tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54765347576840828242024-03-13T23:46:55.720-07:00Anti-War PoliticsJustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797612798342817143noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476534757684082824.post-44279495381067545382017-10-31T16:10:00.002-07:002017-10-31T16:10:32.509-07:00Rep. John Delaney running for Pres. in 2020Democratic Rep. John Delaney is running for Pres., making him the first "mainstream" Democrat to run in the 2020 cycle. He doesn't have a really long congressional tenure and thus doesn't have a lot to go by in terms of foreign policy record, but he seems decent and certainly light-years better than a neofascist such as Trump. Were he to get the Democratic nomination, I'd recommend voting for him in a close race.Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797612798342817143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476534757684082824.post-19473072584878877302017-10-19T20:45:00.000-07:002017-10-19T20:45:10.022-07:00Billings Montana local electionsMy city, Billings Montana, is having some local elections. These elections, of course, don't affect foreign policy, but since there is a mayoral candidate who is a far right Republican (who I think was a Trump supporter) and a city council candidate who was a Vietnam War era veteran who has nationalist symbolism on his facebook page, I decided it would be best to vote against these two candidates, despite whatever shortcomings their opponents may have.Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797612798342817143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476534757684082824.post-65462315320088249422017-03-02T05:58:00.002-08:002017-03-02T05:58:17.060-08:00Willie Carter webstore updateDemocratic Presidential candidate Willie F Carter has updated his webstore with new 2020 merchandise. All purchases go towards funding his 2020 Presidential campaign, and there is an option to donate as well.<br />
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<a href="http://merch01.siteprotect.com/williecarterforpresident.com/">http://merch01.siteprotect.com/williecarterforpresident.com/</a>Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797612798342817143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476534757684082824.post-22061191519920306432017-01-22T21:38:00.000-08:002018-01-23T12:58:36.132-08:00Willie Carter, Jack Fellure, and Rocky De La Fuente declare 2020 candidacies. It appears as though three perennial candidates have declared their intentions to once again run for President in 2020. Willie Carter, who has ran in every US Presidential election since 1988, Jack Fellure, the 2012 Prohibition Party nominee and frequent Republican primary candidate, and Rocky De La Fuente, who was the Reform Party nominee of 2016, have all expressed intentions to run for President in the next cycle. Carter is supportive of removing US troops from Afghanistan and cooperating with other countries. He ran as a Democratic write-in candidate in several states last year, receiving a few recorded write-in votes which can be found on thegreenpapers.com. Fellure is an ultra-conservative Christian fundamentalist whose foreign policy views are not entirely known, although he has criticized "flag burners and draft dodgers" before, which does not bode well for him holding any sort of anti-war type of views. De La Fuente seems to hold non-interventionist views as far as the military is concerned, but his 2016 running mate was a rabid Zionist by the name of Michael Steinberg who took fierce pro-Israel positions which are inherently pro-war and intervention. I could potentially recommend voting for De La Fuente in 2020 if he chooses a better running mate the next cycle. Despite Carter's shortcomings, he's still more anti-war than Republicans are and even perhaps most Democrats, including Sanders. I would not recommend voting for Fellure under any circumstances unless I later acquire information to suggest he holds some kind of non-interventionist views. None of the three appear to have started fundraising yet, although Carter's 2016 webstore is still active and possibly his 2016 donation venues as well, which he may possibly use for 2020 funding of his campaign. I have not checked the donation link for De La Fuente to see if it's still active or not, but his website still reflects his 2016 run. The only things on Carter's page that seem to have been updated to reflect 2020 are his volunteer page and a page that shows some campaigning he did in December.Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797612798342817143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476534757684082824.post-91126813485112635912016-10-06T02:40:00.000-07:002016-10-06T02:40:14.662-07:00Differences between Socialist and Green Party nominees on the Syrian issueThere appear to be some key differences on the outlook of the Socialist and Green Party nominees on the Syrian question this election. While Green Party nominee Jill Stein supports the US working with Russia and Iran to help secure the Syrian government's claim on all of it's sovereign territory, the Socialist Party USA nominee Emidio Soltysik is in opposition to this plan, and referred to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad as a "monster". The nominees of other socialist parties such as Party of Socialism and Liberation's Gloria La Riva and Workers World Party's Monica Moorehead are more in agreement with Stein on this issue, both in support of the Syrian government's claim to it's sovereign territory and of Russian and Iranian involvement.Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797612798342817143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476534757684082824.post-84486881190853962632016-10-06T02:36:00.000-07:002016-10-06T02:36:47.673-07:00Unaffiliated Write-in candidates running for PresidentThere are several unaffiliated write-in candidates running for President in the 2016 general election as well. Among them are Ameer Flippin, Cherunda Fox, and Laio Morris. I wasn't able to find out much about Flippin's views, but he does have a wesbite that details a select few of his standpoints. Fox seems to be conservative leaning on some issues and more critical of Hillary than of Trump, but she also supports slave reparations and ending overseas war involvement. Morris has an overall good platform of a $5,000 a month basic guaranteed income for qualifying households as well as all-around anti-war and progressive views across the board. Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797612798342817143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476534757684082824.post-20017837764601146322016-09-29T15:00:00.000-07:002016-09-29T15:00:34.812-07:002016 UpdateThe general election is close to a month away and all the party nominees have been decided. The Democrats have nominated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who had a very neoconservative pro-war voting record while in congress. The Republicans have nominated Donald Trump, who wants to increase the military budget and bring back US use of torture on terror suspects. The Libertarian Party has nominated Gary Johnson, who endorsed George W. Bush in 2000 and supported the initial invasion of Afghanistan. The Green Party has nominated Dr. Jill Stein, who expresses a desire to close US bases overseas and exhibits overall anti-war sentiment. The Socialist Party has nominated Emidio Soltysik, who also expresses strong anti-war views and opposition to US imperial ambitions overseas. Other anti-war third party candidates include Party of Socialism and Liberation's Gloria La Riva, Workers World Party's Monica Moorehead, Socialist Equality Party's Jerry White, Independent Write-in candidate Cherunda Fox, and the Prohibition Party's James Hedges.Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797612798342817143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476534757684082824.post-2605527781694260352016-06-02T00:09:00.002-07:002016-06-02T00:09:53.518-07:00Anti-War Presidential candidates of 2016Emidio Soltysik (Socialist Party USA)<br />
Gloria La Riva (Party of Socialism and Liberation)<br />
Willie Felix Carter (Democrat)<br />
<a href="http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P16/candidates.phtml#P808" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: right;">Roque "Rocky"</a> <a href="http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P16/candidates.phtml#P808" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: right;">De La Fuente Guerra</a> (Democrat)<br />
John Wolfe (Democrat)<br />
Andy Caffrey (Democrat) (Montana write-in only)<br />
James Ogle (Republican) (Montana write-in only)<br />
<br />Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797612798342817143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476534757684082824.post-79266002764983935262013-06-27T23:34:00.001-07:002013-06-27T23:34:10.255-07:00Kip Lee 2016Kip Lee has filed with the FEC to run as a Libertarian for President in the 2016 cycle. <a href="http://www.fec.gov/fecviewer/CandidateCommitteeDetail.do?candidateCommitteeId=P20000055&tabIndex=3#3">http://www.fec.gov/fecviewer/CandidateCommitteeDetail.do?candidateCommitteeId=P20000055&tabIndex=3#3</a>Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797612798342817143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476534757684082824.post-20062284407512551622013-05-23T20:52:00.000-07:002013-05-23T20:52:33.157-07:00Willie Carter Financial Report2016 Democratic Pres. candidate Willie Carter has so far reported a total of $1,448 in total campaign contributions to the FEC. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P16/candidates.phtmlJustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797612798342817143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476534757684082824.post-49474555156531349412013-05-07T23:12:00.001-07:002014-04-05T02:39:36.393-07:002016 Presidential Hopefuls Grouped By Party16 candidates have declared their intent to run in the 2016 Presidential election so far. From the Democratic Party, Jeff Boss and Willie Carter have both declared their candidacy. Boss hails from New Jersey and claims to have evidence that the NSA did 9/11. Carter is a social conservative and fiscal moderate who supports strong foreign diplomacy. Jack Fellure and Silvia Stagg are running on the Republican side. Fellure has previously ran in GOP primaries and was the Prohibition Party nominee of 2012. A Socialist Democrat by the name of Karin Swanson is also running. Charles Brannan is running with the Green Party, and Darryl Perry with the Libertarian Party. Several independents are also running, and <b>Khadijah M. Jacob-Fambro of the Revolutionary Party. <a href="http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P16/candidates.phtml">http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P16/candidates.phtml</a></b>Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797612798342817143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476534757684082824.post-81822388552617299202013-01-18T00:55:00.001-08:002013-01-18T00:55:16.437-08:00Willie Carter 2016Frequent Democratic candidate Willie Carter's website is now updated to declare his 2016 Presidential bid. <a href="http://www.williecarterforpresident.com/index.html">http://www.williecarterforpresident.com/index.html</a>Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797612798342817143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476534757684082824.post-38015255239708488872012-11-09T00:45:00.002-08:002012-11-09T00:45:44.339-08:002016 & 2020 Presidential Candidates<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Perennial candidate Timothy Kalemkarian of Westlake Village, California has already filed his paperwork for the 2016 presidential race.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Not to be outdone, Kip Lee of Redding, California has filed paperwork for the 2020 cycle.</span>Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797612798342817143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476534757684082824.post-69491288615228592462012-10-13T20:38:00.000-07:002012-10-13T20:50:28.148-07:00All Write-in Presidential Candidates in MTThese are all of the write-in Presidential candidates who have certified status in MT. Stewart Alexander and Stephen Durham are the two most anti-war choices, followed by Roseanne Barr, then "Santa Claus", then Rocky Anderson . Dennis Knill is also anti-war, but unfortunately, he is also very anti-immigrant and right wing. <a href="http://sos.mt.gov/Elections/2012/2012-General-Election-Official-Presidential-Write-In-Filings.pdf">http://sos.mt.gov/Elections/2012/2012-General-Election-Official-Presidential-Write-In-Filings.pdf</a>Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797612798342817143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476534757684082824.post-32767485548679699192012-09-24T02:55:00.001-07:002012-09-24T02:55:40.055-07:00Democratic Party CandidatesThere are currently five Presidential candidates with the Democratic Party who are currently still running that I am aware of. Incumbent President Barack H. Obama, who has received his party's nomination. John Wolfe, who ran against Obama in this year's primary, currently has certified write-in access in the state of Idaho for the General Election. Tiffany Renee Briscoe, who was formerly the nominee of the now disbanded Boston Tea Party. Willie Felix Carter, who is running a write-in campaign in states that do not require certification. And Dennis Jerome Knill, an anti-war candidate who says he is "not a politician!". All are anti-war to varying degrees, except for Mr. Obama, who has proved himself to be a neoconservative imperialist President.<br />
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<a href="http://www.johnwolfeforamerica2012.com/">http://www.johnwolfeforamerica2012.com/</a>
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<a href="http://www.briscoe2012.com/index.html">http://www.briscoe2012.com/index.html</a>
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<a href="http://www.williecarterforpresident.com/">http://www.williecarterforpresident.com/</a>
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<a href="http://dennisknillforpresident.homestead.com/">http://dennisknillforpresident.homestead.com/</a>
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<a href="http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G12/President-Details.phtml?v=c&p=DEM">http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G12/President-Details.phtml?v=c&p=DEM</a>
Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797612798342817143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476534757684082824.post-72018356411978509292012-09-24T00:06:00.000-07:002012-09-24T00:16:45.115-07:00Overview of Anti-War Options for 2012 Presidential ElectionJohn Wolfe (D) (Write-in Idaho only) - Supports "peace and prosperity, not war and austerity", opposes drone strikes, calls for Israel to return to 1967 borders. Moderate on social issues, fiscal progressive.<br />
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Tiffany Briscoe (D-I) (Write-in Maryland only) - Supports non-interventionist foreign policy, opposes drone strikes. Libertarian on fiscal and social issues.<br />
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Willie Carter (D) (Write-in where registration is not required) - Supports diplomacy in foreign policy. Socially conservative, supports healthcare being affordable for all. Overall Christian theocratic view of politics though.<br />
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Gary Johnson (L) - Moderately peaceful foreign policy, supports cuts to the military, but also takes up some neoconservative positions. <a href="http://www.briscoe2012.com/1/post/2012/4/gary-johnsons-neoconservative-foreign-policy.html">http://www.briscoe2012.com/1/post/2012/4/gary-johnsons-neoconservative-foreign-policy.html</a><br />
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Jill Stein (GPUSA) - Peaceful foreign policy, anti-war and fairly unbiased in the Israel/Palestine conflict, but is still supportive of Israel's existence as a "Jewish state". Supports sanctions in some instances.<br />
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Rocky Anderson (JPUSA) - Opposed the Iraq War, but apparently would have approved of intervention in Libya if he could have gotten congressional approval.<br />
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Virgil Goode (Con.) - Voted for both the Iraq and Afghanistan invasions while in congress, but now says he would not initiate any further wars without congressional approval.<br />
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Stewart Alexander (SPUSA) - Supports 50% cut to the military budget, immediate end to the Afghanistan war and drone strikes, and closing all U.S. bases abroad.<br />
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Peta Lindsay (PSL) - Anti-war activist, supports ending all wars and foreign occupations.<br />
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James Harris (SWP) - Anti-war and anti-death penalty activist, self-described communist, and possibly the furthest left wing candidate in the race. Has overall impressive resume and ballot access. Frequent candidate.<br />
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Jerry White (SEP) - Party platform calls for disbanding the standing army and giving reparations to countries we have wronged.<br />
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Stephen Durham (FSP) - Supports closing the pentagon. Supports right of soldiers to form labor unions.<br />
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Santa Claus (I) - Supports Ron Paul and Green Party platform.<br />
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Deonia Neveu (I) - Supports ending the war in Afghanistan.<br />
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<br />Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797612798342817143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476534757684082824.post-72261594522544241612012-09-22T18:03:00.001-07:002012-09-22T18:03:48.741-07:00Who I Am Endorsing In My StateI live in Montana, and this is who I am endorsing in each major contest.<br />
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President: Stewart Alexander (write-in)<br />
Vice President: Alex Mendoza (write-in)<br />
Senate: Dan Cox (L)<br />
House: David Kaiser (L)<br />
Governor: I do not like any of the candidates, so I'm writing in Heather Margolis, who lost the Democratic Primary, and her former running mate Steve Nelson for Lt. Governor.<br />
Attorney General: Pam Bucy (D)<br />
Secretary of State: Linda McCulloch (D)Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797612798342817143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476534757684082824.post-7043400440847041092012-09-18T22:41:00.002-07:002012-09-18T22:41:06.091-07:00Write-in Info<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">States where no declaration of candidacy for write-in status is required are: AL, IA, WI, PA, CA, VT, NH, DE, OR, RI, DE</span>
Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797612798342817143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476534757684082824.post-47179284849647357582012-09-17T10:52:00.001-07:002012-09-20T13:27:16.097-07:00Stewart Alexander recommends Stephen Durham in IllinoisThe Socialist Party USA nominee, Stewart Alexander, is recommending the candidacy of Freedom Socialist Party nominee Stephen Durham in the state of Illinois as a voting option for Illinois socialists, seeing as Mr. Alexander was not able to qualify for write-in status in that state, and Mr. Durham did. (I previously reported that this was somehow an endorsement. Mr. Alexander has clarified that this was not an endorsement, but rather simply a recommendation to Illinois socialists that Stephen Durham is a socialist option there.).Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797612798342817143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476534757684082824.post-85746367850089765782012-09-16T11:19:00.000-07:002012-09-16T11:19:00.089-07:00John Wolfe IdahoDue to the fact that Idaho did not have a Democratic Primary, John Wolfe's write-in candidacy will be an available voting option in the state of Idaho for the General Election. Wolfe had filed in the state thinking they had a primary, but they did not this year. They did in '08, and Keith Judd, the Texas inmate who won 40% of the vote against Obama in West Virginia, was actually on the Idaho ballot and won close to 2% of the vote, running against both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Wolfe challenged Obama in several state primaries earlier this year, his most impressive showing was garnering around 42% of the vote in Arkansas. He also got around 12% of the vote in Louisiana, and write-in votes in several other states, but was denied any delegates due to varies technicalities concerning state primary laws.Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797612798342817143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476534757684082824.post-46863057890192418542012-09-13T00:19:00.002-07:002012-09-13T00:19:34.398-07:00PSL and Peta Lindsay ballot access<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Gloria La Riva will be on the Colorado, Iowa, Utah, and Wisconsin ballots instead of Peta Lindsay. In Utah and Wisconsin, La Riva is listed as an independent with no running mate. In Iowa and Colorado she is listed with the Party of Socialism and Liberation. Her running mate is Stephanie Beacham in Iowa, and Filberto Ramirez Jr. in Colorado. Peta Lindsay and her running mate, Yari Osorio, are on 9 ballots so far, all listed with the Party of Socialism and Liberation except for Vermont, where they are listed as independent. Source: </span><a href="http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G12/President-Details.phtml?n=LINDSAY%2CPETA" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.thegreenpapers.com/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block;"></span>G12/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block;"></span>President-Details.phtml?n=LINDS<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block;"></span>AY%2CPETA</a>
Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797612798342817143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476534757684082824.post-30510432249053342062012-09-12T19:14:00.000-07:002012-09-12T19:14:10.783-07:00Tiffany Briscoe MarylandDespite the fact that she is no longer actively campaigning, independent libertarian candidate Tiffany Briscoe is still a write-in option for President in the state of Maryland, and possibly some other states as well.Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797612798342817143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476534757684082824.post-30376101039264432692012-09-11T20:41:00.000-07:002012-09-11T20:41:14.139-07:00Party NominationsBoth the Democratic and Republican Parties have now nominated their candidates at their respective conventions. The Democratic Party nominated incumbent President Barack H. Obama, and the Republican Party nominated former Governor of Massachusetts Willard M. Romney. None of Obama's primary challengers received any delegates at the convention. At the Republican convention, many Ron Paul delegates were seated, but they were not allowed to vote for their candidate of choice. Despite the fact that Obama is now the official Democratic Party nominee, he is not the only Democratic candidate left in the race. Willie Felix Carter, a Democratic Party candidate who was not on any primary ballots, is continuing his Presidential bid with a write-in candidacy in states that allow it without filing any form of paperwork.Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797612798342817143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476534757684082824.post-77204233878261406172012-08-06T09:48:00.003-07:002012-08-06T09:48:44.680-07:00Stewart Alexander Montana Ballot AccessStewart Alexander of the Socialist Party USA will have certified write-in access in the Montana 2012 general election.Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797612798342817143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476534757684082824.post-7510520188431041922012-08-05T00:46:00.001-07:002012-08-05T00:46:18.415-07:00Roseanne Barr Peace and Freedom PartyRoseanne Barr has received the Peace and Freedom Party nomination following the withdrawal of Rocky Anderson from their nomination process. Peta Lindsay, who had also been running for the party's nomination, decided to endorse Barr for the party's nomination instead.Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797612798342817143noreply@blogger.com0