Dear Liberty Lovers

Boston Tea Party
Press Release
Tue, 5 Aug 2008

Dear Liberty Lovers,

When I ran for president in 2004 on the Personal Choice Party ticket,
people would ask me, "Why are you running? There's already a
libertarian in this race."

Certainly they had a point.

But now, four years later, as the nominee of the Boston Tea Party, I
could give you 100 reasons why I'm in this race. And every day, it
seems like there's a new one.

I believe, as I'm sure you do, that we need a presidential candidate
who champions liberty. After all, how many people became libertarians
thanks to the presidential campaigns of men like David Bergland, Harry
Browne, and Ron Paul?

In its thirty-seven year history, the Libertarian Party has had some
great candidates and some who were just "good." Some LP
standard-bearers -- like Browne and Paul -- were tremendous spokesmen
for liberty, while others were merely average. But never in the LP's
history has the party's presidential candidate actively spread a
non-libertarian message -- that is, never until now.

Republican Bob Barr managed to narrowly win the LP presidential
nomination on the sixth ballot, with 51% of the convention vote.
Rather than being humbled by the narrowness of his victory, Barr --
much like Bush with his narrow presidential "wins" -- interpreted his
nomination as a "mandate" to redefine libertarianism in the mold of
Dixiecrat "States' Rights" conservatism, unilaterally casting aside
long-held libertarian principles like last week's garbage.

Yes, Bob Barr is getting a certain amount of media coverage -- but to what end?

Barr is using his mainstream-media platform to advocate Bush
Republicanism in the guise of libertarianism -- he is no threat to the
statist quo.

For example, when given the stage to make the libertarian case for
laissez-faire free-market capitalism, Barr said that the government
"has to do something" to prevent millionaire investors from losing
money in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac stocks. "Doing nothing would be
inadvisable," Barr said -- in direct opposition to a press release put
out earlier by the LP entitled "Let Them Fail!" Republican Ron Paul, a
true champion of economic liberty, later made the case that Fannie and
Freddie should be allowed to go bust -- not propped up with taxpayer
dollars and then "privatized" as Barr suggests.

Sadly, Ron Paul will not win the GOP nomination. The Constitution
Party's Chuck Baldwin, though probably preferable to Barr, is a social
conservative who doesn't respect the personal choices of all
Americans. And Bob Barr, though a Libertarian, is no libertarian.

So who will champion liberty from now until November?

The answer is me, Charles Jay.

In 2004, I saw the writing on the wall, and I left the LP. As it
turned out, there were still enough true libertarians in the party to
ensure the nomination of Michael Badnarik -- a fine candidate -- and I
admit, one who articulated the philosophy the party was supposed to
represent.

But now, I understand why I needed to run then -- so I could run all
the better now.

You see, I gained invaluable experience as the Personal Choice Party's
candidate for president in 2004. Now in '08, as the nominee of the
upstart Boston Tea Party, I can build on the lessons learned four
years ago and give you the best libertarian campaign possible for your
buck. This ain't my first rodeo.

The Boston Tea Party was formed in 2006, in response to the
evisceration of the Libertarian Party's principled platform by the
so-called "Reform" Caucus. Like I said, I saw this coming two years
earlier, so it was no surprise to me. Then, after Bob Barr secured the
LP's nomination in May, the BTP experienced a huge growth spurt as
disgruntled libertarians fled the former "party of principle" for a
new, truly principled libertarian alternative. Every time Bob Barr
opens his mouth, the Boston Tea Party gets more new members.

    * Where do I see the Boston Tea Party going?
    * Do I see it eclipsing the LP in the next few years?
    * Will the LP continue its rightward drift towards statism until
it merges with the GOP?

I can't say for sure. What I do know is that the Boston Tea Party is
growing and there are plenty of "dual citizens" -- members of both the
BTP and the LP. Some Tea Partiers have renounced the LP and want to
devote all of their energies to our new party. Others see the BTP as a
backup, or as a vehicle to "keep the LP honest." I see both views as
having merit.

But in order to really make a difference, we need to be able to reach
beyond the diehard libertarians who know all about the BTP and Charles
Jay. Yes, a vote for Jay is an anti-vote for Barr, and it's important
for true libertarians to have their voices heard. But we don't want
these voices to fall on deaf ears.

That's why I need your help.

Look, I have no delusions of grandeur. I'm not going to raise $40
million like Bob Barr says he plans to. But the good news is, I don't
need to.

You see, in addition to being a libertarian agitator, I have a real
job in the private sector: I create wealth rather than receiving a
taxpayer-funded paycheck. And how I make my money is by making money
for others via Internet marketing.

Bob Barr may be getting a lot of press from the dead-tree media and on
the military-industrial complex's cable networks, but the people who
read and watch the old media are set in their ways -- they're not
likely to become libertarians anyway. The Internet, my friends, is
where the action is, and I know how to use the Internet to advance a
message.

With your help, the Charles Jay for President Campaign will:

    * Reach millions of voters via Search Engine Marketing
    * Target "convertibles" by age, interests, geographic location, etc.
    * Run economically efficient banner ad campaigns at leading
libertarian and constitutionalist sites and blogs
    * Hit the social networking sites with effective ad campaigns and
viral marketing
    * Make fun and informative YouTube videos that users will gladly
distribute for free, rather than spending tons of cash of commercials
no one will watch
    * Present a real, uncompromising libertarian message through
articles and press releases that will get notice in the blogosphere
and indexed with high page ranks by search engines

This is what I do for a living, and I'm damn good at it. With your
help, our message will be heard by people to whom it will actually
matter!

We can't afford to run a campaign crisscrossing the country in private
jets or even Greyhound buses. We plan to run a national campaign on a
shoestring budget -- will you help us afford the laces?

Please make your most generous contribution today. Whether your gift
is $2300 or $23; $1000 or $100; $500, $50, or even $5 -- every bit
helps. Contribute online at:

http://www.cj08donate.com/

And make no mistake about it -- although I've got an Internet-based
business, and we'll be harnessing the cost advantages of
cyber-marketing to our advantage, this is a REAL campaign, not a
Web-based fantasy. We also have to get on the ballot where that's
still possible, and coordinate effective write-in campaigns where it's
not. In order to do this, we need your help.

Click Here to Donate Today

Thank you for taking the time to read this letter. If you believe that
we do need a candidate to champion liberty, and if you agree that
Internet marketing is the future of political campaigning, then I
trust you will make an investment in the building of a true
libertarian alternative by supporting my campaign.

Yours in liberty,

Charles Jay
Boston Tea Party Candidate for President

P.S. A gift of $100 could help us reach up to 2,000 potential
libertarians with a targeted marketing message.
http://www.cj08donate.com/

P.S.S. A gift of $1,000 could make the difference between getting on
the ballot in one or more key states.
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P.S.S.S. A gift of $25, $10, or even $5 would be greatly appreciated.
I understand that, like our campaign, many libertarians are on a
shoestring budget themselves. This is all the more reason we need a
champion of libertarian economics to spread our message.
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