Atlasian Messenger

[Speed of Sound]

                            Atlasian Messenger Back In Action; Looking To Hire 3 Reporters

Finishing his campaign for president, Speed Of Sound has now stated that the extra time will give him a chance to begin writing The Atlasian Messenger again. THe Lieutenan, who just recently joined the Atlasian Army, is looking for 3 people to help him run the messenger. It will be on a first come, first come basis. Welcome back Atlasian Messenger!

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                         Atlasian Messenger seriously going to start up again this time, still looking for some reporters

         With nothing to do (again) Ive started to re-start up the Atlasian Messenger (again). Enjoy!



       OP-ED Cheesewhiz gets big backings in Senate race


         This has been a great week for the Cheesewhiz for D3 Senate campaign, as they pick up some big endorsements. With the backing of people such as current D3 Senator PBrunsel and SE Lt. Gov Ian, it also seems that he will most likely get the endorsement from  Frm. Gov. MAS117. But Cheesewhiz also has some sizable opponents stacking up as well. He may have to fight off Gov EarlAW, Boss Tweed, and Senator Masterjedi as some major opposition, however, the overre-action of Tweed and earl to the secession incident will most likely lower credibility oduring the race, giving them little voice. Currently polls show the public leaning towards Cheesewhiz, but his opponents (Opebo and J-Mann) should be underestimated, especially since polling was done without Opebo on the list and before any endorsements or much campaigning. So with 2 big names backing him, and 2 major opponents silenced, things are looking up for Cheesewhiz The race should definetly be one to watch.

*The Atlasian Messenger is not endorsing any candidates, nor is SoS.

[Speed of Sound]

yeah, it was a terrible article. Its been a while since ive written one of these things. Just attempting to outline some bumps in the cheesewhiz campaign that were smoothing out.

[Speed of Sound]

That was exactly what I was trying to write, except you forgot Opebo.


BTW, perhaps you would like to become a writer for the paper?

[Speed of Sound]

That was exactly what I was trying to write, except you forgot Opebo.

Opebo is a joke candidate who will likely receive only one vote -from himself, or maybe BRTD's.  I think we can safely dismiss his candidacy as having no measurable impact on this race.

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I appreciate the offer, but I am already busy trying to build the Christian Democratic Party, as well as doing job searches in real life.  I doubt I would have the time to juggle yet another responsibility.  So I am going to duck this one. 

You can probably use more practice writing more articles before you get back your groove, and I don't want to stand in the way of that.  However, when I read Op-Eds like this that I perceive as favoring J-Mann's opponent, I will be more critical than most. 

well, I appreciate the criticism (honestly) and if people feel fit to, they can certainly dismiss the next few articles, as they most likely wont be much better. I think im done Op-Edding for a while though.

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                             Libertarians back up and running

Today DanielX, well known Atlasian libertarian activist, announced the creation of a new political party, The Free Democratic Party. The party will focus around strong libertarian values (obviously), and it will have no foreign policies, with the exception of one thing:

anything that is NOT 'We Must Always Surrender!' or 'let's nuke Burkina Faso for the hell of it!'.

Based off the german FDP, the party is to replace thier fallen party, the party that I cant think of at the moment.
The party seems to be off to a good start, holding 7 members, including Senator DanielX, and Lt. Gov Max Power, along with senatorial candidate, Cheesewhiz and Midest Gov. candidate Afleitch.

To read all about it: visit the founding thread here.

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                     Election Reform Is Now On The Ballot


Today begins a week long vote on the ratification of an amendment which would legalize and put into effect optional secret ballot voting. We will keep track of the vote here.


MidWest Yea-4 (SoS, Ilikverin, Cheesewhiz, Dubya) Nay-1 (BRTD), Abstain-0

Northeast No Votes Yet;Note that voting for NE wont start till 12:00 A.M. EST

Southeast Yea-2 (TCash, Don) Nay-5 (Emsworth, Jake, Ebowed, Q, Preston) Abstain-0

Mideas Yea-4 (Joe Republic, Afleitch, Masterjedi, Dean) Nay-1 (Liberty) Abstain-0

Pacific Yea-2 (Gabu, Wildcard) Nay-3 (Jesus, True Indie, Alcon) Abstain-0

Completely Updated

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BUMP!

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Atlasian Messenger looking for new owner

I love this paper, but its clear im a little bit too busy to take proper care of it. I want to see it flourish though, and so im looking for a new CEO to take over. Just send me a PM with a reason why you should be picked (assuming more than one person wants this old thing ) I really want to see it go out in style, and it hardly got the chance last time. The AM is up for grabs, so give me a PM.

[Speed of Sound]

You know you want to......

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Wow, theres seriously noone that wants this thing?

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Wow, theres seriously noone that wants this thing?

I would have done if I'd lost last the election month. Though with the amount of resignations today you never know

lol. Trust me, Id rather have a citizen like yourself in a position higher than CEO of the AM.

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Presidential race continues to form

    SOMEPLACE--As the race draws closer, we get a few more surprises. Just earlier today Everett shocked Atlasia by announcing that she was running for President alongside the recently returning Peter Bell. The ticket is bound to make the next round of polling an interesting one. (speaking of which, Ill throw one together tonight)

    To make the race even more interesting, we see the unofficial forming of the Naso/NixonNow ticket. This sure to be controversial ticket will be just one of up to 6 tickets we may see on the ballot in June. Let the race begin!

Out with the old......

NEW YORK--The northeast region has seen itself the breeding place of new members. This cause has had the effect of bringing new fresh new candidates itching for change into races. In the Northeast senate race, Jerusalemcar5, the outspoken (not always a good thing ) young man from the SDP has announced his candidacy. While he seems to have party support, he's gonna have a tough time rallying those outside of that realm.  Coincidentally, his opponent, Harry Hayfield, is also a rather new kid on the block. An honest and happy person, he seems ready to serve the people diligently. The main problem with the Hayfield campaign seems to be name recognition. Even newer than Jerusalem, he's gonna need to get his name known if he wants a shot at victory. Either way, it appears likely that the Northeast heart will get a feel of new blood come June.

   Internal issues causing problems for ILP

ILP HQ (around here somewhere)--WARNING: Editor knows/can find little about this happening. May result in very vague report and incorrect statements. Please indetify anything wrong with this immediately. Thank you. A few days ago, already brewing problems with leadership came to a head when Chairman Yates endorsed candidates for the party without allowing a party-wide vote. The final straw being this unpopular expansion of executive powers, TCash and former Chairman Jas quickly scratched thier names from party registration.

I agree entirely with TCash. I have not been happy with the leadership for a while, and it appears that I'm certainly not alone it this regard. It seems, unfortunately, that the ILP has become sinking ship and I shall now depart.

Yesterday, Yates resigned from his position of Chairman, citing a need for a change in party leadership. He also spent this time assuring the party and the nation not only that he meant no harm in his actions, but also that there were no hard feelings.


Thats all for now, Ill see you in about 10 minutes, eager to fix all the problems in that last article I wrote.

[Speed of Sound]

         Interesting results in early polling for President


Pleased with the number of voters so early, Ive decided to just release the reults today, since I have nothing else to post on.

total of responses: 38

Party Membership
ILP=2   ACA=3   SDP=4   CDP=9   FDP=3   PCP=2   Independent=11       Other=4 (mainly AMRLP)

Who will most likely be your top three preferences?
President True Dem/Senator Colin W   22.5%
   
Senator Yates/Senator Dave Hawk      22.5%
   
President Ebowed/?   25.5%
   
Lt. Governor Everett/Peter Bell      18.6%
   
Senator Naso/NixonNow   4.9%
   
Undecided   2.0%

Other   3.9%

Who will most likely be your first preference?
President True Dem/Senator Colin W   10.8%
   
Senator Yates/Senator Hawk   29.7%
   
President Ebowed/?   29.7%
   
Lt. Governor Everett/Peter Bell     18.9%

Senator Naso/NixonNow   5.4%
   
Undecided   0.0%
   
Other   5.4%
And so at this early point, the race is a dead heat, with Ebowed pulling out in top 3 preferences.

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MidGard lies about rebellion

In an unsurprising turn of events, Midgard, the "official GM" of Atlasia, has claimed the lighting of the White House, despite it never happening. The paper also lied about AWN reports. The biased paper goes on to claim the injury of a five year old girl, despite no injuries in Nyman today due to gun violence. We're haring rumors that the paper is to be renamed "The Presidents Lie Outlet".

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Reporter killed!, AM names itself vigilante GM[/b]


Breaking news! While in Nyman, An Atlasian Messenger reporter has been shot and killed by a Secret Service agent. The reporter was covering a story about weapons being used against the peaceful objectors by government agents. More to come.

In another breakoff of the rebellion, The Atlasian Messenger is naming itself GM of Atlasia. Said the Presidents Press Secretary: "And we thought we were good at ridicuolous actions that made no sense!"

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Atlasian Dictator bans  Atlasian Messenger, AM prints anyway; Poll shows Chinese prefer thier leader to Ebowed


Despite being banned by Atlasian dictator Ebowed, The Atlasian Messenger has decided to continue to print, despite rumors that Ebowed is to have the building bombed at 12:00 AM EST July 15th, 2006. CEO SOS was quoted as saying

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In a quick online poll taken today, the Chinese have shown in a landside 90-10 that they would rather live uner the Chinese Government that de facto Dictator Ebowed. Other countries including N. Korea are being polled as we speak.

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Kramer violates constitution, swears in as General of Armies

Cosmo Kramer was appointed General of Armies and accepted without a senate confirmation today, sources from the white house confirm. This constitution violation comes as no surprise as Ebowed goes on a rampage of fascism. Sources tell the Atlasian Messenger he may be back on drugs, mainly LSD. This would explain his slurred speech and belief that Monica Lewinski was 99.5th President of Atlasia. More to come.

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Forces sent to destroy Atlasian Messenger, publishers escape unscathed

Today General Preston "Skippy" Kramer sent a "sizeable force" to destroy the buildings used by the Atlasian Messenger. The AM was able to get its stories and employees out of the building befores its early destruction. While on the run, the employees found an abonded printing press, where they printed this article, announcing they are still alive and publishing!

[Speed of Sound]

Yawn.  Publishers winning a battle?  What, did you throw a typewriter?

Actually, I forgot to change the title.

But that does sound cool.

[Speed of Sound]

There you go, all fixed. Now dont you have some unconstitutional/idiotic things to be doing?

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'Criminal' SoS shows up in Nyman with 'thousands', Earl in NY, Vlad in Texas and JCar in Maine, and others make same claims[/b]

Upon hearing of the attempts to arrest Atlasia's freedom fighters, the nation is going crazy. Each of the leaders of the rebellion has rallied thousands and thousands of people, many armed, but not firing. All of the leaders are being well protected. Speed OF Sound was quoted as saying:

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The groups are growing by the second, and should soon match Skippy army, if not surpass it by the end of the night.

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'Criminal' SoS shows up in Nyman with 'thousands', Earl in NY, Vlad in Texas and JCar in Maine, and others make same claims[/b]

Upon hearing of the attempts to arrest Atlasia's freedom fighters, the nation is going crazy. Each of the leaders of the rebellion has rallied thousands and thousands of people, many armed, but not firing. All of the leaders are being well protected. Speed OF Sound was quoted as saying:

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The groups are growing by the second, and should soon match Skippy army, if not surpass it by the end of the night.

Ohh, a few thousand anarchists versus the entirity of the armies of atlasia.

I didnt say how many thousand. Wait till you get to Nyman. *laughs*

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Military uprising in North Dakota

Soldiers at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota today mutinied in response to the unconstitutional actions of the President and appointment of Preston "Skippy" Kramer as General of the Armed Forces. Officers opposed to Skippy led military police as they arrested and detained forces loyal to the regime. Later an F-16 piloted by a rouge fired missles at a nearby evacuated supply depot and nuclear silo, presumably as a show of force.

More to come on the increasingly successful rebellion

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Military uprising in North Dakota

Soldiers at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota today mutinied in response to the unconstitutional actions of the President and appointment of Preston "Skippy" Kramer as General of the Armed Forces. Officers opposed to Skippy led military police as they arrested and detained forces loyal to the regime. Later an F-16 piloted by a rouge fired missles at a nearby evacuated supply depot and nuclear silo, presumably as a show of force.

Umm, no it didn't.

Ahh, but you did.

And dont worry, Daniel, Ill keep an eye on them, I have control of the group in bodering Pierre.