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qh4dotcom
06-17-2010, 11:08 PM
Video:

http://www.wtsp.com/video/default.aspx?aid=105715#/News/Sarasota+Forum%3A+Candidates+for+U.S.Senate/53132882001/53147622001/96920384001

http://www2.tbo.com/video/2010/jun/17/race-for-floridas-offices--27009/



SARASOTA, FLA - When the Florida Press Association invited U.S. Senate
candidates to speak to the media at the Ritz-Carlton on Thursday, there was one name absent from the list. Charlie Crist, Republican Marco Rubio, and Democrat Kendrick Meek all made the list. Even long-shot Democrat billionaire Jeff Green was included.

However, Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate Alex Snitker was not invited.

But that didn't stop him from crashing the event to ask the FPA why he was excluded. After Marco Rubio finished his 15-minutes at the podium, Snitker stepped to the microphone in the aisle and said, “I'd like to make a statement. I think denying a person who served eight years in the United States Marine Corps defending your right to have this today...is an atrocity.”

Snitker admonished the assembled press, saying, “You keep saying that career politicians are the problem, and you're only going to allow career politicians and a billionaire on stage. You want to talk about the tea party candidate? It's not Marco Rubio – it's Alexander Snitker.”

FPA President Dean Ridings told Snitker that he would not be granted the
opportunity to speak and called for security. Shortly thereafter, Snitker was politely escorted from the event by security, with a flock of reporters in tow.

Snitker is the first Libertarian ever to appear on the ballot for U.S. Senate
in Florida. The Libertarian Party is fully recognized by the State of Florida,
and is the third largest political party in the state.

According to Florida Division of Elections procedures, Snitker's name will
appear above Charlie Crist on the ballot, because Crist is running with no
party affiliation. In a May poll, Snitker received 12% support in among likely voters familiar with him, Rubio, Crist, Meek.

“The mainstream media has intentionally ignored Alex, despite the groundswell of grassroots support, and despite all our efforts to reach out to them,” said Snitker campaign manager Kelly Lobean. “We've made the decision that we can no longer play by the status quo rules of typical politics.”

The decision appears to have paid off. Within minutes of Snitker's impromptu speech, tweets were flying among media insiders. Several newspapers and 6-o'clock news programs were running the story, and even the Associated Press had weighed in.

“We're just looking for a level playing field, that's all,” said Adrian Wyllie,
campaign media director. “We have called press conferences, sent out dozens of press releases, called countless TV news producers...if they won't report the news, then we are forced to make the news.”

heavenlyboy34
06-17-2010, 11:15 PM
I love a good party crasher :) :cool:

Kylie
06-17-2010, 11:18 PM
That's sweet.


Crash that party baby :D

lx43
06-17-2010, 11:20 PM
Good for him.

qh4dotcom
06-17-2010, 11:38 PM
Bump

t0rnado
06-17-2010, 11:45 PM
Fuck yeah! Badnarik did something similar in 2004 when he ran to become president!

MR2Fast2Catch
06-18-2010, 12:24 AM
That was pretty cool. Got himself some media attention, and sheds light on the problem with the 2 party system.

BuddyRey
06-18-2010, 01:42 AM
Good on him! I hope the voters in Florida are smart enough to see past all the phony hype about Rubio vs. Crist and see who is the real anti-establishment candidate.

Uriel999
06-18-2010, 01:52 AM
Hoorah! This is my first discovery of this man, but after viewing his website he has my full support. Take that hill Marine!

Valli6
06-18-2010, 09:58 AM
HE WANTS AN AUDIT OF THE FED and NON-INTERVENTIONIST FOREIGN POLICY!:)
Never heard of him before but I may send him a small donation.
Here is his website. http://snitker2010.com/

Vote for Snitker in this poll - (although it incorrectly lumps him in with non-affiliated candidates and write-ins)
http:// weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/broward/blog/2010/04/name_that_would_be_senator.html

4 minute speech from April YouTube - Rubio, Crist and Meek better watch out for Alexander Snitker (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvUMgCJNaFw&feature=player_embedded)

Thanks for posting! Let's spread the word!

sailingaway
06-18-2010, 10:01 AM
" Shortly thereafter, Snitker was politely escorted from the event by security, with a flock of reporters in tow. "

I suspect that will get more media coverage than his speech would have done, in any event.

qh4dotcom
06-18-2010, 06:22 PM
Bump

jct74
06-18-2010, 08:47 PM
More footage - Alex confronts the establishment media, asks to be heard

YouTube - Tea party candidate Alex Snitker (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5sFkMXYlFE)

This guy is badass.

catdd
06-18-2010, 08:53 PM
That took some nerve.

bjb2412
06-18-2010, 09:32 PM
Please help spread the word about Snitker. There is a media blackout against him and that is why he got mad and crashed this event he wasn't even invited to. Visit the website at www.snitker2010.com (http://www.snitker2010.com/), the facebook at snitker2010, and youtube. If you have some time on your hands, also check out the radio show Alex hosted at http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2263282 (http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2263282) and a recent in-depth radio interview at http://www.marcberniershow.com (http://www.marcberniershow.com/) (see the audio library dated 6/11)

You will read, hear and see the passion that Alex has for the cause. He speaks from the heart, not from a piece of paper, and not using a rehearsed stream of party rhetoric. He is just an average guy and former Marine that is mad as hell and is stepping up to do something about it.

We are in a true battle down here in Florida. All other candidates for the U.S. Senate race are corrupt career politicians, one of them with endorsements of Cheney, Rove, Romney, a Bush, and other neo-cons; one of them who fully supported recently arrested FL GOP chair Greer; one of them embedded in his own corruption scandal who faces a primary race against a man who made billions betting on credit default swaps. While you would think it would be a slam-dunk for Snitker against "competition" such as these 4, it is not at this time due to the media blackout.

Alex is the ONLY candidate to have signed the 10th Amendment Pledge. He is the ONLY candidate to support a non-interventionist foreign policy. He is the ONLY candidate to support repeal of the 16th and 17th amendments, and the implementation of the Fair Tax. And, he is the ONLY candidate who will listen to you and answer your questions, both now and when he is elected.

Please consider a donation today and help us buck the two-party system (http://www.tampabaystart.com/BuckingTheSystem/an-interview-w (http://www.tampabaystart.com/BuckingTheSystem/an-interview-with-alexander-snitker.html)...). You know the kind of money we are up against with the status-quo and we are dependent on grassroots donations. If you are in Florida, please sign up to volunteer and help us get the message out.

In Liberty!

tekkierich
06-18-2010, 10:50 PM
Bad ass. I like this guy

JCF
06-18-2010, 10:58 PM
Nice!

t0rnado
06-18-2010, 11:14 PM
http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/3/1/7/member_7661751.jpeg

libertybrewcity
06-18-2010, 11:21 PM
hell ya dude! go snitker. he seems very confident! hopefully he can get into the debates.

libertybrewcity
06-18-2010, 11:25 PM
More footage - Alex confronts the establishment media, asks to be heard

YouTube - Tea party candidate Alex Snitker (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5sFkMXYlFE)

This guy is badass.

!!!!!!!!!! This guy is the shit. i cannot believe it. he looks like another liberty candidate to me! i wonder if any of our candidates would do this.

Jordan
06-18-2010, 11:27 PM
Guy's got balls and can clearly speak. We should push to get this guy on FreedomWatch!

roho76
06-18-2010, 11:27 PM
Ewe. The fair tax is not fair. Taxes are for slaves. Starve the beast. Everything else I agree with. Good for him. I just wish they would not be confused about the fair tax. This is a tax increase on the poor and middle class.

qh4dotcom
06-19-2010, 11:55 AM
Guy's got balls and can clearly speak. We should push to get this guy on FreedomWatch!

I recall he said he traveled to New York to appear on Freedom Watch

Matt Collins
06-19-2010, 08:18 PM
Just sent out via e-mail:




FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: press@snitker2010.com

website: http://www.snitker2010.com (http://www.snitker2010.com/)

prior releases: http://pressroom.prlog.org/snitker (http://pressroom.prlog.org/snitker)

phone: 727-403-7735

SARASOTA, FLA - When the Florida Press Association invited U.S.
Senate candidates to speak to the media at the Ritz-Carlton on
Thursday, there was one name absent from the list. Charlie Crist,
Republican Marco Rubio, and Democrat Kendrick Meek all made the list.
Even long-shot Democrat billionaire Jeff Green was included.

However, Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate Alex Snitker was not
invited.

But that didn't stop him from crashing the event to ask the FPA why
he was excluded. After Marco Rubio finished his 15-minutes at the
podium, Snitker stepped to the microphone in the aisle and said,
“I'd like to make a statement. I think denying a person who served
eight years in the United States Marine Corps defending your right to
have this today...is an atrocity.”

Snitker admonished the assembled press, saying, “You keep saying
that career politicians are the problem, and you're only going to
allow career politicians and a billionaire on stage. You want to talk
about the tea party candidate? It's not Marco Rubio – it's Alexander
Snitker.”

FPA President Dean Ridings told Snitker that he would not be granted
the opportunity to speak and called for security. Shortly thereafter,
Snitker was politely escorted from the event by security, with a flock
of reporters in tow.

Snitker is the first Libertarian ever to appear on the ballot for
U.S. Senate in Florida. The Libertarian Party is fully recognized by
the State of Florida, and is the third largest political party in the
state.

According to Florida Division of Elections procedures, Snitker's name
will appear above Charlie Crist on the ballot, because Crist is
running with no party affiliation. In a May poll, Snitker received 12%
support in among likely voters familiar with him, Rubio, Crist, Meek.

“The mainstream media has intentionally ignored Alex, despite the
groundswell of grassroots support, and despite all our efforts to
reach out to them,” said Snitker campaign manager Kelly Lobean.
“We've made the decision that we can no longer play by the status
quo rules of typical politics.”

The decision appears to have paid off. Within minutes of Snitker's
impromptu speech, tweets were flying among media insiders. Several
newspapers and 6-o'clock news programs were running the story, and
even the Associated Press had weighed in.

“We're just looking for a level playing field, that's all,” said
Adrian Wyllie, campaign media director. “We have called press
conferences, sent out dozens of press releases, called countless TV
news producers...if they won't report the news, then we are forced to
make the news.”

---end---

Contact: press@snitker2010.com

website: http://www.snitker2010.com (http://www.snitker2010.com/)

prior releases: http://pressroom.prlog.org/snitker (http://pressroom.prlog.org/snitker)

phone: 727-403-7735

PAID FOR BY THE LIBERTARIAN OF FLORIDA

Reason
06-19-2010, 10:47 PM
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nobody's_hero
06-20-2010, 08:38 AM
Where's the rest of that video!!!!

"And not troops all over the worl—"

What a cliffhanger!

Praise the Lord for whoever shouted "Let him speak!"

nobody's_hero
06-20-2010, 08:39 AM
Guy's got balls and can clearly speak. We should push to get this guy on FreedomWatch!

Great idea!

jct74
06-20-2010, 09:21 AM
Vote for Snitker in this poll!

h ttp://www.naplesnews.com/polls/2010/jun/who-do-you-plan-to-vote-for-florida-senate/

Matt Collins
06-20-2010, 10:32 AM
I am liking this guy.

CoreyBowen999
06-20-2010, 10:54 AM
12% in a poll too.. Nice!

Badger Paul
06-20-2010, 11:05 AM
Bump! Good move on his part. What do you have to lose?

devil21
06-20-2010, 02:23 PM
YouTube - Alex Snitker Crashes The Florida Candidate Forum He Was Wrongly Excluded From! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on3Sk9q2rYo)

specsaregood
06-20-2010, 02:30 PM
YouTube - Alex Snitker Crashes The Florida Candidate Forum He Was Wrongly Excluded From!

LOL at the media, the guy didn't refer to him by name or even call him a candidate, he was just referred to as "the disturbance".