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Al “Dick” Perry has hit the big time: A mention on the Rachel Maddow show.
Meanwhile, Dustin Volz of Cronkite News reports:
There is at least one new Republican voter in the state. Al Perry said he had to switch party affiliation from Democrat to Republican in order to run, noting that the last Republican president he identified with was Abraham Lincoln.
Perry, whose middle name is Richard, said he thought about registering as Rick Perry, but didn’t want the hassle he might get from the other Rick Perry on the ballot — the governor of Texas. So he went with “Al ‘Dick’ Perry.”
The Tucson Perry’s platform calls for creating a fairer tax rate for the middle class and reforming the nation’s “legalized bribery” system of campaign contributions and lobbying.
Even though he’s in the race, Al Perry is disappointed that Huntsman is not: “The funny thing about Huntsman is … I’d probably vote for him. He’s the only guy who said anything that made any sense.”
Volz also reports on Project White House 2012:
“I think it’s wonderful that the state of Arizona offers this chance for the people,” said Jim Nintzel, senior writer for Tucson Weekly. “Arizona is all about freedom.”
Nintzel’s effort to get ordinary people on the ballot — including Al Perry, among others — began in 2008 when he learned a candidate only had to fill out a two—page form and have a notarized signature to be listed for Arizona’s presidential primary.
He continued Project White House this year, offering the paper’s endorsement to the Republican and Green Party candidates who perform best in a series of challenges.
This article appears in Jan 12-18, 2012.
That there Jim Nitziel is a muslim socialist. What the helll does he know about nothin.
Muslim socialists like Jim can contribute to the political and social debate in this country.
If we go back in history, look the Wäisi movement, which was a religious, social and political movement in Tatarstan and other Tatar-populated parts of Russia which took place in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It also incorporated elements of class struggle and nationalism. The primary founder of the movement was Bahawetdin Wäisev.
This movement enjoyed widespread popularity and united Tatar farmers, craftsmen and petty bourgeoisie. After the arrest of Bahawetdin Wäisev in 1884, the number of members remained high. In 1908 there were nearly 15,000 followers in the Kazan Governorate (especially Kazan, Sviyajsk, Arsk uyezds), Orenburg, and other guberniyas, in Central Asia.
The main doctrines of Wäisi were disobedience to civil laws and administration, evasion of service in the “kafir” army and of paying imposition, and refusal to obtain the Russian passport featuring a double-headed eagle. After the arrest of Bahawetdin Wäisev and some other leaders, the remaining membership switched to underground work. In 1897 100 followers of Wäisi were arrested and exiled after they encouraged people not to participate in the population census. Bahawetdin Wäisev died in 1893 during his incarceration. At the beginning of the 20th century his son Gainan assumed the leadership of the movement.
After the First Russian in 1905-1907 the Wäisi movement increased in size and was renovated and reconstituted as Islamic Socialism . After the October Revolution of 1917 Waisi followers supported the Soviet government. During the Civil War in Russia, Wäisi followers organized a regiment in the Red Army. On February 28th, 1918, Ğaynan Wäisev was assassinated by unknown asailants. In the 1920s Wäisi movement followers founded the Yaña Bolğar (New Bolghar) commune in Chistopol canton in order to foster the growth of an autonomous Wäisi community. But in the 1930s during the Great Purge, the Wäisis were repressed and the movement faded away.
Jim Nintzel might be the ideal person to revive this movement.