Vote for Shane Bruce, Libertarian Candidate for Insurance Commissioner in GA

Ralph Hudgens, Republican candidate for Insurance Commissioner in Georgia on the left.
Hank Hill, Republican from Arlen, TX on the right.

They both sell propane and propane accessories.

Have you ever seen the two of them in the same room together? I thought not. It may be possible then that Ralph Hudgens is actually Hank Hill, and therefore a cartoon character. Actually, I'm sure he's not a cartoon character, but he is a career politician and part of the problem in government today. Mr. Hudgens has taken campaign contributions from lobbyists representing the very businesses he wishes to regulate as Insurance Commissioner. During the debates on GPB last Sunday, he even defended taking those contributions as not being any sort of conflict of interest. This makes his stance on the office a bit of a mockery, somewhat cartoonish, if you will.

This is why you should cast your vote for a real man, a man's man. Someone with principles founded in Liberty and the Free Market. No more back room dealings, no more bribes....uh, contributions from those he would be regulating.

Shane Bruce, Libertarian Candidate for Insurance Commissioner in GA.

A Little Dialog With Raycom Media About John Monds

I was really angry with Raycom Media after sending them a note about their exclusion of John Monds in their debate tonight, wherein I said:
"I find it increasingly more difficult each day to stomach the exclusion of Mr. John Monds from debates and for that matter even being recognized as a legitimate candidate. For the first time ever, Libertarians are on the ballot for every statewide office available and John Monds is the reason it's possible. When he ran in 2008, for Public Service Commission, John Monds collected 1.2 million votes from people that don't want to have the same ole same ole in state government. 1.2 Million people. 1.2 million Georgians that you are ignoring by your actions. I hope your advertisers understand that you are ignoring 1.2 million potential buyers of their products and services. Shame on you and your station for excluding him from the debate this evening. You are doing a true disservice to your community and the state of Georgia."

The reply came not from the WALB station in Albany, GA where I complained, but from some corporate big wig at Raycom Media.

"I was asked to email you to explain how we reached a decision to not include Mr. Monds in tonight's debate. When we made a decision to hold this debate, we set a standard that a candidate must be polling at 10% or higher to qualify for participation. We used the Rasmussen polling as our guide and at no point did your candidate meet our minimal required threshold.
The reasoning behind this decision is to ensure that we are not opening up our forum to non-viable candidates who's only interest is to further an agenda and not answer the questions being asked. While I'm sure your candidate would have fallen into that category, we have to set some sort of standard to be fair to all. I think you wouldn't have to look any further than last night's New York City mayor's debate to witness the mockery of process our rule is aimed at avoiding.
I hope this answers your questions regarding our decision. If not, feel free to contact me.
Regards,
Larry Silbermann
Regional News Director
912-238-8476
http://www.raycommedia.com/"

My reply, and it's a damned good one too, if I might say so myself:

Larry,
You mock a candidate and the country's third largest party by comparing him to Jimmy McMillan of NY. If you want to play gutter politics and business as usual, that's up to you. It is not your job to vet candidates based on Rasmussen polling data, the State of Georgia has already done the vetting for you. Your job is to present to the state an honest debate of all of the candidates, even if you don't think they can win. It's not up to you.
Regards,
Doug Harman
Athens, GA

If you think Liberty and the Rights of you as a Georgia Voter, or hell any US Citizen for that matter are being infringed upon by the arbitrary bias of some minor market television wannabes, then by all means -
Feel Free To Contact Larry At The Above Address!

John Monds is trending up while the other two are trending down.

Take away from the GPB Debates

Libertarian John Monds " I want to get government out of your business"
Democrat Roy Barnes "I want government to control your business"
Republican Nathan Deal " I am in the politics business"

I urge you to support Libertarian candidate John Monds.
www.votemonds.com

John Monds on Security of College Campuses

Libertarian candidate for Governor of Georgia, John Monds knocked one out of the park during the Georgia Public Broadcasting debate between Mr. Monds (L), Roy Barnes (D) and Nathan Deal (R) earlier this evening in Atlanta at the GPB studios. The debate was sponsored by the Student Government Associations of 5 Georgia universities.
When asked directly how Mr. Monds would address the problems of increasing violent crimes on college campuses. Mr. Monds made note of the fact that college campuses, being "gun free zones" in Georgia, are a breeding ground for victims.
One of the best ways to deter violent crimes being committed against students and faculty, in Mr. Monds' opinion, would be to allow students and faculty who are legally eligible to carry concealed weapons to do so on college campuses.
Why should the Board of Regents in Georgia be allowed to make a rule that super cedes the Constitutions of both the United States of America and the State of Georgia?
Mr. Monds expressed his belief that the right to self defense should never be infringed upon by government. His commentary about the fact that campus police, much like their counterparts in the public, can't be everywhere, all of the time. That reminds me of an old joke, "why do you carry a gun? - Because a cop is too heavy" or "when seconds count, the police are only minutes away". The argument is made time and again about the maturity of college students and if it's smart to have them in possession of concealed weapons. First of all, they would have to be legally eligible to carry a concealed weapon. That means in Georgia, they would have to be at least 21 years of age, pass a GBI background check and be in possession of a permit issued by the state. You only have to be 18 to join the military, carry weapons and go to war and last I checked, most people believe that those young people are the finest military in the world. Kind of a double standard.
You will have to decide for yourself where you stand on this issue, but I can tell you where I stand on this question of Liberty. Right next to Mr. Monds.

GA Libertarian Candidate For Governonr, John Monds Treated Unfairly By Athens Radio Host

On Friday August 13th, GA Libertarian Gubernatorial candidate John Monds was interviewed on WGAU 1340am. (The interview starts just after minute 29).
Talk show host Tim Bryant all but heckled Mr. Monds during the interview. After the interview was over and Mr. Monds was no longer on the phone, Bryant proposed that there was no way that a Libertarian cold possibly be the next Governor of GA and went on to make a joke about the Libertarian Party in general.
It's this sort of slanted opinion, forget journalism, that keeps the 2 major parties in business. Make fun of the little guy and convince the masses that they are insignificant and don't deserve a second thought.
"If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in the dark with a mosquito" -- Betty Reese