE difference.   

Thank you for your support and to all who have donated so far.  All donations are tax deductible.  

The time is now to turn up the volume of the revolution peacefully and positively so our youth and everyone else can become Free & Equal always and forever with the United We Stand Festival.

If you donate $25 or more, we’ll send you a Commemorative DVD of the 2012 Free & Equal Elections Presidential Debates personally autographed by Christina Tobin and you’ll also be sponsoring a local student whom we’ll invite for free!

PS:  Get even more inspired by listening to our
Free & Equal theme song by Jordan Page HERE!

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 Two days to go and with everyone’s support we can book the venue for our UNITED WE STAND FESTIVAL. 

Please help us this weekend by making a tax-deductible donation of any amount, even just $5.00.  If all our 53,000 supporters reading this message made a $1.00 donation then we would not only reach our goal, we’d crush it!

The United We Stand Festival will be the KICK-OFF to our 10-stop United We Stand University Bus Tour which will offer solutions and inspire our youth to get involved in many ways, including running for 2014 local races. It’s time to take back our government.  

Tickets will officially go on sale next week through Ticketmaster.  But click here to reserve your tickets before and you will automatically be entered into a drawing for VIP backstage passes.

Thank you to those of you who donated at the start of our campaign for the first three days.

If coming to Arkansas isn’t possible, how about sponsoring a local student instead? There are 150,000 16-24-year-olds enrolled at area colleges and high schools.  For every $25 donated we’ll invite a student for free!

We have 17,500 seats to fill!

Thank you for your support!

The Free & Equal Team

P.S. If you donate $25 or more, we’ll send you a Commemorative DVD of the 2012 Free & Equal Elections Presidential Debates.

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Free & Equal is determined to accomplish many things before the next election cycle… Starting with putting the Commission on Presidential Debates OUT OF BUSINESS! 

First step: our UNITED WE STAND MOVEMENT 

Free & Equal Elections Foundation must raise $15,000 by March 25th, 2013 to secure the Verizon Arena venue in Little Rock, Arkansas for the United We Stand Festival scheduled for June 22, 2013.

Thousands have now joined our cause. With a successful UWS Festival, the call for meaningful electoral reform is within reach.

We will foster and spread the demand for reform throughout the USA by utilizing music & social media. Free & Equal believes that change for the good can also be good fun!

Our plan is to educate, excite, and offer millions of Americans a fresh chance to experience and participate in Presidential and other debates like never before via Fair, Free, and Open Elections. 

“Clean up the electoral process, and there will be a bright future for all.” -Christina Tobin Founder & Chair of Free & Equal

This event will kick-start our movement of giving voters more voices and more choices and just like the Presidential Debates in 2012 we’ll broadcast the event globally.

Please hit the DONATE button now to help us book the Verizon Arena! 

Thank you for your support!

The Free & Equal Team
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Golden State is an indie rock band from Los Angeles, CA. Band members include James Grundler (vocals/guitar), Marc Boggio (guitar), Fern Sanchez (drums), and Elias Reidy (bass), formerly of The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. Vocalist James Grundler is known for his rock band called Paloalto. James’ work with Paloalto on the band’s two albums on American Recordingswere produced by Rick Rubin. James was with a band from San Luis Obispo, California, thedinpedels.

Their song “All Roads Lead Home” was featured on the Discovery Channel show Deadliest Catch^[1] and an episode of the TV series Flashpoint, and also on the soundtrack for the movieDolphin Tale. (From Wikipedia)

Enjoy Golden State Performing Bombs

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She hosted ZEROtalk, the number one radio program previously broadcast on KUCI 88.9 FM and now podcast on www.elizabethzero.com.

In 2012 she wrote and performed comedy as an entertainment correspondent for Doug McIntyre, John Phillips, and Geraldo Rivera on KABC 790 AM.

Currently she writes, hosts, and produces for various projects including ZEROtalk TV.  …her online radio show transformed to an online TV talk show.

Elizabeth Imus-Zero On the Street

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Camp spent the following years performing three shows per night at Ha! Comedy Club, N.Y.C. and performing at between 70 and 100 colleges per year. Camp performed at the first five Netroots Nations for the liberal blogosphere as well as the 2008 Democratic National Convention, performing during presentations that also featured President Obama, Hillary Clinton, Al Gore, Harry Reid, and John Edwards.

He gained a lot of attention when he appeared on Fox News morning show Fox & Friends in 2008, when, before the presidential campaign, they asked him to do left-wing jokes along with a right-wing comedian. Instead he went live on air saying “What is Fox News? It’s just a parade of propaganda, isn’t it? It’s just a…festival of ignorance. The video clip went viral online and was viewed by millions. (From Wikipedia)

Watch Lee Camps Moment of Clarity Show, Billionaires

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Filmmaker Christina Heller, along with co-producer Craig Goodale, made the documentary Libertopia , which follows the journeys of three individuals who decided to move to New Hampshire to participate in the Free State Project. Heller sat down to talk with Reason.tv’s Ted Balaker about the project and says that the passion and principled nature of the Free Staters inspired her and may just have changed her from a liberal into a libertarian

The Free State Project was proposed by a Yale PhD student in 2001, and the goal was to convince 20,000 pro-liberty activists to commit to moving to New Hampshire in hopes of transforming the state’s politics back to its “Live Free or Die” roots. So far, the project reports that there are more than 10,000 participants, and almost 900 “early movers” have already settled there.

 Creating a Free State – Filmmaker Christina Heller on Building a Libertopia in New Hampshire

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William Melvin “Bill” Hicks was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, and musician. His material largely consisted of general discussions about society, religion, politics, philosophy, and personal issues.

Bill Hicks was born December 16, 1961 and passed away February 26, 1994

 Watch Bill Hicks Below on The Kennedy Assissination

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Born George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, actor, and writer/author who won five Grammy Awards for his comedy albums.^[22] Carlin was noted for his black humor as well as his thoughts on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and various taboo subjects.

Carlin and his “Seven Dirty Words” comedy routine were central to the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, in which a 5–4 decision by the justices affirmed the government’s power to regulate indecent material on the public airwaves. (From Wikipedia)

Watch George Carlin on the American Dream

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Rebelution is a band from Santa Barbara, California. Originally formed in 2004, members Eric Rachmany of San Francisco (vocals/guitar), Matt Velasquez (vocals/guitar, former), Rory Carey (keyboard) Wesley Finley of Prunedale (drums), and Marley D Williams of Point Arena (bass) met in college while residing in Isla Vista, a beach-side community in Santa Barbara.Throughout 2004-2005, Rebelution began to build momentum through consistently playing local shows and by independently releasing an EP.

Rebelution released their first full-length album “Courage to Grow” in June 2007, which would become the breakthrough album for the band. The album was praised for its crafty melodies, socially-conscious lyrics, and savvy musicianship. “Courage to Grow” went on to garner mass downloads and radio play on stations such as San Francisco’s Live 105 where their single “Safe and Sound” was played on heavy rotation, with spins on San Diego’s 91X and Los Angeles’s KROQ.(From Wikipedia)

 Enjoy Rebelution Performing Change The System

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Lawrence Krisna Parker (born August 20, 1965), better known by his stage names KRS-One (a backronym for Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone, also, K,R and S are letters from both his middle name and the name of the Hindu god, Krishna), and Teacha, is an American rapper of Jamaican descent.

At the 2008 BET Awards, KRS-One was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for all his work and effort towards the Stop the Violence Movement as well as the overall pioneering of hip hop music and culture. (From Wikipedia)

Enjoy KRS One Performing AZTECHNICAL

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Matthew Paul Miller (born June 30, 1979), known by his Hebrew name and stage name Matisyahu (“Gift of God”), is an American reggae and alternative rock musician. Known for blending traditional Jewish themes with reggae, rock and hip hop beatboxing sounds, Matisyahu’s 2005 single “King Without a Crown” was a Top 40 hit in the United States.^[1]Since 2004, he has released four studio albums as well as two live albums, two remix CDs and two DVDs featuring live concerts. In addition, Matisyahu played the role of Tzadok in The Possession, a supernatural horror film directed by Ole Bornedal and co-produced by Sam Raimi. Through his career, Matisyahu has worked with Bill Laswell reggae producers Sly & Robbie, and Kool Kojak.

Enjoy Matisyahu  Performing One Day

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Michael Franti

He is also an outspoken supporter for a wide spectrum of peace and social justice issues. (From Wikipedia)

Enjoy Michael Franti Performing Hey World Don’t Give Up

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In 1979, Ziggy and his siblings Cedella, Stephen, and Sharon made their recording debut with their father, “Children Playing in the Streets“. The Melody Makers, as the group came to be known, played occasionally for several years, including at their father’s funeral in 1981. Their debut LP was Play the Game Right, which was a very pop-oriented album, earning Ziggy some derision from critics.

The band’s label, EMI, wanted to market Ziggy as a solo act, and so the Melody Makers moved to Virgin Records, where they recorded Conscious Party (1988, produced by Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth). The album was critically and popularly successful, as was One Bright Day (1989) and Jahmekya (1991). (From Wikipedia)

Ziggy Marley Performing Wild and Free

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Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16, 1982), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco (pron.: /ˈluːpeɪ/ loo-pay), is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to fame in 2006 following the success of his debut album, Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor.

He also performs as the frontman of rock band Japanese Cartoon under his real name. As anentrepreneur, Fiasco is the chief executive officer of 1st and 15th Entertainment. (From Wikipedia)

Enjoy Lupe Fiasco  Words I Never Said

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Background: Top Two means that only the top two vote-receiving candidates in the primary make it onto the ballot. This means that a general election would only feature two candidates, who could be both Democrat or both Republican.

During the interview, Christina points out the sterilizing effects of Top Two. Third parties and independents would cease to exist. Top Two is currently in place in California, Washington and Louisiana. In Louisiana, only one incumbent has ever been voted out of office in a thirty-year period.

In the 2012 general election, the Free & Equal Elections Foundation participated in a grassroots effort to defeat Proposition 121 which would have installed Top Two in Arizona. As part of the effort, Free & Equal hosted a nonpartisan discussion panel at the Goldwater Institute on October 9, 2012.The video of this panel is available on the Free & Equal website.

Through a nonpartisan coalition featuring Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, Greens, the League of Women Voters and the Free & Equal Elections Foundation , Top Two was ultimately defeated by a 2-to-1 margin in Arizona.

This victory in Arizona would not have been possible without honest media like Ben Swann and the nonpartisan grassroots movement. Together, concerned citizens were able to overcome a proposition that had been created by the worst elements active in politics today. Since the defeat of Top Two in Arizona, it has faced challenges elsewhere from citizens unwilling to have their voting power diminished. The defeat of Top Two in Arizona proves the power of the grassroots and the ability of the grassroots to create a ripple effect.

PS: If you’re committed to bringing more voices and choices to the process, then make a one time, or a recurring donation of any amount to Free & Equal because with your support we’ll never give up

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Amber Lyon, a three-time Emmy award-winning journalist, became famous during the Arab Spring, when she reported on Bahrain’s human rights violations and couldn’t get CNN to air certain stories; she investigated further and discovered that CNN was in fact was taking money from dictators worldwide in exchange for content.

Since Amber Lyon was fired after over a year of conflict with her bosses, she has been pursuing her vision of journalism by acting “as a watchdog of government and a muckraker, not a puppet.”

Free & Equal is dedicated to supporting integrity like Amber’s by uniting all honest media, musicians, authors, leaders, and providing support for grassroots movements and causes, including breaking the stranglehold of the two-party system.

Free & Equal’s next two podcasts will feature Intellectual Revolution’s Ty Loomis and Matt McKinney (www.intellectualrevolution.tv). Then 2012 Presidential Candidates -Gov. Gary Johnson of Libertarian Party (www.garyjohnson2012.com) and Jill Stein of the Green Party (www.jillstein.org). Stay tuned!

Creating honest media can only be done with the help of people who are tired of mainstream misdirection.

You can subscribe to the Free & Equal podcast through iTunes directly or through Podomatic at this link. You also can listen to the show through the Free & Equal mobile app currently available for the Android device and soon to be available for iPhone.

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2/22/2013

Chicago, Il -“If ever you can bring about revolutionary changes, two things would be required: young people would have to be involved and you would need music.” – Dr. Ron Paul

Free & Equal is proud to announce that Golden State, an internationally recognized indie rock band whose music has been featured all over the world, including a  recent performance of “All Roads Lead to Home” on American Idol, will be performing at the United We Stand Festival in Little Rock, Arkansas this Spring.

Golden States’ powerful music includes the anthem “Bombs” which became an inspiration for many to support for Dr. Ron Paul’s message to end the wars.  “Bombs” shares the message that peaceful and united citizens have the power to cause monumental change, including ending the wars.

Golden State is the first of many honest musicians to step forward and guide the movement through powerful, heartfelt music. Free & Equal’s mission is to unite and encourage honest musicians like Golden State and also honest leaders, authors, comedians, artists and more to create a strong, unified message of peace and prosperity.

During the podcast, James Grundler, lead singer of Golden State, points out that music can reach those who are disaffected and disheartened by politics: “We’re not going to use a politician’s name or use the word ‘Congress’ because all that does is limit you. But if you can make it more poetic more people can catch on and the message can be shared with more people.” By using music, more people can be reached with the fundamental message of peace and prosperity, which stands above and apart from any specific politician.

This message is the Free & Equal message about an open, transparent world where power is not in the hands of special interests; a world where new solutions and ideals take precedence over the corrupt ways of the past. And in Golden State, that message has a powerful supporter.

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Get Behind the Green Mask by Rosa Koire on Amazon

President and Founder of the Free & Equal Elections Foundation Christina Tobin interviews Rosa Koire, author of “Behind the Green Mask,” a step-by-step guide to fighting Agenda 21 in every city, county and state.

During the interview, Rosa Koire explains that the fight against Agenda 21 “is a nonpartisan fight and it’s worldwide.” Agenda 21, as a plan to monitor, restrict and control, is being put into action right now in every neighborhood, city and county.

As a forensic real estate appraiser specializing in eminent domain valuation for twenty-eight years, Rosa Koire saw firsthand how corporate special interests hide behind buzzwords like ‘sustainable development’ and ‘smart growth.’ She watched as corporations used the environment as an excuse to grow corporate power. As a former environmental activist, Rosa Koire was dismayed to see good ideas like ‘sustainability’ and ‘going green’ used to erode citizens’ rights.

As Rosa Koire says “awareness is the first step in the resistance.” Throughout this interview, she gives pointers on how to recognize Agenda 21 at work in your local, state and national government.

As Free & Equal knows, part of empowering citizens is breaking through the jargon used by the elite and returning honesty to public discourse. Rosa Koire’s explanation of Agenda 21’s hidden aims is a crucial step in that process.

Through building awareness, educating voters and uniting honest media, activists and citizens, Free & Equal and activists like Rose Koire will overturn the status quo and make a profound difference.

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The Free & Equal Arkansas Caucus is booming, with nine committed and hard-working members joining in only two months.

The Arkansas Caucus is the beginning of a concerted effort by grassroots Americans to create a fair and open electoral process.By uniting leaders and activists from across the political spectrum— including Independents, Campaign for Liberty activists, Greens, Libertarians, Occupy LR members as well as former Republicans and Democrats—these local activists will monitor legislation, serve as a point of contact for elected officials and the press, watch for appropriate litigation opportunities, and unite honest leaders, entertainers and activists.

By empowering third parties and independents, the group hopes to break the stranglehold of the two-party system and encourage more voices and solutions in electoral politics.    On February 14, the Arkansas Caucus continues its work by participating in the “Voice of the People” event sponsored by KABF 88.3. More than 30 grassroots organizations will participate in this event at the State Capitol from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m and take advantage of the opportunity to provide legislators and the public with information about their particular concerns and issues.

During these events, the Arkansas Caucus will spread the word about the United We Stand Free & Equal Summit. This event, in Little Rock, Arkansas, this Spring, will feature honest musicians, celebrities, authors, comedians and leaders of the movement to end the power of corporations and special interests by giving the voice back to the people.   Through uniting all these leaders, Free & Equal is planting the seed of a movement which will ultimately return power to the individual voter, find new solutions, and introduce a new era in American politics!

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Joshua Fauver began his journey into political activism with the Youth for Ron Paul campaign. He loved every moment of working with liberty-minded youth. But after the caucus, when Ron Paul did not get the delegation to Tampa, Josh started searching for other candidates to support. The problem was, there was no central location to get information about third-party candidates.

During this period, in order to understand more about alternative solutions, he watched the 2008 debates featuring Chuck Baldwin and Ralph Nader that Christina Tobin organized. That’s when he realized that he wanted something like that for 2012, so he contacted Christina.

The rest, as they say, is history. Joshua contacted Christina and asked if she was putting together a debate for 2012. Before Joshuas’s email, Christina had not even been considering hosting another debate; but his heartfelt enthusiasm was contagious. Joshua planted the seed for the 2012 debates. He even did all the initial legwork of contacting candidates and to see who would be interested. Through Joshua’s’s enthusiasm and energy, the 2012 Free & Equal debates became a reality.

The excitement of reaching out to another like-minded person about the debates and then seeing them actually happen was a profound experience for Joshua. Through his enthusiasm and hard work, he started in motion events which shared alternative ideas and solutions with 20 million people! Joshua is a great example of the peaceful, positive and effective influence that Free & Equal wants to share with the world.

Joshua Fauver is proof that the passion and energy of one person can make a difference. As our volunteer coordinator, we have no doubt that he will inspire the youth to become involved and engaged.

Welcome to the Free & Equal team, Joshua!

PS: If you feel a desire to make a difference and share our belief in the value and virtue of “More Voices, More Choices” then join Joshua and become a volunteer. And if you don’t have the time you can still make a positive contribution by making a 1 time, or recurring donation to Free & Equal. 

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Free & Equal became connected with IntellectualRevolution.tv during the 2012 election. Free & Equal was looking for political correspondents and they connected Christina to Amber Lyon and Maytha Ahlassen, who became star political correspondents for the Free & Equal presidential debates.

Intellectual Revolution began with the friendship between Matt McKinney and Ty Loomis, both pro volleyball players who traveled the world, including a stint overseas with U.S. troops in Kosovo. Together, Matt and Ty discovered incredible documentaries and videos about how to transform our world. IntellectualRevolution.tv began as a place to share these videos with family and friends. Soon it grew to be public hub for videos on global challenges, alternative news, documentaries, messages from intellectuals. Featuring videos from the Dalai Lama, Anthony Robbins and many others, the website teaches people personal empowerment and uses that as a springboard for creating a better world. As Matt says “we can evolve as human beings to create this just, sustainable planet. The website is the product of that vision.”

Intellectual Revolution is about creating a spiritual community, and moving beyond the divisiveness of two-party, corporate-backed, polarizing political discourse. Intellectual Revolution also helps bring honest musicians, comedians, athletes and artists into the movement. Matt & Ty, along with Amber Lyon, will be joining our 2013 University Bus Tour, which will feature notable speakers such as Ron Paul, Ralph Nader, Jill Stein, Jesse Ventura and more. Musicians Adam Levine of Maroon 5, Alicia Keys and Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins are a few of many being considered. Together, honest musicians, comedians, athletes and artists will empower this young, peaceful positive movement to do incredible things!

Free & Equal’s next podcast will Gov. Gary Johnson! Stay tuned!

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Little Rock – Free & Equal’s Arkansas State Leadership Caucus, a group working for fair and open elections in Arkansas, will meet with Arkansas citizens, legislators, and the local media at the “Voice of the People” Valentine’s Day meet and greet at the Capitol Rotunda on Thurs, Feb 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

According to Free & Equal’s State Leadership Coordinator, Mark Daniels, “the Voice of the People event is the perfect venue to inform Arkansas citizens, legislative leaders and over 30 independent grassroots organizations about the benefits of an electoral process that promotes more voices and more choices for Arkansas”.

Mr. Daniels also said, “The two-party system offers little in the way of new solutions to the problems of a crushing national debt, endless wars, unemployment and more. The time has come to give independent and 3rd party candidates, whose voices have been mostly muffled by the political establishment wider exposure and the opportunity to share their solutions without prior political restraint.

Free & Equal Arkansas invites anyone who wants to be a part of this movement to join and meet the Free & Equal team at the “Voice of the People” Valentine’s Day Meet & Greet and the upcoming United We Stand Free & Equal Festival in the Spring of 2013 which will feature honest leaders, musicians, celebrities, comedians, and authors of the movement to return power to the individual voter, find new solutions, and introduce a new era in American politics.

About Free & Equal

The State Leadership Caucus is a local point of contact for Arkansans. Nationally, the Free & Equal Elections Foundation is the non-profit foundation responsible for the 2012 Third Party Presidential Debate moderated by Larry King. Free & Equal’s mission is to reform federal, state and local elections by making it easier for candidates to get on ballots and ensure that all ballot-qualified candidates are included in various forums and debates. By bringing together Independents, activists, and honest media, Free & Equal is the beginning of a true grassroots movement to return power to the individual voters by breaking the stranglehold of the two-party system.

Arkansas Media Contacts:

Jessica Paxton
jesspaxton@gmail.com
901-488-0740

Greg Deckelman
gdeckelman@yahoo.com
501-218-5869

National Media Contact:
Kate Davidson, Director of Communications
kate@freeandequal.org
248-227-0727

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