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LPIN Podcast: Chris Spangle, Executive Director

LPIN Editor

Published: June 8, 2010

The Executive Director of a State Party gets little sleep during the election season, especially before an event like a state convention. LPIN Ed Chris Spangle details what his office has been doing in the days before the convention, and will be doing in the half year leading up to November’s general election.

Listen to the new podcast here: 046 Chris Spangle, Executive Director

Audio can be used freely if attributed to LPIN and www.lpin.org.

The LPIN podcast is a feature of the LPIN, highlighting candidate and member efforts through direct interviews. The program is hosted by Libertarian Party of Hamilton County Chair Mike Kole. You can also subscribe through iTunes by clicking here. You can also search for this podcast in the iTunes directory.

The Politics of Hypocrisy

LPIN Editor

Published: June 7, 2010

Executive Director Chris Spangle recently appeared on a special edition of “Abdul in the Morning” with Abdul-Hakim Shabazz. It was titled the “Politics of Hypocrisy” and ran on WXNT over Memorial Day weekend. It examines the Mark Souder affair and morality and ethics in politics. The panelists were Curt Smith of the Indiana Family Institute on the right, Bil Browning of Bilerico on the left, and Spangle representing the Christian Libertarian perspective.

Click here to listen to the podcast. WXNT – The Politics of Hypocrisy

A Penny for your Thoughts…

Rex Bell

Published: June 7, 2010

Sometimes things just have a way of working out.

Last week THIS STORY came out about a judge in the Hagerstown Town Court (who just happens to be my bride of 34 years and a twice elected Libertarian, Susan Bell), and a man who wanted to pay his seat belt ticket fine with 2500 loose pennies. The defendent was upset about the law that requires adults to wear a seat belt. And rightfully so. Wearing a seat belt belongs in the “Good Idea, Bad Law” category. Seat belt laws create and address another victimless crime, something Libertarians would like to see a lot less of.

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Book Review: Lies The Government Told You by Andrew Napolitano

LPIN Editor

Published: June 7, 2010

Contrary to the famous quote by Mark Twain there are four, not three, types of lies. Twain’s famous trio is Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics. To his credit he never envisioned the Big Lie. In short, the Big Lie can be defined as a lie so outrageous, so inconceivable, and so preposterous that its very audacity lends credence to its validity.

Judge Andrew Napolitano’s latest book is Lies the Government Told You – Myth, Power, and Deception in American History. In it, he examines 17 common misconceptions average Americans hold due to the Lies and Big Lies our government has promoted through the years. Let us examine in a limited fashion one of these lies.

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Let’s Put the Oil Spill Crisis to Good Use and Take Control

Chris Spangle

Published: June 4, 2010

“You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” Rahm Emanuel

Finally, Rahm and I agree on something! Unfortunately, we’re going to part ways on the solution to putting the Deepwater Horizon crisis to good use. The Obama administration and the left will argue that the Federal Government needs to interfere more in the operations of oil companies, and needs to toughen environmental standards. I believe that this path lessens the self-interest and responsibility to protect it’s bottom line, and ultimately to protect our environment. Government interference, crony capitalism and the systemic failures it breeds are as much to blame for the spill as British Petroleum.

This episode explains perfectly why the American (and World) population are frequently growing tired of a class of people that say they are all-knowing and yet are all-failing while sticking us with the bill. It’s why the groaning for more personal responsibility is beginning to grow.

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Rex Bell Wins the 2010 Thomas Paine Award at the LP National Convention

LPIN Editor

Published: June 4, 2010

Libertarian Party of Indiana leader, candidate, and frequent LPIN.org blogger Rex Bell Rex Bell has won the National Libertarian Party’s Thomas Paine Award for his literary efforts in communicating libertarian ideas.

The Thomas Paine award honors individuals within the Libertarian Party who have excelled in the area of communications. Hoosier Eric Schansberg won this award in 2008.

From the Richmond Pal-Item:

Bell writes a monthly newspaper column, “A Libertarian Perspective,” and a blog, “TheBellCurve,” which can be found at www.rexbell.com.

He also is a contributor to the Palladium-Item Viewpoints page and has a blog on the P-I’s website at www.pal-item.com/blogs/thebellcurve

Bell is a candidate for Indiana House District 54, and is chairman of the Libertarian Party of Wayne County.

New Libertarian Party National Chair Opposes California Proposition 14

LPIN Editor

Published: June 3, 2010

Editor’s Note: If you can help make phone calls in opposition of this proposition, we can tip the polls against this bill before it spreads! Click here to find out how Hoosier libertarians can make a difference.

WASHINGTON – Mark Hinkle, newly elected chair of the National Libertarian Party, and former chair of the Libertarian Party of California, issued the following statement today about California’s Proposition 14, the “Top-Two” elections measure:

“Californians, please vote NO on Proposition 14. This is not the change we need. This Top Two system will shut out all but two voices in our November elections, which are the elections that count. Now more than ever, we need more political voices and broader representation on the November ballot, but this proposition will do just the opposite.

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Former LPIN Chairman Mark Rutherford elected LNC Vice Chair

LPIN Editor

Published: June 3, 2010

Former LPIN Chair Mark Rutherford was elected Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee on Sunday, at the National Convention of the Libertarian Party in St. Louis, MO.

Rutherford will serve a two-year term, and is an additional Hoosier voice helping to lead and direct the national Party, the other being Rebecca Sink-Burris.

This interview was conducted shortly after Rutherford’s election at the Convention. Listen to the new podcast here: 050 Mark Rutherford elected LNC Vice Chair

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Libertarian Party of Indiana Plans Booth at Indy 1500 Gun and Knife Show

LPIN Editor

Published: June 1, 2010

The Libertarian Party of Indiana will have a large presence at the State’s largest gun and knife show, the Indy 1500 Gun and Knife Show at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Paul Morrell (Rush County Chair), Jerry Titus (Howard County Chair), and Tim Maguire (Marion County Chair) have collaborated to organize an “Operation Politically Homeless” outreach event.

Whether you’re a candidate or an aspiring Libertarian activist, please consider coming out and taking a turn in the booth, it’s a great opportunity to develop canvassing experience.

Come join us in promoting our party and enjoy some libertarian fellowship to boot!

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