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Fenger points the way to vote: Hess

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 02:18:27 -0500

While we are on the subject of suggestions, how about this one: All voters who oppose Gov. Janet Napolitano should vote for Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Barry Hess. I see no way that Len Munsil can close the gap, especially with moderate Republican women voting for Janet on the basis of their ovaries. That way, if Hess gets five percent of the vote, Libertarians will automatically be qualified for the ballot next cycle and save them lots of labor. Besides, anyone who has seen Hess in the debates would have to say he won the rounds.

Some nicer news + blog coverage

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:20:15 -0400

We've been focusing on the media bias for a while, and I'm about to go record a radio spot, already paid for by the fund-raising... But noticing the positive mentions are just as important.

From The Bird at Phoenix New Times:

Debate Dish

Just a brief note from this political pigeon on Thursday's gubernatorial debate on KAET's Horizon, moderated by the ever-affable Michael "I swear it ain't a toupee" Grant. Is this winged wiseacre alone in thinking that perennial Libertarian candidate Barry Hess won the verbal tussle like a blue-ribboned porker at the state fair?

Hess seemed intelligent, good-humored, and capable of doing more than spouting off the same ol', same ol' that viewers of such televised donnybrooks usually get. And, unlike Len "Premarital" Munsil and Governor Janet "I'm 36 points ahead!" Napolitano, Hess at least acted as if he'd had a cuppa joe before airtime.

Sure, most of that Libertarian stuff is strictly for schoolteachers who read too much Ayn Rand, but Hess was saying things neither Munsil nor Nappy have the cojones to state, like maybe we should release everyone who's in prison for smoking a jay. He even addressed Latinos in Spanish at the end of the broadcast! Political poison in a state so rabidly anti-Mexican.

Yeah, Hess only polls 3 percent. And yeah, the dood lists endorsements by professional wrestlers on his Web site. But boring he ain't. For that alone, Barry scores points with this persnickety pelican.

Libertarian Gubernatorial Candidate Barry Hess Talks About Napolitano, Munsil & AZ Republic

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 19:49:53 -0400

Originally found at PHXNews

There are three remaining gubernatorial candidates for the State of Arizona. Republican Challenger Len Munsil and Governor Janet Napolitano (Democrat) each helped themselves to millions of dollars in political welfare from your pocket to promote their beliefs, while Libertarian candidate Barry Hess is running a lean and mean-campaign on less than $4,000.

Barry Hess joined Todd Hartley of PHXNews for a conversation about his political views and to explain why Janet Napolitano and Len Munsil are the wrong choices for Arizona voters in November.

Media Bias

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:11:47 -0400

NOTICE: This is a recent exchange (9-15-06) between Arizona Libertarian candidate, Barry Hess, and Ken Western, editor for the state's paper of record, The Arizona Republic. It was in response to an article by Matthew Benson published on 9-14-06 on the front page of the newspaper featuring only the publicly-financed campaigns of incumbent Democrat, Janet Napolitano and Republican nominee, Len Munsil. Mr. Hess' campaign was only given slight mention on page 18-A on the same day. In keeping with his thinly-veiled threat to "marginalize" Mr. Hess, the editorial page again excluded him from a write-up by Mr. Rob Robb, in the op-ed section on Sunday, 9-17-06. From all appearances, it appears that the Arizona Republic may be in violation of campaign finance election laws and attempting to influence a public election should such 'coverage' be deemed advertising for the two public tax dollar financed campaigns it covered. Mr. Hess is the only candidate who refused to participate in public financing.

Arizona Libertarians, Immigration Protests, and Mexican ... - Hammer of Truth

Thu, 13 Apr 2006 16:38:21 -0400

Arizona Libertarians, Immigration Protests, and Mexican ... - Hammer of Truth Hammer of Truth - Apr 13, 2006... Hancock is a current candidate for Secretary of State of Arizona, as well as a contender for the Chairmanship of the national Libertarian Party. ... [Arizona Libertarian]