Members of the Clark campaign, along with members of the Auburn University Libertarians attended the AU College Republican-sponsored "Non-Partisan Voter Registration Concert" in front of Auburn University's Cater Hall on the night of Tuesday, 10 October.
After setting up a table in a back corner of the Cater Lawn, members were approached by several individuals wearing AUCR name badges, who informed the Libertarians that they were not permitted to set up a table and some yard signs at the event which was already heavily laden with Hubbard, Riley, and Rogers signs. Clark, AUL President Grace Toles, and others protested, arguing that the event had been promoted through the Student Government Association as "non-partisan."
The Dick Clark campaign has just completed final versions of two 60-second radio advertisements that will begin running on local radio stations Monday, 9 October.
The advertisements remind voters that "a vote for Clark is a vote for lower taxes, property rights, and traditional American values," and encourage citizens to "send a message on November 7th—Cast your vote for Libertarian Dick Clark, Alabama House District 79."
The three stations that will feature the ads include 99.9FM "The Rock," 1230AM WAUD, and 93.9FM "The Eagle".
In the 28 September 2006 edition of the Auburn Plainsman, readers were again informed about the debate controversy on Auburn University's campus. A front page article details the latest developments, and, in addition, an editorial written by a former AU College Democrat president decries the Republicans and Democrats alike for what the writer describes as "pride," "fear," and "timidity" that resulted in their refusing to allow the Auburn University Libertarians to participate in a 17 October debate.
First, in "Libertarians announce separate debate for Oct. 26," reporter Sarah Brock reports the fact that the AU Libertarians, after being excluded from the College-Republican-sponsored closed campus debate on 17 October, have arranged to sponsor an alternative, "open" debate to which all three active political organizations on campus—Democrats, Republicans, and Libertarians—have been invited. The open debate will also feature a non-partisan moderator, Dr. Steve Brown of the AU Political Science department, and will feature both party-to-party questions and questions from the audience.
In what can only be described as yet another advance for libertarians in Auburn, the 21 September edition of the Auburn Villager dedicated approximately two-thirds of its front page to covering local partisan and non-partisan libertarian efforts.
In the first article, "Libertarians fight for recognition, ballot access," Villager reporter Jennifer Foster reports on past and present political efforts by local members of the Libertarian Party of Alabama and the Auburn University Libertarians, including Dick Clark and John Sophocleus. Foster notes that Lee County is home to a very active libertarian population, as is reflected by the fact that the only partisan Libertarian on ballots in Alabama this year will be AL House 79 candidate Dick Clark.
On Tuesday, 19 September, Lane Powell, host of WAUD AM 1230's lunchtime political show Inside Auburn Politics, interviewed Auburn University Libertarians Secretary (now Vice-President) Russell Biser and AL House 79 candidate Dick Clark. Topics discussed included the campus debate controversy, ballot access laws, the minimum wage, and more.
Host Lane Powell and producer/engineer Mark David Sawyer both expressed surprise at the Republicans' exclusion of the Libertarians from the fall debate, with Powell stating that the Libertarian Party,
When readers of Auburn University's newspaper, the Plainsman, picked up a copy of this week's edition, they were immediately informed of the ongoing controversy regarding efforts by local College Republicans to exclude the AU Libertarians from this fall's campus debate.
As described in the front page article, Auburn College Republicans vice-chair Stephen Babitz asserts that the exclusion of the Libertarians was agreed upon by former College Democrats president Cliff McCollum, but McCollum retorted, saying, "A discussion that said 'I want to ban the Libertarians?' That’s just lunacy."
The 31 August "Introduction to Libertarianism" event hosted by the Auburn University Libertarians proved to be a great success, with over fifty students, faculty, and other community residents in attendence at Auburn's Foy Student Union. Dick Clark's half-hour lecture was followed by audience questions and Dick's responses—a segment of the event that lasted almost as long as the lecture itself.
It was evident that several students were attending the event for class credit, but many more listened with interest, participated, and asked incisive questions about Libertarian policy positions in a number of different areas. Upon closing the lecture and the subsequent Q&A time, Clark received applause from the crowd and continued to discuss various points of the Libertarian philosophy with small groups and individuals as attendees enjoyed complimentary refreshments.
Inside Auburn Politics host Lane Powell has again invited Dick Clark to be a guest on the WAUD AM 1230 lunchtime show. This interview will take place on Thursday, 24 August 2006, as Auburn voters shift their attention from the 22 August municipal elections to the November general election.
Be sure to tune into WAUD AM 1230 at 12:20pm on 24 August for what is sure to be an incisive interview conducted by Powell, who holds multiple degrees in political science.
Stay informed by returning to CitizenClark.com for more news about the 2006 race for Alabama House District 79.
WAUD listeners on Monday, 17 July heard a voice which is fast becoming a familiar one on Auburn's airwaves when Lane Powell again invited Dick Clark to sit-in for another edition of Inside Auburn Politics. In this interview (which was shorter than last week's due to Lt. Gov. candidate George Wallace, Jr.'s interview in the first segment of the show) Powell asked Clark about the minimum wage, as well as about his campaign pledge to accept no state compensation if elected.
Lee County radio listeners tuning into WAUD AM 1230 at lunchtime on Tuesday got a chance to hear Lane Powell, host of the local political talk show Inside Auburn Politics, getting the scoop on the Libertarian candidate for Alabama House District 79, Dick Clark.
In the thirty minute interview, Clark answered questions about eminent domain, taxation, gun rights, and the history of the Libertarian Party. Clark touted the benefits of the free market and explained the Libertarian stance on victimless crime-related social ills.
