A Blast from the Past

Now that I've learned how to put jpegs into my column, by (1) saving them on my harddrive, then (2) uploading them to Picasa, then (3) copying them onto The Political Animal, and finally (4) embedding the url into the column, it occurs to me that I can put (2) and (3) to other uses as well. So here's a blast from the past: a picture of yours truly from 22 years ago. It's from the Libertarian Party of Canada, Toronto Region, meeting of June 1987, at which I ran for Toronto member of the Board of Directors. I lost to Dr. Clarke Slemon (who would also defeat me for Party Leader at the Ontario Libertarian Party convention that fall).

Justin Amash photo

When I was writing my recent article, "Justin Amash elected to Congress," I couldn't find a picture of Justin Amash online that I was licensed to use. So I contacted the Amash for Congress campaign at their website, and they sent me this picture as a jpeg. (Thanks, Poppy!) I'm placing it here to have it on a url location, so that I can embed the latter into the Chart article.  We'll see how that works out; all of this is first-time stuff to me.

Justin Amash elected to Congress

Justin Amash elected to Congress - George J. Dance:

November 5, 2010 - "Endorsed by Ron Paul, dubbed a 'rock star' by the Club for Growth, this young libertarian Republican wins a House seat on his first try."

Read the article here:
https://www.nolanchart.com/article8105-justin-amash-elected-to-congress-html

Rand Paul has commanding lead in Kentucky

Well, it could be wishful thinking (or early prediction) regarding the vote today. But it was a reference to the last-minute lead Paul's built up in the polls. Today we'll see how that plays out at the ballot box.

Rand Paul has commanding lead in Kentucky 
Published: November 1, 2010

Second Gary Johnson article tops 1,000

A second Nolan Chart article of mine on former New Mexico governor, and possible 2012 Republican presidential candidate, Gary Johnson has gone over 1,000 reads. "Gary Johnson and Our America" was published in the Chart on Jan. 11, 2010, and racked up 286 hits or reads that month. By the end of September, that total had climbed to 936. As of today, the article has received another 65 in October.
The article will not be added to "The 1,000 Club" until the end of the month, but I wanted to announce the news early to keep it close to the news about the other article, "Ron Paul: Gary Johnson is the best alternative for 2012."

Gary Johnson article breaks 1,000 reads

The June article I wrote on Gary Johnson's presidential campaign, "Ron Paul: Gary Johnson is best alternative for 2012," received another 120 hits or reads in September, to end the month with 1,098. Accordingly, it debuts on the "1,000 Club" chart this month at #45.

A second article, Government or Anarchy?, also broke the 1,000-mark, ending the month just one point behind at 1,097, However, G&A had already made the 1,000 Club at year-end of 2009, and is currently at #20.

Update on Arizona's U.S. Senate Race

Update on Arizona's U.S. Senate Race: "by David F. Nolan
(libertarian)
Thursday, September 30, 2010
September 26, 2010 may go down as a turning point in the history of our efforts to restore liberty to America. On that date, I participated in a televised four-way debate among Arizona's candidates for U.S. Senate� -- and I won!"