Posts Tagged ‘Third Party 2012’

NEWS FLASH FROM NEWSMAX.COM: Pat Buchanan Becomes Ron Paul and Explains—On 9/11– Why and How the American Empire Must End IMMEDIATELY.

Sunday, September 11th, 2011

By Ted Becker

Pat Buchanan in Oval Office with President Reagan in 1982

The most conservative web news portal that I read regularly is www.newsmax.com Frankly, I almost didn’t want to read any more about 9/11 today (Sunday, September 11, 2011)…because to me, that date reminds me too much of the stupidity of America’s foreign “policy”—a series of “plans” that have led to the unfolding disasters confronting the U.S.A. today and well into the foreseeable future.

But I opened their newsletter and saw that they had a column by one of America’s leading “conservative” thinkers, Pat Buchanan, with his take on 9/11—and its aftermath— (more…)

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“Matt Damon for President 2012”: A Movement Already Begun To Draft The Man To Lead the Greatest American Third Party

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011

By Ted Becker

An actor running for president?  Ridiculous.  Oh, wait a minute.  What did Ronald Reagan do before he was a politician? Let’s see. He was a Grade B movie actor (with a great personality) and second banana leading man in many lousy flicks. Arnold Schwartzenegger would have been an ideal Republican candidate for president except that he really was not born in the U.S.A.  How about the late Sonny Bono—another second banana entertainer as a Republican Congressman? The list gets even longer with professional athletes.

Somehow, until the present time a major “leading man” type, who is actually extremely bright, extremely knowledgeable about politics, good looking, charismatic….and PROGRESSIVE in his thinking about political matters has not come along. Certainly, Robert Redford and Paul Newman might have made great presidents, but they had other ideas about how to do good for humanity…and did it. (more…)

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Another Sign of New Third Party in 2012: Ron Paul and Barney Frank Sponsor Bill Allowing States to Deal with Marijuana in Their Own Way

Friday, June 24th, 2011

By Ted Becker

Thanks to the New York Daily News for these photos

This time, it’s the fight to remedy the dismal failure called “The War on Drugs”, in particular marijuana.  Ron Paul—a Libertarian—and Rep. Barney Frank, a liberal Democrat—are collaborating on a bill in Congress to keep the Feds from interfering with personal use of Pot in states that make it legal—usually by citizens going around their legislatures via Citizens Initiatives.  It’s usually called “medicinal marijuana.” (more…)

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Here Comes the “Real” Third Party for 2012: Rand Paul + Dennis Kucinich + Ron Paul + Ralph Nader + Bernie Sanders + Michael Moore + Bill Maher

Sunday, June 19th, 2011

By Ted Becker

Third parties have been a very important part of American history.  They’ve arrived at pivotal moments and caused seismic shifts in the politics of their day.  Most Americans don’t realize that the Republican Party started as a third party, united under Lincoln to win the presidential election of 1860. Their victory was a major factor behind the start of The Civil War. They beat the Whigs and Democrats and became a majority party nationally up to The New Deal.

The Populist Party was a serious force in national debate and politics at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th.  Though they didn’t win the presidency, most of their party platform became law through statutes or constitutional amendments within a few years. And Theodore Roosevelt’s Bull Moose Party won a large amount of  votes (around 20%) and gave the 1912 election to the Democrats over the Republicans.  In more recent times, Ross Perot managed to set up a nationwide Reform Party in a few months of 1992…and his 19% of the vote cost George W. H. Bush re-election. (more…)

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Ron Paul Revere’s Midnight 2011 Ride: The Fascists Are Coming (and They’re Called “Congress”)

Monday, May 30th, 2011

By Ted Becker

Last week, Congress passed a new and depraved version of the totally misnamed and misleading “The Patriot Act.”  Many Democrats and Republicans in the House of Representatives opposed it…but not nearly enough.   Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas), in his remarks to Congress, called it the “Last Nail” in the coffin of what used to be called “The American Republic.” (more…)

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The Third Party That Would Really Change America for the Better: Ralph Nader Sees New Libertarian-Progressive Alliance in 2011-12 Congress

Saturday, January 15th, 2011

By Ted Becker

For about 35 years now, I have known that there is a natural alliance between the ideology of the American far right, particularly the Libertarians, and the ideology of the Green Movement in America…which aligns with those who call themselves “progressives.” If only these rather significant political groups could see beyond the confines of their ideology and come together merely on their common ground, they would instantaneously attract the vast majority of the alienated American middle and working classes to their program or “platform.” As for the differences, put them aside for a while.

Ralph Nader Vote Green 2000

Could this actually be happening today? Well, for those of you who don’t know, Ralph Nader—the lifelong opponent of American corporatism–ran for president of the United States in 2000 as the nominee of The U.S. Green Party. He received tens of thousands votes in Florida and there can be little doubt that this was a major factor that caused Al Gore to lose that state and the election to George W. Bush. So, third party politics, once again in American history, showed that it can be a major factor in U.S. elections at the national level.
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