Feb 16
Free state project hears from Libertarian Presidential Candidate
“A Hollywood movie producer turned Libertarian presidential candidate told a group of free-thinkers Saturday that American citizens should have the right to live their lives without government intervention. Aaron Russo spoke Saturday to members of the Free State Project at the Homewood Public Library [Birmingham, AL]. The Free State Project is an effort to recruit 20,000 people seeking liberty from overbearing government to move to New Hampshire, according to the organization’s Web site. ‘We are not the property of the government,’ he said. ‘The government should never legislate morality.’” (02/15/04)
This bit on an alternative candidate to Bush and Kerry comes from Rational Review. And Robin Williams seems to have pulled a “Dixie Chicks” and slagged off Bush while abroad. Williams is one of the few people I know of who was less of a total prat when he was on cocaine (he was funnier too).
“Another American entertainer decided to use his celebrity status to criticize President George W. Bush on foreign soil on Wednesday. Actor/comedian Robin Williams was in Berlin promoting his upcoming science-fiction flick, ‘The Final Cut.’ However, he decided to use the platform to launch an all-out assault against the President of the United States. Speaking at the Berlin Film Festival before a group of international journalists and film critics, Williams was harshly critical of Bush’s handling of the war in Iraq and the search for weapons of mass destruction. ‘Bush is complaining about a lack of intelligence, which seems sort of redundant,’ Williams joked to Reuters. ‘They say they don’t know if Iraq had any WMDs — well, all they have to do is ask Cheney for the receipts.’” (02/13/04)
