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He’s a former Marine Captain, graduate of VMI (2002), and served twice in Iraq.  And he’s presently an intelligence analyst.  And they homeschool their kids – and they are starting a farm in Western Hanover county. And Christopher G. Sullivan is the Libertarian candidate for the 55th District House seat of the retiring John Cox [...]

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I have been too angry to write about Cyprus until today.  I cannot imagine what the people in the USA or any nation would do or could do with the possibility of a forcible, foreign inspired “tax” on bank savings.  I do not subscribe to the “taxation is theft” theory of libertarianism.  But this truly [...]

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I have long said I would never give a dime to the USOC or the IOC due to the pro athletes in the Olympic Games. BUT I never said, do not support sports or Olympic sports – just find a sport or Olympic hopeful to support and DIRECTLY give to them! Here’s a chance to [...]

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I got this from the End of Day Report issued by Gary Bauer: Bishops Issue Call To Defend Life And Liberty Billy and Franklin Graham are not alone in their unprecedented involvement in this election.  America’s Catholic bishops are rallying the faithful to defend their values from an unprecedented government assault against the Catholic Church [...]

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I got this gem from a wonderful patriot – Hal Shurtleff – of Camp Constitution fame! Shurtleff advised me that St.Lawrence County in upstate New York is OUT of ICLEI!  That’s right:  OUT OF ICLEI! There was ONE activist that spoke with facts to his representative and the representative was shocked about what ICLEI was [...]

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I have to credit deep background for this news but I believe my sources are reliable. Good News:  Ron Paul won the majority of the statewide delegates in the Old Dominion!  Chris Stearns was elected to the Platform Committee! Bad News:  Donna Holt lost her election for National Committeewoman by only a handful of weighted [...]

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I have found this from the Daily Paul about the five district conventions held today in the First, Second, Third, Seventh and Eighth Congressional Districts and the word is surprisingly encouraging: Submitted by Virginian on Sat, 05/12/2012 – 18:26. Permalink Looks like we got a good number so far. Adding to the list below: CD1: [...]

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I blogged on the possibility of this actually happening last year (Why you should read Virginia Right regularly!) and it did happen:  Former Fifth District Congressman Virgil Goode was nominated on the first ballot by the Constitution Party in their national convention in Nashville Tennessee: Former Congressman Virgil Goode won the Presidential nomination of the [...]

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Is it in the water?  A time warp?  This is the biggest year for Virginia politics since 1841.  Virginia native (born in Winchester!) and resident Rick Santorum was the first resident of the Old Dominion to win a major party caucus – Iowa.  Then Virginia resident Newt Gingrich wins the SC primary, another first for [...]

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In news that was meant to influence the upcoming Washington State caucuses, but which might have as much influence in the Old Dominion, former Redskin star Clint Didier has come out for Ron Paul for President!  Yes, that Clint Didier! Here’s the report from the Daily Paul: “I believe the next President of the United [...]

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I am excited and thrilled that Ron Paul got enough signatures to be on the Virginia ballot on March 6.  That is a personal tribute to the hard work of volunteers and the campaign to collect the 10,000 signatures (with 400 from each congressional district as part of that effort) needed to get on the [...]

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Should all of us interested in true transparency in politics let this go by because it helps my candidate (For those readers of my blog from Mars, that is Ron Paul)?  Igot to speak up. Several of the GOP candidates will not be on the Virginia ballot.  Paul and former Massachusetts Governor Romney are confirmed [...]

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I was privileged to attend the Ron Paul Meetup party last evening at the River City Diner North.  There were 35-40 excited RP supporters, ranging from livelong libertarians to GOP stalwarts to even a blogger for a leading political blog in the Old Dominion! We heard some great advice from the state chairman of the [...]

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Here’s the text of the form email I got from the RP campaign in re the petition drive in the Old Dominion: Dear Sandy, Virginia’s filing deadline is coming up fast, and Ron Paul needs your help to make sure he has enough signatures to get on the ballot. Can you help us make one [...]

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This is OUTRAGEOUS!  An AMERICAN pressure group is complaining to the UNITED NATIONS about a domestic policy issue:  Alleged threat to the right to vote by state legislatures: The largest civil rights group in America, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), is petitioning the UN over what it sees as a [...]

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I wrote on this some time ago:  How Newt Gingrich is actually resident of Virginia.  When he set up his campaign, Georgia is his base of operations but he is legally a resident of Virginia.This ought to cause some soul searching among Virginia GOPers.  But it begs the question: Who might be Speaker Gingrich’s running [...]

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I am informed by Catherine Turner of the SWVA Tea Party that Abingdon has decided NOT to renew their ICLEI membership! Good afternoon Mr. Macbeth.  I understand from Cecile that you have requested to be on the November Council agenda to discuss the status of the Town’s membership in ICLEI.  In that regard, please note [...]

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The Commonwealth of Virginia has had several Presidents:  Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe (This was 24 YEARS – six terms of Virginia Chief Executives!), William Harry Harrison, Tyler, Taylor and Wilson.  [Yes, Harrison was born in VA and ran from Ohio and so did Taylor (KY) and Wilson (NJ) but they were born here!] It appeared [...]

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It would appear so. HB 1604 introduced by Delegate Dave Albo (R-Fairfax) seeks to tax out of state businesses that perform services outside of the state for Virginians “if the taxpayer has exploited the market provided by the Commonwealth to the extent that any benefit or use of such sale is to a person or [...]

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