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From Eric Dondero:

We're currently experiencing a substantial uptick in daily visitors to this website, now over 1,000 a day. Obviously, getting closer to the heart of election season 2010, must have something to do with it. But regardless, we've got lots and lots of new people visiting Libertarian Republican.

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A "libertarian streak" like most Alaskans

Excerpt (starts at approx. 7 minutes in):

JUDGE NAPOLITANO: Is Sarah Palin a social conservative or a libertarian?

SARAH PALIN: I along with most Alaskans, I think, have a libertarian streak in us that's quite healthy, and it helps guide our thinking and the way we live our life up here. Quite independent. We have a pioneer spirit... and um, a lot of that has to do with a libertarian leaning. But you know I'm proud to be registered in the Republican Party wanting to convert many Republicans... help them see the light, closer to the roots of the Republican Party, all about freedom, fighting to protect our Constitution, and again, a lot of that has to do with a philosophy of what perhaps a libertarian would be embracing too.

Major hat tip to Dittos Rush! website.

Says Community of "higher value" than the Individual

From Eric Dondero:

Fox News liberal commentator Kirsten Powers was interviewed by libertarian-conservative columnist Matt Lewis of the Daily Caller. On her personal religious views:

I also now see humanity as totally interconnected and am completely anti-individualism. It's sad that Americans believe that individualism is so great, because I really do believe we would be a better country if we held the concept of community as a higher value.

Calls fellow Alaskan Sara Palin the ultimate Individualist

Powers, a native Alaskan, went on to say that while she agrees with Sarah Palin on "almost nothing," she admitted that Palin is indeed the "quintessential Alaskan woman." Continuing:

There's a popular T-shirt line in that says, "Alaskan Women Kick Ass," which pretty much sums up how Alaskans view their women. Alaskans are very independent, self confident, nonconformist and anti-elitism... they fish, hunt, camp, ride snow machines. Alaska has a history of fierce frontier women and that legacy continues...

there has always been a sense that people who aren't from Alaska are kind of wussy. Alaskans believe they are special and different and "tougher"... I see this attitude emanate from her in terms of how she just dismissed the Beltway crowd and East Coast elites.

Editor's Note - I had the pleasure of meeting Matt Lewis back in the Spring at a Blogger's conference in Austin with Rick Perry and Andrew Breitbart.

From Eric Dondero:

Saturday morning Sharron Angle released this statement, (via Plumline, WaPo):

President Obama has once again ignored the wishes of the American people, this time at the expense of victims of 9/11 and their families. They have said overwhelmingly that the location of this mosque is an affront to the memories of their loved ones who were murdered by Islamic extremists on 9/11. Their wishes should be respected.

As the Majority Leader, Harry Reid is usually President Obama's mouthpiece in the U.S. Senate, and yet he remains silent on this issue. Reid has a responsibility to stand up and say no to the mosque at Ground Zero or once again side with President Obama---this time against the families of 9/11 victims. America is waiting.

The next day, in a released statement the Majority Leader stunned the mainstream media world with a strong rebuke of Obama. Reid said that even though Muslims have the right to build the Mosque, "it should be built elsewhere."

And then there's this recent poll from KSVM NBC 3 out of Las Vegas:

Do you agree with these propsed plans for Ground Zero?

Yes - It is a positive example of how we can move forward from 9/11 (8.4%)

No - A mosque near ground zero is insensitive to 9/11 victims' families (88.8%)

Undecided (2.8%)

America's "libertarian billionaire"

Ben Smith over at Politico has reported that David Koch, 1980 Libertarian Party Vice-Presidential candidate, has participated in a huge donation to the Republican Governors Association. News Corp, parent company of both Fox News and the NY Daily News, gave the RGA $1 million. According to the spokesman for the group Jack Horner, "News Corporation believes in the power of free markets, and the RGA’s pro-business agenda."

From Politico:

The $1 million contribution this June 24 was first reported by Bloomberg and appears on the RGA's July 15 filing with the Internal Revenue Service.

The group's other seven-figure donor is the libertarian billionaire David Koch.

Koch a Libertarian Party activist through the 1970s, ran with Ed Clark on the 1980 ticket. Together they appeared on all 50 state ballots and received 922,000 votes (1.1%), the largest vote total ever for the Libertarian Party.

“I love living in the West. I love the diverse mixture of cultures and the frontier spirit that seems to exist in all the people of the west.”

Ruth McClung is emerging from the pack of 4, as the leading Republican to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva in November. She has raised $60,000 so far, much more than her nearest Republican rival. Arizona CD-7 is overwhelmingly Democrat with a two-to-one Dem to GOP voter registration advantage.

From the Arizona Daily Star, Aug. 9:

The 28-year-old McClung, who is a rocket scientist dealing with guidance navigation, said she decided to run in 2009 when she became increasingly frustrated with what she calls Washington's "out-of-control spending." McClung, who considers herself a member of the tea-party movement, said she wouldn't have supported the stimulus package.

She said reining in spending would be her No. 1 priority.

McClung has racked up most of the major endorsements, including the Arizona Republic.

She's a devout Christian, married to husband Michael. She's a rock climber, hiker and backpacker.

On National Defense:

I will continue to fight the war on terrorism. In spite of what my opponent and the President want to call it, there are still a large number of terrorists in the world who have declared war on us...

http://www.ruth4AZ.com

LR EXCLUSIVE!

From Eric Dondero:

Breaking news out of Massachusetts. Libertarian Republican has the exclusive.

The former Independent candidate for Governor, and briefly insurgent Republican primary candidate, Christy Mihos, expresses his support for libertarian Republican Mike Stopa for Congress.

Stopa is a physicist at Havard; virtually the only "free market" voice at the university. He is a Pro-Defense libertarian.

Stopa is challenging entrenched incumbent and ultra-liberal Rep. Jim McGovern, who some have cited as "more vulnerable" this cycle.

stopaforusrep.com

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