Libertarian Monds to seek Governorship.

March 24, 2009 15:33 pm

by Buzz Brockway · 58 comments

Received via email from the LP:

John Monds to seek Libertarian Nomination For Governor

Atlanta, GA: John Monds will be announcing his intention to seek the Libertarian Party of Georgia’s nomination for Governor with a press conference at the Capitol in Atlanta with family, close friends and supporters by his side Wednesday, March 25th at 4:00pm.

During his campaign for Public Service Commission (District 1) in 2008, Monds became the first Libertarian to break one million votes in the United States.

Monds and the Libertarian Party believe Georgians are ready for something new and different. “It’s difficult to tell the difference between Republicans and Democrats; both want to raise your taxes, waste your money and increase the size and scope of state government,” said Monds.

“We must be competitive in the 21st Century. We must have meaningful tax reform that allows businesses and individuals to thrive, a transportation system that eases congestion without raising taxes, an education system that gives more choices and returns control to the local level, and we need to stop wasting the taxpayers’ money with mandated long term incarceration of individuals for non-violent victimless infractions of the law”

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rugby March 26, 2009 at 9:20 am

“It’s funny that the media (usually somewhat left leaning) sees John as a “Black” man first, instead of judging him on his character as Dr. King had asked. But the AJC’s Jim Galloway argues that Monds – who not only is black, but a Morehouse graduate and president of the Grady County NAACP – could pull votes away from the Democrat.”

Because the media covers elections in terms of who has an advantage at any point in time.

Seriously, do you guys have any idea how elections, the media, and the real world actually works?

Icarus March 26, 2009 at 9:21 am

“Seriously, do you guys have any idea how elections, the media, and the real world actually works?”

I’m fairly confident alcohol is heavily involved in each.

griftdrift March 26, 2009 at 9:26 am

Oh yeah. At least in my world.

Daniel N. Adams March 26, 2009 at 9:38 am

Seriously, do you guys have any idea how elections, the media, and the real world actually works?

Of course we do… and yes it does involve high volumes of alcohol.

I was just pointing out the (obvious, I know) hypocrisy.

Icarus,
Was that you at the Capitol yesterday? If it was, you could of at least said “Hi”. Just because you have wings and we don’t….

rugby March 26, 2009 at 9:44 am

“Of course we do… and yes it does involve high volumes of alcohol.

I was just pointing out the (obvious, I know) hypocrisy.”

Clearly you don’t because there is no hypocrisy.

Daniel N. Adams March 26, 2009 at 10:02 am

The left, by constantly stating we all need to get beyond race but by other statements, like the one I pointed out and in their actions, continue to perpetuate the issue… This is hypocritical. If you don’t agree, so be it.

Here is an example of the opposite; a non-hypocritical solution.

Morgan Freeman on Black history Month Only approximately one minute long.

rugby March 26, 2009 at 10:08 am

“The left, by constantly stating we all need to get beyond race but by other statements, like the one I pointed out and in their actions, continue to perpetuate the issue… This is hypocritical.”

Uh….

Yeah.

BTW: We work in the same building. If time allows/I get any more bored at work I might stop by today.

Daniel N. Adams March 26, 2009 at 12:03 pm

Which building would that be, in Atlanta, Athens or Madison?

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