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2009 Jake Porter--all rights reserved Libertarian Strategy Monthly

Libertarian Strategy MonthlyHerding Cats Since May 2009

Volume 1 | Issue 8 Tuesday, December 1, 2009

In This Issue:

Pages 2-3Opinion

A Sense Of Victory

Pages 4-5Opinion

Local OrganizationThe National

Committees Role

Pages 5-7Opinion

Libertarian Outreach

Food and Beverage Festivals

Page 7Breaking News

Taiber Wins In Iowa

Pages 7-10News

Election Results

Pages 10-11News

Featured Campaigns

Pages 11-12News

LNC Race Updates

Pages 13-14News

LNC Meeting Agenda

Pages 14-15Other

Little Red Hen

nIssue Brief:

Excerpted From A

Concord CoalitionPress Release

As the battle rages on overthe fiscal impact of health

care reform, lawmakers are

facing tough choices that

will affect our nations

balance sheet for years to

come. Now theres an

opportunity for voters to

take on the budget deficit

themselves. Nonprofit,

nonpartisan organizations

The Concord Coalition and

Next 10 today announced

the launch of the Federal

Budget Challenge, an

online simulation that lets

users make policy

decisions and try to reduce

the federal deficit. The

Federal Budget Challenge

follows Next 10s

successful California

Budget Challenge, an

online tool used by more

than 120,000 engaged

Californians. Concord also

released updated versions

of their other educationtools including Principles

and Priorities, Debt

Busters, and The Penny

Game.

Privacy Alert:

Excerpted From An

ACLU Blog Posting

Howard Thompson, Jr.,

incarcerated at the New

Jersey State Prison (NJSP)

since 1986, had preached at

weekly worship services

and taught bible study

classes for more than a

decade when, in 2007,

without warning or

justification, NJSP officials

banned prisoners from

preaching, even when done

under the supervision of

prison staff. The ban

deprived Thompson's

fellow prisoners of hisreligious instruction, which

chaplain staff had

previously encouraged and

believed had a positive

influence.

In response to the ban, the

ACLU and ACLU of New

Jersey filed a lawsuit on

Thompson's behalf last

November, asserting that

NJSP officials had

unconstitutionally

infringed upon Thompson'sright to freely practice his

religion. Today's

settlement will allow

Thompson to resume

preaching at Christian

worship services and

teaching bible study

classes.

If everybody in this town connected with politics had to leave town because of chasing

women and drinking, you would have no government. Barry Goldwater


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Strategy and

Opinion

A Sense of Victory

By Jake Porter

One of myfavorite writers

is John

Maxwell. Eachmonth, I read

Johns column

MaximumLeadership in

Success

magazine.Johns December article Be a

Dealer in Hope really struck a chord

with me and my feelings regarding

the Libertarian Party. In the article,there is a list containing the reactions

of people who sense victory and

people who sense defeat.

When People

Sense Victory

When People

Sense Defeat

They sacrifice tosucceed

They give us aslittle as possible

They look for ways

to win

They look for

excuses

They become

energized

They become tired

They follow the

game plan

They forsake the

game plan

They help other

team members

They hurt others

Unfortunately, the more I thought about

it and reflected upon the list, the more I

started to visually see the sense of defeatlibertarians have in their hearts. Below

are just a few examples:

Money: Why is the Libertarian Party

having difficulty raising money when

candidates such as Peter Schiff and RandPaul are raising millions of dollars? The

answer is that those individuals donating

to Rand Paul have a sense of victory.For the Libertarian Party, victory does

not necessarily need to be winning aU.S. Senate race. I remember whenMichael Badnarik ran for President in

2004. He raised almost as much money

as former Congressman Bob Barr did inhis 2008 Presidential campaign.

Michael was able to raise that much

money by doing productive things suchas producing and actually running

nationwide television advertisements.

Libertarians donated money because

they could see that their money wasgoing to something productive other

than keeping the lights on at Badnarik

campaign headquarters. In 2008,libertarians didnt see productive work

being done and withheld contributions to

the Barr campaign. In 2004, there wassense of victory even though no person

in their right mind thought that Michael

would win the election.


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Gold America GroupDiscuss Ways To Build The Libertarian Party

www.goldamericagroup.com

Excuses: If only the Libertarian Party

would (insert excuse here) we would winelections. We cannot win because ballot

access. We cannot win because the

system is rigged against us

When we have a sense of victory the

excuses will stop.

Hurt Others: Now, you listen here you

statist, communist, NAZI sympathizerwho wants to

. You

have probably all heard this type of

hyperbole attacking fellow libertariansfor holding views that differ from

another libertarian. When people sensedefeat they often start blaming their ownfriends for the failure.

Fortunately, there is a solution. Wemust start to excite our fellow

libertarians. We do this by:

Setting Goals:

What are the goals of the Libertarian

Party? What are our objectives? If ourgoal is to win elections perhaps we

should start by getting our members

appointed to city boards and elected tocity government across the nation. For

example, a goal could be to increase the

number of Libertarian party members

elected to public office by 10% in acertain election year. Ballot access in all

50 states and D.C. in a Presidential

election would also be good.

Planning

How are we going to reach our goal? If

our goal was to increase the number of

Libertarian party members elected topublic office we could assist the state

organizations with candidate

recruitment. You cannot meet your goal

if you dont have anyone running.

Achieving Our Goals

When we do reach our goal we shouldpublicize that we have won a small

victory. This gives Libertarians hope.

Doing Productive Things

People are most likely to donate their

precious money and time to things that

they find productive. If we let people

know that we are doing productivethings such as advertising people will be

more inclined to support us and worktoward accomplishing our goals.

J.D. (Jake) Porter, a 2008 BusinessAdministration graduate, previously

served as Iowa Coordinator for the 2008

Bob Barr Presidential campaign, andworked as Business Manager for the

Saint Joseph Telegraph. Today, he is the

owner of J.D. Porter Consulting, and is

the Alternate to Region 6 of theLibertarian National Committee.


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Local Organization -- TheNational Committee's Role

By Dr. George Phillies

Letters onLibertarian

Strategy #5

Strategic Planningis not a new idea.

Successful

businessmen have

been doing strategicplanning for

millennia. 25 yearsago, it was

understandable that the newly-founded

Libertarian Party would lack a strategy.

It is now 2000, not 1972.

This letter discusses a particular strategy-- the Local Organization strategy. In the

previous letter, I discussed activities that

every Libertarian group needed tosupport, each in its own way. In this andthe following letters, I consider activities

appropriate for particular types of

Libertarian groups. This letter considersactivities that are particularly appropriate

for the national party and national

operations.

Someone might ask: National party?

This is the Local Organization Strategy,

isn't it? Doesn't that mean that you wantto get rid of the national party

organization?

To that question, I would answer: Not at

all. The assertion that the LocalOrganization Clean Slate program would

eliminate the National Party is a base

canard intended to discredit us, and has

no other basis. The Local OrganizationStrategy identifies critical tasks to be

performed at the local level, at the state

level, and at the national level. There is

no question but that there are importanttasks to be performed by Libertarians

working on a national scale. In mostcases, a reasonable person could imagine

different Libertarian groups that would

get the same work done in differentways. However, if a task is to be

performed on a national scale, it is often

the case that the National Committee can

rationally perform the task or arrange forit to be performed.

TASKS FOR THE NATIONALCOMMITTEE

Cooperation with other nationalLibertarian groups

Lobbying and CongressionalTestimony

National Party Operations 50 state ballot access Bolster state and local

organizations Activist Training Libertarian Congressional PAC Pro-Liberty Special Interest

Groups

Take back the InternetThe above analysis is an example ofstrategic planning. I looked at the issues

confronting us, and worked out a piece

of what we need to do to build a strong

future for the Libertarian Party. Acapable leadership of our party would

have done this sort of analysis years ago,would have presented its analysis and

underlying rationale to our Party's

members as a strategic plan, and wouldhave led by example in putting the Plan

into effect.


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Now Were Cookin:Libertarian Outreach at Foodand Beverage Festivals

This article has previously been

published by the Advocates for Self

Government

By James W. Lark, III

As one who has been a Libertarianactivist for nearly 25 years, I have

participated in a variety of outreachefforts, both with respect to providing

information about Libertarian ideas to

those unfamiliar with the termLibertarian and to helping heretofore

lone wolf Libertarians link up withexisting Libertarian organizations.

In some cases, these outreach efforts

occur at events where the audience islargely representative of the general

public, such as Independence Day

parades. In others cases, the outreach

efforts occur at locations or events wheremost audience members have a clearly

defined enthusiasm or policy position,

such as gun shows and taxpayerassociation meetings.

In recent years I have assisted variousorganizations (typically, Libertarian

Party organizations) in promoting

Libertarian ideas at events that feature

and celebrate foods and beverages. For

many reasons I encourage Libertarian

organizations to include such events aspart of their recurring outreach efforts.

As you may know, there are thousands

of food and beverage festivals aroundthe country each year. From the

Arkansas Apple Festival (Lincoln,Arkansas) to the Zucchini Festival

(Obetz, Ohio), these events draw (in

aggregate) millions of people each year.For towns such as Gilroy, California (the

Garlic Festival) and Hatch, New Mexico

(the Hatch Chile Fest), the annual food

festival is the towns main claim tofame.

For me,Libertarian

outreach at

food andbeverage

festivals is a

labor of

love.Cooking is a

passion of

mine, and Iam proud of

my

reputationas a good cook. (I frequently serve as

chef at Libertarian dinner events.) I am

also a beer enthusiast and home brewer.

My Libertarian Party friends consider itappropriate that the award (for most

effective LP activist) I received at the

2004 LP national convention is namedthe Samuel Adams award.

Conducting Libertarian outreach at foodand beverage festivals may be

particularly effective for several reasons,

including:


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* In my experience, the people who

attend such festivals tend to be pleasantpeople who are willing to visit a

Libertarian booth. Perhaps this is due to

the fact that attendees are having a good

time, especially when they haveconsumed goodly amounts of food and

drink.

* Outreach team members usually have

a good time at such events, both becausethey can consume goodly amounts of

food and drink, and because the

attendees who visit the booth are usually

pleasant people.

* Governments at various levels havebecome much more intrusive in our livesregarding our choices of food and

beverages. For example, in Virginia

farmers have been prohibited fromselling homemade cheeses made with

unpasteurized milk. (Interestingly, such

cheeses can be given away.) A

Libertarian perspective concerninggovernment regulation in such matters

generally resonates well with

food/beverage festival attendees.

Some examples of outreach efforts:

* In June 2005, the Libertarian Party of

Virginia sponsored a booth at the annual

Old Dominion Beer Festival (Ashburn,

Virginia). The Festival, a three-dayevent sponsored by the Old Dominion

Brewing Company, has become very

popular among beer enthusiasts on theEast Coast. Beer breweries from several

states offer samples of their products to

attendees.

During the festival, the LPVa team

distributed LP literature and used theOperation Politically Homeless kit to

introduce Libertarian ideas and

candidates to dozens of attendees. The

timing of this effort was propitious: thefestival began the day after the Kelo vsCity of New London Supreme Court

decision. Many attendees seemed

particularly interested in the Libertarianperspective concerning Kelo and the

subject of eminent domain.

* In October, 2005, the Lynchburg

Libertarians (helped by LP membersfrom nearby local affiliates) sponsored

its first outreach effort at the annual

Sedalia Chili Cook-off. The Cook-off,

located in the hamlet of Sedalia in abeautiful part of Bedford County,

routinely has 35-40 teams in thecompetition. My estimate is that at least500 people attend the event each year.

In addition to cooking five gallons ofchili, we conducted a very successful

Operation Politically Homeless

outreach effort at the event. Several

dozen people took the Worlds SmallestPolitical Quiz, with many scoring in the

Libertarian quadrant. In addition, our

effort generated a nice article in theLynchburg newspaper. The article

featured an interview with Jeff Bowles,

an elected Libertarian from BotetourtCounty who assisted the effort.

Due to the success of our effort in 2005,

the Lynchburg Libertarians sponsored ateam and information booth at the 2006,

2007, and 2008 Cook-offs, and will

sponsor a team at the 2009 Cook-off. Ateach of these events, we have found

many new prospects for Libertarian

activity in the area. (I am pleased tonote that our teams chili won 3rd place

in 2007.)

* In July 2006, the Libertarian Party of

Botetourt County, along with colleagues


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from the Roanoke Valley Libertarian

Party and the New River Libertarians,sponsored a booth at the Blue Ridge

Blues and BBQ Festival in Roanoke,

Virginia. As with the previously

mentioned efforts, the booth used theOperation Politically Homeless kit.

According to Jeff and Liz Bowles(outreach organizers), the booth was

very successful in reaching people with

information about Libertarian ideas.

From my experience, Libertarian booths

at food and beverage festivals allow us

to do good and do well at the same time.I hope more Libertarians will add such

festivals to their regular outreach eventmenu.

Dr. Lark is a professor in the School of

Engineering and Applied Science at theUniversity of Virginia. He is the

chairman of the Board of Directors for

the Advocates for Self-Government. He

also serves as Region 5S representativeon the Libertarian National Committee,

and served as national chairman of the

Libertarian Party during the 2000-2002term.

Breaking News:

Nick TaiberWins In Iowa

According to the

unnoficial election

results posted by the

Waterloo Ceder FallsCourier, Nick Taiber defeated his

opponent by 2,470 to 1,348 votes with

some votes still waiting to be counted in

a run-off election for Cedar Falls City

Council At-Large.

November 3rdElectionResults

The following is a list of electionresults courtesy of the Libertarian Party.

In Georgia:

Karen Richardson was re-electedto the John's Creek City Council.

Chris Neill, running for Mayor ofMarietta, got 14%.

Richard Segal, running for City

Council in Douglasville, got

41%.

Jeffrey Sexton, running for City

Council in Leesburg, got 22%.

Kellie Weeks, running for School

Board in Gainesville, got 32%.

Dr. Thomas Smoot, running for

School Board in Valdosta, got24%.

In Iowa:

Roger Fritz was elected Mayorof Roland.

Nick Taiber got 46% running forCity Council in Cedar Falls. He

advances to a runoffon

December 1. (Note: Taiber WinsRun-off Election-LSM Editor)

Bill Lynn was elected as anAlderman in Davenport.


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New Years

Resolutions For State

Organizations

Advertising-

Needs to be done to create

an image for the

organization.

Candidates-

A political party must run

many candidates for public

office to be effective.

Internal Communications-

A newsletter directed atmembership will keep the

members informed and

motivated.

Media-

A process to distribute press

releases when necessary.

Organization-

A full slate of competent

and dedicated executivecommittee members will go

far in laying the foundationfor a strong organization.

Planning-

Where is it that the stateorganization wants to go?

How are you going to do it?

Volunteers-

Need to be responded towhen they volunteer.

In Michigan:

Greg Merle got 1% running for

State Senate in District 19.

Andy LeCureaux was re-electedto the Hazel Park City Council.

Mark Byrne narrowly missed re-

election to the Port Huron CityCouncil.

Tom Hren got 8% running for

City Commission in Big Rapids.

In Minnesota:

Christopher Clark got 3.0%running for Mayor of

Minneapolis.

In New Jersey:

Ken Kaplan got 0.2% running for

Governor. He placed fourth out

of twelve candidates.

Daryl Brooks got 1% running forState Assembly, District 15.

Charles Green got 1% running

for State Assembly, District 15.

Walter Luers got 8.3% runningfor Oxford Township Committee.

In New York:

Dan Halloran was elected to theNew York City Council inDistrict 19 (Queens). He was

nominated by the Republican,

Conservative, Independent andLibertarian parties.


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Joseph Dobrian got 0.2% running

for Mayor of New York City.

John Clifton got 1.0% runningfor Comptroller of New York

City.

Jim Lesczynski got 0.7% running

for Public Advocate of New

York City.

Michael Sanchez got 1.9%

running for Brooklyn BoroughPresident.

Firma Shlimel got 1.9% running

for New York City Council inDistrict 7.

Roger Sarrabo got 3.7% running

for New York City Council in

District 39.

Noel Burke got 3.0% running forNew York City Council in

District 40.

Derek Sacerdote got 1.3%running for New York City

Council in District 46.

Frank Benish got 27.5% running

for Town Supervisor in NorthCastle.

Chris Edes got 4.4% running for

School Board in Rochester.

In North Carolina:

Matt Drew got 27% in a runoffelection for City Council in

Durham.

In Ohio:

John McAlister was re-elected to

the Gahanna City Council.

Kalin Stipe got 9%, and JoyceEarly got 11%, both running for

City Council in Lorain.

Spencer Phelps got 34%, and

Angela Williams got 15%, both

running for City Council inMarion.

Alexander Hass got 8% runningfor City Council in Canton.

In Pennsylvania:

Michael J. Robertson was

elected Licking Township

Supervisor.

Berlie R. Etzel was electedAshland Township Constable.

Timothy A. Russell was electedEmlenton Borough Mayor.

Larry Allen Boyle was electedPolk Borough Mayor.

James Fryman was electedVictory Township Auditor.

Paula L. Meddings and Chad M.

Roberts were both elected to theHouston Borough Council.

Susan Haythornthwaite was

elected Auditor of AbbottTownship.

Cathy A. Beeman was electedAuditor of Waterford Township.


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Randall R. Schwabenbauer was

elected Oil City Area SchoolDirector.

Joseph Duncan got 22% running

for West Kittanning Mayor, andalso got 10% running for WestKittanning Council.

Berlie R. Etzel, Jr. got 41%running for Ashland Township

Auditor.

Christopher S. Morgan got 15%

running for Venango County

Sherriff.

Vernon L. Etzel got 7.7%

running for Oil City Council.

Seth D. Fosmire got 9.5% for

Houston Borough Council.

Demo Agoris got 29% forHouston Borough Mayor.

Donald Schwan got 19% running

for Reading City Council.

Marakay J. Rogers got 2.0% forJudge of the Superior Court, a

statewide race. The statewide

race extended the minor politicalparty status of the Libertarian

Party of Pennsylvania through

the 2011 election cycle, asMarakay Rogers received more

than 2% of the highest vote

getter.

In Virginia:

Matt Cholko got 3.1% running

for the House of Delegates in

District 39.

In Washington:

Adam Baldwin got 49% running

for Evergreen School DistrictDirector.

Featured

Campaigns

Cooper Receives Publicity AtPress ConferenceAnnouncing Run For IowaGovernor

OnWednesday,November 11th

Eric Cooper

announced hisintention toseek the

Libertarian

Party of Iowas nomination for Governorat a press conference in Ames, Iowa.

One of Coopers main objectives in thisrace is to obtain 2% of the vote which

would give the Libertarian Party of Iowa

official party status which would meanLibertarian candidates in Iowa would no

longer be required to collect signatures

to get on the ballot.

It is reported that coverage of theannouncement included front page

stories in both the Iowa State Daily andAmes Tribune as well as mention in the

Cedar Rapids Gazette.


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December Calendar

5-6 LNC Meeting Nashville, TN11 Libertarian Party Formed, 1971

15 Bill of Rights Day

16 Boston Tea Party, 1773

Video of the announcement can be found

on our website:www.libertarianstrategymonthly.com

Dislciaimer: LSM Publisher, Jake

Porter is the Campaign Manager for theCooper/Weltha campaign.

Julie Fox For Comptroller

Julie Fox, theRegion 6Representative to the

Libertarian National

Committee, will be

running for IllinoisComptroller next

year.

You can visit her website:

http://foxforcomptroller.com/

Kennedy ForU.S. SenateUpdate

Sources informLibertarian Strategy

Monthly that JoeKennedy will likelyhave the required signatures to get on the

ballot in Massachusetts.

LNC Race Updates

Marbry Announces Run For

Vice-Chair

Libertarian ActivistCarolyn Marbry has

announced her intentionto run for Vice-Chair of

the Libertarian Party, a

position currently held by

Michael Jingozian.

This is such an exciting time to be aLibertarian, Ms. Marbry said. The

coming decades will bring tremendous

opportunities to the party as Americans

grow more and more disillusioned withbank bailouts, the flagrant destruction of

the right to marry for an entire group of

Americans, attacks on our secondamendment rights and never-ending

wars, among other things. To reach out

to these people and help our activistsmake real changes in policy, the party

needs a new generation of leadership,

one that welcomes and supports allLibertarians.

We still have a lot of the sameproblems weve always had as a third

party. Lack of ballot access, media

black out, absurd representation of our

ideas, mission creep Its time for new

solutions to our old problems. Thosenew solutions start with leaving behind

the old paradigm and focusing on newtechnologies and new ideas to build

membership, activism and fund raising.

We need to build strong coalitions withlike-minded groups outside the party,


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and we need to develop and support

Libertarian think tanks.

We need to maintain open, transparentrecords so members can see what their

leadership is doing and where theirmoney goes, and we need to make sureour money goes toward real politics, not

bureaucracy.

We need to take a hard, business-like

look at where we can reduce our fixed

expenses so we can mobilize more of

our money for activism and partygrowth.

We need to focus less on whatseparates us and more on our common

goals. A rising tide raises all ships, andthe LNC leadership needs to be that

rising tide.

Above all, we as the LNC leadership

need to remember: Were there to take

obstacles out of the way of our activists

and candidates, not to put up moreobstacles. We need to support our

activists, who are the lifeblood of ourparty, and to support the candidates whogive us visibility and help grow our

party.

Ive been overwhelmed by the response

of my fellow Libertarians to my

campaign. Its been wonderful to haveearly support from Lonnie Holcomb,

Thomas Knapp, Less Antman, Angela

Keaton, Mike and Lidia Seebeck, JakePorter, Charles Wilhoit and David F.

Nolan, among others. I am pleased that

my early support comes from such aneclectic group of Libertarians.

The following are quotes from some ofMarbrys supporters:

Angela Keaton: Small business woman,

civil libertarian, homeschooling motherand patriot; Carolyn Marbry brings a

fresh face and real world experience to

political arm of the liberty movement.

Jake Porter: In the summer of 2007, Istarted working directly with Carolyn

Marbry to assist one of the contenders

for the Libertarian Partys Presidential

nomination. Within the first few weeksof working with Carolyn, I discovered

that not only did she have the

management skills necessary to besuccessful in politics, but that she also

possessed the leadership skills necessary

to make sure we were getting the rightthings done. Carolyn Marbry is

intelligent, hard working, motivated, andcourageous enough to speak her mind

even when faced with strong opposition.The Libertarian National Committee

could really benefit by having Carolyn

serve as a member.

I urge all Libertarian Party delegates to

join me in supporting Carolyn Marbryfor LNC Vice-Chair.

Less Antman: The very type of

respectful persuaders I want to see in

leadership

positions in theLP are people

like Carolyn

Marbry.

Carolyn

previouslyserved as

media director

for the Phillies2008

Presidential

nominatingcampaign, platform lead on the


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Libertarian Party of Californias Style

Committee, the state partys by-lawscommittee and as treasurer for her local

county party.

Power Announces Run ForSecretary

Rob Power has announced that hewill run for LNC Secretary which is

currently held by Bob Sullentrup.

LNC Meeting To Take PlaceDecember 5th and 6th

The Libertarian National Committeewill meet December 5th and 6th in

Nashville, Tennessee.

Listed below is the meeting agenda:

Call to Order 8:30

AM

Moment of Reflection 1

minuteOpportunity for Public

Comment

10

minutes

Credentials Report and

Paperwork Check (Secretary)

5

minutesReport of Potential Conflicts

of Interest

5

minutes

Approval of the Agenda 5minutes

Standing ReportsChair's Report 15

minutes

Treasurer's Report 30

minutesSecretary's Report 10

minutes

Staff ReportStaff Reports 60

minutes

Counsel's Report 30

minutes

Reports Previously

Submitted in WritingCampus Organizing Report

(Lark)

5

minutesVarious Regions 5

minutes

per

Action Items

Goals (Lark) 30minutesConventions 2010 & 2012

(Colley)

30

minutes

Ballot Access 2010 Report(Redpath)

30minutes

Budget 2009 (Starr) (already

submitted in writing)

120

minutes

Policy on EPCCResponsibilities (Karlan)

15minutes

Policy on Merit-Based

Relationships (Karlan)

15

minutesPolicy on Hiring and

Termination (Karlan)

15

minutes

Bylaws Committee Report(Karlan)

10minutes

Policy on Convention

Speakers (Karlan)

15

minutes

EPCC Replacement forAdmiral Colley (Redpath)

10minutes

LNC Budget Review Process

(Ruwart)

20

minutesUpdating Promotional

Materials (Porter)

15

minutes

Policy Update on the APRC(Flood)

15minutes

Donor Disclosure Committee

Recommendation (Hinkle)

15

minutesPolicy on Publicizing

Libertarian in the Media

15

minutes


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(Starr or Karlan)

Policy on Definition of Notice(Starr or Karlan)

15minutes

Policy Update on

Membership Benefits (Starr

or Karlan)

15

minutes

Policy Update on Life

Membership (Starr or Karlan)

15

minutesMetrics for Office (Starr or

Karlan)

15

minutes

Amicus Brief in Illinois GunCase

(Redpath/Flood/Hawkridge)

15minutes

Resolution on Standards to

Hold Positions of LibertarianLeadership (Starr)

15

minutes

Opportunity for PublicComment 10minutes

Adjournment

Little Red Hen The ModernVersion

This article is from, I believe, an e-

mail I received in 2005. If anyone

knows who the author is please let me

know.

Though it's not exactly

humorous, when you think about

it:

The Little Red Hen - Modern

Version

Once upon a time, on a farm in

Texas, there was a little red henwho scratched about the barnyard

until she uncovered quite a few

grains of wheat.

She called all of her neighbors

together and said, "If we plant iswheat, we shall have bread to eat.

Who will help me plant it?"

"Not I," said the cow.

"Not I," said the duck.

"Not I," said the pig.

"Not I," said the goose.

"Then I will do it by myself,"

said the little red hen. And so shedid.

The wheat grew very tall andripened into golden grain.

"Who will help me reap my

wheat?" asked the little red hen.

"Not I," said the duck.

"Out of my classification," saidthe pig.

"I'd lose my seniority," said the

cow.

"I'd lose my unemployment

compensation," said the goose.


said the little red hen, and so she

did.

At last it came time to bake thebread.

"Who will help me bake thebread! ?" asked the little red hen.

"That would be overtime forme," said the cow.


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passed away this November.

"I'd lose my welfare benefits,"

said the duck.

"I'm a dropout and never learnedhow," said the pig.

"If I'm to be the only helper,that's discrimination," said the

goose.


said the little red hen. She baked

five loaves and held them up forall of her neighbors to see.

They wanted some and, in fact,

demanded a share. But the littlered hen said, "No, I shall eat all

five loaves."

"Excess profits!" cried the cow.

"Capitalist leech!" screamed the

duck.

"I demand equal rights!" yelled

the goose.

The pig just grunted in disdain.

And they all painted "Unfair!"

picket signs and marched aroundand around the little red hen,

shouting obscenities.

Then a government agent came,

he said to the little red hen, "You

must not be so greedy."

"But I earned the bread," said the

little red hen.

"Exactly," said the agent. "Thatis what makes our free enterprise

system so wonderful. Anyone in

the barnyard can earn as much as

he wants. But under our modern

government regulations, theproductive workers must divide

the fruits of their labor with those

who are lazy and idle,"

And they all lived happily everafter, including the little red hen,

who smiled and clucked, "I am

grateful, for now I truly

understand,"

But her neighbors became quite

disappointed in her. She neveragain baked bread because she

joined the "party" and got her

bread free.

And all the Democrats smiled.'Fairness' had been established.

Individual initiative had died, but

nobody noticed; perhaps no one

cared.....as long as there was freebread that "the rich" were paying

for.

So, kids... learn this lesson well:

Socialism is the poor bastard

cousin of communism, and if

either of them come over to yourhouse, remember to yell "Bad

Touch!", and keep an eye on the

silverware.

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