Michael Quinn Named Volunteer of the Week!
Nov 7

Michael Quinn, webmaster of the Middle Georgia Friends of Harry Browne was recognized by the national campaign office  as the volunteer of the week.

Mercer Cluster
Week of  Nov 6

The Mercer Cluster printed a GREAT front page piece about the Harry Browne event. This was in their special election edition. Also, there were 3 or 4 other appropriate places to list Libertarian party stuff, they got them all. Great press, great coverage, ton's of quotes from Michael Quinn, Bryan Gordon, as well as lesser knowns like Paul MacGregor and Harry Browne. I

Hitting both the official and the underground Mercer papers so well during an election season is awesome. Not only do we influence votes for this election, but we also influence minds for the future.

Saxby Chambliss/Charlton Heston NRA Rally 
Nov 3

We had some success with this event. We missed each other at the entrance, but several of us met inside. There were several people from the Middle Georgia Friends of Harry Browne. Deborah Mooney, Amy Fleeman, Dave Whitaker, Brian Thomson, and I were there. Ed Knight was on the opposite side of the room trying to recruit new Libertarians. There was no opportunity to ask questions of Saxby or Charlton Heston. 

After the event Brian, Dave & I did a wave and smile in front of the Warner Robins Civic Center. A reporter from the Macon Telegraph noticed us on the way out and interviewed us. He was surprised to hear that we thought the NRA was soft on gun rights. Both Dave & I explained that we are current NRA members considering resigning because they compromise too much on gun rights. Brian mentioned that he is a former NRA member for the same reason. Surprisingly he asked us our opinion on the Bush DUI story.  Thanks to everyone that attended.  

We were quoted in an article in the Macon Telegraph about the Bush DUI conviction. 

Stephen Gordon Named Volunteer of the Week!
Oct 28

Steve Gordon was recognized by the national campaign office as one of the volunteers of the week.  Steve worked countless hours to help make the "More than Gore" Rally a success.  He also coordinated the formation of the new Libertarian Party of Bibb County.  Good Job Steve! 

The Fuse publishes articles on LP and Harry Browne
Oct 24

Brandi Brown, the editor of the paper wrote a reasonably accurate article entitled "Harry Browne: The Libertarian Choice". There were quotes from her interview with Brian Thomson.

They also printed a four paragraph piece in their Opinions and Commentary section which Bryan Gordon wrote in criticism of Mercer University and the Fuse for omission of Libertarian material in a lot of venues.

Congratulations are due to Bryan Gordon and Brian Thomson.

Stephen Gordon Named Volunteer of the Week!
Oct 27 

Steve Gordon was recognized by the national campaign office as one of the volunteers of the week.  Steve worked countless hours to help make the "More than Gore" Rally a success.  He also coordinated the formation of the new Libertarian Party of Bibb County.  Good Job Steve! 

Jim Baldwin's Letter about Medical Marijuana Published
Oct 25

Jim Baldwin who has worked tirelessly on the Harry Browne campaign in Macon is HIV positive.  He wrote a courageous letter about how marihuana has helped him stay healthy through the years.  The war on drugs is a war on good people like Jim.

 Unfortunately the letter was published late, as it mentioned that Harry Browne was soon to visit Macon.  

Harry Browne Rally at Macon Centreplex
Oct 21

On Saturday, October 21st Harry Browne visited Macon to present his vision for our country.  For more details on this event and press coverage click here.  Approximately 240 very enthusiastic people attended.   This rally was a major project of "Middle Georgia Friends of Harry Browne" and the new Libertarian Party of Bibb County.

David Corr Speaks on WMAC about Bibb LP and Harry's Visit
Oct 10 (by David "Rock&Roll" Corr)

Mercer Student Presentation
Sept 28th

Mercer Student Presentation
Sept 27th

Brian Thomson gave a quick introductory lesson on libertarianism to two classes at Mercer.  It seemed to go over well, especially in the second class.  The students asked a few questions, mainly about the war on drugs and where would the money come from if we ended the income tax.  For the war on drugs, Brian explained how the murder rate peaks are double what the murder rate was before the war on drugs. Also, many more teenagers are using drugs now than before the drug war started. He mentioned that there are over 2 million people in jail in this country. "We lead the world in our incarceration rate. Several hundred thousand of these people have never hurt anyone. They are there because they were in possession of drugs. We don't jail alcoholics, and Libertarians don't think that we should jail drug users either".

24 students put their names down to attend the Harry Browne event. This gives us over 100 names. Special thanks to Brian Thomson, Steve and Bryan Gordon for working up the event. 

Harry Browne Rally Posters
Sept

Steve and Bryan Gordon worked hard to create and distribute posters on the Mercer campus advertising the Harry Browne rally .  Each poster included tear away contact information.   Thanks for all the hard work Steve and Bryan.

Macon Labor Day Road Race

We ran a table at the Labor Day Road Race. We had an excellent response. We gave out about 200 brochures, 60 or 70 tabloids, and several bumper stickers. We quit using the world's smallest political quiz fairly early on. Most of the runners were to tired to think about anything. We used the line "Have you heard of Harry Browne - The Libertarian Candidate for President?"  If the person took the brochure we would say "he wants to end the income tax." "Thanks for stopping by." Most of the people who had heard of him mentioned something about Neal Boortz.   Thanks to Michael Quinn, David Corr, and Brian Thomson for working the table.

Income Tax Day Rally

We have had some great successes so far in the local Harry Browne campaign. First of all, the Tax day rally was a blast! 100’s of people gave us thumbs up, and honked their horns as a small token of support. We made the news on three local stations. Our no Income Tax signs and Harry Browne banners were clearly visible. You could even read the 1-800 number. I was interviewed on two of the stations, my first interviews ever. Several thousand people now know that Harry Browne and the Libertarian Party stand for eliminating the income tax. Please thank Lee Paquet, Tim Barber, Mahlon Marr, Ronnie and Marge Thomson, and  Paula Thomson for making the event a success the next time that you see them.

Houston County Youth Fair Booth

The booth at the fair went well, though the traffic was slow at times. We gave the World's Smallest Political Quiz to almost 300 people. Over 20% of the people scored libertarian. 25 of the libertarians left their names for more information. We were able to give out at least 100 tabloids to people who stopped by the booth. I would thank Lee Paquet, Tim Barber, Mahlon Marr, Michael Quinn, and Ronnie and Marge Thomson for manning the booth. Lee Paquet went above and beyond the call of duty. Also, I would like to thank Gary Maddox for entering the names into his computer.

Letters Published

On May 24th, Brian Thomson 's letter to the editor was published in the Macon Telegraph.  He borrowed much of the letter from Harry’s article about the Million Mom March, and the repeal gun laws. Brian was able to fit both "Harry Browne" and the word "Libertarian" into the letter twice. The editors even printed the web site address, and the 1-800 number. It is very important that we build name recognition for Harry and the Libertarian Party. The more times that people see Harry’s name the easier it will be to get them to listen to his ideas.

Campaign Signs